Opinion

It has become abundantly clear that these deportation efforts’ true aim is to ethnically cleanse Latino communities and restrict freedom of speech    By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   As the year continues on, it feels like not a day goes by where headlines aren’t filled with new instances of people being wrongfully deported. The Trump […]

Drawn by: Lauren Swing–– laswing@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

If you’re thinking about taking 28 units next quarter, don’t    By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu   If I could use one word to describe my experience taking 28 units this past winter quarter, it would be “lukewarm.” It was not exactly hell, but it was not super “chill” either. Now that the quarter has passed and […]

The world is your oyster   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   There has been some serious chatter going around the UC Davis campus about something called imposter syndrome — everyone claims to have it.  Now, here’s my thinking: If everyone has it, then no one has it. Or, maybe, if everyone in the world […]

Students demand action as egg prices continue to rise   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   This question, I am sure, is on everyone’s minds: What are we to do about the cost of eggs? It’s no secret that egg prices are on the rise and have yet to hit a breaking point. When eggs cost […]

Taking away students’ visas violates their rights and threatens the UC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, pushing international students into further uncertainty      BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Last weekend, campus administration announced that seven students and five recent graduates had their F-1 visas terminated without explanation. Unfortunately, this is happening across other universities and […]

The 111th Picnic Day welcomes you to Wonderland   BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Since its inception in 1909, Picnic Day has been one of the most anticipated events within the Davis community. Bringing with it a shower of merriment and an atmosphere of adventure, Picnic Day boasts over 70,000 annual attendees, drawing in visitors […]

Can someone translate their quacks for me?   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   The ducks are out and about on the UC Davis campus, and you best believe I have noticed. Those little guys can’t hide from me. I love seeing them walk around on the Mrak Hall lawn whenever I head to the […]

Why diplomacy is an invaluable skill   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Over the course of our lives, we typically learn to associate the idea of “being diplomatic” with universally moral concepts like fairness, reciprocity and respect. Our parents teach us to behave courteously with our friends and siblings, our coaches encourage us to […]

The Supreme Court majority does not value your basic human rights   By CALEB SILVER — chsilver@ucdavis.edu    The ruling of Wardlow versus Illinois (2000), put succinctly, is evil and has a malicious lack of foresight. Sam Wardlow was walking in what was pre-conceived by police officers as an area in Chicago with higher crime […]

College kills students’ time for passion projects and extracurriculars   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   “What do you like to do for fun?”  If I was still in high school, I would be itching to answer this question with all of the hobbies I was actually doing, but ever since I started college, I […]

Censorship is never acceptable, but particularly in spaces intended to uplift the tenets of free speech   BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Universities have historically fostered a vibrant marketplace of ideas, but with political polarization on the rise this freedom of expression is at risk. From the national stage to right here at UC Davis, students […]