Opinion

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Humor

Humor: My professor mispronounced my name, so I stole his wife

Know basic Italian or reap the consequences, buddy This quarter started how every quarter starts. Professors struggled to take attendance as they read off of...
Column

The Sponsored Speech Paradox: Bill Maher has a point about the Laura Ingraham advertiser boycott

Boycotting is a perfectly valid form of speech, but the left must consider its implications Recently, on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the political-comedy program’s...
Humor

Humor: How I’ve trained my whole life for the Quad Stack Challenge

A personal essay When I was a little girl in Russia, my mother used to say, “The shrimp cobbler must have tiny hands,” and I...
Humor

Humor: Davis Bike Museum might as well be filled with beans

Why aren’t we cherishing this monument? This is a joke article, alright? Okay, great. Now that we have that out of the way, when was...
Editorial

The dwindling newsroom

The Sacramento Bee lays off journalists, employees The Sacramento Bee laid off 15 journalists and eight employees from its production team this Tuesday. The announcement...
Humor

Cartoon: Picnic Day: Impending Doom

By: Diana Olivares — deolivaresvalencia@ucdavis.edu  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual cartoonists belong to the cartoonists alone and do not necessarily indicate the...
Editorial

Hold fraternities accountable

Syracuse University, others punish Greek organizations for despicable behavior Syracuse University has permanently expelled its Theta Tau fraternity chapter after videos revealed its members spouting...
Column

Why a sequel to “The Social Network” is becoming an increasingly necessary historical document

...but must expect far more from its audience to be an effective one After seeing “The Social Network” in 2010, its phenomenal acting, writing and...
Column

The abandonment of the Palestinian people by Arab nations

The oldest unsettled refugee population didn’t come to be solely at the hands of Israel If you think Israel is the only nation guilty of...
Humor

From the California Chronicles

Frankly, it was difficult to yack... I tried pushing my back against the door. At first, lightly, and then very aggressively as if the door...
Humor

Cartoon: First Prize

By Diana Olivares — deolivares@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual cartoonists belong to the cartoonists alone and do not necessarily indicate the...
Humor

Humor: Student realizes that the cat she’s been caring for is just a regular cat, not her professor’s Animagus

Mittens has a long history of grifting students for treats Kimberly Upton, a second-year comparative literature major, was found by authorities last Tuesday in a...
Column

A closer look at Zuckerberg’s testimony

Social media isn’t simply about connecting with others Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg testified in the United States Senate from April 11 to 12 on his...
Humor

Humor: Student to participate in school walkout whenever he gets bored

One bold student stands up to lie in bed Brace yourself, advocates — the social justice movement has found itself a new hero in  Bryce...
Column

A picture worth a thousand miles

Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway On a dark Sunday night, with hints of moisture floating down on indifferent passersby, I stood in front of a trio...
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