Arts & Culture

Perhaps Mockingjay Part 1’s greatest flaw lies right in the name itself. The film is part tragedy, part romance and part incomplete. The film adapts the first half of the final installment in Suzanne Collins’ young adult series, The Hunger Games, which depicts the fictional country of Panem, a dystopian world where resources are scarce […]

ThePoetry-ThePoets&ThePoetesses ThePoetry “Evenly-winged Eyeliner is a State of Mind and I am in it” By Iris Bloomfield I am summer déjà vu. Honeysuckle dewdrop. I love like a wizened child. ;I; weaver of weather, deceiver of never, hold my arms out to you who would dance with cyclones and kiss lightning unto the earth. It is okay if you are […]

On Saturday, TEDxUCDavis will be hosting its first salon of the year from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tickets will be $5 for Davis students and $7 for non-students. TEDxUCDavis is an independently organized version of the globally-renowned TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conferences. TED Conferences, popularized by the release of “TED Talks” online (many of […]

The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra (UCDSO) will be presenting its fall concert, “Love, Death, and Pranks” at the Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall on Saturday at 7 p.m. The concert will be conducted by Christian Baldini, music director of UCDSO, and will feature a variety of works from Europe’s romantic era. The concert is set to […]

MUSIC   Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Nov. 18, 8 p.m., prices vary Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Grammy-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield will lead the 18-piece New Orlean Jazz Orchestra through New Orleans musical classics and works by Basie and Ellington. There will be a 7 p.m. pre-performance talk in Jackson […]

Preparation for Vagina: OurStories 2015 has begun. Hosted by the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC), Vagina: OurStories is an annual performance that lets the UC Davis community voice its diverse gendered experiences. The production pays homage to Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues. To get ready for showtime, the WRRC holds writing circles every […]

ThePoetry-ThePoets&ThePoetesses   The Poetry “How Does it Feel?” By Manjot Bhathal Are you sane now? Disengaged from the world. How does it feel to be so far from the ones you loved? Do you feel happy, or are you feeling numb again Because you said you had enough but feelings still remain. Is the fight […]

On the UC Davis campus, public art is more than just a part of the scenery. Art unifies the campus, inspires myth among the student body and is the result of some very rich history. The majority of the campus’ sculptures are a result of an art-in-public-places campaign by the Nelson Gallery Price Amerson and […]

This week ASW roamed the Quad in search of dapper dudes. I looked specifically for male students who appeared to have put some thought and effort into expressing themselves by showcasing their personal style identity through daily dress. As a female design student and long-time fashion maven, I always assumed that men had it much […]

For many months now, the UC Davis Department of Design has collaborated on a project called ThinkDavis. ThinkDavis embodies the creative collaboration of design undergraduates and professors to build an installation for this year’s Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art and Design showcase in Chicago (SOFA Chicago). Hosted every fall, SOFA Chicago is the premier art fair […]

Beginning Thursday, The UC Davis Theatre and Dance Department will be presenting its fall production of The Gambling Lady (The Basset Table). The play is being directed by the Granada Artist-In-Residence Fidelis Morgan. The Gambling Lady follows the life of Lady Reveller, a young woman who runs a gambling table and whose addiction to gambling […]

We are still unsure if the universe has an end, but human life does, so why not live it to the fullest? — at least that’s what physicist Stephen Hawking believes. Hawking is one of the most well-known scientists of our time and is particularly famous for his theories regarding black holes and their existence […]