Opinion

On Monday, Feb. 27, a lecture sponsored by the Chai Life Club of UC Davis, Chabad of Davis and the organization StandWithUs, entitled “Israeli Soldiers Speak Out,” was disrupted by hecklers. The organizers of the lecture had requested assistance from the Aggie Host Program a few hours before the event and several police officers were […]

Just like any reasonable student, experiencing the aftermath of binge drinking probably didn’t stop you from trying it again. Sure, alcohol damages many things. One is your body. But what many of us care about is curing that dreaded hangover, after the fact. The problem here is that alcohol overdose causes many things to happen, […]

On Nov. 28, 2011, UC President Mark Yudof carried forward the request of Chancellor Katehi to form a task force. Chaired by Cruz Reynoso, former associate justice of the state Supreme Court, the charge of the task force is to “…examine the UC Davis Police Department’s use of pepper spray on protesters.” At the time […]

Poor oral sex. Sentenced to a life of being the “back-up” method of stimulation for days when you don’t feel like getting too hot and heavy. Adding insult to injury is the fact that it is often viewed as an act that neither men nor women enjoy performing. She gives it for his birthday, he […]

If there is one thing Californians can’t resist, it’s being chic. And during the 2008 election cycle, high-speed rail was the political equivalent of a pair of six-inch Louboutin stilettos. That year, politicians from Barack Obama to Arnold Schwarzenegger relentlessly pitched trains as the sure-bet investment of the future. Enticed by rosy predictions of low […]

Thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement, we have all heard about the wealth inequality in the United States among the top 1 percent and the 99 percent. This powerful statistic has caught on in the media and taken the country by storm. Statistics are a valuable tool for conveying information in a particular manner. […]

It’s (still) an uncomfortable time to be a woman. This week, the Women’s Resources and Research Center is holding Gender Equity Awareness Week, spreading the all-too-unknown information that women, in fact, have yet to reach an equal status to men in the United States. Although this is evident through an infinite number of statistics (women […]

I am writing to apologize for my behavior on Feb. 27, 2012 at the Israeli Soldier event at Wellman 106. While I was one of a group of hecklers, I became the face of the protest. Though I am still upset about the Israeli-Palestinian political situation, the manner in which I expressed my frustration was […]

I am generally a calm and peaceful sort of fellow, but Sam Hoel’s Feb. 28 column “Thank God for religion” filled me with uncharacteristic frustration and anger. The entirety of the text felt like one long insult to ethical atheists such as myself, and revealed the author’s complete ignorance in every subject discussed. Hoel’s claim […]

The March 1 edition of The Aggie contained an article on former UC Davis student and current contestant on “The Voice”, Lindsey Pavao.  It was a well written article, and I’m glad Lindsey is getting the attention she deserves from her former campus community. But something struck me that I hope struck other Aggie readers. […]

The fine arts and the digital age don’t exactly look to each other with doting eyes. The arts allege that the new era moves much too fast, with no pause for deep reading and reflection. The digital age retorts that fine art is an ancient, outdated practice in a mechanical time. They fundamentally undermine each […]

There’s a rumor floating around the internet right now that Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is with child and predictably, many people are responding to this magnificent news with backlash. I, on the other hand, will be thrilled if it ends up being true. Before I launch into the long list of reasons that Snooki’s possible fertilization […]