Former New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis has filed a discrimination complaint against the team with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The complaint asserts that there are two sets of unequal rules: One for the cheerleaders, and one for the football players. Davis lost her job after violating one of the guidelines set for her as a...
The #MeToo movement has brought the topics of sexual violence, assault and harassment to the forefront of public discussion in recent months. Yet, despite this movement’s prominence and the necessity for the campus community to engage in these broadening conversations, the voice of UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox seems to have largely been absent. This silence is concerning, especially when...
The recent and complex scandal involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of 50 million Facebook users’ ill-gotten data has, understandably, left many with concerns about the privacy of the information they provide to social media platforms and the ability of third-party platforms to collect that data without the users’ knowledge. The aftermath of the revelation about Cambridge Analytica retaining the data...
Not since the Clinton presidency has sex been so prominent in American politics. It was after his famous claim that he "did not have sexual relations with that woman” that Clinton was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. Over-coverage and perceived political attacks shrouded the Lewinsky-Clinton scandal. The results of the following election were due partly to voters...
Two weeks from commencement and I can’t help but think about my first two weeks on campus. For me, being the only student from my high school‘s graduating class to attend UCR in 2013 meant that I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance at a blank slate, a fresh start and a college education. It was more than a school; it...
