When asked what they visualize upon hearing the words “art studio major,” many people will reply with brushes, easels and intimate classrooms. In many ways this image is accurate. But what goes on in the art studio classroom? Is it really just a bunch of kids working hard at their specific craft, freed from the constraints of mid-term cramming and writer’s block?

Stage 2 of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California race is on its way, and the city of Davis is preparing to host the world’s top professional teams.

Members from UC Davis Extension, in collaboration with graduate groups, are working on developing a new masters program in sustainable community development.

The 2010 Census motto, “It’s in our hands,” may take on new meaning if California and four other states, including Texas and Arizona, still have low census participation rates after upcoming final counting efforts.

A mere three months ago, several UC Davis students lost a close friend in a drunk driving accident. Avi Schaefer was a 21-year-old freshman at Brown University, his life filled with such rare passion that his story has been filtered through various forms of media.

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled last month that there may be a future for California’s overturned law banning the sale of violent video games to minors.

The Student Farmworker Alliance protested last week to put pressure on Sodexo, the campus dining service, to support farmworkers’ rights. The alliance is urging Sodexo to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in order to agree on a payment increase.

Davis city council candidates and ballot Measures Q and R were the subjects of debate at the Davis League of Women Voters’ (LWV) assembly last Friday.

A particularly odd thing happened to me this weekend at Whole Earth. I was strolling along Sunday afternoon, headed toward Voorhies Hall to see if my bike was where I had left it the night prior. As I strolled, I heard the rustling of newspaper and looked down to see page two of last Thursday’s Aggie blow right past me in the pre-storm breeze. It was kind of eerie, watching myself drift in effigy off campus and into A Street.

I’ve written before about how differences of opinion between my father and I can sometimes make our political discussions … tumultuous.

In January, campaign finance reform stepped away from any real reform at all. The Supreme Court’s contentious decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission enforced the idea that corporate donations to political campaigns may not be banned, blurring the distinction between business and personal campaign donations.

To hear some girls talk, you’d think that every guy on the face of the planet is a conniving, black-hearted, candy-stealing blaggard who doesn’t brake for furry woodland creatures. I’d point out that they’re probably barking up the wrong trees, but people tend to not like hearing that they indirectly screw themselves over.