Opinion

Testimony of a testy man being put to the test on testing Fresh out of the fiery, flaming, burning, blazing pizza oven that is the White House’s daily coronavirus press briefing, President Donald Trump emerged red hot, bothered, salty, cheesy, crusty, slightly charred, covered in tomato sauce and without olives — not even an olive […]

A break from consumerism can allow us to appreciate what we have  I have three consistent coping mechanisms for bad days: dark chocolate, Gilmore Girls and buying new earrings. My obsession with earrings could make me the poster child for American consumerism. Most of the earrings I buy are meaningless. I spend two minutes deciding […]

All members of the Editorial Board, applicants for EIC ask Media Board to follow its own guidelines, commit to reform selection process Dear members of the UC Davis Media Board, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life Sheri Atkinson and Chancellor Gary May, We are writing to let you know that all four prospective applicants for […]

Democrats, Republicans and the battle for the soul of America At the Republican National Convention in 1992, the controversial conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan declared that the country was in a “struggle for the soul of America.”  Just a few months earlier, Buchanan was on the offensive, leading a populist attack against the same reigning […]

Russia’s protest group is telling of its political dissonance On Feb. 21, 2012, a group of women wearing colorful ski masks and carrying electric guitars stormed the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia. In what they would later call a “punk prayer,” the women jumped around, crying “Mother of God, drive Putin away!” […]

Prioritize your mental and physical health during this time, save the next Great American novel for later California and many other states have been under shelter-in-place orders for a few weeks now, and with the transition to remote learning and teleworking, there seems to be more hours in the day. With those extra hours, some […]

Giving sports fans life by denying it to others  In an unprecedented several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has wiped the sports calendar clean. No MLB, no NBA, no NHL. No Masters, no Boston Marathon, no NASCAR, no Formula 1, no Wimbledon, no cricket and not even the Olympic Games this summer! Most significantly, there is […]

Streaming is the biggest threat to stars like Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber  Before streaming, buying iTunes gift cards occupied the top of my Christmas list. I spent hours deciding which songs I wanted to buy. Would I spend my last $1.29 on an old favorite or the newest chart-topper?  When I was a freshman […]

Food accessibility, tech resources, study resources and grading options, crisis lines and mental health resources, paid administrative leave  While much of the campus remains closed as a result of COVID-19, there are still many on-campus and off-campus resources available to students and non-students. When accessing these resources or going about your day, we, the Editorial […]

Smart Works is most noteworthy because it builds a community of mutual support using fashion As I am a long-time fan of The Crown, the British royal family intrigues me. When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got married, my friends and I stayed up until 5 a.m. to watch the wedding live. As Markle took […]

Nation relieved Once upon a time in the United States, the National Security Council had a directorate for global health security and bio-defense, but this office was eliminated by President Trump. The office was tasked with predicting, planning and preparing for the possibility of a pandemic, but how could we have possibly predicted or prepared […]

“It’s kinda dark in here” As many universities across the country force students to move out of their on-campus housing, an unlikely hero of the coronavirus pandemic has emerged: U-Haul. According to CNN, the moving and storage company “is offering 30-day free self-storage to students with college IDs.” This amazing deal kills two birds with […]