Opinion

The thrills of reading the original “Dracula” One deep, dark and cold night in Los Angeles, I was waiting to board the Amtrak train that would connect me to a bus, and then another train that would take me to Davis for the impending Winter Quarter. This was going to be a long ride — […]

And she has the foot tattoo in Hindi to prove it UC Davis student Luna Apple, formerly Mary Apple (she changed her name after studying in India) has just returned from what she calls a “life-changing experience.” She has spent the last 10 weeks of her life abroad in New Delhi, immersing herself in the […]

The following are a series of misdemeanors, offenses and felonies that occurred on April 16th during the Picnic Day event. 10:02 a.m. — Ceremony grounds on North Quad Ave. — Unauthorized visitor entered one of the parading Unitrans buses and waved to crowds. Staff demanded that he leave but he refused to get off because […]

A cashier at the infamous ASUCD Coffee House shocked the Davis community with an unprecedented and unwarranted friendly comment. A horrific incident occurred on campus last Friday, just before the 102nd Picnic Day. Hayley Robbins, a 7th-year atmospheric science major, was casually using her AggieCard to pay for her iced coffee when the cashier, whose […]

Recent “news” source seeks to entertain, fails to inform UC Davis students may have noticed Facebook posts on student-wide pages, such as “Free and For Sale” and “UC Davis Textbook Marketplace,” that have absolutely nothing to do with the theme of the group. Much of this spam is a result of articles from The Tab, […]

Unlike most plebeians, I was born with the ability to mesmerize a crowd. I was giving TED Talks while I was still sleeping with a teddy bear and I destroyed my kindergarten class president acceptance speech. I may be tone deaf, rhythm deaf and colorblind, but if I was given one lucky hand in my […]

Mark Rasmus, a UC Davis janitor working in Wellman Hall, had his Friday night graveyard shift interrupted by a frantic phone call from his wife, Sharon. After five missed calls, Rasmus decided that he should pick up his phone. Rasmus says that he usually leaves his phone on vibrate to prevent any distractions, but because […]

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) at UC Davis has come up with a new way to engage various clubs and organizations on campus, as they do every year. Two years ago, each club was tasked with designing and painting a step on a ladder that the fire department would use on one of its […]

Red, white and blue. Add a shield, a star, a “mask” that doesn’t really hide the wearer’s identity, mention Chris Evans, and who do you think of? I’m going to assume your answer is Captain America. Now, I really like Captain America, and I enjoy his few movies that have been released in theaters, albeit […]