On Wednesday, UC Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lawrence Pitts will be coming to the UC Davis campus. The provost, who is the highest ranking  academic officer of the UC system, will be holding an open forum for students, faculty and community members from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union’s King Lounge. The […]

The state of our student government is in crisis. At the end of this Fall 2011 election, ASUCD will undoubtedly be dominated by one campus slate, BOLD. Six out of seven current candidates are BOLD. With six seats open, they are guaranteed AT LEAST five seats. BOLD slate members currently hold four out of the […]

New coach. New direction. The 2011-12 basketball season got off to a strong start last week with a 108-63 exhibition win over Menlo College in the Pavilion. Now, with the five-month campaign underway, the team must continue to develop as it looks to perfect the schemes of new head coach Jim Les. “We’re bringing a […]

If you’ve made it to this corner of the newspaper, you already know that a tumbleweed brush might as well be running for ASUCD Senate. Some say this is a generational phenomenon to be expected of the millennials. For years, our generation sustained criticism for its relative lack of civic engagement. But is the barren […]

I am a failure as a poli sci major. Today is Election Day, but I will not be taking part in it. I registered to vote too late. Yes, I logged onto the “Rock the Vote” website, thanks to influences from musical moguls like Diddy and Justin Timberlake, filled out the entire form, even using […]

In Review: G Street Wunderbar Hours: Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Food: ** Ambience: * Cost: $ Key Food and ambience quality **** I’m dining here every day *** Almost like eating at home ** Better than my roommate’s cooking * Only if I’m […]

College can be scary. Upon arrival, many will experience their first time living away from home, their first time being in charge of creating their own schedule, and if they’re lucky, a welcome week-induced hangover the likes of which they’ve never experienced before. Although I do quite literally own a book titled the guide to […]

When Blockbuster went bankrupt, someone or some people fixed the sign of the Davis branch to read Blockbusted. But several months have passed now and there are fewer reasons for people to frown at or lampoon the Davis economy. Overall, sales tax revenues are down from 2008; however, many instances of local economic prosperity show […]

In the article “Chilean Student Association” from Nov. 1, Boris Cardenas expresses concerns about our activities. To be clear, the Chilean Student Association is not a political organization. It has a diverse membership and welcomes discussion among individuals with different ideas, which is one of the benefits of being on a university campus. Our main […]

On Nov. 16, the UC Regents will vote to increase our fees by 81 percent over the next four years. There is no one we can petition or convince to stop this trend toward privatization. We must take matters into our own hands by preventing the UC Regents from convening at UC San Francisco on […]

Over the past month, UC Davis has been hosting town hall meetings to discuss possible changes to the athletic department as mentioned in the Dempsey Report. In the report to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, former NCAA Commissioner Cedric Dempsey proposed, among many things, that UC Davis switch from an educational model to a business model […]

After 20 years in the same location, owners Mark Leffler and Carter Shmeck decided to expand Rocknasium, a local rock climbing gym, into its neighboring suites. The new space, at 4,800 square feet, is quite a bit larger than the old 3,600 square feet space. “The new space is in the same building, 100 feet […]