Editorial: Chancellor White a loss for UCR, but greater gain for California
Come December, Chancellor Timothy White will leave our university to assume his new role as chancellor of the California State University system. His impending departure has come as a shock to students, faculty and...
Editorial: A quarter to remember and the year 2014 to look forward to
As the year of 2013 comes to a close, we recall the familiar tradition of reflection on the past year’s events. As students, we have accomplished the 10 strenuous weeks of the quarter with...
New California laws are a women’s rights victory
Two recent California laws are playing a major role in expanding women's rights. The first, which significantly eases access to birth control pills, was passed in 2013 and finally activated last Friday after years...
Editorial: Don’t blame the HUB for the Heat shutdown
When Heat was cancelled last weekend, it would be an understatement to say that students were upset.
The Heat Facebook page quickly filled up with comments noting that Heat tickets were emblazoned with the words...
“UC Regent’s Statement on intolerance should be aimed toward all minorities — not just...
On September 17, the UC Regents rejected the proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance” in favor of rewriting the language of the document to better suit the requests made by public speakers at their...
Editorial: No more bystanding — students must help end sexual assault
President Obama recently announced that the White House was forming a task force to protect college women from what he called “the crime and the outrage of sexual violence.”
“I want every young man in...
Editorial: Frustration should lead to the voting booth
We’ve all heard it. “I care, but my vote really doesn’t matter.” We’ve heard it in Rivera library, in Starbucks, in class, at the HUB. In a time of uncertain job prospects, disastrous cuts...
Editorial: Internet service providers must compete to provide faster service
We are becoming more reliant on the Internet than ever before. The frustration and annoyance that students experienced from iLearn going offline for a mere seven hours is testament enough to that. But it’s...
EDITORIAL: Cancelling Heat is a devastating blow to student morale
UCR’s annual Heat concert was cancelled by the HUB Board, citing El Nino weather as the reason. After a school wide survey, which overwhelmingly showed that students wanted to keep and reschedule the concert,...
Editorial: Big-name websites threaten blackout to protest SOPA
There is growing concern among many in the online community that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a US bill that would give the government power to block websites that violate copyright laws, is...