Opinion

A look at the obstacles women face when attempting to break into concert industry There’s something magical in attending a concert; working one, however, brings you back to reality. Sitting in front of the Activities and Recreation Center at 7:30 a.m. one bright April morning, I had trouble thinking because my mind was still foggy […]

HAGS Bryan Sykes, Editor in Chief By Ally Overbay Including myself, this year’s editorial board was entirely comprised of new editors — that is, except for Bryan. For the first few weeks of editorial board, when we struggled to pitch ideas or run meetings, our confusion was always redirected toward Bryan: “He’s been here before. […]

From the outgoing editor-in-chief I have cherished every moment of the last four years I have spent at The California Aggie. This is likely the last time I will write for this publication. Before I say goodbye, I want to share why this newspaper is so important to me. So much of my time as […]

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.

In attempts to bring about the apocalypse, Christians, Jews and Muslims forgo the basic principles of their religions The reaction to violence is almost always violent retaliation. If one commits violence on a sufficiently mass scale, the likelihood of war is high. Therefore, when discussing religious extremists who believe they are God’s faithful workers in […]

One quick afternoon power nap went awry On Thursday morning, third-year philosophy major Andrew Gerber jolted awake in the center of the Quad, wearing a bro tank and clutching a Hydroflask full of not-water. With a deep breath, he released his first words in weeks. “This isn’t the Turtle House,” Gerber screeched through the driest […]

Maybe it’s Maybelline After spending an entire Sunday scrolling through Tinder, Casey Mallock was feeling rather unlikeable. It seemed as though the same, uninteresting 15 people would move past their thumbs as they scrolled through singles in the area. “There has to be an easier way to make people think that other people think I’m […]

Both excellent breath fresheners before a potential kiss… I felt slightly transplanted out of Sacramento. The restaurant looked like it belonged in Fisherman’s Wharf because there was lots of seafood and all the men had beards. But everyone else was dressed like Taylor Swift during her “Red” era. Don’t worry, this wasn’t all just in […]

Everyone saw that, Preston Preston Troutman, a fourth-year landscape architecture major, had just made a somewhat witty remark to his buddy Clint’s anecdote about shopping for the perfect summer mandals when it happened. Troutman drew his Yoo-hoo milk box to his mouth for a sip, while puckering his smirking lips, only to stick the straw […]

Perpetrator described as white with brown curly hair, glasses and a beard The UC Davis Police Department issued an official crime alert this week notifying students and staff about a wanted man with unknown motives. The notice comes after a series of incidents occurring throughout the week involving the still-unidentified criminal “kicking moving cyclists off […]

The dark web has proved fertile ground for men who hate women The dark web has long been a haven for some of the most unpleasant aspects of society to burrow. This is the world of trolls and trolling, we tell ourselves; these are people who have too much time on their hands, who have […]

An industry in flux flunks, gets flack The conflict between cinema purists and the emerging power of online streaming recently got a lot of media attention due to the decision by the Cannes Film Festival to ban Netflix films from competing for its prizes. Netflix responded by pulling all of its films from screening at […]