Opinion

The looming rise of greenwashing and how to recognize it   By ELLIE NOH — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   Many individuals, especially in companies, recognize the detrimental impacts of climate change caused by human activities. While some organizations have corporate goals to improve sustainability in production and distribution, others might not truly be using environmentally friendly practices […]

It’s rough out here   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   The other day, I was taking a stroll through the Memorial Union (MU) Quad when I looked to my right and saw Gunrock lying face down in the grass. His shoulders were shuddering and there appeared to be a pool of tears collecting beneath […]

They will live happily ever after   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called Davis, California, two bright and shiny red buses were born. Little bus squeaks filled the air as they took their first breaths. On this day, in adjacent bus hospital rooms, two […]

Starting gun for the race to the bottom   By SIMON LEWIS — simlewis@ucdavis.edu     On a flight to Washington, DC, I was turning over in my mind part of a prayer the Reverend Robert A. Fisher, Rector of St. John’s Church at Lafayette Square, planned to deliver at Donald Trump’s pre-inaugural prayer service […]

Being the perfect person isn’t a prerequisite for finding love and connection   By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu             Valentine’s Day comes around yearly, reminding me that I am still single. And, recently, I’ve been the only single person among my friends. Don’t get me wrong: I am ecstatic that they have all found people who can […]

The time has come again to oppose racist political persecution   BY PROFESSORS JOSHUA CLOVER and SEETA CHAGANTI — jclover@ucdavis.ede,  schaganti@ucdavis.edu   If Donald Trump’s Jan. 29, 2025 executive order (EO) targeting non-citizen — and largely non-white — students with expedited deportation alarms us, it does not catch us unawares. It is not the first […]

Mutual support sets the foundation for a healthy relationship    By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   I think my list for a perfect partner, relationship or love story started when I was probably 12 years old — when my best friend and I danced in the kitchen at her mom’s house late one night. From there, […]

A heart that bows to no one but my love   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   To all those weary of modern dating,   We, the hopeless romantics, pronounce that the world is in a state where chivalry is dead. Standards have been reduced so much that people accept the absolute bare minimum from their […]

A heart-to-heart with the Editorial Board By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Roses are red, violets are blue, romance feeling dead? The Editorial Board can help you! You wrote to us with your deepest romantic problems, and we are here to give you all of the answers as certified love doctors.    From Esther:  Q: I just […]

Didn’t I just spend my money on a million gifts?   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu With Valentine’s Day around the bend, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force, scouring the racks and searching frantically for the perfect gift. Store shelves are stocked with generic bearings and signs listing the wide range of […]

What is ‘the huzz?’ I’m too old for this   By MADISON SEEMAN — meseeman@ucdavis.edu There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must realize their generation is no longer the baby of the family. For so long, Generation Z reigned supreme; We made the slang no one else understood and ruled apps like […]

Sad, beautiful, tragic    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I am the poster child for a specific subset of my generation: those of us who grew up with our heads in the clouds. We spent our youth running through backyard fields — in our minds, frolicking through fairytale kingdoms. I worshipped the Pevensie kids […]