Opinion

Bad Bunny initiates a dynamic conversation around the issues affecting Puerto Rico   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu On Jan. 5, Bad Bunny released his sixth studio album, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.” While he sings about love and heartbreak in some songs, the album is ultimately a love letter to Puerto Rico: the land, the […]

Exploring the importance of sports in community building    By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   The Philadelphia Eagles — my team — are the 2025 Super Bowl champions. Of course, when I say “my team” I mean that it is their wins I celebrate and their losses I mourn. I share this team with millions of […]

Nobody is safe from Trump’s war on “woke”   BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Black History Month has long been an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the Black community. This recognition is an integral part of social progress and the mending of long-standing divisive social conditions. However, President Donald Trump’s dissolution of […]

Thank you to my dance teachers    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    It’s no secret that our childhood experiences shape who we become as adults. The way we were raised, where we grew up, the friends we had, our elementary education and so many other factors cumulate to create who we are now. Perhaps […]

The looming rise of greenwashing and how to recognize it   By ELLIE NOH — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   Many individuals, especially in companies, recognize the detrimental impacts of climate change caused by human activities. While some organizations have corporate goals to improve sustainability in production and distribution, others might not truly be using environmentally friendly practices […]

It’s rough out here   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   The other day, I was taking a stroll through the Memorial Union (MU) Quad when I looked to my right and saw Gunrock lying face down in the grass. His shoulders were shuddering and there appeared to be a pool of tears collecting beneath […]

They will live happily ever after   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called Davis, California, two bright and shiny red buses were born. Little bus squeaks filled the air as they took their first breaths. On this day, in adjacent bus hospital rooms, two […]

Starting gun for the race to the bottom   By SIMON LEWIS — simlewis@ucdavis.edu     On a flight to Washington, DC, I was turning over in my mind part of a prayer the Reverend Robert A. Fisher, Rector of St. John’s Church at Lafayette Square, planned to deliver at Donald Trump’s pre-inaugural prayer service […]

Being the perfect person isn’t a prerequisite for finding love and connection   By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu             Valentine’s Day comes around yearly, reminding me that I am still single. And, recently, I’ve been the only single person among my friends. Don’t get me wrong: I am ecstatic that they have all found people who can […]

The time has come again to oppose racist political persecution   BY PROFESSORS JOSHUA CLOVER and SEETA CHAGANTI — jclover@ucdavis.ede,  schaganti@ucdavis.edu   If Donald Trump’s Jan. 29, 2025 executive order (EO) targeting non-citizen — and largely non-white — students with expedited deportation alarms us, it does not catch us unawares. It is not the first […]

Mutual support sets the foundation for a healthy relationship    By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   I think my list for a perfect partner, relationship or love story started when I was probably 12 years old — when my best friend and I danced in the kitchen at her mom’s house late one night. From there, […]

A heart that bows to no one but my love   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   To all those weary of modern dating,   We, the hopeless romantics, pronounce that the world is in a state where chivalry is dead. Standards have been reduced so much that people accept the absolute bare minimum from their […]