Tag: nathan swift
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...
“Age of Ultron” has Marvel showing its age
I think there were very few people who had low expectations for “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” As a comic book geek, I was pretty...
“Mrs. Packard”: How a single woman’s story transcends time
UCR’s theatre, film and digital production department will be debuting its rendition of Emily Mann’s famous play “Mrs. Packard” this Thursday at 8 p.m....
Middle Eastern Week 2015
Movie Under the Stars: “The Agony of Love.”
Under the windy night skies of Tuesday night, the Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC) held a film...
Riverside International Film Festival: Art is brought to the big screen
Riverside is a proud city that has participated in the cultural and economic changes within California through several milestones. From helping build California’s then-miniscule...
Highlander Newsroom 04/01/15
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we lament the last throes of Spring Break, debate what comments made by UC President Janet Napolitano regarding...
“Waterworld” made me cry
This is the greatest movie ever made. This movie will end global warming. If you don’t like it then you should feel bad.
Rating: 5...
HEAT 2015 lights up UCR in a blaze of music
We may thank the rain gods and their mercy, for last year’s downpour has been replaced with Heat. Bodies smashed, booties shook and music...
“Disorder”: a game about depression knows where its heart is
“Disorder” is a game about depression. As strange as that may seem, and given that games usually aren’t realistic about depicting real-world issues (which...
Swift Musings: Unfinished Games, Finished Business
2014 was called many different things, but for entertainment, it may as well be called the year of the unfinished game.
“Minecraft” popularized the idea...