Opinion

On July 5, Terrance J. Tumey was appointed the UC Davis Director of Athletics in succession of Greg Warzecka. Tumey is starting with a base salary of $210,000 that will increase in $5,000 increments every year until it reaches $230,000 in the fifth year. As the Athletic Director, Tumey will oversee the operations of coaches […]

As the people who cook, clean and care for you and your campus, the work we do is essential to UC’s ability to provide you with a world-class education. Our work isn’t glamorous, but the purpose of our work is to support you – our future – and we take real pride in that. Today, […]

The inflated budget of the California Department of Corrections is at least indirectly related to the lack of funds available to higher education. The exorbitantly expensive death penalty is one of the reasons why there isn’t more taxpayer money for the University of California. Students and their parents end up paying for higher tuitions because […]

Welcome to UC Davis! We’re happy to have you aboard as fellow Aggies. That being said, we’d like to take this opportunity, while you’re still getting oriented, to set some things straight and hopefully save some lives in the process. Please learn how to ride your bike — please. We know we can’t enforce this […]

In August, student journalists around the country were riveted by a Twitter feed hailing from Athens, Georgia. The student newspaper’s staff walked out after the nonstudent advisers threatened to take control. The newspaper — The Red and Black — saw a memo draft about the hierarchical changes. The non-student editorial adviser would be elevated to […]

This is actually the last column of the year, so I guess you can say I have the last word, or I guess I could say. My goal this past quarter has been to provide my readers with valuable insight into the things we find entertaining. I’ve always believed pop culture can be talked about […]

“When are you leaving?” Nowadays that’s the most common question you hear at exchange students’ get-togethers. We’re going home very soon and everyone’s freaking out. If you thought it was bad two months ago when I started writing this column, imagine what’s happening now. So how are we coping? Mostly by doing all the things […]

A UC Davis student was Tasered by Davis City Police, May 23, for allegedly resisting a police arrest when confronted during a verbal altercation between himself and friend Tatiana Bush. The police attempted to detain the male subject in the car, who, according to a police press release, broke free of his handcuffs and punched […]

The Aggie has been through a lot of crap this year. So much so, the outgoing editorial board felt the need to hold a Festivus-style Airing of Grievances, town hall style. Members of the public were not invited or allowed to speak, and everything said was ignored by the administration (The Aggie Editorial Board). Editor […]

In my last column, I’d like to reflect on the year and think about what’s next. As the school year draws to a close, it’s worth remembering a parable by Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci pointed out that everyone wants to make history in an instant, to be the “ploughman of history,” but first […]

There are some things in life that take a while to digest. Sometimes things happen too fast. Other times the context of a situation, or the perception of it, changes. Then there are the times when your brain was turned off and it takes concentration to figure out what the hell happened. I had a […]

Every time I’m on an airplane, just as it’s about to leave the runway and enter the open air, I send a little prayer to God. I thank him for the life I have and ask him to protect the pilot and passengers and to deliver me safely to my destination. Even though a person […]