When people think of the word Barbie, it’s natural to envision a tall, blonde doll covered in pink and chalked up with all sorts of blame and negative connotation. Barbie dolls have long been accused of instilling a false image of beauty to young girls all around the world, linking Barbie dolls to low self-esteem […]

Graduating fewer than 200 students per year, the UC Davis School of Law is one of the smaller law schools in the nation, particularly relative to the neighboring 32,000 UC Davis students. However, despite its size, King Hall found itself at the center of honorable accolades this month, as it ranked the 25th best law […]

The UC Davis women’s basketball team split its two games last week and currently holds a record of 5-6 in Big West Conference play and is 10-12 overall. After losing to UC Santa Barbara 60-52 on Thursday, the team displayed its second-highest point production of the season by beating Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon, 79-69. […]

“That’s why his hair’s so big. It’s full of secrets.” Tim Lincecum emerged onto the Major League Baseball scene as a scrawny 23-year-old out of the University of Washington. Off the top of my head, I think he measured in at about 5’11”/150. The biggest thing about him was his reputation and his hair. Tim, […]

In the extremely busy world of UC Davis athletics, the Aggies had a variety of sports in action this weekend. Some sports are in the middle of their grueling season while others are just kicking off. The men’s golf team participated in the Annual Amer Ari Invitational at Waikola Village’s Kings’ Course in Hawaii and […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Feb. 7 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:14 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice […]

A student nonchalantly walks into a bookstore, finds the textbook they need and flips it over to the back cover. The price tag reads into the 200-dollar range. The student coyly scans the aisle to make sure no employees or security cameras are watching, then slips the volume under their coat and walks out. Another […]

The UC Davis Police Department (UCDPD) welcomed Lt. Gregory Murphy Thursday night as he was sworn in during a badge-pinning ceremony. Murphy participated in a community-based hiring process, according to UC Davis Police Chief Matthew Carmichael. “This process is unlike any other as new employees are selected with major input from the community. With the […]

If the adage goes “you are what you eat,” then what does that make us? Probably a combination of colorful, plastic shrink-wrapped packaging and a transparent orange cylinder with a person-proof white cap. At times, it seems as if we eat pharmaceuticals like food and take our daily doses of healthy food or vitamins. Everything […]

The City of Davis and Davis Police will hold a Volunteer Recruitment Fair tomorrow at the Veterans Memorial Center located at 203 E 14th St. from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The city and Davis Police Department (DPD) are looking for individuals interested in volunteering in various city services. According to a DPD press release, […]

Dining commons (DC) workers on campus are considering filing a demand to bargain with the University after recent changes to their work schedules. “Starting Feb. 1, about half of us got a half hour to one hour cut from our schedule,” said an anonymous cook working at the dining commons. “We weren’t notified about the […]

Late at night this past weekend, I sat down and watched the movie Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. The movie follows two particularly gorgeous lovers going at the intricacies of mutual trust and understanding within a society awash in pharmaceutical drugs. The movie focuses on the development of Gyllenhaal’s character, […]