Opinion

To the students of the University of California, Davis, Early this morning a student at the University of California, Merced stabbed four people on campus as classes began and was later fatally shot by campus police. Classes were canceled right away and campus was on lockdown to ensure the safety of the UC Merced […]

Fall Quarter ASUCD Election With the 2015 Fall Quarter ASUCD Election approaching, The Aggie Editorial Board interviewed this round’s crop of candidates to make our quarterly picks on which contenders are ready to sit on the prestigious six-seat table. While this election featured several unprepared applicants, including a slew of candidates who didn’t seem comfortable […]

Coffee. I wake up thinking about it. My body aches and my head throbs when I’m deprived of this magic liquid. My soul feels weak and fragile before I take the day’s first sip. I am a coffeeholic. I figure if I am making such a financial and physical investment, it should be informed and […]

Black resistance and Palestinian solidarity In an op-ed piece published last week, Matan Shelomi accused Davis Stands with Ferguson (DSF) of being used by Students for Justice in Palestine to “Blackwash,” or appropriate, Black struggles in support of the Palestinian cause. With such a direct attack on Black agency and Black resistance we feel compelled […]

For many people, Halloween is a great opportunity show of their creative side. Whether they want to scare or amuse, some folks just love the thrill of having an original costume. The following people are not those folks. Here’s a list of people you most likely saw this Halloween (and will see every Halloween after). […]

Despite never having lived it, we tend to look back on history in a very nostalgic way. When we contemplate the ‘70s, we think of disco and hair metal bands. When we reminisce about the ‘80s, we remember its huge perms and brat-pack movies. The current era we live in, the Millennial Age, is largely […]

With the presidential election only a year away, a discussion on Millennials’ role in politics becomes increasingly important. Every day, UC Davis students sport paraphernalia with certain political overtones. For example, notebooks and laptop stickers supporting the liberal Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) have become prevalent. I’ve often wondered what this says about Millennial political values. […]

One dollar weighs roughly one gram. That means that about 454 dollar bills in the palm of your hand would weigh about one pound. One pound is nothing, and it makes you wonder how many thousands of dollars would you need to hold to really feel something. Yet, one dollar carries more weight than a […]

The Wesleyan Argus, the school newspaper of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, drew criticism last month for publishing an opinion column that questioned whether the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement created an atmosphere of hostility that deligitimized its purpose. Unsurprisingly, a large backlash against the paper ensued. Some activists called for boycotts. Other students reacted by […]

On Oct. 12, a 13-year-old Israeli boy was stabbed repeatedly by two Palestinians while riding his bicycle. On Oct. 3, an Israeli man holding his 2-year-old son was stabbed to death. On Oct. 14, a 15-year-old Israeli child was stabbed in the chest while walking in Jerusalem, and a 70-year-old Israeli woman was stabbed to […]

Student groups begin advocating for Democratic candidates. If you don’t like Hillary Clinton, or were hoping for several Democratic debates that don’t look and feel like a coronation, you were probably disappointed by Wednesday’s news that Joe Biden won’t be running for President. Maybe Bernie should start looking at the Super PACs. Biden’s announcement effectively […]

Maybe I’m just like your gruff old uncle at heart, but I have to admit it: sometimes I hate teenagers. Well, some teenagers — at least those whose seal of approval would be a resounding #yaaaas and who would attend a concert only to watch it through the screens of their iPhones. I, however, openly […]