Opinion

Why minor parties do poorly in America. Minor parties will always find it difficult to gain traction in America. Our two major parties, the Democratic and the Republican parties, appeal to all areas of society, leaving little room for people to feel totally disenchanted with either. As a result of our electoral system, only the […]

Dear UC Davis, Thirteen years ago, while living in Davis and working at the university in the Bargain Barn, I was diagnosed with cancer. With no close friends or family living in California, I was scared and not sure how I was going to work full-time and care for a 2-year old while undergoing surgery, […]

UC Davis professor Edward Heins has tried everything to stay relevant. He’s watched “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” listened to Drake and even tried an açaí bowl, but nothing has worked. He still doesn’t understand what a woe is, or why North West is anything more than a compass direction. “I just want to relate […]

Seeing my grandfather pass away from smoking-related lung cancer ignited a passion in me. Since his passing, I have committed myself to educating the Davis community on the dangers of tobacco use. Unfortunately, while talking to students on campus, I’ve learned that the progress made towards a smoke-free society is being threatened, with my generation […]

Due to extreme winds, UC Davis cancelled all classes on Tuesday and encouraged students to remain indoors until further notice. Gusts up to seven miles per hour have forced students to slow down their biking or stop altogether. Indicating the severity of this storm, leaves have fallen from trees. Early reports suggest as many as […]

Janice Marie Han Aboytes died peacefully in her sleep at her Woodland home on January 25, 2016 following a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was 68. Janice retired from the University of California Davis after 39 years of service lastly working in the Department of Relations.  She enjoyed spending time with her children and […]

William Narf, a first-year communications major at UC Davis, is one of three people to have won the most recent Powerball of $1.5 billion. This was Narf’s first time ever playing the lottery, and he won big. Narf will donate $3 million of his winnings to various humanities programs at UC Davis. “I figured I […]

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 […]