An online contest for colleges and universities to host the world premiere of the upcoming film Your Highness, starring James Franco and Natalie Portman, is currently underway. The college that receives the most votes will host the movie’s world premiere on its campus, complete with cast appearances and an after-party. Second- through sixth-place winners will win a free advanced screening of the movie.

Brennan Bird is collecting trash to build a symbol of sustainability – a bench made of waste and clay.

California legislators faced a wave of student lobbyists this week, as both the UC Student Association and UC Davis Lobby Corps sent representatives to the capitol to sway budget cut decisions.

On March 6, at the Mondavi Center, music lovers and Berlioz fans alike can rejoice. The University Chorus and Alumni Chorus of UC Davis have collaborated with the University of Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Sacramento Children’s Chorus, the Pacific Boys Choir, the Davis Children’s Chorale and several guests to bring Berlioz’s Te Deum to modern audiences.

After directing the hit blockbuster films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End, Gore Verbinski takes on the animation world through the charming, and surprisingly dark, endeavors of a thirsty little chameleon.

The California Aggie interviewed newly appointed city councilmember Dan Wolk. The following is an abridged version of the interview.

You can associate formal stages, big lights and grand architecture with symphony and ensemble music – but really, students’ hard work and persistence is what ultimately shines through at the end.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge; Cal State Fullerton

It’s finally here! Pigs will not fly, but dance, eat and eat some more this Saturday at the annual Pig Day at the Davis Farmers Market.

I am just as mad as any other student about the budget cuts and tuition hikes that are happening on our campus and the rest of the University of California. Yes, it makes me steam to hear about the inflated salaries of top administrators! Yes, it pisses me off that there is no transparency between students and the higher rungs of the university ladder! But in these moments of anger and frustration, I feel we are losing sight of what is the bigger issue at hand.

As the old adage goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is especially true for Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, who have taken old, forgotten candid videos of the past and strung them together into a 90-minute comedy extravaganza.

Californians Aware, a nonprofit open-government advocacy group, recently gave UC Davis a failing grade for inadequately responding to public records requests.