Opinion

Opening Thoughts

Parsing some of the top stories this summer When I don’t know what to write, I like to read the news. It’s probably what everyone...

Please enjoy responsibly

This school year don’t glorify, encourage blackout culture As UC Davis begins another school year, new and returning students will be thrown into the typical...

Cartoon: Starting the New Quarter

  Written by: Diana Olivares — deolivares@ucdavis.edu

Cartoon: Cows

    By: ROSEY MOREARTY — rosey@morearty.org      

Suppressing activism through censorship

  University administrators must not allow campus-wide surveillance of student activists On May 24, 2018, a coalition group of activists fervently gathered in the George...

Humor: UC Davis administrators battle gladiator-style for the twisted amusement of Gary May

Let the games begin Flames danced in his eyes. It is time for the great ceremony, the Purging of the Faculty. Tonight, blood will be...

Not reporting doesn’t mean not true

Kavanaugh accusations spark #WhyIDidntReport, survivors share stories Over the past few weeks, two women have come forward with stories accusing Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court...

Cartoon: Too Early

    By GENEVIEVE RYAN — geryan@ucdavis.edu  

Humor: For preventing guns from being a burden to their owners or country, and for making our love of them beneficial to the public

A novel approach for reducing gun violence Every mass shooting in America reignites the gun control debate, but even the noble efforts of the Parkland...

Humor: First-year to be knighted into adulthood with Bob Marley poster

Ah, the sweet smell of “adulthood” In the wake of move-in day, several first-years are jazzed to get a new lease on life with a...

Guest: A reflection on the efforts to crush student voices and Palestinian activism’s future

The watchlist Canary Mission recently targeted UC Davis student activists Near the end of Spring Quarter, students across diverse communities gathered in efforts to make...

Cartoon: No. 1 Freshman Tip

  By: Ariel Hilomen — opinion@theaggie.org Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual cartoonists belong to the cartoonists alone and do not necessarily indicate the views...

Shoot your shot while you’ve still got it

College is short — don’t always prioritize school over once-in-a-lifetime opportunities The reality of commencement didn’t hit me until mid-Winter Quarter of my final year. It...

Welcome to The California Aggie

Over the past 103 years, The California Aggie has grown from a small publication run by a handful of students to a weekly broadsheet...

Fresh meat

The Editorial Board shares most embarrassing freshman mistakes Emily Stack, Editor-in-Chief The Aggie’s office in Lower Freeborn is a maximum-security facility; the big doors are always...