Opinion

Now that I’ve hopefully built up enough of a background for you and I to be on the same page, I think I can start to discuss some more specific ways in which we can unlearn oppressive and marginalizing behaviors and opinions. This week I’m going to be talking about racism and racial microaggressions (I […]

Where do you get your protein? No, where do you get your fiber? As a vegan, I often receive the question “Where do you get your protein?” In the past, this question used to bother me because I felt like I was being made fun of by this protein-obsessed culture. How could I not receive […]

Fact: Every 21 hours there is another rape on an American college campus. Fact: College women are most vulnerable to rape during the first few weeks of the freshman and sophomore years. Fact: 90 percent of all campus rapes occur under the influence of alcohol. Fact: These facts sound just as familiar as a Friday […]

If there’s one thing that’s safe to say about college, it’s that when you go there, life changes. Everything starts to get more complicated. Some people thrive on the complexity, while others (like me) often find themselves lost in reverie, dreaming of simpler times. As pastimes go, this one is bittersweet; even while the memories […]

Privilege. If you’ve taken an -insert category here- Studies, or sociology class, you’re bound to have come across this term before. You’ve also probably been told that you have “privilege” and that you need to “check” it. But just so we’re all clear on what “privilege” is, Carmen from autostraddle.com defines privilege as a concept […]

If Facebook is forever, what happens after we die? This question has haunted my over-caffeinated brain since I was in elementary school. We were driving back from L.A. and my miniature self was sprawled across the back seat amidst a sea of empty Cheetos bags, Hit Clips cassettes and faded bedding. Drifting in and out […]

On April 1, the UC Davis Farmers Market relocated from the Silo to the North Quad and will be open every Wednesday during the Spring Quarter from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market was started as an extension of the Davis Farmers Market in 2007 and was originally located behind the UC Davis Silo […]

This weekend, tens of millions of viewers will tune in to watch the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind. The state has turned into a battleground over Senate Bill (SB) 101, commonly referred to as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, that was passed on. SB 101 allows Indiana businesses to […]

The focus of this column will be on ideas or beliefs about health that people generally follow and/or teach to others. My aim is to debunk these myths, but the intention is not to make individuals feel silly for believing them. Instead, the goal is to provoke some critical thought and understanding about where and […]

Before you came to college, your parents probably sat you down, poured you a cup of tea and warned you of all the dangers that accompany your soon-to-come freedom.  While you cringed uncomfortably, Dad went on about his wild college adventures and gave you the overused advice, “Beer before liquor, never sicker; liquor before beer, […]

We humans are artists by nature.  Our perception of the world is arranged artfully by our minds; we are attracted to color, novelty, originality, and creativity.  Perhaps that is why we are so drawn to spring, with its colorful flowers and bright sunlight.  In this vibrancy, we sense the glow of creation and can recognize […]

Questioning the Physical “Real”   You know that feeling when you get out of a really good lecture and you have a total brain boner? I can relate. I’m all about that tingly, post-class rush – especially when the topic concerns anything tech-related. Lately I’ve been spending more time thinking about humans’ relationship to technology […]