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Disney California Adventure won’t drop the ball on their “Tower of Terror” replacement

As of Monday, Jan. 2, one of Disney California Adventure’s (DCA’s) oldest rides, the “Tower of Terror,” is now permanently retired. It’s set to...

R’Perspective: 2016 was a much better year than you thought

These past couple of years, and in particular, 2016, taught me that we Americans are lucky because we’re at a period in which most...

Twitter’s new muting feature might stifle legitimate discussion along with the hate

As part of its endless, Sisyphean struggle to curb online harassment, Twitter recently rolled out two new improvements to give users more control over...

Declaring Election Day a holiday is one of many ways to improve voting

Well, the elections are over at long last. Regardless of our various reactions to the outcome, we can’t ignore how millions were frustrated by...

Universities may rank differently based on students’ interests

UC Riverside has earned a respectable place at number 113 in the U.S. News and World Report 2017 Best Global University Rankings, which lists...

Voting in this election is the only way to bring about actual change

If you’ve already picked your preferred presidential candidate, congratulations; I won’t try to persuade you one way or another. However, if you have decided...

Hunting down “microaggressions” is an absolute waste of time and happiness

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This proverb is especially true with “microaggressions,” which Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D,...

“Bottomless Pit” has a lot of depth

On May 5, experimental rap group Death Grips dropped their fifth studio album, “Bottomless Pit.”  Almost all of the 13 tracks drip with their...

Even with Cruz out, Trump must step it up in order to beat the...

Now that Senator Ted Cruz has thrown in the towel, Donald Trump has completely eliminated his Republican competition and is the presumptive Republican nominee....

“Ratchet and Clank”: The hour-and-a-half long commercial

This movie is a promotion for the 2016 “Ratchet and Clank” game, and both the movie and 2016 game are loosely based off the...