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Realizing my privilege in education

ColumnMarch 12, 2018
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 […]

Humor: Coho Hacks: Annual hackathon to be held while coders wait in line for their food

HumorMarch 12, 2018
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 […]

Letter to the Editor: Leaving Greek life unchecked enables entitlement among members

GuestMarch 9, 2018
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 […]

Aggie basketball dominates Big West

EditorialMarch 9, 2018
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 […]

Humor: The most Davis ways to tell your girlfriend you have a second family

HumorMarch 8, 2018
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 […]

“Black Panther”: The importance of diverse perspectives in movies

ColumnMarch 8, 2018
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 […]

Corporations make change when government won’t

EditorialMarch 8, 2018
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 […]

The Spanish Dilemma: Does being Hispanic require knowing Spanish?

ColumnMarch 7, 2018
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 […]

Guest: Refugee international medical graduates brain waste in Sacramento

GuestMarch 7, 2018
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 […]

Humor: Which inconvenience of my day you are based on your zodiac sign

HumorMarch 5, 2018
These inconveniences might surprise you! Sometimes we have days that are inconvenient. This means that the only way to cope is by choosing to release stress in a healthy way, such as talking to a friend or peer, or to release it in a better way, such as creating a listicle that chronicles said inconveniences […]

Humor: Everyone groans as English major makes another Freud joke when asked for his ID

HumorMarch 5, 2018
Shut the hell up, Ned Ned was feeling good today. He had the best joke ever for the bus guy. He loved the bus guy, and he loved riding the bus, and most of all he loved any opportunity he could get to show how much he knew about the 20th-century psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. He […]

The problem with eco-friendly trends

ColumnMarch 5, 2018
Environmental fads are only good while they last You might have seen what appears to be overly enthusiastic clean-up crews — individuals running with hefty bags scouring the streets for trash. Most likely, you have witnessed plogging, a running trend from Sweden that combines jogging and litter pick-up. The activity gets its name from a […]