Opinion

Media critic Marshall McLuhan is famous for reminding us "the medium is the message." While any form of media carries content (DVDs carry video, MP3 players hold music, the internet has web pages, etc.), the form of the medium itself is also a kind of content. I think the trick is to determine what message the medium sends.

Thank you for making our Davis Neighbors' Night Out Block Party so magical! You marched into our cul-de-sac dancing and playing wonderful tunes, and neighbors streamed in to see you and hear you play. People were dancing in the street and the mood was joyous. You stayed and played for a good long time and at the end you invited the children to talk to the band members and touch the instruments. You helped us all remember why Davis is such a great place to live. This will be a neighborhood block party we all remember. Thank you!

On Saturday, UC Davis officials held a ceremonial ribbon cutting to welcome the opening of West Village in Davis.

I had the opportunity the other day to watch a most enlightening program broadcast by UCTV. The one-hour program was called \

"But what if a shark gets you?"

Pat Benatar had it right when she said, "Love is a battlefield". Though parachute pants, fingerless gloves and jean jackets have all lost their appeal, love still continues to wage war.

Jet black hair. Scruff. Pale blue eyes. Belgian. Twenty-four.

I said this to myself last Wednesday morning upon waking up and seeing the overcast weather. I said it again when, during the process of choosing my outfit for said weather, I realized I had forgotten to pack my warmest overcoat, leaving me with only an assortment of relatively thin cardigans.

On Tuesday night, the Senate officially rejected President Barack Obama's proposed 'jobs bill'. The $447 billion measure would have cut payroll taxes for businesses and workers in addition to spending $175 billion on infrastructure and unemployment assistance. To raise money for the bill, a 5.6 percent surcharge on income exceeding $1 million would have been implemented, likely raising more than $450 billion over a 10-year span.

This last weekend, we witnessed our Division I UC Davis football team lose to one of its longstanding Division II opponents, Humboldt State.

On Oct. 8, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the second part of the DREAM Act bill, which qualifies undocumented students for financial aid at public...

You came to college, eager to escape parental authority and enjoy the never-ending sleepovers of life with friends, but what happens when these friends begin eroding your patience? You may have thrown tantrums back at home, but you shouldn't risk pissing off the only pals you have … Eight?

The Vietnam War ended in 1975, but its devastating impact lasted several decades. In 1990, my parents were among the many still fleeing the communist country. They miraculously made it to Malaysia and soon thereafter I was born. All I know of the island and of the refugee camp is that soap was scarce.

Eminem is an unlikely political prophet. Two lead singles on the Marshall Mathers LP bring new insight to the Occupy Wall Street and We Are The 99 Percent movements. "The Real Slim Shady" and "The Way I Am," both speak to the tactics and challenges of these protests, respectively.

Affordable drinking water is our right. During the summer of 2011, the Davis City Council passed a motion to increase the utility rates by 250 percent or more in the next five years. The raised water and sewage fees would be directed toward funding a new water treatment plant to provide surface water from the Sacramento River to Davis and Woodland. While the project has been proposed for over a decade, the swift decision made by the City Council to raise the rates was both deceptive and undemocratic.