Tag: opinions
Why there was never the need for cameras downtown
Riverside has removed the cameras at many of the red lights around the city. These cameras had been running for seven years when the...
Letter to the Editor: Je Suis Disappointed
With Islamophobia continuing to rise, the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo did no favors for Muslims anywhere. However, let’s take a moment to step...
We need more digital textbooks
As we enter the third week of the quarter, students are now (or have been) getting deep into their required textbooks. At least, most...
Why Jurassic Park is closer than you think
A new startup company, Cambrian Genomics, has enabled the average citizen to modify or create DNA, literally inventing new life forms. Cambrian, the brainchild...
Why is the bullet train in Fresno?
After numerous delays and continuing opposition, work on California’s first high-speed rail finally began on Jan. 6. Actually, construction began back in June, according...
Editorial: Three-year programs won’t work when four years doesn’t
One week into winter quarter and the looming threat of tuition increase still hangs over the heads of current and prospective UC students. Four...
Chivalry is dead … and it should stay dead
The phrase “chivalry is dead” is often said to mean romance is dead, whereas the term chivalry has much darker, complex overtones than that....
Why teaching kids how to interact with police will hurt both...
No one can adequately deny that there are often problems with police abuse of power, from intimidation to unlawful searches. In an attempt to...
Can we stop writing laws so ineffectually they become useless?
Two years ago, Californians overwhelmingly voted Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act, into law, but the Ninth Circuit of Appeals on...
R’ Perspective: Living Away From Home Is Not The Same As...
Whether it's 30 miles or 300 miles, living away from home for the first time can be a frightening experience. However, living away from...