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State of Ignorance: How Bing and Scott Pruitt go hand-in-hand

ColumnMay 10, 2018
The removal of “climate change” from the EPA website mirrors the struggle between Google and Bing Americans love withholding information in lieu of explicit opposition to a problem. Take the Civil War as an example: Some in the South refer to the Civil War as the “War of Northern Aggression” — lending fault to the […]

Cartoon: Square

HumorMay 10, 2018
By: Ariel Hilomen  — abhilomen@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual cartoonists belong to the cartoonists alone and do not necessarily indicate the views and opinions held by The California Aggie.

California Chronicles

HumorMay 10, 2018
We were roommates for the night… Honestly, helping someone plan the perfect date makes you want to have one of your own. No one describes the taste of cake and then puts the uneaten cake wedge back in the fridge; you have to take a bite and experience it for yourself. This problem was presented […]

Power imbalances in academia open door to abuse

EditorialMay 9, 2018
UC Davis conductor faces few consequences for sexual misconduct Christian Baldini, the UC Davis symphony conductor who was put on unpaid leave after sexual misconduct toward a female undergraduate, has returned to campus. Though he received a disciplinary letter from Chancellor Gary May, the letter will not be placed in his academic review file and […]

Humor: Painter offers dirty brush water to desperate sculpture student

HumorMay 8, 2018
A quick and easy way to get started with charitable work When looking into ways to do charitable work, it doesn’t take much to start. Sometimes, you already have the resources to help someone. One art student decided to take matters into their own hands. “I couldn’t help but feel sorry for them,” Asher Rodriguez […]

The perfection of St. Petersburg

ColumnMay 8, 2018
How Russia’s northern capital tops the bucket list If you’ve ever read Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” you’ll be familiar with its rather famous opening line, which goes something like this: “On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and […]

Cartoon: Cat Nap

HumorMay 8, 2018
Written by: Diana Olivares — deolivares@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual cartoonists belong to the cartoonists alone and do not necessarily indicate the views and opinions held by The California Aggie.

U.S. assistance may not always be perceived as assistance

ColumnMay 8, 2018
The Iraq War casts a shadow over future U.S. intervention in the Middle East After 9/11, the U.S. was more unpopular in the Middle East than in any other part of the world. While this is largely no longer true today, it doesn’t necessarily imply that U.S.-Middle Eastern relations have developed smoothly, as with Iran […]

Exploiting private users’ information for opposition research

ColumnMay 7, 2018
Private data harvesting unlikely to stop after Cambridge Analytica scandal In the wake of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony, many people have come to the conclusion that political campaigns will never be quite the same. The scandal of Cambridge Analytica and the ensuing revelations about privacy breaches among unsuspecting social media users has raised […]

Humor: Romantic outing turns into tightrope walk as date asks opinion on Israel-Palestine conflict

HumorMay 7, 2018
It went there Sources were shocked Friday when Davis resident Dan Morris was forcibly removed from the Vacaville Olive Garden after polling table guests about their opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The trouble began around 7:15 p.m. According to Mr. Morris, his date with a Mr. Todd Benjamin had been going well up to around […]

Humor: Cool story, Dutch Bros. Can I have my coffee now?

HumorMay 7, 2018
I came for a latte but left with three new BFFs How did I go for a cup of coffee and end up with three new BFFs? After a long day of Week 4 lectures, I decided to stop by Dutch Bros for a little pick-me-up. But what began as a 10-minute errand quickly turned […]

Humor: Students resort to classroom sleepovers after affordable housing pushback

HumorMay 7, 2018
Surge III and Mrak Hall become popular housing options among students On a bright Thursday morning, UC Davis third-year Callen McCarthy woke up for her 9 a.m. chemistry lecture just like on any other day. Her alarm went off at 8 a.m. and she pushed the snooze button until 8:30 a.m. After putting her clothes […]