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Emperor Trump is stark naked, but at least half the population doesn’t care

March 30, 2020

The president’s handling of the global pandemic should cost him re-election, but will it? For months, the American people listened to President Donald Trump downplay...

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No one can be honest on social media

March 18, 2020

Even our private accounts are for the public I’ve had quite a tenure on Instagram. Many of us were in our tender ages during the...

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Cars are ruining your park experience

March 18, 2020

To fully escape the city, we need to leave our cars behind too When I was in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park this past...

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Entitled commentary culture is taking over our online feeds

March 17, 2020

Twitter’s “Fleets” will exacerbate our culture of entitlement — and they’re stupid Twitter’s newest feature — “Fleets” — will allow users to post their most...

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The movie rating system is pointless

March 16, 2020

The system is highly subjective and outdated There is a scene in the movie “Cinema Paradiso” where the town priest reviews every single film to...

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Unpaid internships are a career barrier

March 11, 2020

Not everyone can afford to work for months without pay I miss my childhood summers: playing in the front yard ‘til dusk, completing the exhausting...

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Does YouTube want you to move to the right?

March 10, 2020

Extremism is now easier to fall into than ever before YouTube is consistently criticized as the platform where — usually –– young white men are...

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Is self-sacrifice the key to success? Hustle culture explored in film

March 9, 2020

No pain, no gain, right? Whenever I need a surge of motivation during the exhausting quarter system, I usually turn on “The Devil Wears Prada''...

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We aren’t inclusive when we only accept those who are just like us

March 4, 2020

What does it mean to be inclusive? UC Davis has been commended for its diversity and values of inclusion. With so many people on campus...

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We need to slow down traffic

March 4, 2020

We need the right balance between wide and narrow street lanes When I was 12, I went to England and noticed something about the design...

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Dave Chapelle doesn’t need social media, but everyone else does

March 3, 2020

Social media has transformed comedy by elevating it What makes you laugh the most? Is it your friends, family or favorite comedian? Probably not. For...

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Oscars 2020: A telling and historic night

March 2, 2020

With all odds up against it, the 92nd Academy Awards did not entirely fall flat At its worst, the Oscars can be a pretentious, stodgy...

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The value of your own company

February 26, 2020

I’ll have my cake and eat it alone, too. I’m writing this column while sitting alone in the dining hall. There are groups of friends...

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What is the deal with traffic?

February 26, 2020

Traffic and economic growth might be intertwined, but it's messier than that Any Bay Area native could tell you about the horror stories of a...

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Bachelor twitter is better than the actual show

February 25, 2020

The revolutionary new way to watch your favorite shows (I swear this isn’t satire) “The Bachelor” is a show about marriage that in no way...

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