On Monday, petitions for the upcoming ASUCD elections were released. Yet yearly averages show that 85 percent of the UC Davis student body was unaware of past election cycles. Like the latent crash of thunder, so low and distant it hardly registers in the human auditory canal, petitions were released, and UC Davis campus politics awoke from its slumber.

Humans need oxygen. When the weather is warm we can leave our windows open and get all the oxygen we could ever want, but when the weather turns chilly, we close the windows and cut off our unlimited supply.

The Fall Internship and Career Fair will take place on Thursday at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students from all majors are invited to come learn about intern and career opportunities from over 165 companies.

At a recent Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) conference, speaker Eli Pariser discussed the nature of information distribution over the contemporary internet, marking it as an increasingly personal and notably removed process.

Many students find moving away to college to be an exciting, nerve-wracking time in their lives. For some it’s a time to meet new friends, and maybe even that special someone.

New research from UC Davis scientists reveals how useful a self-cleaning fabric – more specifically, cotton – can be for many professions. The fabric is able to fight off bacteria as a result of its production of hydrogen peroxide.

Apple held an event presenting the iPhone 4S on Oct. 4. It was the first Apple event in which Tim Cook presented as Apple’s new CEO since Aug. 24.

Lisa Kemp kicked her first soccer ball 18 years ago and fortunately for the Aggies, she never stopped.

It is just like Davis to be in the scorching upper nineties during Welcome Week, followed by gray skies and rain just two weeks later. Such extreme fluctuations in weather have a significant effect on students’ daily routines, from figuring out how to get to and from campus to deciding what to wear to avoid soggy jeans.

The Vietnam War ended in 1975, but its devastating impact lasted several decades. In 1990, my parents were among the many still fleeing the communist country. They miraculously made it to Malaysia and soon thereafter I was born. All I know of the island and of the refugee camp is that soap was scarce.

You came to college, eager to escape parental authority and enjoy the never-ending sleepovers of life with friends, but what happens when these friends begin eroding your patience? You may have thrown tantrums back at home, but you shouldn’t risk pissing off the only pals you have … Eight?

Often, the best new technology comes from learning about everyday phenomena.