Opinion

To the Editor: Voting is our right, but registering to vote is a hassle. California’s voter registration process is outdated, inefficient and prone to error, which helps explain why the number of eligible voters registered is declining, as noted in the California Aggie article, “Have you registered to vote?” As the article mentions, the complex […]

Anti-abortion zealots take to the Quad A group of anti-abortion protesters took to the Quad on Feb. 29 and March 1, displaying graphic images as an attempt to shame and pull back the curtain of the supposed atrocities practiced by those who believe in a woman’s right to choose. The UC Davis Women’s Resources and […]

Next time you’re in the Bay Area visiting a friend or seeing a show, think about giving one of these places a try:   SF Hometown Creamery – The Inner Sunset, San Francisco Topping off the list, we have the San Francisco Hometown Creamery (SFHTC). This is the only place in San Francisco that makes […]

Hide yo kids hide yo Smartsite It’s all over the news and your Facebook timeline. Some guy you went to high school with shared it and added a very long paragraph with several emojis that you deemed TL;DR. For those of you reading this and asking yourselves, “What the heck is this woman talking about?” […]

UC Davis B- highest among UC’s A statewide study published earlier this month by the UC Student Association (UCSA) found that on average, UC’s are not adequately addressing their communities’ mental health problems, highlighting the need for more financial investment in counseling and therapeutic services. UC Davis scored the highest in the UC system, with […]

UC Davis announced early this morning that it will begin implementing a mandatory dress code in Fall 2016. The decision came after the school released information on a study that said that 46 percent of UC Davis students do not go into the working world within a year of graduation. “We feel as though having […]

Ricky Gervais once said that “the Pun” is the lowest form of humor. He’s not alone in his perception — puns get a bad reputation in the world of comedy for being annoying, predictable and unimaginative. It’s inevitable that you’ll hear someone make a pun at some point and your reaction will be one of […]

How are you? We’ve been trained by society to answer “I’m fine” to that question, mostly because we know that the person asking probably isn’t actually looking for a genuine answer. It’s just a filler question, or a stepping stone to the next part of the conversation. But there are two things I know to […]

The Editorial Board stands in solidarity We do not live in a post-racial society. On Monday, Feb. 15, at around 3 a.m., a female African American UC Davis student was assaulted near her home in the West Village apartment complex. The chancellor’s office issued a vague statement about the hate crime, focusing on the fact […]