Opinion

From student representation to transportation planning to budget allocation, choose which campaigns you will support this election cycle   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD  With fall quarter elections for the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD) just around the corner, the window for you to cast your vote is now open. From now […]

Tuning out of our busy digital world   By MADISON SEEMAN— meseeman@ucdavis.edu   We live in an age where convenience is so abundant that we’re practically drowning in it. It’s an extra burden off our shoulders; the shifting goal post at the end of progress. It’s in the endless stream of instant gratification — so […]

Capitalism breeds monotony    By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   The apocalypse is really having a moment right now. Between “The Last of Us,” “Fallout” and “Yellowjackets,” it seems like people are captivated by watching the world collapse in on itself, or seeing their favorite characters navigate the psychological trauma of surviving in an environment […]

Imposter syndrome in college can be heavy, but you’re not alone   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   My first year at UC Davis was a crushing experience. I remember sitting in an elementary statistics exam, staring blankly at the first page. More and more students trickled out of the room as time went on, […]

The irony of America’s dependence on immigrant labor   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu   America’s reluctance to admit immigrants into the country stems from their reluctance to acknowledge that their economy has been dependent on immigrant labor for decades. While there has been a recent influx of several half-baked and outdated ideas about how […]

We are made of those we love   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   The last year of high school stirs something within us all. One foot is in the door of the future, while the other is rooted in the past. Every “last” moment we experience — like the last night living with our […]

Food as a form of art and storytelling   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   Deciding what to get at a street market is the best problem I’ve ever encountered in my life. The tantalizing choice between one plate of sizzling delicacies or another is strenuous only because there are simply too many right answers. Each […]

Halloween costumes as a space for positive escape   By VIOLET ZANZOT — vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot. One might even say I’ve been overthinking: If I could escape this perpetual noise, if I could cease the racing thoughts, what would I be? Who would I be? How would I transform?  My […]

The sweet taste of victory, the bitter bite of deception   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   Ballots for Proposition 50 are flooding mailboxes, and, for many first-years at UC Davis, it’s their first time voting in California. With the disappointment expressed by many in response to the actions of the Donald Trump administration, the […]

The sweet taste of victory, the bitter bite of deception   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   Ballots for Proposition 50 are flooding mailboxes, and, for many first-years at UC Davis, it’s their first time voting in California. With the disappointment expressed by many in response to the actions of the Donald Trump administration, the […]

From cozy nights in to local whimsical adventures, there is no limit to what you can do this Halloween season   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   Now that it’s officially fall (as of one month ago), it’s — at long last — time for the Editorial Board’s Official Guide to Fall. There’s a […]

How accessible does science need to be?   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu   Let me start by saying Academia and I are not friends. Most days I don’t understand her, and she doesn’t understand me, but we keep in touch anyway. I get most of my information from her, and she’s usually credible. On […]