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Friday, February 7, 2025

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Fossil-fueled flames

If it isn’t the consequences of our own actions…   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   For a lot of us, climate change has always felt like something...

What was the TikTok ban really about?

The recent, short-lived TikTok ban might have deeper implications than we think   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   In 2024, the government passed a bill that would...

Your grass can be green, too

One microhabit for man, one giant habit for mankind   By Abhinaya Kasagani— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   The start of something new brings forth the promise of transformation — I...

The future of Spotify and AI-generated music

Personal DJs, data analytics, genre categorization and beyond   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   On Dec. 4, 2024, Spotify released the long-awaited annual “Spotify Wrapped,” marking the latest...

Congrats, you’re (not) graduating!

Long waitlists, limited class sizes and late pass times have caused UC Davis students to question whether they will graduate on time   By JHANA RHODES—jsrho@ucdavis.edu             Knock,...

We should bring personal style back

Social media and its perpetuation of microtrends kills the art of personal style   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   Personal style, in terms of fashion sense, is...

New Year’s resolutions are a zero-sum game

The dangers of an “all or nothing” mindset    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    New Year’s has recently come and gone and with it a slough of...

The ‘reposter’ as an antihero

The myth of social media as a tool for protest   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   If I am being honest, the world has felt all too biblical...

Weekend assignments should not be allowed

For the sake of student mental health and well-being, college assignments should only be due on weekdays    By Ellie Noh — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   “Assignment due Saturday at...

A crash course on dealing with negative emotions

Remember Sadness from “Inside Out”?   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Negativity — the expression of criticism or pessimism toward ourselves or others — is a train...

Wealth inequality will and is killing America

A very brief look about the largest inequality in American society: class    By CALEB SILVER —chsilver@ucdavis.edu   On Election Day 2024, it was quickly apparent that Donald...

The detrimental nature of current beauty standards

Modern beauty trends and their effect on our definitions of conventional beauty   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   What makes a “beautiful” person? Or, rather, what is...

Kitchen conversations

Like father, like daughter   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   My father’s favorite word is “facetious.” He bellows it while cooking spicy ramen at 10 p.m., he whispers...

Put the phone down and go read a book or something

How our phones monopolize our free time   By Tara Romero— tcrome@ucdavis.edu   “What did you do over break?” — the dreaded question for all of us social...

Feeling SAD?

Seasonal affective disorder and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   If you’ve been to the Activities and Recreation Center...