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Where the five love languages fall short    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   “Your love language is physical touch,” proclaimed the results of my online quiz, displaying a colorful pie chart depicting my “Love Language Profile.” Spanning 33% of the circle, the orange segment representing physical touch was thus deemed my primary love language. […]

Forecast: a heavy downpour and fluctuation in political opinion   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   I’ve never had an official tour of Davis; My first time on campus was a result of spontaneous exploration during a coincidental visit to town. What I did not expect, though, was to be completely drenched head to toe in […]

Parallel play as an adult model of social intimacy   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   So much of my adult life has been informed by the enclosure of my friendships within four walls, stationed in the same room and space. I do not think I understand much about the world outside of two girls sprawled […]

How the Trump administration benefits from fear   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   On March 8, 2025, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist at Columbia University, for using his right to free speech. A U.S. court has ruled the Donald Trump administration is within their rights […]

Ways technological advancements can be both detrimental and beneficial to the environment   By ELLIE NOH — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   With the plethora of recent technological advancements — from electronics to artificial intelligence (AI) — there are many positive implications in terms of improved environmental measures. However, what are ways in which these technologies might negatively […]

If settling feels like a sin, then perfection is an idol   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   The perfect school. The perfect career. The perfect home. The perfect partner. Most influencers on social media post about their surplus of accomplishments and their outlandish income. No matter the type of perfect we see on social media, […]

The ancient Greek myth of the sirens continues to fuel a harmful portrayal of  women in the media   By JHANA RHODES — jsrho@ucdavis.edu   If Homer’s “Odyssey” taught me anything, it’s that the unfair stereotype of women as “sirens” is inherently dangerous and manipulative, with a long history dating back to ancient myth. While […]

The power of “cold-blooded a cappella”   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   Founded in 1995, the UC Davis Lounge Lizards celebrated their 30th anniversary showcase from May 3 to 4, 2025. The Lounge Lizards are one of the most talented a cappella groups in California, coming in second only to Furmata from the University […]

The India-Pakistan division and the current rhetoric surrounding the violence exemplify how conversations about extremism are highly unproductive   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   When the British left South Asia in 1947, they left a tangible legacy of colonialism behind. The following partition of India into India and Pakistan was one of the most […]

Exploring other ways to spend our time this summer    By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   When I started my third year at UC Davis, I told myself I’d grind to get an internship for summer 2025. It’s May, spring quarter is over in a month and all I’ve gotten are numerous rejection emails. Nothing […]

Exploring whether or not capitalism is the root of all our woes   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzotl@ucdavis.edu   There’s this guy, let’s call him Karl Marx, who talked a lot about what he called “the base” of a society. Society’s system of production dictates pretty much everything else, acting as a base, according to Marx’s […]

Why this slur needs to be left behind   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   I can’t believe I even have to write this article, and yet, here we are. My argument here is pretty straightforward: Stop using the R-slur. You’d think saying something like “Don’t say slurs” isn’t necessary in 2025, but there’s been […]