Thursday, May 9, 2024

Lessons from the Daily Northwestern: good journalists exercise empathy while covering the full story

Earlier this November, the Daily Northwestern, a student newspaper in Illinois, issued an apology in response to public outrage regarding a recent article of theirs that covered a protest on their school campus. The...

Nike doesn’t care what your dreams are, they care if you buy shoes

Courtesy of Youtube The Super Bowl has come and gone again, which means the average American sat around and watched roughly two hours of advertisements from some of...

UCR offering more online education will provide much-needed relief to students

Courtesy of Pexels With the COVID-19 virus infecting people across the globe, measures have been taken to slow the spread of the virus. In the U.S., many major...

Preparing to enter the job market during the coronavirus recession

I sat in a Zoom lecture when suddenly an email notification flashed across my screen. It read “ESPN Next - Status Update.” I immediately minimized the lecture screen and clicked my way to the...

To date or not to date: Entering a new university with a boyfriend or...

In addition to the many other challenges incoming students face, some must also face a difficult decision — whether or not they will be single during their first year at UCR. Whether your significant...

Shedding new light on mental health awareness as a result of the pandemic

As lockdowns seem to have no end in sight, mental health concerns in young adults have increased. As a consequence of social isolation, students feel suffocated and misunderstood by parents who dismiss signs of...

Only through sovereignty can all Kurds have a place to call their own

The people of Kurdistan have faced violence as an ethnic minority and deserve their own state. They have populations that would make it one of the largest countries if it does achieve statehood. But...

Derek Chauvin is on trial, but the future of America is the one on...

As Derek Chauvin stands trial for the murder of George Floyd, America too stands trial for its long history of enabling police brutality and white supremacy. The evidence stacked against Chauvin is substantial, and...

Universities must provide their students with proper resources for transitioning back to campus

For the past year and a half, students across the country have had to adjust to taking classes in a remote setting. As this new style of learning was built on Zoom lectures and...

The development of antiviral COVID pills is a turning point in the pandemic

On Nov. 16, the Biden administration announced its plan to purchase 10 million doses of Pfizer’s new antiviral COVID pill, Paxlovid. The Food and Drug Administration, also known as the FDA, will still have...