Opinion

CHOCOLATE CHIP — Noah Pflueger-Peters I think Eli is a good guy, but I never knew he could be so wrong about cookies. Allow me to right his wrongs. I’d like to preface this by saying that I’m not arguing that oatmeal raisin cookies are bad, simply that they are and forever will be inferior […]

New chancellor confused with layout of quarter system, attempts to leave while school is still in session Gary May, the former dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering, has spent a significant amount of time in Davis after being named the school’s new chancellor. May has worked closely with Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter to learn […]

Millennials abandon conservative fashion of the 70s and 80s There have been many fashion trends throughout the years that define each generation and its respective cultural identity. But what constitutes the Millennial generation’s typical fashion choices, and how do these express its culture and identity? Navigating through the decades starting with the 1940s, we’ll examine […]

My past and current selves are like heaven and hell — one wants to set herself on fire We’ve reached that beautiful time of the year in which everything is on fire and there are events on Facebook inviting fellow students to scream in unison to release the kraken within that we refer to as […]

Library AC gets to Werk™ As finals week rolls around, students are beginning to ask a lot of hard-hitting questions that really demand answers. Questions range from whether the syllabus is going to be on the final to whether it’s unhealthy to sustain a diet purely of CoHo bagels. However, the most pressing question on […]

UC Davis to implement hourly fees for on-campus meeting spaces On May 16, UC Davis student organizations and clubs were notified by an email bulletin from the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) that, as of July 1, reserving and using on-campus meeting spaces will require an hourly fee. The exact fees have yet to be […]

The role of school boards in helping disadvantaged students As a first-year student about 10 years ago, Micah Grant sat in the front row of Kleiber Hall during his statistics class. His professor came in sick one day and asked the class if they needed to go over the lesson on rudimentary statistics. If the […]

Gary May apparently did not understand that he’s the chancellor of UC Davis Reporters from The Aggie interviewed Gary May, the current chancellor of UC Davis, about how he felt regarding the direction of the university under his guidance. We found Gary May in his office, constructing a Lego replica of the USS Enterprise from […]

The need for cultural competency in counseling At times, students may find it hard to relate to others at UC Davis. Many come from diverse backgrounds such as being first-generation college students, having economic hardships or growing up with a different culture. Oftentimes these students have no one to turn to. It’s because of this […]

How the Trump team used Facebook data to exploit the fears of the Midwest Since last November, much has been written about what went wrong during the election. While it looks increasingly likely that the Russians played a big role in securing Trump’s presidency, he did earn a significant number of legitimate votes, particularly across […]

School to replace popular coffee establishment with something actually useful Big improvements are coming to the UC Davis campus. With Silo renovations beginning in June, the university will be replacing all Starbucks locations on campus. After much deliberation, it has been decided that the Silo Starbucks, as well as all other locations on campus, will […]

Man in costume dressed as legendary childhood villain less than thrilled with safety of lecture hall UC Davis saw a visit from a famous fairytale villain after Memorial Union renovations were completed last month. The Big Bad Wolf, from The Three Little Pigs, stopped by the campus in order to test out the new building’s […]