I remember sitting in Dr. Frank Hirtz’s Community Development class when he said something to the effect of “the solutions to problems are often dictated by people’s perceptions.” While I no longer study community and regional development, this is something that has resonated with me during my tenure as chair of Picnic Day.

“All we want is to talk. All we want is dialogue.”

Last Saturday, the Great Davis Race was held in Downtown Davis.

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) wants UC Davis.

The excitement is building as the Davis community prepares for what is both the biggest celebration of the year and one of UC Davis’ most cherished traditions: Picnic Day.

Wednesday afternoon, students, faculty and staff across several California State University (CSU) campuses staged walkouts in protest of cuts to higher education.

Last year, Picnic Day resulted in 516 calls to the police and 33 separate arrests, more than double the previous year.

Cry a river, and someone will probably build a bridge for you. You cry. I cry. Everybody cries.

There are few things that are as eye-opening as exposing oneself to another culture. And no, I’m not talking about putting Nutella on your toast.

The way I see it, stand-up comedy comes in a couple of different varieties. There’s the family-friendly kind, which sticks to G-rated topics – the likes of which can be found on any number of TBS comedies. There’s the PG or PG-13 kind that isn’t afraid to make a joke about a celebrity or cautiously test the waters of cultural, racial or sexual humor.

Sometimes it takes going back to basics to make it sound oh-so right.

For a debut album, there is only one word that perfectly describes Ellie Goulding’s Bright Lights: flawless.