Opinion

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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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

In our daily lives, we may joke around about a city, a state or a people that wants to become independent. According to a 2009 Rasmussen Reports survey, 18 percent of Texans support their state’s secession. The survey concludes that Texas exhibits comparable results to other states, but we just hear a lot about the […]

Raise your hand if you went to Burgers and Brew with your parents when they came to visit you. This is one symptom of what I like to call the “Davis Classics” syndrome. A group of four or five restaurants soak up a huge portion of your prime time dinner dollars. I like to call […]

Recent incidences of animal abuse require more transparency. In 2015, UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine was named the top veterinary graduate school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In the same year, UC Davis achieved several incredible feats in animal science, from discovering a cure to a rare form of ear […]

A retrospective on campus history. Edwin Starr, the performer, once asked, “War! What is it good for?” Absolutely nothing. But that hasn’t stopped mankind from causing the most violent events to ever occur on Earth, including the Crusades, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, The Expendables movies, Grand Theft Auto and partisan […]

On July 11, 2015, notorious drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán, also known as “El Chapo,” or “The Shorty,” escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico. Following his arrest last week, authorities discovered this schedule, obtained by The California Aggie, detailing his daily activities since the escape. 5 a.m.: El Chapo awakens in a cold sweat. […]

Thanks for giving this article a click! This opinion column is my chance to share with you my vast knowledge about eating out in Davis and beyond. Winter Quarter often gets a bad rep. It’s true, you may spend more time this quarter bundled up inside your dorm/apartment/farmhouse-bungalow (circle one), but that doesn’t mean you […]

Never been to office hours before? Are you a little freaked out by the idea that your professor thinks of you as another sleepy face in a sea of people who are probably doing a lot cooler things than you? Here are 10 tips to make sure that not only are you seen, but really […]

As it deals with the worst drought in California history, UC Davis will become the first school in the University of California system to eliminate all grass from its campus, starting with the Quad. A popular spot where students go to nap, study and socialize, the Quad sits just behind the Memorial Union. “We are […]