Editorial

The future of ASUCD and our campus’ culture rests in your hands Vote yes. The nine members of the Editorial Board unanimously agree: Students should vote yes on the Basic Needs and Services Referendum on the ballot for this quarter’s ASUCD elections, taking place from Feb. 18 to 21. The referendum, which would increase the […]

Aggie editors share what the basement means to them Kaelyn Tuermer Lee, Editor-in-Chief Dear Lower Freeborn, Although you’re seismically unsound, have a bagel sitting up by the ceiling that’s been there for who knows how long and have a 99% chance of containing asbestos, I’m thankful to have been a part of The California Aggie’s […]

Transgender people deserve dignified healthcare The UC’s existing affiliations with health systems that restrict care based on religious doctrine have been found to have “life-threatening” consequences. That’s not a hyperbolic statement — that’s the exact wording of a finding published on Jan. 28 by a UC working group tasked with assessing the UC’s affiliations with […]

Supreme Court places immoral value on human lives in recent ruling “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”  Written on the base of the Statue of Liberty, […]

UC should take advantage of increased state funding The Editorial Board denounces the tuition hike proposed by the UC Board of Regents. The two different proposals that the Regents are considering are: an increase in tuition for new and continuing students to account for inflation each year, and a cohort-based model in which student tuition […]

Diversity statements reflect job applicants’s commitment to equal access to education UC Students deserve professors, lecturers and other university professionals who understand who we are. We are a diverse student body, made up of people from myriad races, ethnicities, religions, nationalities, sexualities and genders. The people who are at this university, who teach us and […]

This MLK weekend, don’t just remember, but continue the fight Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday, nearly 50 years after the provision was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1972. The Editorial Board commends and applauds this critical step toward ensuring that no one is discriminated against on […]

Basic Needs and Services Referendum is crucial to preserving association’s future Our basic services and student jobs are in jeopardy. That’s why students must vote on the  Basic Needs and Services Referendum, which will be on the ballot in the 2020 ASUCD Winter Elections. The Editorial Board realizes that while students may be unaware of […]

This first step cannot be end of city’s efforts  Davis City Council took a critical first step toward serving the city’s homeless population on Dec. 17, 2019  by approving construction plans for a daytime respite center to be built on Fifth Street. The Editorial Board commends the city in making progress to solve this state-wide […]

New UC President presents unique opportunity to shape future of system As the new decade begins, the UC has an opportunity for improvement. After careful reflection on previous shortcomings, the Editorial Board hopes that new leadership implements appropriate changes as the system enters a new era.  UC President Janet Napolitano’s last day in her position […]

Implement dead week! Finals are on the horizon, and students are suffocated in projects and assignments with approaching deadlines. Due to the pressures of studying for finals week, students simply need more time, and the 10 week quarter system leaves no room for anyone to catch a breath.  “Dead days” were eliminated from the UC […]

Special election announced with only one-day notice This week, ASUCD gave students a one-day notice that a special election would be held today through Thursday, after an election held two weeks ago was afflicted by a number of issues, including voter disenfranchisement. But in this attempt to correct that issue, ASUCD has failed to appropriately […]