Aggies end Senior Day with 2-0 win over Cal Golden Bears Before taking the field for one last time, the UC Davis women’s field hockey team entered last Friday’s game with a chip on their shoulder and a message to send. The team would not leave quietly. Whether it was the added pressure of Senior […]

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences’ vast array of research extends from ocean depths to other planets For many, the first thought that comes to mind when hearing the word “paleontology” is dinosaur bones. But what about paleobiology? The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis houses world-class paleobiologists researching marine organisms like […]

Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr. discuss upcoming election What better way to watch the news than with a bit of comedy? The Daily Show uses satire to criticize current affairs, making it a unique “alternative” to watching the news. Of course, while The Daily Show shouldn’t substitute your average news channel, it does offer different […]

Author and humorist hopes to entertain, inspire There are not many authors who have been nominated for several Grammy Awards, won Time’s “Humorist of the Year” and whose non-fiction essay about being “Crumpet the Elf” at a Macy’s department store has become a classic NPR holiday tradition. This may explain why author, humorist and radio […]

New Cognitive Science Club provides students with educational opportunities The Cognitive Science Club (CSC) kickstarted this past summer and is already proving popular among cognitive science majors and nonmajors alike. Cognitive science is a new major that students were unable to declare up until last Winter Quarter. The purpose of the CSC is to promote […]

Emissions at forefront of obstacles to animal sustainability One of the most prominent issues in sustainable animal agriculture today is debunking the idea that not eating meat is the best way to reduce carbon emissions from livestock. The amount of news articles claiming that meat will be the destruction of Earth has grown dramatically in […]

President Obama spends final days in office locking horns with Putin As the American election season hits full steam, two titans are still trading blows. U.S. President Barack Obama, champion of the entrenched Democrats, and Vladimir Putin, hero-president of the Russians, have been trading blows since 2009. Now, this battle between heavyweights is in its […]

Davis residents gather for ‘Politics and Pancakes’ election discussion About 20 Davis residents sat down on Sunday, Oct. 30 to discuss the 13 propositions on the election ballot this year, all while diving into pancakes and delicious brunch favorites. The goal of the meeting was to have a discussion about the pros and cons of […]

Davis students speak out against organization’s stance on human sexuality Earlier this month, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, one of the largest Christian ministries operating on college campuses, released a policy change notifying staff members who held theological views in support of gay marriage that they should step forward for involuntary termination starting Nov. 11. The organization, […]

Senate passes ballot initiative to dissolve judiciary On this quarter’s Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD) ballot is a proposition to eliminate the ASCUD judiciary. The bill, written by ASUCD Internal Affairs Commission Chair Nick Flores, was placed on the ballot 26 calendar days before the election. Ballot initiatives must be voted […]

Sunday school with Chance the Rapper It was the Sunday night before week 6 — before a week full of midterms and papers — but nobody in the Pavilion seemed to care, because we were all too busy enjoying the whimsical, heartfelt and joyful experience that is Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring World Tour. Chance […]

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art grand opening to feature four innovative exhibitions The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art will hold its grand opening on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m.. Four opening exhibitions — Out Our Way, Hoof & Foot: A Field Study, A Pot for Latch […]