Opinion

Students often neglect to realize how much of an impactthe Davis City Councilhas ontheireveryday lives.Every week,the council makes decisions that affect how difficult it is to find affordable and quality housing inDavis,how boring or exciting the downtown is,how much we must pay for our utility bills and how far we have to drive to purchase a pair of socks.

In an effort to mitigateCalifornia’s looming$15billion deficit,state lawmakers have been forced to look in unconventional places for money.State RepresentativeCharles Calderon (D-Montebello) has proposedAssembly Bill2914,which would place a25percent tax on the gross revenues ofthe adult entertainment industry.

Well the end of the year has finally approached and I have to bid farewell.I must say it’s been quite a ride for my column.This year was my first time I split a column into two parts (big deal,I know),my firstreal hate mail and my first (and failed) attempt at meeting readers.

n preparing next year’s budget,the Executive Office sought to minimize the impact of significant budget cuts to services that ASUCD provides for students,as well as student jobs.

ver the past year of writing this column, I’ve had the opportunity to examine a wide variety of political and social injustices, as well as see the action or, in most cases, the lack of action that results. Seeing and experiencing all of these things has caused me to formulate a hypothesis describing this process, sort of a grand unifying political theory for the millennial generation, if you will.

080603_op_parlan.CTitle: GratitudeBy REAGAN PARLAN Life is not significant if it is not historic and momentous. I can say that my two-plus years at UC Davis have made my existence more meaningful and memorable. Being my last column for this illustrious publication before I graduate from this great institution, I would like to use this space […]

It was fun at first. The acceptance letter in the mail. The photo shoot. The congratulatory wine and cheese basket. The cashmere jacket with COLUMNIST spelled out in gemstones. All very flattering, considering how expensive the stuff was, especially the jacket.

Can you believe that you’re almost done, Class of 2008? After four (or five) years, you’ll finally be a college graduate! I would say congratulations, but you’ve got a few finals left, and I don’t want to jinx it. I know you’re worried about failing that French 3 class you put off taking until your very last quarter.

ello, everyone! As you may have realized, this is my first column. I’m so very sad that I’ve reached the beginning; I truly will miss the feeling of not knowing what I am missing.

Finals are done.No more pencils,no more books,no more professors‘ blatant indifference.Just me,and a glorious summer yawning in my face. It’s road trip time.

The U.S.Court of Appeals recently ruled that paper money is inaccessible to thevisually impaired.Givingthese people the opportunity to distinguish bills by size appears to be a positive,but it is important to consider both sides of the situation.

Aggies are often asked, “UC Davis? What do you do there for fun?” Regrettably, students can no longer brag to their friends about their Davis activity list‘s pièce de résistance – the Epic Quad Battle. The Epic Quad Battle, a newly founded tradition in which masses of students gather on the Quad to battle it […]