The start of a new year at UC Davis signifies two things: first-years and football. This year will be the first year for the Aggies in their new conference, the Big Sky. Projected to finish 12th in the Big Sky conference preseason coaches’ poll out of 13 teams, the Aggies have been working hard all […]

One of the biggest worries about college centers around the roommate situation. Whether you know your roommate from before or it’s somebody totally random there are always issues that arise. It’s best to have a set of rules or guidelines in mind from the very beginning in order to avoid major conflicts in the future. […]

UC Davis has three housing areas for first-year and transfer students. These three clusters of dorm buildings are hotbeds for new students to make friends and get to know each other better. Sometimes the housing areas will put on events for its students like Halloween or Christmas parties, potlucks or even NFL playoff viewing parties. […]

College is hard. You will sleep through a class because your mom isn’t there to wake you up. Some asshole will steal your bike, and you’ll learn just how long it really takes to walk from the MU to Tercero. The love of your life will break your heart. Three times. In a week. But […]

Everybody talks about change in college. “Oh, you are going to change so much in college.” Blah blah blah. Yeah, your lifestyle changes, I admit that. You no longer live with mommy and daddy, you no longer get your lunch packed for you and you no longer have a curfew, or hardly any rules at […]

WEDNESDAY Latte it be Someone reported an injured pigeon at Starbucks on F Street. FRIDAY Take over control Someone was singing and dancing in front of a store and refused to leave on West Covell Boulevard. Couldn’t cough up Someone was arrested for shoplifting Robitussin on East Covell Boulevard. SATURDAY Trolling under the bridge An […]

Isabelle Rojas. Major: Neurobiology, physiology and behavior “It was far from home. It’s a new experience and I wanted to explore different things.” Frank Delgado. Major: Chemistry “Because of the forensic science program here.” Eugene Arai. Major: Neurobiology, physiology and behavior “It was the best school I got into.” Rachel Johnson. Major: Exercise biology “I’m […]

Forgive me for the column you’re about to read (hopefully in full, but realistically about halfway through). If you’ve had the pleasure of reading my weekly column last year, then you know that I overexaggerate, overreact and generally talk about anything and everything as long as I can somehow relate it to Arts and Entertainment. […]

Some people begin dreaming and training for the Olympics from a very young age, dedicating every decision in their lives to the path of getting to the quadrennial event. Kim Conley is not one of those. Her dream materialized right after graduating from UC Davis in 2009. She had a very successful running career with […]

UC Davis researcher to cycle 585 miles for tree research Aug. 6 — UC Davis urban forestry researcher Julia Bartens did a seven-day, 585-mile bike tour, Tour des Trees, through Oregon from Aug. 5 to 11. She raised about $3,097 in donations. — Originally reported by Claire Tan Linnea Lomax search effort continues Aug. 6 […]

After disappearing on June 26, UC Davis first-year and Placerville resident Linnea Noel Lomax was found on Sept. 7. She was 19. According to her parents, Lomax was a victim of a sudden onset of mental illness and subsequent suicide. Lomax graduated from El Dorado High School in 2011. In a tribute written by her […]

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are breaking new ground in demonstrating the effectiveness of using the quantum properties of matter to build new “quantum processors” for the next generation of computers. Quantum computers use atoms to represent arithmetical bits that are called “qubits,” but in order to show that quantum processors can be built, the […]