Telescopes allow us to see many cool and interesting things, but how exactly do they work? There are many types of telescopes, each useful for different types of astronomers.

Imagine hiking in a South Asian forest when you see something float slowly past you out of the corner of your eye. You turn to look; what do you expect to see? A large insect, a bird…

With finals fast approaching, professors and teaching assistants (TAs) are seeing an influx of students attending their office hours. However, not all students understand that there is a wrong and a right way of approaching office hours.

In 2001, UC Davis fashioned a plan to provide home ownership opportunities for faculty and staff and additional housing for students. What began as a simple idea by the university almost a decade ago will come to fruition next fall with a new, 130-acre housing development in west Davis.

Who to watch: Senior Joe Harden passed the 1000-career point mark on Saturday against Seattle.

It’s long been thought by scientists that carcinogens in tobacco were the main cause of head and neck cancer. Only smokers had to worry about getting this type of cancer.

Free classes on almost any skill or topic will soon be available to everyone, with no exception. The Davis People’s Free School (DPFS), an organization starting up in winter quarter, provides an alternative model of education. It relies on community members to take responsibility for teaching each other.

Clean energy is a term bandied about quite a bit these days. We think of Al Gore and Toyota hybrids, solar power and biking to school or work (which most of you do anyway).

Since this is my last column of the quarter, and perhaps the conclusion of my column writing career altogether, I want to leave you, the readers, with something special.

As finals roll around the corner, there are many things to consider and reflect on, such as the noble student.

Plagiarism is not an art; Friends don’t help friends trespass; Cheating: we don’t have an app for that.

TODAY: AMSA’s “Cupcakes for a Cause” Bake Sale; Botany and Environmental Horticulture Club; FilGrad 2011 Info Meeting.