Opinion

By STEPHEN FUJIMOTO — ssfujimoto@ucdavis.edu This quarter, like many spring quarters preceding it, elections for the president and internal vice president of ASUCD are scheduled to be held. However, unlike recent elections, this race will be uncontested — and it is clear to me that our elected student leaders are unfortunately at fault. While many […]

Activities students can try while attending UC Davis   There’s no doubt that Davis has plenty of incredible activities and places to explore. At times, yes, this small cow town may seem drab, but after spending a few years here, members of the Editorial Board have come to realize how much it has to offer. […]

A month where one of our basic needs becomes an avenue for deep gratitude    By NADIA ANEES — nsanees@ucdavis.edu    As a kid, I used to feel a weight on my chest every time Ramadan rolled around. But with age, I slowly gained more appreciation for the month. I started to warm up to […]

Sugar-coating your feedback does more harm than good   By OWEN RUDERMAN — opruderman@ucdavis.edu  UC Davis offers a variety of majors and classes. In some classes, students submit their work directly to the professor and receive their grade. But other times, students’ work gets vetted by their peers before the final submission. A student might, […]

Loss and gratitude can come in many different forms   For freshmen, sophomores and juniors, this is their first in-person spring quarter ever in Davis, and for most seniors, this is their second and final one. It’s a joyous time; not only is spring quarter known to be the best in Davis, but it feels […]

Hi, stop feeding them Oreos and half-smoked joints   BY ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Picture this. You’re alone at a table in the Memorial Union. It’s one of those black tables, the kind typically occupied by a pre-health fraternity or some club that wants you to try underwater calisthenics or something equally unhinged. You […]

“Honestly, I expected some kind of terrible incident of global proportions. Instead I just spent a wonderful day with my parents”   By IAN COSNER — iacosner@ucdavis.edu    Yes, it’s back and hopefully better than ever! Picnic Day 2022 marks the first Picnic Day in three years, and many students are just brimming with excitement […]

By PAUL MEDVED — pcmedved@gmail.com You may have heard about two proposed referenda to re-formulate the SASI and CEI student fee initiatives. Those are the initiatives jointly approved by UC Davis students and the Regents decades ago to support and protect in perpetuity a number of programs important to students. By far the largest of […]

Everyone should give expressive writing a try    By OWEN RUDERMAN — opruderman@ucdavis.edu  I’m willing to bet that most students at UC Davis write on a daily basis. Texts, academic papers and discussion posts are a few of the most common forms of writing for us. But those are all for school or for other […]

A discussion on how failure contributes to learning and success   By ALEX MOTAWI — almotawi@ucdavis.edu   We hear it all the time: “Two steps forward, one step back,” “For every good idea there are thousands of bad ones” and “Nobody succeeds on their first try.” What I want to ask first: Who is “nobody” […]

The Editorial Board reflects on the important role of being UC Davis’ official, student-run newspaper With Picnic Day upon us and a notably larger community on campus this week, the Editorial Board thought now would be a perfect time to re-introduce ourselves — and highlight our work here at The Aggie.  Everyone on the Editorial […]

Pap tests are highly effective for detecting cervical cancer, but many find the procedure uncomfortable By EDEN WINNIFORD — opinion@theaggie.org   Once someone with ovaries turns 21 in the U.S., it is recommended they receive routine cervical cancer screening, commonly known as the Pap test, every three years. Regular Pap tests save lives by detecting […]