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2016 Archives

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Rising Bay Area rappers join Sage the Gemini at Ace of Spades

Arts & CultureApril 20, 2016
Sage the Gemini and Nef the Pharaoh rule Ace of Spades    The Bay Area has produced many musical icons, such as Mac Dre, E-40 and Too Short, all of whom played significant roles in helping the Bay Area music scene gain exposure. The Bay Area is one of the most trendsetting areas and well […]
HANNAH LEE / AGGIE

The UC Davis public relations disaster

OpinionApril 20, 2016
2011 PR campaign actually draws more negative attention to pepper-spray incident According to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee, UC Davis spent at least $175,000 on consultants to improve its online reputation after the infamous pepper-spray incident on campus in November 2011. In a desperate effort to save the tarnished image of the university and […]
JOE PROUDMAN / UC DAVIS

A riveting river expedition

FeaturesApril 20, 2016
UC Davis students of ecogeomorphology class journey through Colorado River and Grand Canyon Steep, rocky cliffsides. Raging river rapids. A camp underneath a night sky brightly lit with luminous stars. These were the classrooms of Geology 136: Ecogeomorphology, a course offered by faculty from both the UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and […]
DANIEL TAK / AGGIE

Breast cancer organization holds fifth annual walk

City NewsApril 20, 2016
Save Ourselves raises money for breast cancer support services On April 16, Save Ourselves, a Sacramento breast cancer organization, had its fifth Annual Walk for Breast Cancer on the Jedediah Memorial Trailway along the American River. The money that was raised went to local breast cancer support services and educational programs. Save Ourselves is an […]
CHARLES MIIN / AGGIE

Gong Cha opens in Davis

City NewsApril 20, 2016
Boba-mania returns to Davis as Gong Cha becomes the latest boba store to set up shop From ShareTea and Teabo Café to Lazi Cow, Davis has been experiencing a huge influx of boba stores in recent years. Now, in the spirit of competition, Gong Cha has also opened up its doors. Located at 1411 W. […]
NADIA DORIS / AGGIE

Mercer Veterinary Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless has grand opening of permanent facility in Sacramento

Campus NewsApril 20, 2016
Clinic finally owns facility after 24 years to better provide free proper treatment for the pets of the homeless within the community On April 19, Mercer Veterinary Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless had a grand opening celebration for its new facility, the Tom Kendall Teaching Clinic. Named in memory of the clinic’s co-founder […]
ALEXA FONTANILLA / AGGIE

UC Davis Dining Commons waste audits show lowest ever food waste

Campus NewsApril 20, 2016
All three dining commons collectively waste record low of 1.5 oz of food per person for Spring Quarter audits From April 28–30, the UC Davis Dining Commons (DC) conducted their Spring Quarter “Love Food, Don’t Waste” audits. The waste audits took place during the lunch periods of each DC. Every quarter, the DCs collect and […]
NICHOLAS YOON / AGGIE

UC Davis women’s tennis defeats Nevada for fourth straight win

SportsApril 19, 2016
Women’s tennis defeats Nevada 5-2 in non-conference match The UC Davis women’s tennis team defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 5-2 in Friday’s non-conference match. The Aggies lost two out of the three doubles matches, but were able to secure five out of six singles wins at the Marya Welch Tennis Center to bring their overall […]
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Club tennis team finishes season ranked 19 in nation

SportsApril 19, 2016
Saturday, April 16 was a day circled on most UC Davis student’s calendars since the beginning of the year. But for the club tennis team, the 102nd annual Picnic Day was not the event they were looking forward to; instead it was the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Tennis on Campus National Championship; a one-time […]
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Davis graduates create multi-media art collective: Introducing Massflow

Arts & CultureApril 19, 2016
Next Massflow event to be held this Friday at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen “Massflow was a term we all used to explain something that was naturally cool, or just destined, something about cosmic occurrences,” says Kenji Blouin-Ito, UC Davis graduate and one of the faces of the Davis-based art collective Massflow. And years after its origin, […]
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Student Sounds: Sammy Seaver

Arts & CultureApril 19, 2016
Open Mic Night regular Sammy Seaver writes and performs songs about his Davis experiences. From the Band-Uh!’s Picnic Day parade to Entertainment Council-sponsored events and musical theater performances, UC Davis students find a variety of ways to express themselves through music and dance. Sammy Seaver, a first-year music and communication double major, is a blossoming […]