Philanthropist and UC Davis donor Margrit Mondavi has pledged $2 million for the proposed UC Davis Museum of Art, a project that has been in the works since 2006. The museum would house the university’s collection of 4,700 artworks currently in the Nelson Gallery, as well as new collections and multidisciplinary collaborations.

Last spring five community interns at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC) brainstormed the idea of a Queer Leadership Retreat (QLR) – a thought that will become a reality this weekend.

Aspiring beer makers of all educational levels can now master the basics of modern brewing practices from the convenience of their CD player or iPod.

Year after year ASUCD, specifically the City and County Affairs unit, plans an event that literally hits home with students across UCD.

Who to watch: In her stellar collegiate debut performance, freshman Katie Yamamura scored above a 9.525 in all four events. She placed first on floor exercise with a score of 9.750 and tied for second on balance beam with a 9.600 tally.

Let’s face it: Supernatural fantasy is here to stay-and we’re not talking about vampires and werewolves anymore. Welcome to 2010.

Filing for federal student aid just got a whole lot easier. The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that the online version of the Application for Federal Student Aid will be 17 screens shorter and will have 22 fewer questions.

Sexual assault is a serious problem made more serious by the fact that most people do not recognize how it is reinforced by our society. Yes, you are taught at work and at school, and maybe at your place of spiritual worship, that it is reprehensible and punishable by law.

If you had to describe Davis to someone who has never been here, you might say something like, \

When someone tells me they “hooked up” with Bobby Ray Smith IV on Saturday, they might as well have told me they like David Bowie in Portuguese because I have no effin’ idea what that means. It’s the most vague, useless term of late to plague the English language. And it’s all over this place.

I’m sure it was someone’s new year’s resolution to eat healthier this year. It certainly wasn’t mine.

Spoon’s latest Transference is like the return of an old friend. At times robotic, the album airs on the side of experimental – seemingly forgetting its quirky Austin roots. Yet a certain element of dysfunction defines Spoon, and is entirely characteristic of the band’s ability to regenerate while remaining familiar with its garage birth 15 years ago. Traditionally jagged and free-flowing songs are sandwiched between the more digitized and clean beats. The transitions between the two Spoon-isms are smooth though. Each song is the last’s bizarre step-brother.