Lawsuit claims Nishi Project improperly exempted from building affordable housing units On March 18, 2016, attorney Michael Harrington, a former Davis City councilmember, and attorney Don Mooney filed a lawsuit against the City of Davis over the proposed Nishi-Gateway project. The project, which is often described as a “mixed-use innovation district,” is a 57.7 acre […]

UC Davis recognized for strides in veterinary science For the second year in a row, UC Davis clinched the title of the world’s number-one university for veterinary sciences. Rated by QS World University Rankings, UC Davis edged out Cornell University for the top spot in the field. Criteria for this ranking is based on a […]

A few pros and cons of spring in Davis. Winter is over and spring is here! While there are countless reasons to rejoice over spring arriving, there are also some drawbacks that come with those reasons. Here are some of the pros and cons of the spring season at UC Davis. 1.Flowers are blooming With […]

For senior Stephanie Stamates, it is not how you start but rather how you finish. Stamates has earned many honors during her career and recently became the gymnast with the most 9.8+ scores in UC Davis history. But both she and head coach John Lavallee say that personal and team goals, not records, are what […]

Senior forward Josh Fox has seemed to sit in the backseat of his basketball career until joining the UC Davis men’s basketball team. The talented men’s basketball player played for UC Riverside immediately following his 2012 graduation from Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in San Francisco, then took a detour after his lone season with the […]

Davis ice cream choices broaden with the opening of The Good Scoop On Saturday, April 3, Davis’s first organic ice cream parlor The Good Scoop held its grand opening downtown. The Good Scoop provides a richer and purer alternative to other ice cream parlors in the area. The grand opening was kid-friendly and energizing. A […]

Thrifter for life Emma Cao, a second-year human development major, has a fresh and unique style. She finds her inspiration all around her. One of her favorite hobbies is thrifting, a pastime that helps her find a lot of her fashion inspiration. Her style depends on her mood of the day and allows her to […]

UC Davis First-Year Seminar program offers wide variety of classes. From romance to cheddar cheese to zombies, the UC Davis First-Year Seminar program has it all. Students can choose from up to 200 seminars each year, with topics ranging from Japanese art to Davis culture to earthquakes to the NFL. Each seminar has an enrollment […]

Davis seventh-grader impresses community with entrepreneurial spirit On Thursday, March 31, those watching CNN’s “Daily Share” segment on entrepreneurs caught a glimpse of Maya Zingaro, a seventh-grader at Holmes Junior High School in Davis. Maya Zingara owns an Etsy store, Bentley’s Bowtique, which opened on Sept. 11, 2015. The online store features accessories for pets, […]

Local communities spread knowledge, appreciation for land, biodiversity On March 19, a Spring Festival was held at Cowboy Camp near Williams, Calif. to celebrate the new Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (BSMNM), a region that stretches from northeast Napa County into the Mendocino National Forest. The event was held by the United States Bureau of […]

Revision of UC’s “Principles Against Intolerance” follow string of anti-Semitic incidents on UC campuses The University of California Board of Regents unanimously approved a report on March 24 condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism. As a result of the statement, the UC is the first public university system to condemn anti-Semitism since the emergence […]

National neo-Nazi group sends discriminatory fliers to universities across the nation On March 25, several networked UC Davis campus printers received anti-Semitic fliers by The Daily Stormer, an international neo-Nazi group. Many other universities throughout the country, including Brown University; Princeton University; Smith College; University of Southern California; University of Massachusetts, Amherst and University of […]