Editorial

This November, write for yourself, not the grade By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Along with many fall festivities, November brings a new one for avid writers. National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, began in 1999 and challenges people to write an entire novel — or 50 thousand words of one — in just 30 […]

Amid recent world events, we urge the UC Davis community to balance action with empathy   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Content warning: This article contains discussions of violence and hateful speech, including islamophobia and anti-semitism.   The Israel-Palestine conflict has been ongoing for decades, with some arguing that its roots stem from far earlier. […]

A guide to finding a sustainable costume on a budget By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It’s that time of year again, and dressing up for Halloween has never been more difficult. Back in the day, you’d simply inform your parents that your only desire was to dress up as a ladybug for the third year in […]

Here’s a start to respecting the land you occupy By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As UC Davis students and current inhabitants of Patwin land (pronounced puht-win), it’s our responsibility to educate ourselves about its history. How little we know about the land we live on makes it that much easier for us to disconnect ourselves from […]

What we owe to each other when sick   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   My last happy sick day was in third grade, spent enveloped in a mess of blankets, watching “The Princess Bride” for the second time that day. Back then, missing a day of school was a fair trade: one day of sympathy […]

From academic tutoring to free food, here are some of the best campus resources available to you as a UC Davis student   You’ve all heard the college question trifecta: Name? Major? Hometown? It’s all a cliche, but introductions are important, and sometimes you have to start with the basics.    Last week, we introduced […]

Students deserve a safe environment to learn regardless of their identity    By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Since August, there have been five separate bomb threats made to the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library. One of the threats also specifically targeted Davis schools and the homes of several Davis Joint Unified School District employees. While […]

Find out which one of us once wrote an entire magazine about mashed potatoes and whose Roman Empire is the 2014 lifestyle YouTube era   Ahem. *Clears throat to begin the spiel we tell near daily to friends, family and anyone else who gives us even half a chance to speak*  The California Aggie is […]

Meeting adjourned   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Sophie Dewees, Editor-in-Chief By Chris Ponce The first time I met Sophie I was a nervous wreck. When I decided to apply for the Editorial Board I was a first year that was still finding my footing at Davis. I felt apprehensive to apply in the first […]

Our tips for saving money and reducing stress during the moving process   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Yes, it’s that time of year again in Davis. We’re at the tail end of the last quarter in the academic calendar, seniors are preparing for graduation, others are planning for summer and it seems like everyone […]

Show your support for Davis’s music scene that showcases a diverse range of up-and-coming artists    By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   With mainstream artists like K-pop group BTS and Drake and large concerts like Coachella and Rolling Loud, many are ready to drop hundreds (or dare we say, thousands of dollars for resold tickets) to […]

There are ways to balance the economic benefits of a beverage company sponsorship with our commitment to reducing plastic waste on campus   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   It’s a question every environmentally minded individual has asked themselves: what difference can one person really make? Does recycling, riding your bike or toting around reusable utensils […]