To eat or not to meat
Our ears are constantly swarmed with information on living a healthy lifestyle and how to eat well. Influenced by the shapely celebrities we idolize...
“If time could heal: I still miss you guys”
There’s a popular cliche that goes “time heals all wounds.” That’s either a complete lie, or never enough time comes to pass.
Nathaniel, Andrew, little...
R’Perspective: “A myth shattered: I’m a writer, and I’m not special”
I’m a classic starving artist. When I first joined the Highlander in November 2013, I was living in a shitty loft suite in Bannockburn....
R’Perspective: “My Opinion on Opinions Writing”
I am a very opinionated person. I blame it on genetics; both my grandmothers have quite strong opinions, so I guess it runs on...
R’Perspective: Being a crazy person in college
Here I am, at the end of my career as the Highlander’s opinions editor, and rapidly approaching the finish line for my college career...
R’Perspective: “For those who survive their finals”
Midterms suck. So do finals. There is only one perk about taking these annoying tests: Once you’re done with them, odds are you can...
R’Perspective: Hoarding my way to graduation
Anyone who walks into my shared office knows that I love to hoard things. The miraculously sound, pumpkin squash on my desk from last...
R’Perspective: The Comeback Kid
I came back to UCR in January of 2014. Since it was winter quarter, I was the “new girl” in my dorm hall. I...
R’Perspective: A Swim to the C
Early one Saturday morning, I woke up and prepared for one of the most iconic activities available to a UCR student: a swim to...
R’Perspective: Why being well-rounded can be dumb
I wonder what spurred me on to become a well-rounded student. Perhaps it was Rory of “Gilmore Girls” with her impeccable academics, respectable extracurriculars,...