Humor

If you’re my linguistics TA, stop reading   By CARMEL RAVIV — craviv@ucdavis.edu   Some of us have fidget toys to pass the time in class. Others online shop. Others have Google Docs open so they can call themselves an academic weapon and then play 2048 the whole time. However, an unhinged population out there […]

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Good morning design majors! I hope all your dreams come true <3   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Like winter quarter, this list goes from okay to terrible to worse.   Atmospheric Science: I love weatherpeople. 10/10 Physics (B.A.): Absolutely blows my mind that you can get a bachelor of arts in physics. Rails […]

Help, I’m being replaced   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    This article was written by ChatGPT, with comments from the author in brackets.   UC Davis is a well-known university located in the picturesque city of Davis, California. Known for its strong agricultural and veterinary programs, the university is a haven for those who […]

Good luck canceling your gym membership   By ANGIE VELARDE — avelarde@ucdavis.edu   New Year’s resolutions — most of us make them; nobody you know has actually kept one. Here are seven resolutions I know you’ve given up on already:   Going to the gym Let’s be honest: if this was not already part of […]

The difference between a gift and bribery is how good you are at winking   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Strangers: Ah! Strangers, the perfect blank slate. A canvas on which to draw a romanticized version of your personality. Here are some lies to tell strangers to make you more interesting.  I have a […]

No cups, the pledges just hold the beer in their cupped hands   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu   Kappa Phi Sigma Beta Gamma Phi is UC Davis’s fraternity, but it’s much more than a social club. The frat, conveniently abbreviated as “Cap-fi-sig-bee-gam-fi” to those in the know, has prepared members for impressive roles outside […]

Meet Jeff, Twitter’s newest (and only) employee   By ANGIE VELARDE — avelarde@ucdavis.edu   After a series of unprecedented layoffs, resignations and terminations, Elon Musk’s latest purchase is now in the hands of one man: Jeff — a recent college graduate, Dungeon Master, video game enthusiast and now Twitter’s most important employee. According to Jeff, […]

But she can’t walk forwards, which is a bit sad, actually   By ELLIE SCHULTZ —  eeschultz@ucdavis.edu   Last week, UC Davis alumni Johannes and Clarissa Tompkins brought their 13-month-old daughter, Agatha, into Dr. Jennifer Cronenberg’s developmental genetics lab. Agatha, named in homage to her parents’ alma mater, only walks backward. “She just got up […]

“I just didn’t see it coming” By ANGIE VELARDE — avelarde@ucdavis.edu   Rejecting the student vote to replace the official mascot of UC Davis has left a bad taste in the mouths of many. But the controversial vote has had the biggest impact on one individual: a mustang named Gunrock. Ahead of the release of […]

Transcribed from an audio file uploaded to the OChem subreddit By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Host: Hi, welcome back to the podcast. I’m your host, in my final year here at Davis as a third-year theater major! I’m here with my co-host, Stu. Stu, why don’t you introduce yourself? Stu: Hi, I’m Stu. Host: […]

An inspiring advice column for students at UC Davis! By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu  Disclaimer: This article has been edited for content and clarity by our editor Owen Ruderman in order to ensure it follows the University of California, Davis’s Principles of Community.   Q: I’m really worried about my first quarter of organic chemistry. […]