An inside look: My post While the moderator said that there are an average of 600 individual views per post, to get a better idea of the response that someone on the site obtains, I created a fake email and submitted a minimal, two-line profile. I was surprised to open my inbox two days later […]

Davis Police Chief Landy Black was a featured speaker at the Davis Progressive Business Exchange conference on Wednesday at noon. He spoke about the Davis Police Department’s (DPD) community policing philosophy. The meeting took place at the Davis International House (I-House). Due to the recent influx in Davis crime, the Progressive Business Exchange found it […]

On Valentine’s Day, a group of same-sex couples and political activists advocating marriage equality gathered at the Sacramento County clerk’s office in a sign of solidarity as Poshi Mikalson and her partner, Reed Walker, symbolically applied for a marriage license. The action, organized by Shelly Bailes and Ellen Pontac, Yolo County chapter leaders of Marriage […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside; vs. Cal State Fullerton Records: Aggies, 10-14 (5-8); Highlanders, 11-12 (4-8); Titans 7-17 (3-9) Where: The Pavilion — Davis, Calif. When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 4 p.m. Who to watch: Senior Cortney French is UC Davis’ three-point specialist. The Aggies took down the Titans with 39 points […]

Life’s an open book A graduate student was recently referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) by her professor for having unauthorized materials out during a closed-book exam. She, like many other students, was enrolled in both this course and another course taught by the same professor. The exam for this course was closed-book, but the […]

Sandbox Politico Last week I attended a Senate meeting to thank the six who would be terming out for their service — I legitimately meant it — and then the Senate proceeded to do something so incalculably stupid I immediately wanted to take it all back. They moved into an unscheduled closed session. A closed […]

If you’re like me and spend at least an hour every day on Pinterest, you know that spaghetti squash is a huge trend right now, as it’s an excellent low-carb, low-calorie alternative to pasta. I’ve been seeing recipes using this winter fruit all over Pinterest for some time and finally decided to see what all […]

Some shake Only I would happen to catch the weirdest fucking episode of “Dexter’s Lab” while all alone at four in the morning. The universe loves to fuck with me like that. Earlier, we were in the garage getting drunk around an old television set that we had accidentally set on fire. It didn’t take […]

The UC Davis men’s basketball has all the ingredients it needs to be a successful team. Senior Paolo Mancasola distributes the ball, sophomore Corey Hawkins makes the shots and junior Ryan Sypkens drains the threes. Sophomore J.T. Adenrele brings the size, the presence in the paint and the power. The Roseville, Calif. native has started […]

In some ways, understanding the effects of global warming comes down to measuring how microbes respond to warming soils. Through their incessant work in breaking down plant and animal matter, microorganisms drive the respiration of gases such as carbon dioxide from the planet’s thin “skin” of soil cover. These emissions account for more than 10 […]

Going into yet another away tournament for the weekend, the UC Davis softball team traveled down to Palo Alto to compete in the Stanford Invitational against Santa Clara, CSU Bakersfield, in addition to the tournament host and 20th-ranked Stanford. Although the team split the double headers on both days of the weekend, the Aggies recorded […]

As Recyclemania goes into full swing, it probably wouldn’t hurt to go over the basics of handling your waste. Let’s start with the example of the average lunch brought from home. On this fine Wednesday, let’s assume our model student has a sandwich in a tupperware container, a Yoplait yogurt, baby carrots in a plastic […]