Tag: jake rich
“Everything’s vale”: My seven weeks in Espana
Vale? Vale.
No, no. Not the lacy thing that women put on their heads at weddings. In Castilian Spanish, vale (pronounced ball-eh) can mean many...
Away From the Sprawl: Last minutes and lost evenings
“And if only for a little while, we could insist on the impossible.”
Could I begin my final column for this newspaper in a more...
“Dark Bird is Home” flies
I hate it when critics cry foul just because an artist decides to change or go in a new direction on an album. It...
The power of storytelling: Reza Aslan’s path to Riverside and beyond
“Well, you know I always say that you shouldn’t have a job, you should have a mission. And I think for me my mission...
The 2014-2015 Highlander Senior Staff Moves On
Colin Markovich, Editor-in-Chief
I’ve been with the Highlander for three years, almost exactly. During that time, I’ve written more articles than a hydra has heads,...
Highlander Newsroom 05/13/15: Special Graduating Senior Edition
It's a special senior-only edition of the Highlander Newsroom! We reminisce over our time at The Highlander and at UCR as we hand the...
Tina Fey plus monkeys equals fun for all in “Monkey Kingdom”
Before going to see Disneynature’s latest film, “Monkey Kingdom,” I must ask you a couple of questions. First: Do you like monkeys? Specifically, do...
Building Culture: Back to the Grind brings creative space and community...
On the strip of University Avenue that runs through downtown, cars whiz past. Filled with the district’s rushed workers, the majority of these drivers...
Highlander Newsroom 05/06/15
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about our experiences at this year's Spring Splash, debate the issues of standing on an American...
Riding the wave at Spring Splash 2015
Students look to Spring Splash as the action hero to save them from the monster right around the corner (that being midterms). So it’s...