When international students, scholars and businesspeople come to Davis for study or work, there’s one aspect that International House Executive Director and foreign host Elisabeth Sherwin consistently hears about from her guests: the cleanliness.

In response to the May 5 EPPC commentary on organic foods, the issue of whether organic produce benefits the well-being of the environment and livestock is not so clear cut. I am a senior with a minor in aAnimal sScience lLivestock/dDairy pProduction, and I grew up on a beef cattle ranch. From my classroom as well as personal experience, I believe that sustainable agriculture and animal welfare are not always best obtained by strict adherence to organic production practices. In fact, there are a number of ways that organic production methods are actually worse for the environment and for the welfare of livestock.

Every year in May, UC Davis’ department of theatre and dance hosts its own version of the Cannes Film Festival with the UC Davis Film Festival. The festival will kick off on May 25 and 26 at Varsity Theatre at 8:30 p.m.

Last week, UC Davis athletic director Greg Warzecka announced his retirement after 16 years of service.

What happens if you are an engineering, exercise biology, or managerial economics major and you find yourself falling in love with the performance world? Do you have to choose between the two?

Andy is so fickle, Madeline is such a big slut and you’re so curious. Just who are Andy and Madeline? It doesn’t matter, but you probably want to know anyways. It seems that discussions like this drive our society – talk about other people, gossip. People love hearing about other people. Take a look at the landscape of television; it’s littered with reality shows. Hell, look at Facebook! ‘Nuff said.

This time next week, the woman who brought us Favorite Things, the Book Club and Tom Cruise jumping on a couch will have officially closed the curtain on the most iconic daytime talk show of the last 25 years.

On Monday I found myself jamming to “Pomp and Circumstance” on repeat as I eagerly anticipated the arrival of my older sister in a queue of gown-wearing, accomplished undergraduates.

In January, my favorite news anchor, Brian Williams, reported that “Federal Regulators (the FCC) approved the purchase by Comcast of a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric. This merger will create a $30 billion media company with cable, broadcast, internet, motion picture and theme park components.” Now I’ve never been savvy in the business world, so I didn’t particularly care who Comcast chose to buy or sell, just as long as I could continue paying them $40.95 a month to watch all my TV on Hulu instead.

Listening to singer-songwriter Justin Nozuka’s sophomore effort, You I Wind Land & Sea, is every romantic’s delight. The 12-track album is full of unexpected maturity. Although he is only in his early 20s, it feels like he has had years of experience dealing with the many facets of love. From crooning sweetly about how he has wholeheartedly given his heart to a special love on “Love”, to the beat-thumping ode of the tragic falling apart of a relationship on “I Carried You,” it’s hard to stop listening.

Take a moment to let that sink in, because once you start listening to The Fall, you won’t believe it. The hypnotic beats and electronic effects are executed better here than in other artists’ tracks recorded in a full studio.

This album is a must buy for Glee fans, especially for fans of Darren Criss and the Warblers. It shows just how incredible a capella arrangement can sound. Darren Criss’s version of “Teenage Dream” was arguably as good as, or even better, than Katy Perry’s original song. Another notable song was Criss’s version of pop song “Bills, Bills Bills,” which is extremely catchy and sure to be stuck in your head once you hear it.