Why college campuses need “an antidote to chaos”
An increasing rarity in the tumultuous world of the late 2010s is the public intellectual. Following in the path of Noam Chomsky, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Stephen Hawking, Jordan Peterson, professor of psychology at...
Write-Off: Trump’s first speech before Congress shows that things will not improve anytime soon
On Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress, delineating and consolidating many of his campaign and executive proposals unrolled in the first hundred days of...
Write-Off: Trump’s speech to Congress shows optimism for the future of his administration
On Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump gave his first speech to the U.S. Congress, one that highlighted his goals for the peace, prosperity and security of all American citizens. Trump renewed many...
Write-off: Mama mia! Mama mia! Cover songs have got to go
As I was driving home from UCR last Friday, I was unlucky enough to be flipping through the channels on my car radio (most of the stations were on commercial breaks) and happened upon...
Dank Memes — Bad Luck Brian
Schadenfreude — noun: a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people.
While not exactly the kindest of character traits, this is the basis for the humor of...
OPS TOP 10: Dogs
Welcome to our second Ops Top 10! This time around, we feature our choices for the top 10 dog breeds from around the world. We rated these breeds on a variety of factors, which...
Interfering with protests means silencing freedom
There’s an inherited right we have as Americans that we take for granted and misuse often: Freedom of speech. We like freedom of speech. This country was founded on the principles of freedom while...
Write-Off: Aaron Hernandez’s pay off
Pay Aaron Hernandez, dead or alive
Jon Hammond
It’s April 2010, you’re a red-blooded American, so of course you’re watching the NFL Draft. Whether it's at a bar or on your couch, the only requirement is...
Write-Off: Keep Scotty — ditch the grizzly menace
As the “Freaky Friday” phenomenon hit the UC Riverside community over the weekend, it came with it the swapping of our beloved Scotty the Bear mascot with that of a grizzly bear. While the...
R’Perspective: Living with and growing out of anxiety in Latino Union
In 2015, my anxiety levels were at an all-time high. My father was hospitalized in January of that year due to breathing problems that made it difficult for him to sleep comfortably. During his...