The California State Department of Fish and Wildlife owes Yolo County $1.4 million for the management of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, accumulated over the last 13 years. “Our wildlife areas are state-owned, so these payments are in lieu of taxes. They may have a tight budget, but these fees haven’t been paid in over […]

Mushrooms will be blossoming at UC Davis this Winter Quarter through the efforts of community food projects at the Domes, the Student Farm and the popular course PLP 40: Mushroom Cultivation. Jack Taylor, a third-year sustainable agriculture and food systems major, has been interested in mushrooms since he was 14 when he came across his […]

Since the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013, several organizations, businesses and prominent groups in Davis are holding fundraisers to aid those directly affected by the storm. Some members of the Davis-Yolo County Filipinos and Fil-Am at UC Davis are originally from the affected areas and still have families living there. […]

Fashion isn’t about the body; it’s about the attitude. In this week’s edition of Campus Chic, our muse of the week and fifth year English and Chicano studies double major, Joanna Villegas, shares her journey to becoming the strong, confident and full-figured woman she is today. Now, I can go on and on about how […]

Professor Ann Savageau’s sustainable design students created birdhouses with environmentally sustainable designs and will have their work installed on light posts along Lake Spafford in the UC Davis Arboretum, and in posts on the Quad on Dec 7. The birdhouses will stay up from Dec. 7 until Jan. 6. “[The birdhouses are] designed to show […]

The first annual Sac Valley National AIDS Day Bike Ride was held on Dec. 1, and all funds raised went toward the promotion of HIV/AIDS testing, prevention and treatment both globally and locally. Bikers departed from the Davis International House and chose to bike either a 30- or 60-mile route. The ride was a combined […]

Michael Chang is the Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. He is also a UC Davis alumnus who attributes his future success in part to campus involvement. Recently, he and his wife, also an alumna, brought their family back to town hoping to encourage their daughter to apply and attend. Chang […]

At every level of sports, athletes are often more concerned with personal accolades and statistics than they are about winning and team success. Because of this, it’s always refreshing to speak with an athlete with a team-first mentality. Meet Matt Sheldon. This junior from Portland, Ore. has been the leader for the UC Davis men’s […]

The Davis Square Tomatoes Craft Fair is in full swing this month and held their first fair on Dec. 1. The fair has been going on once a month since August 2012. The upcoming fair will be on Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Central Park at Third and C streets in […]

It’s that time of year again. The weather has us huddling indoors around warm fires. Friends and family gather together to spread holiday cheer, delicious food and … influenza. It’s not something we typically think about, but it’s important. Right now, especially, UC Davis students should make sure they know all about influenza and how […]

As the Aggies (2-2) headed into Portland, Ore. for the Portland State tournament with a 1-2 record, they looked for a source of momentum to help jump start their season. The Aggies certainly found what they were looking as they managed to squeeze out a close victory against the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars (1-3) […]

Arav Karighattam is in Math 125A, an upper-division math class on real analysis. He’s also 10 years old. Attending a lecture by Professor Andre Deckert on analyses of inverse functions, Arav even corrected a mistake his professor made, to which Deckert merely smiled. Arav has been attending UC Davis classes since he was eight years […]