Column

Why Major League Baseball’s preseason is a baseball fan’s paradise    By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    Most years, in October, shortly after the San Francisco Giants finish their season, I receive a message from my dad. It usually reads something along the lines of “130 days until pitchers and catchers report” or “130 days […]

Daily walks benefit both your psychological and physiological well-being   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Imagine you are sitting at your desk in the apartment, taking notes on a particularly difficult passage in your architecture textbook. There is a diagram depicting a wide range of lines and circles, converging into a layout of a […]

“Romanticize the life-ife-ife”   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    When I go grab a chai latte on a Sunday morning, it’s not just a chai latte — it’s a whole event. It’s a cute outfit complete with my favorite lip gloss. It’s a bike ride downtown on my blue cruiser, early enough that it’s […]

Are you having a hard time reading for pleasure? Here are some recommendations   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    As a college student, developing an unhealthy relationship with reading is easy.  Whether it is detailed research articles or seemingly never-ending textbooks, reading frequently becomes a task on my to-do list that needs to be […]

Is it ever really fair to pay someone to help you get into college?   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    In the spring of my third year of high school, as I was about to embark on the journey that is college applications and admissions, the news about the “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal broke. […]

Nobody loves you anymore   By ANDIE TARABZOONI — rmtarabzooni@ucdavis.edu    The idea of meeting someone organically tends to send people into a frenzy, whether it be social anxiety or a fear of rejection — it’s impossible to orchestrate but horrible to wait for. But meeting through dating apps is looked down upon. So what’s […]

Why this “antique” animation style is both unique and challenging   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Among the dozens of different animation techniques existing today, I believe that none are as hands-on and tedious as stop-motion animation. Tracing its roots back to the early 20th century, stop-motion animation was first widely experimented with by […]

You’re not wrong   By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    Here’s an experience that is shared across the country and among generations: your middle school English teacher responding to your innocent, honest ask of “Can I please go to the bathroom?” by saying, with every ounce of condescension and satisfaction they can muster, “I don’t […]

Ideas shouldn’t be monopolized by corporations — cartoon or otherwise   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu   At midnight on Jan. 1, 2024, a quietly momentous thing happened: Mickey Mouse, mascot of the Disney brand and legendary symbol of childhood joy and American consumerism, officially entered the public domain. This means that the original version […]

Unpacking how bad the last seasons were and what to expect this year   By MALCOLM LANGE —- mslange@ucdavis.edu   Last year, “Doctor Who” celebrated its 60th anniversary with a three-part special. Those three episodes, along with a Christmas episode released on Dec. 25, were the only real “Doctor Who” content released in the year […]

The farmer-to-customer connection that brings high quality coffee to Davis residents   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Tucked away at the farthest end of downtown Davis, Pachamama is a quaint coffee house that serves only the highest quality, ethically sourced coffee. Seeing as I am already deep into my second year living in the […]

The big guy is more complicated – and more interesting – than you might think   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu   It’s a new year! And you know what that means: it’s officially time to pack up all the Christmas decorations and stop being festive for the next 11 months. Even though winter has […]