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Yearly Archives - 2016

2016 Archives

ZHEN LU / AGGIE

Women’s team of the quarter: water polo

SportsJune 3, 2016
Women’s water polo exceeds expectations, doesn’t let end result bring them down The California Aggie sat down with members of the women’s water polo team to discuss what made this the season they won’t forget, and why they are The Aggie’s choice for women’s team of the quarter. “Even though it didn’t necessarily end as […]
ARIEL ROBBINS / AGGIE

Ongoing battle Arboretum algae to end soon

Front page storyJune 2, 2016
Three phase renovation project plans to rid the waterway of algae and duckweed. The UC Davis’ mile and a half long Arboretum is scheduled for a renovation project to begin this summer, alleviating the algae blooms that have monopolized its surface for the first time in 20 years. The project will introduce flowing water through […]
WALT DISNEY MEDIA

Summer movies to watch out for

Arts & CultureJune 2, 2016
Stay out of the heat by moving in to your local movie theater For anyone who is spending the summer in Davis, escaping to the local movie theater to sit in an air-conditioned room full of strangers sounds like the perfect way to avoid the blistering heat. And here are just some of the many movie […]
CHARLES MIIN / AGGIE

Davis Gets a New Pizza Joint

Arts & CultureJune 2, 2016
A Review of Blondie’s Pizza is a staple food in the college diet and yet, for a college town, the Davis area has a surprisingly poor selection of pizza places. There’s Woodstock’s, which is amazing if you’re willing to pay for it; Village, if eating thin crust pizza on a patio is your thing; and […]
JAY GELVEZON / AGGIE

Graduation: an emotional overload

FeaturesJune 2, 2016
The five stages of realizing you’re graduating For seniors, this year has been an emotional one. These feelings can be felt all at once, or over the course of the school year, and there are even multiple stages. Here are the five stages of realizing you’re graduating.   1.Excitement In the beginning of the year — […]
NADIA DORIS / AGGIE

The Pantry fights student hunger

FeaturesJune 2, 2016
The UC Davis Pantry provides food assistance, scholarships to students in need The Pantry, located in Lower Freeborn Hall, is UC Davis’ student-run food unit that provides food assistance to students who are unable to acquire the proper amount of food necessary on a daily basis. Starting out as a student initiative in 2010, The […]
CHELBERT DAI / AGGIE

Farm to fork at the historic Gunrock Pub

FeaturesJune 2, 2016
A look into UC Davis’s only on-campus restaurant and bar. Gunrock Pub, located in the Silo Union building, is a longstanding establishment at UC Davis. In the 1920s, the university was used to breed thoroughbred horses for the United States Army Cavalry. It was then that a thoroughbred named “Gunrock” arrived on campus, and the […]
JAY GELVEZON / AGGIE

Humor: Former Chancellor Katehi set to speak at graduation

OpinionJune 2, 2016
After a nearly month-long silence following her placement on administrative leave, Chancellor Linda Katehi sent out a simple tweet Tuesday: I’m coming home. Katehi also followed the message with the horse emoji and blue and yellow hearts. UC Davis announced that its keynote speaker for the College of Engineering’s graduation will be its disgraced chancellor, […]
Michael Clogston (JAY GELVEZON / AGGIE)

Superhero now: What is a superhero anyway?

OpinionJune 2, 2016
I think if I had to summarize what a superhero is in one word, I would fail miserably. A superhero stands for too much that can be put into a single known word in the English lexicon. To me, however, superheroes typically have some common traits: a normal identity for when they’re not fighting crime, […]
KEN CUNNINGHAM / AGGIE FILE

Clintons cover California, from north to south

City NewsJune 2, 2016
Former President Bill Clinton speaks in Sacramento, Hillary campaigns in Southern California While 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared for the California primary election on June 7 by campaigning in Southern California, former President Bill Clinton spoke at an event in Sacramento on May 23. President Clinton stopped in […]
NICKI PADAR / AGGIE

Come for the beer, stay for the cause at Davis Beer and Cider Festival

City NewsJune 2, 2016
12th annual Davis Beer and Cider Festival this Saturday benefits Citizens Who Care Sudwerk Brewing Company and UC Davis Extension Master Brewers Program are coming together once again to host the 12th annual Davis Beer and Cider Festival on June 4. The event benefits Citizens Who Care (CWC), a Yolo County non-profit that provides services […]
TAJI ABRAHAM / COURTESY

12-year-old child prodigy Tanishq Abraham accepted into UC Davis

Campus NewsJune 2, 2016
Prodigy will attend either UC Davis or UC Santa Cruz as a junior transfer student Tanishq Abraham, a 12-year-old child prodigy and young genius, was recently accepted into both UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz. Abraham plans to enter either UC as a junior transfer student majoring in bioengineering this Fall. Abraham’s father, Bijou Abraham, […]