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2016 Archives

ASHLEY LUGO / AGGIE

ASUCD Pay It Forward campaign to provide Aggies in need with free pizza

Campus NewsMay 19, 2016
Program to offer students the opportunity to pay for another student’s slice of pizza at the CoHo Beginning on Friday, May 20, ASUCD’s Pay It Forward campaign will give Aggies the chance to pay for another student’s slice of pizza at Ciao in the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo). Started by second-year environmental policy analysis and […]
AMY HOANG / AGGIE

UC Davis Confucius Institute hosts inaugural cooking competition

Campus NewsMay 19, 2016
Entrants tasked with incorporating Lee Kum Kee sauces into their own unique Chinese cuisine-inspired dishes A live cooking demonstration, featuring both amateur and professional chefs, will be hosted at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center on June 18. The event will serve as the second round of the Innovative Cooking Competition organized by the Confucius Institute […]
NADIA DORIS / AGGIE

Painted utility box project celebrates Davis Farmers Market

City NewsMay 19, 2016
Public art project underway for 40th anniversary celebration of Farmers Market Downtown Davis is known as the heart and spirit of the Davis community, and a new public art opportunity will ensure it stays that way. The City of Davis Arts Commission and Davis City Council are asking artists to decorate five utility boxes in […]
BLACK FAMILY DAY / COURTESY

Unapologetically Black

Arts & CultureMay 19, 2016
Black Family Day to celebrate black culture and community The 45th annual Black Family Day (BFD), a free family event celebrating black family, culture and students on campus, is coming up on Saturday, May 21 from noon to 5 p.m. There will be over 30 vendors selling food and merchandise and sharing information about their […]
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Humor: Leftover budget to be spent on iPod shuffles for every student

OpinionMay 19, 2016
So 2000s. What’s next? Lizzie McGuire and Pablo getting back together? Remember the thrill of your first iPod? You had HitClips, but 45 seconds of your favorite song wasn’t enough! You wanted the shiny, new iPod shuffle. S/o to mom for getting you the magic white stick that inspired you to download Limewire, probably infecting […]
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Leadership is not locking your friend in the bathroom

OpinionMay 19, 2016
The bathroom in my house locks from the outside — if you close the door as you’re leaving, whoever’s inside is trapped. I can think of several fates worse than death, and one of them involves being locked in a fraternity house bathroom. My friend was using the bathroom one time as I was brushing […]
DANIEL TAK / AGGIE

Immersed in a virtual world

FeaturesMay 19, 2016
The KeckCAVES at UC Davis develop virtual reality system for scientific research. From the Samsung Gear VR to the Oculus Rift, virtual reality (VR) has become a trending topic in the technological world. Here at UC Davis, researchers of KeckCAVES bring a unique twist to the VR experience. The KeckCAVES is a collaborative project between […]
DAVIS FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL / COURTESY

Film Festival promotes feminist dialogue and intersectionality

Arts & CultureMay 19, 2016
11th annual Davis Feminist Film Festival presents films dealing with issues of gender, race, sexuality The 11th annual Davis Feminist Film Festival (DFFF) will take place from May 19 to May 20 at the Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre. The festival presents independent international films that deal with issues of gender, race, class, sexuality and systemic […]
HIERONYMUS FRANCKEN I

Turn of the Page

OpinionMay 19, 2016
How courtiers can help us succeed Perhaps one of the most inaccessible areas of study in American universities is the High Renaissance. From the contemplation of nude paintings to rich and dynamic texts admired by aesthetes and tourists alike, students often feel disconnected from the greater context of these works. For instance, Machiavelli’s The Prince […]
CHELBERT DAI / AGGIE

Unitrans holds Safe Space campaign to encourage student safety

Campus NewsMay 19, 2016
Campaign promoted in response to recent hate speech incident on Unitrans On May 10 and 11, Unitrans conducted a Safe Space Initiative, a new campaign to raise awareness in creating a safe experience for passengers using Unitrans buses. The initiative was created after a May 3 incident in which an African American UC Davis graduate […]
DIANA LI / AGGIE

UC Davis student organization raises $2,000 to donate 80 supply-filled duffel bags to local foster youth

Campus NewsMay 19, 2016
Fundraiser coincides with Foster Care Awareness Month in May Student organizations Guardian Scholars and the Davis chapter of California Youth Connection raised $2,000 in a little over two months to purchase and fill 80 duffel bags from the foster organization Together We Rise to give to foster youth in Yolo County. According to the organizations, […]
HANNAH WODRICH / AGGIE

The most underrated UC Davis resources

FeaturesMay 19, 2016
Five assets that will help you achieve success in college. The Teaching Kitchen The Teaching Kitchen, located at the Student Health and Wellness Center, offers various cooking classes throughout spring that students can sign up for online. These classes are free for UC Davis students, and are especially designed to cater to busy college lives. […]