I was duped, and if you read my column “1 Infinite Loop” two weeks ago, by proxy, so were you. For that, I am sorry. I cited Mike Daisey, whose monologue about labor malpractice at Apple’s plant in China was excerpted on NPR’s “This American Life.” A few days after my column was published, Daisey […]

Women’s water polo While most students were on their spring break, the UC Davis women’s water polo team was busy extending their winning streak to eight games. The Aggies locked up three more victories this past week, including their first Big West Conference win against the Pacific. The wins moved Uc Davis to 13-11 on […]

Welcome to the library. What’s that you say? You’re not in a library? Au contraire, my good reader. While you may not literally be in a library, you are currently an inhabitant of the library of my mind. What’s that? You are in Shields? Ah, then my friend, defying all traditional rules of space and […]

UC Davis secured its third consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship title on Saturday March 24. The Aggie gymnasts surged late this season to enter the MPSF Championship Meet as the decided favorites and this year’s squad did not disappoint, as they hosted the event at the Pavilion. Junior Katie Yamamura literally vaulted her way […]

Sharing a personal diary with people usually takes a lot of courage, but junior communication and sociology double major Timothy Wynn has boldly decided to take his diary public. Wynn’s Tumblr “diary” requires listening rather than reading. It’s called the “100 Beats Project,” and it is designed as a platform for Wynn to share his […]

UC Davis men’s basketball coach Jim Les announced Friday that sophomores Harrison Dupont, Alex Tiffin and Mike Kurtz would not be returning to the team next season. “We thank the players for their hard work and wish them the best in their future endeavors,” said Les. Dupont transferred to UC Davis in 2010 from the […]

On Tuesday, California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso and chair of the pepper spray task force, sent a letter to UC President Mark Yudof suggesting the task force results be released in early April. “… We want to move as expeditiously as possible for the public release of the Task Force report; however, considering […]

The No. 15 UC Davis women’s water polo team defeated No. 10 Maryland and later handled Fresno Pacific Saturday to extend their winning streak to five games, improving their record to 10-11. Saturday — UC Davis 8, Maryland 6 The Aggies entered their match-up with the Terrapins not sure what […]

Bowing to pressure from the campus Occupy movement, U.S. Bank is closing the doors to its Memorial Union (MU) branch for good. Since January, the branch had been the site of daily sit-ins by Occupy UC Davis protesters, who said they wanted the bank closed. “It was all worth it at the end,” said Artem […]

We are arriving upon the week that everyone dreads: finals week, also known as seven days of perpetual studying. Luckily, Davis provides various places to go, whether you like background noise or silence. Most people know the usual spots, such as Peter J. Shields Library, ASUCD Coffee House, King Lounge and Griffin Lounge. There are […]

Consistency is the word that embodies the decorated career of senior Kasey Riecks. Ever since she broke through as the only true freshman to start every game back in 2008-09, Riecks has been a mainstay in the UC Davis roster. Riecks dropped her 1000th career point midway through this season and stands 14th all-time on […]

Six-foot-nine sophomore Josh Ritchart developed tremendously in his first season under coach Jim Les. Always a great three-point shooter, this season Ritchart learned to get into the paint and find other ways to score; including getting the free throw line, something he rarely did last year. Ritchart averaged a team-high 11.3 points per-game and 27.7 […]