Humor

Gobble your troubles away With any fleeting quarter comes student stress. Stress is whack, as it can negatively impact day-to-day activities, resulting in poor mental health and a lack of motivation. Since 2010, UC Davis has single-handedly annihilated student stress by introducing the Therapy Fluffies program. Therapy Fluffies allow students to hang out and snapchat […]

Don’t be alarmed if you hear fluoride-gagged screams coming from the hotbox  Justin Miller, that random dude down the hall, is now taking new dental patients. Miller, a first-year sociology major, performs dental cleanings, tooth extractions, root canals and fillings for just $20 — or a gram of weed.  If UC Davis students want to […]

Ugh his mind. So powerful. Kenneth Coleman walked into his Art History class last Thursday evening and sat in his unassigned-assigned seat in the back, just as he always had. He sported his usual tank top and sandals, carrying nothing with him but his intellect.  The cheap ceiling lights of Art Hall illuminated his empty […]

History is HOT! Professor Alan Sanders, a stunning assistant professor in the UC Davis history department, was shocked to see that his course offered this winter already had 85 students on the waitlist. The class, A History of the Paper Clip, was previously taught by a now-retired professor who only managed to capture the attention […]

Let your loved ones know you’re okay: mark yourself “safe” from lethal sport Eating her favorite CoHo entree beside her squirrel companions in the Quad, first-year student Jessica Blanche basked in the sun as she decorated her bullet journal for the week. Delighted with the warm weather, she even gave up an empty hammock to […]

By: Mario Rodriguez — marrod@ucdavis.edu

Do you know why we’re here? This is an intervention.  At noon last Tuesday, an intervention was held for a student.  The intervention took place in the high-traffic sidewalk between Dutton and Young Hall. The set-up included three fold-out chairs, notebooks filled with emotional sentiments and a whiteboard detailing their course of action.  The student, […]

UC Davis first-year was shooting for As, but found herself shooting for the stars instead First-year biological sciences major Anne Williams found herself in a conundrum last Thursday while studying on the fourth floor of Shields Library.  An unknown guy materialized to take the desk behind her, wearing AirPods and basketball shorts. “Damn, it’s not […]

My interior is filthy and it’s getting dark Captain’s Log. Day 1: It’s been approximately three days since I’ve left Stacey’s side and seen the mustard linings of her Fjallraven Kanken. Who would have thought that her 4 p.m. lecture would be our last time together? I remember when I first came into her life. […]