By Kirsten Kapteijns In Fall semester 2015, CultureCo announced a trip to London and my heart made a small leap; London, one of the cities that has been on my travel wish list for so long. After falling completely and utterly in love with England through books and series such as Merlin, I promised myself…
Trump Explained
By Trevor Maloney On Thursday, 3 March 2016, the leading candidate to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States reassured the American people by suggestion that contrary to his rival’s insinuations, he indeed has a big penis. The likely Republican nominee said, “[Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)] referred to my hands —…
Pirates of the Cinematic
An account of the influence of piracy on The Hateful Eight and The Revenant By Bram Medelli Most UCR students would answer “no” if they got asked whether they regularly steal. Yet, I am pretty sure a large chunk of the student population regularly pirates movies or uses PopcornTime. Obviously, it is not physically stealing…
Themes of 2015
By Dan Hasan Looking back at last year, let me tell you the news, as for what was most striking – that’s for you to choose, But I’m convinced you’ll digest it in this readable format, though I couldn’t include it all – what’s left out’s just as important So starting in January –…
What About Languages?
By Maryna Parfenchuk The 21st of February is International Mother Language Day as proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. If we go to the official UN website (http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/), we can see their small article on this holiday stating the following, “Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and…