Arts & Culture

Creating a space for community, business  Phi Beta Sigma, one of the historically African American Greek-letter fraternities on campus, hosts Fresh Hair Friday every week, where students can make appointments with student barbers as well as enjoy each other’s company.  Created in 2016, the Fresh Hair Program fills a gap felt by the Black community […]

An exploration of Soto’s approach to self-expression through style Lilly Soto, an undeclared second-year student, shared her personal style with The California Aggie Arts Desk. The Aggie met Soto in her backyard, where she wore a translucent green button-down with baggy khakis and orange Converse.  The California Aggie: How would you characterize your style?  Soto: […]

Thrifting, donating, sustainable options all ways to avoid fast fashion “Fast fashion” is a term that refers to the mass-production of cheap clothing built to reflect the ever-changing trends in the fashion industry. Stores like Zara, Forever 21 and H&M market low prices for fashionable items so that consumers will continue to purchase their clothes […]

New Netflix talent search focuses only on hip-hop and rap If you watched television anytime between the early 2000s and now, chances are you’ve probably seen your fair share of talent search shows. From “American Idol,” “X-Factor,” “The Voice,” “America’s Got Talent” and so on, there are far too many to name them all. For […]

Local 11-member band brings elements of numerous genres to jam sessions  Local Davis band Bomba Fried Rice has been serendipitous since its creation. What began as a group of friends simply jamming for the sake of jamming became Bomba Fried Rice in 2013 when they were asked to play at the Davis Music Festival.  “Another […]

Some students take their talents, passions for brewing beyond the classroom Northern California has matured into one of the best places in the world for upcoming and established winemakers and brewers. From the Napa Valley vineyards to the many specialized breweries scattered across Northern California, the beverage industry and experience has become an inseparable part […]

An informal gathering of musical enthusiasts jamming in nature   From the quintessential spirit of the Farmer’s Market to the duality of tranquility and liveliness of the Quad, Davis is a melting pot of culture and people. Walking from Point A to Point B, the buzz of conversation, art, food and music fills the soul with […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows Album: “Ritual in Repeat (Deluxe)” by Tennis I have listened to Tennis’ phenomenal, albeit limited, discography so many times that I almost cried when they released a new album last year. Even though it was a stripped down version of seven already-released songs, […]

The culture behind the three-day festival As October comes to an end and the leaves start to crunch under every step, many people immediately think of Halloween. Halloween might mean stopping by Target for decorations, going back home to take your siblings trick-or-treating or attending a costume party. But for the Latinx and Chicanx culture, […]

Students explore which guilty pleasure dating show they gravitate to more The dating and relationship reality television series “The Bachelor” first aired in 2002 on ABC. The show’s premise is centered around one bachelor who dates a pool of women contestants, eliminating women as the weeks go on and ultimately proposes to the winner with […]

The Arts Desks’ weekly picks for movies, books, music and television shows TV: “Bonding” It isn’t often that I sit down to binge watch a TV show — I’m more of a YouTube kind of guy. But there’s something about the Netflix show “Bonding” that has kept me coming back. I have watched the series’ […]

The story behind Apple’s hidden treasure The Moscone West Conference Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 9, 2007. That was where and when Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., unveiled a sleekly-designed 4.5 by 2.4-inch device— a device that would revolutionize the world and how we interact with it. This week, I posed two […]