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Davis students conspire to take most expensive classes

HumorDecember 7, 2020
“This costs how much?” According to UC Davis’ Schedule Builder website, “course material and service fees have been waived for the Winter 2021 Quarter and will not be charged (except for some professional schools program fees).” As such, UC Davis students have collaborated to take the most expensive classes they can before the university realizes […]

When we are feeling down, toxic positivity is not the answer

OpinionDecember 7, 2020
It’s okay to not be okay As busy college students, there’s no time for sadness or negativity. Instead, we look at ourselves in the mirror, say “good vibes only” and throw up a peace sign as if we aren’t going through a tough time.  Research proves that having a positive mindset can be beneficial. A […]

What’s the harm in ‘humoring’ Trump? We asked the ghost of Paul von Hindenburg to find out

HumorDecember 4, 2020
History rhymes In the weeks after the 2020 election, an unnamed senior GOP official made the following statement regarding the Republican Party’s willingness to entertain President Donald Trump’s baseless, unsubstantiated, evidence-free claims of voter fraud and support his laughable, ludicrous lawsuits: “What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time? No […]

Although news of a vaccine brings hope, we must remain vigilant

EditorialDecember 4, 2020
As we enter the worst wave yet, we should reconsider our priorities and continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the U.K. approved a COVID-19 vaccine, the first country to do so after high success rates were revealed by companies working on a vaccine. Both Pfizer and Moderna have announced over […]

Creeping Up

CartoonDecember 4, 2020
Drawn by: Rushi Tawade –– rntawade@ucdavis.edu (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

Students deserve more transparency behind the decision to remove PE courses

EditorialDecember 4, 2020
Despite paying for the majority of the athletics budget, students have lost access to benefits of physical education In late September, the UC Davis administration decided to terminate the physical education (PE) courses starting in Winter Quarter 2021. The move came to the surprise of many and the university should not have abruptly ended these […]

SCOTUS has some fun for a change

HumorDecember 1, 2020
Justice Kavanaugh asked to sit out Setting a landmark precedent for federal decorum, the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) voted on two measures last Sunday: One to hold a “Sunday Barbecue” day and another to divide the court into two teams for their next ruling, “just to make things interesting.” Both measures were approved […]

EPA reapproves use of dangerous pesticide

ColumnDecember 1, 2020
Atrazine, a possible carcinogen and endocrine disruptor, is one of the most commonly used weed killers in the U.S. From recent findings suggesting that COVID-19 was found in sewage samples in Spain as far back as March 2019 to environmental attorney Robert Bilott’s novel “Exposure” on his decades long battle over unregulated chemical contamination in […]

Trump critic gets COVID-19 after celebrating election in large crowd

HumorDecember 1, 2020
Blames Trump On Oct. 2, 2020, upon hearing the news that President Donald Trump had contracted COVID-19, Ethan Matthews turned to social media to gloat. The enthusiastic President-elect Joe Biden supporter blasted the president with tweets like, “Looks like Don the Con got what he deserved!” and “Maybe you should have worn a mask COVID-Donnie!”  […]

Electoral food

CartoonDecember 1, 2020
Drawn by: Rushi Tawade –– rntawade@ucdavis.edu  (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

So you think you’re the next Hasan Minhaj?

HumorNovember 30, 2020
One in six students believe they are the next Hasan Minhaj despite not being funny or politically savvy “You want to do stand-up comedy?” a classmate asked third-year student Monica Flowers, incredulously. “Who do you think you are, Hasan Minhaj? Flowers froze. She never thought to compare herself to Minhaj, a UC Davis alumnus with […]

A love letter from the desk of Ms. C. Rona

HumorNovember 30, 2020
I missed you so, so much America Hello, my little American mortals. It’s me, Miss C. Rona. The virus formerly known for causing COVID-19. You used to be terrified of me, remember? It’s been a few weeks since we’ve chatted, I know. I’ve been busy, not that you care. I’ve had to make a few […]