Opinion

So you’re still trying to figure it out are you? Here’s a clue … you work for a person who doesn’t tell the truth — who says one thing, but does another, who is directly responsible for violence committed against students, who confused state with student funding and who shamelessly broke terms of agreements with students, who […]

The ASUCD senate table was suspiciously barren at its first meeting last Thursday night. Three of the 12 senators that students elected as representatives failed to show up, while still collecting paychecks that come from student fees. This is completely unacceptable. Let’s start with Joyce Han and Anni Kimball. Coincidentally, these two missing senators are members […]

What makes a body or system of law legitimate? When you drive your car up to an intersection and reflexively halt at the stop sign, why do you do it? It isn’t because the imposing red octagon frightens you, nor is it because the word “stop” commands you to do so.  You stop because you […]

Settlement plans between the University of California and the students pepper sprayed on November 18 were submitted for court approval last week, where the university is to pay $1 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union. We are happy that a settlement has been reached, but we feel that the focus […]

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 […]