Beginning in Fall 2012, all incoming first-year students will be guaranteed space in the residence halls for their first  two years as a UC Davis student. This is due to an expected availability of beds in Fall 2012, which has not occurred for three years. Of the 4,300 freshman students that are usually housed in […]

Richard Dawkins combined the ancient Greek word for imitate, mimeme, with the sound of the word “gene” to coin the term “meme” in 1976. To Dawkins, memes are units of culture through the process of natural selection. Just like genes, cultural ideas and objects could be produced and reproduced through the forces of variation, inheritance, […]

Danielle Mae Thanh, sophomore environmental toxicology major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Thanh: “A pair of thrifted patterned [harem] pants, a Target shirt and a Sway scarf. My watch is Nine West and the bag is from Forever 21. These shoes are Report. They’re really comfortable.” How did you decide what to wear today? […]

The fight against cancer has been long and arduous. Researchers have made the occasional advance in treatment, but as of yet, cancer is still at large. However, a group of researchers based at UC Davis has made a major advance in cancer treatment that will dramatically augment our ability to fight cancerous tumors. This advance […]

If I were to give you a food sprayed with poison, would you eat it? Due to pesticide use, fruits and vegetables are beginning to spark this very question. Does that mean you should buy everything labeled organic? Not necessarily. In truth, eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day greatly lowers […]

It’s 4 a.m. on a weekday, the sun has not even begun to rise and the silent stillness of the night is still present. All students in Tercero dorms are asleep — except perhaps those doing some late night studying. But, just across the street, senior animal science major Vania Leonardes is about to begin […]

On Monday, interns at the Women’s Resource and Research Center (WRRC) reported that a life-sized representation of a Barbie doll had been hung with a noose in North Hall. “This act comes at a time in which the Student Life Centers have been under attack and is a reminder of the acts of hate perpetrated […]

First-years and many transfer students have lived in the dorms for a quarter now. Chances are the dorms haven’t been as magical as they originally imagined. If you and a roommate are in a slump, your fellow dorm residents and resident advisors (RAs) have a few suggestions for resolving conflicts, to become better acquainted and […]

“Your AggieCard. Your ATM card. All in one.” This is the slogan put forth on the U.S. Bank website for their UC Davis partner branch, glorifying the combination of two entities that have no place occupying the same piece of plastic. In order to argue that a bank does not belong on a campus, we […]

No. 15 UC Davis women’s water polo threw away a chance to upset No. 5 San Jose State and was later blown out by No. 1 Stanford at last weekend’s Speedo Invitational in Berkeley. The Aggies squandered chances in a 10-9 loss to the Spartans, and the Cardinal showed why they are the top-ranked team […]

Frank Osterloh, a UC Davis chemistry professor, is a major contributor of a national research team trying to find a more efficient and economical way to use solar energy. The team was recently awarded a national grant of $100,000 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). “I have been working on solar energy conversion […]

Usman Saeed, 26-year-old owner of Digital Copy Davis, spoke with The Aggie about the recent opening of his copy shop located on 920 Third St., Suite A. The Aggie: When did Digital Copy Davis officially open in Davis? Saeed: We opened on Jan. 1 of this year. When and how was it founded? About 12 […]