Opinion

Spring quarter horoscopes
HumorMay 19, 2023
100% guaranteed. You can sue UCD if these don’t come true. By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu Aries: Your utilities will be about the same as last quarter. Maybe a little more. Capricorn: Childproofing your house isn’t just for expecting parents. It’s also for idiots who come home drunk and walk into the dinner […]

UCD to offer Frat Boy classes
HumorMay 17, 2023
So the frat boys can frat better! By CARMEL RAVIV— craviv@ucdavis.edu After a superintendent meeting discussing the vitality of fraternities at UC Davis, Chancellor Gary May realized that we need to do better to accommodate them. After all, they have done so much for campus social life and student alcoholism, without doing any […]

Harry Potter and the colonialist fantasy
ColumnMay 17, 2023
While some may advocate for separating the art from the artist, Rowling’s regressive views have always been present within the text By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu Even before the “Harry Potter” book series was complete, it began to transcend the kind of popularity typically associated with works of children’s literature. Describing it as […]

What your favorite ‘70s band says about you
ColumnMay 16, 2023
Disclaimer: If you listen to any of these bands, you have great taste By YASMEEN O’BRIEN — yjobrien@ucdavis.edu Fleetwood Mac You have a flair for the dramatic, great hair and lots of rings. When you were a kid you dressed up as a witch for Halloween. You shop exclusively at Trader Joe’s. If […]

Food shouldn’t just be about calories
ColumnMay 15, 2023
Eating healthy and sharing food with family and friends can help boost physical and emotional well-being By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu Most of the time, we don’t think about what we eat. Sure, we often try to figure out a balanced diet, or at least fight impulses to go to In-N-Out every couple […]

Love Lab’s safer sex materials now include bubble wrap and knee pads
HumorMay 15, 2023
Yeah, pregnancy is a big deal. But what if I scrape my elbow? BY ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu What’s the worst thing that could happen as a result of sex? Unwanted pregnancy? STIs? Emotional damage? What about jamming your finger? Sixty percent of college students will injure themselves during sex, with 15% breaking […]

The Editorial Board’s springtime playlist
EditorialMay 12, 2023
Brace yourself for the heat with these upbeat tunes from your favorite student journalists By THE EDITORIAL BOARD While we’ve all enjoyed the past week or so being cooler than expected, we knew it couldn’t last forever — heat, bugs and blooms are on the horizon. What better time than now to curate […]

The problem with fast fashion
ColumnMay 12, 2023
Trendy trouble for our planet and people By EMILIE BROWN — emrbrown@ucdavis.edu Fashion trends may come and go, but the consequences of fast fashion are here to stay. As college students, most of us have fallen victim to the allure of inexpensive and trendy items from popular brands like Target, GAP, H&M or […]

Overthinking
CartoonMay 12, 2023
Drawn by: Lidya Shcherbakova –– lvshcherbakova@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

Dog Therapy
CartoonMay 10, 2023
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.)

Secrets to college success
ColumnMay 10, 2023
Apps and websites that will help you ace those midterms, maintain your health and get more sleep By EMILIE BROWN — emrbrown@ucdavis.edu We all know college life — especially during midterms season — can be overwhelming, stressful and exhausting. But fear not, fellow Aggies. I have compiled this list of the best apps […]

Poser alert: UC Davis freshman claims to like IPAs
HumorMay 9, 2023
He keeps commenting on the “loaminess.” Is that even a thing? By OWEN RUDERMAN — opinion@theaggie.org Last night at my party, Brandon Flynn, a freshman in the Davis Brewing program, showed up and started telling everyone who would listen that he “actually really likes IPAs.” I don’t know who invited him, but it […]

