Editorial

To the Editor: Re “Eulogy for The California Aggie newsroom” by Eli Flesch (guest op-ed, Jan. 10): Reading your column made me remember what a great experience it was to work on the paper, and it sounds like nothing has really changed. Back when I was an Aggie reporter, I remember coming across an old […]

Negligence at fault for lost lives, homes, land The Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. took 86 lives and scorched 153,336 acres last November. Many were displaced when 13,972 residences and 4,821 buildings were destroyed. To date, the Butte County fire is the deadliest wildfire in California. The causes of the fire, however, were not natural. […]

Academy, industry still has work to do As the Feb. 24 airing of the 91st Academy Awards rapidly approaches, the high-profile film awards show remains quagmired in a space that promotes both genuine progress and a love affair with the Academy’s customary white male dominance. This year, the Academy made a handful of nominations that […]

L.A. teacher union demands better pay, more staff, student support United Teachers Los Angeles, the union that represents over 30,000 public and charter school teachers in L.A., entered a second week of striking on Tuesday. While a tentative agreement was reached on Jan. 22, the union stated that it would stay on strike until union […]

Ignoring King’s more radical vision does a disservice to his legacy In the highly-publicized parts of the 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech that we’re taught in elementary school, Martin Luther King, Jr. dreams of a world where people live in harmony and are not judged by their skin color. It’s a compelling vision, and […]

Students provided rides, shelter, communication on social media After a shooter killed 22-year-old police officer Natalie Corona in downtown Davis last Thursday, our tight-knit community was faced head-on with the realities and dangers of gun violence. Each time news breaks about another shooting, the same thoughts come to mind: why so often, how can this […]

Government shutdown to affect students, faculty As the government shutdown nears the end of its third week, 800,000 federal workers have found themselves either furloughed or forced to work without pay for an indefinite period of time. The shutdown was initiated after Congress failed to pass a budget due to disagreement over funding for a […]

Public comment period open until Jan. 28 One of the jobs of the U.S. Department of Education, led by Betsy DeVos, is to enforce a pivotal statute in the Education Amendments of 1972 called Title IX. This statute was established to protect people from sex-based discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding. Title IX […]

Take care of your physical, mental health during finals The realization that finals week is approaching is typically followed by unanimous groans in the classroom, a spike in one’s blood pressure and a sudden and blatant disregard for one’s sleep schedule. In the student community, taking care of one’s mental and physical health, which should […]

Migrants should be met with open arms, not tear gas Tensions between the Trump administration and the sensationalized migrant caravan developed into a violent clash on Nov. 25, when migrants gathered to peacefully protest the U.S.’s monthslong waitlist for asylum requests. Frustrated and desperate, a few hundred migrants — including women with small children — […]

Students, faculty, staff should unite to support relief effort When officials announced on Nov. 25 that the Camp Fire in Butte County was 100 percent contained, California seemed to exhale a sigh of relief as smokey skies began to clear and air conditions returned to normal. Though the parts of our state that surround the […]

The Editorial Board shares people they’re thankful for   Emily Stack, Editor-in-Chief Being the elder sibling is a privilege and a responsibility, but it’s easy when your sister is as wonderful as mine is. Besides being a delightful person in her own right –– she’s a talented painter and dancer with a quick mind and […]