Opinion

You probably saw me the other day. I was that guy – the one wearing earphones everywhere.

Why did 22-year-old Jared Loughner allegedly open fire on Saturday in a Tucson Safeway parking lot, killing six and wounding 14?

Last week I wrote a column about happiness. This week it seems only appropriate to follow such a topic by discussing the barricade to attaining full happiness: self-defeating patterns.

The New Oxford American Dictionary recently chose its “Word of the Year” for 2010. Was it hashtag? To Wikileak? Vuvuzela? Nom nom? Nope.

Being a college student and decently clothing yourself is not always the easiest thing to accomplish. I don’t know about you guys, but all of my dollars are going towards tuition, rent and textbooks, not an awesome new leather jacket.

Former mayor of Davis Don Saylor’s move to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors has left a seat open on the Davis City Council.

UC Davis has not typically had a reputation for being an entertainment capital, but thanks to the 2010-2011 ASUCD Entertainment Council, it might become just that.

A light in my heart grows dim on learning that Mario Lugo will not be a returning columnist for The Aggie this quarter.

We’ve all seen them on campus. They’re kind of a fall quarter staple. And as far as marketing techniques go, they take the cake.

A muckraker is a term that refers to a person “whose words helped to change the course of history and improve life for others,” a person “who continues to dedicate himself to exposing corporate crimes, political corruption and social injustice,” a person like Upton Sinclair who improved the conditions of the meatpacking industry by publishing The Jungle, a work of fiction.

Last quarter I baked a batch of cookies at least once a week, usually twice. This required many trips to the store, as well as a constant stock of eggs and butter in our fridge.

On UC execs there dawned a light,/\