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TikTok is creating a well-read society    By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    If you’ve never been on “booktok,” you’re missing out. It’s a subcultural corner of TikTok that discusses, promotes, reviews and whole-heartedly embraces books and literature; and it’s a lovely space to be in.  As a result of booktok and other similar social […]

What leads even the smartest people to be so stupid?   By MALCOLM LANGE — mslange@ucdavis.edu   “Everyone is stupid!” This is an exclamation that most, if not everyone, has made at some point in their life. Unfortunately, this declaration of frustration is pretty much true. Everyone is stupid, even the smartest person you know.  […]

From an abrupt ending to a long-delayed celebration   By JOAQUIN WATERS —- jwat@ucdavis.edu    When the world shut down in March 2020, I often thought that my high school graduating year — the class of 2021 — got the worst of the whole mess. We went on to spend the better part of a […]

What does this change mean for both customers and employees?   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   As of April 1, 2024, all fast food workers in California received a significant minimum wage increase, with a base pay of $20 per hour. AB1228, the law that permits this change, was signed into effect by California […]

Listen to “Agricola” on KDVS 90.3 FM every Friday   By SONORA SLATER — editor@theaggie.org   Dear readers,   Hello!! We have so many writers now that we can’t fit all of our content in print (!!!), so I’m going to try and keep this short — but I have some news that I’ve been […]

We must do everything we can to combat misinformation   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    As college students, most of us have gotten pretty good at identifying credible and non-credible sources. Many of our classes spend countless hours drilling the importance of research skills and careful source selection into our heads, helping us recognize […]

School/life balance is unattainable in our current atmosphere    By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    There are no boundaries in college. The Powers That Be can have you in a lecture hall at 7:30 in the morning and you can find yourself in a lab on the same day at 10 at night. In between […]

Latte art as the mark of excellent coffee craft   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   You walk into your local coffee shop and order a hot latte, noting that the line isn’t long and the atmosphere in the cafe is relaxed and uplifting. You pay for your drink, stand to the side to make […]

Aang can fly now… I guess?   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Warning: Spoilers ahead!   The day the live-action remake of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (ATLA) aired on Netflix, I bounced straight from my work table to the couch, aiming my remote at the television and mentally preparing myself for what lay ahead. […]

Don’t let your friends fall by the wayside   By MOLLY THOMPSON —- mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I’ve never been in love: I’ve never had a date on Valentine’s Day, or an “our song” or someone to take me to prom. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have love in my life.  Our society places so much […]

Homesickness is part of the process    By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    It’s the Saturday night before winter quarter starts. It’s been raining all day, and I just got dropped off back at my dorm after winter break. My roommates don’t get back until tomorrow — I’m all alone.  There’s an inevitable moment that […]

Hey, sometimes girl math is just math   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   Being a girl is easier than ever these days; instead of working out, you can go on a “girl walk.” Instead of budgeting, you can just justify your expenses with “girl math.” Over the past few years, the internet has been […]