Tag: Editorial
California universities are not doing enough to address student housing insecurity
A new report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) indicates that California Community College (CCC) students are experiencing higher rates of homelessness compared...
LA City Council may never get the accountability its people need
The Los Angeles (LA) City Council has been inundated with scandal after scandal since long before the release of the racist recordings of various...
The proposed STEM high school on UCR’s campus is not a...
The recent public review and hearing of the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Science, Technology, Engineering and...
The UC has a responsibility to protect the student right to...
Inspired by Columbia University’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” pro-Palestinian protests have spread nationwide at college campuses, including the University of California (UC) schools, in the...
Diversity on the Riverside City Council calls attention to barriers that...
The Riverside City Council has experienced several representational changes in the last few elections. Before 2019, the seven-person council was entirely made up of...
The UC’s carbon neutrality goals reek of smog and empty promises
The University of California (UC) announced ambitious goals to achieve carbon neutrality benchmarks by 2030 with startling positivity and optimism. With air quality in...
Campus safety needs improvement, but private security is not the answer
Parents of UC Berkeley students recently launched a test run of private security patrols on campus-adjacent areas due to growing concern over students' safety....
California’s National Parks need more than preservation
A recent report by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) using data collected in 2021 identifies four California National parks with the most unhealthy...
Legacy admissions deny students a truly holistic process
The California legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1780, which would withhold CalGrant funding to universities that favor legacy applicants. Donor and alumni connections present...
The lifting of degree requirements for state jobs is so minimal...
The State of California is working to make state jobs more accessible by lifting some degree requirements. Many programs have also been trying to...