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Adding variety to your schedule can broaden your perspective and improve your academic experience   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   It’s that time of the quarter again — you’ve finally mastered your schedule and settled into a manageable (if boring and dreadful) weekly routine. Then, you get an email from Schedule Builder: your pass time […]

The short film, “Dignidad,” offers a look at the struggle of domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic   By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) has released a new documentary, “Dignidad,” which aired on local PBS stations on Jan. 14. “Dignidad” covers the steps domestic workers across the […]

How our agricultural roots and ever-changing history are reflected in our campus buildings    By REBEKA ZELJKO — features@theaggie.org   The UC Davis campus has grown tremendously since its founding in 1908, according to the UC Davis website. Over the last century, the campus has developed from a small agricultural branch of UC Berkeley to […]

UC Davis researchers find cats are less stressed during video appointments than in-person visits   By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    Animal welfare epidemiology researchers in UC Davis’s Department of Animal Science are studying telemedicine for cats as a way to increase ease of access to veterinary appointments.  Virtual doctor’s appointments have grown increasingly popular […]

Native Yolo County plants and their unique features   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   Davis, California and its surrounding area are situated in a unique location for plant diversity. Located predominantly in the Central Valley, the region boasts a warm climate and an abundance of wetlands, making it a diverse site for both flora […]

We should not leave behind pandemic-era teaching methods that made education more flexible   By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu   As the winter quarter continues to ramp up, there seems to be a steady increase in the number of sick students in my classes. The constant phlegmy coughs and stuffy noses seem to surround me […]

On-campus thrift store Aggie Reuse transitions to a zero-cost resource for students   By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org Jan. 17 marked the grand reopening of the Aggie Reuse Store, an ASUCD student-run unit known as the “on-campus thrift store,” according to their website. Their mission is to promote sustainable fashion and creative upcycling while providing […]

Current screening guidelines do not sufficiently assess this demographic for cervical cancer   By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    A recent study by researchers at UC Davis Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Center found that nearly one in five new cervical cancer diagnoses in California are in patients over the age of 65 and that these cases […]

The difference between a gift and bribery is how good you are at winking   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Strangers: Ah! Strangers, the perfect blank slate. A canvas on which to draw a romanticized version of your personality. Here are some lies to tell strangers to make you more interesting.  I have a […]

UC Davis released a statement regarding the death that occurred on Jan. 24   By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   On the morning of Jan. 24, first-year computer science major Arhan Vyas died in Miller Hall, according to a recent press release. The cause of death had not been released as of Jan. 24. First responders […]

If you find New Year’s resolutions stressful, try setting goals in a different way    By CLAIRE SCHAD — cfschad@ucdavis.edu Eat healthier, lose weight, minimize your screen time — these are all goals that tend to be shoved in our faces sometime in late December or early January. Whether it is through TV commercials, social […]

California Senate Bill 24 further protects students’ reproductive rights amid the overturn of Roe v. Wade   By MARIA MARTINEZ CASTRO  — features@theaggie.org    The new year has brought a new wave of laws to California, some of them pertaining to reproductive rights.  As of Jan. 1, in conjunction with Senate Bill (SB) 24, which […]