Opinion

Anti-Semitic remarks ignored by UC Davis administration Anti-Semitism is not a new concept; it has been around for centuries, but in the past years, it has taken a turn for the worst. Anti-Semitism at UC Davis is reaching new heights with each passing academic year. Students are saying discriminatory and horrifying comments to students who […]

SJP responds to recent guest opinion by Aggies for Israel While we do not normally care to respond to statements released by Aggies for Israel or any of its members, its latest statement published by The California Aggie contains some serious accusations that we felt had to be cleared up. The premise of the argument […]

AFI addresses the hateful rhetoric surrounding their organization and members On March 5, we stood and watched in horror as the place we call home was defamed. That day we had a tabling campaign called “Choose Love,” where we distributed shirts with “love” written in Arabic, Hebrew and English. We spent hours the night before […]

The importance of health insurance coverage for new graduates The two of us are among dozens of commencement speakers at California’s colleges and universities this year who are raising awareness, in our remarks to new graduates and their families, on the importance of having health insurance coverage. We congratulate you on what you have accomplished and […]

Why do they let me write this stuff? The traffic cone. We pass them every day without a second thought. Maybe it’s time for a change. It was a Sunday in February. The sun was shining, the birds were in the sky (where they belong) and I was wearing my spring hat and my best […]

And by people I mean doctors. It all started when I walked into the room. Everyone in it was blown away — I could see it on their faces. These shocked expressions and dropped jaws have become standard reactions to my presence. I turn and talk to a woman in the room. She looks me […]

While some women are forced to cover, there are millions who choose to do so, and it’s important to know why In an era that saw the Free the Nipple Movement rise alongside a broader fight for male and female equality, it’s disheartening to witness continued attacks against Muslim women for what they choose to […]

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.

Davis student grants insight into new condition affecting many recent grads Here at The California Aggie, we’ve covered some intense graduation stories. We thought we’d seen it all — police arresting walking grads for public intoxication, keynote speakers advising students to sell their bodies online, apes from the primatology lab escaping and attempting to take […]

The dating app can further exploit the double bind that women experience related to sex Tinder has long been considered a legitimate dating forum in the online world. The popular app, frequently used among college-age students, enables individuals to “swipe right” on those they find attractive or interesting. If the recipient swipes right as well, […]

We both knew that it would be a while before we saw each other again… Time passed and we continued to see each other. I think I liked that he wasn’t very emotional, which is what I thought I was until I discovered that I’m actually not at all. I never liked “The Notebook” anyway. […]

Unnamed squirrel feels touched while observing student taking grad photos This squirrel overheard the sound of your giggles as you posed in your white dress and wedges — or was it a pair of slacks and a button-down? — for your graduation photos. He listened as you carried on about how excited you were. He […]