KDVS 90.3 FM completed its annual fundraising event on Sunday, raising $44,669 to sustain a tradition of alternative broadcasting for radio and online listeners. The station held its annual fundraiser from April 23 to 29, hoping to meet an ambitious $64,000 goal. KDVS increased this targeted amount from $60,000 last year to $64,000 in preparation […]

In front of a large crowd, the Aggies – in their final home series of the season – won two of three games against the now-24-28 (9-6) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. UC Davis 20-26 (10-5), which came into the weekend in a four-way tie for first place in the Big West Conference, now trails California […]

Welcome to week five of the ICC’s Countdown to Summer!  Each week the Internship and Career Center (ICC) will highlight a task that will help you be prepared to land a job or internship by summer.  Breaking the process down to weekly tasks will make it less daunting and will yield success.  This week we […]

THURSDAY Paying is mainstream Someone with red and green hair stole a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon on West Covell Boulevard. FRIDAY Say it, don’t spray it A man was wandering door-to-door with a garden hose on Cowell Boulevard. Monumental crime Someone stole a statue from the city and was trying to hide it on […]

Special treatment toward NCAA athletes – academic leniency,  expensive equipment,  heavy recruitment, etc. – is often cited as a major concern by the general public. But while there is the widespread conception that “professional” athletes receive greater benefits than “recreational” ones, members of the UC Davis athletic department consider their recruitment program to be fairer […]

I work in Sacramento three days out of the week so I spend an unholy amount of time sitting on the bus commuting. I happened to pick up a copy of the Sacramento News & Review, a Sacramento alternative weekly, a few days ago while waiting for the bus to head back into Davis. The […]

Just two months after the launch of We Are Aggie Pride, the program’s plans to assist financially challenged students are already well on track, according to members. We Are Aggie Pride (WAAP), which is both founded and run by UC Davis students, is a philanthropic program that raises money for students through donations. These donations […]

If you’ve ever set foot outside of your dorm, apartment or lecture hall, it should be painfully obvious that bikes make up an integral part of the Davis community. You’d be hard-pressed to find any spot in the city without a skirmish line of bikes perched outside. What sets this month apart is that there will […]

While some use dress as an extension of self and individual personality, others may use it to make external statements and social critiques. Casey Davis stands somewhere in the middle. Aside from being a big guy with a large beard and long pulled-back hair, there’s a certain air about him that is neither austere nor […]

(From left) Kelsey Easterly, Jonji Barber and Jessica Martin trekked across the Andes Mountains during UC Quarter Abroad, Argentina in 2010. — ERIN MIGDOL — Photo by JONJI BARBER

You know Mr. Crocker from “The Fairly Odd Parents,” the evil teacher who enjoys giving out pop quizzes just so he can gleefully give out Fs for everyone? I like that guy! I’ve had a taste of giving people exams and grading their efforts. It tastes good. It tastes of power and domination … kind […]

Women’s water polo The UC Davis women’s water polo team finished second place in the NCAA Big West Conference Championship this weekend at Schaal Aquatic Center. The Aggies went into the tournament with a bye game on Friday to face the No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara for the fourth time this season on Saturday, […]