Opinion

A stray hacky sack was found Monday afternoon at the Mrak Hall office where students spent several weeks protesting Chancellor Katehi’s moonlighting activities.The sit-in was abandoned last week when the occupiers planned their move to the next phase of the demonstration. The office was cleaned on Friday, and a picture showed that the protesters had […]

Despite all you may have heard about The Great Khan and his “merry band” of loyal Mongols, you can discover a very different history through Jack Weatherford’s fantastical book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. For over 800 years, his name has been almost universally associated with wanton slaughter and outright cruelty […]

A couple of days ago, I was webcamming with a childhood friend from another country. We’ve known each other since we were infants, but due to our physical distance from each other (he lives in Taiwan) and the awkward stages of puberty (he didn’t believe in girls until he was 14 — no lie), we […]

The former secretary of state will just be chillin’ at the 102nd installation of Davis’ hallmark event Hillary Clinton will come to UC Davis for this Saturday’s Picnic Day in an effort to increase Millennial approval for her candidacy for the democratic nominee and President of the United States. But she’s not just interested in […]

We were just outside Davis, on the edge of East Covell, when the horse tranquilizers began to kick in. I remember my editor calling on the cell phone, yelling, “Holy Jesus, where are you goddamn animals? I want an article about the Second Friday ArtAbout by Saturday morning or you’re fired.” I threw the phone […]

U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team calls for fair pay Last week, members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team filed a suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, claiming unfair wage discrimination in relation to their male counterparts. The teammates say that, despite bringing in almost $20 million in revenue last year, they make nearly four […]

Stay safe and have fun This Saturday, April 16 marks UC Davis’ 102nd annual Picnic Day. To some families, this means decades of long-standing attachment to the university, while to others it means a celebration of the campus’ academic achievements over the years. For many students, this day serves as an opportunity to stagger around […]

This past Saturday, UC Davis hosted Decision Davis, a day for admitted students and their families to visit the campus to help decide if this is the school for them. In honor of the incoming class of Aggies, the Editorial Board has compiled a list of things we didn’t know about Davis before we came […]

California workers to benefit from new minimum wage California took a large step toward improving the lives of its lowest earning workers last week by signing into law a $15 minimum wage that will be phased in by 2022. The move, which came on the same day New York passed its own similar bill, promises […]