By 2020, UC Davis will have 5,000 more students, if everything goes according to plan. The 2020 Initiative, introduced by Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, also includes the addition of 300 faculty, along with housing facilities and buildings to accommodate the increased population. We have many concerns about the 2020 Initiative. With the addition of 5,000 […]

Playing a hybrid mix of folk-rock, bluegrass and country, The McCoy Tyler Band is a Santa Cruz-based trio who will perform at Whole Earth Festival and live on air on KDVS 90.3 FM. The band is rooted in folk tradition, but McCoy Tyler, Clinton Brown and Chad Bowen add their unique musical perspectives to arrange […]

APRIL 25, THURSDAY Seedy and needy An intoxicated man was knocking at someone’s door on Sapphire Court, and since they didn’t answer, he kept saying, “I’m right here.” APRIL 28, SUNDAY Extra! Extra! Someone was walking through a complex trying to sell a stack of day-old copies of The Davis Enterprise on Pole Line Road. APRIL 29, […]

Dear Madame: I have no doubt your publication will be shortly inundated with commentary on the upcoming divestment resolution, as such proposals have histories of rending UC campuses in twain (see Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Barbara). It should say something that news has reached me of the advent from my quarter abroad in London. A […]

Sometimes when I feel like getting a little wild on weekends, I buckle myself into my minivan and drive my crazy self right on over to Target. I love walking through the Dollar Days section while being tempted by a million little trinkets that I don’t really need. But come on, those bird-shaped chip clips […]

“I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!” As I watched this Hunger Games scene on Netflix last weekend, tears streamed down my cheeks as my drama queen of a brain mourned Katniss’ plight. But when I saw it in theaters a few months ago, I didn’t get emotional once. The only difference? Birth control. I’ve been […]

On April 25, the Water Advisory Committee (WAC) of Davis met to debate the matter of fluoridating the water in the City of Davis. Since Measure I was passed in mid-March, the WAC has been recreating the Yolo County water system. This led to a decision to construct a new surface water plant — an […]

Next fall, when students go to MyUCDavis on their browser, they will be redirected to a new student portal. This past November, development began on a new online student services portal, which has yet to be named. The site will have a student-centered approach, where students will be able to access multiple services on one […]

The Problem: You and your friends are hanging out, when suddenly somebody realizes that they are hungry. After it gets brought up to the group, everyone else realizes that they are hungry, too. Cooking takes too much effort and requires forward planning … a daunting task for any college student. So the only option left […]

UC Davis Limited Student Discount: $15 UC Davis students, faculty, alumni and staff: $20 General Admission: $25 Buy online at tedxucdavis.com Additional ticketing fees apply On May 18, a TEDx event, TEDxUCDavis, will be held on campus in Wright Hall with speakers from a variety of fields. TED, the nonprofit organization known for their popular […]

April was “Get Yourself Tested Month” so I decided to go to the Student Health Center. I asked the front desk receptionist and was politely directed to the second floor clinic. After standing there for over a minute in silence, the receptionist finally acknowledged me by bluntly saying, “Do you have a question?” She seemed […]

At Tuesday’s Davis City Council meeting, the council voted 3-2 to reduce the number of firefighters from 12 to 11 per shift and the number of firefighters per truck from  four to three. According to The Davis Enterprise, Mayor Joe Krovoza and Council members Brett Lee and Rochelle Swanson approved of the change, whereas Mayor Pro Tem […]