Citizens Who Care will host the eighth annual BeerFest Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. There will be tastings of more than 100 microbrews from over 30 breweries at 2001 Second St., Sudwerk Restaurant and Brewery. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and $10 for designated drivers. For tickets, call 758-3704. You […]

Next Friday, Peter J. Shields Library will be filled to the brim with students celebrating their dead day. While the lack of classes in favor of study time is appreciated, the Saturday finals are not. For college students, Saturdays are sacred territory that shouldn’t be messed with. To take away a Saturday is to take […]

People are different, and those differences are interesting. That’s what I’ve been trying to convey in my columns the past eight weeks. This column will cover issues that are more sensitive than usual, but it will still continue to explore how different American society is, and how other exchangees and I try to adapt to […]

Just don’t even joke about it A junior in a science class was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) after allegedly paying another student to take an exam for him. Another student in the class alerted the professor to the possible misconduct after overhearing the reported student discussing his future plans to cheat. Upon meeting […]

The volume of greenhouse gas released when a forest is cleared depends on the part of the world where the trees are grown and how they will be used, according to a new study by UC Davis researchers. In the study, lead author and doctoral student with the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies Jeffrey […]

Charles Setchell, who graduated from UC Davis in 1975, will visit campus today and Thursday to speak about his work with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. He has been their senior shelter, settlements, and hazard mitigation advisor for 14 years, responding to everything from the 2010 […]

As a student at UC Davis, one of the most prominent agricultural universities in the country, you are probably well aware of the practice of composting. However, other than throwing away your decomposable garbage in the designated “Compost Bins” at the MU, you may not know much about it. But many students and UC Davis […]

This past weekend, I deactivated my Facebook profile. Not because finals week is coming up — I’m not one of those people who quit social networking before major tests. Why give up my preferred method of distraction and primary means of procrastination? No, I was just tired of basically everything on my newsfeed. Social networking […]

Serving in his new role for nearly a month, UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael has begun implementing changes within the police department. Carmichael has signed with Lexipol, a public safety risk management company, that charges $6,000 per year to routinely update policies. He said that he enjoys working as a team in the police […]

Want to read the classics without shelling out the cash? Project Gutenberg has you covered. As the largest online collection of free e-books, Project Gutenberg has everything from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. How does Project Gutenberg work? Is it legal? The website is easy to use; it provides […]

The University of California has extended the deadline for members of the UC community to comment on the Robinson-Edley draft report from May 25 to June 8, with the hopes of encouraging more input. In their report, UC General Counsel Charles F. Robinson and Christopher F. Edley Jr., dean of the UC Berkeley Law School, […]

Former Aggie basketball players Alex Tiffin and Mike Kurtz announced their departure from UC Davis earlier this quarter, and their destinations have now been confirmed. According to The Los Angeles Times, Tiffin will be crossing the Causeway to play for Sacramento State next year. The Thousand Oaks, Calif. native started 14 of the 30 games […]