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After many debates surrounding this controversial issue, Facebook has finally made the decision to ban misinformation surrounding vaccinations. The new ban will not just target false claims about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, but also false claims that vaccines, in general, cause autism. The growing sentiments of anti-vaccination have finally reached a breaking point, and […]

Highlander Leo Yue /The Highlander The Associated Student Program Board (ASPB) hosted 2021’s Winter Soulstice on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., featuring Jorja Smith as the headliner and Pink Sweats as the supporting act. The event came just in time to close off one of the last major events ASPB was hosting for Black History Month; both of the performers for the soulful night are rising Black artists that let their voice and lyricism shine in their stripped down tunes. Pink Sweats, who boas...

Highlander Courtesy of @mxsstjames via Instagram The Drag Club at UCR hosted its first virtual drag show on Friday, Feb. 19 with featured performances by Amber Saint James, Brennda Joyy and Luxe the Drag Queen. The event was hosted by Drag Club president Victoria Osio, a third-year political science major, who played music at the beginning of the event to hype up attendees and set up the atmosphere. Despite the event being set to begin at 6 p.m., the host waited a few more minutes to make s...

Highlander Post Views: 1,220 On Friday, Feb. 19, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox sent a campuswide email in which he condemned the recent violent and racist attacks against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders specifically in the Bay Area and across the country.  In January, a 19-year-old man violently shoved 84-year-old Thai man Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco. Ratanapakdee died two days later from his injuries. One week later, three Asian senior citizens in Oakland, Califo...

Highlander Courtesy of Method Records UK songwriter and rapper Slowthai is back with his latest full length LP “TYRON.” This is the second full-length commercial album from the Northampton native, which arrives just a few years after his breakout debut, “Nothing Great About Britain,” which was well-received thanks to its fusion of grime, hardcore hip hop and with some punk aesthetics. Along with Thai’s unique, nasally, elastic and animated delivery, his more aggress...

Post Views: 2,934 LPG tanker SEAGAS MAJOR with a load of LPG suffered a turbocharger breakdown early Feb 18 shortly after leaving Milford Haven, Wales, Celtic sea. Tanker was taken on tow but had to be anchored, after towline broke. Attempts to resumed towage failed due to adverse weather. Finally, at around midday Feb 20, she was taken on tow by French tug BEVER (IMO 9492256), to be towed, it is believed, to Avonmouth Bristol. At 0330 UTC Feb 21 caravan was well into Bristol Channel, es...

Post Views: 2,811 General cargo ship APRIL requested urgent medical assistance, reporting mass poisoning on board on Feb 19, while en route from Taganrog Russia, Azov sea, to Samsun, Turkey, Black sea. At the time of emergency the ship was in Azov sea, approaching Kerch Strait. 5 crew were poisoned, 1 of them died, the character of poisoning remains unknown. MRCC Russia ordered APRIL to anchor in Kerch Strait, to evacuate the crew, after talks with ship’s owner, who agreed with the eva...

President Carter, supporters testify on university deferred maintenance plan Post Views: 662 Discovery Hall, which opened last fall on the UNK campus, was constructed through a successful state-university partnership that addresses critical deferred maintenance needs across the University of Nebraska system. The state-of-the-art STEM facility replaced UNK’s nearly 70-year-old Otto Olsen building, which was on the state’s capital construction replacement list for more than two decad...

Immediately after taking office, President Joe Biden released his strategy to combat the COVID-19 virus and to bring this pandemic to an end. The administration already formed their COVID-19 response team and have begun investing in effective measures, which include increased vaccination efforts and stimulus deals. But combating the virus is a difficult task, as […]

Highlander Courtesy of Netflix The final installment in the “To All the Boys” trilogy has finally been released on Netflix, just in time for Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day viewings. As it stands, “To All the Boys: Always and Forever” is the weakest of the three movies. With convoluted visuals and a deviation from the original premise of the novels that glosses over many impactful points, the rom-com will surely check off every Hollywood trope, but it will leav...