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Brexit: Experiencing a national embarrassment while abroad

ColumnMay 1, 2019
Living in an anti-Brexit city in a pro-leave country Recently, a reporter from a French radio program approached a friend and me while we were browsing a farmers’ market to ask us about Brexit. We were both hesitant to answer — after all, the extent of my Brexit knowledge was mainly comprised of the Brexit-centric New […]

Humor: UC Davis plant scientists invent deodorant for smelly white trees

HumorMay 1, 2019
Product has been successful beyond be-leaf Ahhhh, Spring Quarter! It’s a wonderful time to get outside and witness nature at its finest. The bees are buzzing, the sun is shining and the frat boys are engaging in a game of beer die on their lawns. And, of course, there’s them. Those trees with the malodorous, […]

You hate GMOs and you’re so hip — and broke

ColumnMay 1, 2019
Research before you eat Y’all are a bunch of bullies. For one thing, you gang up on gluten, which is great for the rather numerous people with celiac disease because those who suffer from the autoimmune disorder now have actual options when it comes to the food they dine on compared to, say, a decade […]

“Our Planet” is the most entertaining and depressing show you’ll ever watch

ColumnApril 30, 2019
Netflix and David Attenborough team up to strike the perfect balance between entertainment and environmental alarmism Free from the conservative shackles of BBC, David Attenborough, notable narrator of “Planet Earth,” takes nature documentaries where they haven’t been before with “Our Planet,” a new series on Netflix — and it works. BBC is one of the […]

Envisioning a new New Deal

ColumnApril 30, 2019
In the face of America’s crumbling infrastructure, politicians should pursue a bipartisan answer In spite of a contemporary American political atmosphere marred by increased polarization and neverending legislative gridlock, a chance at bipartisan compromise may finally be on the horizon. According to White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere, President Donald Trump and House Speaker […]

Guest: Why I resigned from ASUCD

GuestApril 30, 2019
Senator Noah Pearl argues that anti-Zionist rhetoric forced him out of ASUCD “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” — John F. Kennedy Even before joining the Senate table, I had heard of the unfettered toxicity within ASUCD. The countless number of resignations […]

Video games change the way we experience stories

ColumnApril 29, 2019
Stories are told best through the interaction and experience that video games can provide I love stories. Storytelling is one of the most fundamental aspects of what it means to be human. Our culture is defined by the stories we tell and what we learn from them. The natural progression of storytelling has evolved from […]

Calif. Assembly: Protect black hairstyles from discrimination

EditorialApril 26, 2019
Persistent discrimination in workplace, schools proves need for bill The California State Senate, in a commendable bipartisan vote on Monday, April 22, unanimously approved Senate Bill 188, a bill that would outlaw discrimination based on hairstyle. The C.R.O.W.N. Act, short for “Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair,” is sponsored by Senator Holly […]

Facebook says it’s a “*de facto* good” — (ha!)

ColumnApril 25, 2019
Facebook fuels terrorism, lynchings, conspiracies under guise of connecting people “So we connect more people. That can be bad if they make it negative […] Maybe someone dies in a terrorist attack coordinated on our tools. And still we connect people. The ugly truth is that we believe in connecting people so deeply that anything […]

Individuals can only do so much amid corporate environmental destruction

EditorialApril 25, 2019
Immediate action necessary to rectify blatant disregard for planet For many, Earth Day is an annual day of reflection on the health of our planet. But in 2019, each and every day demands a reflection on the precarious and escalating effects of climate change. With weather patterns transforming and global sea levels rising dramatically, one […]

Probably not the (Trumpian-ish) argument you were expecting for sex ed

ColumnApril 24, 2019
You should be required to take sex ed at the UCs before you graduate There are plenty of scary statistics — I think they are terrifying — depicting how more states than not in our fine country do not require sexual education, which they may or may not even require in their public schools, to […]