Opinion

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Opinion

Column: GOP ad suicide

BREAKING: OBAMA DEFEATS IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY. This is the headline I believe will run on the eve of November 6, 2012, when all polls...
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Letter to the Editor: Responses to Feb. 27 presentation by Israeli speakers

On Feb. 27 at a presentation at Wellman 106, I witnessed behavior that has no place at UC Davis. A presentation, “Defending the Israeli...
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Column: In memory of Barney Rosset

Barney Rosset, the publisher behind Grove Press, died at age 89 last week. Throughout his life, Rosset was a strong defender of First Amendment...
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Column: Bad news first

Today’s international news stories refuse to settle into binary logics that would code them as either “cheerless” or “cheerful.” Rather, almost everything we read...
Campus News

Editorial: Information needed

On Feb. 22 the ACLU announced that a group of students and alumni would be suing UC Davis about the pepper spray incident. The...
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Column: Going gorillas, huh?

What do Kanye West, Jay Z, Blades of Glory, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Republican Presidential Primary candidate Rick Santorum all have in...
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Column: Out with the pyramid

Not everyone is great at math, but in monitoring health we can get pretty good with numbers, from counting calories to pounds. Even getting...
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Letter to the Editor

I am writing this letter as a member of the UC Davis community, proudly serving as a staff member since 2005. Today, as my...
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Column: Strip tease me

Do you hear it? The sound of a slow, jazzy horn section blowing a seductive rhythm? It can only mean one thing: This week,...
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Editorial: Tea party foul

If there was one thing that made the UC Davis communal-living and saliva-exchanging culture induced cold season bearable, it was the warmth and relief...
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Column: Credit unions vs. banks

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If the professor on “Gilligan's Island” can make a radio out of coconut, why can't he...
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Editorial: Time to tame Fifth

Fifth Street in Downtown Davis is notorious for the dangers it presents to bikers. The heavily trafficked street currently lacks bike lanes, creating a...
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Column: Thank God for religion

The great Roman orator Cicero asserted that gratitude is the greatest of all virtues. With this in mind, those of us who believe in...
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Column: Little Monsters, indeed

It’s funny how you can YouTube just about any song in mainstream circulation right now and be instantly bombarded with viewer comments about what...
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Column: #nguyen-ing

Hashtags are brilliant because they can be both funny and informative — like Jon Stewart, but less handsome. What else can be used as a...
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