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Even though it doesn’t feel like the grass is greener on the other side, it probably will be    By ANA BACH — opinion@theaggie.org    Like many fourth-years making the time to write down their parting words, I too have fallen victim to procrastinating my final sentiments at The Aggie. My time at the paper […]

An homage to the town that helped me grow in self-understanding through its mosaic of lives   By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org It’s difficult to find words that do justice to the profound ways that The Aggie has shaped me throughout my college career. Despite not having an ardent passion for journalism when I started […]

I’ll miss The Aggie    BY ARIANA NOBLE — apnoble@ucdavis.edu    Who would’ve thought I’d end up as the layout director of The California Aggie? Honestly, me. I’ve known since my second year of high school that I wanted to pursue journalism, even if not as a writer. My love for newspapers only deepened in […]

From sketching student life to leading a design team, UC Davis gave me the courage to grow into opportunities I never thought I was ready for — and I’m so glad I dared to try   By LANHUI ZHEN — lazhen@ucdavis.edu    My story at The Aggie began when I first saw the vacancy posting […]

Reflecting on my time in my Honda Civic after I failed an exam   By ILEANA MONSERRAT MERAZ- immeraz@ucdavis.edu   Don’t be alarmed. I’m okay, I swear. However, I can’t say the same about me back in 2021 on a cold December day in my Honda Civic in a community college parking lot.  Imagine tears, […]

How I learned to take chances on things that I would have never expected to take me so far: The California Aggie being one of them   By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY — city@theaggie.org   I remember the first leap I took when choosing to work for The California Aggie. It was the application portal and the […]

The California Aggie helped me get to know my school, my city and my future career    By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org   As a transfer student, it can feel like you’re in a hurry. I spent my first year at UC Davis hustling to get the classes I needed to graduate and adjusting to […]

How studying overseas sparked my interest in local storytelling    By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org    I joined The California Aggie as a writer the summer after my third year at Davis. As an English major with creative writing emphasis and a professional writing minor, it was kind of a miracle I hadn’t stumbled upon […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]