With every new region comes a unique dialect and vocabulary, including UC Davis In order to decipher what other students are saying, here is a reference of common acronyms and abbreviations that can be heard around campus.

UC Davis equals biking, period. One cannot walk anywhere in Davis without witnessing someone riding a bike. It’s just the way things are.

Gubernatorial nominees Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman will meet face-to-face for the first time at the Mondavi Center on Sept. 28 to debate prominent issues facing California before the upcoming election in November.

It was a rough start to the season after great anticipation for the Cal-UC Davis matchup in the beginning of September.

1. Check your bike. Despite Davis’ status as a bike-friendly city, bike accidents and theft are extremely common. Mason Sinclair of the Bike Barn advised students to watch the Bike Barn’s new safety video on YouTube. He also has some bike advice for new students. “Check your bike every once in a while for problems like tire pressure,” Sinclair said. “Also, lock it up – that’s the most important thing.”1. Check your bike. Despite Davis’ status as a bike-friendly city, bike accidents and theft are extremely common. Mason Sinclair of the Bike Barn advised students to watch the Bike Barn’s new safety video on YouTube. He also has some bike advice for new students. “Check your bike every once in a while for problems like tire pressure,” Sinclair said. “Also, lock it up – that’s the most important thing.”

California State Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet ordered two housing subcontractors working on the Tercero Housing Project to pay $1.3 million for improperly paying wages on Aug. 10 – two months after previous subcontractors committed similar labor violations.

You’ve made it to college. Got the grades, did the extracurricular activities, took the SATs. Now you’re going to one of the largest campuses in the UC system, which may be as great as it is overwhelming.

FRIDAY: Statute of limitations, bro; Cabbage patch kid; Police brief from the future!

Furry creatures, big and small, can be found in an array of decomposition lying on the sides of roadways, highways and freeways all across the country.

Volunteers from DavisWiki, such as Nick Schmalenberger above, tabled at the Davis Farmers Market to raise money for the LocalWiki project pledge drive, which ended Sept. 13. More than 427 donors raised a total of $26,324 for the creation of enhanced wiki software. The Knight News Challenge awarded the LocalWiki project with a grant for […]

Life is pandemonium. Life is pandemonium. Life is p-a-n-d-e-m-o-n-i-u-m!

Summer vacation is over and it’s time to hit the books again. But before classes get too stressful, there’s still one last thing to cheer about: The Buzz.