Opinion

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 really capable of the reflection required to implement lasting, valuable changes in your life? No, you aren’t, and that’s why I did it for you    By GEETIKA MAHAJAN— giamahajan@ucdavis.edu    Let’s be honest; most peoples’ New Year’s resolutions would not pass a turnitin.com plagiarism test. Every list, every year, is the same […]

Not all heroes wear capes — sometimes they pretend to be interested in other people’s knitting projects   By AUDREY ZHANG —  aurzhang@ucdavis.edu   She’s almost done it. Her classmates watch with bated breath. The clock ticks ever closer towards 3 p.m. If she can just keep the professor talking for five more minutes, they’ll […]

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

The big guy is more complicated – and more interesting – than you might think   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu   It’s a new year! And you know what that means: it’s officially time to pack up all the Christmas decorations and stop being festive for the next 11 months. Even though winter has […]

A film as necessary as cotton candy to a healthy diet   By MALCOLM LANGE —- mslange@ucdavis.edu   Apart from being potentially the weakest Batman with the lamest car chase, Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is a great movie. It was written intelligently, performed excellently and, overall, an exciting movie to watch. This is not a […]

Why young people find transitional spaces so frightening   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu  If you want to gauge the current state of any given society, one of the best methods is to look at the scary stories they tell. Horror, by its very definition, is a reflection of someone’s fears — hence popular horror […]

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.)

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.)

Think carefully about AI’s traits and how they stack up to actual humans   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu    As a fourth-year college student about to begin my professional life, I find myself wondering, and sometimes feeling nervous, about how AI will affect my ability to get a job or impact how I may […]

Adults can help children navigate this social realm rather than criticize how they are being influenced By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It may be difficult to remember a time when entertainment came from something other than electronics. But before free time was taken up by scrolling on TikTok or playing several hours of video games, people […]

The studio giant has rested on its laurels for too long    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Disney, the company which has continuously dominated the entertainment industry since its establishment in the 1920s, has historically created some of the best animated feature films in the world. From classics like “Mulan” and “The Lion King” […]