Opinion

The Editorial Board encourages you to consider student safety on campus, spending transparency and free speech when casting your ballot By THE EDITORIAL BOARD From Tuesday, Nov. 12 to Saturday, Nov. 16, students at UC Davis have the opportunity — for many, their first — to vote in the fall ASUCD elections. The California Aggie’s […]

ASUCD elections are happening next week, and so is your chance to have a say in campus politics   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   With general elections consuming everyday media, it can be easy to overlook the elections that are closer to home. The ASUCD fall quarter elections are happening next week from Nov. 12 […]

With Election Day around the corner, press ownership blocks endorsements from newspaper editorial boards Disclaimer: While this editorial will be discussing pressing issues facing reporters this election, The California Aggie Editorial Board is not able to make formal political endorsements, according to external bylaws. This story will discuss the anti-press policies of certain political candidates, […]

I’m coughing just thinking about it   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Me and all of my faithful readers can agree on one thing: The Teaching and Learning Complex (TLC) is nasty. As I ascend the stairs, I can see the clumps of dust and hair floating around at my feet. One time, I […]

An interview with the devil   By AUDREY ZHANG – aurzhang@ucdavis.edu   A hundred voices cried out in agony. Ash blackened the sky. Sulfur steam burned animals alive as they fled ground zero of the apocalypse, and with a roar the Demon King ripped the earth asunder right in the middle of a haunted house.  […]

Ways to get involved with job, internship and research opportunities    By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Let’s be real — the job market is looking a little rough out there. But amidst a barrage of advertisements for “entry-level” positions that require a Ph.D. for eligibility and rejection letters from places you’re overqualified for, there is […]

Social time is essential for your well-being   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    Coming into college, I knew I’d be learning a lot. What I didn’t expect to learn was the value of social relationships.  I thought I was done learning my lesson about the importance of friends back in middle school or maybe […]

Drawn by: Sandhya Pfile –– sbpfile@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

Can I have a bathroom break please?   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   I’m really popular, so I have a lot of friends roaming around campus. Specifically, I have many friends in the Campus Tours office, who have recently let me in on some shocking information. Soon, a campus job will be released on […]

Inktober: a month-long drawing challenge for the struggling artist   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Ah, the universally feared art block. It creeps up on the best of us, looming over even the most proficient artists and slowly draining away any and all creative ideas. Art block is stubborn and not easily deterred — […]

The Editorial Board urges you to be mindful of yourself and others during festivities By THE EDITORIAL BOARD With Halloween just around the corner, we are quickly approaching one of the scariest times of year — and not only because of the costumes. The six weeks between the start of fall quarter and Thanksgiving break […]

Someone please tell me how to deal with my finances    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I was apprehensive about living off campus. I loved my dorm, I loved my roommates, I loved being on campus and not having to bike more than seven minutes to any of my classes, I loved the mischief […]