Opinion

“Yesterday brought the beginning, tomorrow brings the end, though somewhere in the middle we became the best of friends.” — Unknown By MADELEINE PAYNE Reflecting on these past three years, it’s hard to put into words how much The Aggie has given me. When I walked into my first city news desk meeting as a […]

A farewell to the place that allowed me to find myself By OMAR NAVARRO How do you say goodbye to something you’ll cherish forever? That’s kind of what I kept asking myself as I wrote this column. I’m terrible at goodbyes and for the longest time, I avoided doing this just because I don’t want […]

Creating four years of college memories in two during the pandemic era By KRISTIN TRENT Few outcomes can be predicted in life, and the destination we land in is often achieved by unforeseen circumstances. No matter how much I had planned in high school for a future at UC Davis, I could have never predicted […]

It’s all the experiences — the good, the bad and the ugly — that make it all worth it  By SIERRA JIMENEZ “Where’d All the Time Go” by Dr. Dog rings through the chilled, air-conditioned car as I lounge in the backseat on the way to Shasta for the final time this glorious Memorial Day […]

On searching for myself and finding I was there all along (with a little help from my friends) By ALLIE BAILEY  Growing up, I was lucky enough to learn two languages in addition to English. I always loved learning new phrases and being able to communicate in new ways, but it took me until college […]

How The California Aggie allowed me to pursue my passions By MICHELLE WONG Throughout my time at The California Aggie, I’ve learned a multitude of lessons — how to stay composed when interviewing professors, how to meet deadlines, how to speed-write an article in an hour to meet said deadline, etc. But above all, what […]

This column is sponsored by Mishka’s, “Surfing with the Alien” and the urge to say “thank you” rather than “goodbye” Four years, three cracked screen protectors, two majors, one minor and an (ongoing) pandemic later, I still remember my first venture to The California Aggie on a fateful Friday in October 2018. I made my […]

A farewell to four years of nerding out at The Aggie By MARGO ROSENBAUM  I’ve always loved stories. I spent much of my free time growing up at the library with my nose tucked into a nonfiction book — of course, when I wasn’t doing my other favorite things like poking starfish in tide pools, […]

Congratulations to the class of 2022, and goodbye!  I can say with certainty that I never anticipated becoming the editor-in-chief of a college newspaper during a pandemic. I found my way to the role in a not-quite traditional way, after having attended just a handful of storyboard meetings as an assistant editor. Though it felt […]

Extracurriculars can be the key to a good college experience By OWEN RUDERMAN — opruderman@ucdavis.edu  UC Davis has a lot to offer its students, with a variety of engaging classes and fun school events like Picnic Day. But if these are the only things you’re taking advantage of during your time at UC Davis, you […]

A focus on fresh, quick and heatless recipe ideas  By NADIA ANEES — nsanees@ucdavis.edu  Maybe it is just me, but when the weather outside hits triple digits I’m hit with a lack of appetite — eating anything that requires heat to make sounds unappealing as anything. Here’s what to make when the temperature gets to […]

Once an Ag, always an Ag As spring quarter comes to a close, thousands of UC Davis students, including most members of the Editorial Board, are gearing up to graduate next week. Completing an undergraduate education might mean many different things to the soon-to-be graduates, but regardless of what this experience holds for you, it […]