Opinion

Last year, Picnic Day resulted in 516 calls to the police and 33 separate arrests, more than double the previous year.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that this year’s Picnic Day is a particularly important one. What happens on Saturday will determine the fate of the campus’ oldest and most beloved tradition — a hundred-year tradition that has survived the likes of hoof and mouth disease and a world war only to meet its potential end now and in this way.

Choose a word to describe yourself. Now, how accurately does that word actually define you?

“What’s the best thing a student can do to get the job of their dreams?”

A report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found UC Davis guilty of violating the Animal Welfare Act for conducting experiments on an unhealthy monkey at the California National Primate Research Center.

A university should be a place for exchanging ideas and discussing sensitive topics.

So, I think it is safe to assume that the majority of this campus spends more time than they should on Facebook.

I would like to share the discomfort I have with the recent experiences I have witnessed with the Cal Aggie Hosts on the UC Davis campus.

There’s entirely too much sex happening on this campus.

In many ways, humans are de-evolving, or adapting to habits that serve little benefit.

I had a discussion section this quarter, where, on the first day, we were supposed to tell the class something we liked to do. Of course, all that could come to my mind was, “Hi. My name is Lena and I like to drink.” When my turn came around, I managed to mumble something about liking to go running, making me look like some sort of exercise freak who lives huddled under one of the awnings outside the ARC. And I’m sure these people exist, because when I go to the ARC I see the same people every time. They must live there. There is no other explanation. Anyway, instead of ranting on the imperfections of college students, this week I’ll be talking social dynamics at our local gym.

The average Davisite owns 2.1 bicycles, according to an informal Davis Wiki census. This average is pushed up because of bike ministers like myself who own too many bikes than appear logical. I own at all times at least 10 bicycles, and have at times owned 35 or more. While I could pool my money in one or two bicycles, what’s the fun in that? Please let me proceed to defend my decadence and offer a primer on vehicle purpose: Each of my 10 bicycles is necessary for specific activities in a low-automobile lifestyle.