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News Timeline: Brief chronicle of events between India and Pakistan RECENT WAR BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS STEMS BACK TO OVER A CENTURY AGO. Mata Elangovan Managing Editor

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 effect on Aug. 15, 1947 and separated the Muslim, Hindu and Sikh populations residing in the area between the sovereign states of India and Pakistan. During this time, about 12 million people were crossing the borders of the two nations, with Muslims moving west and Hindus and Sikhs to the east. Arising from this migration was communal violence, riots and border disputes, resulting in the deaths of between 200,000 and 2 million individuals.

First Indo-Pakistani War / First Kashmir War: 1947-1948 The First Indo-Pakistani War, also known as the First Kashmir War, was fought between India and Pakistan over the state of Jammu and Kashmir. During the time of partition, the Hindu maharaja of Kashmir Hari Singh, sought to retain independence from both new nations. As rebellion broke out by pro-Pakistani residents in Kashmir, armed groups from Pakistan invaded the area. Singh made an appeal to India for military assistance. ,QGLD¶V ¿UVW SULPH PLQLVWHU -DZDKDUODO 1HKUX LQWHUvened in the unfolding events, but on the condition that Singh signed an Instrument of Accession merging Jammu and Kashmir with India. The document was signed on Oct. 26, 1947. By the language of the document, Singh declared that he “accede to the Dominion of India … exercise in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir” and that “such functions may be vested in them by or under the Government of India.” This resulted in India gaining two-thirds of Kashmir.

The Karachi Agreement: 1949 8QGHU WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV 81 6HFXULW\ &RXQFLO UHVROXWLRQ HVWDEOLVKHG LQ WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV &RPPLVVLRQ IRU ,QGLD DQG 3DNLVWDQ 81&,3 was created to “investigate any dispute or any situation which might … endanger the maintenance of international peace and security … in the existing state of affairs between India and Pakistan.” The 81&,3 WHDP ZDV HQODUJHG WKURXJK 5HVROXWLRQ and recommended the use of observers to stop the FRQÀLFW LQ WKH DUHD ,Q -XO\ RI UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV from India and Pakistan met to sign the Karachi $JUHHPHQW DQG HVWDEOLVK D FHDVH¿UH OLQH VXSHUYLVHG by military observers. These observers made up the 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV 0LOLWDU\ 2EVHUYHU *URXS LQ ,QGLD DQG 3DNLVWDQ 8102*,3 DQG FRQWLQXHG WR VXSHUYLVH WKH FHDVH¿UH DIWHU WKH GLVVROXWLRQ RI 81&,3 XQGHU 5HVROXWLRQ

The Second Indo-P akistani War / Operation Gibraltar: 1965 The second war over Kashmir was reported to have begun when between 26,000 and 33,000 Pakistani VROGLHUV GUHVVHG DV FLYLOLDQV FURVVHG WKH FHDVH¿UH line into Indian-Held Kashmir. This event was also known as Operation Gibraltar, a covert mission by 3DNLVWDQ WR LQ¿OWUDWH -DPPX DQG .DVKPLU WR LQFLWH rebellion against Indian rule. Operation Gibraltar DLPHG WR KDYH ³LQ¿OWUDWRUV PLQJOH ZLWK WKH ORFDO populace and incite them to rebellion” while guerilla warfare commenced. The operation ended in failure, as most of the force was discovered by India’s army and local support did not materialize. $V ¿JKWLQJ ZDV SURPSWHG DFURVV WKH ERUGHU D 81 PDQGDWH FHDVH¿UH ZDV EURNHUHG HQGLQJ WKH war with the Tashkent Agreement in 1966, which restored pre-war boundaries but left the Kashmir dispute unresolved. The agreement was signed between the Prime Minister of India and the President of Pakistan and aimed “to restore normal and peaceful relationships between their countries” as it is “of

vital importance for the welfare of the 600 million people of India and Pakistan.”

Third Indo-Pakistani War / Bangladesh Liberation War: 1971 Following the 1970 election victory of the Awami League, Pakistan began a political and military crackdown in East Pakistan in what is now modern day Bangladesh. The Awami League was led by %DQJDEDQGKX 6KHLNK 0XMLEXU 5DKPDQ DQG WKHLU campaign was established on the party’s Six-Point Plan for regional autonomy for East Pakistan.

India intervened in support of Bengali independence DIWHU QHDUO\ PLOOLRQ UHIXJHHV ÀHG WR ,QGLD UHVXOWing in a war which ended with Indian victory. In the end, Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign nation as an Instrument of Surrender was signed by General $PLU $EGXOODK .KDQ 1LD]L RI 3DNLVWDQ DQG *HQHUDO Jagjit Singh Aurora of India.

Simla Agreement: 1972 The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972 by India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the President of Pakistan Zulifar Ali Bhutto for the countries RI ,QGLD DQG 3DNLVWDQ WR ³SXW DQ HQG WR WKH FRQÀLFW and confrontation that have hitherto marred their relations and work for the promotion of a friend and harmonious relationship.” Within the document, WKH\ DJUHHG WKDW WKH 8QLWHG 1DWLRQV FKDUWHU ZLOO JRYern relations between the two countries, that differences will be resolved through peaceful means and that they will respect the other’s national unity and territorial integrity. Through this framework, they aimed to have peaceful interactions between the two nations in the future.

Brasstacks Crisis / Operation Brasstacks: 1986-1987 7KH %UDVVWDFNV &ULVLV RFFXUUHG ZKHQ ,QGLD FRQGXFWed Operation Brasstacks, a military exercise, near the Pakistan border. Pakistan, seeing the exercise as a precursor to invasion, mobilized its troops, and began a military standoff between the two nations.

The crisis itself was a nuclear scare between India and Pakistan. During this time period, Pakistani 1XFOHDU 6FLHQWLVW $EGXO 4DGHHU .KDQ PHQWLRQHG LQ DQ LQWHUYLHZ WR ,QGLDQ GLSORPDW .XGLS 1D\DU WKDW “Pakistan would use its atomic weapons if its existence was threatened.”

Kashmiri armed insurgency: 1989 The Kashmiri armed insurgency was spurred by the results of the 1987 Jammu and Kashmir elections, which many perceived to be rigged by the Indian government to keep pro-India parties in power.

Beginning as a response to the political repression and rigged elections, many Kashmiris sought independence or union with Pakistan, and eventually became militarized with support from Pakistanbased groups.

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Nuclear tests begin: 1998 Beginning in 1998, India and Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests which marked a turning point for security dynamics for the two nations. During 2SHUDWLRQ 6KDNWL LQ 0D\ ,QGLD SHUIRUPHG ¿YH XQderground nuclear tests and declared itself a nuclear weapons state. In response, Pakistan conducted six nuclear tests of their own in May at Balochistan.

In 1999, both countries ended up signing the Lahore Declaration 1999 to reduce the risk of accidental QXFOHDU FRQÀLFW 5HLWHUDWLQJ SRLQWV IURP SUHYLRXV agreements, both India and Pakistan agreed that they will continue to not only work on resolving issues regarding Jammu and Kashmir but also “take immediate steps for reducing the risk of accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons.” The declaration was signed off by the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, but mentioned that the “technical details of the above measures” will be worked out by experts from both sides.

Kargil War: 1999 The Kargil War took place when Pakistani militants FURVVHG WKH /LQH RI &RQWURO GXULQJ 2SHUDWLRQ %DGU and occupied parts of the Kargil region of India-held .DVKPLU 5HVSRQGLQJ WR WKH DFWLRQ ,QGLD ODXQFKHG 2SHUDWLRQ 9LMD\ WR GULYH RXW WKH LQ¿OWUDWRUV DQG DIWHU LQWHQVH ¿JKWLQJ DQG LQWHUQDWLRQDO GLSORPDWLF SUHVsure, Pakistan withdrew its forces from the region DIWHU 3DNLVWDQL 3ULPH 0LQLVWHU 1DZD] 6KDULI DQG )RUPHU 8QLWHG 6WDWHV 3UHVLGHQW %LOO &OLQWRQ PHW RQ -XO\ 7KH FRQÀLFW HQGHG ZLWK ,QGLD UHJDLQing most of the lost territory, but led to heightened tensions among the two nations. India now observes WKH HQG RI WKH FRQÀLFW DV .DUJLO 9LMD\ 'LZDV

Indian Parliament Attack: 2001 2Q 'HF ¿YH DUPHG PLOLWDQWV VWRUPHG WKH 3DUOLDPHQW FRPSOH[ LQ 1HZ 'HOKL NLOOLQJ QLQH DQG injuring several others. All militants were killed in the gun battle that took place, but the assault was seen as an attack on Indian democracy. India blamed 3DNLVWDQL PLOLWDQW JURXS -DLVK H 0RKDPPHG -H0 DQG /DVKNDU H 7DLED /H7 IRU RUFKHVWUDWLQJ WKH attack, furthering tensions from past events. The

incident led to a massive military standoff known as Operation Parakram, but full-out war was avoided.

President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan denied any involvement in the attack on the Parliament. There was no international consensus tying leadership of JeM or LeT to the planning of the attack. In response to international pressure, Pakistan took steps to ban JeM and LeT and arrested several members of the organization.

MumbaiAttacks: 2008 7KH 0XPEDL $WWDFNV WRRN SODFH LQ 1RYHPEHU RI 2008 when 10 gunmen from LeT carried out assaults across multiple sites in Mumbai. 166 people died as a result of the attacks and over 300 were injured.

Ajmal Kasab, was the only member of the group to be apprehended alive by the Indian police and confessed to the LeT’s Pakistani origins and support.

Pakistan denied involvement with the Mumbai attacks, and initially denied Kasab’s Pakistani citizenship until evidence was brought forward. They then launched their own investigations and arrested VHYHUDO LQGLYLGXDOV VXFK DV =DNLXU 5HKPDQ /DNKYL a senior LeT commander.

Uri Attack: 2016 17 Indian soldiers were killed in an assault by four PLOLWDQWV QHDU WKH /LQH RI &RQWURO PDUNLQJ WKH DWtack as the Uri Attack. India accused JeM for the attack and accused Pakistan for providing support to WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ 5HWDOLDWLQJ ,QGLD WKHQ FRQGXFWHG VXUJLFDO VWULNHV DFURVV WKH /LQH RI &RQWURO IXUWKHU escalating tensions between the two nations. The Uri Attack marked a turning point in Indian military doctrine, with preemptive cross-border strikes becoming a more public aspect of their counter-terror strategy.

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Article 370 revoked: 2019 On Aug. 5, 2019, the Indian Government, led by the %KDUDWL\D -DQDWD 3DUW\ %-3 DQQRXQFHG WKDW $UWLFOH RI WKH ,QGLDQ &RQVWLWXWLRQ ZRXOG EH UHSHDOHG This led the state to be separated into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir with a legislative assembly, and Ladakh without a legislative assembly. By removing the separate constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, they subjected the region to a full Indian legal framework and imposed a security lockdown in the region.

Pahalgam Attack: 2025 On April 22, 2025, the Pahalgam attack occurred ZKHQ ¿YH DUPHG WHUURULVWV NLOOHG FLWL]HQV QHDU the city of Pahalgam. They were said to mainly WDUJHW +LQGX WRXULVWV EXW D &KULVWLDQ WRXULVW DQG local Muslim inhabitants were also casualties. The 5HVLVWDQFH )URQW 75) EHOLHYHG WR EH DQ RIIVKRRW of LeT, claimed responsibility for the attack initially, releasing a statement that they orchestrated the attack due to the abolition of the special status of Kashmir. However, they later denied involvement in the attack and claimed Indian cyber-intelligence for earlier reports.

Operation Sindoor: 2025 On May 7, 2025, following a series of cross-border ¿ULQJV DFURVV WKH /LQH RI &RQWURO ,QGLD ODXQFKHG missile strikes on Pakistan, named Operation Sindoor. According to reports from the Indian government, the strikes targeted militant groups JeM and LeT. However, reports from Pakistan claim that the strikes hit civilian areas, including mosques and killed 37 civilians.

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Pope Leo XIV: The Vatican’s next chapter THE VATICAN PREPARES TO INAUGURATE POPE LEO XIV, THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE.

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Senators and fellows discuss upcoming events ASUCR HOSTS SEVENTH MEETING OF SPRING QUARTER OVER ZOOM. SENNA OMAR ,KP[VY PU *OPLM

Due to their lack of agenda items, the Associated Students of the University RI &DOLIRUQLD 5LYHUVLGH $68&5 KHOG their seventh senate meeting of spring quarter over Zoom. As the Finance &RPPLWWHH DQG WKH /HJLVODWLYH 5HYLHZ committee were not meeting, there were no meeting minutes or legislative items to review for the Senate meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. ([HFXWLYH 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW (93 1DLD Pizarro informed the Senate that they would not be approving last week’s meeting minutes. Instead, meeting PLQXWHV IRU $68&5 VHQDWH PHHWLQJV four through seven will be approved at WKH XSFRPLQJ $68&5 PHHWLQJ GXULQJ week eight.

The Senate did not vote on anything during this meeting, and following attendance, they moved straight into public comment.

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to speak. She plans to host a hygiene kit distribution in collaboration with Basic 1HHGV DQG *UHHQ &DPSXV $FWLRQ 3ODQ *&$3 ³7KLV HYHQW DOORZV VWXGHQWV WR take what they need from a wide selection of free toiletries, personal grooming items and menstrual products,” shared Llous.

The hygiene kit distribution will occur from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. near WKH 8&5 %DVLF 1HHGV WDEOH GXULQJ Wednesday’s tabling at the Bell Tower.

First-year executive fellow Jacob Fernandez also spoke during public comment, sharing information about his recent event at the Bears Den. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in collaboration with Highlander Emergency 0HGLFDO 6HUYLFHV (06 WKH H[HFXWLYH IHOORZV KHOG D &35 ZRUNVKRS “We gave out pizza and lemonade and had a pretty good turnout. It’s unfortunate that the Scotty Fair was also today, so not a lot of people were at our event … But all in all, I think our event went pretty well, and we completed our

Bears Den project,” explained Fernandez.

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ALEX KUPISIEWICZ Contributing Writer

On April 23, 2025, the University of California, Riverside (UCR), held a coffee tasting event in Highlander Union Building 302 open to UCR Dining Services’ employees and students. This event marked the beginning of the selection process of applicants for the new UCR Dining Services coffee vendor.

The event will allow for selection of one from eight vendors to supply coffee products, drink recipes and equipment for various locations across campus.

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by UCR Dining Services. After the presentations, everyone in attendance, from UCR Dining Services’ directors and supervisors to any students who decided to join, were allowed to taste test a variety of sample drinks offered by the vendors. Everything from hot black coffee and cold brew to artisan drinks such as Starbucks’ UCR sourced honey and citrus infused iced coffee. Klatch Coffee also presented specialty drinks such as a whipped honey and citrus espresso and ube matcha latte offerings.

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Coffee, Peet’s, Peerless, Caribou, Thanksgiving Coffee and the growing co-op Pachamama. Following the tasting event, the decision process will continue, taking into account the votes from the event alongside many other pieces of criteria.

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On May 28, 2025, a new cybersecurity mandate will fully go into effect for all University of California (UC) campuses, with several key requirements for campus instructors. This was outlined initially in a letter from President Michael V. Drake, sent to the 10 UC Chancellors on Feb. 26, 2024. It details expectations for each campus’ individual plans, which included continuation of mandated faculty cybersecurity training.

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The third is to only connect to the campus servers via a device which has the new security toolset installed.

This is a requirement only set out for employed instructors at this point in time, which means that as of May 28, graduate students who instruct classes

are not required to have the security toolset downloaded. This does, however, include lecturers on staff, many of whom plan their classes, post their Canvas pages and grade their students from personal devices.

This became a point of concern for many, because the security toolset includes NinjaOne, which is a UCapproved endpoint management (EM) tool. The purpose of the program is to “gather device information for the university’s records so that UCR can track devices when they connect to UCR networks or resources,” according to the UCR security toolset whitepaper.

This means that anyone who has access to the security database would then have access to any and all information and activity that is present on the device itself, which raises immediate concern from staff who still conduct their university work from their own personal devices. Precise complaints range from general discomfort at their personal data being stored to HIPAA concerns relating to telehealth information that is stored on personal devices.

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OP ED The rise and fall of promising students: How two leaders worked to ruin the integrity of an Honor Society TWO ELECTED STUDENTS SACRIFICED OTHERS WHILE COMMITTING MANY EGREGIOUS AND POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL ACTS TO SELFISHLY OBTAIN RENT DISCOUNTS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION FOR THEMSELVES. housing. Instead of warning their members to apply for housing when the porIt is not often you see two students tal opened, so they would have a backup readily undermine everything they and plan if they were not elected, the Presitheir organizations have accomplished dent of RHA assured them that he would in four years in less than two weeks. In- get them elected by any means.

7R ¿[ KLV PLVWDNHV WKH 5+$ 3UHVLstead of relishing in the honor of helping resurrect our two student-run residential dent chose to focus on ResEd’s misorganizations, these two student leaders’ steps rather than his own. However, his legacies are now tarnished by fraud, ha- claims of homeless members were never proven, and most of the members had serassment and abuse of power.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, FXUHG 5HV(G VWD൵ SRVLWLRQV DQG DVVLJQHG Residence Halls Association (RHA) housing. To further push the lie, the and National Residence Hall Honor- RHA President claimed he would also ary (NRHH), two student organizations EH KRPHOHVV DQG ZRXOG OLYH LQ KLV +H[under Residential Education (ResEd), Home prototype, a large school project worked hard to rebuild themselves by he pitched for a new housing design. At hosting community events and advocat- this point, the RHA President had been re-elected and had guaranteed housing. ing for students living on campus.

It gets worse. Although the presidents Their accomplishments included hosting the University of California, River- told the RHA and NRHH cabinets that VLGH¶V 8&5 ¿UVW 5HJLRQDO /HDGHUVKLS they would create a referendum to Conference in over 20 years, recruiting work with ResEd for implementation, students to perform community service the referendum was actually a list of and creating other memorable ResEd impossible demands that only helped programs. It was not surprising that the RHA president. One such demand UCR’s RHA and NRHH won Regional was an additional meal plan for the RHA Building Blocks in 2023 and 2025, an president, even though he had already award given to the most improved RHA been awarded 100 percent compensated DQG 15++ XQGHU WKH 3DFL¿F $൶OLDWH KRXVLQJ QH[W \HDU YDOXHG DW DOPRVW of College University Residence Halls $16,000). There was no mention of (PACURH) — the regional organization compensation for other positions in the referendum. overseeing RHA and NRHH. In fact, the NRHH and RHA presiAll that changed in March 2025, KRZHYHU %HIRUH WKLV 6WXGHQW /HDGHU- dents planned to drastically cut or proship — made up of RHA, NRHH and vide no compensation for cabinets deCampus Apartments Resident Associa- spite unchanged workloads. Instead tion (CARA) — was made aware of an of supporting their cabinets, the RHA incoming budget cut and voted to merge president pitched to have his friend, the positions in the organizations to mini- NRHH president, be awarded $18,000 of mize the impact. In mid-March, ResEd the alleged $35,000 budget.

This compensation was also continand Housing Services revealed that the cut was severe, as the total budget went gent on the alleged plan that the RHA from $200,000 to $35,000 due to low president would get the NRHH Presifunds. Because of the alleged short no- dent re-elected by using RHA’s larger tice and poor communication, Student voting pool to outvote NRHH members in the merged election. Rather than split/HDGHUVKLS ZDV RXWUDJHG The Presidents of RHA and NRHH ting the $35,000 fairly across the three of the 2024-2025 academic year worked 6WXGHQW /HDGHUVKLS RUJDQL]DWLRQV WKH\ to convince their respective cabinets to essentially aimed to award a singular po¿JKW WKH FXWV +RZHYHU LQVWHDG RI WUDQV- sition more than half the budget.

Fed up, the NRHH cabinet voted to parency or using more acceptable tactics, they twisted words and deceived their no longer merge with RHA. However, cabinets to believe that ResEd was mak- this didn’t stop the Presidents of RHA ing the cabinet applicants “homeless” and NRHH. They started to become more forceful with their plans, creatand were “unwilling to communicate.”

In reality, it is actually the RHA Pres- ing a meeting on April 27, 2025 which ident’s fault if their members have no SXUSRVHIXOO\ H[FOXGHG WKH HQWLUH 15++ FDELQHW ² H[FHSW WKH 15++ 3UHVLGHQW — to announce that RHA and NRHH are now merged again, before proceeding with budget planning.

By this point, the presidents had H[SOLFLWO\ RYHUVWHSSHG WKHLU DXWKRULW\ and violated the NRHH constitution, which requires the vote of the cabinet to authorize the merger. The NRHH cabinet then moved to impeach their president in a hearing scheduled on May 5, 2025.

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deeper hole. In less than 24 hours, they FRQWDFWHG PDQ\ QRQ 15++ D൶OLDWHG students to forge documents for invalid NRHH memberships to help acquit the NRHH President. The presidents, along with the recruited students, then commitWHG QXPHURXV R൵HQVHV LQFOXGLQJ SXVKing for invalid membership inductions, fraudulent Of-The-Month submissions (OTMs) and forged community service hours.

The NRHH President conducted inductions outside the constitutionally required banquet timeline and without the approval of the NRHH cabinet.

These false inductees never attended any 15++ PHHWLQJV DQG ZDQWHG WR MRLQ ¿YH weeks before the end of the academic year. Coincidentally, this was a couple of days before the president’s impeachment hearing. $QRWKHU R൵HQVH ZDV WKH IDNH 270V which are award nominations to recognize a person, organization or program for their service. Members are required to submit a minimum of three OTMs to be inducted. It is estimated that over 30 OTMs were used for these invalid inductions, where many impersonated others RU DOOHJHGO\ XVHG $UWL¿FLDO ,QWHOOLJHQFH (AI).

Many of these OTMs included false LQIRUPDWLRQ VXFK DV QRQ H[LVWHQW SURgrams or mentioning responsibilities cabinet members did not have, like repairing HVACs. All these submitted documents are publicly available to every school in PACURH and the National Association of College University Residence Halls (NACURH), which oversees PACURH. /DVWO\ KRXUV RI FRPPXQLW\ VHUYLFH were faked and submitted to NRHH to prove eligibility of these incoming members, as 15 hours of community service must be completed before being inducted.

Overall, the student conduct violations by the two presidents and everyone helping them include: Standards of Conduct 102.02 Dishonesty for the fake OTMs and community service and Standards of Conduct 102.28 for violation of California Penal Code 529 False im-

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personation to help the NRHH president keep their 100 percent discount ($1,697/ month) and a free meal plan while potentially gaining the $18,000 compensation QH[W \HDU +RZHYHU ZLWK KRZ IDVW QHZ misconduct cases arise, we are unable to keep this list updated with everything the presidents have done.

All of this was to stop what was essentially inevitable: the NRHH President’s impeachment. If his impeachment ZDV QRW MXVWL¿DEOH LW ZRXOG QRW KDYH been easy to convince two-thirds of the voting members. The president’s inactivity in OTMs, community service, mandatory training and helping out at NRHH programs for the whole year was not the reason the cabinet was motivated to imSHDFK KLP ,W ZDV WKH H൵RUW WR VXSSUHVV 15++¶V YRLFH WKDW ZDV WKH ¿QDO VWUDZ Furthermore, these proven violations allowed for the NRHH President’s immediate termination by a legitimate cabinet vote.

Now, will RHA cabinet members follow suit and stop their president? This is not to say that the RHA President did not work hard, and accomplish things like WKH -HUHP\ =XFNHU FRQFHUW DQG WKH +H[Homes project. However, we challenge 5+$ FDELQHW PHPEHUV WR ¿JKW DJDLQVW these attacks on student democracy.

Their president was reportedly working on impeaching RHA cabinet members for suspected whistleblowing, which would terminate their rent compensation.

In addition, the RHA President allegedly planned to use all the friends, family and coworkers who helped out in the fraudulent documentation of memberships and OTMs as scapegoats, where they will face the brunt of the consequences for the RHA President’s ploys.

As a student government that promotes student advocacy above all else, RHA H should consider advocating for itself. Ŷ Op-Eds are not edited by The Highlander, excluding those related to grammatical errors and AP requirements.

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:SPJL /V\ZL .YHUK 6WLUPUN A CANYON CREST LOCATION FOR A FRESH, AFFORDABLE SLICE. NATALIE DAHL Features Editor

If you’re looking for a fresh, cheap slice after class, swing by Canyon &UHVW¶V QHZHVW SL]]HULD 6OLFH +RXVH E\ 7RQ\ *HPLJQDQL KHOG LWV JUDQG opening on May 17, 2025 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tony, a 13-time world SL]]D FKDPSLRQ KDV VKDUHG KLV ORYH RI SL]]D WKURXJK WKLV UHVWDXUDQW E\ offering daily slices, including favorites like pepperoni and cheese, and a rotating special slice.

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Simple Simple Simon’s A RUN-OF-THE-MILL RIVERSIDE DINER. Features Editor Natalie Dahl

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Campus Cope: How to occupy your time as an early graduate Find yourself outside of school.

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First of all, congrats on graduating champ! Whether you are graduating DIWHU ¿YH RU PRUH \HDUV DIWHU IRXU years or early like me, you deserve a pat on the back.

I’m graduating from University of California, Riverside with a bachelor’s in political science and minor in feminist studies at 19 years old as a traditional student who completed a four-year degree in just two. It feels surreal to be graduating this early. I am ¿OOHG ZLWK ERWK DQ RYHUZKHOPLQJ VHQVH of achievement and uncertainty about what comes next.

For me the choice to accelerate my education wasn’t just ambition — it was rooted in love and urgency.

My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at the start of last year and while she is now in remission (something I am so eternally grateful for). I wanted to make absolutely sure she would see me graduate and walk across the stage. $V D ¿UVW JHQHUDWLRQ VWXGHQW WKLV achievement isn’t just mine, it belongs to my whole family. My grandparents who are 94 and 86 have been a large part of my life and I want to make sure they can witness this moment too.

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empowering. Now let’s talk about how to make the most of it.

opportunities.

Shadow professionals: Email professionals you admire and ask to shadow them for a day or week.

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This time is yours. For growth. For FXULRVLW\ )RU UHVW )RU ¿JXULQJ RXW Explore your career options Once you have jotted those down, who you are when you’re not buried in make it visual. Creating a vision board You have extra time now, so use this assignments. For anything you want it is a fun and powerful way to clarify your direction and you can make it via period to explore what your passion is. to be.

Your path doesn’t need to look like You are just like Barbie. You are out paper or digitally. anyone else’s to be valid. You’re not in the real world now and you can be This isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s behind, and you’re not ahead compared about reminding yourself, daily, of anything you want to be! to anyone else; you are exactly where what you’re working toward. Whether \RX¶UH VXSSRVHG WR EH /HW WKLV WLPH EH Tips for how to do so include: your board includes courthouse steps, /RRN IRU LQWHUQVKLSV +DQGV RQ meaningful because it is different. And FRPPXQLW\ VHUYLFH RU FR]\ VROR WULSV OHW LW UHÀHFW WKH OLIH \RX¶UH HQYLVLRQLQJ experience in law, politics, journalism, remember: success isn’tŶH one thing. It’s Don’t worry if that vision changes over QRQSUR¿W ZRUN RU ZKDWHYHU \RXU everything you make it. time — what matters is that it’s yours. ¿HOG PD\ EH KHOSV \RX XQGHUVWDQG Congratulations to the class of real-world dynamics. Try sites like +DQGVKDNH RU /LQNHG,Q WR VHDUFK IRU 2025!

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Season two of ‘The Last of Us’ continues to be divisive among the many factions of fans

Deep into the show’s second season, the use of perspective between its two main anti-heroes is still missing.

Sebastian Morales Staff Writer

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heritance of Joel’s violence which is expressed in her brutal interrogation scene with Nora. The scene is also shot in a way that is similar to the moment where Abby QRWRULRXVO\ NLOOV -RHO LQ episode two, which draws parallels between Ellie and Abby in their suffering at the hands of violence, and as individuals who are two sides of the same coin.

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MERCHANDISE: Teased days ahead of the event, the released merchandise proved to be a starting point for those entering the concert grounds. The promotion tent located at the Highlander Union Building (HUB) lawn was crowded with people hoping to get a hold of exclusive t-shirts at a limited capacity count RI 3URPSWO\ GLVSHUVHG after over an hour, many ÀDXQWHG WKHLU VXFFHVV E\ wearing the t-shirts over what they had on.

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Red’s Pizza. LA hotdogs & A third-year student shared, munchies turned out to be “The vibes are the same absent for the event. The as every year. But I’m just menus all offered a great here because I get FOMO range of bowls, sandwiches (fear of missing out).” Othand fries, amongst other hot er students shared this same meals. The dessert offer- VHQWLPHQW VSHDNLQJ RXW LQ ings were aligned closely hopes that ASPB dives into with the spring season, but new themes in the future. unfortunately would have been enjoyed more if the ather cold and cloudy weather didn’t dampen the experience.

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By Maribel Gamez Reyes, Radar Editor and Ian Palma, Contributing Writer

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES ,I WKH PXVLF RI ¶V 6SULQJ Splash could be summed up in a simple word, it would be “eclectic.” With songs and acts ranging from the LQGLH EUHDNXS EDOODGV RI Rachel Chinouriri to the hardcore rhythms of dubVWHS E\ :LOOLDP %ODFN DQG even the recognizable rap pieces of Swae Lee, the tunes of the event undoubtedly delivered a variety of genres. Given the enthusiasm of the crowd through most of the sets, the lineup of Spring Splash certainly mirrored the wide array of music that students at University of California, Riverside (UCR) are heavily fond of.

Casey Baer opened for a Spring Splash with a short, but sweet set. Despite her brief appearance, Baer brought an acoustic, stirring performance that matched the gloomy afternoon weather. Entwining a guiWDU OHG IRON VRXQG YHUVHV RI KHDUWEUHDN DQG D EURZQ VXHGH RXW¿W WR PDWFK %DHU was a slow yet welcoming buildup to the chaotic sounds of the following performances.

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Zacari followed suit with an explosive performance.

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SPORTS Grading the main storylines Wrestlemania 41 DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON DIDN’T COMPLETELY RUIN WRESTLEMANIA 41.

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NIGHT 1: started with VHYHQ PDWFKHV DQG NLFNLQJ off the show we were yeeting our souls out for “Main Event” Jey Uso vs.the World Heavyweight Champion, “The Ring General” Gunther.

Every time Jey Uso’s theme song hits, one can’t help themselves but “yeet.”

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The match itself was just GHFHQW DQG LW IHOW PRUH OLNH a Raw Main Event than a Wrestlemania opener. The ending wasn’t great either.

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This event was originally meant to be Rey Mysterio World Heavyweight Cham- versus El Grande Americapionship: Jey Uso def. no. Mysterio was replaced Gunther (c) by the freshly debuted Rey

Fénix after Mysterio injured himself the night before on 6PDFN'RZQ 'HVSLWH WKLV Fénix’s inexperience within WWE, he displayed great chemistry with El Grande Americano.

An infamous off-script VKRRW SURPR GXULQJ 6PDFNDown where the two exchanged personal insults made the build up for this PDWFK XQOLNH DQ\ RWKHU 7KH most notable of them being Tiffy Straton’s comments Rey’s athletic acrobatic lu- on Charlotte’s marriages cha style with El Grande’s meant that anything could more grounded style with a happen in this mania match. hint of his new lucha style, made this match so enter- The match was expectedly taining to watch. El Grande messy, but it was nice to see Americano got the crowd Tiffy retain her belt, as she on his feet after hitting a was the only champion on 0RRQVDXOW VSODVK IURP Night 1 to do so. The match the top row, just incredible. GLG WDNH D PRUH VWLIIHU URXWH in terms of the blows each Americano ended up beating of them were given each Rey Fénix with his signa- other. Tiffy had her tooth WXUH ¿QLVKHU D ORDGHG À\LQJ chipped off which made it a headbutt. It was very disap- crazy scene to see when she pointing to see the character lifted the belt, seeming as if EDVHG RQ PDNLQJ IXQ RI WKH she just fought a war with art of lucha libre win this Charlotte. match and defeat one of the best luchadors. Despite the 2YHUDOO LW VXFNHG WR VHH unreal athleticism displayed KRZ ZHDN RI D EXLOG WKLV KDG by both wrestlers, the result given the shoot promo and EURNH WKH KHDUWV RI HYHU\ OX- LW VHHPV OLNH &KDUORWWH¶V LVcha libre fan.

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Verdict: 5/10 avocados Seth Rollins def. Roman Reigns and CM Punk The main event saved a ODFNOXVWHU 1LJKW &0 3XQN¶V ¿UVW HYHU WLPH PDLQ eventing Wrestlemania was DOVR 5RPDQ¶V ¿UVW WLPH LQ nearly four years heading into Wrestlemania without a belt around his waist. For Seth, we’ll insert evil Seth Rollins Laugh. This triple threat match was perfect, incredible everything it needed to be and by far the best match from both nights.

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have an amazing match with many near falls and great spots all leading up to WKH JUDQG ¿QDOH 7KURXJKout the whole match, fans were focused on Paul Heyman and whether he would help his tribal chief Roman Reigns or his best friend, &0 3XQN :KHQ LW FDPH WR it, Paul grabbed a steel chair DQG KDQGHG LW WR 3XQN 5RPDQ ORRNHG GLVWUDXJKW DV his wiseman just turned on him.

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Mania match was overshadowed with the main Judgement Day story, the match ZDV IXQ DQG ¿QLVKHG ZLWK D sweet ending.

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After the Viper slithered into the ring, the WWE world heard the words, “Say His Name And He Appears.” The stadium erupted as they saw the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling World Champion, Joe Hendry answer the call. This PDWFK ZDV TXLFN JRW D SRS from the crowd and it was a fun little watch with a beautiful RKO at the end to get Randy Orton his mania win.

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