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Botanical decolonization on J Street WestCo is an annual conference where cooperatives along the West Coast meet to exchange ideas and resources. This year, Davis hosted the event. I was super hyped about experiencing WestCo, so much so that I most likely imposed upon it impossible expectations and optimisms about how the programs would run […]

Forming better academic skills can help to decrease stress, increase success Time is not on our side in the rapidly-progressing quarter system, and bad time management could be harming both our mental health and academic performance. The best-rehearsed line students repeat is often “I don’t have enough time,” and it speaks to the problem of […]

The genre helps contextualize and reflect current anxieties, problems It’s inarguable that science fiction is one of the most dominant genres of our time. Though it has been popular throughout the last 50 years, it hasn’t had as great of an influence on culture as it has today, and though this can be traced back […]

Bernie and the Bird: How Millennials failed to show up to the polls and elect Clinton For the first time in history, the Millennial generation surpassed the Baby Boomers in size among the world’s population. So nearly two years after they take the world by the reigns, what’s the worst that can happen? Brexit and […]

Undocumented immigrants at greatest risk of federal enforcement of marijuana policy Today marks the first 4/20 Californians of age will celebrate entirely legally. It’s been a long time coming for the state that was first to approve the medical use of marijuana in 1996 — and it’s surely only the start of what will be […]

Republicans put corporations over constituents in repeal of FCC regulation President Trump and Republican lawmakers recently demonstrated that when it comes to internet privacy, they intend on satisfying corporate interests rather than safeguarding the personal information of the American people. Trump signed a resolution earlier this month that overturned a spearheading privacy regulation developed last […]

Co-op life as discussed by UC Davis Tri Co-opers Generalizations of co-ops and their occupants create false impressions that co-opers are anti-establishment and that this is a negative thing. But most co-opers, especially the ones I have talked to, wouldn’t even consider labeling themselves as such. Instead, they will gladly tell you their ideas about […]

Millennials are the most stressed-out, sleep-deprived and preoccupied generation in history How human beings connect with one another is what sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. However, there is enough evidence to suggest that humans are heading in the wrong direction when it comes to interpersonal communication, and it’s solely the […]

Agriculture demands more attention for its significant impact on daily life With the rise of a rather health-conscious generation comes debate and scandal around GMOs, factory farms, food-borne illnesses, companies like Monsanto and the institutions and policies that produce and regulate agriculture. But excepting extreme cases, agriculture tends not to be a topic of mass […]

Millennial relationships and agricultural advocacy among diverse array of topics It’s Spring Quarter! Finally. There’s no better time to open up a copy of The Aggie on the Quad, flip a few pages to the opinion section and cheerily read about what people are complaining about. This quarter we have a decidedly diverse set of […]

Individuals with Tourette’s find success, identity, happiness despite daily challenges At first glance, the East Bay support group for people with Tourette’s looked like any other friend group meeting for pizza on a Saturday afternoon. At Bambino’s Pizza in Concord last month, adolescents and adults mingled and discussed an array of topics, from the Jaws […]

How the Arab Spring contributed to Syria’s downfall A boy lies face down on the sand, as the waves of a beach in Turkey wash over him. A police officer looks the other way, hollering at people we cannot see. The water moves back and forth, back and forth, but the boy lies still on […]