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Opinion

Our silence speaks volumes

Parallel play as an adult model of social intimacy   By ABHINAYA KASAGANI— akasagani@ucdavis.edu   So much of my adult life has been informed by the enclosure of...

Relationship advice from the chronically single people

The REAL experts on dating   By MADISON SEEMAN — meseeman@ucdavis.edu   Modern dating is hard. It seems like messy relationships are around every corner: drama, cheating and...

The “need” for fear

How the Trump administration benefits from fear   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   On March 8, 2025, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Mahmoud...

The use of technology and its impact on the environment

Ways technological advancements can be both detrimental and beneficial to the environment   By ELLIE NOH — eenoh@ucdavis.edu   With the plethora of recent technological advancements — from...

Carlos Dominguez trial symbolizes a step toward justice for the 2023 stabbing spree victims

As the trial begins, the Editorial Board remembers and honors those victimized by the stabbing spree   BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD   In the spring of 2023, former...

What’s in my bag — The California Aggie tote edition

Drawn by: Lauren Swing–– laswing@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are...

It’s giving unrealistic

If settling feels like a sin, then perfection is an idol   By NEVAEH KARRAKER— nakarraker@ucdavis.edu   The perfect school. The perfect career. The perfect home. The perfect...

Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ and the archetype of the siren

The ancient Greek myth of the sirens continues to fuel a harmful portrayal of  women in the media   By JHANA RHODES — jsrho@ucdavis.edu   If Homer's “Odyssey”...

100 men versus the Primate Research Center

Who will win?   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Recently, there’s been some rumbling caused by grown men on social media, who think that they could collectively...

No instruments, just heart

The power of “cold-blooded a cappella”   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu   Founded in 1995, the UC Davis Lounge Lizards celebrated their 30th anniversary showcase from May...

When extremism becomes the weapon, both sides suffer

The India-Pakistan division and the current rhetoric surrounding the violence exemplify how conversations about extremism are highly unproductive   By GEETIKA MAHAJAN — giamahajan@ucdavis.edu   When the British...

I have no summer internship, am I cooked?

Exploring other ways to spend our time this summer    By SABRINA FIGUEROA — sfigueroaavila@ucdavis.edu   When I started my third year at UC Davis, I told myself...

‘In a rich man’s world’

Exploring whether or not capitalism is the root of all our woes   By VIOLET ZANZOT— vmzanzotl@ucdavis.edu   There’s this guy, let’s call him Karl Marx, who talked...

The resurgence of the ‘R-word’

Why this slur needs to be left behind   By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu   I can’t believe I even have to write this article, and yet, here...

Severely misinformed student breaks into the dairy farm in search of an oat milk cow

Which came first, the oat or the milk?   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Early one morning, dawn broke over the UC Davis Tercero dorms. At about...