At 5 years old, Dieu lost both of her parents. She now lives with her grandparents, who have a very low income. Her grandma, the family breadwinner, recently fell ill and could no longer provide for the family; consequently, Dieu was unable to afford an education. This is where Thought Threads came in. UC Davis […]

Interim Athletics Director Nona Richardson announced Wednesday that UC Davis will not be renewing the contract of men’s tennis coach Daryl Lee. “We’re grateful to Daryl for the time and effort he has put into the men’s tennis program and wish him well,” Richardson said. Lee went 146-206 in 19 seasons as head coach, and […]

Last Thursday, over 70 attendees from UC Davis and the Sacramento area arrived at Olson Hall for “Poetic Resistance,” a reading hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The event featured a spoken-word performance by renowned Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi and an open discussion led by Professor Sunaina Maira of the Asian American […]

UC Davis head lacrosse coach Elaine Jones announced her resignation from the University on Wednesday. In 11 seasons as head coach, Jones amassed a record of 97-90, but struggled in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, going just 14-35 in nine seasons in the conference. “I am proud of the time I have given to developing […]

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Fred Wood is putting on a heavy jacket and heading to the University of Minnesota, Crookston after over 33 years of being a part of the UC Davis community. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Chemistry at UC Davis in the early ‘80s, Wood briefly taught at a small school in […]

One of the biggest paradoxes in research is the perception of workload: I’m simultaneously always busy and always have free time. At any given moment I undoubtedly have work to do, but it can usually be put off until later. While a lot of this depends on your advisor and your research subject, it is […]

The east end of the UC Davis Arboretum is scheduled to be remodeled in the early summer of 2013. The California Strategic Grant Growth Council recently donated $891,000 for the addition of a California Native Collection to the empty field that currently sits behind the parking lot of Davis Commons. The garden will be centered […]

The Davis Police Department is investigating the Tasering of a male UC Davis student that occurred on May 23 at 2225 Glacier Drive. Police said the Tasering was in response to the student resisting arrest after being involved in a physical altercation with a female student around 10 p.m. that night, a police press release […]

It’s practically all over. Sunday’s baseball game against UC Irvine was the last sporting event on the UC Davis campus for the 2011-12 school year, and with the exception of those athletes making their way to the track and field national championships (congratulations to Sarah Sumpter and Ashley Hearn), Aggie athletics are over until August. […]

It was an up-and-down last weekend for the UC Davis baseball team, as it saw the careers of some key seniors come to an end. While the Aggies were able to take the series from UC Irvine by winning on Friday and Saturday, Sunday’s disappointing defeat on senior day was one the Aggies would like […]

UC Davis took its seventh win in nine games with its 7-2 win over Saint Mary’s on Tuesday. Freshman Kevin Barker went four-for-five with three RBIs, sophomore Evan Wolf pitched five innings while surrendering only one run as UC Davis took a victory in its final away game of the season. UC Davis improves to […]

“Who sings this song?” “Journey.” “Keep it that way.” Well, some may not have the option. Since the concept of karaoke (a rough translation of the Japanese phrase meaning “empty orchestra”) hit the bars and nightclubs worldwide, anyone and everyone can claim their rights to a microphone and perform a rendition of a song of […]