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Following the March ballot, the parcel tax to help fund Davis Joint Unified School District is here to stay    By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY — city@theaggie.org   The results for Measure N, a parcel tax of $768 a year, were confirmed as of March 21, 2024. The measure passed with 68.24% of the Davis community voting […]

How much of a difference is your oat milk really making?   By MOLLY THOMPSON – mmtthompson@ucdavis.edu    20 years ago, you would have never been able to walk out of an ice cream parlor with a scoop of vegan, oat milk “frozen dessert” on your cone. But nowadays, it is almost expected for any […]

Students say voting is an important exercise of your democratic rights   By ZOEY MORTAZAVI — features@theaggie.org   The upcoming presidential election this November is the first that many UC Davis students will be able to vote in. Across the United States, the young voter turnout — the demographic ranging between ages 18 and 29 […]

The Davis branch provides craft communities, monthly book sales, material kits and more    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org Beyond just providing books, libraries can also serve as important community builders. By welcoming all members of society into their spaces, practicing outreach and hosting events that encourage patrons to interact with one another, public libraries […]

Climate scientists and Davis residents discuss climate change and how it’s affecting the season   By SABRINA FIGUEROA — features@theaggie.org   California — known for its warm climate and sunny skies — was hit by a chilling atmospheric river and bomb cyclone on Feb. 1, flooding parts of Southern California and killing nine people.  Comparing […]

Artist Barbara Brandon-Croft discusses her cartoons and recent exhibition    By LAILA AZHAR — features@theaggie.org    In the late 1960s, Brumsic Brandon Jr. began publishing “Luther,” a comic strip focusing on the lives of young Black children living in a fictional inner-city neighborhood.  About 20 years later, his daughter, Barbara Brandon-Croft, became the first Black […]

Daily walks benefit both your psychological and physiological well-being   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Imagine you are sitting at your desk in the apartment, taking notes on a particularly difficult passage in your architecture textbook. There is a diagram depicting a wide range of lines and circles, converging into a layout of a […]

First-years share their college experiences as first-generation students   By JULIANA MARQUEZ ARAUJO — features@theaggie.org   Although all students undergo a level of apprehension for their first contact with a college campus, it may be an especially daunting event for a first-generation student — a person who is the first in their family to attend […]

The cubs’ rescue is part of a conservation effort to protect the species as they face a rapid population decline   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org Mountain lions — also called cougars, panthers or pumas — are a keystone species, as other species in the ecosystem largely depend on them. They can be found anywhere from […]

The election, scheduled for March 5, will have Davis voters deciding on whether to support continued funding for local public schools   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org   On March 5, Davis voters will be heading to the polls to not only participate in the presidential primary election but to vote on local and […]

The interfaith vigil featured members of different faiths calling for a ceasefire    By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org   Content warning: This article contains discussion of violence.   On Thursday, Jan. 18, people from different walks of faith gathered at Central Park for one common goal: calling for peace and a ceasefire to the war […]

The Aggies hold on to four wins and two losses at the start of this conference season    By LUCIENNE BROOKER — sports@theaggie.org   After a rocky start to the conference season, the UC Davis women’s basketball team was able to turn their performance around and win four consecutive games. With losses against UC Santa […]