Opinion

We need the right balance between wide and narrow street lanes  When I was 12, I went to England and noticed something about the design of the neighborhoods that began to irk me — the two-lane streets were so narrow that they were just about the same size as a single street lane in America.  […]

Same-day registration available on campus, in city The California primary, consisting of one statewide election and myriad local and district-level elections, will take place on March 3. The Editorial Board strongly urges everyone who can vote to exercise their right this Super Tuesday. The state’s primary has not been scheduled this early since 2008, and […]

Social media has transformed comedy by elevating it What makes you laugh the most? Is it your friends, family or favorite comedian? Probably not. For most of us, our laughs are now ignited by the stuff inside the little boxes we scroll through everyday on our social media feeds: Tiktok videos, Twitter zingers and the […]

Measure G ensures that teachers receive the compensation they deserve  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual columnists belong to the columnists alone and do not necessarily indicate the views and opinions held by The California Aggie. I came to Davis for my education, and teaching in the public school system is what kept […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is displacing and detaining India’s Muslim population, and the world stays silent  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual columnists belong to the columnists alone and do not necessarily indicate the views and opinions held by The California Aggie. As the Western World grapples with the rebirth of white supremacy […]

With all odds up against it, the 92nd Academy Awards did not entirely fall flat At its worst, the Oscars can be a pretentious, stodgy ceremony that fails to capture the true essence of film and the arts. It harps every year at its lack of diversity while still refusing to adapt. But at its […]

Weinstein’s conviction is a victory, but systems of gender-based violence must be dismantled entirely Earlier this week, beleagured Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of felony sex crime and rape, but was acquitted of the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, according to The New York Times. It is […]

I’ll have my cake and eat it alone, too.  I’m writing this column while sitting alone in the dining hall. There are groups of friends conversing to my left and individuals quietly eating to my right. I’m sitting at the crossroads of these two experiences. On one hand, I’m feeling self-conscious about my loneliness. Are […]

Traffic and economic growth might be intertwined, but it’s messier than that Any Bay Area native could tell you about the horror stories of a Costco parking lot on the weekend. When the receptionist at the Fox Rent a Car in Salt Lake City found out my family and I were from the Bay Area, […]

The revolutionary new way to watch your favorite shows (I swear this isn’t satire) “The Bachelor” is a show about marriage that in no way reflects the values of marriage. Now in its 24th season, the show consistently has over 5 million viewers per episode, with a peak of 6.5 million viewers. Bachelor contestants compete […]

How television is able to live up to the quality of cinema No form of artistic expression is more cultivated than another. The intrinsic value that, for instance, classical literature can possess in comparison to free verse poetry is entirely subjective and thus cannot be measured by general perception.  When discussing movies and television — […]

And why you should feel absolutely great about yourself for doing so, even if you help re-elect Trump in the process Here are the reasons: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Written by: Benjamin Porter— bbporter@ucdavis.edu (This article is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and […]