Opinion

Campus creates diversion in an effort to avoid institutional crisis The first UC tuition hike in six years has made for a time of unrest on the Davis campus. A proposed annual $282 increase for in-state student tuition is set to direct resources for the purpose of lowering the student-faculty ratio and improving the classroom […]

Orwell’s vision of a dystopian regime has become a bestseller after Trump’s election Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s chief advisors, went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” just two days after the inauguration to give an interview. When reporter Chuck Todd asked about White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s false claim about Trump attracting […]

Executive Endorsement: Josh Dalavai and Adilla Jamaludin (BASED) Both former senators, Dalavai and Jamaludin have the experience necessary to lead ASUCD. In their endorsement interview, they demonstrated an understanding of pressing issues facing students, such as food and housing insecurities and maintaining UC Davis’ status as a sanctuary campus. They are aware of both the […]

UC Regents vote for tuition increase On Jan. 26, the University of California (UC) Regents voted to increase tuition for UC students by $282 and the student services fee by $54 — a $336 increase overall. The tuition increase, which will be implemented in the 2017-18 academic year, is the UC’s first in six years. […]

Couldn’t think your way out of being a worthless sack of meat, could you? Albert Einstein has long been considered one of the greatest minds of our time. Advancements in science, math and truths about the universe can be attributed to his vast body of work. With only the power of his mind he established […]

“More garbage can, less garbage can’t” Some people miss their childhood years. They miss the innocence, the carefree nature, the bitchin’ Legos. I’ll admit I miss the Legos, but I’m so goddamn happy that I’m getting older. Not to say that crossing the 20-year-old mark is some threshold that grants instant maturity and wisdom, but […]

A discussion impossible to ignore in a racially-minded society Police shootings, ethno-nationalism and political correctness have pushed the ugly issue of race back into the national limelight. 61 percent of Americans in 2016 acknowledged widespread racism against African Americans, and 41 percent perceived the same against whites. Observation has come with an ugly side effect […]

First-year who graced us with his presence proceeds to prove his heroism UC Davis student Robert Quail wasn’t just born; he was crafted by the gods. In many ways, you could say he’s an angel just by virtue of his very existence. It’s extraordinary to think that we almost lost our savior to the Golden […]

Trump threatens to strip funds from UC Berkeley When President Donald Trump threatened to strip federal funds from UC Berkeley last week after violent protests shut down a scheduled talk by conservative agitator Milo Yiannopoulos, he demonstrated once again a profound lack of policy knowledge that could imperil the American education system. It’s not enough, […]

Women in comedy help even the playing field between men and women It doesn’t need to be clarified that Amy Schumer, the stand-up comic and actor, is almost always talking about sex. It’s the lens through which most of us are familiar with her work, which is infamous for its ever-present sexual undertones. She explained […]

Bringing back conscription would restrain social inequality and military recklessness In today’s political climate, there are few opinions that 85 percent of Americans share. Revulsion towards a military draft is a rare consensus. Conscription is branded in the American conscience as an unfair, unwise and undemocratic practice, largely due to the events of the 1960s, […]