Opinion

Voting for the ASUCD Winter Quarter Elections starts today. All undergraduate students are eligible to vote for the six new senators and a president and vice president. Members of the ASUCD senate have a say in how the campus is run, specifically the areas that impact students most. This includes The Pantry, Tipsy Taxi, Picnic […]

The Anarchist As I have argued over the last few weeks, and as common sense would dictate, groups naturally do what is in their interests. Since a small elite class owns most of the mechanisms which distribute information, they have the most selective pressure over information. They shape the way we talk, and they do […]

Sex & Society In 1970, one out of every 10 women in the U.S. was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, it is one in eight. This already alarming figure is made even more frightening by an apparent lack of progress. Though mortality rates from breast cancer have dropped since the ‘70s, the number of new […]

Sandbox Politico Much to my chagrin, my editors forbade me from writing about elections and the relevant candidates this week. I’m disappointed, but rather than pretending there’s some other ASUCD-related topic I’d rather be writing about, I’m going to leave the sandbox and do something entirely different. Let’s talk about the privatization of the UC. […]

Editor’s note: The following is an exchange of letters between UC Davis first-year psychology major Cameron Mosier and his mother. Mosier asked to publish the letters to reach out to other students who might relate. Cameron, I am really hurt that you forgot my birthday. I did set myself up for disappointment, but I thought […]

The ASUCD Winter Quarter elections are next week, Feb. 19 to 22, Tuesday through Thursday. Students will vote to elect the next crop of senators to the Senate table as well as ASUCD President and Vice President. Votes are cast through a choice voting system, allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference. All […]

Memory Valentine’s Day is almost here, something many of us may wish to forget. If you’re in a relationship, then bully for you. That’s just great. You’re celebrating, while we’re commiserating. You can stop reading now. Go away. Maybe love is elusive, but it’s not hard to find. It’s perpetually redefined in our songs, TV […]

Some shake Bubblers are definitely one of my favorite engineering feats. Their clever design allows you to suck out the funny smoke while a little bit of splashing water filters it and makes it more pleasant on your throat and lungs. If you’re a first-time smoker, or if you’re an engineer, I definitely recommend you […]

Whenever you turn on your sink to fill a glass, you can’t avoid the small frown that graces your face when you see the clouded water that pours out. However, that frown pales to the outright grimace you experience when the water actually touches your taste buds. Living in Davis has made some of us […]

Many people assume that the Republican Party stands for capitalism. If this is true, Republicans have failed miserably. Critics across the political spectrum agree that the Republican Party needs to change its image. In the most recent election, the GOP suffered a surprising loss against a president who should have been easier to defeat. Obama […]

UC SHIP, the University of California’s insurance program, will retain lifetime benefit caps despite the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Falling into a loophole, self-funded student health programs are exempted from many of the reforms required by Obamacare. A lifetime benefit cap is the maximum amount of money an insurance policy will pay over the course […]

I am writing to you concerning a column published in The California Aggie on Feb. 6, entitled “In the mood,” in the spirit of firmest congratulations. At first I was concerned that The Aggie had mistakenly printed an article entirely devoid of content, and yet! Yet as I read further I realized the cunning of […]