UC Davis Student Farm brings fresh produce and opportunities to students, faculty. Since its start in 1977, the Student Farm has been a unique part of the UC Davis campus, bringing diverse learning opportunities as well as a market for fresh organic produce to students, faculty and the Davis community. For the past few decades, […]

Governor Brown announces California to be first in the nation committed to raising minimum wage to $15 per hour California Gov. Jerry Brown joined legislators and labor leaders on March 28 to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. The plan […]

Local fashion show raises awareness for child abuse prevention Although April is known for bringing warmer temperatures and pollen allergies, it also signifies National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. Yolo County Children’s Association (YCCA) has been fundraising throughout the month and held their most recent and largest fundraising event, Project Prevention, on April 15. This […]

Protesters respond to criticism by accusing UC Davis administrators of intimidation Before the Fire Katehi protesters voluntarily left their sit-in of the fifth floor of Mrak Hall on Friday, April 15, the group faced backlash from several sources who claimed their protest was disruptive and intimidating to others. Several videos which showed the protesters making […]

Center to bring together community college leaders for training in deeper community college challenges UC Davis recently announced the launch of Wheelhouse: The Center for Community College Leadership and Research. The program, designed for community college leaders such as college presidents and chancellors, will consist of four three-day meetings where issues facing the California Community […]

UC Davis athletics from  April 11 to 17 Baseball (8-21) UC Davis at CSU Fullerton (L, 10-0) UC Davis at CSU Fullerton (L, 3-2) UC Davis at CSU Fullerton (L, 13-3) Facing off against Cal State Fullerton, redshirt left-handed pitcher Robert Garcia was charged with five earned runs on six hits, and the Aggies […]

UC Davis women’s water polo team defeats UC Irvine 6-4 The joyous air of Picnic Day over campus was surely present at the Schaal Aquatics Center this past Saturday, April 16, as the UC Davis women’s water polo team took down UC Irvine 6-4. The tie in the first quarter would lead any spectator at […]

A stray hacky sack was found Monday afternoon at the Mrak Hall office where students spent several weeks protesting Chancellor Katehi’s moonlighting activities.The sit-in was abandoned last week when the occupiers planned their move to the next phase of the demonstration. The office was cleaned on Friday, and a picture showed that the protesters had […]

Despite all you may have heard about The Great Khan and his “merry band” of loyal Mongols, you can discover a very different history through Jack Weatherford’s fantastical book, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. For over 800 years, his name has been almost universally associated with wanton slaughter and outright cruelty […]

Students discuss what would place them in the Guinness Book of World Records. If you were to be in the Guinness Book of World Records, what would you be in it for? Sean Babij, fourth-year managerial economics major “Rescuing the most animals.”             Mary Pham, fourth-year psychology major “[Inventing] the […]

UC Davis nearly doubles strategic communications budget following string of negative incidences against the university’s image According to documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee, UC Davis spent at least $175,000 trying to repair its image following an incident in Nov. 2011 in which a campus police officer pepper-sprayed student protesters on the Quad. The aggressive […]