Conspiracy theory culture is one of the deadliest contributors to the coronavirus

It should come as no surprise that along with the pandemic came many conspiracy theories explaining how it spread so quickly. Perhaps the most dangerous, and arguably deadly theory that has come out of...

America shouldn’t forget what Kamala Harris said about Joe Biden’s racial voting record

Vice President Joe Biden shocked many when he announced Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate despite the two’s previous debate clashes. While Harris and Biden appeared to be the best of friends...

Faculty intimidation on our reporting can lead to a culture of fear and an...

After The Highlander published an article on Nov. 30 detailing a lawsuit a UCR professor was facing, the editor-in-chief, managing editor and news editor of this student-run newspaper were suddenly met with a barrage...

Health passports: navigating life in a post-COVID-19 future

Until we are able to get the majority of the population safely vaccinated, COVID-19 tracking and identification apps must be an integral part of our everyday lives. As the world navigates itself through the...

Trumpism has split the Republican party in half

Donald Trump has managed to maintain his power over the Republicans, which he actively uses to fraction the party. To make matters worse, Republican lawmakers have made it their sole purpose to please the...

With COVID restrictions loosening, experts warn of COVID-Influenza ‘twindemic’

Last year, California health experts warned about a possible “twindemic,” a nightmarish scenario where both the influenza and COVID-19 pose a threat to the public. Luckily, 2020 presented some of the lowest influenza rates...

The Pope’s comments on parenthood don’t take the changing climate of having children into...

Last week, the Pope made comments claiming that couples choosing to remain childless or to only have one child were acting selfishly in the face of the number of orphans in the world. He...

The mindset of people over productivity has the potential to prevent crises in the...

On Jan. 30, Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst, died by suicide. Her tragic death prompted renewed discussion about the term “high-functioning depression.” The phrase describes those suffering from the symptoms of depression while also...

Israeli soldiers murder iconic Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in cold blood

On May 10, 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh and her team of reporters were covering the Israeli Occupation Force’s raid of a Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin, a city in the West Bank, Palestine. Though...

California’s proposed anti-gun violence office is a shot of false hope

California has some of the most stringent gun-control laws in the country, and yet it can’t seem to get out from under the pandemic of gun violence. In the last week of September, six...