Arts & Culture

Love or hate the holiday, it (and a sweet playlist) is here Just like the cute, heart-shaped candies passed around this time of year, Valentine’s Day seems to leave a sweet or sour taste in everyone’s mouth. Whether you celebrate or despise the holiday, I present to you two appropriate playlists.   Anti-Valentine’s Day Being […]

Where to find the best Davis/Sacramento events Open Mic Night Under the Stars, Thursday Feb. 9 Where? Arboretum Wyatt Deck When? 7-9 p.m. What is it? Open Mic Night, a UC Davis classic, is set to hit the UC Davis arboretum. Unlike open mic nights at the CoHo, this “under the stars” version will be […]

Los Angeles-based comedians bring their jokes to small town Get ready for Hopped Up Comedy X, which is funnier and dirtier than ever before. James Frey will be hosting the 10th event of the Hopped Up series at Sudwerk Brewery in Davis on Feb. 10, along with other talented comedians from Los Angeles. Frey, a […]

Traditional Chinese Lantern Festival a time for family, community Chinese New Year, which fell on Jan. 28 this year, has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the New Year celebrations have stopped. The Chinese Lantern Festival will be held on Feb. 11 and is yet another opportunity for celebrating and feasting. Typically, people gather […]

Breakfast burritos, potatoes and pancakes galore Oftentimes, the worst part about drinking alcohol is the dreaded aftermath: the hangover. Here are a few places in Davis to help ease that painful hangover and soothe that hungry stomach. Ali Baba The number-one item people mention as their go-to hangover food is the breakfast burrito or veggie […]

UC Davis’ dance groups start preparing for annual Davis Dance Revolution In preparation for the annual Davis Dance Revolution in April, campus dance groups are working hard to create fresh routines to perform for their audience and competing teams. Amy Lin, one of the directors of MK Modern and a third-year human development major, believes […]

Norwegian show takes the world by storm I’m usually not a fan of shows about teenagers because the characters tend to be cliched stereotypes, and the storylines are too “out there.” Where are everyone’s parents? Do these people ever go to school? Why couldn’t they just text each other in this crisis situation? So, as […]

Get your baby-blue meth and popcorn ready; we’re cooking Breaking Bad again (Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers.)   My dad never watched Breaking Bad, and his reasoning was surprisingly poignant  — the concept of a dying teacher turned bad was his worst nightmare. Indeed, a show about the absurdly creepy scenario of a lower […]

UC Davis’ freeform radio station serves as platform for alternative community Whether through through music, talk shows, announcements or advertisements, KDVS 90.3 FM, UC Davis’ freeform radio station, serves as an ongoing resource for the community. While the station is both literally and figuratively underground, its utility for the campus and Davis/Sacramento community is limitless […]

SAYS promotes social justice and empowerment of youth “If you’ve got something to say — say something!” is the mantra of Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS), a literacy program that supports the improvement of schools, teachers and students through spoken word and social justice curriculum. Dr. Vajra Watson, who started SAYS nine years ago, has […]

Hasan Minhaj Netflix special reflects on current political climate “Once you go brown, lock that shit down.” And with that, the entire auditorium went dark. Students exploded into cheers and applause as the multileveled stage lit back up in the bright yellow that began the show, on which only the words “Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King” […]

UC Davis Department of Music hosts free noon concerts on Thursdays For those seeking some classical music to liven up their Thursday afternoons, they need not look further than the Shinkoskey Noon Concert series, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Music. The concerts, which are held at the Ann E. Pitzer Center each Thursday […]