Opinion

Online ballot open for Fall 2015 election. This week, the ASUCD fall quarter elections ballot opened for voting. All current UC Davis undergraduate students are eligible to cast their vote online under a choice voting method in which voters can rank any number of candidates in order of preference. This quarter’s election boasts 16 candidates […]

As I’m writing this, I’ve probably watched 10 YouTube videos and compulsively checked my Facebook feed three times in the span of the last hour — all before eventually slipping down the rabbit hole that is Tumblr. Maybe another hour will pass before I resolve to start my essay or study for my upcoming exams. […]

Public forums improve police-student relations. On Nov. 3, dozens of students, staff and Davis community members marched from the Memorial Union to the UC Davis Police Station as part of the “Divest, Disarm: Davis for Black Lives” protest. The protest, which followed suit with the national “Black Lives Matter” movement, demanded that the university disarm […]

Millennials may be on the path to becoming the smartest generation. We’re connected to an unprecedented amount of information, but the question still remains: How do we learn? Technology has challenged and transformed the way we learn. Institutions are constantly looking to further customize learning experiences through a plethora of exploratory programs. In essence, the […]

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 […]