Opinion

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.

Group project only becomes compelling after forming a small black hole A group physics project became a lot more interesting this past Friday when a lack of initiative was so great that it caused a rift in spacetime.   “Late in the quarter, for whatever reason, students begin to lose their unquenchable thirst for knowledge […]

Why tuning out and avoiding the stress of following the news is one of the most lazy, offensive and irresponsible things one can do It’s a privilege to live in a country with a free press. Unfortunately, many people take this for granted and instead award themselves the unearned privilege of tuning out. There’s a […]

The Editorial Board loves their moms Bryan Sykes, Editor-in-Chief: My mom always tells me, when I’m worried or stressed, to “think good thoughts and good things will happen.” If there is any phrase that best portrays my mom, it’s that one. She’s the most positive and supportive person I know and never fails to be […]

The vegan lifestyle is both inaccessible and not as green as you’re led to believe In the wake of increased public awareness about the consequences of climate change, spring — rather than winter — appears to be the first casualty. Here we reside, in the middle of May in Davis, California, with temperatures swinging erratically […]

The removal of “climate change” from the EPA website mirrors the struggle between Google and Bing Americans love withholding information in lieu of explicit opposition to a problem. Take the Civil War as an example: Some in the South refer to the Civil War as the “War of Northern Aggression” — lending fault to the […]

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.

We were roommates for the night… Honestly, helping someone plan the perfect date makes you want to have one of your own. No one describes the taste of cake and then puts the uneaten cake wedge back in the fridge; you have to take a bite and experience it for yourself. This problem was presented […]

UC Davis conductor faces few consequences for sexual misconduct Christian Baldini, the UC Davis symphony conductor who was put on unpaid leave after sexual misconduct toward a female undergraduate, has returned to campus. Though he received a disciplinary letter from Chancellor Gary May, the letter will not be placed in his academic review file and […]

A quick and easy way to get started with charitable work When looking into ways to do charitable work, it doesn’t take much to start. Sometimes, you already have the resources to help someone. One art student decided to take matters into their own hands. “I couldn’t help but feel sorry for them,” Asher Rodriguez […]

How Russia’s northern capital tops the bucket list If you’ve ever read Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” you’ll be familiar with its rather famous opening line, which goes something like this: “On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and […]

Written 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.