Opinion

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the things you have to do: classes, homework, papers, labs, work, etc.? Has stress made you feel exhausted, frustrated, irritable or angry? If so, you aren’t alone. Chronic stress causes mental symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, decreased awareness (which results in many bike accidents) or depression. […]

There was a point in time when I had a crush on someone who listened to Pharcyde. Naturally, this meant that I created a Pharcyde Pandora station and listened to it constantly. Luckily, Pharcyde is truly a great hip-hop group with music that I ended up enjoying, so this acquisition of tastes was not completely […]

One of the more intriguing encounters I’ve had the pleasure to simultaneously bear witness to and partake in was a tequila-fuelled kerfuffle between a British bartender, a New York tourist and yours truly. The scene was a Mexico City bar in the Condesa neighborhood — a part of town known for its neo-bohemian ritz but […]

What do we hope to gain from our time at this university? Are we looking for an education or merely the ability to get a good job or get into a good professional or graduate school? All of us would like to be educated during our time here. However, that does not mean merely having […]

Raw milk is a controversial topic, especially among food scientists and public health officials. Why? Because raw milk has not been pasteurized, or heated to the point where microbes are killed, and thus is considered “dangerous” by the Food and Drug Administration. Pasteurization of milk began during the Industrial Revolution when raw milk was linked […]

There are not a lot of issues on which I disagree with Kurt Cobain. Not that I have a lot of knowledge of his opinions on things; I like his music, and therefore I like to agree with him on everything. However, one point on which I must show my divergence is in his lyric, […]

The California Community Colleges (CCCs) have endured radical change in recent years. Tuition has spiked, budgets have been slashed and students are left in the crossfire. In defense of the CCCs, I understand they’re under an unparalleled amount of pressure. They are desperately trying to satisfy an abundance of student needs. They’re facing high school […]

A lot can change in 20 years; conversely, very little can change in 20 years. As we look back on two decades of the North American Free Trade Agreement — which recently turned 20 on Jan. 1 — it would seem that a qualifier might be in order: a lot has changed for the worse, […]

The University of California (UC) has recently started enrolling students in online courses through a program called UC Online. This offers courses available to all UC students, which in theory, seems like a great idea. While we appreciate the idea behind the program, it’s important to recognize that online courses can never truly replace a […]

The Jan. 1 implementation of “Breathe Free UC Davis” carried a certain set of expectations from the University and from its citizens. Based on the pictures displayed on breathefree.ucdavis.edu, it seems the University expects their program to result in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, smoke-free students. That’s not what we predict. We foresee post-apocalyptic trashcan fires from […]

How many of us have skipped a lecture because we could listen to the podcast or read someone else’s notes later? These methods are not adequate substitutes for lecture, so we should not use them as an excuse to miss lecture when we can attend class. We often do this to minimize time spent on […]

I love the first day of school. I love seeing if someone cute is in the class, then hoping I have discussion with them. I also love how what I thought I knew about a subject is just completely different from what that subject actually is, and the approach the class is taking to learn […]