In a desert like Riverside, it’s hard not to notice that we’re in one of the worst droughts in California history. With the certainty of water restrictions throughout the state, the need to conserve water has become dire. Knowing this, how can anybody afford to turn a blind eye, not only to their own futures, but to their neighbors’...
Governor Jerry Brown has instituted a new set of restrictions on water consumption at a statewide level in response to increasing concerns about the ongoing California drought. The plan calls for a 25 percent cut in water consumption across the state. However, his plan exempts restriction on California agriculture, which is responsible for 80 percent of the state’s water...
I came back to UCR in January of 2014. Since it was winter quarter, I was the “new girl” in my dorm hall. I was pretty bummed, since I felt like everybody had already formed their little cliques, and didn’t have room for a newcomer.
I was wrong. I’m so grateful I got put in that hall because they are...
California’s death row, which is the largest in the nation, has run out of room. In a plea to the legislature, Governor Jerry Brown has asked for $3.8 million to provide 100 additional cells to contain the influx of death row inmates. However, Governor Brown has chosen to ignore the root of the issue in light of just throwing...
If you are a politician, one of the first lessons you learn is to stay on-message. This means sticking to the “serious” issues, evading questions with the agility of a Cirque du Soleil performer and keeping your innermost thoughts to yourself until you are safely behind several sets of closed doors, preferably locked and swept for bugs (armed bodyguards...
Everybody within arm’s reach of college knows about the issues surrounding the looming increase of UC tuition. The administration is trying its best to make everybody happy and still keep the UC in the black while students face the increase with varying levels of outrage and annoyance, having to pay off whatever they take out in loans.
This inevitable conflict...
On March 26, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana privately signed SB 101, or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — a bill that has instigated outcry from the LGBTQ community and activists. Citing the bill’s vague writing, opponents are worried that the bill will be utilized as businesses’ justification to decline service to LGBTQ customers. While Pence repeatedly stated that...
As the drug capital of Southern California, Riverside is home to the most vibrant and lethargic stoner community south of Humboldt. But since the University of California system went tobacco-free in 2014, potheads are finding it harder and harder to get away with smoking weed on campus. With the inability to light up, many students have taken to the...
Early one Saturday morning, I woke up and prepared for one of the most iconic activities available to a UCR student: a swim to the C. Every UCR student knows this swim is as mandatory as passing your finals in order to be a true Highlander. The people who say that the sea monsters that try to gouge out...
Dear Editor,
I want to compliment Highlander writer Robert Lees for his well-written, well-observed and knowledgable review of the KUCR Comedy Apocalypse 12. Lees gets into the details. He seems to know comedy well and pretty much nailed everything, the high points and where a sketch could have been improved. I liked his writerly turns of phrase, such as in...