We are writing to you on behalf of the Chilean Cultural Association of Davis (ChileCAD) in regards to previous letters you have published, reflecting confusion between our association and the recently created Association of Chilean Students at UC Davis. ChileCAD was founded in 2003, also as a UC Davis student organization that soon grew to include […]

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that proponents of Proposition 8 have legal standing to contest District Judge Vaughn Walker’s earlier decision overturning the same-sex marriage ban. The official sponsor of Prop 8, ProtectMarriage.com, will now lead the charge in appealing Judge Walker’s resolution in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. […]

Letter #1: Like many, I was surprised and distressed by the images of UC Davis campus police dispassionately spraying pepper gas in the faces of obviously non-threatening protesters. As a UC Davis alumnus from a time when there was even more campus protest (1972), I was perhaps more surprised than others at the unwarranted and, […]

THURSDAY Fowl behavior Turkeys were causing a traffic hazard on Loyola Drive. FRIDAY iPhone 6? Someone ordered an iPhone on eBay and got a piece of paper instead, on Bueno Drive. SATURDAY Oh nuts A driver swerved to miss a squirrel and hit a stop sign on Lyndell Terrace. Fast food There was a picnic […]

I messed up. I realized this when my phone began to update me with Facebook messages from people that I had never met saying that they thought my last column was racist and ignorant, among other qualities. I’m going to be honest with you all: I burst into tears each time; it didn’t matter that […]

On Oct. 26, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) proposed the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The bill has bipartisan support from 25 cosponsors and is supported by the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Motion Pictures Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and others. “There are four tracks to the bill and not […]

Every Thanksgiving I participate in my family’s tradition of writing down three things we are thankful for on a card. This is followed by passing the cards around, reading them aloud, and attempting to guess who has written each card. Although my submission last year of “bitches, money and mo’ bitches” was particularly popular, especially […]

After beginning the season on the road and taking down a Pac-12 opponent, the UC Davis women’s basketball program came back home to host its first two home games of the season. They won by comfortable margins in both games and emerged with a 4-0 season record. The victories mark the first of Jennifer Gross’ […]

The UC Davis Quad has been reoccupied following a rally of around 5,000 people on Monday at noon. The rally was held in solidarity with non-violent student protesters who were pepper sprayed during a protest on Friday. The East Quad was completely covered in students, alumni and community members listening to speeches made by students […]

I am writing in response to the Nov. 14 column entitled “Hors d’oeuvres”. I understand that it was written at least in part to be humorous, but unfortunately it came across as a misrepresentation of both Veterans Day and Christmas. I have worked with veterans at a VA hospital and I do agree that Veterans […]

The University of California Board of Regents meeting that was postponed last week due to “public safety concerns” has been rescheduled for Nov. 28. Public comment has been extended from its usual 20 minutes to an hour with UC Regents, UC staff and members of the public through a teleconference with four UC campuses: UCSF, […]

The football team finished their 2011 campaign with a win, beating Sacramento State 23-19 in the 58th Causeway Classic. The Aggies first road win of the season brought their final record to 4-7, ensuring that they avoided their first eight-loss season in more than fifty years. Saturday’s contest showcased the same football the UC Davis […]