Editorial

The UCs must do better to prevent disruptions that affect the entire academic community  By THE EDITORIAL BOARD On Monday, Nov. 14, an estimated 48,000 academic workers across the UC academic system, including teaching assistants (TAs) and post-graduate students, went on strike in light of alleged “unlawful actions” on the part of the UC system. […]

In honor of the changing seasons, the members of the Editorial Board share their favorite fall and winter recipes By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Sophie Dewees — Editor-in-Chief Recipe: Braided Cardamom Bread Alright, alright, I know choosing a Christmas recipe in a fall recipes editorial is a little controversial, but hear me out. Every year, […]

Become a better ally by educating yourself and including ace and aro people in your conversations By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Asexual Awareness Week, or “Ace Week,” started on Oct. 23 and ended on Oct. 29. Ace Week aimed to educate the public on the many different asexual (ace) and aromantic (aro) identities that exist. […]

The UC Davis college experience is finally starting to resemble life before the pandemic — let’s keep it that way By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   It finally seems like things are going back to “normal” — most instruction is in-person, the CoHo reopened The Fickle Pickle deli and, believe it or not, Unitrans is no […]

The Editorial Board endorses three candidates for ASUCD Senate as well as the uncontested International Student Representative and External Affairs Vice President candidates By THE EDITORIAL BOARD  ASUCD’s fall elections began today, Monday, Nov. 7, and will be open for voting through Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m. This election cycle, one candidate is running […]

The university must do better to protect student protestors and condemn the presence of violent extremists By THE EDITORIAL BOARD On Oct. 25, UC Davis’s chapter of Turning Point USA, a right-wing nonprofit organization active on college campuses across the country, planned to host an event at the UC Davis Conference Center featuring speaker Stephen […]

Staffing shortage problems limit the ability of ASUCD units to provide essential services By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   The Associated Students of UC Davis, or ASUCD, is the on-campus association that, with a $17 million budget, seeks to serve the student population through student government, various units, committees and commissions. Most of these are entirely […]

Addressing the rise in antisemitism nationally begins with actively working to prevent the recurrence of hate on our campus and in the city of Davis By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Content warning: This article contains discussions of antisemitic language and threats of violence that readers may find disturbing.   On Aug. 28, three or four […]

By listening to and sharing the stories of Iranian people, we can encourage international governments to take a stand against injustice By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Content Warning: This article contains discussion of violence which some readers might find disturbing.  On Sept. 13, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was visiting the Iranian capital with her family when […]

It’s important to recognize when our media consumption is playing into a culture that sensationalizes these individuals By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Serial killers have been a popular subject of recent Netflix originals, viral TikToks and true crime podcasts in which there is a tendency to romanticize them. As there is now a suspected serial […]

While it’s hard to stop loving our favorite creators when they make harmful comments, we can decide to no longer support them   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Content warning: This article contains discussions of antisemitism, transphobia and threats of violence that readers may find disturbing.   Artists are in a unique position because viewers […]

Deeper issues in the American education system need to be addressed to make college education more affordable   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   On paper, President Joe Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan seems to guarantee loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers across the United States. Upon closer inspection, however, it appears that not only is […]