Opinion

The rise of surveillance TV  By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu In 2024, when Rob Rausch dismissed Leah Kateb on national television in Love Island Season 6, my world was turned upside down. I had always prided myself, to some degree, on my faculty for consuming reality TV “ironically.” Yet, somehow, I found myself sucked into […]

Reading skills, like muscles, need to be exercised  By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu I find reading and running to be similar: not in a literal sense, but rather in their application (or lack thereof). In other words, while we do not learn to run in the same sense that we learn to read, we unlearn both […]

Public health and the livelihoods of future generations are at risk due to the latest cuts by the Trump administration By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undergone some of its most drastic changes since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, marked by major deregulation efforts, immense staff […]

The Editorial Board’s recommendations for combatting seasonal depression By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   Spring may be just around the corner, but the winter blues are still hanging on to the newly budding leaves. With the chill of winter quarter comes gloomier weather, fleeting sunlight and often-overwhelming workloads — a recipe for “seasonal depression,” or […]

Why students are protesting federal actions, and how they affect broader politics By SAGE KAMOCSAY— skamocsay@ucdavis.edu  On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Revolutionary Student Organization (RSO) led a protest on campus in response to the United States overstepping international law in Venezuela. Demonstrations like these are taking place all around the country after the Donald Trump […]

The evolution of Valentine’s Day rhetoric By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu One cannot move through the world this time of year without being bombarded by the influx of Valentine’s Day emblems in red, pink or white — or the equally predictable wave of unmoving opinion pieces that have something to say. This article, however, refuses […]

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, enjoy some historical love stories By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, the season of love is officially here. While the constant barrage of romantic rhetoric can become draining, I’ve learned that the best way to enjoy this time is by appreciating that love exists and […]

A new wave of feminism By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu A night full of aesthetically pleasing snacks, photoshoots and the most ridiculous conversations about men — the bad dates and the new crushes and plenty of giggles — is quintessential girlhood. Who doesn’t love girl talk?  And yet, one thing in common with most women […]

Advice from an idealist  By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu  I tend to think about romance a lot. I don’t know if it’s a product or a cause of my habits, but I’ve always had a not-insignificant portion of my maladaptive brainspace dedicated to fantasies of grandeur and melodrama. Maybe I can blame it on Taylor […]

How funny is too funny? By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu How absolutely, unbelievably, unequivocally romantic was it when Frank Sinatra said: “Your looks are laughable, unphotographable yet you’re my favorite work of art”?  Undoubtedly, there is no other man who could call someone funny-looking and have it sound so very sweet.  The thesis of Sinatra’s message […]