Editorial

Immediate action necessary to rectify blatant disregard for planet For many, Earth Day is an annual day of reflection on the health of our planet. But in 2019, each and every day demands a reflection on the precarious and escalating effects of climate change. With weather patterns transforming and global sea levels rising dramatically, one […]

Expunging marijuana convictions first step to remedying War On Drugs Whether you’re an experienced stoner, a casual consumer or a non-user, it is widely recognized that this Saturday, April 20 is the holiday for all things related to marijuana. With this marking the third occurance of 4/20 since California voters passed Proposition 64 in November […]

It’s time to see Trump’s online hate speech as a danger to civil rights Last Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted an edited video that cut between images of 9/11 and clips of Representative Ilhan Omar speaking at a Council on American-Islamic Relations event. Omar, a freshman member of the House of Representatives, was one of […]

To the Editor: Re “Responses to column about Professor Clover showcase university values” by Nick Irvin (column, Apr. 11): “Forty-five percent of President Donald Trump’s supporters believe that whites are the most discriminated-against racial group in America; 54 percent of Trump’s supporters believe that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in America. There is […]

Maintain safety, minimize need for police involvement on campus, in city Picnic Day is this Saturday, and in response to UC Davis’ notoriously rowdy springtime celebration, fines for some municipal code violations, like noise and open containers, will be doubled, and police officers throughout the Enhanced Safety Zone on campus and in the city of […]

Resignation of high-ranking government officials does not make them martyrs President Donald Trump called for the resignation of former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on Sunday after she refused to close entry ports at the border and withhold aid from those seeking asylum. In her resignation letter, Nielsen stated: “I can say […]

Undocumented workers, union members deserve rights, protection Sunday, March 31 was Cesar Chavez Day, established in 2014 to commemorate the work of one of the country’s first and best-known Latino civil rights and labor movement leaders. Known for his use of nonviolent yet thoroughly disruptive tactics including marches, consumer boycotts and hunger strikes, Chavez uplifted […]

Legacy, bribery are not an indication of students’ merit, capability Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice charged 50 people with cheating the admissions process at elite universities, either by paying to cheat on standardized exams or bribing the schools’ athletic coaches to accept students as athletes despite having never played the sport. These charges included […]

Realistic solutions are needed to tackle trillion dollar crisis Debt among 19 to 29-year-old Americans exceeded $1 trillion by the end of 2018, the highest debt level for this age group since the global financial crisis hit in late 2007. A financial figure of that size is unfathomable, but what’s more unfathomable is the fact […]

To the Editor: Re “All 10 UC Chancellors condemn boycott of Israeli academics” (news story, Jan. 17): We write to thank and support Chancellor Gary May and the other nine UC Chancellors for their letter opposing an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions and/or individual scholars. We share Chancellor May’s belief in the value of […]

Community members react to Professor Joshua Clover’s statement that cops “need to be killed” For over 30 years of my life, I’ve been known as “Officer Smith,” “Sgt. Smith” and “Detective Smith” with the by-line of “Davis Police Department.” For the past eight years, I’ve also proudly carried the title of “retired Detective Sgt. Smith.” […]

85 protestors in support of Stephon Clark unjustly detained, held Roughly 150 demonstrators gathered in Sacramento on Monday night to protest District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert’s decision to not prosecute the two police officers who shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man and father of two. Although the march was largely peaceful […]