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Friday, March 6, 2026

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We need real, substantial protests

As protests go mainstream, their messages become more diluted By SAGE KAMOCSAY— skamocsay@ucdavis.edu Protest movements have grown in frequency and popularity over the last several years....

Cults on campus

The organizations at UC Davis who have been accused of heresy and abuse By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu “That’s a cult.” When an anonymous UC Davis student...

Your Netflix account tells me everything I need to know about you

Analyzing fictional scenarios indicates how you perceive the world By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu My first year at UC Davis coincided with Joey Graziadei’s season on “The...

Birth of the cool; death of the growing pains

Learning pop culture as a Third Culture Kid By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu For as long as I can remember, the joke always went over my...

Outman the man

A new wave of feminism   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   A night full of aesthetically pleasing snacks, photoshoots and the most ridiculous conversations about men —...

The diary of a daydreamer

Advice from an idealist    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    I tend to think about romance a lot. I don’t know if it’s a product or a...

Weaponizing financial desperation

Latinos join ICE for job security, but they should rethink their positions By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu With the recent murder of Renee Good in Minnesota,...

Are friendships getting harder, or are we trying less?

The core struggle with maintaining friendships through adulthood is less logistical and more emotional By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu My mom has beef with the popular...

The luxury of time

The buffer between adolescence and adulthood By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu Time is both our greatest ally and our biggest constraint. There’s never enough of it, and...

Renee Good was killed by the state, not a rogue agent

Unless we abolish ICE, Good won’t be the last to die in vain By SAGE KAMOCSAY— skamocsay@ucdavis.edu On Jan. 7, 2026, Renee Good was shot and...

My hamster ate my homework

The case for having a pet in college By ANJALI IYER — amiyer@ucdavis.edu Last spring, my roommate informed me that we would be gaining temporary custody...

The dictionary defines ‘terrorist’ as…

The war over controlling language is deeply rooted in historical and legal implications  By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu Hell will be “raised” when a woman is waiting...

Go sip the tea

Ingest gossip cautiously By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu For years, I have shirked participating in gossip, believing it to be the product of idleness. Gossip has...

Trump’s AI executive order is about ‘wokeness,’ not national security

While the order invokes competition with China, Trump’s chip export policy tells a different story   By MILES BARRY —mabarry@ucdavis.edu   On Dec. 11, 2025, President Donald Trump...

TikTok relationship content is garbage

Social media’s attention economy thrives on relationship insecurity   By ANJALI IYER — amiyer@ucdavis.edu   Most of us are entirely uncritical of the content we consume on social...