In May 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a budget to curb a foreseen deficit of $12 billion. One of the proposals includes cutting spending on Medi-Cal, the phased out healthcare program ...

Courtesy of pixabay.con. California’s public schools are facing a crisis that runs deeper than just numbers. For the seventh year in a row, enrollment has declined. This year, there are more 12th ...

In the United States (U.S.), the First Amendment guarantees your freedom of speech. This means that the government cannot arrest or prosecute you for expressing your views. However, this protection ...

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, ...

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, ...

Simple Simon’s is a small, quaint diner offering everything you would expect from a classic American establishment, but elevated. Unfortunately that elevation (and the... The Highlander is committed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Life is so funny; you can find your calling completely by accident. Every minor moment comes together to create the major picture and as I look back at my life, I know that every misstep or mistake ...

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... The Highlander is committed to the pursuit of truth, the ...