Tag: r’perspective
To date or not to date: Entering a new university with...
In addition to the many other challenges incoming students face, some must also face a difficult decision — whether or not they will be...
Feeling out of place does not mean you will never find...
Entering UC Riverside (UCR) as a freshman, I was the picture of optimism. The moment I stepped onto campus, I felt butterflies in my...
COVID-19 is depriving me of housing
As a university student in America when COVID-19 struck, my mind was elsewhere. It was nearing finals...
UCR is being far too callous to their students, particularly student...
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Coronavirus has rocked the world. Everyday we are updated constantly on statistics, addresses from...
R’Perspective: The struggle of voting with a religious conscience
From a time before I can remember, I’ve been a Catholic. I was baptized very young, and consequently have been going to church and...
Letters to troops: Imparting thanks to servicemen and women
By: Janine Lano and Edward Dave
Dear Troops,
Veteran’s Day isn’t just a holiday celebrated so people can have a three-day weekend. While it is a plus,...
R’Perspective: #MeToo: A movement of visibility needed for change
As I reviewed my notes for the forthcoming high school Model United Nations conference in a seat by the sliding doors of the 12:30...
R’Perspective: We are not the UC Rejects
Two weeks from commencement and I can’t help but think about my first two weeks on campus. For me, being the only student from...
R’Perspective: Living with and growing out of anxiety in Latino Union
In 2015, my anxiety levels were at an all-time high. My father was hospitalized in January of that year due to breathing problems that...
R’Perspective: The positive returns of being active in college
With the majority of my peers in high school relocating to the midwest or east coast after graduation, I felt ashamed to admit that...