Tag: history
‘When it comes to helping each other, Armenians will move mountains...
When she was 13 years old, Nicole Bolsajian, a current fourth-year, went on a trip with her family to Armenia and visited the Armenian...
UCR’s 70 year anniversary
This year, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) will mark its 70th anniversary, celebrating its development from a citrus research station in 1907 to...
Valentine’s Day’s Mysterious Roots
This Wednesday, legions of romantics will be sending and receiving gifts of affection, all in the name of St. Valentine. Let’s shed some light...
Modernism, post-modernism and futurism on our campus
Physical spaces produce aesthetic echoes which are so impactful, yet their sources are so often left outside the conscious mind. It is in this...
Ringing of the bells: The early history of UCR’s Bell Tower
“We’ve got a bell tower. So what else is nu? Personally, I don’t mind having it in the neighborhood. I just wouldn’t want my...
The Roman Empire was not the Mojo Dojo Casa House of...
A new TikTok trend is taking up space in the mainstream media as there appears to be a male-specific obsession with the Roman Empire....
Reclaiming and repurposing slurs are a step towards healing those oppressed...
Certain words that were once censored, or considered derogatory for their negative connotations against specific groups, are now being challenged and have made their...
Welcome to college ー everything is not as it seems
When freshman and transfer students first step onto a college campus, they’re often bombarded with literature that boasts some of the institution’s proudest accomplishments....
‘Mad Men:’ a brutally honest rendition of of 1960s America
When discussing America in the 1960s, there is a certain element of unending fascination that is always present in those conversations. It was a...
Children need to learn the dark side of American history too
For quite some time, children in the U.S. have been receiving a heavily skewed education in American history. From grades K-12, children are spoonfed...