If there’s one thing that Davis has no shortage of, it’s Indian restaurants. However, Preethi Indian Cuisine, one of the newest additions, is a little different. While the restaurant serves the typical variety of Indian food that most people are accustomed to, it also has a selection of South Indian specialties, like dosas. Nanda K […]

The processes in the brain of a schizophrenia patient are still somewhat of a mystery, but researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System are on track to understanding how environmental stimuli are processed in the mind of a schizophrenia patient. Through the use of […]

UC Davis experienced a 23 percent increase in applications from international transfer students for Fall 2013, the largest percentage increase of all University of California schools. According to the UC Office of the President, UC Davis received a total of 69,642 applications, an 11.4 percent increase from 2012. Of these applications, 8,789 were from international […]

The term butterfly effect may refer to more than a 2004 film starring Ashton Kutcher. What’s the saying again? A butterfly flaps its wings and a tornado touches down in Texas? How could that even happen? Let’s think for a moment about butterflies. While I’m reasonably sure that even the mightiest of earthly butterflies outside […]

During last week’s rainy days, many of us were splashed with the infamous “Freshman Stripe” — an embarrassing phenomenon that occurs when your bike tires splatter your back with muddy water. A lot of us also cringed when our buses drove up with foggy windows. Then we endured the discomfort of being tightly packed in […]

Last year, in a lab at Loyola University in New Orleans, something happened that has never been seen before — a chicken embryo regenerated a joint. We know lizards regrow their tails and salamanders are capable of growing a new leg, but never has this been seen before in a chicken. In the case of […]

The Lunch with ASUCD series commenced last Thursday at the Memorial Union (MU) Coffee House. This lunch series opens a gateway for the student body to access their student government officials in an informal setting. Passed unanimously on Oct. 11, Senate Bill 7 allocates $245 to fund lunch at the ASUCD Coffee House, with seven […]

Some shake The other night we were getting faded on the roof when my friend started talking about how he had broken his leg. He went into excruciating detail about the pain he felt and the sight of his twisted leg. While I’m sure he didn’t mean to, his story got me stressed and disturbed […]

Memory I watched Groundhog Day five times this past weekend. Like most exercises, it was an act of repetition. Groundhog Day tells the story of Phil Connors, a sarcastic TV weatherman who is mysteriously made to relive the same Feb. 2, again and again. He wakes that morning at 6 a.m. in a wintery Punxsutawney, […]

A Finance Workshop for students is scheduled Thursday, Feb. 7. The event will be hosted by the UC Davis Senior Class Challenge in conjunction with River City Bank; it will feature alumni Bryen Alperin and Yulia Yevsukova, credit analysts for River City Bank. The event will address how students can manage school-related debt before and […]

If you walk into Primary Concepts on Feb. 2, it’ll seem just like a normal day for one of Davis’ neighborhood tattoo shops. You’ll see various pieces of art and tattoo flash sheets adorning the walls, hear the buzzing of tattoo guns and the murmur of conversation between artists and customers. Only one thing will […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball team has brought an entirely new look to the courts this season after a disappointing 2011-12 campaign. Part of that fresh start has been from the revitalizing spark that sophomore Corey Hawkins has provided for them. It can be said that basketball is in his blood, as his two brothers […]