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Friday, December 5, 2025

Opinion

How I love being a woman

The paradoxical burden and beauty of femininity By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu Approximately one in three women globally have experienced some form of sexual assault or...

Recent attacks on religious institutions highlight the need for stricter gun laws

This past Sunday’s church shooting emphasizes our country’s deepening political polarization and reminds us that gun violence will continue without reform   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   If...

Immigration officials can now racially profile people

It’s time to pay attention, now more than ever before   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   The United States Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision to allow racial profiling...

Home away from home

Exploring why place identity makes college towns sites of mixed emotions    By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   One of the most eye-opening conversations I’ve had occurred in my...

‘For the good of the people’

A nation divided, unified by hate   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   Political violence is taking hold of our nation. On June 14, 2025, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa...

Juxtaposition on wheels

Loving the craft while hating the craftsman: Teslas and Elon Musk   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzotl@ucdavis.edu   If you need a surgery — a surgery so rare and...

The ‘Love Story’ of the ages

Lessons from Miss Americana herself    By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    It’s been a great summer to be a ‘Swiftie’; As the TikTok videos flooding my feed...

Life in technicolor

Seeing red, feeling blue and tickled pink   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    When I was in first grade, one of my most beloved elementary school teachers...

How to induce the flow-state

I got you girl — from right here   By NEVAEH KARRAKER — nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   “Lord of the Rings.” “Star Wars.” “Harry Potter.” It’s easy to get lost in...

The California Aggie welcomes you back!

By AILI KOGA — aakoga@ucdavis.edu   Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are...

Playing dress up with language

How code-switching changes a person’s identity    By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzot@ucdavis.edu   How many languages do you speak?  Personally, I can speak English. That’s it. That being said, I...

The basketball team is demanding taller electric scooters

Shaq said it was okay   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   I was biking to class the other day at a leisurely pace when — BAM! I...

The ethics of vegetarianism

Vegetarianism, now more than ever before, is an indication of personal morality and responsibility   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   Vegetarians and vegans get a lot of...

10 years since the infamous dress

It’s all conjecture, really   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   One of my dearest friends loves to use the phrase “it’s all conjecture,” which always strikes me as...

The loss of free speech is the loss of democracy

What Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation means for America   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD — opinion@theaggie.org   Censorship is a tried and true bellwether of authoritarianism. By definition, an authoritarian...