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Is it better to reign in hell than serve in heaven?    By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu   When I was a little kid, I went through a phase where I was obsessed with classic Disney movies. I’m sure a solid portion of the people reading this article went through a similar (if not identical) […]

Your student ID and all your savings, please   By ANDIE TARABZOONI — rmtarabzooni@ucdavis.edu    When I was first deciding on a college at the ripe young age of 17, I had taken into account the fact that no matter where I went, I refused to live in a place similar to my sister’s $2,000 […]

Every four years, the environment at school gets really weird…I wonder why   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu  The first time I recall being vaguely interested in the goings-on of American politics was in 2012. I was nine years old, and all I really understood with any clarity was that former President Obama was being […]

Our student government’s lack of vision cost them a failed impeachment attempt   By MALCOLM LANGE — mslange@ucdavis.edu   This quarter has had an eventful start, with impeachment hearings being held for our ASUCD President and Internal Vice President (IVP) within the first couple weeks. President Ojeda and IVP Raghunathan were the subject of scrutiny […]

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 […]