Opinion

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 […]

This column will be encroaching upon a topic that I’ve always wanted to write about but have always shirked away from for a number of rather insecure reasons. I didn’t want to be that columnist writing about clothes and I figured no one would really care about what I had to say. I didn’t want […]

Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day everyone. As of now, we’re being deluged with tips and tricks for landing a night with that special someone. And, on top of that, we’re receiving advice on how to “spice up” that special night through all sorts of novel bedroom activities. When such recommendations appear, they almost inevitably involve food. […]

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, Migz Espinoza and Lane Lewis, two transgender students running for the ASUCD executive office, were publicly outed as transgender when the ASUCD Elections Committee released their legal names on the ASUCD elections website. Before being outed, Espinoza and Lewis had repeatedly asked the elections committee chair, Aaron Hsu, to use their […]

If the adage goes “you are what you eat,” then what does that make us? Probably a combination of colorful, plastic shrink-wrapped packaging and a transparent orange cylinder with a person-proof white cap. At times, it seems as if we eat pharmaceuticals like food and take our daily doses of healthy food or vitamins. Everything […]

Late at night this past weekend, I sat down and watched the movie Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. The movie follows two particularly gorgeous lovers going at the intricacies of mutual trust and understanding within a society awash in pharmaceutical drugs. The movie focuses on the development of Gyllenhaal’s character, […]

Sandbox Politico I was raised with three heroes, two of them fictional: Joe Montana, Barry Bonds and Batman. So like many northern Californians, this past Sunday’s Super Bowl loss still lingers on my palate, barely dulled by the beer I attempted to chase it away with. “But Justin,” you cry, “this column is about ASUCD, […]

Question: My lease ended on Jan. 1. My landlord is refusing to return my security deposit. He says I need to collect it from the new tenant who’s replacing me. I don’t want to have to deal with whoever the new person is. Can the landlord make me do this? — Kalin M., Sacramento. Answer: […]