Many recent developments have allowed for the hope that the global pandemic may soon come to an end. Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden promised to administer 100 million doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines within his first 100 days of office. At the time of publication, millions of doses have already been shipped and administered across the nation....
The storming of the Capitol by radical Trump supporters 一 or, more accurately, domestic terrorists 一 seemed like something from a nightmare. With every shattering of a window, it felt as if more holes were being poked into the fabric of our democracy. And yet, this complete disaster revealed the obvious differences in police treatment towards Black Lives Matter...
When Kamala Harris’ Vogue photoshoot covers were revealed, people were outraged for a number of reasons: the choice of clothes, background colors and even the unflattering lighting. One of the greatest issues this cover poses, however, is that it seems to glorify Harris as a celebrity icon. Indeed, the clashing pink and green cover has a blurb that says...
As of Jan. 11, the University of California (UC) President Michael V. Drake and the rest of the UC announced that all campuses will reopen by fall 2021. While this came as a pleasant surprise to all students and faculty, there was no clear presentation on how the UC plans to navigate toward such a goal, considering the slow...
For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. Senate has a Democratic majority, and there is a Democrat in the White House. With majority control over the House of Representatives as well, many people think that this is a sign of hope for Democrats, as many states who traditionally vote Republican swung blue in the 2020 election. The...
After The Highlander published an article on Nov. 30 detailing a lawsuit a UCR professor was facing, the editor-in-chief, managing editor and news editor of this student-run newspaper were suddenly met with a barrage of emails from UCR faculty and department leaders. Like any other publication, we are no strangers to criticism, but these emails and letters felt never-ending....
Despite the hopes that 20 million Americans would receive the COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year, only 4.8 million Americans have obtained it so far. Once again, the United States is allowing party divisions and differences in ideology get in the way of helping the American people transition into a semblance of normalcy. This delay will only...
A new variant of the coronavirus was recently found in South Africa, and it is already being characterized as more of a risk than the variant found previously in England. The U.S. needs to be the most alarmed when it comes to the new variant as the country has some of the highest numbers of the original coronavirus cases....
It’s time for the U.S. to decriminalize drug possession, and it appears that a majority of the nation agrees with this too. The 2020 election saw many measures and legislation on the ballot, some involving the legalization and decriminalization of various drugs 一 primarily marijuana. Four states, New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana and Arizona, voted to legalize recreational use...
Amazon is a part of at least one aspect of everyone’s daily life. It is so ingrained into our culture that it seems like people cannot live without it. From convenient next-day shipping to trendy snacks from Whole Foods, avoiding this corporate giant feels impossible. However, the public cannot let Amazon get away with their poor treatment of employees...