Tag: united states
The United States should terminate its military alliance with Turkey
Over the last few years, the relationship between the United States and Turkey has steadily worsened. Despite being a nominal NATO ally meant to...
China-US Trade War: A Clash of Cultures
Trade representatives from the U.S. and China faced off in Washington on Thursday, two months after the leaders of the two countries agreed to...
Trump’s “Freedom gas” might not be as full of hot air...
Last month, the Department of Energy gave a press release announcing a further commitment to “U.S. jobs, economic growth and clean energy” in which...
Israel reelects a right-wing demagogue as the nation openly flirts with...
On April 9, over four million Israeli citizens went to the polls and re-elected the current right-wing coalition led by incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin...
BCOE receives $750,000 grant to increase number of STEM transfer students
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) at UCR recently received a $750,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to increase...
The “Peace Olympics” and the possibility of diplomacy
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are now over. Clouding the atmosphere of the games were the tense relations between North Korea and the United...
Monarchy: Good for the king, useless for the people
Count Nikolai Tolstoy, relative of the “War and Peace” author and head of the International Monarchist League, has argued that the United States should...
“A Symposium: Towards a Critical Refugee Studies” presents art as a...
“Today I have brought with me my grandmother,” said a participant during an ice-breaker led by Ova Saopeng, creative director of the theater production...
Highlander Newsroom 05/06/15
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about our experiences at this year's Spring Splash, debate the issues of standing on an American...
Student protester assaulted at police brutality demonstration
About five students protested the killing of unarmed minority youth by police in front of the HUB at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday, while one...