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Personal growth and bus love stories
OpinionJune 4, 2025
My four-year-long codependent relationship with The California Aggie By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu Long ago in Davis, a little undergraduate student applied to be a volunteer layout artist for The California Aggie. Spoiler alert — I’m the little undergraduate student. I entered UC Davis with a background in graphic design, and with absolutely […]

A beautiful, heartfelt goodbye to the opinion column
OpinionJune 4, 2025
I only knew her for a year By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu Writing about myself directly for an article feels so gross. Usually, I can hide behind a communal “we” or a pointed “you.” Even when I use the “I” pronoun in my columns I get to feel a bit distanced, since few […]

Signed, Jalan Tehranifar
OpinionJune 4, 2025
You can’t have my autograph (unless you ask nicely) By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org My name is Jalan Tehranifar, and I’m the girl you’ve seen around campus on the tiny purple moped (it’s meant for children) — but that’s not all that I am. When I first arrived at UC Davis at 16, […]

An homage to the city of Davis
OpinionJune 4, 2025
Without The California Aggie, I would have never had the chance to experience the entirety of the people, places and events of my sweet college town By OLIVIA HOKR At the beginning of my second year of college, I came across a volunteer staff writer vacancy for The California Aggie. I submitted an […]

Logging off: A farewell post but in print
OpinionJune 4, 2025
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10 years, 10 months, 10 pieces of advice
OpinionJune 4, 2025
From a writer who wrote her articles at 2 a.m. By JESSICA YUNG — campus@theaggie.org “Does it ever drive you crazy, just how fast the night changes?” – One Direction My childhood band sang that over 10 years ago, and I never fully understood that until now. I have always experienced my childhood […]

Thank you (thank you, thank you, thank you)
OpinionJune 4, 2025
As I look back on my time at The Aggie, I am filled with gratitude for all of the amazing people who made it possible By EMME DUNNING — features@theaggie.org For the past two years, I have had the pleasure and honor of being a reporter at the features desk for The California Aggie. When […]

College is more than just learning how to learn
OpinionJune 4, 2025
My final thoughts on the communities I’ve had the privilege of being a part of in Davis By RACHEL GAUER — features@theaggie.org My dad graduated from UC Davis with a history degree over 30 years ago. As grad season has pushed me to be reflecting and reminiscing constantly, I recently asked him what […]

Thoughts on my last four years at this wonderful school
OpinionJune 4, 2025
Davis — a boring, beautiful, brilliant place By NOAH HARRIS — features@theaggie.org I’ve been looking at a blank google document for long enough, so I should probably start writing some words on this paper. The words below might be a tad overdramatic for this year’s Senior Issue. I chose to come to UC […]

The daunting task of being proud
OpinionJune 4, 2025
I probably shouldn’t have overwhelmed myself with everything in the world, but I don’t regret it — after the air cleared, I can say I’m quite proud of myself By EVELYN SANCHEZ — features@theaggie.org Coming from the fresh, beautiful coast of Southern California to the dryness of the Sacramento valley, I entered UC […]

The resurgence of micro-skirts could be a recession indicator
ColumnMay 31, 2025
Are hemlines and holdings directly proportional? By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu The resurgence in popularity of low-rise jeans and skirts with shorter hemlines may signal the onset of a recession. Much of the conversation online has reframed this trend as a nostalgia-driven revival of Y2K or a rebellion against the body-negativity of the 2010s. […]

Eat what you know
ColumnMay 31, 2025
We should simplify healthy eating by cutting out chemically processed foods By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu One of the best ways to test your knowledge is to try to teach someone else what you know. The idea, while seemingly ordinary, is tied to a significant lesson: Simplicity is key. In order to explain a […]

