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FRIDAY: They really had to go; Good luck

Tonight, the Davis City Council will conduct final interviews and appoint a new city councilmember to the table.

No Impact Man is coming to a screen near you.

Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK), a Latino-based fraternity, was robbed at gun point around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday. One suspect, Daniel Chavez, is in custody. A second suspect – a Hispanic male in his mid-20s, of medium build and a tattoo of \

UC Davis student Nicholas Benson – arrested for possession of an assault weapon, making terrorist threats and resisting arrest – is out on bail.

Thirty-four Davis businesses have signed a 13-point Picnic Day Community Covenant, agreeing to stall alcohol sales until 11 a.m. and forego drink specials on the day of the event. According to Joy Cohan, the director of the Davis Downtown Business Association, the goal is 100 percent participation from all 115 Alcohol Beverage Control license holders […]

Senate Bill 8, which addresses the issue of transparency for the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and community colleges in California, is still sitting in Senate. Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) updated and reintroduced the bill on Dec. 6.

Since 2009, David Breaux has had a mission. Also known as the “Compassion Guy,” Breaux wants to raise awareness about compassion. Monday through Saturday, he stands on the corner of Third and C Street, across from Crepeville, and asks passersby about their concept of the word. He has complied a book called Compassion Davis, CA: A Compilation of Concepts on Compassion from a portion of the thousands of anonymous entries he gathered from June to December of 2009.

Starting Aug. 1, all graduate school applicants will be required to take the new and revised version of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), which test makers expect will more accurately assess candidates for graduate school.

Though Davisites will be sporting rain boots over the next few days, it has been a pretty dry and warm winter.

FRIDAY: Really?; Even more offensive: her homogeneous outfit

Jacksonfly has flown the coop, so to speak. The consignment store that opened downtown behind Newsbeat and Peet’s Coffee in October, closed its doors on Jan. 31 because they couldn’t pay rent.