Downtown Davis’ Borders Books, Music, Cafe will be closing as soon as the store has liquidated its inventory. The national chain, which has a store in Davis Commons, announced last month that it would be going out of business. Some locations will be open until September.

The UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) raised the daily visitor rate and monthly permit rate by $1 on July 1.

The Davis City Council unanimously selected Steve Pinkerton as city manager at their July 26 meeting.

Resident students can now enjoy a new garden located between the Segundo Dining Commons and Bixby Hall.

With the help of a UC Davis geologist, the landing site for Curiosity, the new Mars rover, will be Gale Crater – a giant basin that contains a 5 km high mountain. NASA officially declared this selection in a press conference at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on July 22.

A recent international study claims that the dwindling numbers of several species of large predators, such as killer whales, lions, wolves, sharks and elephant-like megaherbivores, may be “humankind’s most pervasive influence on the natural world.”

For those cringing at the thought of stepping outside air-conditioned classrooms and into the scorching sun, it might be time to plan a trip to somewhere refreshingly cool. Although there isn’t a beach in sight, local options for sweaty Davisites looking for a dip include white water rafting, inner tube floating, water parks and swimming in local pools.

Thousands of dressed-up Harry Potter fans stood in line for the midnight premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, simultaneously excited for the movie and distraught over what many considered to be the “end of an era.” Fortunately for her fans, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has a little something more up her sleeve.

UC Davis’ department of applied sciences was shut down this summer, due to the recent cuts the UC system faced in the California budget.

Davis City Council voted 3-2 to continue discussion about building a new parking structure downtown at its July 19 meeting.

Two people with sleep disorders sharing a bedroom can make for interesting nights, to say the least.

Be a Medical Student For a Day; Folk Music Jam Session; UC Davis Arboretum Guided Tour: Plants From Down Under.