Opinion

Student officials fail to effectively promote important special election ASUCD held a special election from May 24-25 to vote on the re-establishment of the ASUCD judicial branch. Students had voted to approve a constitutional amendment to dissolve the branch in November, after various ASUCD officials campaigned for the amendment’s passage. However, after ASUCD realized this […]

YES — Camille Chargois Genetically modified organisms need to remain a part of the multiple food systems they already inhabit simply because, without them, the already-deplorable state of food insecurity will worsen. The advent of this new technology has made food production exponentially easier, safer and cheaper. It has saved the livelihoods of countless organic […]

Just when you thought the Silo was the best renovation Among the many things UC Davis is currently renovating, the university decided last week to follow its series of innovative and necessary changes by opening a Men’s Resource Center. Though many female faculty seemed opposed to the idea, it’s clear that they really don’t know […]

New chancellor goofs up again when he brings fruit snacks instead of paperwork The lovable young chap Gary May made an “uh-oh” on his first day of the job when he walked into a very important meeting holding his brand-spanking-new lunchbox rather than a briefcase like his fellow co-workers. He attempted to play it off […]

Free massages for students could benefit their mental health Why not a massage? It’s something people get to relax and escape — and potentially even lessen — the stresses of life. There are a variety of massages you can receive, from Swedish to stone to deep tissue. Massages are often therapeutic and will make you […]

Saving the environment, but at what cost? Who doesn’t love the environment? There are white fluffy bunnies, big fuzzy bears, really mean cats: the environment is super cool and nice. And while human-influenced climate change is really just a big lie and Hillary Clinton is actually a lizard wearing human skin, it’s still super nice […]

Course material to include Katehi’s upcoming memoir With former chancellor Linda Katehi’s return to campus next fall as a professor, students are eagerly anticipating the announcement of which class she will be teaching. They got their answer on Monday, when Katehi tweeted a link to an interview with The Sacramento Bee in which she finally […]

Pop group reunites to speak at Letters and Sciences ceremony Famous English-Irish band One Direction will reunite in June to speak at the UC Davis College of Letters and Sciences spring commencement ceremony. The band, which broke up early 2015 after Zayn Malik went solo, will be speaking to Aggies about the importance of perseverance […]

Prank sets scary precedent for future acts of wild spontaneity The Davis community has a scandal on its hands. The Coffee House (CoHo) was recently robbed during a prank a student pulled in an attempt to kickstart a career as a semi-successful YouTube vlogger. The perpetrator described the incident to The California Aggie. “It was […]

#CoolTips for a comfortable weekend on TheLake™ For someone who has never gone on Houseboats™ before, things can get pretty scary. Even though people say the scariest part is the literal possibility of death, they’re all wrong. Any seasoned houseboater knows that the scariest part is feeling like your houseboat isn’t a homeboat. Luckily, The […]

A plethora of attempts to pose a candid photo left one student dead Every little girl’s nightmare became third-year Bethany Roberts’ harsh reality on Wednesday night when everyone’s favorite Instagram-er got all dolled up for the Farmers Market but simply could not take a good photo. This tragedy ultimately ended in a lesser one: death. […]

Chief Compliance Officer Wendi Delmendo After reading “Progress in reshaping the hunting ground,” I would like to applaud ASUCD Sen. Anastasia Ruttkay for the work she has done to help educate her fellow students and contribute to sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention efforts in our community. Active participation by all members of the UC […]