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Do big words equal big ideas?

How accessible does science need to be?   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu   Let me start by saying Academia and I are not friends. Most days I...
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Nationwide censorship has severe consequences on freedom of press

Recent efforts by the Trump administration discredit journalists and enforce a single narrative By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   On Oct. 14, new restrictions were issued by Defense...
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Use your voice: Vote in the upcoming special election

Proposition 50 offers Californians the opportunity to flip five Republican House seats blue in response to Texas’ redistricting   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   At a...
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Live and let rich

How did a generation raised on fantasies of revolution grow to idolize the leisure class? By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu The start of the 2020s felt...
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GUEST COLUMN- Anti-apathy

How to thrive in the face of indifference  By JACKSON IVY — jjivy@ucdavis.edu To be young in today’s world is to struggle. We struggle for calm,...
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The rise of religion as a political shield

How MAGA Christianity is being used to protect the Trump administration By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu When you grow up in the Catholic church, going to...
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The dichotomous politics of immigration in the modern United States

What global protests reveal about the state of our nation By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu Immigration is arguably the most prevalent issue in the world right...
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Pundamental humor

In defense of puns as a form of highbrow humor By ABHINAYA KASAGANI — akasagani@ucdavis.edu I promise the reader that the initial conception of this article...
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These parties are no fun

Affective polarization: an affliction with insufferable symptoms By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu History will have its way with the affective polarization that exists in America today. Future...
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Bigger and bolder — and more untouchable — than ever

You don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu  Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” released just...
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The extinction of public spaces

From sidewalks to screens, policies to partition By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu Sometimes the loud hammering of construction, beeping of trucks and barricaded roads make me...
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We are paying the price for AI

Grok, is this true? By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu From asking ChatGPT to write an email to directing xAI’s Grok to fact-check a Pop Base post...
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Empathy: the key ingredient in intellect

Exploring the toxicity of intellectual prejudice  By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu I’ve never understood the true definition of “smart,” and yet, I can certainly say that I’ve...
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What’s with all the Republican DEI hires?

Is diversity within the Trump administration indicative of progress or a deeper sociocultural movement? By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu This past month, FBI Director Kash Pramod...
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So you’re sick…

The Editorial Board’s guide to getting through the frat flu (or any other seasonal illness you may be facing)   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   It...
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