Last week, UC Davis announced that starting March 18, it will begin charging student groups a fee of $10 for using campus classrooms. The income is intended to help offset the $460,000 that was cut from Student Affairs last year. While it is understandable that the department needs to find an alternate source of revenue, […]

On Saturday, one UC Davis alumna returned to campus to discuss the out-of-this-world accomplishments she’s made since graduation. As a part of the College of Letters and Science Annual College Celebration, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson spoke to a room full of guests of all ages who were eager to learn about her missions in […]

The UC Davis baseball team committed eight errors in three weekend games and couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome the mistakes. Senior catcher Scott Kalush hit the Aggies’ first home run of the season in the lone win Saturday afternoon. UC Davis moves to 6-5 overall on the season. Friday — Creighton 7, UC Davis […]

Thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement, we have all heard about the wealth inequality in the United States among the top 1 percent and the 99 percent. This powerful statistic has caught on in the media and taken the country by storm. Statistics are a valuable tool for conveying information in a particular manner. […]

THURSDAY What a tool Someone attempted to break open a door with a screwdriver on D Street. FRIDAY Scaredy cat Someone complained about music that was scaring a cat on Rutgers Drive. Can’t touch this Several people were vandalizing a house with hammers on Duke Drive. Flush them out A person was talking to themselves […]

It’s (still) an uncomfortable time to be a woman. This week, the Women’s Resources and Research Center is holding Gender Equity Awareness Week, spreading the all-too-unknown information that women, in fact, have yet to reach an equal status to men in the United States. Although this is evident through an infinite number of statistics (women […]

I am writing to apologize for my behavior on Feb. 27, 2012 at the Israeli Soldier event at Wellman 106. While I was one of a group of hecklers, I became the face of the protest. Though I am still upset about the Israeli-Palestinian political situation, the manner in which I expressed my frustration was […]

I am generally a calm and peaceful sort of fellow, but Sam Hoel’s Feb. 28 column “Thank God for religion” filled me with uncharacteristic frustration and anger. The entirety of the text felt like one long insult to ethical atheists such as myself, and revealed the author’s complete ignorance in every subject discussed. Hoel’s claim […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Pacific Records: Aggies, 17-11 (9-7); Tigers, 16-12 (9-7) Where: The Pavilion When: Tuesday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: If defense is one of the focuses of the UC Davis women’s basketball program, then junior Hannah Stephens is one of the essential catalysts that makes it work. Never mind that in […]

The March 1 edition of The Aggie contained an article on former UC Davis student and current contestant on “The Voice”, Lindsey Pavao.  It was a well written article, and I’m glad Lindsey is getting the attention she deserves from her former campus community. But something struck me that I hope struck other Aggie readers. […]

Baja Fresh played the role of Third Street’s only Mexican food restaurant for less than a year before the company was forced to close due to economic downturn. Now, the owners of Burgers & Brew and Crepeville are going to bring Mexican flavors to Third Street once again. El Toro Bravo will feature a menu […]

On Feb. 9, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced their collaboration with the UC Davis Health System’s Institute of Population Health Improvement (IPHI) in improving the state’s Medi-Cal program. IPHI is currently hiring employees to participate in the project. The director of IPHI, Kenneth W. Kizer, leads the five-year, $4.25 million effort. […]