Opinion

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Column

Religion needs an organizational reformation

Division and cognitive dissonance often stem from religious institutions Religion can be a saving grace for some — a gleam of hope, a source of...
Humor

Cartoon: Happy Studying

  Written 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...
Column

Calculating Outrage: How Breitbart carefully crafts headlines that exploit emotion and stymie rationality

The far-right news site manipulates readers with outrageous headlines From an ecological perspective, Breitbart News and President Donald Trump have enjoyed an extraordinarily healthy symbiotic...
Column

Making Sense of #MeToo

Pushing beyond social media testimonials I’m 19 years old, and I can’t stop talking about #MeToo. Understand, this is not a confession or a testimonial...
Humor

Humor: DMV loses race for the happiest place on earth, again

New Department of Motor Vehicles study leaves researchers flabbergasted For the sixth year in a row, the Department of Motor Vehicles has failed to rank...
Humor

Cartoon: Validation

  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...
Column

The issue we refuse to face

Global warming threatens all areas of life, future generations On Dec. 27, 2017, President Donald Trump posted a tweet implying that the extreme cold weather...
Editorial

Food insecurity a UC-wide issue

44 percent of UC undergraduates experience food insecurity, study shows A recently published national survey conducted by the Wisconsin Harvesting Opportunities for Postsecondary Education Lab...
Editorial

Say his name: Stephon Clark

Protests erupt following shooting of unarmed black man On March 18, 22-year-old Stephon Clark was fatally shot by two Sacramento police officers when reaching for...
Humor

Humor: English major realizes everything can be a phallic symbol if you think hard enough

8=====D (What does it mean?) Now let’s just think for a minute. What is a penis? This is not a rhetorical question. Seriously, what is a...
Column

Are you playing enough “Fortnite?”

Why playing video games isn't a bad thing You’re skydiving; you’re free-falling at top speeds until your parachute deploys. Except, once you land, panic sets...
Humor

Humor: Linda Katehi or Lizard Katehi?

A date “Just back here in what’s thought to be the cold barren recesses of the Shields Library is where we keep the souls of...
Humor

Humor: I thought I would never find my passion at UC Davis. And I was right.

Funny how life doesn’t surprise you at all and happens exactly how you imagined it If you have seen the movie “Lady Bird,” then you...
Column

It’s about a hike

Why bad stories are so good I wanted a word that describes a story that’s so bad it’s good. I can think of stories from...
Humor

Humor: I take it back: A response to my article about missing the rain

I can’t keep up anymore For those/most of you who don’t avidly read my articles every single week, I will quickly summarize what I will...
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