Opinion

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HumorMarch 6, 2020
It’s what’s happening It’s here: Your first self-reported #news article, 100% free of journalistic bias. When we make promises, We Deliver, just like the US Postal Service. So from now on, the journalists will be cut out of the equation, and their inherent bias toward wanting to actually inform you will be forever stymied, like […]

After 54 graduate students dismissed at UCSC, a united front is critical to COLA movement success
EditorialMarch 5, 2020
University’s reaction to COLA strikers unjust, unwarranted Last week, 54 graduate students at UC Santa Cruz were dismissed from or did not receive their appointment to teaching assistant, graduate student instructor, tutor or reader positions for Spring Quarter due to their involvement with the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) strike. The Editorial Board condemns the […]

We aren’t inclusive when we only accept those who are just like us
ColumnMarch 4, 2020
What does it mean to be inclusive? UC Davis has been commended for its diversity and values of inclusion. With so many people on campus — 38,369, according to the most recent student profile — it’s only natural that there should be a variance in students’ rhetoric as a result of varying experiences. We’re all […]

We need to slow down traffic
ColumnMarch 4, 2020
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. […]

Vote in the California March 3 primary
EditorialMarch 3, 2020
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 […]

Dave Chapelle doesn’t need social media, but everyone else does
ColumnMarch 3, 2020
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 […]

Guest: Vote “Yes” on Measure G
GuestMarch 3, 2020
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 […]

Guest: The ethnic cleansing in India that no one is talking about
GuestMarch 3, 2020
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 […]

Oscars 2020: A telling and historic night
ColumnMarch 2, 2020
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 […]

Conviction of Harvey Weinstein is not end of holding serial abusers accountable
EditorialFebruary 27, 2020
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 […]

The value of your own company
ColumnFebruary 26, 2020
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 […]


