Opinion

A letter to Chancellor Katehi: We, as student organizations under the UC Davis Division of Student Affairs and representative of the diverse student body, condemn the event “Islamists Rising in the Middle East: Where Next for America?” where Daniel Pipes, Elan Journo and Larry Greenfield are invited to speak. The event will take place at […]

Didn’t Gov. Jerry Brown just spend six months on the campaign trail at our college campuses telling students over and over again how Proposition 30 was going to save our schools from some terrible cuts? Well Prop. 30 passed, and the state government is expected to collect as much as $60 billion in new taxes […]

Once again the Yolo County chapter of Marriage Equality USA will stage a protest on Tax Day, at the Davis Post Office. Please join us on Monday, April 15, at the main Davis Post Office (Fifth and Pole Line) from noon until 1 p.m. Married same sex couples in California and across the country are […]

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Ideology is such a sneaky thing. It is comprised of beliefs that we do not know that we hold. It sets the parameters for the questions that we do ask while it, itself, is typically beyond question. Since we come to questions with a framework of thought — a set of parameters — we are […]

During finals week, the Steubenville story was erupting in every news source, social media site and coffee shop conversation in the country. It’s been two weeks, so unsurprisingly the Steubenville case is no longer on anyone’s radar. Why write the column, then? Because I’m just as angry about this now as I was then. Hopefully […]

Congratulations Davis, we just passed Measure I! For all of you not paying attention, or for those making amateur porn, this means that the city of Davis will shift its water supply from ground water to the Sacramento River. What does that mean for me you might ask? Well, you might notice a better taste […]

This letter is from a group of international students at UC Davis who would like to send a message to all of you in the larger community. International students are a demographically significant part of the UC Davis student body which has been rapidly increasing every year for the past few years. There are currently […]

I was browsing through The Aggie website when an article, “Master gardeners emphasizes sustainable, water-wise gardening,” caught my attention. After reading a couple paragraphs, the methods and content reminded me of a debate from my environmental history class; the topic was Conservation vs. Preservation of the land and its natural resources. This was brought up […]

Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against two landmark cases for gay marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. These cases concern Prop. 8 in California and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), respectively. The decisions for these cases are expected in June. It’s worth noting that the California State […]

“Have I unclogged this toilet before?” he asked. I stared into the face of possibly the best-looking plumber on the planet. He stood well over six feet tall and towered above me. He had olive skin, dark brown hair and large bicep muscles peeking out from beneath his fitted T-shirt. I was mortified that a […]

Five hundred twenty thousand dollars — the price of freedom after committing a violent and heinous crime. For the family, friends and fellow community members of Davis resident Mikey Partida, it is perhaps a price still too small for the risk of letting alleged attacker Clayton Garzon walk free until trial after being charged with […]