Opinion

Man-machine interaction, psychological time and the loading logo   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Have you ever opened a software, clicked download on an update or fallen off a cliff in a video game? Each such action results in a miniature pause on the screen that triggers a series of complex calculations within the […]

Here’s a start to respecting the land you occupy By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As UC Davis students and current inhabitants of Patwin land (pronounced puht-win), it’s our responsibility to educate ourselves about its history. How little we know about the land we live on makes it that much easier for us to disconnect ourselves from […]

What we owe to each other when sick   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   My last happy sick day was in third grade, spent enveloped in a mess of blankets, watching “The Princess Bride” for the second time that day. Back then, missing a day of school was a fair trade: one day of sympathy […]

From academic tutoring to free food, here are some of the best campus resources available to you as a UC Davis student   You’ve all heard the college question trifecta: Name? Major? Hometown? It’s all a cliche, but introductions are important, and sometimes you have to start with the basics.    Last week, we introduced […]

Students deserve a safe environment to learn regardless of their identity    By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Since August, there have been five separate bomb threats made to the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library. One of the threats also specifically targeted Davis schools and the homes of several Davis Joint Unified School District employees. While […]

Corrupt international leadership prevented Postdocs from joining UAW 2865 over a decade ago. Now, both UAW-UC locals will vote to right the wrongs of the past.    By EMILY WEINTRAUT   Emily Weintraut is a third-year PhD student here at Davis in the Food Science Graduate Group, and a member of United Auto Worker (UAW) […]

Find out which one of us once wrote an entire magazine about mashed potatoes and whose Roman Empire is the 2014 lifestyle YouTube era   Ahem. *Clears throat to begin the spiel we tell near daily to friends, family and anyone else who gives us even half a chance to speak*  The California Aggie is […]

The sports teams may not participate    BY ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    The 2023 Freshman Draft, the 37th edition of the University of California, Davis’ annual draft, was held on Oct. 1, 2023, at the U Center.  In accordance with the traditional rules, the least recognizable organization receives the best odds of receiving the […]

L’Chaim, bruh   By CARMEL RAVIV — craviv@ucdavis.edu   Have you ever seen walls sweat? Smelled a B.O. cocktail of 100 people in a single basement? Stepped in a puddle of possibly beer, piss or vomit to the sound of no one getting the words right to Pepas? Then you must have been to a […]

My name is Sonora Slater, and I am an incoming fourth-year managerial economics major and the editor-in-chief of The California Aggie for the 2023-24 academic year. Whether you’ve called Davis home for many years, or you’re touring campus for the first time right now, just beginning to envision yourself merging into bike circles and studying […]

Places guaranteed to get you motivated for the new school year    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   In every hero’s journey, there comes a time when the protagonist must cross the threshold from the known into the unknown. To do so, they must meet a guide; an individual who is able to mentor and […]

Preventative action needs to be taken now to secure a safer future    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   This July, our planet once again hit record-breaking global temperatures: with almost every consecutive day becoming the hottest day ever recorded. Florida water temperatures hit above 101 degrees Fahrenheit, drought and fire season were jointly declared […]