The Academy Awards have been notorious for snubbing creators of color to give a platform to white filmmakers and actors. Year after year, the same types of movies that glorify white stories sweep all of the awards. This leaves stories by and about marginalized communities with nothing to show for their efforts. Fortunately, 2021 has brought forth a renewed...
Apple’s latest iOS 14.5 update aims to give its users full control over allowing which apps can collect and use their personal data. The update promises to force social media platforms and other apps to allow users to choose whether or not they want their information and searches tracked and recorded. This is the latest step in the company’s...
All too often, countless stories are published that highlight the extreme dangers of climate change. In California, residents have experienced the harmful side effects of global warming in the form of intense wildfires and persistent droughts. As the environment worsens, we must take a more robust approach to handling and educating citizens on the repercussions of climate change. And...
In late February, "Saturday Night Live" cast member Michael Che came under fire for a joke where he alluded to the alleged apartheid occurring in Palestine. He said, “Israel is reporting they vaccinated half their population… and I am going to guess it is the Jewish half.” He was deemed an anti-Semite for bringing attention to the reality that...
As movie theaters, amusement parks and other entertainment attractions slowly begin to reopen their doors to the public, cruise liners are wanting a piece of the pie, especially with spring and summer approaching. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, however, has warned them against doing so, as cruises were one of the first indicators last year of how...
Joe Biden’s presidency gave way to many substantial changes in the United States’ COVID-19 response. Thanks to the rapid vaccine distribution, we have seen the country slowly but surely return to a sense of normalcy and even preparing for a full reopening. Unfortunately, there have still been slight surges in COVID-19 cases across the country, which has caused some...
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Global climate change is changing the future of our planet.
Although our technological advancements have allowed us to mass produce, our consumptions of single-use plastics continue to threaten our biodiversity and sustainable way of life. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, at current rates, plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050.
During the...
COVID-19 vaccine administration tactics have reached millions of people in the United States alone. The vaccines have been consistently criticized by many, prompting many Americans to not feel comfortable taking them. As a result, the Biden administration needs to be completely transparent with the American people regarding vaccine safety. With the spread of so much misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines,...
The worst thing about rising tensions in military contexts is that far too often, it seems like the only way out is war. And though the Russia-Ukraine War has been ongoing since 2014, the troops gathering on the borders of both countries seem to imply that something huge and terrifying could be on the horizon for the world as...
UCR is one of the most diverse campuses within the University of California system, while also being one of the most underfunded. In comparison to older universities such as UC Berkeley or UCLA, which have been accused of admitting an onslaught of wealthy white students, the much more diverse UCR is barely scraping by. UCR is dealing with a...