Opinion

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh acted out yet again last week, repeatedly calling Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “prostitute” and “slut” after she testified before Congress in favor of mandating that employers provide health insurance that covers contraception. After alleging that Fluke wanted to be paid for sex by “taxpayers,” Limbaugh went on […]

Securing the presidential office for another six years with his victory on Sunday, Vladmir V. Putin has led Russia since 2000 with or without the support of his people. Putin’s 64.7 percent win was neither a marginal nor an unbelievable one. And while most Russians subscribe to the belief that if it ain’t broke, don’t […]

On Tuesday the Federated University Police Officers Association was granted a court order to indefinitely postpone the release of an investigation of the Nov. 18 pepper-spraying incident. The findings were set to go public Tuesday afternoon. The union cites that the report could contain confidential information about the officers involved and wants this removed. The […]

When I pop open a bottle of cool, crisp Coca-Cola on a hot day and take a sip, I trust that the fizzy fluid that floods past my lips will be the same delicious cola I’ve come to know and love since I was a little kid. When I pop open a bottle of boring, […]

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 […]