THURSDAY 10/31 Peeping tom Someone was watching through binoculars and believed there to be a mountain lion sitting and whining in a tree on Russell Boulevard. Too old to trick-or-treat, too young to die Someone reported a 20-year-old man wearing black leather and a gold chain that rang the bell to trick-or-treat even though the […]

The ASUCD senatorial elections start Nov. 12 and the university should be in a political frenzy, right? So I asked my peers, are you going to vote? I’m no statistician, but it appeared that only half of the respondents said they were planning to cast a ballot. Considering every student can vote online, I was […]

Video Games: The Next Generation We have now arrived at the biggest month in video games in about seven or eight years. In just one week Sony will release the PlayStation 4, and Microsoft will follow suit on Nov. 22 with the Xbox One. Let’s just say the next few weeks will be simultaneously hectic […]

North of Covell Boulevard and between F & J streets, the location previously occupied by the Hunt-Wesson tomato processing facility will soon be the site of the Cannery Project — a 100-acre development implemented by The New Home Company (TNHC). It will comprise of 547 residential units and 10 to 15 acres of mixed-use commercial […]

Earlier this year, when Davis was still completely new to me, I decided it was time to take the guitar for a spin. Street performance is a wonderful way to get a feel for a new place. I was playing outside Jamba Juice in the Davis Commons when a man in his 20s stopped to […]

With the recent crowning ring ceremony for “King” James and the Miami Heat, I can feel my soul slowly being shattered into metaphorical pieces. My friends and family all pretty much know of my long-standing disgust for Mr. James. Anytime someone has the gall to make statements that make it sound like the world revolves […]

This season brings drastic changes to University of California (UC) health care plans for the upcoming 2014 year. For UC Davis employees, open enrollment started on Oct. 28. Guerren Solbach, UC Davis health care facilitator, said that every one in five UC Davis employees must change medical plans during this open enrollment. In Jan. 2014, […]

On Nov. 2, UC Davis men’s golf team ended its fall season with the SCVB Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif. With its season-high rank the Aggies are ending the season strongly. Ranked No. 50 by Golfweek and No. 61 by GolfState, UC Davis men’s golf team made its second straight top-three finish, finishing third at […]

Any hopes the Aggies had of finishing their season at .500 diminished before their very eyes last on Nov. 2 in the Big Sky matchup against the Cal Poly Mustangs. After the loss, UC Davis’ season record falls to 3-7. Despite playing on their home turf at Aggie Stadium, it was UC Davis’ three turnovers, […]

Fatal shooting at LAX Airport Suspected Los Angeles International Airport shooter Paul Ciancia charged with two felony offenses: the murder of federal officer Gerardo Hernandez, and commission of violence in an international airport that occurred on Nov. 1. Cianca could potentially face the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted. Representative McCaul […]

Editor, After reading Daniel Herman’s column (Cosmic Relevance, published October 10, 2013) regarding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, I want to bring the following to mind. There are three major problems regarding the unfolding crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that could also affect Davis, and especially the west coast of North America. Three […]

Rick Elice is a writer, a former stage actor and a charter member of the American Repertory Theatre. In his past, he’s been a former copywriter, producer, creative director and executive vice president of an advertising company as well as a creative consultant to Walt Disney Studios. Elice co-wrote the book for the four-time Tony […]