Opinion

Raising fares is a possible option for financing public transportation, but it’s more complicated than we think  Public transportation is great for a myriad of reasons — like reducing greenhouse gas emissions and aiding regional economies — but getting public transportation to work effectively is complicated. One possible solution to improve the quality of American […]

Transgender people deserve dignified healthcare The UC’s existing affiliations with health systems that restrict care based on religious doctrine have been found to have “life-threatening” consequences. That’s not a hyperbolic statement — that’s the exact wording of a finding published on Jan. 28 by a UC working group tasked with assessing the UC’s affiliations with […]

Predatory catfish are preying on our loneliness and desperation Tinder announced last week that it would give users a blue checkmark if they passed its new catfishing test. Tinder’s community team will initially screen verified photos to check for potential catfish, with software eventually taking over. But should humans even be trusted to identify catfish […]

Learn more about the Arab-Israeli conflict by taking a Fact Finders trip  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. During the beginning of summer, I had the opportunity to go on a geo-political trip called […]

A political failure or an artistic triumph? If you’re a sane human being, an increasingly rare combination of traits, you likely remain hopeful that we can still achieve a peaceful two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict — a solution that shows great respect to Palestinians and Israelis alike, while also forcing both sides to make […]

Just read the subtitles “We don’t make films for continents or countries — filmmakers create films for their personal dreams and obsessions,” said “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho in an interview with The New York Times. Bong Joon-ho’s achievement of having the ninth foreign film nominated in the Best Picture category is a big accomplishment for […]

Two experts break down the controversy The NFL has endured a number of controversies in recent years — increased awareness about concussions, domestic violence by players, Colin Kaepernick and the national anthem protests. But these little things, as we like to say, aren’t truly “about The Game.”  Genuine intellectuals and sophisticates within the sports world […]

Supreme Court places immoral value on human lives in recent ruling “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”  Written on the base of the Statue of Liberty, […]

Measure Q is a necessary sales tax that will support critical services and public utilities 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. When I first arrived at the UC Davis campus in 1987 to start […]

UC Davis student responds to proposed tuition increase  To the Editor:  Re “Higher education should not come at a higher price” by the Editorial Board (editorial, Jan. 24):  The proposed tuition hike is said to help fund student financial aid, but there are also other ways the UC system can help students save money. Every […]

Enrich your next urban adventure by leaving the car at home and deleting the Uber app I have spent my entire life in the San Francisco Bay Area. My parents immigrated to the U.S. from Punjab in 1999, and we have been here ever since. Growing up, we always had family visiting, and one of […]

CCPA the first step in race to take back our data privacy In 1890, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy “the right to be left alone.” But we live in a time where it is impossible to be left alone due to technology. Privacy in the digital age is difficult to even define.  […]