Opinion

Regional differences among Millennials are profound, worth exploring What does it mean to be a Millennial living in Davis, California? More importantly, how does that Millennial compare to one living in Wichita, Kansas? How different are the everyday lives of San Franciscan Millennials to ones that are born and raised in the heart of Brooklyn? […]

Commencement speakers should embody university’s ideals Vice President Mike Pence’s commencement speech at University of Notre Dame on May 21 was met with dozens of graduating students walking out of the ceremony as he spoke. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the historically black college Bethune-Cookman’s graduation to jeers and turned backs, as neither […]

Davis’ housing crisis provides a unique opportunity for student activism Many undergraduate students cite Davis’ college-town atmosphere as one of the deciding factors in choosing to attend this university. The friendliness and opportunities for connection are touted by admissions officials, and students do indeed benefit from a downtown with seemingly infinite options for food and […]

Why the SyFy channel best represents the dangers of climate change The Syfy Channel’s creature-features carry an infamous reputation. Filled with washed-up celebrities, laughably bad CGI, buckets of fake blood and ridiculous titles like Mansquito, Piranhaconda and, most famously, Sharknado, they’re not exactly known as a quality source of science fiction. However, these movies offer […]

However, this will not apply to Congress The House of Representatives recently passed a “much-needed” health care bill that would thoroughly scrap Obamacare. This bill introduces new limits on access to insurance, instituting new regulations on what constitutes a preexisting condition. This means that people with those preexisting conditions are priced out of coverage for […]

Vote to re-establish ASUCD Court in special election UC Davis students will have the unique opportunity to vote to reestablish the ASUCD judicial branch this Wednesday. This special election comes as a result of a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) policy that requires student governments to have a court, which was recently […]

A conversation about mental health and its challenges Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg participated in a mental health conversation last week titled “How Can We Improve Mental Health Treatment?” The dialogue, which was open to the public and held at The Sacramento Bee, centered around the persistent challenges surrounding mental health. The conversation was led by […]

New Memorial Union lives up to the lowest of possible expectations The new Memorial Union (MU) has surprisingly received a lot of complaints from students. Most of them revolve around the fact that it looks like an airport, mostly because it absolutely does. But what a lot of people seem to be overlooking is the […]

The fight for clean water doesn’t end after drought stops When you woke up this morning, what did you do? Did you brush your teeth, take a shower or perhaps cook some oatmeal for breakfast? It’s so easy to turn on a faucet that most people don’t give a second thought to how much water […]

The horrifying truth behind what goes into that extra scoop of guacamole It’s difficult to decipher, especially in this age of fake news, what’s true and what’s false. The only things worse than fake news are the misinformation it spreads and the mass hysteria it can cause. In order to stop this treachery, The California […]

Similarities with Mewtwo, MU II lead to legal battle between unlikely foes After the completion of the Memorial Union’s renovations earlier this month, UC Davis has decided to rename the student center. The MU II, as it is now called, was retrofitted and received a bit of a makeover from the last time it was […]

A basic guide to agricultural advocacy Agricultural advocacy is as broad as it is specific, as vague as it is complex. It comes in many different forms, which is probably why it’s so hard to recognize. What you may do to conserve energy or be conscious about the products you consume could be considered agricultural […]