Dutch Bros. Coffee, located on West Olive Drive, is quickly gaining popularity with students and Davis residents since its opening in November 2012. Store manager Erin Backman said that business is going great so far and they are starting to see some regular customers and many more new ones each day. The shop took over […]

The smell of beer begins to fill the void in the van, and I suddenly feel very lucky for sitting up front in the passenger seat instead of the middle and back where the windows are quickly fogging up. One of the 13 passengers crammed in clutches a trash can in his lap, and I […]

When asked to name some of the people who changed the world, there are a few obvious names that come to mind: Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, Shakespeare, Darwin, Newton, Mozart, Einstein, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs … the list goes on ad infinitum. Why do we remember these people though? Although there are […]

The UC Davis Ice Hockey Aggies extended their winning streak to 13 over the weekend. They defeated UC San Diego (7-3) on Saturday by a score of 6-3. Freshman Gordon Dickson had five points. The Millbrae native leads the nation in points with 84, averaging 6.5 points per game through 13 games. To put the […]

As nations grow and the supply of fossil fuels diminishes, demands for alternative fuel sources rise. The miniscule blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, provide a means of producing alternative fuels and other commercial products. In UC Davis, Shota Atsumi, assistant professor of chemistry, and his research group have developed a method to enable cyanobacteria to produce […]

One man at UCD has danced his way to success. Keith Hennessy, who teaches the class “Theater, Performance and Culture” at UCD this Winter Quarter, ended 2012 with quite a bang: he received a prestigious award from the United States Arts Fellowship for his contributions to the field of dance. Hennessy is perhaps most well […]

Django Unchained: Classic Tarantino material excites but is marred by disjointed presentation So far, popular opinion concerning Quentin Tarantino’s latest directorial effort has focused solely on the explicit nature of it’s violence. Why? As one of perhaps many 13 year-olds who were simultaneously horrified and thrilled by the wanton bloodletting in the Kill Bill movies […]

You know that urge you get to pop open a bag of Lay’s chips as you’re rummaging through HuluPlus looking for something to watch. Well, that was me this weekend. I found a TV show, but I found no snacks. So naturally, I went over to Whole Foods to see what healthy and cheap snacks […]

Financially fit Before you turn away from this page, take note that I’m not going to be talking about the stock market. No, no, despite me being an economics major, I am far from being of the caliber to even begin to make the slightest commentary in regard to the stock market and its incessant […]

Eight minutes into Thursday’s game, UC Davis was already trailing Cal State Northridge by 11 points. The Aggies have been prone to slow starts this season and head coach Jim Les has been waiting for them to make a stand on defense. They did. Sophomore J.T. Adenrele spearheaded the defensive effort that held the Matadors […]

Joining the growing number of other nationally ranked universities that offer online courses, the UC system is beginning to offer online courses to UC students through UC Online Education (UCOE). In its first year, UCOE enrolled over 1,700 students. In 2011-12 UC campuses offered over 2,500 online courses, with more than 90,000 enrolled students, according […]

On Friday, Mark Yudof, UC president of five years, announced his plans to discontinue his tenure, effective Aug. 31. Yudof cited his reason for resignation to be “taxing health issues” and because he believed it to be “an apt time for the University to bring in fresh leadership.” The announcement came one day after the […]