A retrospective on the life and achievements of David Bowie. It’s a hard thing, to grieve for someone you never knew. Because David Bowie was the only artist my parents could agree on, I grew up with his music around the house constantly. Yet hearing of his death was still a bigger gut punch than […]

A comfortable approach to style. For those who enjoy hiking, rock climbing and other outdoor activities, it can be difficult to find the balance between fashion and practicality. However, fashion does not need to mean pain, and who’s to say you can’t look good in a comfortable sweater? Ellis Anderson, a fourth-year genetics major, proves […]

I was born with severe food allergies. After 20 years of rejecting milk, egg, fish and nuts, I grew out of my dairy and egg allergies and finally started eating foods that come out of animal’s butts (I clearly did not do well in biology). Given that I’ve been restricted to half of the food […]

Dear human, Remember me? That sweet little ball of citrus you carelessly threw in your backpack three weeks ago? I know, I know, I know. You’re all like, “How did you type this letter? Do tangerines really have consciousness? Oh God!”’ With my MacBook Pro. Duh. And no, I’m not God — I’m a tangerine. […]

WED., JANUARY 20 Improv Jam 6 p.m. Olson Hall, UC Davis Join UC Davis’ favorite improv group, Birdstrike Theatre, for a free evening of laughter in Olson 6! Trivia Night 8 p.m. KetMoRee Thai Restaurant, Downtown Davis Compete against other teams in answering the hardest trivia questions! Free and open to all ages. Unofficial Scrabble […]

The best general education classes to take this spring. With pass times just around the corner, freshmen are looking to lighten their class load while seniors are hoping to satisfy their remaining requirements, with everyone in between frantically searching for interesting General Education (GE) courses to add to their spring schedules. Unfortunately, not every student […]

UC Davis students team up to create cleaning company Red Solo Cleaners. In Fall 2015, two third-year UC Davis students teamed up to create Red Solo Cleaners, a post-party cleaning service for college students. “Basically, somebody hosts some social event here in Davis and they go on our website and they fill out a form,” […]

41 Sacramento schools, 7 Yolo County schools included on the list. After an initial controversial decision to withhold the list, the California Department of Education (CDE) published a list of its lowest-performing schools in December 2015. Under the 2010 Open Enrollment Act, state law mandates that the CDE publish the list. The act states that […]

UC Davis to accept more in-state freshman, transfer students for Fall 2016. UC Davis received 86,041 undergraduate admissions applications for Fall 2016, making it the highest number of applications on campus record. The number of freshman applicants grew by 6.1 percent from last year, totaling to 68,519 applications, and transfer student applications rose by 14.2 […]

Two genetically-edited calves to not grow horns. Two gene-edited calves arrived at UC Davis in late December 2015. Named Spotty Guy and Buri, the bulls were developed in a Minnesota lab and brought to UC Davis for further study. Unlike usual dairy cattle, these two calves were born without horns. The calves were developed under […]

Club presidents and members discuss upcoming presidential election One of the many things that this year will be remembered for is the election of the 45th president of the United States. Although the election will not take place until Nov. 8, 2016, the campaign path for a presidential nominee is long and arduous, with the […]

New learning management system allows students to receive class notifications via text, Facebook, Twitter Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter recently announced that UC Davis will replace its current learning management system (LMS) SmartSite with the new system Canvas by Instructure. Students and faculty will be able to use Canvas starting in Fall 2016, […]