Tag: COVID-19
Students grow upset over testing at UCR
The omicron variant is rapidly closing in on students as many are swarming to get tested at UCR’s two available testing sites: the Bear...
The tenth ASUCR meeting saw two new legislations and the nomination...
The tenth Associated Students of UCR meeting took place Wednesday, Jan. 12 remotely due to classes being held online the first month of the...
The CDC’s decision to shorten isolation periods is for profit, not...
After almost two gruelling years, the announcement of a shortened isolation period for COVID infections should have been something met with great relief. This...
Twitter was right to ban Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading COVID...
On Sunday, Jan. 2, Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for violation of the site’s COVID misinformation policies....
With the spread of the Omicron variant in California, UCR Athletics...
By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
With the current condition of the pandemic and the spread of the Omicron variant, UC Riverside has decided to transition...
The UC should expect the best and plan for the worst...
The UC system’s announcement that the first two weeks of winter quarter will be online was met with mixed reactions. With some campuses like...
Hatred against Asian Americans surged during the pandemic, but history shows...
A new national report done by the group Stop AAPI Hate shows that about 20% Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have experienced a hate-motivated...
Hibachi-San and Subway reopen at the HUB
Although UCR welcomed students back for the fall 2021 quarter, not all campus resources or centers were ready to open following the pandemic. Restaurants...
Healthcare workers are demanding more and we need to listen
Last month, healthcare workers went on strike to protest staff shortages. Due to the pandemic, hospitals across California have experienced massive spikes in terms...
The development of antiviral COVID pills is a turning point in...
On Nov. 16, the Biden administration announced its plan to purchase 10 million doses of Pfizer’s new antiviral COVID pill, Paxlovid. The Food and...