Opinion

Prejudice exists in America against every demographic, largely excepting the white, Christian male that has seemingly enjoyed the pleasure of becoming our nation’s neutral. If you don’t identify with that category, you are systematically treated as “the other.” While each group faces differing levels of discrimination, among the most grotesquely violated people are Muslims. The […]

The Republican party lies at the center of social conservatism in America. Or, at least that’s what it seems. To figure out if the GOP stands true to its reputation, we must define social conservatism and its beliefs toward drugs and crime. Model social conservatives are often critical of the rapid changes within our society, […]

Disclaimer: In this column, I’m going to suggest you eat at Applebee’s. At the risk of ruining all of my credibility, please read on: Here in America, we love a good deal. We love paying exactly one dollar for things. We love having the option to get multiple sides. We love being friends with the […]

Yes, you read that correctly. After 48 years of selling burnt lattes and giant cinnamon rolls, the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) wants to give back to the student community by giving students free water. “We’re really excited to be doing this,” said Noah Jenkins, a CoHo representative. “We thought long and hard about what menu […]

The nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced on Jan. 14 and for the second year in a row, people of color received zero nominations in the acting categories. Social media quickly reacted to this glaring lack of diversity, bringing back the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, and big-name stars such as Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and […]

Free time is a precious resource at college. Services like Zagat, Yelp and TripAdvisor are helpful in providing people with systems that determine where time can be best spent. At Davis, there are many experiences you can look forward to, such as wine tasting, rock climbing, dining, theatergoing and relaxing at public parks. But if […]

UC Davis announced today that it will enforce a mandatory payment from each of its students on a quarterly basis. Students, however, will get money in return for this. “[If] clubs, athletics and ASUCD get these benefits, [then] everyone should,” said Morris Reece, the main activist for the cause.  Reece felt that it was time […]

The political spectrum is quite difficult to understand. As far as we know, its origins are in the French Revolution. At the time, legislators who sat on the left side of the National Assembly were in favor of the Republic and those who wanted to preserve the monarchy sat on the right. Despite the strict […]

Aggies, I wanted to start off by welcoming you back to campus and wishing you a Happy New Year! In today’s Ask Katehi column, I will answer a question posed to me by the Aggie Managing Staff: What do you see as the role of a printed newspaper in a college setting? A student newspaper, […]

I was born with severe food allergies. After 20 years of rejecting milk, egg, fish and nuts, I grew out of my dairy and egg allergies and finally started eating foods that come out of animal’s butts (I clearly did not do well in biology). Given that I’ve been restricted to half of the food […]