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Food: Why eating with dietary restrictions will be easier than ever in 2016

OpinionJanuary 19, 2016
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 […]
DANIEL TAK / AGGIE

Humor: Letter from the tangerine rotting at the bottom of your backpack

OpinionJanuary 19, 2016
Dear human, Remember me? That sweet little ball of citrus you carelessly threw in your backpack three weeks ago? I know, I know, I know. You’re all like, “How did you type this letter? Do tangerines really have consciousness? Oh God!”’ With my MacBook Pro. Duh. And no, I’m not God — I’m a tangerine. […]
VENOOS MOSHAYEDI / AGGIE

Guest Opinion: Graduate and change the world

OpinionJanuary 18, 2016
In high school, I wasn’t exactly what you might call an academic. It’s not that I didn’t do well in school, but I didn’t particularly enjoy school. Aside from a few classes in which I had teachers who managed to keep me constantly engaged, I spent most of my class time thinking about sleep or […]
DEVIN McHUGH / AGGIE

Humor: The essay drinking game

OpinionJanuary 18, 2016
How one student tried to combine homework with partying Partying and essays: why can’t they be one and the same? Drinking games come in many formats nowadays. You have classics such as Beer Pong, Kings Cup, Rage Cage and taking a shot every time someone says “Dude” in Dude, Where’s My Car. For essays, it’s […]
NICKI PADAR / AGGIE

Elephant in the room: Sexism in songs

OpinionJanuary 15, 2016
You know that awkward moment when you’re sitting in the car with your mom, a good song comes on and all of a sudden the lyrics get sleazy and sprinkled with cuss words? It gets really uncomfortable. When did Selena Gomez and Justin Beiber’s songs get so sordid?   Songs now aren’t any more sexist […]
DANIEL TAK / AGGIE

Humor: Mondavi Center responds to campus alcohol ban, starts making grape juice

OpinionJanuary 15, 2016
UC Davis has already banned the consumption of alcohol on its campus. On Monday, the sale and production of alcohol was stopped at the Mondavi Center in response to this policy. Students have been complaining about “unfair treatment” for what they see as a double standard on the university’s part. “If I can’t get rowdy […]

Lower Freeborn

OpinionJanuary 14, 2016
First day of class (click comic to enlarge)
JAY GELVEZON / AGGIE

Letter from ASUCD Senator Thomas regarding violation of ASUCD Constitution

OpinionJanuary 14, 2016
An Open Letter to All Members of ASUCD: Throughout the course of our lives, we will sometimes encounter consequences that are not the result of our own wrongdoing. While we cannot always control the situation, we always have the power to choose how we respond to it. That is what is most important. In the […]
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Letter from ASUCD President and Senate President Pro Tempore regarding Senator Kamaal Thomas

OpinionJanuary 14, 2016
Dear Undergraduate Students of UC Davis, As a body, the ASUCD Senate, as well as the student government as a whole, has a responsibility to represent the 27,000 students that make up this campus, as well as to voice the concerns of the UC Davis students. To that end, it also maintains the important responsibility […]
MONICA CHAN / AGGIE

Humor: The 12 steps to take after you get your syllabus

OpinionJanuary 14, 2016
A recipe for success. It’s the first day of class. You sit down and shoot your professor a look that you hope communicates, “I will never do the assigned reading. Also, please don’t call on me. Ever.” The professor stands in front of the room and clears their throat. You know exactly what’s coming next: […]