"Mental" by Martha Delgado
The college that Ray attends is in a dessert. It is small, and many students from the high schools in the Imperial Valley go there after graduating. Most of them plan to transfer into a four-year college. That is the plan Ray’s parents have for him, and that he believes is the only option. We are...
Maryland-based hip hop artist Logic's second studio album "The Incredible True Story" is a lyrically heavy concept album that touches on a variety of different themes. His previous album, "Under Pressure" actually debuted at the fourth spot on the Billboard 200 and garnered much critical acclaim. In a year dominated by great hip hop albums, "The Incredible True Story"...
Wednesday, November 18 brought forth a night of Native American empowerment through music and performance. Sponsored by the UCR community garden, Native American Student Programs, Native American Student Association, ASPB, the Highlander Education Referendum and the California Center for Native Nations, the event lasted from 5 to 9 p.m. and featured a variety of performers. The event offered to...
I know how it feels to be a fan of something. I grew up on the Harry Potter books, and I remember being extremely salty every time the studio released a movie that wasn’t exactly like the book. Growing older, I started to realize that much of what was cut was usually a bunch of minutiae or odd details...
After last week’s brutal episode, Team Flash is now recovering after Zoom’s dreadful visit to Earth-1 Central City. As such, there are heavy consequences for the team as Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) has become incapable of walking. Slowly and surely, he learns to walk again with the help of Team Flash. But as he is recovering in this week’s...
Exterior shot. The sandy barren wasteland of the planet Tatooine. Sunset. A hopeful, haunting theme begins playing in the background. From a desert house comes a young farmer boy wearing a dirty white robe, beige pants and sand colored boots. The boy walks out frustrated and upset, kicking the sand. He comes toward a small hill facing the sunset...
UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film and Digital Production has brought another exciting musical to the campus in “Spring Awakening.” Debuting on Thursday, November 12 at 8 p.m., the University Theatre doors opened to a near-full house. A few minutes past 8, the lights dimmed and the show began.
“Spring Awakening” is based off of the 1891 German play of the...
In a week highlighted by Veteran’s day commemorations, an ASUCR-led protest, a homecoming bonfire and basketball season openers, this year’s fourth annual “Chalk the Walk” event seemed one destined for obscurity. As a few uninterested students simply put it to me, “it’s just chalk.”
Perhaps this echoes your own sentiment, but for those who are apologetically unaware of “Chalk the...
On Monday, November 9, the UCR department of music, in collaboration with Native American Student Programs (NASP) held the event "Hand Drums for Whiskey Bottles: Indigenous Hip Hop, Traditional Music, and Politics" in which hip hop artist Quese IMC gave a performance. This event revolved around celebrating Indigenous American hip hop, and the difficulty these artists have face in...
Part of the reason season one of “The Flash” worked so well was because of its main antagonist The Reverse Flash. He proved to be an excellent unstoppable force for The Flash to face off with. Now season two finds its main antagonist with another evil speedster named Zoom. As proven by this week’s episode “Enter Zoom,” he’s on...