The Highlander is committed to the pursuit of truth, the free exchange of information and ideas and maintaining a fair and independent student voice. The Highlander exists to serve its readership, ...

When I made it to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) after years of dropping in and out of community college, working millions of jobs and letting life’s side quests take me around, I ...

I started writing for The Highlander in my junior year at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). I had written creative pieces in the past, most of which were deeply personal. Letting others ...

Over the last four years, I’ve been extremely grateful for my time at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). At first, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my college years, what kind of ...

It feels bittersweet to reflect on the four years that will shortly come to an end at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). I entered my first year at a time in which everyone was adapting ...

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. California Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, representing Inglewood and nearby areas in Los Angeles County, introduced Assembly Bill 288 (AB 288) to protect workers when ...

Amid a seemingly random change from black gowns to blue ones, students’ opinions highlight the deeper tensions and meanings at play in the new graduation attire. With commencement ceremonies right ...

The Mexican Music and Dance Concert debuted last Thursday with a spectacle of traditional mariachi songs and choreography highlighting Mexico’s lavish culture. Showcasing the various regional types of ...

Incoming Vice President of Internal Affairs Rishika Salvi resigned from her 2025 – 2026 Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) position. Citing multiple grievances with ...

Partition of India: 1947. The division of British India into two independent nations was marked by the ending of British colonial rule under the 1947 Indian Independence Act.The act was set to go into ...

*contains spoilers* Now, more than halfway through season two of “The Last of Us,” and with only two episodes left for audiences, the critically acclaimed series adaptation continues to stay generally ...

On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost was appointed the new Pontiff and assumed the name Pope Leo XIV in honor of Pope Leo XII.He was born in Chicago, Illinois to Spanish and Franco-Italian parents, ...