Don’t worry. I’m not going to argue for gun regulation or against it. Like many of my compatriots, I’m sick of having that discussion. Analyzing that tired and bothersome discourse, though, can tell us quite a bit. The mere fact that the thought of engaging the topic of gun regulation fills many of us with […]

The Spokes’ annual a cappella showcase HellaCappella will take place Friday at Jackson Hall in the Mondavi Center for the first time since its creation in 2004. HellaCappella has been a staple of the Davis music scene every Winter Quarter and has traditionally been held in Freeborn Hall. This year, The Spokes aim to fill […]

Last weekend, Davis alumnus, Michael Taiber assembled a comedy spectacular at his secluded house in North Davis. Though this was most definitely smart comedy, none of the performers held back. Raucous laughter was exchanged and the backroom aesthetic blended nicely with the show’s unbridled humor. The venue’s personal nature created for a great proving ground […]

“Stagnant. Bitter. Angry.” Eleven figures standing in three rows, facing the audience, reciting these words. This is how VAGINA: OurStories 2013 opened. A play created to raise awareness of gendered violence, OurStories took place this past weekend at the Wyatt Pavillion. The cast and crew, from actors to writers to directors, was made up completely […]

With budget slashes across the board at the University of California, several majors have halted accepting undergraduates over the past few years. Recently, the Undergraduate Council at UC Davis rejected a motion to suspend admission into the textiles and clothing major, a branch under the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. This program is one-of-a-kind […]

The 14th annual Spay Day Sacramento event is on Sunday. The Sacramento Area Animal Coalition still has more than 150 appointments left for male cats to be neutered. The limit is two cats per household and the price is $15 per cat. Each cat will receive the neuter surgery, vaccinations, flea preventive medicine and microchip […]

KDVS will be hosting a panel discussion with proponents and opponents of the surface water project tomorrow from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Any last-minute questions for the panel should be submitted to news@kdvs.org. — Claire Tan

“The Art of Painting in the 21st Century,” an annual conference, will be returning to Davis on March 8, bringing with it a slew of discussions, panels and lectures by some of the greatest visionaries of the field. Lecturers will include Glen Brill, Kelly Detweiler, F. Scott Hess and — perhaps most excitingly — John […]

ART Space Jam Tonight, 7:30 p.m., free Science Lecture Hall 123 The Entertainment Council presents this classic film in which hall of fame basketball player Michael Jordan attempts to escape the world of basketball only to be drawn into an epic game between cartoon animals. Come for the nostalgia; stay for the Bill Murray cameo. […]

ASUCD senate election preliminary winners Ryan Wonders, Amrit Sahota, Pamela Nonga, Yee Xiong, Miles Thomas and Reuben Torres will be sworn in tonight at the ASUCD Senate meeting. The election garnered 6,252 voters. According to Elections Committee chair Aaron Hsu, complaints are still being considered. If the committee does not complete this process before the […]

The months of February and March boast a large amount of album releases. MUSE chose a few interesting selections to review. Atoms For Peace- Amok Thom Yorke’s latest project is an expansion on some of the styles put forth in his first solo work of seven years prior (already?!), The Eraser. Bassist Flea is now […]

As a Roman Catholic, I suppose I should be upset after reading Hudson Lofchie’s angry op-ed (“Why you’re wrong”) skewering the faithful as ignorant sheep obstructing scientific progress. Then again, Christians are so used to being straw-manned into looking like backwards, ignorant buffoons by self-righteous “pro-science” zealots that the criticisms and insults no longer have […]