Opinion

Millennial relationships and agricultural advocacy among diverse array of topics It’s Spring Quarter! Finally. There’s no better time to open up a copy of The Aggie on the Quad, flip a few pages to the opinion section and cheerily read about what people are complaining about. This quarter we have a decidedly diverse set of […]

Food halls provide a community gathering space with strong economic benefits One in a string of recent downtown retail closures, Whole Foods’ departure from the Davis Commons raises the question: What should take its place? Many Davis residents have been speculating about what would best occupy the new vacancy. A wealth of suggestions and concerns […]

Members of Editorial Board share why they chose UC Davis With Decision Day 2017 this Saturday, prospective students may be seeing campus for the first time. They’ll weigh the pros and cons of going to one of the highest-ranked public universities in the world. Here, members of The Aggie’s Editorial Board share moments and stories […]

Individuals with Tourette’s find success, identity, happiness despite daily challenges At first glance, the East Bay support group for people with Tourette’s looked like any other friend group meeting for pizza on a Saturday afternoon. At Bambino’s Pizza in Concord last month, adolescents and adults mingled and discussed an array of topics, from the Jaws […]

How the Arab Spring contributed to Syria’s downfall A boy lies face down on the sand, as the waves of a beach in Turkey wash over him. A police officer looks the other way, hollering at people we cannot see. The water moves back and forth, back and forth, but the boy lies still on […]

How the president endangers and strengthens journalistic practice Donald Trump’s animosity toward the press has been well-documented throughout the election campaign and his current presidency. From accusing the media of falsely reporting the size of his inauguration crowds to evicting reporters from the White House press room, President Trump has made one thing clear: he […]

Reveal of classified information sends shockwaves through UC Davis In a shocking breach of classified information, Wikileaks announced Wednesday that it obtained damaging information about Shields Library at UC Davis. The documents obtained revealed that although the doors at the library appear to be automatic, they actually open because of how repulsed they are by […]

Green Party presidential nominee’s good intentions not rooted in reality In welcoming Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein to UC Davis last week, students received a unique opportunity to hear a progressive vision for America markedly different than anything offered by mainstream parties. But Stein’s calls for a “Green New Deal” don’t change the fact […]

Meet the man assiduously recording Berkeley’s past and present weirdness Should it ever strike your fancy to Google the terms “bowling balls as lawn art,” “enormous dachshund sculptures,” “a pyramid made of birdhouses” or “a house in the shape of a tardigrade,” you’ll be delighted to find that all these oddities exist in the city […]

What’s an extra $150 anyway? DAVIS, CA — As a “journalist,” I’m often able to report on stories that have a real fake impact on the population at large. These stories have the power to inform and shape opinion, to transform the world around us. But it’s rare that a story comes along like the […]

Life became so much darker for Beefy Cowlhoun after he hit those wretched teen years If you thought that the phase of heavy eyeliner, terrible taste in music and worshipping Hot Topic was exclusive to humans, you’re wrong. Beefy Cowlhoun turned one year old this last weekend, which, as we all know, is 14 in […]

Men’s basketball team ushers in new era of relevance As a university that has been around for almost 110 years, UC Davis rarely gets to see a school “first” anymore. That changed Saturday. With a narrow 50-47 victory over UC Irvine on March 11, the UC Davis men’s basketball team won its first Big West […]