Spring lingers just around the corner, and for UC Davis students that means Picnic Day is quickly approaching.

Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter) proposed a bill that taxes sweet drinks sold in California a penny per teaspoon. The money will help fund obesity prevention programs.

In an effort to increase access to fresh food, legislators are working on a bill to place electronic food stamp benefit transfer card readers (EBTs) into farmers markets throughout California.

Teams: UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara; at Cal Poly

Teams: UC Davis vs. Long Beach State; vs. UC Riverside

If you’ve ever watched music videos on MTV and thought you could make better videos than today’s musicians – here is your chance.

The decision of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 8 to uphold the right to sue for three former UC Davis female student-athletes marks another legal victory for them and women’s wrestling. Fundamentally, this debate is about the free exercise of students’ rights and corporate politics in democratic education.

Dear UC Davis community members,

Last Wednesday night at 8 p.m., I had the privilege of experiencing the play, Fuddy Meers, student run and directed by Gia Battista, at the TCS Building.

This spring, several UC campuses, including UC Davis, will implement a waitlist system in the admissions process.

In October, Student Housing announced the potential Davis Student Cooperative closure in August 2010 due to a $7,000 budget deficit. Residents of the co-ops however, are currently accepting resident applications for next fall.

On Feb. 28 at 2 p.m., American history, politics and the music of composer Aaron Copland will come together in “Copland and the Cold War.” The event will be held at the Mondavi Center’s Vanderhoef Studio Theater.