Opinion

A heart-to-heart with the Editorial Board By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Roses are red, violets are blue, romance feeling dead? The Editorial Board can help you! You wrote to us with your deepest romantic problems, and we are here to give you all of the answers as certified love doctors.    From Esther:  Q: I just […]

Didn’t I just spend my money on a million gifts?   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu With Valentine’s Day around the bend, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force, scouring the racks and searching frantically for the perfect gift. Store shelves are stocked with generic bearings and signs listing the wide range of […]

What is ‘the huzz?’ I’m too old for this   By MADISON SEEMAN — meseeman@ucdavis.edu There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must realize their generation is no longer the baby of the family. For so long, Generation Z reigned supreme; We made the slang no one else understood and ruled apps like […]

Sad, beautiful, tragic    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I am the poster child for a specific subset of my generation: those of us who grew up with our heads in the clouds. We spent our youth running through backyard fields — in our minds, frolicking through fairytale kingdoms. I worshipped the Pevensie kids […]

Employing the concept of Baroque art to break down whether Artificial Intelligence can really produce art   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   With the rising amount of Artificial Intelligence (AI) “art” appearing on our X timelines, we are facing the beginning of a new era in the art world — whether we want to […]

The pressures of accomplishing certain life milestones “on time” is overwhelming    By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu             When I was younger, I always told myself that I would meet my future husband by the age of 20, marry him by 27 and have kids by 30. I am nearing 25 years of age and have made […]

Using your defeat as a tool for improvement   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   So, you failed. You let yourself down, got a failing grade in class, got broken up with or felt like the world might end, all because you messed up. I don’t actually know if you have experienced these things, but I […]

Balancing necessity and the temptation of overreach   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   Imagine one day the name for “sushi” is suddenly altered to “fish-rice burritos” throughout all restaurants. An eruption of repulsion and anger rises — no one likes it. It neglects Japan’s influential and unique culture. Similarly, President Donald Trump signed executive orders […]

With these tips, who needs to touch grass?    By MADISON SEEMAN — meseeman@ucdavis.edu   We live in rough times. Between today’s news, yesterday’s news, tomorrow’s news and the 10-week sprint that is the quarter system, there is a lot to process. When the going gets tough, it is important to put your needs first […]

Two-factor authentication will not save you   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu   I was greeted upon my return to campus this winter by being ousted from my very own Canvas, and with it, my student email, Oasis and Schedule Builder. 404 Access Denied. I exercised patience and restraint — yes, I have entered my […]

American history is wrought with censorship    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    The road of American history is twisted, gnarled and winding. In the nearly 250 years since our official founding, we have traversed hills and valleys, glorious victories and bitter losses, periods of peace and periods of instability.  Throughout it all, the relationship […]

The executive office’s agenda was never about grocery prices    BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD   The idealized concept of the “American Dream” is a fairly simple one — no matter where you came from, no matter when you left, people can call this place home and strive for a better life. This ideal has been […]