Opinion

By: Julie Torres — 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.

One of life’s universal feelings is surprisingly tricky to define I’m no expert on love. Only one person has ever received the love of this guy, your columnist. Yeah, just one. But taking that love-mobile for a spin revealed something intriguing. I began wondering about the word “love” and all its puzzling connotations. And that’s […]

Devil’s advocate At the risk of accidentally infuriating a population of California taxpayers — or some other group of people that would be offended by a half-college-educated person’s opinion — I’ll try my best to stick to my biased agenda and veer away from the facts. There’s a lot of controversy these days about what […]

In an era seeking to fight injustice and inequality, nonviolence seems weak Worldwide social movements have struggled with the dilemma of whether to employ violence to get results. Most historical movements have come with some mixture of nonviolent and violent means. This doesn’t affect their success. However, in the context of recent violence in Charlottesville […]

Drunk texting is a thing of the past We’ve all known the terror of drunk texting. Perhaps you texted your ex, your best friend or your dad. One UC Davis student, third-year Sylvia Ono, rejected this standard for embarrassment and instead drunkenly sent a carrier pigeon to her beloved. Ono’s friend group went on a […]

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 […]