In the 2010-11 fiscal year UC Davis reached a new goal, attaining $117.6 million in fundraising, making this the fifth year in a row that donations exceeded $100 million. The total amount of contributions was reached by a combination of 40,000 donors including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, corporations, foundations and other organizations that have […]

As a part of the university’s goal to go “zero waste by 2020,” a sustainability professor, along with two graduate students, collaborated to found a second-use store that is slated to open Jan. 25 at the Memorial Union. Known as the Aggie ReStore, the project was inspired by UC Davis Professor Ann Savageau’s course in […]

For those who have not yet hopped on the Twitter bandwagon, learning how to tweet may provide for a more useful and informative social networking experience. Since the site went live in 2006, Twitter has gained 300 million users, making it one of the most popular social networking services. Users can instantly ‘follow’ any other […]

UC Davis was named the Diversion Rate Champion in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 Game Day Challenge. The diversion rate category measures the percentage of waste material that was diverted from landfills to be recycled or composted at home football games during the 2011 season. UC Davis finished the season with a 93.1 percent diversion […]

Between the fields of psychology, linguistics, sociology and computer science, there are at least 10 theories on the evolution of humor. “Relief Theory” is my favorite. It posits that we laugh to release tension. In this way, humor is a kind of homeostatic mechanism for regulating fear. If this is true, we may get a […]

I’ve often heard students swear by the warming effects of alcohol in the winter cold. Even though college always seems to be booze season, can it really help you stave off the flu and cold season? Those of you who abide by the preachings of ethanol, I have some bad news. Alcohol actually lowers core […]

Have you ever lent a complete stranger hundreds or thousands of dollars, trusting them at their word they’re going to pay you back? Before you answer no, also ask yourself if you have a bank account. If the answer to that second question is yes, then that’s exactly what you have done. We all know […]

I’ve tried really hard to be optimistic about this year’s UC Davis men’s basketball team. I’ve made all the excuses: they’re a very young team, they miss Mark Payne and Joe Harden, it’s the first year with a new coach, they’ve been close to winning in a lot of their games. But there’s no excuse […]

In Review: Bombay Dreams Restaurant Hours: Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Food: ** Ambiance: *** Cost: $$ Key Food and ambiance quality **** I’m dining here every day *** Almost like eating at home ** Better than my roommate’s cooking * Only if I’m starving Budget $$$$ chancellor $20+ $$$ professor $15-20 […]

On Friday, a group of students blocked the door of US Bank, located in the Memorial Union (MU). At approximately 12:30 p.m. the students sat down on the ground in front of the bank and held a discussion about corporate ownership on campus. The group of around 20 students originally blocked a student from getting […]

The Associated Students of UC Riverside (ASUCR) and the UC Riverside Highlander newspaper staff have created Fix UC, a new financial aid model in which students will face no up-front costs to attend a UC.  The financial model will be presented to the regents at UC Riverside on Jan. 18 and 19. According to the […]

Cuts. Everywhere you look in our University of California system, programs, staff and services are being cut. Our schools are being forced to increase class sizes, reduce student enrollment, raise tuition and eliminate programs and financial aid. The UC system is recognized as providing the highest quality of education to thousands of California students every […]