UC Davis’s sports are improving, but what business do they have playing with perennial powerhouses like UCLA? We may have witnessed the beginning of the end of statements like this one. The UC Davis men’s soccer program pulled out one of the biggest upsets in school history, possibly in any sport, when it took down […]

Brown signs final piece of DREAM Act Oct. 10 — Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act, Assembly Bill 131, into law. The measure allows for undocumented immigrant students to receive scholarships and aid, including Cal Grants, at public universities. — Originally reported by Angela Swartz Occupy Wall Street groups continue organizing Oct. 20 […]

After the ceremonies, parties and post-commencement vacations are over, it’s time for new graduates to join the real (working) world. Enter Subhash Risbud, director of the Internship and Career Center (ICC). Though Risbud said the ICC has been under strain this year due to budget cuts and layoffs, he encouraged students to drop by South […]

UC Davis’ men and women’s track and field coach, Drew Wartenburg, captured the 2011-12 season “Coach of the Year” award for leading the team to the Big West Championships. In 2009, UC Davis’ first season in the Division 1, Wartenburg was honored as the league’s Men’s Coach of the Year. In only his first year […]

“I’m going to miss the liveliness of a college town, the people, and I’m really going to miss the Coffee House.” Erik Chow, wildlife fish and conservation biology major and a student manager of the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) “The type of people that are here — everybody is so open and welcoming. And the […]

Freshman Matt Wiesenfarth didn’t get chosen to participate in the U.S. Under-20 National Training Camp for nothing. The Sacramento native was one of the standouts for the young roster of the UC Davis men’s soccer program. The 2011 Big West Freshman of the Year was named such for his offensive prowess, as his 18 shots […]

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In her first season as an Aggie, Justine Vela was the epitome of dominance. With 272 strikeouts, 15th most in the country and fifth most ever in Big West Conference history, the Bakersfield native led UC Davis to an impressive third-place league finish — just two games behind champion Long Beach State. After holding opposing […]

The Aggie has been through a lot of crap this year. So much so, the outgoing editorial board felt the need to hold a Festivus-style Airing of Grievances, town hall style. Members of the public were not invited or allowed to speak, and everything said was ignored by the administration (The Aggie Editorial Board). Editor […]

By now, the Class of 2012 has no doubt heard the classic question “What are your plans after graduation?” ad nauseum. Though many respond to the query with blank stares, some do in fact have an answer. Read on to discover what three graduates have lined up post-commencement. Wilson To, doctorate in comparative pathology While […]

This weekend was, as I paged through Aggie Job Link looking for internships I might be interested in, when I started feeling wistful about working as the science editor and columnist. I’m currently on the hunt for internship positions at labs doing research in microbiology. Right now I’m still on the first step of sifting […]

In roughly one week it will be summer for Davis students and most of the UC system, which for many of us means  summer plans, summer fun and summer concerts. Yes, music will be in the air throughout California — it will be prominent and some festival you won’t be able to attend will dictate […]