Opinion

Questioning continues as local law enforcement attempts to uncover the identity of the real Anthony Padilla   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   Ever since the October 2024 Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest took the Internet by storm, hundreds of celebrity look-alike contests have popped up all over the country. A bit late to the trend […]

They are just so ugly and unlucky   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   It was a beautiful morning. The sun was glistening and rays beamed through the tree leaves, making odd-shaped shadows on the sidewalk. I was walking to Trader Joe’s, listening to “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield in my headphones and humming along. I […]

Will Sisyphus succeed in ending his story?   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   Sisyphus is having trouble conceiving an ending for his latest story, unable to shirk the feeling that his current draft leaves something to be desired.  As a man once condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain for the rest of eternity, […]

A reflection of Gunrock’s time at UC Davis   By ELLIE NOH — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   After much debate among students on who the real mascot of UC Davis is, it seems as though Gunrock has lost this battle. Gunrock, the beloved mascot, has officially decided to retire. As many students mourn his loss, it is […]

An eavesdropper’s guide to philosophical banter   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   I’m a very nosy person, and the amount of gossip I’ve overheard simply because of unconcerned, noisy people is practically absurd — especially at coffee shops.  Today, I chose Mishka’s, a café enclosed by cinnabar red walls, filled with warm lights and the […]

A lose-lose college classic   By MADISON SEEMAN — meseeman@ucdavis.edu   The sun was shining, the birds were chirping but, somehow, out of the nearly thousands of people who walked past where I was tabling, only a sympathetic few actually stopped to grab a sticker and stay for the spiel. There are few constants in […]

Friend groups of three can be difficult to maintain, so here’s some advice to fix that   By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu   Is it just me, or do trio friendships have a 50-50 chance of working out? Half of the time, everything is excellent. You and your two other friends spend quality time together, create inside […]

Why can’t I buy groceries at a normal price?   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   An empty wallet is something all college students carry. However, it may soon be possible to possess not just an empty wallet, but a negative wallet — a direct result of the wave of tariffs currently unfolding upon consumers who […]

The unexpected benefits of showing love to the ‘you’ of the past   By NATALIE SALTER — arts@theaggie.org    During the 13th track of her 2023 album “Bewitched,” Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey turns deeply introspective. “Letter To My 13 Year Old Self” is everything the title suggests — a melodic message backwards through time to her […]

Please follow my new Etsy shop: “Designz by Designer”   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   I recently got Canva Pro, and it has changed my life. Now that I have so much power at my fingertips, I sometimes get overwhelmed by all of my creative ideas. Not to sound cocky, but graphic design may […]

Microtrends are a big, fat fallacy   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   In an age where microtrends permeate every aspect of daily life, allow me to let you in on a secret: You do not need five iterations of the same thing to feel a sense of joy and there is no “shiny new thing” […]

Have all of the stories already been told?   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   On the surface, our modern media landscape might seem like it’s full of new ideas and fresh stories. But in reality, we’re essentially rehashing the same classic themes time and time again, with the occasional twist. There’s a theory in […]