I can remember the first time I heard of Teach For America - it was right after I joined the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity during my freshman year and learned that it was the fraternity’s philanthropy. I thought that was cool, but didn’t think much beyond that. I didn’t know at the time how much Teach For...
Dear Editor,
I read “Sorry, I can’t afford work experience” in last week’s edition and, considering I accepted an offer for an internship just hours before reading the paper, it was very relevant to me and really resonated with me - although perhaps not in the way one might think. Let me explain.
First I would like to say that...
Student Regent, Avi Oved has been working diligently for the past year and half to add a third student seat to the UC Board of Regents. Currently all 238,000 students across the UC system are represented by two students: the voting Student Regent and the non-voting Student Regent-designate. The Student Regent was established by a voter driven state constitutional...
The opinion piece published in the November 16th edition of the Highlander, written by the editorial board, noted that the Salton Sea is an opportunity; an opportunity for raising environmental awareness, an opportunity for students and faculty at UCR to collaborate across departments on interdisciplinary problems and an opportunity for the university to uphold its mission of supporting its...
I strongly believe that no student should be excluded from attending a college or university 一 every student should be given the chance to reach their dreams and goals. I am a first generation college graduate in my family and I didn’t have anyone to show me how to get to college. Not because my family didn't want to,...
Dear Highlanders,
If it is not already apparent by the countless posters, events, giveaway items, etc. encouraging you to vote, ASUCR general elections are taking place this week. While the focus may be mostly on the candidates running for offices—and really, mainly on the three parties competing for control of ASUCR next year—there are actually several other important items on...
Dear Editor:
We write to correct mischaracterizations in Sandy Van’s April 21st article, “Jewish organization alleges UCR class is ‘anti-Semitic’.
We are 20 advocacy organizations representing millions of members gravely concerned that UCR is offering a course that is anti-Semitic according to the U.S. State Department and in violation of UC policy that specifically prohibits using the classroom for indoctrination. This...
We are writing in response to last week's article "ASUCR Senate: CALPIRG Referendum Cause Debate." As ASUCR leaders and other student group leaders, there is no debate - we strongly support a YES VOTE on the CALPIRG Initiative.
CALPIRG was established in the 1970s as a way for students to press decision-makers to adopt public interest solutions to the biggest...
Dear Editor,
I want to compliment Highlander writer Robert Lees for his well-written, well-observed and knowledgable review of the KUCR Comedy Apocalypse 12. Lees gets into the details. He seems to know comedy well and pretty much nailed everything, the high points and where a sketch could have been improved. I liked his writerly turns of phrase, such as in...
Growing up in Inglewood, I often wondered about my future. My mother died when I was five and my father was not a stable presence in my life. I was raised by my grandmother and three aunts, all of whom were raising their own kids by themselves. Despite the challenges I faced, my grandmother always told me that the...