Exactly 80,289 first-years were admitted to at least one of the nine UC campuses this year, setting a record high. In a press release Tuesday, the University Office of the President said that the “state’s continuing disinvestment in its public university system” brought about a low 3.6 percent increase in the number of California residents […]

For those of you who weren’t keeping up with the faster-than-light neutrinos story after it hit the news sites, it was revealed about a month and a half ago that the reading was likely due to a messed-up cable. A week ago, the team leader of the experiment resigned from the OPERA project. The reason […]

There will be a Whole Earth Festival volunteer meeting tonight in the Student Community Center. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. and the theme is “uni-colored.” Volunteers, called Karma Patrollers, are invited, along with anyone who is interested in becoming a volunteer. The Whole Earth Festival will be May 11 to 13, and […]

Senior biochemistry and molecular biology double major Ashley Eaton gets acquainted with an elephant during the 2011 UC Davis Summer Abroad, India: “Palaces of the Gods: Texts and Temples in India” program.

“Go big or go home… responsibly.” Morgan Daffin, junior environmental toxicology major “Go to the fashion show! And come decorate fake wands!” Valerie Mores, junior fashion design major and member of the Harry Potter Alliance “Don’t drive anywhere; take the bus! Or even better, walk everywhere.” Kuljit Singh, junior political science major “Wear lots of […]

When senior human development major Zobeyda Otero read about Global Medical Brigades in The Aggie, she saw an opportunity to improve the lives of people around the world, like those who live in her parents’ homeland of Honduras. “It was a way of giving back. But it has grown into something far beyond that,” said […]