Opinion

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Column

Latinos are underrepresented in higher education

The role that race plays in learning I’m a first-generation college student, and this spring I will finally graduate from Davis. While it certainly hasn’t...
Humor

Humor: Young adult pays to work rather than getting paid to work

UC Davis sells student organs A study has revealed that over 35,000 residents in the Davis area are afflicted by a strange mental illness in...
Column

Coffee may be the game changer for reversing climate change skepticism

Climate change threatens global coffee supplies Americans disagree on a lot of things — politics, musical tastes, sports teams, appropriate places for tattoos. But we...
Humor

Humor: Chancellor mistakes tuition hike for Davis Hiking Club event

Everybody knows that a tuition hike is just a tuition-themed hike Oftentimes it’s easy to mistake one thing for another. Whether that thing be a...
Humor

Humor: This year’s flu created by UC Regents to combat over-enrollment in classes

They’ve done it again This might come as no surprise to you, but it turns out the UC Regents are behind this year’s especially horrible...
Humor

CAS and IOC decisions allowing Russian athletes to compete is the right course of action

The Olympic Games should play a part in fostering better relations between Russia and the West The Olympics are here — and with it, yet...
Column

Grit: Jumping off the bandwagon

A questionable study setup should not be allowed to dictate character education Grit is education’s newest buzzword — and when discussing it a few weeks...
Humor

Humor: Y’all got any thoughts on bears?

Positive, negative and even lukewarm thoughts are all acceptable For years, I’ve had the question, “Y’all got any thoughts on bears?” running through my mind...
Editorial

Breaking the political ice

Put political differences aside for sake of sport Every four years, outstanding athletes from all over the world pride themselves on competing in the Olympic...
Editorial

Ram exploits King legacy for financial gain

Car company runs commercial using Dr. King sermon The answer to the question on everyone’s mind this past Sunday — “Did Ram really just try...
Column

Yes Means Yes: How the understanding of rape culture in Hollywood is influencing our daily lives

We should not pin blame solely on powerful men but also on the society that made them. Content Warning: This story contains references to sexual...
Humor

Humor: Oily scalp? Watch out for the U.S. military

U.S. implements new system of skullfracking The U.S. military’s time-tested approach of invading non-white countries and labeling areas as terrorist hotspots in order to extract...
Column

Not looking like a “real” Mexican

How racial identity is based on cultural upbringing, not physical appearance What does it mean to be Latino? Are there certain requirements that need to...
Column

There’s no such thing as going off the grid

And if there were such a thing, it’d be bad for the environment If you kayak up the Mokelumne River from Lodi Lake, you will...
Humor

Humor: Ted Cruz spotted at UC Davis eating baby’s back ribs

A nonfiction autobiographical noir piece A keen observer smelled the scent of barbecue. Noting that there’s no good barbecue in Davis except for maybe Dickie’s,...
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