Thursday evening, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) Board of Education decided to approve changes to the current homework policy affecting kindergarten through sixth-grade children. A 2-3 vote accepted the 10-minute addition to homework time. “Our kids in the achievement gap need to be doing homework and they need to be reading more, and […]

There are no notable video game releases for the end of February and the week in news amounts to a series of small-ticket items that could best be summarized in bullet point form. So for today’s edition of The Aggie Arcade, I’ll take time to address Sony’s recent PlayStation 4 reveal. It’s hard to imagine […]

Teams: UC Davis at Oklahoma State Records: Aggies, 5-4; Oklahoma State, 7-1 Where: Allie P. Reynolds Stadium — Stillwater, Okla. When: Friday at 2 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 11 a.m. Who to Watch: Senior Paul Politi is off to a good start to the season. In the nine games he started, he […]

There will be no issue of The California Aggie outside your lecture the first day of spring quarter. Or the next day. Or the next day. Don’t freak out. The first issue of a new California Aggie will be waiting for you that Thursday. We can’t promise four Sudoku puzzles, but we can promise an […]

A new class of senators and an executive ticket have been elected. What better time for me to sit safely behind my computer and cast judgment on my one-time peers for their fruitful or futile year of public service? These are ASUCD report cards — sadly it’s a low curve this quarter. Senator Joyce Han […]

Pizza Guy knocks. The door swings open to reveal a half-naked woman with neck-down alopecia and two balloons attached to her ribcage. “I hear somebody ordered a large sausage pizza?” We all know where it goes from there. Pornography is as old as civilization itself — even prehistoric rock art depicted erotic images. Pornographic films, […]

We college students love beer. Duh. But what kind of beer drinkers are we? Those of us on the editorial board who aren’t yet 21 years old obviously have no idea what beer tastes like. Bread, we’ve been told. We’ve seen undergrads at frat parties chug cans of Keystones like water — boat racing and […]

Question: There’s a bar in Sacramento that turns into a nightclub on weekends. They charge cover — which is annoying in itself — but on “ladies’ night,” women get in free before 10 p.m. Guys still have to pay $15. Is this legal? Can I sue them? If so, would I only get $15? — […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. St. Mary’s Records: Aggies (7-9); Gaels (3-8) Where: Cottrell Field — Moraga, Calif. When: Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Who to watch: Just this last weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, sophomore pitcher Justine Vela came up big for the Aggies, proving herself worthy of the numerous honors awarded […]

Last Sunday, local bluegrass band Whiskey Business’ banjo picking and folk rhythms caused a surge of unabashed dancing at the Davis Flea Market. Made up of four UC Davis students, the band began its ascent from Tercero dorm room jam sessions last year to performing live from the KDVS studio just last week. Galen Shearn-Nance, […]

Teams: UC Davis at UC Riverside; at Cal State Fullerton Records: Aggies 12-14, (7-7); Highlanders 6-21, (3-11); Titans 14-13, (6-8) Where: Student Recreation Center — Riverside, Calif.; Titan Gym — Fullerton, Calif. When: Thursday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 6:05 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Paolo Mancasola is definitely the team’s “glue” guy. As point […]

Beginning August, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will stop the delivery of mail and magazines to street addresses on Saturdays, a cut that will save an estimated $2 billion annually. Both private residences and businesses will be affected. Packages, prescription medications and priority mail will continue to be delivered. Post offices will remain open […]