Arts & Culture

New downtown steakhouse provides variety, struggles to excite Davis welcomed its first steakhouse to the downtown area this fall. As many would guess, D Street Steakhouse is located at the junction of D and 1st street. You’ll know you’ve found the spot when you turn the corner and spy the outdoor patio adorned with a […]

Aggie writer takes his pick of 2017’s top 3 films 2017 produced a diverse list of first-rate films, evident in both the ironic yet hellish world of “Get Out” and the explosive seas and beaches of “Dunkirk.” Finding it hard to choose a definitive best movie of 2017, I’ve split my recommendation into three categories: […]

How students spend breaks with family Early winter is a time to reflect on the (almost) 12 months of 2017 and to self-analyze, as a new year will soon be within our celebratory, firework-accompanied reach. Sometimes this means confronting the fact that you called your mom maybe once a month or didn’t take the time […]

Recipes served at Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa And just like that, Thanksgiving is over. Thus, the inevitable emptiness of a past holiday has taken hold. But don’t worry, the holidays are still in full force. As we move into December, a whole host of new holidays are coming our way. That means there will be more […]

Student-popular eating spot adds new, fancier items to menu The CoHo, a go-to eating spot on campus, just added new items to many of its menus. While these additions are not necessarily unorthodox, the new meal choices seem to follow a similar pattern: high-quality, more sophisticated dishes. According to Darin Schluep, the ASUCD Food Service […]

Shakespeare on a Shoestring produces Richard III through a contemporary lens Shakespeare on a Shoestring, a unique program at UC Davis, recently had its Fall Quarter performance. The program’s goal is to show Shakespeare through a contemporary lens, highlighting the aspects most related to modernity. The fall production was “Richard III.” While “Richard III” is […]

Love Letter to Sacramento Set in the familiar city of Sacramento, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut is astonishingly tender, unapologetically honest and hits almost too close to home. Gerwig’s writing is raw, with a comedic undertone that exhibits realness and authenticity, while successfully keeping you wrapped up in its story throughout the entire 94 minutes of […]

A night of giving and music by Johnny Cash This holiday season, give back to your community with friends and family. Odd Fellows Lodge Hall in downtown Davis is hosting their Thursday Live event with covers by local musicians. Juelie and Kurt Roggli started Thursday Live nine years ago and have continued the tradition ever […]

Growing creative writing series starts 2017 strong The city of Davis rarely fails to impress with its commitment to art, music and other related fields, and the Creative Writers Series exemplifies such commitment. Hosted in the Shields Library, the event ushers in writers, pushing the avant-garde, to exhibit their coming work. The events are scattered […]

A lesson in mind over matter For the first time, the Department of Theatre and Dance offered a tight wire course undergraduate students. The course began this fall and has been well received by enrolled students. The course is dedicated to hands-on training and discussions of the anthropological as well as philosophical implications of the […]

How students “face the music” despite busy schedules, large workloads Most students have enough on their plates with classes. Adding extracurriculars on top of that can stretch people thin, but it pushes them to develop time management skills and a strong work ethic. Students involved in campus-affiliated music groups take these steps in stride — […]

A bear to remind us of what makes us who we are Co-written and starred by Kyle Mooney himself, dramedy “Brigsby Bear” demonstrates Mooney’s cinematic and creative genius. Expanding beyond his early YouTube days of Good Neighbor Stuff (which launched his career) and current place on Saturday Night Live, Mooney finds a coexistence of humor […]