City News

The Davis/Berkeley Shuttle recently increased its fare from $9 to $11. The change was effective starting Oct. 1. The intercampus bus provides transportation between the Davis and Berkeley campuses on weekdays, for students, faculty and staff. “We haven’t raised rates since 2009, so the increase is actually overdue to address the program deficit due to […]

The Davis International House held its second annual International Festival at the Veterans Memorial Center located on 203 E. 14th Street. The event was held on Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m. The subtitle for the event was “unity in diversity.” The event was entirely free to the public. Robert Blake, an International House Board […]

A man was suspected of attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old girl on campus Sept. 30. The girl was walking around Orchard Park around noon when a man approached her on a black mountain bike. He asked where her parents were, and when she didn’t reply, he reached out to grab her. The suspect is described […]

On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Cool Davis Festival will take place in Central Park from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., next to the Farmers Market. Visitors can roam around the “Cool Solutions Center” containing over 50 local exhibitions and demonstrations. According to the Cool Davis festival press release, visitors can see the latest electric cars, […]

The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center opened its new wing on Sept. 24 after 10 years of planning and construction. The new building was needed to accommodate the increased demand for patient care and research programs at the center. The center is the only center of its type serving the people in Central Valley and […]

Davis resident Sarah Stewart started a food cart business with her husband and two friends selling popsicles in the Bay Area. These aren’t just ordinary popsicles, however. Through email, Stewart discussed with The Aggie the use of local organic ingredients from Dixon to Salinas for her popsicle business. The sale of vegan and gluten-free popsicles has […]

On Oct. 6, the International Festival Davis (IFD) will be held at the Veterans Memorial Center on 203 E. 14th St. from noon to 6 p.m. The theme is “Unity in Diversity” and will be celebrated through a multitude of music, food, dance, educational talks and childrens’ activities. According to the IFD’s website, the International […]

This summer, the student organization Ann Prepare Lavni (APL) embarked on its maiden trip to Anse-á-Pitres, a small border town in Haiti with a population of about 8,000 people. For this first trip, only the president and founder of APL, Carolina Tavárez, was able to go, though a future trip is planned for December in […]

On Sunday, Davis will be seeing more people than usual on the block. Davis Neighbors’ Night Out (DNNO), an event sponsored by the City of Davis and ASUCD, will be in full swing from noon to 7 p.m. According to Stacey Winton, the community coordinator for the City of Davis, DNNO is a program that […]

On Oct. 8, Rep. John Garamendi will join the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD) in a congressional candidate forum from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Student Community Center. Students are encouraged to attend and ask questions at the forum as the City of Davis readies itself to vote for a […]

THURSDAY Wedding crashers Someone had friends and family stay over after their wedding at their residence on Clemson Drive, only to discover that once their guests had left, much of their belongings were gone. SATURDAY Not-so-silent treatment A male and female were heard having a loud verbal disagreement in a treatment room on West Covell […]

In May, the new student-run press Absurd Publications had yet to print a book. Four months later, it’s sitting on a monthly reading series at The Avid Reader, a self-printed anthology titled “All the Vegetarians in Texas Have Been Shot,” two prints of a small creative journal titled “The Oddity” and radio airtime on Capital […]