United Community of Riverside: Sharing Stories

When I was younger, I’ll be honest — I hated writing. The experience was like pulling teeth from a shark. Level of discomfort: high. Potential for being skewered into a human shish kabob: very,...

UCR is extremely underfunded ー our student body deserves equity

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...

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...

“Nepo-babies:” Riding their parents’ coattails

Bronny James, the eldest son of NBA basketball player LeBron James, faced a tough final high school basketball season at Sierra Canyon High due to a knee injury. Many expected Bronny to live up...

Tall Tail #28

The recent ruling that DACA is illegal upholds a rhetoric of hate against immigrants...

In an unsurprising turn of events, on Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted to uphold a 2021 ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is...

Modern day Thanksgiving is for traditions and gratefulness, not a legacy of colonialism

There are people in the United States who are against celebrating Thanksgiving because instead of seeing it as an innocent holiday to give thanks, they view it as a reminder of the continued suffering...

An Ode of Positivity to the Graduating Class

When we begin a new chapter in life there is always trepidation about how we intend to fill all the new space. After all, everyone’s destiny is vested in their own hands. That reality...

Yes on Prop 36: Coming in last isn’t always the worst

The good ‘ole USA has always been numero uno, right brother? Number one! What exactly are we number one at, though? I’m pretty sure we got that diabetes thing on lock down, but what...

Grappling with gun violence: an unclear prescription for a painful diagnosis

A man with a history of unchecked mental instability, an unassuming facade, hyperbolized aggression toward an unjust world and, of course, a gun, walks into a crowd and kills 13 people. This narrative is so...