Tag: features
Three clubs weren’t enough?
Over the last four years, I’ve been extremely grateful for my time at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). At first, I didn't know...
A writer’s journey
I started writing for The Highlander in my junior year at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). I had written creative pieces in the...
On to new beginnings
I found out about the newspaper after I wrote an opinion piece on culture and colorism in Bridgerton. I was just completing a class...
The butterfly effect
Life is so funny; you can find your calling completely by accident. Every minor moment comes together to create the major picture and as...
Manifesting my way to The Highlander
At the beginning of 2022, I picked up my nearly done pilot gel pen, and my nearly empty notebook and started to write about...
I’ll be seeing you…
It feels surreal to be writing this senior farewell. For four years, I have watched my older coworkers and friends graduate. Now that it’s...
Hey Siri, cue ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’ by Coldplay
It feels bittersweet to reflect on the four years that will shortly come to an end at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). I...
Cross my heart
Clue: Who I kissed that chipped the bottom third of my front tooth off.
Answer: SCOTTY STATUE
Clue: Where we scavenged a luxurious office couch (that...
‘Thnks fr th Mmrs’
When I made it to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) after years of dropping in and out of community college, working millions of...
My senior year was all about headlines, deadlines and red underlines
When I first joined The Highlander, I was terrified that I couldn’t offer the best of myself. With
zero experience in journalism, I wore an...