The Pfizer vaccine could change the course of the pandemic, but vaccine distribution poses...

After an arduous year of endless bad news surrounding the pandemic, the world now has a glimmer of hope. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has announced that they have developed a coronavirus vaccine that has...

Metaphors in biological scientific literature are being used to reinforce societal perceptions of gender

Juniors in highschool may recall watching a video about the egg and the sperm as part of a sex education course. Students would watch uncomfortably as the sperm “raced” to the egg — a...

Unfair competition with the Sun? Trump’s folly and the danger of tariffs

  On Monday, Sept. 17, Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China, including goods like toilet paper and seafood. Although sizeable, these tariffs are merely the tip...

The Roman Empire was not the Mojo Dojo Casa House of the first century

A new TikTok trend is taking up space in the mainstream media as there appears to be a male-specific obsession with the Roman Empire. Women have been asking their fathers, boyfriends, husbands and friends...

The University of California does itself a disservice by outsourcing jobs

The goal of the UC system, per its own mission statement, is to educate Californians in order to benefit the California economy by creating an educated workforce. It comes as a shock, then, that...

Goodbye, Childhood Homes, Goodbye, Family Housing

Editor’s Note: Punctuation in the following letter to the editor has been lightly edited to adhere to AP style guidelines. Heather Andrews-Horton, UCR Alumni, 2014 [email protected] It is with great sorrow that I have learned of the...

Monopolies like Ticketmaster are harmful to the everyday consumer

Taylor Swift fans struggled through disappointment after disappointment during the presale for her long awaited tour after years of COVID-19. After claims from Ticketmaster about facing a “historically unprecedented demand,” Swift herself later commented...

UC Regents statement against intolerance is still divisive

The UC Board of Regents recently amended the University of California Statement Against Intolerance. While I applaud this measure, and commend the UC Regents for taking a stand against hatred and discrimination on UC...

Legacy admissions deny students a truly holistic process

The California legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1780, which would withhold CalGrant funding to universities that favor legacy applicants. Donor and alumni connections present a hard-to-tamp issue for California legislators and universities as legacy...

New Scotty’s is beneficial if it gets off the ground

When considering whether the new stores opened by Dining Services are worth the money spent to build them, students need to ask whether these new stores really meet any sort of demand. Do we...