Opinion

Hidden reserves should be reinvested in student services and programs A blistering audit released Tuesday showing $175 million in hidden University of California (UC) reserves reinforces the rightly-held belief that the UC Office of the President (UCOP) has not been transparent in its budgetary dealings. Though the reserves likely wouldn’t be able to cover the […]

Wellness To Go machine provides affordable emergency contraceptives to students UC Davis has made strides in sexual health and reproductive rights with the installation of a Plan B vending machine in the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) on March 31. The “Wellness To Go machine” offers tampons, lubricant, condoms, various other forms of birth control […]

Quick and easy tips from Aggie Humorist Aaron Levins on how to get a job Dear Aaron, I recently made an account on LinkedIn, and I have no idea what I’m doing. My mom told me I needed to do this to get a job after college. She said that this was the only way […]

Makeshift boxing ring in the basement of Freeborn dictates what jokes you see Five humorists shuffle down the stairs to Lower Freeborn every Monday morning in search of two things: laughs and blood. When the print paper can only showcase three humor articles a week, this handful of serious journalists has no option but to […]

The genre helps contextualize and reflect current anxieties, problems It’s inarguable that science fiction is one of the most dominant genres of our time. Though it has been popular throughout the last 50 years, it hasn’t had as great of an influence on culture as it has today, and though this can be traced back […]

How a student turned into an exercise icon by bravely going where people go all the time Students exercise in all kinds of ways on campus. Some bike. Some run triathlons. Some go to the ARC (boring). But above all there are those who brave the trek all the way up to the top floor […]

New chancellor already in hot water before stepping foot in office A few months after being assigned his new role, future chancellor Gary May has already made a huge mistake. Appearing on the hit television show Jeopardy!, May introduced himself as the future chancellor of “UC Riverside.” He then added a “Go Aggies” to the […]

Promising to donate money to programs benefiting students would show dedication of new chancellor This editorial board wrote in February that Gary May, the incoming UC Davis chancellor, was a “promising pick” for the chancellor position. Since the editorial was written, however, the Sacramento Bee reported that May is set to earn $325,780 from serving […]

Bernie and the Bird: How Millennials failed to show up to the polls and elect Clinton For the first time in history, the Millennial generation surpassed the Baby Boomers in size among the world’s population. So nearly two years after they take the world by the reigns, what’s the worst that can happen? Brexit and […]

Earth-shattering exhibit to open this June They say if you love something, let it go, because if it was meant to be, it will come back to you. Unfortunately, sometimes things are just too far gone. The UC Davis community learned that lesson Thursday when some local history majors dug up an ancient artifact from […]

Undocumented immigrants at greatest risk of federal enforcement of marijuana policy Today marks the first 4/20 Californians of age will celebrate entirely legally. It’s been a long time coming for the state that was first to approve the medical use of marijuana in 1996 — and it’s surely only the start of what will be […]

Picnic Day, Picnic Day, Picnic Day, Picnic Day, Picnic Day Picnic Day is approaching, and, with it, so are the morning mimosas, afternoon mimosas, evening mimosas and bedtime mimosas. Kidding aside, Picnic Day is Davis’ unique opportunity to showcase exactly what makes the city and community special: the eccentric (and boozed-up) student body, the animals […]