Tag: opinions
Closing the Floodgates: California’s New Water Restrictions
Governor Jerry Brown has instituted a new set of restrictions on water consumption at a statewide level in response to increasing concerns about the...
R’Perspective: The Comeback Kid
I came back to UCR in January of 2014. Since it was winter quarter, I was the “new girl” in my dorm hall. I...
Brown’s death row proposal short-term solution to a long-term problem
California’s death row, which is the largest in the nation, has run out of room. In a plea to the legislature, Governor Jerry Brown...
Editorial: Student-Regent relations can be fixed with better communication
Everybody within arm’s reach of college knows about the issues surrounding the looming increase of UC tuition. The administration is trying its best to...
Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration act restores LGBTQ discrimination, not rights
On March 26, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana privately signed SB 101, or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — a bill that has instigated...
Smoke free but not toke free
As the drug capital of Southern California, Riverside is home to the most vibrant and lethargic stoner community south of Humboldt. But since the...
Editorial: Community colleges can contribute to California’s need for degrees
Community colleges in California have recently received approval to start running pilot programs for four-year degrees. The program will allow for community colleges to...
The disgusting story of the pot ballot
This June, people in Riverside will be able to vote on the Riverside Medical Marijuana Restriction and Limitation Act. This initiative made its way...
Medical marijuana dispensaries offer jobs, aid to Riverside
Since Proposition 215 passed in 1996, which legalized medical marijuana use in California, there have been debates and friction regarding its implementation at the...
Grass is the problem, grassroots is the solution
Amid the persisting “megadrought” that is ravaging California, human usage of water, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, has not changed. Californians...