Opinion

Consumers must consider food producers when voting to change animal husbandry practices Eight years ago, California voters were asked to vote in Proposition 2. It asked if consumers would like their egg-laying hens to be able to “stand up, lie down, turn around, and fully extend their wings.” Consumers agreed with the proposition outline and […]

GOP organizations at Harvard, Yale and Cornell are putting country over party While younger voters tend to be reliably liberal, millennials identify more now with traditional Republican values than baby boomers and Gen X-ers did when they were at their age, according to a new study published this month in the Personality and Social Psychology […]

Get five in a row to win a free lanyard With the beginning of the new year now underway, here is a BINGO card of some things you should expect to hear freshmen saying around campus. Feel free to print one out and play along with your friends!               […]

Fragile masculinity is a byproduct of the social construction of gender Masculinity is more fragile than it’s ever been. The tendency now by some men to overcompensate for perceived slights and threats to masculinity has invited a wide range of responses, from the sarcastic #MasculinitySoFragile to products like grenade-shaped bath bombs. “Masculine” Q-tips, advertised as […]

Incessant media coverage ingrains biases, fosters a paranoid, mistrustful society After decades of international peace and a domestic sense of invulnerability, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 left Americans feeling shattered and helpless — their very psyche deeply wounded. Since then, the same sense of vulnerability that came with the fall of the Twin […]

René Descartes shows the importance of studying across disciplines Growing up, I never excelled in STEM classes or even wanted to be a scientist. My burning passion for science never extended beyond the time I accidentally set an entire Bunsen burner on fire. Still, I felt chained to the notion of engineering. After all, I […]

The story of an eager freshman who didn’t exactly have an ideal start to his time at UC Davis. First-year students are often prone to embarrassment when starting at UC Davis. Between learning (or at least trying to learn) how to bike on campus correctly and trying to find their way around our large campus […]

Accusations against Linda Katehi are unfounded and irresponsible Following UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi’s struggle with the student body last year, her resignation in August should come as no surprise. And who can blame her? The ceaseless attacks on her character and leadership decisions would knock down even the strongest of leaders. But the chaos […]

Number of crashes in and around bike circles sees greatest decrease Davis updated its transportation laws early September after a recent study by TAPS showed that Welcome Week bike accidents decreased 46 percent when skateboards, cruisers and some bikes were banned. The city changed its laws to forbid “four-wheel objects, such as skateboards and golf […]

Does there need to be an underlying message in “offensive” humor? On campuses big and small throughout the United States, invited speakers are protested, teachers are penalized and presidents are stepping down because of the content of their speech. While the country embraces speech freedoms more completely than ever, there is a simultaneous and increasing […]

Naivete underscores problem of delays and lines in hammock system First-year Darrell Nusbaum expressed optimism Wednesday that he would actually be able to grab a hammock on a the Quad at some point this quarter. His confidence comes despite previous studies of the hammocks showing that they’re only available to lay down in when you’re […]

The fight to produce food On one of my recent six-hour drives to Davis through Central California, I noticed two things at the center of this state’s environmental condition. One, that the entire state is dry and without water. Thousands of acres of grapevines, almond trees and all types of crops are struggling to stay […]