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Monday, March 9, 2026

Column

How to turn your apartment into a home

Tips from a recently mooved-in student   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Often, a blank canvas is seen as daunting and perhaps even overwhelming. The amount of...

Please stop asking me what I’m going to do after graduation if you only care about my career

How the all-encompassing question tries to take over our senior year   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu To all my fellow fourth-years: congratulations, we have entered our...

We still feel the aftermath of Zoom University

Reconnect to your peers, professors and education offline   By JOAQUIN WATERS —- jwat@ucdavis.edu   There’s one university that every student my age has attended. This is a...

Ditch the ‘grindset’

Show up for yourself before you show up for your midterms   By MOLLY THOMPSON — mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   It’s November. The sun sets earlier, but you go to...

No one should have expectations for winter quarter

We should call it fall quarter session II instead    By ANDIE TARABZOONI — rmtarabzooni@ucdavis.edu   Getting out of the festive, “it’s the most wonderful time of the...

How decolonization narratives neglect the ending

Western presentations of colonialism say the quiet part out loud when they don’t say anything at all   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   The story of colonization...

The 2023 U.N. Climate Change Convention sparks controversy

How an African-led carbon tax could slow the effects of climate change    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Every year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

Why the invention of the loading screen is particularly genius

Man-machine interaction, psychological time and the loading logo   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Have you ever opened a software, clicked download on an update or fallen...

The world cannot afford stalled climate action

Preventative action needs to be taken now to secure a safer future    By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   This July, our planet once again hit record-breaking global...

How “Hot Girl Summer” turned into a Hot Girl Industry

A fun trend and catchy Megan Thee Stallion song snowballed into something much bigger    By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu The concept of a “Hot Girl Summer”...

The perfect time is never coming

Stop waiting for timing that doesn’t exist   By YASMEEN O’BRIEN — yjobrien@ucdavis.edu   When I was in fourth grade, my dad got me a brand new pair...

Newly released “Guardians of the Galaxy 3” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” are cinematic triumphs

Finally, superhero movies are doing something right   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Earlier in the year, I wrote a column about my disappointment with the recent...

Five trips everyone should take in their lifetime

Trip recommendations based on your company, not your destination    By YASMEEN O’BRIEN — yjobrien@ucdavis.edu Somewhere with friends Traveling is a bonding experience, and doing it with...

Lectures should be more interactive

Professors need to find ways to improve engagement and learning   By AUDREY BOYCE — afboyce@ucdavis.edu   I am currently finishing up my second year as a psychology...

In defense of AI art

AI has always been discussed as a far-off future concept, but it’s quickly becoming a part of our reality   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   For a...