Tag: health
Why Ebola isn’t as scary as a good Halloween costume
Ebola — you hear the word and you shudder. The name evokes gruesome images on a level similar to that of the worst horror...
E-cigarette skeptics unnecessarily alarmed by water vapor
As if resurrected from the 1970s, smoking advertisements have been springing up nationwide in the form of televised commercials. But these ads aren’t for...
Stanford students: Kiss at your own risk
Upon entering the sphere of college life, many incoming students are greeted with programs and activities aimed at making newcomers feel welcomed. Universities throughout...
The heartache and thousand natural shocks of college
To be, or not to be — that is the question many students ask themselves as they battle against the sundry rigors of college...
Editorial: For health of students, UCR must reject UC SHIP
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the UC system, UCR students’ health care premiums are going up.
During the 2010-2011 academic year, UCOP took it...
Editorial: UC’s smoking ban protects students
The state of California is well known for working to ensure the public health of its citizens. Before the United States passed the Clean...
UC health care protests on the rise
Organized by the Union Auto Workers’ Association 2865, the UC student workers’ union, systemwide demonstrations have called for the removal of lifetime caps from...
UC SHIP deficit threatens to increase student premiums
The UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP) is expected to accrue a deficit of $57.4 million by the end of the 2013-2014 fiscal...
Food trucks are not the cornucopia they pretend to be
Every college student is always on the hunt for delicious, cheap food. But too often these qualities are mutually exclusive. If that slice of...
Goodwin’s Supermarket hosts seminar and tasting of organic foods
Ingredients like kale, chia seeds, agave and strawberry radishes were main attractions at Goodwin’s market. Before Wednesday night I’d hardly known what each of...