Head Coach Jennifer Gross had said that the final two games were going to have “a high level of intensity and urgency.” This ended up being a drastic understatement. The UC Davis women’s basketball program came into its final two games of the regular season vying for a spot in the top four in the […]

120305_ca_Action Edits: HRS RT KZ bp Notes: Headline: “Days of Action to Defend Public Education” begins with a mock funeral Layercake: Participants mourn the death of public education By MAX GARRITY RUSSER Aggie News Writer A mock funeral procession for the “death of public education” was held on Thursday afternoon in the Quad which included bag […]

On Friday night the Aggies took on Arizona, San Jose State and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Alaska Anchorage in a competitive meet that coincided with Senior Night at the Pavilion. Seniors Erika Van Dyke and Lauren Eller were recognized alongside former gymnasts Betsy Lim and Jennifer Mueller who will both graduate this spring. Van […]

Cal Aggie Camp is currently looking for volunteers as camp counselors, cooks, medics, or life guards for its July 8 to 21 summer camp. Cal Aggie Camp is a two-week summer camp for foster and inner-city youth in the greater Sacramento area. The camp is at Camp Gold Hollow in Nevada City, according to camp […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball team was handed two tough losses in the final weekend of the regular season, putting the Aggies on the back foot as they prepare for their first postseason contest in two years. The Aggies could not dig out of an early hole on Thursday night at Cal Poly and lost […]

Lacrosse The Aggies opened their week with a 22-14 loss to High Point on Wednesday. Junior attacker Elizabeth Datino tallied five goals while freshman Charlotte Morris added four assists, but the High Point Panthers were able to come away with a win due to an overwhelming second-half performance and 17 total steals. Datino’s performance marks […]

It’s hardly a secret that some underdeveloped communities around the world lack basic necessities that many take for granted: running water, electricity and lighting. The Program for International Energy Technologies (PIET) at UC Davis has been helping to tackle this persistent global issue right here on campus since its development in 2009. Created as a […]

Television news anchor and reporter Brad Hicks has UC Davis to thank for his first on-camera job. Hicks had earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography from UC Davis in 1986 and ‘88, respectively, and was coming off a stint at Texas A&M University as a Ph.D. student when he applied for a job […]

On Saturday, the Davis Farmers Market hosted its 21st annual Pig Day in Central Park. In accordance with the event, pig decorations were strewn throughout the park. People of all ages attended the celebration. Besides the Farmers Market, there were various food vendors, live music and pig-related activities available. Vendors present at the event were […]

I attempted to attend an event on Feb. 27 put on by Chai-Life club and StandWithUs, a pro-Israeli organization. Often, Palestinians are blamed for our “lack of dialogue,” and our refusal to sit down with Israeli and Jewish students to just talk things out. I am personally against dialogue, as the word implies that both […]

BREAKING: OBAMA DEFEATS [CHOOSE ONE: SANTORUM/ROMNEY/GINGRICH/PAUL] IN LANDSLIDE VICTORY. This is the headline I believe will run on the eve of November 6, 2012, when all polls for the general election have closed and enough precincts have reported. Granted, the “choose one” portion definitely won’t be a part of it, but, quite frankly, by the […]

Ballet Preljocaj’s Blanche Neige March 17 at 7 p.m. March 18 at 3 p.m. General admission: $75 | $64 | $40, student admission: $37.50 | $32 | $20 (prices vary depending on seating) Tickets can be purchased at the Mondavi Center Ticket Booth Hours: Monday to Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. In celebration of its […]