Opinion

Stereotypes place undue pressure on minority groups Suicidal thoughts are higher among Asian American college students than Caucasian students, said a report from the American Psychological Association. According to findings by the University of Washington, Asian American women born in the U.S. are more likely to contemplate and attempt suicide than any other ethnic group. […]

Numbers show Davis is a model for equitable enrollment practices A fresh school year has brought a new wave of discussion on the University of California’s enrollment figures. This year’s class is the most diverse in UC history. But it’s time for me to be the bad guy and bring the conversation back to a […]

An ever-increasing population underscores importance of more responsible food systems Did you know in France it’s illegal to throw away food past its “best by” date? Unsold products from grocery stores are sent to food banks, and the repurposed food generates over 10 million meals for those suffering from food instability. In America, expired food […]

Former chancellor gets a little “out of control” in what appears to be revenge act It’s not easy to lose your job, especially when it means leaving a powerful and high-paying career at a prestigious institution for a different powerful and high-paying career at the exact same institution. Former Chancellor Linda Katehi found this out […]

Solving UC Davis’ food insecurity problem After having to strip a first-grader of his lunch this week, a cafeteria employee in the Canon McMillan School District has quit her job in protest of the district’s new ‘lunch shaming’ system. The district, located just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has implemented new policies revoking students’ meals if […]

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 […]