Everyday at UC Davis, students unknowingly mention the names of people influential to the campus. When a student says they have class at Wellman Hall, they are paying homage to the 13th president of the University of California. Likewise, every time a student says they have to study at Peter J. Shields Library they are honoring the founder of UC Davis.

After its first ever dry run in the University of California’s history, the waitlist system has yielded results – 17 percent of waitlisted students were offered admission.

The immense variation in cetacean size has arisen as a popular question among scientists in recent years, only to be answered by a group of researchers from the UC system.

The creators of the Campus Community Solidarity Day know what brings communities together: free t-shirts and the chance to meet a friend before the school year ends.

Yesterday, UC Davis students staged their own version of Michael Jackson’s iconic song-and-dance number “Thriller;” only this time, it wasn’t Michael Jackson in the red leather jacket.

From a bucket to storefronts, Strelitzia Flower Company continues to be Yolo County’s favorite flower shop. Sen. Lois Wolk (D-Davis) awarded the Strelitzia Flower Company last Tuesday as the Fifth Senate District’s Small Business of the Year. The ceremony was held in Sacramento celebrating California Small Business Day.

Don’t let this week’s warm weather erase the memories. Last week saw chilly 45-degree evenings and mid-week rain showers. According to the National Weather Service, last week’s cold spell broke record lows in Northern California and the Sacramento area from 50 years ago. Some northern cities, such as Redding, broke records from 1946.

It was 60 percent humidity. Water dripped down the walls of the building with an abundance of plants from all around the world. A loud noise reverberated within the room, sounding like something that could easily pass for a velociraptor. No, this wasn’t Jurassic Park. It was the third floor of the Sciences Laboratory building in UC Davis’ campus teaching greenhouse.

Recently released documents publishing the results of E.coli 0157:H7 in California’s central coast indicate that the bacteria are present but not prevalent.

“Is your veggie burger killing you?” asked Slate.com. I’ve been a vegetarian for eight years, so this headline freaked me out. Quickly, I clicked on the article to find out if I was dying. There must be some risk if they were asking the “Killing You” question, right?

Seeing as this is my last column ever, I wanted to write something life-changing that would alter your state of mind FOREVER. Then I remembered I don’t really have anything that profound to say that isn’t stolen from some movie or Hallmark card. This is probably why I stick to more important topics like Booty Pops, cockroaches and things to do butt-naked.

Davis, I’m not sure how to say this, but we need to see other people. Don’t worry – it’s not you; it’s me. The time has come for me to go on to bigger (maybe not better) things, and I don’t think you’re ready to move on with me.