Opinion

Have you ever lent a complete stranger hundreds or thousands of dollars, trusting them at their word they’re going to pay you back? Before you answer no, also ask yourself if you have a bank account. If the answer to that second question is yes, then that’s exactly what you have done. We all know […]

Cuts. Everywhere you look in our University of California system, programs, staff and services are being cut. Our schools are being forced to increase class sizes, reduce student enrollment, raise tuition and eliminate programs and financial aid. The UC system is recognized as providing the highest quality of education to thousands of California students every […]

No more cough syrup for you! That will be the law of Davis if the city council enacts its alcohol ordinance, which empowers cops to detain students walking down the street who they suspect are a) under 21, and b) aren’t even drunk, but might have been drinking. The cops can detain those students and […]

There was a time, long ago, when irreverence was king on campus. God, stodgy professors, WASP heritage and tradition were easy prey for the deliciously subversive revolutionaries of the ’60s and ’70s. The dusty orthodoxies of time and tradition, the doctrinaire insistence on uniformity, the stale consensus of culture –– those were gone forever. Or […]

It’s a shame that foreplay has been relegated to the category of things guys grudgingly do to get laid. Foreplay is essentially the stimulation and accumulation of pleasurable physical and mental sensations, which is something you can enjoy regardless of your gender or the gender of your partner. Now, I don’t mean to suggest that […]

The Davis City Council recently proposed the Minor Alcohol Preclusion Ordinance. This measure would make it lawful to fine those under 21 who have a blood alcohol content (BAC) level equal to or greater than .01 percent in a public place, including streets and highways. This would make it illegal to have alcohol in your […]

Remember the pregnant cow and her unborn calf who were gunned down at the 2010 State Fair? After being pursued by an SUV, she was ordered shot by a UC Davis veterinarian, who referred to the distraught animal as a “nutjob.” Despite great public outcry, these abusive “birthing” exhibits continue. The baby calves are separated […]

I tend to learn the rules so I know how to break them properly. If the Dalai Lama, a pretty religious guy, subscribes to this belief, I don’t see why I, a mere mortal, can’t do so as well. For the next three weeks, I’ll be writing on the three topics your parents forbade you […]

UC Davis’ campus diversity centers provide vital services that enrich the lives of students and faculty at our school. While some might argue that we should cut programs like the Women’s Resource and Research Center (WRRC), Cross-Cultural Center (CCC) or the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC), I believe funding for them should be […]

During the Holiday recess Only 3 tents remained Until the New Year When a little red tent Came to bloom As if Spring was premature…. A few days later 2 more sprouted up And then would come Thursday The official day The occupiers would return Town Hall meetings would resume And the media trucks Yeah, […]

The events of Nov. 18 are still fresh on the minds of the UC Davis community. Similarly, what the protesters are standing for, lower tuition and more state funding toward higher education, is still a hot-button issue in California. Therefore, it’s time we take productive steps toward ensuring our goals for more state funding toward […]

When I’m surfing the net as I often do, I always notice the abundance of advertisements lining each web page I land on and wonder what Don Draper would think about advertising these days. For those of you who have somehow avoided watching amazing television, stop what you’re doing right now and go burn through […]