Tag: social media
Even Black History Month can’t evade casual racism
This Black History Month, Americans woke up to yet another instance of casual racism. It was not the long-awaited celebration for the lives and...
How to juggle long-distance friendships during school
As I continue to make new friends, I’ve realized friendship is a lot like caring for a plant. A plant needs consistent sunlight, water...
First-Gen Life: Real college isn’t like social media
The purpose of this column is to support you. First-Gen Life will offer tips, stories and guidance to help first generation students not just...
Incoming VP of Internal Affairs resigns during senate meeting
Incoming Vice President of Internal Affairs Rishika Salvi resigned from her 2025 - 2026 Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) position.
Citing...
Take It or Leave It: Canceling it forward: positive impacts toward...
A couple of years ago, I witnessed a classmate delete an old tweet in the middle of a lecture after her friends in a...
R’Perspective: How to keep good mental health for the next four...
From his intent to control the Panama Canal and Greenland to his claims about making "America rich again" with tariffs, President Donald J. Trump...
TikTok only went dark to create a Trump praising publicity stunt
TikTok is one of the most popular social media apps today, ranking just below Meta’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, on number of downloads as...
UCR students weigh in on the TikTok ban debate
Compiled by: Cecile Diroll, Opinions Editor & Spandana Janapati, Asst. Opinions Editor
On Jan. 18, 2025, TikTok briefly went dark in the United States (U.S.)...
Keep calm and have a Tumblr summer
Light on the internet restriction and heavy on the social media presence, the early 2010s provided many of us with an introduction to the...
Maybe LEGOs are not the answer
Recently, Murrieta Police Department’s (MPD) Instagram and other social media accounts have gained public attention for their usage of LEGO heads to replace pictures...