Have you ever lent a complete stranger hundreds or thousands of dollars, trusting them at their word they’re going to pay you back? Before you answer no, also ask yourself if you have a bank account. If the answer to that second question is yes, then that’s exactly what you have done. We all know […]

I’ve tried really hard to be optimistic about this year’s UC Davis men’s basketball team. I’ve made all the excuses: they’re a very young team, they miss Mark Payne and Joe Harden, it’s the first year with a new coach, they’ve been close to winning in a lot of their games. But there’s no excuse […]

In Review: Bombay Dreams Restaurant Hours: Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Food: ** Ambiance: *** Cost: $$ Key Food and ambiance quality **** I’m dining here every day *** Almost like eating at home ** Better than my roommate’s cooking * Only if I’m starving Budget $$$$ chancellor $20+ $$$ professor $15-20 […]

On Friday, a group of students blocked the door of US Bank, located in the Memorial Union (MU). At approximately 12:30 p.m. the students sat down on the ground in front of the bank and held a discussion about corporate ownership on campus. The group of around 20 students originally blocked a student from getting […]

The Associated Students of UC Riverside (ASUCR) and the UC Riverside Highlander newspaper staff have created Fix UC, a new financial aid model in which students will face no up-front costs to attend a UC.  The financial model will be presented to the regents at UC Riverside on Jan. 18 and 19. According to the […]

Cuts. Everywhere you look in our University of California system, programs, staff and services are being cut. Our schools are being forced to increase class sizes, reduce student enrollment, raise tuition and eliminate programs and financial aid. The UC system is recognized as providing the highest quality of education to thousands of California students every […]

The Aggies traveled to Burnham Pavilion on Sunday to compete in the NorCal Quad Meet in Stanford, Calif. Host Stanford finished first with a score of 194.900, followed by San Jose State in second with 194.300 points. Sacramento State’s score of 191.575 was good for third and UC Davis posted 190.775 to finish fourth. Sophomore […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan. 12 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Adam Thongsavat, ASUCD president, present Bree Rombi, ASUCD vice […]

The California State University and University of California systems have both seen contention over coinciding tuition hikes and increases in executive compensation of late. State Senator Ted Lieu (D-Redondo Beach) speaks to the current controversy with his proposed bill focused on capping the salaries of CSU presidents. Under the bill, CSU presidents’ salaries would be […]

So your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, be it a long-term issue or the recent consequence of holiday feasting. According to research, half of you reading this are confident in your eventual success. Unfortunately, research also suggests that nearly nine out of 10 of you reading this will fail. And our own research […]

The nightmarish 2011-12 season continued for the Aggies this week, as the team’s struggles continued in Big West Conference play. UC Davis opened the week Thursday at Long Beach State, playing a strong first half before being thoroughly outplayed in the second frame. The Aggies proceeded to let one get away on Saturday, losing to […]

No more cough syrup for you! That will be the law of Davis if the city council enacts its alcohol ordinance, which empowers cops to detain students walking down the street who they suspect are a) under 21, and b) aren’t even drunk, but might have been drinking. The cops can detain those students and […]