Tag: united states
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...
The Middle East: taking a turn for the worse
The bombing needs to stop. For anyone unaware of the protestors at the Bell Tower lately, this is the phrase that has been glued...
Letting fires die: understanding religious extremism
Flags flew at half mast recently for the latest American deaths in Libya. The inevitable and most simple question is, “Why murder?” Naturally, most...