No big deal, but I was on a phone call this past weekend with James Franco and Sam Raimi. Sure, I was one of a dozen college reporters listening in on a conference call with two big names involved in the upcoming film Oz: The Great and Powerful. Sure, we were on mute as the […]

On Feb. 12 at 11 a.m., the City of Davis dedicated a new bike path and tunnel located near the recently opened New Harmony Mutual Housing Community in South Davis. City officials and residents were in attendance. The tunnel that connects to the bike path was originally installed in 1990, but had been buried because […]

The Anarchist Ideology is what we don’t know that we believe. This take on ideology comes from the Slovenian cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek. He infamously gave the example of the toilet. German toilets are built such that the waste is clearly visible, ready to be inspected. French toilets are built such that the waste simply […]

UC Davis students and alumni are given the opportunity to volunteer and help children from foster care and underprivileged families through a two-week summer camp called Cal Aggie Camp. “Cal Aggie Camp is a sleep-away summer camp for youth from underserved communities in Sacramento and nearby counties,” said volunteer John Vu, a fourth-year biochemistry and […]

Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) introduced Senate Bill 240 on Feb. 12, which would establish polling places at California State University and University of California campuses. According to Yee’s website, the intention of the bill is to encourage college students to vote in the elections. Yee initiated the bill to increase the pool of […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Utah Records: Aggies, 3-1; Utah, 1-2 Where: Dobbins Stadium, Davis When: Friday 2 at p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.; Monday at 12 p.m. Who to Watch: Nick Lynch is off to a hot start after he hit 7 for 16 against Washington over the weekend. He came […]

Davis Musical Theater Company’s latest production of the Broadway hit, Urinetown: The Musical, a satirical comedy with an absurd premise and deadpan dark humor, will be showing Friday through March 17. Based on the book by Greg Kotis, Urinetown takes place in a near-future, post-apocalyptic world where the water shortages are so severe that private […]

In light of Valentine’s Day, I recently watched the appropriately hackneyed He’s Just Not That Into You. At one point, Drew Barrymore’s character complains about the struggles of modern dating: “I had this guy leave me a voicemail at work so I called him at home and then he emailed me to my Blackberry and […]

Event: NFCA Leadoff Classic Teams: UC Davis vs. Southern Illinois; vs. James Madison; vs. Michigan; vs. USF; vs. Illinois State; vs. Fordham Records: Aggies (5-5); Salukis (4-6); Dukes (4-1); Wolverines (6-2); Bulls (6-3); Redbirds (5-5); Rams (4-1) Where: Eddie C. Moore Complex, Clearwater, FL When: Friday 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. and […]

On Feb. 27, there will be informational pickets of labor environmental and student activists at the Whole Foods near campus at 5 p.m., and then additional pickets outside Freeborn Hall starting at 7 p.m., in response to the hosting of Whole Foods CEO John Mackey by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management Dean Steve […]

Religious donations from a tithe box at Islamic Center of Davis were stolen this past Tuesday in the middle of the night by an unknown male wearing a baseball cap with sunglasses on top. The fashion-impaired thief entered the center from an open window and drove off in a white four-door sedan. The Aggie expresses […]

Last week, the Journalism Club released its first issue of The Davis Beat, an independent publication hoping to deliver investigative journalism and provide an alternate source of news to the campus. Editor in chief Adrian Glass-Moore and managing editor Kevin Pelstring obtained approximately $1,675 in initial funding from ASUCD’s Club Finance Council (CFC) and $150 […]