Opinion

Take that, seasonal depression! By THE EDITORIAL BOARD We have good news: Winter is almost over. You may have already picked up on some signs; each day is longer than the last, the temperature is steadily creeping up and — perhaps most telling of all — Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow.  This news couldn’t […]

Is this salt or sugar?   By AUDREY ZHANG – aurzhang@ucdavis.edu   I know it. You know it. We’re broke college students and, even worse, mediocre cooks. Don’t sweat it. Here are several easy recipes that even the most hopeless beginner could make. You won’t be impressing Gordon Ramsay anytime soon, but at least you […]

Rick Riordan personally crushed my dreams    By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I, like the vast majority of my generation, spent my upper elementary and middle school years nose-deep in the pages of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series. And then the subsequent “Heroes of Olympus” books, and then “Magnus Chase and […]

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.)

Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose originals are the fairest of them all?   BY MALCOLM LANGE — mslange@ucdavis.edu Nowadays, everyone has their own streaming service for any form of content they produce. Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if my Uncle Doug had his own Doug+ subscription site for his TikTok vlogs. The problem with […]

How the fall of a democratic European nation would destabilize global peace   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   After nearly two years of daily air strikes, bombings and raids on Ukrainian cities, the war between Russia and Ukraine is nowhere near over. Despite fading from American mainstream media, the Ukrainian people are fighting and […]

The No. 1 most sustainable campus in the nation shouldn’t support a massive plastic polluter   By ASUCD ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNING COMMISSION — eppc@asucd.ucdavis.edu    Despite student and faculty opposition, UC Berkeley signed another 10-year Pouring Rights Contract (PRC) with Pepsi, one of the world’s largest plastic polluters. UC Davis should not make the […]

Discover the perfect podcast for you    By MIAH JORDANE –– mjcampos@ucdavis.edu  The days are rainy and full of clouds, making the walks in between classes slightly intolerable. However, a great way to pass the time is to pop on a podcast! If you’re anything like me, you may feel intimidated to jump into a […]

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.)

Are you alive, human and reading this right now? Egads, she’s done it again!   By AUDREY ZHANG — aurzhang@ucdavis.edu   Legendary horoscope reader Hocus Bogus has released her monthly predictions to her loyal followers. All she asks is that you only look at your own zodiac sign reading. Do not read anything else.   […]

The psycho-biological reasons why you should trust your gut   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   I’m sure you have heard the sayings “Trust your gut” or “You’ll know it when you see it.” But what exactly are you trusting? What exactly are you supposed to know when you see something?  A flash of inner […]

It’s not too late to build the life you vision-boarded By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It’s February, which means the gym is empty again. Fridges, which on Jan. 3 were filled with leafy green vegetables and ginger shots, are now a deposit box for take-out containers. The beautiful 2024 planner you bought is empty and forgotten […]