Opinion

How to form a band. Well it’s no problem really. What do you need? Maybe Jimi Hendrix on guitar, Murdoc on bass, a drummer with a drum set that fills a room andthe drummer said he wasn’t sure if he could make it. No problem.  a lead singer with a presence twice that size. Ah, […]

On Nov. 12, voting will commence for the 2013 Fall ASUCD Senate elections. Six new senators will be chosen to represent the campus community for the next academic year. The California Aggie Editorial Board interviewed and evaluated each of the 10 candidates. City Editor Paayal Zaveri and Science Editor Kyle Scroggins were not able to […]

Although a solid four hundred miles separate me from my parents, I still notice that I conduct myself like they do. Some of their habits have rubbed off on me, and distance doesn’t make that go away. Children are prone to grow up and realize that the way they make certain decisions in life is […]

We all begin our lives as unmolded clay, open to all experiences and beliefs. As we grow, we are molded by those around us, most often by our parents. We take on their beliefs, biases and ambitions. These may take the form of desires we believe are ours but are really someone else’s, such as […]

You may have heard it said that there are three types of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. This holds true insofar as people can frame statistics to corroborate their points: I could argue against abortion by telling you that 99 percent of all abortions are not in response to pregnancies caused by sexual assault, […]

The ASUCD senatorial elections start Nov. 12 and the university should be in a political frenzy, right? So I asked my peers, are you going to vote? I’m no statistician, but it appeared that only half of the respondents said they were planning to cast a ballot. Considering every student can vote online, I was […]

Earlier this year, when Davis was still completely new to me, I decided it was time to take the guitar for a spin. Street performance is a wonderful way to get a feel for a new place. I was playing outside Jamba Juice in the Davis Commons when a man in his 20s stopped to […]

Editor, After reading Daniel Herman’s column (Cosmic Relevance, published October 10, 2013) regarding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, I want to bring the following to mind. There are three major problems regarding the unfolding crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that could also affect Davis, and especially the west coast of North America. Three […]

“As humans, we waste the shit out of our words. It’s sad. We use words like ‘awesome’ and ‘wonderful’ like they’re candy. It was awesome? Really? It inspired awe? It was wonderful? Are you serious? It was full of wonder? You use the word ‘amazing’ to describe a goddamn sandwich at Wendy’s?! What’s going to […]

Today is Halloween, and it’s been one of my favorite holidays since I was a child.  And even though I love it so much, I realized that I know almost nothing about its origins. So I investigated. Halloween was originally known as Hallowmas, or Saint’s mass — a three-day observance and feast to honor the […]

How many times have you shared a smile with a stranger? Think about it. Just today: when you bought your coffee and she told you to have a nice day, when you bumped into him on the sidewalk and you both mumbled apologies, when you crossed the road quickly because that driver insisted that you […]

The University of California’s union TAs, readers, custodians, hospital workers, technical employees and more are all holding strike authorization votes this week. Graduate student-workers are voting Nov. 4 to 6, service workers voted Oct. 29 and 30, and professional and technical employees have already voted 92 percent in favor to authorize a strike. These union […]