Opinion

Despite historical and social barriers, female athletes deserve adequate pay and attention    By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    Recently, women’s sports have finally been getting the attention they deserve. Whether it’s the unprecedented viewership of the Women’s NCAA basketball championship or the recent success of the Women’s Professional Hockey League, women in sports have […]

One of us is a lethal weapon of mass destruction and the other is Godzilla   By AUDREY ZHANG — aurzhang@ucdavis.edu   I know what you’re thinking. How can a stunning, six-foot-five, cancer-curing college bombshell ever compete with the one cool thing that came out of nuclear armageddon? She doesn’t have a chance. And you’d […]

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.)

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

Video killed the radio star   By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu     Our current media landscape revolves around a constant stream of content. There are more posts than a single person could ever keep up with — it would take over 18,000 years to watch every video currently uploaded on YouTube. The expectation of entertainment […]

We must remain realistic as we fight to reverse global warming    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Recently, the United Nations (UN) Climate Chief Simon Stiell announced that “humans only have 2 years to save the world,” a prediction that paints irreversible climate change as practically inevitable. I met this announcement, to no surprise, […]

They are better than us, I fear   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu    The P and Q are fourth-year undergraduate buses, each with a double major, a part-time job and no signs of burnout. If they make you feel unworthy of your spot here at UC Davis, join the club. Even other bus lines […]

The Editorial Board urges administrators to pay attention to student voices as pro-Palestinian protests erupt across America   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   In recent weeks, protests have broken out on college campuses across the country calling for universities to take action in support of Palestine in response to the current conflict in the Middle […]

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

Why do viewers seem to miss what “Dune” is really about?   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu   “Dune: Part Two” is only a month old, yet it may already be the movie of the year. The film has taken the entertainment industry by storm, leading many to declare the sci-fi franchise the next “Lord […]

TikTok is creating a well-read society    By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    If you’ve never been on “booktok,” you’re missing out. It’s a subcultural corner of TikTok that discusses, promotes, reviews and whole-heartedly embraces books and literature; and it’s a lovely space to be in.  As a result of booktok and other similar social […]

What leads even the smartest people to be so stupid?   By MALCOLM LANGE — mslange@ucdavis.edu   “Everyone is stupid!” This is an exclamation that most, if not everyone, has made at some point in their life. Unfortunately, this declaration of frustration is pretty much true. Everyone is stupid, even the smartest person you know.  […]