Opinion

My opinions have to go somewhere A good friend once told me that “the only people that I know who have a Twitter are Donald Trump, Nihilist Arby’s and you.” Though I’m flattered to be associated with such an elite group of accounts, I have to argue that my Twitter has a little more to […]

Millennial parents question traditional values of their parents Were you spanked as a child? Have you ever been terrified at the sight of a wooden spoon or, heaven forbid, a belt? Different tendencies, principals and attitudes about parenting have been passed down from mom to daughter and father to son for decades. However, like spanking […]

Shameful moment for the UC system was merely a moment of sheer laziness Headlines buzzed in early May when it was discovered that the UC system had been hiding $175 million in reserves, creating an uproar among UC students. However, the whole thing has since been discovered to simply be a big “whoopsie” when one […]

Hazing deaths are avoidable but all too common No parent should have to bury their child. But after a fraternity hazing ritual turned deadly, Jim and Evelyn Piazza found themselves having to do just that. The Piazzas are the parents of Timothy Piazza, a second-year engineering major at Penn State who died on Feb. 4. […]

Research shows laughter can create positive emotional associations A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are sketchy. Your response to that painful joke might have been an open mouth with a ‘haha,’ a jerking of the body and probably loss of breath. It’s laughter — something that we all should experience […]

Increasing nuclear tensions makes science fiction more relevant If you’re like me, you’ve probably been thinking a lot about nuclear war. Nukes have existed and proliferated my whole life, but the possibility of a nuclear war always seemed far off — a worry that seemed as antiquated and irrelevant as the Soviet Union. I remember […]

Administration continues to offer problem-free experience to students Universities always have the students in mind. No exceptions. Overcrowding? You won’t have to worry about that when you’re dead. Not enough spaces to study? The MU now has lots of tables that are an entire three inches off the ground. Stop complaining! Now, UCD, which stands […]

The importance of supporting less-developed college towns UC Davis significantly increased the number of students enrolled this year, jumping from an incoming freshman population of 6,741 in 2015 to 9,500 this fall. The influx of students follows the recent plan by UC President Janet Napolitano to expand undergraduate enrollment across UC campuses by 10,000 within […]

Please help me This is kind of like if Tron and Buzzfeed had a really ugly baby. Like Donald Trump Jr. ugly. Anyone who has been trapped in a computer before knows that Tron is actually not that far off in terms of depicting the computer world. Also Donald Trump Jr. is here with me. […]

It’s obvious that personal computing culture has gone too far I’m tired of PC culture. That’s right. You heard me. You see it all over the Internet. It’s everywhere, and it has been progressively infecting our society, especially the Internet. And if you ask me, it’s only going to get worse in the next couple […]

Mr. Tumnus turns out to be a philosophy TA Ever walk inside your TA’s office and get immediately washed over with a feeling of pity and disgust? You see a dirty little room with three or four sweaty students stuffed together behind their wobbly desks. Immediately upon entry, your nostrils are hit with a wave […]

Putting power in the people and food in their bellies Sundays are great for reflecting on the past week while preparing for the next as you unwind and destress — and then scrambling to finish work due the next day. They’re also great days to take a leisurely afternoon stroll around Central Park and observe […]