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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Column

Here’s an “eye-opener”: Removing the tired cliches about traveling

Travel has more to offer than simply another story Over the summer, I traveled around Thailand and Malaysia by train and bus. It was a...

Perspective in Politics: Current policing strategy has polarized the public

Trust is the key to ending police violence When people talk about the police, the subject of police brutality often comes to mind. Eight years...

Mental health: Catching the warning signs before the symptoms become severe

Intense stress renders college students especially vulnerable to mental illness As a college student, I can say that this period in our lives often provides...

Letter from the Editor

It is my pleasure to welcome all those at UC Davis and the surrounding community back to school. For incoming first-year and transfer students:...

Introvert: The inverted side of the extroverted coin

Introverts get the short stick, but misconceptions are slowly eroding This is an age of social and identity stratification, and many groups are making their...

Perspective in Politics: Does identity play too much of a role?

Identity politics can often pressure people to adopt assigned beliefs With recent political developments, identity politics play a large role in how the public interprets...

Putting an end to mental health stigma

Both those with and without mental illness must feel comfortable talking about it Mental health stigma is primarily composed of two sides: the surrounding society...

Welcoming Fall Quarter columnists, new academic year

New columnists to address both the political and personal Welcome back to school, Aggies! It’s wonderful to be back on campus, and just a quick...

Treasonous transgressions: Confederate statues and their false patriotism

Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders were traitors, not patriots There’s something deeply misguided about the clamor and rage from those opposing the removal...

Rethinking how we interpret the past

Rethinking how we interpret the past Do you ever look into the past and wonder why you consider a certain historical actor a hero or...

Wonder Woman offers “I can” instead of “Can I?” to women and girls everywhere

The first female superhero with a female director provides lessons for women of all ages I’ll start off by stating this: I’m completely biased in...

Local governments must step up and fix the housing crisis they helped create

High housing prices and a shortage of houses threaten California’s future In light of a dismaying history of voting down legislation vital to mitigating California’s...

Letter from the Editor — The end

In high school, I wrote an analysis of the future of journalism as part of my senior project: “Although the landscape is morphing, journalism is...

Asexuality: Questioning the age-old playbook on romance, intimacy, love, sex

Davis asexuals discuss experiences of being overlooked members of the LGBTQIA community When Claire Rapp was in high school, she began to notice a difference...

Yesterday’s tomorrow: Why nostalgia culture holds us back

Modern science fiction looks to the past instead of the future Science fiction, by definition, is a genre about the future. It’s about places we...