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Locke’s new album, “Time Stands Still” is nostalgic goodness

Having strummed his guitar and sang his heart out for the past 10 years, Taylor Locke is no stranger to the stage, since he...

Facebook’s new legacy contact: More than a way to maintain a selfie

Last week, Facebook reminded me that my time on this swell Earth is short with the social network's recent update — the legacy contact....

R’Perspective: Why being well-rounded can be dumb

I wonder what spurred me on to become a well-rounded student. Perhaps it was Rory of “Gilmore Girls” with her impeccable academics, respectable extracurriculars,...

“Measure for Measure”: Shakespeare play with a Spanish twist measures beyond expectations

In contrast to the tragic “Hamlet” or the comedic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” is hard to pin down to...

There is a need for physical education majors — not basketball majors

With our school currently participating in the Big West Conference, I see UCR’s student athletes sporting their blue, white and gold jerseys as they...

Forget the foie gras unless it’s natural

Foie gras is terrifying. Do not get me wrong. The thought of a light brioche bun hugging a burger made of foie gras, embellished with...

“A Most Violent Year” explores relationships in violent movie

What seems to be a modern interpretation of mafia-crime movies, “A Most Violent Year” enters the scene away from its proposed goal of depicting...

R’Perspective: On Writing Fan Fiction

If people ask what I’m usually scribbling down in my notebooks, I feel I have to discredit my fan fiction by stating it’s “not...

Fall Out Boy still popular after high school with “American Beauty/American Psycho”

Fall Out Boy’s “From Under the Cork Tree” will always be my first idea of high school. (And I am definitely disillusioned. Where is...

“American Sniper” not Clint Eastwood’s best, but still nicely done

Known for opening discussion on masculinity from his Westerns to war films, Clint Eastwood continues this discussion in his recent film “American Sniper,” a...