Results of the UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR)’s most recent publication found conclusive evidence that marijuana successfully alleviates pain.

Minnesota-based Target Corporation announced on Jan. 26 that all of its stores would discontinue the sale of farmed salmon goods due to the detrimental environmental impact of salmon farming. Instead, the company will replace farmed salmon with wild Alaskan salmon, which is considered to be more healthy and sustainable.

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While a majority of the UC Davis undergraduate population is in their late teens or early 20s, there are some students that break the age barrier. Undergraduate students in their 30s, 40s and beyond are often confused for graduate students or professors.

The Berryessa Gap Winery took home the gold for its 2007 Tempranillo two weeks ago in the largest American wine competition in the country.

Last week, two reportedly unrelated hate crimes shook the UC Davis community, echoing the recent racial turbulence within the University of California as a whole.

As a biology professor at Sacramento City College, I was taken aback by a recent television report suggesting that the University of California ought to consider selling a research facility on the Tahitian island of Moorea to offset state funding cuts.

The Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) recently decided, in unanimous favor, to approve an audit of the University of California finances.

Disturbing acts of hate and vandalism in the past week have shed light on an alarming undercurrent of ignorance in our own backyard.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. You know how easy, convenient and tax-free those Kindle downloads and online purchases from Amazon are? Well, it turns out that you’re actually supposed to pay a “use tax” on them. I’m sure that you’re delighted to hear this news. Now you can go home and fill out the special tax forms, and carefully record every future online purchase.

Oh man. This time next week, I’ll be writing an emotional closing to my short time as a columnist for The California Aggie. (I’m going abroad next quarter.)

Ahh, the Facebook column – a great fallback for columnists looking for shit to write about.