During the springtime, every Thursday night at Delta of Venus is bound to have at least one French-speaking individual present. Delta of Venus has become an ideal location for many foreigners to gather and socialize, especially the Davis French Club. Among this sea of diversity is the French Club called “Les Jeudis de la Francophonie.” […]

During Memorial Day weekend, a large part of the student body takes a vacation from their usual lives and attempts to live a weekend in the life of a pirate, daring their bodies to fight off scurvy as they subsist off a combination of booze, burgers and sunlight. Since my attempt at surviving HB2K10 was […]

Sarah Sumpter became the first woman in UC Davis’ five-year NCAA Divison I track and field history to qualify for the NCAA Championship Finals on Thursday. Sumpter finished 12th on Thursday night in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Prelim Meet atTexas. Sumpter, the Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, secured the […]

Vice Chancellor Fred Wood and Associate Vice Chancellor Griselda Castro, both of Student Affairs, will be leaving UC Davis at the end of this quarter. While they are not the only university employees leaving after what can generously be described as a tumultuous year for the campus administration, they are some of the most powerful. […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 24 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:13 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present, arrived at 8:20 p.m. […]

The season finale of “Modern Family” threw me for a loop, y’all. Mitchell and Cameron tried so hard to adopt a baby/find a suitable surrogate/steal a child but inevitably gave up on expanding their brood for now after another failed attempt. That was nothing in comparison to the curveball at the end: Gloria, who spent […]

Cutting-edge platforms like Facebook all seem to result in the same old song. You know, the once close-knit community that has turned into what many would consider an alienating experience, as such sites quickly begin adding millions of members and new ways to share content. These days, one can easily “Like” a person’s status from […]

Depending on where you’re from, the weather outside presents itself as either completely beautiful or the Sahara Desert. But compared to the colder weather conditions of Winter Quarter, these temperatures call for one thing — less clothing. As the number of weeks we have spent in Spring Quarter gradually increases, so do the numbers on […]

President Obama’s reelection campaign has made a strategic decision to focus on Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital. The goal is to paint a picture of Romney’s past that is characterized by a willingness to shaft ordinary workers in pursuit of the biggest profit possible. In case you don’t know the details, Bain Capital […]

Congratulations, you have made it to week nine of Spring Quarter 2012! Graduation is looming, and unless you’re struggling to find extra commencement tickets, your priorities have most likely shifted from finishing school to starting your career. If you have been following the Internship and Career Center’s (ICC) Countdown to Graduation series hopefully you have […]

On Saturday, Davis Farm to School hosted its third annual Tour de Cluck. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., attendees milled around Davis Central Park, gorging on food provided by the Fowl Food Faire at the Davis Farmers Market and participating in activities involving chickens and bicycles. Egg-cellent examples of the city’s chicken-mania were events […]

Art work abounds throughout campus thanks to the Aggie Public Arts Committee. The Aggie Public Arts Committee (APAC) is an ASUCD unit that works to encourage and install publicly displayed art throughout the UC Davis campus and the Davis community. “The committee contributes to the cultural enrichment of the UCD student body by adding art […]