Opinion

The ASUCD Senate election starts today and runs through Thursday. It matters. ASUCD has a huge presence on campus with an operational budget of over $11 million. It directly affects students through its units; Unitrans gets students to and from campus, the ASUCD Coffee House provides sustainable, nutritious food for students, the Association gives out […]

When I was a kid, we had these things called yellow books. They were mundane, archaic-looking items that people would use to contact their local pizza joint, orthodontist or occasionally the guy they met once at a party whose number they were too afraid to ask for. As I approach adulthood, I realize we’ve traded […]

I still haven’t seen all of Eddie Murphy Raw. Not because I couldn’t sit through it, but because I saw it on TV. Of course, they cut a good portion of it so it can fit within a time frame — but what I really missed out on is the adult language. It was hardly […]

Student Regent Jonathan Stein and Student Regent-designate Cinthia Flores went on a UC-wide tour to educate students about Proposition 30 and what it means to the UC system this past month. The two came to UC Davis on Friday as part of this tour. The turnout was abysmal. Less than half of the seats were filled […]

What is history? Is history always told by the victor? And can history be overcome, despite its repetitiveness? In George Orwell’s 1984, the author wrote that “Who controls the past now controls the future. [And] Who controls the present controls the past.” So then is the triumph over oppression just about control? And are we […]

Students will elect another round of senators to represent them in ASUCD next week. Voting starts Nov. 13 at 8 a.m. and ends Nov. 16 at 8 a.m. Results will be announced at noon that Friday. Voters will rank candidates in order of preference through ASUCD’s choice voting system. If a student’s first-choice candidate either […]

It’s always interesting to hear from readers, regardless of what they have to say. By saying “great job,” “what the fuck, son” or something in between, it shows they cared enough to pick up a paper and formulate an opinion. And their opinions in turn lead me to formulate opinions of my own, regarding what […]

Sex toys aren’t a modern creation. The earliest recovered dildo is a 20-centimeter-long siltstone, made during the Paleolithic “tool era.” About 28,000 years ago, someone took time off from hunting mammoths and gathering berries in order to cut and polish this large phallus. But after silicone replaced stone and the ice that marked this era […]

Red, bleary eyes stare listlessly at the red digital numbers as they tick upward at an alarming rate. 4:42 a.m. 4:43 a.m. 4:44 a.m. Each arriving minute brings with it a sense of impending anxiety and a myriad of questions and thoughts, thus further exacerbating this cycle of sleeplessness. Your eyes shift from the stoic […]

As Aggie students, we believe that our fellow students deserve and want to hear from both candidates seeking to represent us in Congress, so we can’t help but notice that Colusa County supervisor Kim Vann has mostly avoided our campus. Earlier this month, thousands of UC Davis students saw Congressman John Garamendi join President Bill […]

I remember in middle school and high school, I had to attend yearly presentations of my school’s zero-tolerance policies. The speaker would stand before a crowd of students and tell us what we weren’t allowed to do or bring to school, going on to say that if we broke the rules, the school would suspend […]

As much as safe-sex promotion on campus helps stop unwanted pregnancies and the spread of STDs, it makes it way more difficult to stay abstinent in college. It almost makes me embarrassed to be a virgin. But no matter how hard it is for me, guys seem to get the most social pressure. What with […]