Opinion

Rising cost of higher education has sent students into extreme debt The United States has long been known as the land of opportunity, the place where any individual can form their own rags-to-riches story. While this isn’t necessarily untrue today, it’s definitely more difficult as we’ve progressed into a knowledge-based economy — where a high […]

Americans fail to uphold the ideals of Lady Liberty The Syrian refugee crisis, the largest refugee and displacement crisis since World War II, has displaced over 11 million people. Syrians fleeing violence are primarily being hosted by countries that do not have the resources to take care of them. Only a fraction of these 5.6 […]

Using marginalized cultures for costumes perpetuates racial stereotypes Earlier this week, Megyn Kelly, the host of “Megyn Kelly Today” on NBC, defended blackface during a conversation about Halloween costumes, claiming that it wasn’t racist. Kelly justified blackface by saying that, when she was a child, “that was okay, as long as you were dressing up […]

By GENEVIEVE RYAN — geryan@ucdavis.edu

A detailed explanation of why this article is offensive on every possible level, and why you’re a horrible person if you aren’t deeply offended by it If you haven’t already read this article, maybe you shouldn’t. Actually, you definitely shouldn’t. You probably wouldn’t be able to handle it. In fact, I know you wouldn’t. You’re […]

Proposed gender definition could jeopardize Title IX protections The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is considering changing federal laws to define gender as exclusively male or female, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times over the weekend. If accepted, this proposed rule would exclude those who identify with a […]

By DIANA OLIVARES — deolivaresvalencia@ucdavis.edu

Blackface your way to unemployment Halloween is one of the most wonderfully pagan of all the pagan holidays. It’s a night to let loose and live out your wildest (hopefully legal) fantasies. It’s also a chance to play dress-up, and who doesn’t like that? But while the costume options are limitless, the reality is that picking […]

A view into the insanity that surrounds sweet, innocent UC Davis Patchy lighting. Dead silence. A wave of crime and uncertainty on the brink of collapsing down on an unsuspecting populace. To you, this must sound like the plot of a noir film from the 1950s. If this was your first thought, good effort, […]

Students must support AFSCME’s strike As students have found themselves in desperate need of affordable housing, the university has responded with the Long Range Development Plan, which recommends privatizing the housing process under the guise of cutting costs. This neglects students’ true allies — represented by AFSCME 3299 — who run the UC system: service […]

I have labeled it “America’s Pastime” If there is one thing America lacks, it’s sports. We just don’t really have a lot of them! So far we only have foosball… hot-dog eating contests… those prize machines in bowling alleys where you have to use the claw to pick up your prize. Oh, also bowling. Seeing […]

By ROSEY MOREARTY — rosey@morearty.org