Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara; vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 9-11 (4-5); Gauchos, 9-12 (5-4); Mustangs, 12-8 (6-3) Where: The Pavilion — Davis, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to watch: The Aggies’ free-throw percentage is nothing too special, but what is most impressive about it is where […]

In Fall 2011, two UC Davis students and best friends Liz Johnson and Sarah Yang founded the Women’s Health Initiative Club at UC Davis. The club has presented sex education to several schools in Yolo County, as well as donated and fundraised for the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center (SADVC) in Woodland. “The Women’s […]

The Anarchist Before having any political discussion, it is obvious that we need to be clear about what our terms mean. This is some critical thinking 101, something everyone knows. Well, sometimes it seems like everyone knows it, but there is one sense in which a very large segment of the population fails to apply […]

Since the formation of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (WDCWA) in 2009, the surface water project has gone through multiple bumps in the road to finalization. The past three years have been a whirlwind of city council meetings, hashing out ways to decrease water rates as well as slash the cost of the project for […]

It’s Tuesday at 7 p.m. and you’re under attack. “In my dreams, metaphors are sparking at me. Dancing rhythmically inside my brain,” said second-year philosophy and communication double major, human rights minor Blake Deal. “So I grab them, and, taking aim at the audience, fire noise-filled rockets at ear holes looking like just mere words […]

POETRY Zara Raab Today, 8:00 p.m., free John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Currently working on her third book of poetry, Zara Raab is a poet, essayist and reviewer, who has been published in numerous literary magazines. Born and raised in California, she also teaches a poetry class at the city of Berkeley’s Hillside Club. […]

Teams: UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara; at Cal Poly Records: Aggies 8-12 (4-5); Gauchos 7-14 (3-7); Mustangs 9-11 (5-5) Where: The Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, Calif.; Robert A. Mott Gymnasium — San Luis Obispo, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to watch: Junior Josh Ritchart scored a season-high 22 […]

A free screening of the film Skyfall will be held tonight by The Harassment and Discrimination Assistance and Prevention Program (HDAPP) as another installment of their Sex and the Cinema Program. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in 123 Sciences Lecture Hall. “It is a very light-hearted event,” said Lisa Brodkey, director of HDAPP, […]

Here’s one way to make your Valentine’s Day more memorable: Serenade that special someone. And if your singing isn’t up to snuff, don’t worry. That’s where the Liquid Hotplates come in. “The Liquid Hotplates are a co-ed a cappella group on campus. We’ve been hosting shows and events, and right now we’re selling singing valentines […]

Sex & Society In a classic episode of “30 Rock,” Liz Lemon overhears a co-worker calling her a “cunt.” She is hurt and insulted, because even though she “loves swearing,” there is nothing she can call the male writer back that has the same power. “Cunt” — otherwise known as “The C-Word,” “the monosyllable” or […]

This week, the ASUCD Entertainment Council announced three upcoming shows at UC Davis: The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend and Phoenix. And they’ve promised us at least one more. We are, in a word, excited. In lots of words, we’re really, really, really, really, really excited. All year we’ve been waiting patiently for a big-name concert […]

Game of the week I wouldn’t call myself a fan of scary video games, but there have been releases that effectively manage to instill an overwhelming sense of fear and dread with tense atmosphere and obligatory jump scares. The first two Dead Space games are examples of this, and Dead Space 3 looks to continue […]