Editorial

May, administrators discuss fall quarter plans, recent UC-wide data breach and continued COVID-19 precautions Chancellor Gary May, Provost Mary Croughan, Vice Chancellor Pablo Reguerín, Vice Chancellor Kelly Ratliff, Associate Chancellor Karl Engelbach, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Dana Topousis, Campus Counsel Michael Sweeney, Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca  Below is a transcript of the meeting […]

May, administrators discuss fall quarter plans, recent UC-wide data breach and continued COVID-19 precautions Chancellor Gary May, Provost Mary Croughan, Vice Chancellor Pablo Reguerín, Vice Chancellor Kelly Ratliff, Associate Chancellor Karl Engelbach, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Dana Topousis, Campus Counsel Michael Sweeney, Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca  Below is a transcript of the meeting […]

The Editorial Board endorses six candidates for ASUCD Senate ASUCD Fall Elections began today on Monday, May 10, with 14 Senate candidates running for six available seats, two executive tickets running for the president and vice president position and one candidate running for student advocate, an elected position meant to advise, defend and provide aid […]

With antitransgender legislation on the rise, it’s on each of us to support transgender lives On March 31, 2021, President Joe Biden released a proclamation on International Transgender Day of Visibility calling for the celebration of transgender individuals and advocating for the continued break down of systematic barriers faced by the LGBTQ+ community. The statement, […]

We can do more on a national and individual level to support people in India and those of Indian descent in our local communities As things start to slowly progress to a version of life before the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., it can be easy to fail to pay attention to other countries who […]

We can do more on a national and individual level to support people in India and those of Indian descent in our local communities As things start to slowly progress to a version of life before the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., it can be easy to fail to pay attention to other countries who […]

Ed Board’s picks of movies, TV shows, books, podcasts and more Come the fifth week in the quarter system, most Davis students are drowned in coursework, midterms and most likely, an unhealthy dose of stress. The Editorial Board is right there with you, and we think you deserve a break. A break can be many […]

Organizations, including universities, need to do more to advocate for their female athletes, provide them with the support needed to achieve success and highlight their success, just as they do for male athletes The members of this Editorial Board have grown up watching male athletes dominate the media. We all have attended Super Bowl parties, […]

We will all continue to feel the consequences of climate change if direct action is not taken immediately In May 2019, the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Australia released a report on climate risk, detailing the possible environmental disasters that could take place by 2050 if we proceed to wreak havoc on the […]

Federal legalization should be equity-based and confront criminal justice and economic inequities With this Tuesday marking 4/20, the Editorial Board wants to express its support of the federal legalization of marijuana—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently announced that he and other senators are drafting a bill to “end the federal prohibition of marijuana.”  The federal […]

Despite the many calls for change, Black individuals continue to be unjustly killed by the police—it must stop Last Sunday afternoon, another Black individual died at the hands of a police officer. An encounter from a traffic violation was all it took for Daunte Wright to be fatally shot. Expired registration tags, an arrest warrant […]

As disparities in the vaccine rollout become increasingly apparent, the Editorial Board encourages everyone to help others stay safe and get vaccinated On April 6, 2020, President Joe Biden announced that all Americans would be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, roughly two weeks earlier than the previous deadline set by the […]