Opinion

UC Davis did not ignore anti-Semitic sermon   To the Editor: Re “UC Davis remains silent in wake of anti-Semitic sermon” (Op-Ed, Nov. 2):   I first want to express my concern for the intolerant and hate-filled aggressions Charline Delkhah described experiencing on campus. They are personally disturbing to me, and they do not represent […]

UC Davis Chancellor Gary May responds to provocative fliers posted around campus A seemingly benign flier that appeared around UC Davis over the weekend serves as a reminder that our campus, for all its charm, is hardly insulated from the issues facing our society at large. The anonymous single-sentence message read: “It’s okay to be […]

ASUCD needs to address student apathy Of the 35,415 undergraduate students who attend UC Davis, a mere six felt inspired enough to run for the six open Senate positions in the Fall Election. This news raised concerns within the Editorial Board regarding the apathy that many students feel toward getting involved in student government and […]

The Editorial Board was most disappointed to learn that the upcoming Fall Election will be uncontested — with six candidates running for six open senatorial positions. An uncontested election discourages voter turnout, an issue with which ASUCD already struggles. This election also virtually guarantees all six candidates a spot in the Senate, representing a student […]

Polished social media posts can fuel feelings of inadequacy and loneliness We constantly walk around campus with our eyes glued to our smartphones. Some people like taking notes on their computers, which provides easy internet access in class. The blood of social media sites runs through our devices. We’re always scoping out what’s new on […]

Guess it wasn’t a major waste after all It’s a great feeling when you earn a degree that you know will be useful in the future, no matter what career path you choose. That’s exactly how Rosie Shortz felt when she earned her degree in English from UC Davis this past spring. Shortz, a longtime […]

Criminal who’s inexplicably still an educator found yet another way to scam students After Linda Katehi became unemployed (re: “fired,” except in a nice way that preserves her already flimsy reputation), she needed to find a new hustle. The whole moonlighting-at-textbook-publishers thing wasn’t gonna cut it now that she didn’t have a position of power […]

Journalists are crucial in the fight against anti-intellectualism, falsehoods In the most adroit of times, the pen consistently proves itself mightier than the sword. Two tenacious young men with a damn-near death wish brought down Richard Nixon. Had it not been for an undercover writer in the trenches of Chicago’s meat-packing plants, there would be […]

An investigation of the drinking culture in Davis I will preface this by saying I am in no way a science major, nor do i intend to do anything science-related ever. But from time to time I like to dabble in the idea of it. Over the last three years, I have conducted extensive case […]

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The humanities provide skills vital to a well-rounded, functioning society “This is what the real, no-bullshit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: how to keep from going through your comfortable, prosperous, respectable adult life dead, unconscious, a slave to your head….” So said David Foster Wallace, the author of “Infinite […]

The school fails to address hate speech directed at Jewish students On July 14 and 21, Imam Ammar Shahin from the Islamic Center of Davis gave anti-Semitic sermons praying for the annihilation of the Jews. The anti-Semitic rhetoric began on the 14th, talking about the events that occurred at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and […]