Opinion

Humor: Guy going in for a drink while addressing group misses straw — and respect of his peers
HumorJune 5, 2018
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 […]

Humor: Schoolwide manhunt for person witnessed kicking people off their bikes, yelling “blam!”
HumorJune 5, 2018
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 […]

Incels: Misogyny on the dark web
ColumnJune 5, 2018
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 […]

Can Netflix-banning Cannes be damned?
HumorJune 3, 2018
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 […]

Humor: Man unsure if air raid sirens real or imagined after receiving text from ex
HumorJune 3, 2018
This is not a drill Sources reported Thursday that local 20-something Nate Finnegan started asking if anyone else was hearing loud sirens after receiving a text message from his long-time ex-girlfriend Brianne. “He looks like he wants to throw up,” said friend Megan Jacobs, 26, who confirmed that her friend looked like he had just […]

Guest: Time to play hardball with student fees
GuestJune 1, 2018
After passing a fee initiative, who keeps the university compliant and accountable? The Aggie’s recent story “Administrators overrule student advisory council’s 2017 vote to reject increase in student fees” raised a number of important questions. When students pass a fee initiative and begin paying to support something or solve a problem, what exactly are they […]

Unjust separation of families at border
EditorialJune 1, 2018
Children, parents torn apart with new immigration policy Word spread like wildfire over the weekend that the Trump administration lost nearly 1,500 migrant children after separating them from their families at the border. The children were feared to have ended up in the hands of human traffickers. Hashtags like #WhereAreTheChildren and #MissingChildren that arose in […]

Cartoon: Sticking
HumorMay 31, 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.

Don’t be fooled — Trump still doesn’t care about the environment
ColumnMay 31, 2018
The president’s potential negotiations with California are fueled by money, not a conscience As a child, I was prone to worrying. To me, that was a normal feeling — though I now know it as anxiety. But it brought with it a constant stream of verbalized observations about my surroundings. When I grew older, however, […]

NFL favors false patriotism
EditorialMay 30, 2018
Leaders put an “end” to kneeling with unconstitutional requirement The National Football League announced on May 23 that all players and league personnel must “stand and show respect for the flag” during the national anthem. Teams whose players fail to comply will be fined, and individuals who do not wish to stand may stay in […]

By focusing on the past, Muslims continue to live in it
ColumnMay 29, 2018
It may benefit Muslims to put to rest a 7th-century division I would never argue that people should not know their own history, nor that of others. I would argue, however, that too much remembrance can be problematic in certain cases, especially if those historical moments occurred in the 7th century. As a Muslim, I […]

Humor: Dog in discussion section clearly has better life than you
HumorMay 29, 2018
Who does he think he is? You walk in to Statistics 13 a disheveled mess. Your hair is in a frumpy knot, you’re wearing the same clothes as yesterday and you barely remembered to bring something to write with. You sit down, and there it is — supreme comfort staring you straight in the face: […]

