Arts & Culture

Other Collective’s newest issue focuses on displacement
Arts & CultureFebruary 5, 2020
Student-run magazine features marginalized voices Other Collective, a student-run magazine that focuses on student voices that aren’t regularly heard in Davis publications and works, released the second issue of their magazine on Monday, Jan. 27. The publication aims to dismantle orientalist media perspectives. This year’s issue is displacement. The Editorial Board decides each new theme […]

The UC Davis Experience from an international lens
Arts & CultureFebruary 5, 2020
Exchange students reflect on their time at UC Davis Whether it’s through personal experience, an information session or the occasional (or not so occasional) Instagram feed post, most students are familiar with the idea of studying abroad. But what happens when roles are flipped and studying abroad means coming to UC Davis? While we are […]

What shows are coming to their end this year and what will replace them?
Arts & CultureFebruary 5, 2020
Upcoming Endings and New Beginnings With January going by too quickly for me to even memorize which classroom my lecture is in, it’s time for new shows to premiere and occupy my time. But where new shows come alive, old ones go to die. What’s Ending: “The Good Place” The selfish Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) […]

Students share their favorite films of the 2010s — Queen and Slim, Call Me By Your Name among those listed
Arts & CultureFebruary 5, 2020
Other favorites include Disobedience, Shutter Island, The Martian This decade brought extraordinary films that left their mark on the history of cinema. Disney saw major success with the release of both “Frozen” and “Frozen 2,” as well as the highly anticipated sequel to “The Incredibles.” The Marvel cinematic universe finished the decade with multiple “Avengers” […]

Basement Gallery, KDVS host pop-up show
Arts & CultureFebruary 5, 2020
Students DJs and artists host concert, gala in basement of Art Building The student-organized Basement Gallery teamed up with KDVS on Jan. 16 to host a pop-up show featuring three student DJs. The show was produced by lead director and fifth-year design major Zoë Reinhardt and fourth-year art studio major Karewith Casas, who works as […]

TikTok: A deeper look at the new social media students are obsessed with
Arts & CultureFebruary 4, 2020
On TikTok, the stupidity of a joke or the obvious lack of effort is the punchline TikTok is one of social media’s most recent additions that has surged in popularity over the past year. Referred to by some as Vine’s annoying younger sister, TikTok has become a go-to for content creators and teens who want […]

Five albums that describe UC Davis
Arts & CultureFebruary 3, 2020
An exploration of music as community Campus is a strange place. Don’t get me wrong, since being admitted here I have sung the praises of UC Davis to an arguably annoying amount, both in print and to friends. There’s beauty everywhere you look, even if you have to squint sometimes. There’s not a better way […]

Students talk about recent fentanyl-laced cocaine epidemic
Arts & CultureFebruary 3, 2020
Alert: Snow in Davis The week before Christmas, Aaron Hall and Jamez Manning, described as “young men in the Oakland music scene,” died due to an overdose of cocaine laced with fentanyl in Oakland, according to the SF Chronicle. Unfortunately, these aren’t isolated incidents. According to the San Francisco Department of Public Health, death rates […]

What it means to be a good friend: three sets of friends discuss
Arts & CultureJanuary 31, 2020
Aggies offer their own meaning of true friendship What is the one thing you can’t live without? A good book? A loyal family dog? God forbid, your cell phone? Maybe, just maybe, an actual person popped into your head. Someone whose been there for you through thick and thin. Someone to laugh with, cry with […]

What to do when there’s nothing to do
Arts & CultureJanuary 31, 2020
Different pastimes to pass the time Over Winter Break, I headed south to Villa Guerrero, Mexico. After a four-hour flight and a four-hour drive, I ended up in a quaint village with nothing to do. With only one book in hand and one bar of signal, I thought, “What am I going to do here […]

And the Oscar goes to…
Arts & CultureJanuary 31, 2020
Predictions for the 2020 Academy Awards Best Picture: “Joker” “Joker” is by far the most interesting approach to the character I’ve seen to date. In this portrayal, Joker starts out as his own worst enemy rather than immediately becoming the villain of everyone else. The incorporation of mental health is cautious and thoughtful, bringing positive […]

Culture Corner with Gabriela Hernandez
Arts & CultureJanuary 31, 2020
The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Movie: “Missing Link” directed by Chris Butler One can’t help but laugh at this wacky stop-motion animated film with its charming title character Missing Link, who takes everything too literally. From the producers who brought us “Caroline” and “Paranorman,” this film is filled […]

