Opinion

“Your AggieCard. Your ATM card. All in one.” This is the slogan put forth on the U.S. Bank website for their UC Davis partner branch, glorifying the combination of two entities that have no place occupying the same piece of plastic. In order to argue that a bank does not belong on a campus, we […]

The most anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in more than a decade is upon us. If you happen to be one of Facebook’s over 800 million active users, there’s a good chance you’ve heard that Facebook is going public. Facebook will be tradeable on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FB and will […]

I would like to encourage all eligible UC Davis students to apply for the Student Resident Program. As a student firefighter at UCD Fire Dept. for almost three years, I can say that it was one of the best experiences in my life. Beyond the firefighting and EMS skills I learned, I gained valuable experience […]

There is perhaps nothing so quintessentially American as the automobile. For generations, cars have represented independence, the open road and the exhilarating freedom to drive into the sunset of your choice. The old Cadillac slogan sums it up perfectly. There’s nothing more American than “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit.” Unfortunately, for every good thing in […]

Fleshlights. Battery-Operated Boyfriends. Vibes. Whatever your type and whatever you call it, there’s no denying that sex toys are a flourishing industry. But all the variety can make finding the right toy for you quite a chore. Not to mention that some of you may find the thought of some of those objects near tender […]

Over the past few weeks, a group of protesters have stationed themselves in front of the U.S. Bank in the Memorial Union, protesting its placement on a public university. While the protesters’ concerns are valid, banks, and any private entity for that matter, can have a functional place on a public college campus. A bank’s […]

“Will you marry me?” [Beep, beep, pause.] “Let’s just be friends, OK?” ‘Atta girl, Siri. In October, Apple debuted the latest in artificial intelligence, their sharp-witted Siri, as a headlining feature of the iPhone 4S. The voice-recognition software was released in beta, of course, because technology meant to mimic human behavior is bound to fall […]

Senior year of high school holds such fond memories for me. That was the year I finally became thin and, by extension, relevant. After some rigorous soul-searching, my friend Sophia and I realized that all of our life problems could be solved by a simple weight loss regime; it was so obvious, we couldn’t understand […]

“It’s like people only do things because they get paid, and that’s just really sad.” Fans of Wayne’s World, and just comedy in general, might fondly recall this ironic line by Dana Carvey while portraying a ‘90s nerd/hippie/hard rock fanatic dressed head to toe in exclusively Reebok gear. In the scene, network cable stars Garth […]

Iran is in a serious time-out, having just been sent to the proverbial oil sanction corner on Monday by Daddy and Mommy European Union. Iran’s punishment comes after growing threats that the country is increasing funding for an already sizable nuclear program. The language used in describing this world news story is really that of […]

In Bertolt Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, gangster Mack the Knife pleads his case to the audience, asking, “What is burgling a bank compared to founding a bank?” When weighed next to the massive expropriations perpetrated by the banking industry, Mack suggests, a few pilfered cash boxes are insignificant. Yet, as we have seen time and time […]

On Jan. 15 and 16, the UC Regents held their first meeting of the year at UC Riverside. The regents meeting was once again interrupted by students protesting the increased cost of tuition. Protesters began a general assembly during the public comment session and the campus police cleared the room. This event makes it clear […]