Editorial

From the 2019–2020 Editor-in-Chief Welcome back returning students, and for incoming students, welcome to UC Davis — you’re an Aggie now! My name is Kaelyn Tuermer-Lee and I am a fourth-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major. I am very excited to be the editor-in-chief for The Aggie for the 2019–2020 academic year. Some of you may […]

Don’t you forget about us *throws fist in air* Emily Stack, Editor-in-Chief By Hannah Holzer My first interaction with Emily went something like this: My shy freshman self approached Emily, shades on, pencils stuck in her blonde hair, to ask if she wanted to complete The Aggie’s Best of Davis survey. “I work there,” she […]

Suspension provides opportunity to enact positive change It was announced that the California Aggie Marching Band, also known as Band-Uh!, had been placed on interim suspension on May 29 pending the completion of an independent investigation by the Sacramento law firm Van Dermyden Maddux into allegations of hazing, binge drinking and sexual assault. The decision […]

TAPS to increase parking permit prices come Fall Quarter Come Fall Quarter, students will have another obstacle to hurdle at the beginning of their academic year with the recent announcement of increased parking permit prices for the 2019–20 year, despite the fact that no new parking options will be installed. It should go without saying […]

Philanthropy is laudable, but systemic change is needed to tackle $1.5 trillion of college debt Robert F. Smith, a billionaire tech investor, the founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and the richest black man in America, announced during the commencement address at Morehouse College this past Sunday that he would pay off the student […]

Davis is not exempt from dangers of rape culture Content Warning: This editorial contains descriptions of drugging and sexual assault, which some readers might find upsetting. The Davis Police Department received three reports this past month of women, all of whom are UC Davis students, experiencing abnormal behavior like blackouts after drinking alcoholic beverages that […]

Amid nationwide attacks on reproductive rights, California should pass SB 24 The Calif. State Senate Health Committee recently passed Senate Bill 24, which would require all California public universities to provide abortion by medical techniques, otherwise known as the abortion pill, on their campuses by 2023. The bill, which has yet to appear before the […]

Take action to honor strong women Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and while flowers or a phone call are lovely ways of letting your mom know you love and appreciate her, it’s also worth remembering that Mother’s Day began as the project of radical social reformers and activists. Long before it came to be associated […]

More funds, resources need to be allocated toward LGBTQIA Resource Center, other student services UC Davis is celebrating Pride Month throughout May, with this year’s theme being “Collective Healing for Liberation: Healing Our Past, Embracing Our Present, Reclaiming Our Future.” Pride Month is “dedicated to bringing visibility, empowerment, and knowledge to our communities,” according to […]

Recent acts of violence against religious groups prompt urgent need for administrative attention On April 27, the last day of Passover, Lori Gilbert Kaye was fatally shot after a gunman opened fire on the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif. Gilbert Kaye sacrificed her life in an act of protection of her faith and […]

#SaveStudentNewsrooms The Prodigy, UC Merced’s student-run newspaper, is set to shut down by the end of this summer after its funding request for the coming year was denied by the Associated Students of UC Merced. CC Gillespie, the incoming editor-in-chief of the paper, was recently informed in a meeting with an ASUCM representative that The […]

Persistent discrimination in workplace, schools proves need for bill The California State Senate, in a commendable bipartisan vote on Monday, April 22, unanimously approved Senate Bill 188, a bill that would outlaw discrimination based on hairstyle. The C.R.O.W.N. Act, short for “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair,” is sponsored by Senator Holly […]