Known to some as National Turkey Day,Thanksgiving can often be a holiday for the carnivorous kind,with a big ol‘ butterball front and center and a wave oftryptophan-induced sleepiness soon to follow. But for those who’d like to stay awake for the pumpkin pie,a vegetarian Thanksgiving may just be the gelatin-free whipped cream on the soy-based cake this year.

Today Environmental Drivers of Large-Scale Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Mosquito Abundance and Virus Transmission in California Chris Barker,UC Davis 12:10to1p.m.,122Briggs Sponsored by entomology

Thanksgiving is a time for friends,family and fat.It doesn’t matter if you’ve yet to succumb to the Freshman15,if you go to the ARC every week or even if you haven’t eaten dessert all year; when you go home on Thursday,odds are you will gain weight.But you already know this.

Football,turkey and pumpkin pie– the traditions of Thanksgiving may be familiar to most,yet the origins of this holiday remain somewhat mysterious. Early settlers in the16th century observed the holiday as a way to give thanks for a safe passage to the New World.But as America grew,so did Thanksgiving.Today,it is seen as the quintessential all-American holiday,and modern-day Thanksgiving is closely tied with the idea of America‘s civil religion.

As college students we are all, to an extent, commuters. Unless you were raised in Davis and go to college here too (bless your heart), the majority of us come from around California: Southern California, Northern California, and that wonderful little bubble of life, excitement and diversity known as the Bay Area. Depending on your […]

Want to lower the carbon footprint of the family’s Thanksgiving dinner? Avoid the long lines at the supermarket by going to the Davis Pre-Thanksgiving Market today. The market,located in Davis Central Park on Fourth and C Streets,will extend its shopping hours from noon until6p.m.for all last-minute holiday shoppers.Special items will be sold that cater to the holiday’s ingredientneeds.

A recent string of Southern Californian fires forced thousands to evacuate their homes and businesses. The most significant fires were the Sayre Fire,the Montecito Tea Fire and the Freeway Complex Fire,all of which have been100percent contained.Together,those three fires threatened and destroyed over1,010building structures – most of them residential – leaving hundreds of people homeless.

Western pine forests succumb to North America’slargest known insect invasion Western pine forests are experiencing an infestation of bark beetles that is destroying millions of acres of trees in the area. Experts say it is the largest known species infestation that hasever occurred in North America.

“We serve a dish that we call ‘green yuck,‘ which is basically Cool Whip with fruit,nuts and a green pistachio pudding mix.That’s why it’s green.It looks really gross,but people like it.“ Nicole Cortichiato,sophomore,neurobiology,physiology and behavior

It took a2,200-mile road trip and a strong dose of inclement weather,but the book has been closed on the UC Davis men’s soccer team’s historic season. Three days after winning its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament game in a4-0drubbing of Denver at Aggie Soccer Stadium,UC Davis was knocked out of tournament contention by No.12Michigan on Tuesday,2-1.

Still looking for a place to have your holiday dinner? Try some local restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day. Baker’s Square Open6a.m.to9p.m. 255Second St.(corner across from theFast and Easy Mart) 756-4190 A Turkey Meal special for$14.99will be offered.Slow roasted,hand carved turkey breast served with stuffing,cranberry sauce,homemade gravy,seasonal vegetables,dinner bread,dinner saladand a slice of pie.A Ham Steak Meal (bone-in) is available for the same price. …

Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered to yourself,“What’s out there?” The mysteries of space can be the most puzzling,yet exciting phenomena of science today.To Andreas Albrecht,this phenomena is simply enthralling.Albrecht is a professor of physics at UC Davis and studies dark matter,dark energy,cosmic inflationand– when he’s not wrapping his mind around the universe– the delicate art of Pretty Pretty Princess.