Arts & Culture

Event will showcase live performances to benefit a great cause The ASUCD Food Pantry will be hosting its second annual benefit show on June 1, with the theme “Life’s a Beach,” in order to raise money for the cause. It will take place in Sciences Lecture Hall 123, and will be feature a variety of […]

Local studio takes on scandalous musical Studio 301 will soon present Spring Awakening, a haunting rock musical about teenagers in late 1890s Germany who deal with the consequences that stem from a lack of knowledge about the real world. Jill Price, the director of the production, is a former UC Davis student and member of […]

Decoration provides nostalgia factor for UC Davis students While waiting in line at the CoHo for another iced coffee, my eyes often drift to people studying, and I realize, “Wait, I should be studying too.” But, additionally, my attention is always captured by people’s laptop stickers. Some computers are covered in them, with acronyms, animals […]

First-year students host “The Black Experience” event Attempting to encompass what it means to be black, students from the African/African American Living Learning Community and faculty put on their annual event, “The Black Experience,” in the Tercero Residence Halls on May 18. Kawami Evans, the interim associate director at the Center for African Diaspora Student […]

Exhibition showcases work of UC Davis graduate students Since the grand opening of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art last fall, the museum’s main focus has been to sustain the tradition and legacy of the UC Davis Art Department. Graduate student artwork or pieces that have a particular connection to Davis […]

Davis psychology professors to perform at annual festival Fear not: Spring Quarter’s abundance of live music has yet to end. KDVS’ annual festival, Operation Restore Maximum Freedom (ORMF), will bring a variety of local and out-of-town musicians in a style that mimics their DIY motto. “The festival represents KDVS in that it doesn’t cater to […]

The quintessential FarMar drink It seems like everyone and their mother has sipped the sweet nectar of the farmers market gods: the famous Apple-a-Day Apple Cider. The Aggie sat down with Melinda Garcia, the granddaughter of the the woman in charge of the famous stand, to hear the details of the town favorite — how […]

UC Davis students talk seasonal makeup, skincare routines Despite common trends on Instagram or Youtube, makeup and skincare are very personalized routines — everyone does it a little differently. Much like decorating a laptop cover with assorted stickers or finding a special study method, makeup is also customized according to people’s skin types, daily lives […]

Activism in LGBTQIA community uplifts others May is Pride Month at UC Davis — a month during which members of the LGBTQIA community can celebrate and heal through a variety of workshops hosted by the LGBTQIA Resource Center and other collaborators. The Aggie interviewed queer activists on campus to find out what inspires them and […]

John Hennigan visits his alma mater — from kung fu films in the arboretum to pro-wrestling For 2002 Davis alumnus and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar John Hennigan, “dream big” is more than a figure of speech. The pro-wrestler-turned-actor grew up on action films like Big Trouble in Little China, Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour […]

From Woodstock to Coachella — how outdoor festivals have evolved over the years It was the summer of 1969 at a dairy farm in Bethel, New York when the Woodstock Music and Art Fair started it all. With over 500,000 attendees, legendary live performances and a vibe that captured the cultural zeitgeist, Woodstock revamped the […]

Festival provides meaningful outlet for aspiring filmmakers For those interested in film in Davis, there are plenty of opportunities available: the Davis Filmmaking Society, the Davis Feminist Film Festival and, the latest event, the 17th annual Film Festival at UC Davis (FFUCD). “What I love about going to see a film is that it can […]