Opinion

All the world is an Instagram grid, and all the people are merely posing In July 2010, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger made the first-ever Instagram post. His shot of a random marina marked the birth of an app that will rule our generation, but, ironically, it also breaks every unwritten rule our generation has created […]

In addition to its remarkable handling of the pandemic, the university has had many incredible achievements UC Davis’ efforts to bring free and accessible COVID-19 testing to both its own students and the broader Davis community were recently recognized in an article in The New York Times. The Editorial Board agrees that the university’s mass […]

Drawn by: Ke Lin –– keylin@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 swift deportation of an American influencer in Bali highlights a phenomenon of “digital nomads” who bypass immigration rules and perpetuate wealth inequality Kristen Gray, an 28-year-old American woman in Bali, Indonesia, has recently come under fire after her Twitter thread encouraging other foreigners to move to the island during the pandemic went viral. In […]

And it’s not for the reason you think It was Jan. 4 when I walked into that Bed Bath & Beyond. I wasn’t satisfied with the pillows in the bed section, but as I was about to leave I accidentally stumbled into the beyond section. It was there waiting for me. When I bought it […]

In the last weeks of his presidency, Trump’s Administration just barely recalled a decades long policy by the EPA despite outcry from the scientific community As President Joe Biden attempts to turn a new leaf and focus on the future, the Trump Administration’s final decisions continue to cast a shadow over many of his choices. […]

UC Davis administration silently cuts PE program without student consultation amidst pandemic I’m sure by now you all are familiar with the administration’s decision to eliminate our physical education (PE) program. But if you are not, here is a brief timeline. On Sept. 25, 2020, the UC Davis administration abruptly announced that they would be […]

While internships can be valuable education experiences, interns should be paid a living wage for their work In the midst of summer internship applications, many students—members of the Editorial Board included—can begin to lose track of the goal of an internship: to gain experience in a field of interest. But this is not entirely our […]

How discourse around the mental health of reality stars shapes the way we handle stigma The birth of a reality TV star begins and ends in a limbo ripe with contradictions.  They are cogs in the machine of reality television: necessary for our entertainment, but so plentiful that when they are churned out, they are […]

Drawn by: Rushi Tawade –– rntawade@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 beginner’s guide on how to get away with buying dog food when you don’t own a dog We’ve all been there: caught red-handed buying dog food by someone who knows that you don’t own a dog. Or maybe the Trader Joe’s cashier asks what kind of dog you have after noticing the dog treat […]

Title: Cartoon Headline: Combating the Freshman 150 By RUSHI TAWADE –– rntawade@ucdavis.edu  Drawn by: Rushi Tawade –– rntawade@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)