Opinion

Bad trips suck. Sometimes they happen because you smoked a little too much, other times because you hadn’t eaten all day; or maybe because you weren’t used to smoking out of a bong and didn’t expect such a potent hit. Sometimes even something as trivial as the temperature or lighting might cause them. Either way, […]

For those of you who did not read my column last quarter, I will be writing about capitalism and defending it against various criticisms. Rather than a technical philosophical defense of capitalism, though, I will be focusing on concrete issues. I should also note that the system we have today in this country does not […]

On March 28, owners of Common Grounds Coffee in South Davis posted a Facebook status announcing that their landlord refused to renew their lease in favor of a Starbucks, closing its doors on March 31 after 13 years of business. A week later, the owners announced that they will open again in three months, thanks […]

As college students we all seem to experience hookups that end abruptly and unceremoniously. We all get the bragging rights and experience points, but the one-night stand stands alone, with nothing more resulting from it. But what about the continual secret hookup? And what if this secret continual hookup becomes emotional. And what if it […]

For the last five weeks, I have been serving as a clinic escort for the Women’s Health Specialists in Sacramento. My job is to protect clients entering the clinic from harassment. This experience has truly exposed how far away we are from truly accessible abortion care. I’m often told that women’s rights or women’s health […]

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 […]