Until the morrow, The California Aggie

Editor-in-Chief Alyssa Crevoiserat majors in managerial economics with a minor in professional writing. She plans to go into book publishing after graduation.

I was editor-in-chief for a year, and all I got was this lousy column

By ALYSSA CREVOISERAT — ancrevoiserat@ucdavis.edu

My quest from copy reader to editor-in-chief at The California Aggie was unconventional, and this final column marks the first-ever article to host my byline. Inspired by high school grammar quizzes and the potential to be a children’s book editor, I embarked on my first newspaper role as a volunteer copy reader during my first year at UC Davis. As this voyage comes to an end, I feel imbued with intrinsic wisdom and an unnatural amount of AP Style knowledge.

My love-hate relationship with AP Style came alongside my work with the Copy Desk, and — while I’ll never forget the beloved Oxford comma — editing for The Aggie felt like the culmination of years of playing pretend editor. Moving from the tried-and-true medium of reading classmates’ essays to newspaper articles came the most academic and personal fulfillment of my life.

Working for The Aggie was not about journalism for me — at least not at first. Through my time on the Copy Desk, I developed a deep appreciation for the people and stories that make up the City of Davis. Reading articles from all of our desks drew me in, and the opportunity to spend my Saturday nights learning about my home for the next four years became fundamental to my time here.

Becoming a copy chief, and later managing editor, brought me closer to the efforts that felt truest to me: supporting the team. A certified Associated Student Body (ASB) kid at heart (if you know, you know), I took great joy in learning the art of newsroom teamwork, and planning social events and crafting training guides showed me what makes this paper so special.

Aside from being the only journalistic opportunity at UC Davis, the individual personalities, passions and talents of each staff member is what gives The Aggie its secret sauce. This isn’t just a club or career stepping stone; this is the passion project of friends, classmates and coworkers that choose this paper every week.

Each step at The Aggie has brought new takeaways, but by far, my most fulfilling role has been editor-in-chief. Representing this newspaper has been an experience I will bury safely within my treasure chest for years to come, and it was an honor to be trusted with this paper. As I work to complete my newspaper scrapbook and pack up my office, I want to thank all of the people who have made my college experience.

I once joked that I wish for the Editorial Board to be buried in the same plot of land, and if that isn’t representative of too much time spent together, I don’t know what is. This group of nine has become a trauma-bonded band of brothers, and I hold our daily two-hour meetings close to heart. Thank you to the Managing Staff for allowing my off-putting questions and tangents, and thank you to the almost 200 students at this paper who attended silly social events and gave this paper your all.

Thank you to Maya Kornyeyeva for being my work spouse for a year, and to Laurie Pederson for two years of companionship and the best advice a girl could ask for. Thank you most of all to my best friend, coworker and classmate, Savannah Anno. I’ll mourn our messy apartment and conflict-of-interest concerns the way I’ll mourn my second-best soulmate: Gunrock.

Goodbye to the office stuffed animal, Benjamin Byline, and to my contentious quotes on the walls. I bid thee all farewell — long live The California Aggie!

Written by: Alyssa Crevoiserat — ancrevoiserat@ucdavis.edu

Alyssa Crevoiserat is the 2025-26 Editor-in-Chief. Before this, she was the Managing Editor, Copy Chief and Copy Reader.