Opinion

On Jan. 31, two swastikas were painted on the house of UC Davis’ Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity, which is historically and predominantly Jewish. The incident is currently under investigation by the UC Davis Police Department as a hate crime. Many student groups have urged the UC Davis community to not connect the crime with […]

President Obama discussed America’s important issues in the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Among the topics mentioned were ones we found pertinent to the UC Davis community. Obama’s speech mentioned many of the pressing matters the United States is faced with today. It is the hope of The Editorial Board that not only […]

Just as it is important to hold campus officials accountable for their actions, the Editorial Board believes it is equally important to give credit where credit is due. In this case, we would like to acknowledge the men’s basketball team, under head coach Jim Les, which currently has a record of 14-4 and is gearing […]

Dear Community and All Others, On Thursday, January 29, 2015, after the ASUCD Senate voted “Yes” by a supermajority to pass the Divestment Resolution, I posted a picture with the Pro-Divestment community on my personal Facebook with a satirical caption. Although I made a comment on the picture stating that the caption was satirical, the […]

Correction On February 3, The California Aggie published a Guest Opinion entitled “Jews for divestment.” The Guest Opinion includes factual statements regarding StandWithUs. Representatives of that organization have challenged the truthfulness of these statements, and consequently the article has been removed. Graphic by Jennifer Wu

Before I discovered that I am in fact capable of buying a theater ticket without someone by my side, I thought that going to the movies alone on a weekday afternoon was only for the sad and the friendless. I imagined the judgmental glances behind the glass of the ticket vendors, letting their coworkers know […]

Geothermal energy is a rapidly developing field in which 100 percent renewable and clean energy can be obtained. Geothermal energy spans from large scale — in which it can provide energy to an entire country, to small scale — in which it can help heat/cool a small house. The science is quite evolved, and has […]

Dear UC Davis Community, As a coalition of students and campus organizations at UC Davis, we condemn the actions taken sometime during the night of January 31st, 2015 by an unknown person(s) who defaced the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, which is a Jewish interest fraternity, with swastikas. Just as we condemned the hanging of […]

The happiest place on earth hasn’t been living up to its name in the last few weeks. As of Jan. 26, the California Department of Public Health has confirmed a total of 73 cases in nine counties throughout California including San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Alameda and Ventura. Of the […]

The first installment of Real World Horror Stories involves a place we all go to, or at least tell our parents we go to. It does not matter whether you are a science major, art history major, or aspiring double major in College Dropout and Safeway bagger. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a […]

You’ve got a body, right? You can put something good into that body and expect good results — and vice versa. A carrot can be good for your body. It can provide some positive utility. But it won’t elevate you out of the unhealthy habits that have you seeking refuge in the goodness of a […]

If you’re college-aged, you are most likely an expert at finding your favorite show or movie online. You have discovered the ability to online stream, on many different sites and use your own specific ways to set up a video resolution, speaker system and order of what shows you will watch. This means you’re a […]