Propositions 1, 2, & 10: The band aid props that are certainly better than nothing
California is in a housing crisis. While the state is home to some of the country’s richest as well as poorest counties, the average rent for a California studio apartment is $1,680 a month, $618 higher than the national average. In Riverside, the average rent...
Nov. 6, 2018 is the date of the first midterm elections since 2014, where California voters will have a say in local, statewide and national issues ranging from our city councilmembers to the prices of our rent, to whether we as a nation decide it is necessary to hold Donald Trump accountable for the chaos and corruption he has...
Voting is one of the things that make a democracy, fair and free elections evoke visions of what America stands for. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness aren't just words; they are what we do every day. But being an American citizen does not stop at voting.
Democracy is not a passive activity that just happens while you go...
In an effort to further combat college applicant processing based on race, the Trump administration is investigating Yale University, which has received accusations of discrimination against Asian-American applicants. Around a month ago, the Justice Department faced a similar case of Asian-Americans accusing Harvard University for using race as a factor in admissions. In that investigation, the DOJ sided with...
By: Michael Rios
Editor's note: Michael Rios is a UCR alumnus and former Highlander editor.
Sometime during my third year at UCR, I gave up on a lifelong dream of becoming a physicist.
I remember the exact moment it happened. It was during a math exam in the Physics 2000 lecture hall. I was at my desk, struggling to solve...
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) recently published some startling statistics: more than 80,000 people in America died of the flu in the winter of 2017-2018, the highest number seen in over a decade. While this information is scary, it's more important as an informative statement: one that recognizes the consequences of not taking proper steps to reduce...
The University of California Board of Regents announced they will be commissioning a study to examine the relationship between the SAT and ACT tests and college success at a Sept. 24 meeting on the UCLA campus, amid speculation that the system may be considering making the tests optional in admissions applications. The Regents’ willingness to recognize the fundamental shortcomings...
A bill recently introduced by Assemblyman Jose Medina, (D-Riverside), a former ethnic studies teacher, seeks to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement in California. The bill, AB 2772 passed the Assembly floor on June 27 and is awaiting a vote in the State Senate. If passed, it would require all high school students to take one semester...
The UCR Academic Senate recently released a summary of a draft agreement reached between UCR, Riverside Unified School District and the City of Riverside that has committed to construct a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) magnet high school on the Northeastern part of UCR’s campus that will share a number of resources with the university, including faculty mentoring...
On Monday, Sept. 17, Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China, including goods like toilet paper and seafood. Although sizeable, these tariffs are merely the tip of the iceberg, as President Trump has threatened China with tariffs on an additional $267 billion worth of imported goods. The president has claimed these...