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Assembly Bill 2149 should be passed to prevent delivery app companies from taking advantage of restaurants
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California restaurants are on the verge of experiencing a change in operations with the proposal of California Assembly Bill 2149 (AB 2149), also known as the Fair Food Delivery Act. AB 2149 was proposed by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez this month and would require food delivery...
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Iowa in a flurry: suspicious caucus results weaken Democrats in 2020 General Election
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Two weeks ago, the nation waited with baited breath for the caucus results that never came. Iowa holds the country’s first contests for political party primaries, and the Democratic party contest was a total disaster. The results are still incomplete, with many errors uncorrected even weeks later....
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Overhauling California’s PE system: it’s going to take more than simple revision of physical fitness tests
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Throughout history, parents have fought to get their children an education because they want them to grow into successful, functional adults. While in school, a child will learn how to write, how to solve equations and, in a perfect world, how to live a healthy and active life. Unfortunately,...
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The UC application dip: tuition hikes and lack of financial aid lower application rates
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Getting accepted into the University of California (UC) system is a high honor for many high school students. Young adults put in hours of hard work to earn a spot at any of the nine UC campuses. However, since 2018, there has been a 5.4% decline in freshman...
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Treating workers with respect, dignity and fairness is something that is completely foreign in many nations, especially in the United States. Although there was a massive labor movement that won many concessions in the way of collective bargaining and unity for workers, today over half of...
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The 54th annual Super Bowl featured global sensations Shakira and Jennifer Lopez for the halftime show. Although both performed iconic songs, their halftime performance garnered much attention from the public. Many were concerned over whether or not their performances objectified women or empowered them. While the two performers...
Gabriel Becerra is a third year International Affairs and Public Policy student here at UCR. He participates in several political student organizations with the most time spent with YDSA which meets every Thursday. Email: [email protected]
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It’s that simple. Bernie Sanders, the most favorably viewed...
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Listen or leave: The proposed tuition hikes are just another example of how the UC regents refuse to listen to their students
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The University of California (UC) regents will be voting between two proposed tuition models soon, but it’s hard to say when. Though the vote was originally scheduled for Jan. 22, 2020, the regents were forced to push it back due to their failure to post details regarding the...
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First on the scene: TMZ and other tabloids aren’t to blame for publishing insensitive celebrity news
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The world was shocked to hear that beloved basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others passed away in a tragic helicopter accident on Sunday, Jan. 26. TMZ, one of the first media outlets to report on the story, has been chastised for reporting the news...
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The true “coronavirus pandemic” is the spread of racism and xenophobia through the media
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The 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, spread throughout the Chinese city of Wuhan in December of 2019 in the form of a respiratory illness. The illnesses caused by the coronavirus range in severity, with some cases being as benign as the common cold, and others more extreme, resulting in...