Opinion

By GENEVIEVE RYAN — geryan@ucdavis.edu

Yes, it is as disturbing as you think The issue of rollerblades in the workplace may not be something you hear about every day. In the movies, rollerblades are always portrayed as a slick and fun way for waiters and waitresses to quickly roll from table to table while perfectly balancing stacks of dishes in […]

Flu vaccine protects you, others Last year, 80,000 people in the United States died from the flu and its complications. This marked the highest death toll from flu-related deaths in the last 40 years. A seasonal influenza vaccination is important for both personal and community health and now is the time to get it. Although […]

Editorial Board supports AFSCME strike The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 — the University of California’s largest employee union — has once again voted to authorize a strike after simple requests for healthcare benefits and an increase in wages were repeatedly denied. The latest strike is planned on UC campuses for […]

To the Editor: Re “UC Davis, ECAC fails Jewish community” (editorial, Oct. 15): There are several misstatements in this editorial, it contains factual errors and it carries an accusatory tone. Campus leaders welcome constructive criticism, but the administration is not your enemy. Chancellor Gary May released his statement about the fliers just after 2:30 p.m. […]

For this student, “senioritis” comes vaccinated Everyone knows students have it difficult this time of the year. For some, it’s the first time they’ve ever lived away from home, met hundreds of people in a single day or seen a clique form and exclude them completely, leaving them utterly alone and hopeless. For others, […]

University offers insufficient response to anti-Semitic fliers On Monday, Oct. 8, anti-Semitic fliers appearing blame Jews for opposition to the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh were posted in numerous locations around campus. These fliers were also posted at UC Berkeley, Vassar and Marist colleges. The fliers were credited to a book club of […]

Please come help NOW Oh SHIT this guy is big…Where did I put that fly swatter….F***….Why did God make spiders this big….Where is the fly swatter! There’s a gallon of gasoline on the patio….Why the f*** do I have a gallon of gasoline on the patio? I’m gonna burn this whole thing down…I can’t live […]

By ROSEY MOREARTY 一 rosey@morearty.org

To the Editor: Re “Anti-Semitic fliers posted throughout campus” (campus news story, Oct. 9): In the early hours of Monday, Oct. 8, anti-Semitic fliers were distributed on the UC Davis campus as well as three other college campuses. The image was of recently-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, surrounded by members of the U.S. Congress […]

Why going “nuclear” is killing America America is lilting toward the latter half of the motto, “United we stand, divided we fall.” It’s a scary thought, ripe with tension and borne through the electoral bickering that has defined a generation of extremely partisan governance. Here’s another scary thought: A man with credible accusations of sexual […]

By GENEVIEVE RYAN — geryan@ucdavis.edu