Opinion

The ongoing conflict between SmartSite and UC Davis boiled over Wednesday as a Twitter spat between the university and SmartSite’s parent company, Sakai, revealed that the university was responsible for the crash. SmartSite has been shut down since May 20 as part of ongoing “general maintenance.” But controversy flared after SmartSite was not restored by […]

I hated calling my parents when I was a first-year. I was so tired of the arguments, of explaining myself, of getting nagged. I hated visiting home, because it washed out the taste of freedom I was having as a college student and filled me with the same boredom and suffocation I was so eager […]

Expansion of resources for veterans remains critical issue in UC system The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) honored UC Davis among the winners of the 2016 Veterans Employer of the Year Awards at a ceremony on May 5. CEAC is a nonprofit organization that partners with the California Employment Development Department (EDD) to advocate for […]

How a brave group of students is changing how we use the library one loud conversation at a time. A local UC Davis fourth-year is inspiring students everywhere with a brave declaration he made earlier this week. Computer science major and self-proclaimed “life of the party,” Ian Schneider, spoke to The Aggie about how he […]

I’m graduating next year. I used to be terrified of the idea of leaving this amazing bubble of customizable schedules, biking to anything you want or need and Baba’s burritos for every meal. I’ve come to terms with moving on from all those perks, but there’s one element of college that I don’t think I’ll […]

In my column yesterday, I noted the sudden interest in traditionally good superheroes going toe to toe against each other to provide a thrilling, hyped-up battle, only to disappoint audiences everywhere. And I pretty much called out the superhero industry for forcing us to pick a side between our beloved protagonists. Or at least that’s […]

Friends fight; that’s an undeniable fact. And superheroes, it seems, are no different than the rest of us in this respect. Batman v Superman and Captain America: Civil War are the latest examples of films in which the feuds are between superheroes as opposed to villains. Feuds between superheroes are usually just more intense and […]

A tragic update to the Smartsite outage rocks the Davis community It is now the fourth bleak day of Smartsite maintenance and a new announcement has just been released regarding the fate of our most treasured dumb website. Following the super informative update that read, “Update…we will post notices hourly with status updates,” a new […]

Clinton (vs. Sanders) versus Trump

The move ensures controversial figures don’t stay in power long After having made what appears to be two hiring mistakes in leadership over the past couple of weeks, the UC Regents have asked new interim chancellor Ralph J. Hexter to step down. The decision comes not long after Chancellor Linda Katehi was placed on investigatory […]

New UC Davis athletics director appointed by acting chancellor Earlier this week, Acting Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter appointed Dr. Kevin Blue as the new UC Davis director of athletics. Blue graduated from Stanford after playing on the men’s golf team, then traveled to Michigan State to earn his Ph.D. in sports psychology. He then returned […]