Highlander Showdown: Keystone XL Pipeline would’ve created much needed jobs
A few weeks ago the Obama administration announced that they had rejected a previous agreement to begin work on the Keystone Pipeline project. The project was to run from Northeast Canada to Texas and...
Let’s legalize marijuana, but not now
Laws that allow the medical use of marijuana have expanded to include 18 states, including California. And two states—Washington and Colorado—have now taken the next step and declared recreational use of marijuana legal. Before...
R’Gear Initiative: Effective yet imperfect
College students love free stuff. Fact.
College students practically live in sweaters and sweatpants. Also fact.
In relation to these two truths, the R’Gear initiative seems like a stroke of genius. It caters to college...
Editorial: An open letter to Chancellor Jane Conoley
Dear Chancellor Conoley,
We at the Highlander would like to warmly welcome you to the University of California, Riverside. Adjusting from the cool seaside breezes of Santa Barbara to the dry Santa Ana gusts of...
We’re not just workers, we’re students
In comparison to other on-campus jobs, a unique benefit that student workers of UCR Dining Services receive is a meal perk, which allows student workers to receive a meal at any campus restaurant. Prior...
No on Prop 32: a conservative control of campaign contributions
When I first sat down and read about Proposition 32 I wondered why so many people were telling me to vote no on it. It bans both union and corporate contributions to state and...
Editorial: Private funding only part of a long-term solution
Here we are, back again from another winter break and about to begin another quarter. While the schoolwork went on a two-week hiatus, the rest of the world continued to turn, and while everyone...
Facebook’s new legacy contact: More than a way to maintain a selfie
Last week, Facebook reminded me that my time on this swell Earth is short with the social network's recent update — the legacy contact. Now, imagine this unfortunate scenario: You just died. As a...