Opinion

Amongst continued (and endless) debates about the financial value of an education and which departments deserve public funding, it is important to take a step back and give thanks and praise to the wonderful world of the humanities. After all, what good is molecular biology, chemistry or physics if not to further and improve our […]

In our very own town of Davis, Mikey Partida was a victim of a homophobic hate crime. Mikey was severely beaten on I and 3rd to the point to where he had to be taken to the hospital. As a Queer Jewish student of color, and as many students, the fact that I constantly find […]

Sandbox Politico We join student government to leave a legacy — whatever that means. To enact projects, bylaws, budgets and other machinations for the student body to enjoy and remember long after we’re gone. You see these legacies all over campus — from a retired fire truck turned tube sock dispensary, to a coffee shop […]

Some shake According to Urban Dictionary, “shake” is all the “small bits of bud that settle to the bottom of your broken-up stash … some dealers try to sell it by calling it ‘pre-grinded,’ but don’t fall for that bullshit. Buying shake is like buying a bag of dorrito [sic] crumbs. Wouldn’t you prefer regular […]

Memory Finals week is nearly here. There shall be too much caffeine. There shall be too little sleep. There shall be ramen and writing papers all night. There shall be the Scantron 2000. Sharpen your No. 2 pencils, steel your minds and prepare to run the gauntlet. Normal working hours do not apply anymore, if […]

One of the most common objections to capitalism is that it leads to unchecked negative externalities. An externality is an effect of economic activity that is not accounted for in the costs of the goods or services involved in the transaction. Many externalities are positive: For instance, when a park is created near some houses, […]

LET’S. GO. AGS. On Thursday, the UC Davis Pavilion shook with the intensity of Aggies who were attempting to prove much more than just how far our men’s basketball team has come in the last year. Sometimes, UC Davis isn’t given enough credit. Occasionally, Aggie Pride is underestimated. But on Thursday night, Aggie Basketball put […]

There has been much discussion about how UC administrators are petitioning to keep UC SHIP exempt from the standards of the Affordable Care Act and how UC Office of the President mismanaged UC SHIP to the tune of nearly $60 million. What I haven’t seen or heard discussed is how these factors may spell the […]

The excitement was tangible Thursday night as students formed a line from the Pavilion to the cows, waiting for the basketball game that was to be broadcast on ESPN2. Sadly, our team came out one point short in a heart-wrenching 77-76 battle. But Aggie Pride definitely won the game. The game was sold out, with […]

As this quarter sets upon the horizon, many of my fellow columnists will be cranking out goodbye columns, trying to get their final say in edgewise about their opinions on drugs, sex, politics or what have you. I, unfortunately, do not have this option, as I already wrote my goodbye column last quarter, foolishly thinking […]

The West Village housing community has been receiving lots of hype recently. Well, all the hype is recent since the community is only 2 years old. It’s young, shiny, colorful and not only is it net zero energy, it is even net positive. That’s right, the combined solar production from the acres of solar panels […]

Well, this is it. The last column of the quarter. If I were in a more self-indulgent mood, I’d spend our final inches together musing on exactly what it means to me to be a sex columnist, and how my own sexy exploits have shaped what you’ve read here. But then I remembered that this […]