A UC Davis graduate student and her infant daughter are believed to be missing in Haiti after a powerful earthquake hit Tuesday.

UC Davis lost student Richard Jung earlier this month in an unfortunate accident involving an allegedly drunk driver.

Fees are going up because state funding is going down. Whichever way the money is going, at least UC Davis students are headed in the right direction – the capitol.

Davis may be referred to as a cow town, but there are plenty of dogs too.

UC Davis art students should feel honored. David Humphrey, a New York artist, has agreed to lecture and hold a book signing at the Technocultural Studies Building today from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

This past Saturday night – like every other Saturday night – I was in the library going over some of my favorite early medieval texts.

I’m impressed by the number of people in the media who think attacking UC student protesters will somehow solve the budget crisis.

By far my favorite rush shirt on campus is one that reads “Characters Welcome.” Characters make the world an interesting place. They deserve to be recognized, even if they’re the kind we love to hate.

Indecisiveness is frustrating.

Tensions were high Tuesday night at the Davis City Council meeting when many opposed to the council’s follow-up on cold weather shelters arrived.

The laid-back king of cool, Snoop Dogg, presents his own vision of Alice in Wonderland in his latest album, an amusing homage to the rapper’s own world. Each track is done in the traditional Snoop style, with straightforward beats and calm, confident raps. It’s unfortunate that, given Snoop’s distinctive star quality, nearly every track features another artist. While the inclusion of such artists as R. Kelly, Soulja Boy and Brandy provides nice variation, the album is not really a solo effort.

Miike Snow, a Swedish band formed in 2007, is a great listen for the indie electro-pop fan. Their music is marked by interesting fusions of instrumentals with electronically altered sounds, and subject matter that compares the singers to elements of the natural world. By reducing himself to his animalistic basics in songs such as “Animal” and “Plastic Jungle” (“I fucked a gorilla / I change shapes just to hide in this place but I’m still an animal”), lead singer Andrew Wyatt intensifies the trance-like mood common in most of the band’s music. Each song’s use of synthesizers always seems fresh and innovative rather than repetitive. Toe-tapping beats, varying subject matter and the impressive vocal range of this group keep the album interesting and refreshing.