Although UC Davis women’s softball did not make it to regionals, sweeping Cal Poly with three big wins allowed the girls to end their season on a positive note. However, one player that has consistently performed at a high level for the team both this season and last is sophomore Justine Vela. The Bakersfield, Calif. […]

On May 23, about 100 people gathered to honor Aggies who lost their lives at war during a Memorial Day event. The names of the Gold Star Aggies — 135 fallen soldiers from World War I through the Iraq War — were read aloud as part of the ceremony outside the Memorial Union (MU), the […]

Imagine visiting the ASUCD Coffee House, loading up on delicious entrees such as a garden salad from Croutons, or a seam-bursting burrito from TexMex, pulling up to the checkout counter, and instead of desperately searching for plastic cards in your backpack, wallet or purse (ladies, can I get an amen), you simply swipe your finger […]

Caught in the act During an exam, a TA noticed that a student was looking for extended periods of time in the directions of the students sitting around him. It was made clear that this was not simply a case of wandering eyes when the student was observed clearly trying to discern what was on […]

Green Fuel: Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Lab have recently developed a process that some might call the environmental savior. This new process removes CO2 from the atmosphere and at the same time creates high-alkalinity, carbon-negative hydrogen, which can be used for both fuel and to offset the acidification of the ocean. The hydrogen can […]

We’ve all seen them: aphids, dandelions, cockroaches, rats, bread molds, racoons, pigeons and many others. We’ve seen these unique and resilient organisms deemed pests by so many. These creatures are often considered objects to be exterminated or controlled, and for good reason. They harbor disease, they eat what isn’t theirs (according to us, at least) […]

Ah, technology. The giver of light. The bringer of information. The creator of worlds both Orwellian and Farmvillian. In the sunrise of the digital age, in the shadow of Silicon Valley, I can sit and marvel at the technology that surrounds and permeates life, and I can see how it has changed our world for […]

Question: Who owns my Gmail account after I die? And who can access my Gmail account after I die? There’s some stuff in there I’d prefer my family can’t read, but I don’t know if they’ll be able to. — David M., Davis, Calif. Answer: Nobody owns it. You yourself don’t even own it. You […]

After a long four days of play, the UC Davis women’s golf team posted its best finish ever at the Division I NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. With this being their third trip to the biggest event in collegiate golf, the ladies finished 16th out of 24 in the tournament, which included some of the […]

If you have ever taken leftover antibiotics for a common cold, you may have been contributing to a growing problem. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics seems to be a more frequent issue, and one that worries many professionals in the health field. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreaks are extremely difficult to combat when they occur, but […]

I can clearly remember walking down the hospital hall, preparing to see my friend’s dying grandfather, John. I had become attached to this gentle, kind man in the two years I had known him. His wife, Mary, met us in the hallway. She explained how John’s condition was deteriorating. In her aged face I saw […]

Look forward to months of new releases in music and movies. MUSIC Boards of Canada — Tomorrow’s Harvest (June) The Scottish wizards of instrumental electronica, better known as BoC, have defined the atmosphere of the new millenium with their enigmatic, daydreamy instrumentals. After an eight-year break following their last full-length work, the initial singles from […]