Thursday, April 25, 2024

Making time for your partner

For many, our lives are already consumed by college and work while trying to keep up a social life. Midterms, extracurriculars and jobs take up most of our time making any free-time rare. Adding...

Under the Kilt: life on your own

Martin Lopez / Highlander I'm from the city of San Bernardino, which is approximately 20 minutes away from Riverside depending on the traffic. My peers tend to be...

Under the Kilt: reflections of a recluse

Martin Lopez / Highlander Reserved, quiet, introverted; however you paint it, there’s the handful of us that can go through the day kept away from the world. Armed...

Under the Kilt: People change but friendships don’t

When people talk to me about losing their best friend, it’s almost always for the same reason: Their best friend got a boyfriend. I hear about this situation time and time again and initially, it...

Under the kilt: You do you, and I’ma do me

We made it, we made it through the New Year’s kiss, the awkward questionnaire with family and basically anything the holiday can romanticize. Whereas some plan on spending the rest of the year with...

Under the kilt: Swipe right on dating apps

With the use of technology becoming more of an everyday necessity, it’s no wonder dating apps are becoming more and more popular over the years. With a wide range of dating apps such as...

Under the kilt: keeping the romance alive in the age of coronavirus

The other day, I was sitting in my living room watching “To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” and thought to myself, “Why are none of these characters wearing masks?” when it...

Under the Kilt: Me first

Courtesy of Pexels There has to be a balance between what you do for others and what you do for yourself. We all have responsibilities to others and...

The science behind heartbreak

Everyone knows that when you get your heart broken it really sucks. Most college-age individuals have experienced the excruciating feeling of losing a boyfriend or girlfriend, but those who haven’t yet often look at...

Under the Kilt: Grieving the end of a family relationship

I first started using the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at UCR last fall quarter. As my parents’ only daughter and a first-generation student growing up was difficult, to say the least. My clinician...