Just about everyone has heard the saying “Don’t go to sleep angry,” but how much truth is there behind this adage? Recent studies have shown that the sentiment is not merely an old wives’ tale. The University of Massachusetts Amherst conducted studies that modeled exposure to negative stimuli that could make people sad or angry […]

A cut in state funding will soon force the university to charge student groups for using campus classrooms. “Because it used to be free, it makes a big difference,” said Lina Layiktez, director of Conference and Event Services at UC Davis. Under current guidelines, classrooms like Wellman 2 are free for student groups to use. […]

Not everyone is great at math, but in monitoring health we can get pretty good with numbers, from counting calories to pounds. Even getting on the scale is like hoping for a lesson in subtraction. Something we forget to count, however, is food groups. In truth, there is more to consider than tracking your servings, […]

Since its foundation in 2001, the Stepping Stones support program has helped children and teens that have experienced the death of a loved one face their grief and begin the healing process. Organized by the Yolo Hospice, program participants meet in a group setting twice a month to learn how to acknowledge their loss and […]

Today UC Davis students have the unique opportunity to witness a one-of-a-kind exhibit called “Melt” in the Basement Gallery, located in the basement level of the art building. Senior art studio and environmental resource sciences major Thelonious Elliott and senior art studio and international relations double major Wray Morgan Herbert-King have undertaken an ambitious project […]

Sacramento, the NBA and the Kings announced yesterday that a tentative agreement was reached to finance a new arena and keep the Kings in Sacramento for the foreseeable future. The agreement was attained by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Kings owners the Maloof family and NBA Commissioner David Stern at the end of several days of […]

I am writing this letter as a member of the UC Davis community, proudly serving as a staff member since 2005. Today, as my friend and I left Froggy’s Bar and Grill for a relaxing lunch hour respite, we crossed G Street well within the confines of the crosswalk when a white car driven by […]

Do you hear it? The sound of a slow, jazzy horn section blowing a seductive rhythm? It can only mean one thing: This week, we’re talking about stripping. Specifically, we’re talking about how to strip for your lover if you’re someone who has never tried anything so brazenly exhibitionist. Because it is a type of […]

If there was one thing that made the UC Davis communal-living and saliva-exchanging culture induced cold season bearable, it was the warmth and relief of a $1 cup of ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) hot tea. Of course, for all the specificity that grammar can bring, this is in past tense, a relic of better days […]

Baseball Brett Morgan extended his hit streak to five games and David Popkins’ big weekend at the plate helped the UC Davis baseball team rally to take two of three games from Cal State Bakersfield at Hardt Field in Southern California. UC Davis saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Sunday, but sits at 5-2 […]

This year marks the UC Education Abroad Program’s (UC EAP) 50-year anniversary. EAP is offered throughout all 10 UC campuses, and has allowed for thousands of students to acquire global experience in pursuit of academic and personal enrichment. Starting in 1962, UC EAP sent their first group of participants to a university in Bordeaux, France. […]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? If the professor on “Gilligan’s Island” can make a radio out of coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat? Why does Nickelback suck so badly? Ahh, the timeless questions of life. Unfortunately, this is a finance column so I have to steer clear of […]