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Highlander Joshua Wang /The Highlander Living on campus is a great way to keep up with campus events and attend classes without the hassle of fighting for parking in the cursed Lot 30 or getting ticketed for being a few minutes late in Lot 26. As someone who has lived in the on-campus apartments for the past three years, I’ve heard more than my fair share of parking horror stories and I am glad to have avoided it. Living on campus might work for your budget and preferences, and here’s a...

Highlander Courtesy of Pexels April 24, 2021, was a strange day for the world of the internet. The day heralded both a years-long meme of a “Josh Fight” and a wave of TikTok paranoia that men would be committing sexual assault en masse. Thankfully, the Josh Fight was all in good fun and raised money for charity, despite a number of participants not wearing masks, and the Rape Day trend turned out to be a hoax. But the lesson to be learned in both of these instances is that the internet ...

Highlander Post Views: 454 When I was 14, I visited the Louvre. The building was bigger than I imagined. Later, I learned that it would’ve taken  200 days to see  30 seconds at each one.  Yet, the only painting that had a small crowd formed around it was the “Mona Lisa.” It was a small portrait of a woman that had seen decades of history unfold but still hung unblemished. Her image was locked behind glass for her own protection. People traveled from across the...

Highlander Courtesy of Disney Platform Distribution Released on May the Fourth, “The Bad Batch” celebrated “Star Wars” Day by introducing fans to a brand new animated series. “The Bad Batch” features Clone Force 99, also known as the Bad Batch, which is a group of five genetically mutated clones with enhanced abilities. They were first introduced in season seven of another “Star Wars” animated series, “The Clone Wars.” Forced into a galaxy t...

Highlander Courtesy of Ralph Arvesen via Wikimedia Commons A year after its cancellation at the onset of the pandemic, Spring Splash 2021 made an impressive virtual return on Saturday, May 8. Despite being headlined by a prerecorded 21 Savage performance, the ASPB event still delivered dynamic performances by its supporting acts: the R&B sibling duet Chloe x Halle, DJ Madeon and Blxst.  Blxst, who garnered attention after his breakout hit “Hurt,” kicked the night off with a minimalisti...

Post Views: 366 Hapless Indian Navy air carrier INS VIKRAMADITYA suffered fire on board in the morning May 8, in crew accommodation area. Fire was quickly extinguished by crew, according to Navy Command statement. Damage said to be minimal crew are reported safe. The ship is at Naval Base. It’s not the first fire on board of INS VIKRAMADITYA, previous one occurred in 2019, another one in 2016 claimed 2 lives, not to mention numerous accidents and fires during ship’s construction, lay...

Post Views: 2,502 Container ship ATHENS BRIDGE, deployed understood, on the ONE Service China-Singapore-Malaysia-India, left Kattupalli India on Apr 22, with Port Klang being next port of call. The ship was rejected entry in sequence, by Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, in the wake of India’s “covid crisis” fears, to be finally, allowed to anchor in Manila Bay, thanks to 21 Filipino crew. 12 crew were tested positive, 2 of them taken to hospital, reportedly with breath problems. It...

UNMC dean discussing COVID response during next week’s Science Café Post Views: 179 HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society TITLE: “Speed of Science vs. Speed of Antiscience: Pandemic Information Speed Trials” TOPIC: Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will provide an overview of COVID-19 nationally and globally and compare the responses of countries that celebrate near-zero cases and deaths and those that ...

Highlander All ASCUCR Commencement – Archive /The Highlander ASUCR held its sixth meeting of the quarter on Wednesday, April 28 where they discussed legislation related to UCR’s admission requirements, student advocacy for an in-person commencement and period product availability.  Senate interns Ridwan Syed, David Kiroloss and Joshua Moran authored senate resolution SR-S21-003 Proposition to Make Highlander Orientation More Accessible. Kiroloss explained that the resolution was i...

Highlander Courtesy of Freepik All too often, countless stories are published that highlight the extreme dangers of climate change. In California, residents have experienced the harmful side effects of global warming in the form of intense wildfires and persistent droughts. As the environment worsens, we must take a more robust approach to handling and educating citizens on the repercussions of climate change. And even more importantly, the state and federal governments must enact more effe...