Starbucks has recently been under fire for rampant abuses of power. The corporation has specifically been targeting a historically heavily marginalized group: the lactose-intolerant. Three Californians are suing the company for $5 million due to surcharging their non-dairy milk substitutes. They claim the practice of surcharging plant milk violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
It is about time Starbucks...
On March 13, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force the social media site TikTok to cut ties with its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, and sell the app to an American buyer or face a national ban. Members of the U.S. Congress, always known for putting the interests of the American people first, have developed...
California natives have many options for food and snacks — a convenience store can be found nearly every two miles, if not less, selling brands such as Frito Lay's best Flamin Hot products. However, Assembly Bill 2316 aims to ban the products from being sold on public school campuses after research revealed that the artificial colors used to dye...
The California legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1780, which would withhold CalGrant funding to universities that favor legacy applicants. Donor and alumni connections present a hard-to-tamp issue for California legislators and universities as legacy admissions flourish at prominent institutions, including the University of Southern California (USC), Stanford and Santa Clara University. The issue of these legacy admissions and preferential...
On Friday, March 1, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) released a vague, short and uncharacteristically cold statement. The statement, titled “University statement on ASUCR’s divestment resolution,” did not name an author, nor was it attributed to the Chancellor’s office. The statement condemned the passage of a resolution calling for ASUCR’s full divestment from companies complicit in aiding Israel’s...
The UCR Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) is a local chapter of the Faculty for Justice in Palestine. FJP is a decentralized national network of affiliated campus chapters whose faculty and staff members support Palestinian liberation through education, advocacy and action. FJP supports and amplifies the work of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) along with other student...
The experience of giving birth and raising a child is priceless, and thanks to advancements in assisted reproductive technologies, more couples facing infertility are now able to do so. According to a recent ruling by Alabama’s Supreme Court, couples can sue fertility companies for the “accidental destruction” of frozen embryos under the Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. Specifically,...
Grubhub, a food delivery app, has recently been accused of including false promotions and excessive fees on its orders. Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Grubhub on Feb. 21 for its bait-and-switch pricing, citing its website for including promotions that claim individuals can “order online for free.” The inclusion of unknown delivery charges has also been an issue...
The State of California is working to make state jobs more accessible by lifting some degree requirements. Many programs have also been trying to bridge the gap by uplifting career education for those who cannot afford college. While these programs are essential and could help, the state is failing to address the significant issues that make California as a...
As high school seniors begin to hear back from colleges in the coming weeks, many have been left in financial limbo due to technical glitches in the revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. In an effort to simplify and “streamline” the form, which included 103 labor-intensive questions, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020. The...