Myth #1: More Energy Drink, More Focus As exams near, energy drinks and coffee are worn as badges of pride by weary students. From what researchers know about energy drinks and coffee, the extra additives do little to boost your energy. Because caffeine is the active ingredient in coffee and energy drinks, if you get […]

We are writing to offer our solidarity in the aftermath of the events that occurred on your campus on Nov. 18 and to express full support for the general strike you called for Nov. 28. Like so many others around the world, we have followed the stories, photos and videos that emerged from your university […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (if we disregard those pesky finals, of course). The food comas experienced following that Thanksgiving turkey (or in my case: Tofurky), getting pushed around the mall during those early Black Friday deals and shaking out every last bit of moolah in that wallet for Cyber Monday savings: […]

On Monday, UC Davis students took part in a systemwide general strike, which was organized by Occupy UC Davis. The strike was against tuition increases and was intended to shut down the UC Regents meeting, which took place at UCLA, UC Merced, UCSF and UC Davis. Many students chose to participate in the strike and […]

Let me begin my comments by sharing my heartfelt sorrow: what happened Nov. 18 on our campus and the impact on so many, was nothing less than a tragedy. When I learned what had happened, I was horrified and sickened. I am so very sorry for the students who were sprayed, those who were witnesses […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball team is a work in progress. Sunday’s 59-79 loss on the road against Eastern Washington was the Aggies’ third loss in a row and drops their record to 1-6. While the early season results may not inspire fans, the team continues to make strides as it adapts to Head Coach […]

Things are getting hectic for 24-year-old singer Allen Stone, who grew up in the quiet countryside of eastern Washington. Just last month Stone released his sophomore and self-entitled album, and now he is getting ready to kick off a full tour. Stone began singing in his father’s church, where over the years the sincerity of […]

At UC Davis, finals week can mean one of many things. A flurry of take-home exams followed by spending finals week laughing at your friends with actual exams, a struggle to find even one uncomfortable wooden chair in the library, or an overdose on study drugs that results in your room being completely redecorated but […]

Students may recall hearing the sound of a whip crack — almost like a gunshot — on the Quad, only to look over at an almost 7-foot-tall man cracking his very own whip. But who is this mysterious person practicing this odd sport who has come to be known by UC Davis students as “The […]

UC applications are due tomorrow, Nov. 30. That sentence alone perhaps fails to capture the interest of The Aggie’s readership. You are, after all, already here. But this year, that deadline matters more than we realize. Let’s take a moment to walk down memory lane. Remember what it was like to apply for college? If […]

THURSDAY Your tax dollars at work There was someone walking down the street on Secret Bay Drive. FRIDAY It’s just Parseltongue Someone was hearing voices and hissing noises in their apartment on Wake Forest Drive. SATURDAY Too keyed up Someone locked themselves in their room and couldn’t get out on Alvarado Avenue. Personal foul A […]

UC Davis students have a golden opportunity for negotiation and dialogue they shouldn’t let go to waste. With Chancellor Katehi over a barrel, they might agitate and press for her resignation, but what would that accomplish? It wouldn’t fix the structural problems that have produced outrageous tuition. And what guarantee is there that her replacement […]