Why you should dislike the “dislike” button
Courtesy of Facebook When scrolling through the numerous food pictures, event postings and invitations that fill my Facebook feed, there is often that sad post regarding a loss of one my friends or a...
View ArticleDespite graffiti and trash, leave the Big C alone
Jake Gong/HIGHLANDER Recently, Dr. Marek Chrobak of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering launched a petition to remove the Big C from the side of Box Springs Mountain, due to the broken...
View ArticleIs changing vending machine snacks necessary to combat obesity?
Courtesy of Pennsylvania State University Riverside tried to start a trend about a year ago of swapping junk food and sodas in vending machines, to healthier snacks such as nuts, trail mix and low fat...
View ArticleWhy we need to get over elections
Archive/HIGHLANDER Whenever I meet a non-first-year student, our conversations typically cover the four following topics: 1) my major (political science and international affairs), 2) where I live on...
View ArticleDishing and dissing on big fish
Courtesy of CSU Chico A biotech firm named AquaBounty technologies has recently revealed the AquAdvantage salmon, an Atlantic salmon genetically modified to grow larger and quicker than its...
View ArticleShould ticketed drivers have a second chance?
Courtesy of Pennsylvania State University A recent traffic ticket amnesty program has been approved and is now making the lives of ticket holders much better by reducing the amount of people who cannot...
View ArticleWhy transparency and communication is needed from administration
Archive/HIGHLANDER What’s the situation between ASUCR and UCR campus administration? Before an opinion is offered on the situation, we believe it is ultimately beneficial for the readers’ understanding...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Environmentally Aware — Riverside seizing opportunities...
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...
View ArticleCompassion over fear: let the refugees in
Following the crushing violence perpetrated by the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad against his own people, the country of Syria has descended into a bloody civil war, and civilian refugees are fleeing...
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