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UC administration fails to address UC Riverside’s new counseling employee contracts On the UC Davis campus, students are offered access to Counseling and Psychological Services. These services can help with a variety of mental health concerns, from academics and relationship concerns to depression and anxiety. Types of services include individual counseling, group counseling and eating […]

The Bay Area must invest in alternative sources of drinking water Have you ever looked out over the Yosemite Valley and thought, “Somebody should cut down all these trees and fill this puppy with water — because I’m thirsty”? No. So why do we allow Yosemite’s lost Hetch Hetchy Valley to remain underwater? John Muir, […]

The digital age has shifted the reading discourse At the corner of Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road, a certain store awaits shoppers as they brave the stifling heat to browse its wares. After entering through the sliding doors, these shoppers will eye rows and rows of red-orange shelves, stacked high with an assortment of goodies. […]

What it’s like to be part of an online gaming community “Why can’t you be racist in a game that is set in the Civil War?” I’ve heard this question many times in the gaming events that I have attended. These organized events take place in a mod called “North and South” — an alteration […]

Despite litter statistics, our everyday choices still matter A flyer posted in the Davis bathrooms last year asked students to reconsider using red solo cups. It argued that plastic produces negative environmental impacts and suggested that students ban single-use cups. For the umpteenth time, I asked myself: “If we all know plastic is bad, why […]

One of life’s universal feelings is surprisingly tricky to define I’m no expert on love. Only one person has ever received the love of this guy, your columnist. Yeah, just one. But taking that love-mobile for a spin revealed something intriguing. I began wondering about the word “love” and all its puzzling connotations. And that’s […]

In an era seeking to fight injustice and inequality, nonviolence seems weak Worldwide social movements have struggled with the dilemma of whether to employ violence to get results. Most historical movements have come with some mixture of nonviolent and violent means. This doesn’t affect their success. However, in the context of recent violence in Charlottesville […]

Polished social media posts can fuel feelings of inadequacy and loneliness We constantly walk around campus with our eyes glued to our smartphones. Some people like taking notes on their computers, which provides easy internet access in class. The blood of social media sites runs through our devices. We’re always scoping out what’s new on […]

The humanities provide skills vital to a well-rounded, functioning society “This is what the real, no-bullshit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: how to keep from going through your comfortable, prosperous, respectable adult life dead, unconscious, a slave to your head….” So said David Foster Wallace, the author of “Infinite […]

How Ali’s views still exist in today’s multicultural society Muhammad Ali is known for his achievements and actions both inside and outside of the boxing ring. What he said outside of the ring remains the most criticized part of his life. With his fame, Ali chose to publicize and fight for his views. These views […]

Content about mental health and suicide shouldn’t be restricted just because it’s on TV Coming to the end of 2017, it’s safe to say that almost everyone has seen or at least heard of the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.” For those who don’t know, before the series was released, it was a book, published […]

Appealing to diverse moral values is vital to uniting people Polarization in politics affects not just discussions in Washington and Sacramento, but also those at the dinner tables of ordinary families. It seems common for people of differing opinions to speak right past one another when they talk. When opinions voiced are based in values […]