The 2011-12 men’s basketball season got off to a rough start this weekend as the team lost all three games it played in the Basketball Traveler’s Tournament at San Diego State. But fans shouldn’t start running for the exits just yet. The three tournament games were first regular season contests under new head coach Jim […]

Last Wednesday, Nov. 9 , after a peaceful march to Bank of America and a noontime rally on Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley protesters voted to set up an encampment in front of Sproul Hall, the UC Berkeley administrative building, to begin the Occupy Cal movement. After ignoring a dispersal order by the campus police department, […]

In my column last week I opened with a remark about how college can be scary. Truth be told, it is not. Graduating from college is scary. I have no doubt the adjustment between college and the real world will be more difficult than the one between high school and college. After all, the only […]

This week, organizers for Camp Kesem, a week-long summer camp for kids whose lives have been affected by cancer, will be holding info sessions to recruit student volunteers to help plan, fundraise and work as counselors. UC Davis is just one of 38 schools across the nation that holds a camp for kids who have […]

Students should be aware and careful with their financial bills because the university has a slick way of making money. This is a warning for students to pay special attention of a hidden fee. Students do not understand that they are allowing the university to take their money without authorization. This issue is critical in […]

SHAWCing Tip #2: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You Human beings were born with hunter eyes. Our eyes evolved to catch game out in the wild, spotting potential prey and dangers at long distances with natural light to guide us. Nowadays, most of our hunting occurs on a computer screen, Facebook stalking friends and […]

With much anticipation leading up to this season, there is pressure on the UC Davis women’s basketball program to play at the same standards as last year. The Aggies more than held their own this week, as they ground out two tough road victories to open the season. With a thrilling last-second victory against Pac-12 […]

Since their occupation began Oct. 15, the participants of Occupy Davis have continued to stand in solidarity. Emma Kluge, a junior economics major, was inspired by Occupy San Francisco to coordinate Occupy Davis. The Occupy Davis site maintainer, Ian Holser, said he at first questioned why they should occupy Davis since it isn’t a symbolic […]

In addition to the great resources of where to get groceries around Davis in the article “Grocery roundup: Where to buy food … and what to do when you run out of swipes” on Sept. 22,  we at Health Education and Promotion (HEP) would like to add two additional resources. First, there is a brand […]

Early on Saturday mornings, while the rest of Davis is sleeping, members of the Davis Rodeo Club can be found at Horsequarters in West Davis practicing different styles of riding that can be classified as “rodeo.” “The main objective is to get people who have never had any experience on a horse and tell them […]

Each quarter, several organizations on campus bring film screenings to students for little to no cost. The Entertainment Council, a branch of ASUCD, as well as the Sexual Harassment Education Program, strive to screen movies that are fun, relevant and even controversial. Both organizations have working relationships with production companies that have licenses to screen […]

Protests are all the rage now — literally and figuratively. My home, the Yay Area, has been making news cycles with images of police clashing with Oakland and Berkeley protesters, Occupy Wall Street remains a fixture in daily news and Tea Partiers continue to crash political events and institutions. To the horror of some, the […]