Senior Columns 2025

Opinion

Find the good in every story, even your own

June 4, 2025

After four years at The California Aggie, working as city news reporter, editor and editor-in-chief, I’m ready for what comes next By CHRIS PONCE —...

Opinion

You can pluck your roots from the ground and plant them elsewhere

June 4, 2025

Even though it doesn’t feel like the grass is greener on the other side, it probably will be By ANA BACH — opinion@theaggie.org Like many fourth-years...

Opinion

The powerful truths in small stories

June 4, 2025

An homage to the town that helped me grow in self-understanding through its mosaic of lives By HANNAH SCHRADER — city@theaggie.org It’s difficult to find words...

Opinion

From layout artist to leader: my journey with The California Aggie

June 4, 2025

I’ll miss The Aggie BY ARIANA NOBLE — apnoble@ucdavis.edu Who would’ve thought I’d end up as the layout director of The California Aggie? Honestly, me. I’ve...

Opinion

Drawn into the Unexpected

June 4, 2025

From sketching student life to leading a design team, UC Davis gave me the courage to grow into opportunities I never thought I was...

Opinion

Crying in my Civic

June 4, 2025

Reflecting on my time in my Honda Civic after I failed an exam By ILEANA MONSERRAT MERAZ- immeraz@ucdavis.edu Don’t be alarmed. I'm okay, I swear. However,...

Opinion

Stepping out of my comfort zone

June 4, 2025

How I learned to take chances on things that I would have never expected to take me so far: The California Aggie being one...

Opinion

New people, new places

June 4, 2025

The California Aggie helped me get to know my school, my city and my future career By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org As a transfer student, it...

Opinion

From across the pond to The Aggie!

June 4, 2025

How studying overseas sparked my interest in local storytelling By ELIZABETH BUNT — arts@theaggie.org I joined The California Aggie as a writer the summer after my...

Opinion

Personal growth and bus love stories

June 4, 2025

My four-year-long codependent relationship with The California Aggie By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu Long ago in Davis, a little undergraduate student applied to be a volunteer...

Opinion

A beautiful, heartfelt goodbye to the opinion column

June 4, 2025

I only knew her for a year By TARA ROMERO — tcrome@ucdavis.edu Writing about myself directly for an article feels so gross. Usually, I can hide...

Opinion

Signed, Jalan Tehranifar

June 4, 2025

You can’t have my autograph (unless you ask nicely) By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org My name is Jalan Tehranifar, and I’m the girl you’ve seen around...

Opinion