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Pokemon Go: the lamest way to catch ‘em all
Pokemon is one of those franchises that makes me suspect I really missed out on something in my childhood. While I was generally familiar...
NOT-SO-BUMMER SUMMERS!
Discovering the Beauty of Washington State
By Janine Lano, SW
During my summer, I got the chance to travel to Washington to visit my cousin and...
Opinions: Year in Review
Ah, the ops section. To me, it's simultaneously the easiest and the most difficult section of the newspaper: easy because it takes so much...
There’s no need to fear Wikipedia
The other day, while I was in a history lecture, I was surprised to hear the professor essentially endorse Wikipedia. To paraphrase, she was...
Write Off: “Aliens? Ha! Don’t make me laugh”
Do aliens exist? Quite the philosophical question. Such a question merits deep reflection and contemplation and …
No. The answer is no. Aliens do not...
Write-off: I weep for America in its time of Trump
The fact that Donald Trump has managed to survive this long in the presidential campaign simply bewilders me. A man who makes enemies of...
Leave the shaking and stirring to James Bond’s martinis
I've been a fan of James Bond for a few years now. At this point, I have seen over half of the movies, from...
Write-off: Riverside needle exchange — just shooting ourselves in the arm
Riverside has a drug problem. It may not be the most popular subject for the public to talk about, but it is, nevertheless, still...
“The library — keeping the heart of the city alive”
I’ve always been a major fan of libraries. I have three library cards in my name, if you count the UCR ID as one,...
“An end to the classic ‘five more minutes…’”
Back in high school, I became acquainted with many of the problems my classmates had with sleep; that is, they had problems with getting...