Op-Ed: UCR Faculty for Justice in Palestine response to University statement on ASUCR Divestment...
The UCR Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) is a local chapter of the Faculty for Justice in Palestine. FJP is a decentralized national network of affiliated campus chapters whose faculty and staff members...
Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
The experience of giving birth and raising a child is priceless, and thanks to advancements in assisted reproductive technologies, more couples facing infertility are now able to do so. According to a recent ruling...
The price of convenience: the burden of extra delivery fees
Grubhub, a food delivery app, has recently been accused of including false promotions and excessive fees on its orders. Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit against Grubhub on Feb. 21 for its bait-and-switch pricing,...
The lifting of degree requirements for state jobs is so minimal as to border...
The State of California is working to make state jobs more accessible by lifting some degree requirements. Many programs have also been trying to bridge the gap by uplifting career education for those who...
First-year students suffer from FAFSA technical glitches
As high school seniors begin to hear back from colleges in the coming weeks, many have been left in financial limbo due to technical glitches in the revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
Spitzer’s “NoLAinOC judges list” is plainly nonsensical
As everyone is turning in their primary ballots, people are preparing for that slew of judges on their ballot whose names they have never heard of. In Orange County (OC), District Attorney (DA) Todd...
A rise in hate crimes raises concerns about the future
Hate crimes are often committed by those who harbor a deep-seated prejudice against a specific group of people or those who identify differently from themselves. Recently, according to a report by the FBI, hate...
The California government’s obstructionist tendencies squash the freedom of the press
After the height of the pandemic, there have been an increasing number of hurdles to returning to normalcy. The California government communications staff is no exception to this as concerns have been raised over...
California says goodbye to plastic bags once and for all
On Thursday, Feb. 8, California State Senator Catherine Blakespear announced legislation for a statewide ban on all plastic bags. Blakespear, working alongside State Senator Ben Allen and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, spearheaded SB 1053 and...
Starbucks employees unionized, yet no change in sight
Starbucks Workers United (SWU) is set to represent 400 plus stores and over 10,000 union partners. Although these numbers have not halted profits, Starbucks has grown 11.59% in revenue to $35.9 billion for the...