Opinion

With an upcoming city council election and other important projects in the city, the Editorial Board encourages you to pay attention to local politics   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   With constant and overwhelming exposure to national news through social media and the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to pay attention to everything […]

Consider reducing your animal product consumption   By EMILIE BROWN — emrbrown@ucdavis.edu   There are a variety of reasons why you should consider switching to a vegan or vegetarian diet — let’s dive right in.  The impact of meat and animal product consumption on our planet is huge, and cutting these products out of your […]

Drawn by: Priscila Jiménez Corrales –– pjimenez@ucdavis.edu  Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

Our tips for making the arduous process of job and internship applications as painless as possible   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Ah, the start of spring quarter. The sun is finally shining, the grass has never looked greener, the flowers are in bloom and your next existential crisis is just lurking around the corner. […]

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.)

Brad Pitt needs to be held accountable by his colleagues   By MICHELLE MENDOZA — mimendoza@ucdavis.edu   Many stars were awarded at the Golden Globes in late January, but there was one name that was continually mentioned in people’s speeches with admiration: Brad Pitt. Quinta Brunson, Margot Robbie, Austin Butler and Regina Hall were just […]

Overconsumption finds a new home in the eyes of influencers    By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu   I’ll admit that I scroll through TikTok and Instagram more than I probably should. The constant influx of new information and content is addicting. And, like millions of others, I follow and consume content from influencers. The carefully […]

I can feel my mom’s disappointment fade away with every bite!   By CARMEL RAVIV — craviv@ucdavis.edu   You may have experienced a pounding headache, a dry throat and the feeling that your stomach has turned inside out while picking up breakfast from Ali Baba. Maybe you have even thrown up in the bathroom and […]

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.)

Improve yourself while improving your community   By EMILIE BROWN — emrbrown@ucdavis.edu   At the end of our lives, when we are on our deathbeds, we realize that all the money, all the popularity and all the things we bought, sold, owned and collected don’t really matter. In the end, the only thing that really […]

My emotional support rat must have his own room   By CARMEL RAVIV — craviv@ucdavis.edu   Hello, my name is Juke Jakeson. I am in dire need of a roommate next year for off-campus housing, and you must be in need of one too! It’s like I’m reading your mind! Ahaha.  A little about me:  […]

Chances are, you ignore your gut feelings pretty often. Don’t!    By YASMEEN O’BRIEN — yjobrien@ucdavis.edu   Having a gut feeling is one of the only times we feel like we truly know something, but even so, trusting it is surprisingly hard to do. I’ve been in situations where I was extremely unhappy — and […]