Opinion

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

U.S News & World Report now ranks colleges based on their school colors to give potential students more to consider This week, U.S. News & World Report confirmed what Davis students have known for a long time — that UC Davis is superior at more than just veterinary and viticulture programs. After conducting research for […]

Gunrock might have cried happy tears, if his unblinking eyes could It was a joyous day yesterday. Gunrock was reunited with his family for the first time since moving to Davis in 2003. Happy tears flowed from the eyes of Mr. Blue Man as the family hugged and kissed one another. I had the chance […]

Although mostly harmless, clickbait can have negative political and social repercussions Clickbait is one of the most pervasive and hard-to-ignore features of the Internet in the 21st century. It undoubtedly plays an important role in how people perceive the world: politically, economically, socially, racially and religiously. The early days of Internet grappled with spam — […]

Liberals are right about many things, but the way they communicate isn’t one of them Liberals are frequently accused of being smug — often deservingly. But in the same way that too many liberals label all Trump supporters as irrational racist bigots, all liberals are often grouped together as self-righteous elites incapable of changing their […]