Opinion

Administrative bloat goes bye-bye This tape was found in a deep, dark room, hidden in the bowels of Wellman Hall: “I walked into the room, and all I could hear was a chanting, rhythmic and cyclical. ‘Guuuuuunnnrooooooccckk… Guuuuuuuuuuunnnroooooccckkk…’ echoed off the walls of this godforsaken corner of Wellman Hall.” The tape skipped, crackling slightly. “I […]

And I lived to tell the tale Last week, I thought I was going to die. Not because my questionable habits of drinking 17 cups of ShareTea boba per day or sleeping 30 minutes a week had finally caught up with me, but because I was mansplained to. It started out innocently enough, as most […]

Foreign commentary on America’s strengths and flaws Fish need water, and we need the news. There was a point in my life when I hated the news. News bookmarks on Chrome were deleted; political pages on Facebook were unliked; Sunday newspapers at coffee shops went unpurchased. That attitude thankfully changed — and with it came […]

The factors that separate us start affecting us earlier than imagined There are many social determinants of education: money, access to good teachers, extracurricular activities, school infrastructure. From the first day a child enters school, there are factors that abruptly put them ahead or behind students of the same age bracket. These discrepancies exponentially increase […]

A new take on multitasking You’ve heard of hackers, you’ve heard of the CoHo and you’ve probably heard of “Coho Hacks.” But what you probably haven’t heard of is a combination of the three. My job today is to explain what any of that means. Commonly, when people refer to CoHo hacks, what they mean […]

To the Editor: On Feb. 8, a friend and I arrived at the Pavilion early to get seats in the front row of the middle section for the anticipated basketball game between UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara. Because it was Greek night, the fraternities and sororities had come together to grab seats in the […]

Players, coaches earn conference accolades Ranking No. 1 in their respective brackets, the UC Davis women’s and men’s basketball teams are competing at the Big West Tournament in Anaheim this week. This is the first time that both the men’s and women’s regular season champions come from the same school since UC Santa Barbara dominated […]

Try the scenic Arboretum or Shields Library Fellas, we all know that the quarter system comes at you fast. Your time is thinned out so much that most major modeling agencies want to hire it. There’s no time to do anything, especially not to tell your sweet girlfriend about that second family you’ve had under […]

Marvel’s newest installation sends a much-needed empowering message After most late-night movie theater excursions, I return home exhausted and only slightly emotionally piqued. However, walking out of the movie theater after watching “Black Panther” left me buzzing with excitement and incredibly squealish. I couldn’t stop thinking about the movie for days, and the soundtrack has […]

Dick’s Sporting Goods, others restrict gun sales In response to the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla. that killed 17 students and faculty and the typical sluggish reaction by representatives to ban assault rifles and ammunition, companies have begun to take gun control into their own hands. Dick’s Sporting Goods announced last week that it would […]

How living in the U.S. affects Latinos’ Spanish proficiency As a Mexican-American, I’ve had to traverse a weird limbo of being proud of my heritage while also embracing American societal norms. For instance, growing up, I was teased about my accent. My Mexican friends said I sounded too white when I spoke, while my American […]

IMGs face barriers to contributing to the U.S. economy, communities Our world-class economy in the United States is a result of four centuries of immigrant contributions and their integration into our communities and workforce. The past two decades of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have brought a new wave of immigrants and refugees and […]