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Making Sense of #MeToo

ColumnApril 9, 2018
Pushing beyond social media testimonials I’m 19 years old, and I can’t stop talking about #MeToo. Understand, this is not a confession or a testimonial of any sort. The lines between right and wrong, between equality and sexism, are not drawn clearly, as they usually are. They’ve been blurred, erased, even redone, in the midst […]

Humor: DMV loses race for the happiest place on earth, again

HumorApril 9, 2018
New Department of Motor Vehicles study leaves researchers flabbergasted For the sixth year in a row, the Department of Motor Vehicles has failed to rank as highly as the Anaheim-based amusement park, Disneyland. A new study reveals a shocking 83 percent of people would rather go to Disneyland than visit their hometown’s DMV — or […]

Cartoon: Validation

HumorApril 5, 2018
By: Ariel Hilomen — opinion@theaggie.org 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 issue we refuse to face

ColumnApril 5, 2018
Global warming threatens all areas of life, future generations On Dec. 27, 2017, President Donald Trump posted a tweet implying that the extreme cold weather blasting the eastern U.S. stands as further proof against the existence of climate change, noting that the North sure could “use a little bit of that good old Global Warming.” […]

Food insecurity a UC-wide issue

EditorialApril 5, 2018
44 percent of UC undergraduates experience food insecurity, study shows A recently published national survey conducted by the Wisconsin Harvesting Opportunities for Postsecondary Education Lab found that, of over 43,000 students surveyed from 66 institutions across 20 states, 36 percent of university students said they were food insecure at the time of the survey. The […]

Say his name: Stephon Clark

EditorialApril 5, 2018
Protests erupt following shooting of unarmed black man On March 18, 22-year-old Stephon Clark was fatally shot by two Sacramento police officers when reaching for his cell phone, which the officers believed to be a gun. This marks yet another black man who was killed as a result of police brutality and, in light of […]

Humor: English major realizes everything can be a phallic symbol if you think hard enough

HumorMarch 23, 2018
8=====D (What does it mean?) Now let’s just think for a minute. What is a penis? This is not a rhetorical question. Seriously, what is a penis? What do you use it for? Is it a kind of trout? Perhaps a writing utensil? An eating utensil? Please write your answer to the following email because […]

Are you playing enough “Fortnite?”

ColumnMarch 20, 2018
Why playing video games isn’t a bad thing You’re skydiving; you’re free-falling at top speeds until your parachute deploys. Except, once you land, panic sets in, as you need to find a gun before someone kills you. It’s called “Fortnite,” and everyone’s playing it. Imagine if someone took “The Hunger Games” and turned it into […]

Humor: Linda Katehi or Lizard Katehi?

HumorMarch 20, 2018
A date “Just back here in what’s thought to be the cold barren recesses of the Shields Library is where we keep the souls of our students,” said Lizard Katehi, Chancellor of the Underworld — not to be confused with Linda Katehi, the former chancellor of UC Davis. Lizard nonetheless bares a passing resemblance to […]

Humor: I thought I would never find my passion at UC Davis. And I was right.

HumorMarch 19, 2018
Funny how life doesn’t surprise you at all and happens exactly how you imagined it If you have seen the movie “Lady Bird,” then you have probably heard of UC Davis. This ag school just west of Sacramento is home to many attractions, but student passion is not one of them. Much like the protagonist […]

It’s about a hike

ColumnMarch 19, 2018
Why bad stories are so good I wanted a word that describes a story that’s so bad it’s good. I can think of stories from my own life that fit this definition. But words shape our understanding of the world. If a certain word doesn’t exist, how can the idea exist? I noted a few […]

Humor: I take it back: A response to my article about missing the rain

HumorMarch 18, 2018
I can’t keep up anymore For those/most of you who don’t avidly read my articles every single week, I will quickly summarize what I will be referencing in this article. And for those of you who do read my articles every single week, please stop sending me love letters, I’m getting sick of it. Anyway, […]