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Graduating senior class plans to install mental health awareness mural

Campus NewsMarch 8, 2023
The mural will serve as an opportunity for the class of 2023 to leave their mark on campus and to encourage mental health advocacy   By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   Aggies Helping Aggies — also known as the UC Davis Student Foundation — in partnership with Aggie Mental Health, has challenged members of the […]

New safer-sex dispensers installed in Memorial Union restrooms

ASUCDMarch 3, 2023
Campus health organizations collaborate in effort to promote safer sex and better sex education on campus   By RACHEL GAUER — campus@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español.   Earlier this quarter, the UCD Love Lab and ASUCD’s Student Health and Wellness Committee (SHAWC) installed safer-sex dispensers on campus as part of a collaborative project. The […]

Campus tour

CartoonMarch 3, 2023
Drawn by: Sandhya Pfile –– sbpfile@ucdavis.edu Disclaimer: (This cartoon is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

UC Davis Health discovers new compound for treatment of resistant prostate cancer

FeaturedMarch 3, 2023
LX-1 molecule targets two different mechanisms of prostate cancer progression    By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    Researchers at UC Davis Health are studying a new compound that has the potential to target two known sources of prostate cancer, showing promise for treatment of the disease.  Dr. Allen Gao, director of Urology Research at UC […]

UC Davis students organize community and mutual aid event “No Fash Fest”

FeaturedMarch 3, 2023
The event is a direct counterprotest to the Proud Boys’ appearance on campus in recent months   By DANIELA DULA MEJIA — features@theaggie.org   Editor’s note: The names of two sources in this article have been changed or removed at their request to protect their safety and privacy.    On Thursday, Feb. 16, a coalition […]

UC Davis to host Georgetown University expert on Uyghur crisis

Campus NewsMarch 2, 2023
The talk, led by James Millward, will be held on the afternoon of March 2 and will provide background and perspective on controversy in this region   By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org   James Millward, a professor of intersocietal history at Georgetown University, is coming to speak at UC Davis on March 2 from 3-5 […]

To tip or not to tip

ColumnFebruary 28, 2023
The social phenomena that has people doubting their own morality   By MAYA KORNYEYEVA — mkornyeyeva@ucdavis.edu   You’re standing at a counter, waiting to pay for your large iced chai. The price totals to $5.50, and you shrug off the nagging voice telling you to go make your own chai to save money. The barista […]

Graduating senior class plans to install mental health awareness mural

Campus NewsFebruary 27, 2023
The mural will serve as an opportunity for the class of 2023 to leave their mark on campus and encourage mental health advocacy   By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   Aggies Helping Aggies — also known as the UC Davis Student Foundation — in partnership with Aggie Mental Health, has challenged members of the class […]

The Davis community shows support for transgender children following local author event

City NewsFebruary 24, 2023
Davis Parent University hosted an online event that received protest and backlash; the community responds with support for gender expansive people   By CHRIS PONCE — city@theaggie.org Content Warning: this article contains discussions of transphobia.  Lea este artículo en español.   On Jan. 11, Davis Parent University (DPU) hosted an event featuring the co-author of […]

UC Davis announces launch of Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics

FeaturedFebruary 24, 2023
The research center will be a hub for the UC Davis neuroscience community to propel knowledge on the mechanisms of psychedelics and create effective therapeutics    By KATIE HELLMAN AND KAYA DO-KHANH — science@theaggie.org    On Feb. 2, UC Davis announced the launch of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics. The center will provide a […]

We must support the Patwin people

ColumnFebruary 21, 2023
It’s important to be aware and respectful of the land you occupy   By YASMEEN O’BRIEN — yjobrien@ucdavis.edu   “Patwin” means “person” or “the people” in the Patwin language. The name was given to the subgroup of northern-dwelling Wintun in 1877 by American reporter and ethnographer Stephen Powers — a salient example of white Americans […]

My official ranking of UCD majors but only the ones I remember and some that I just made up

FeaturedFebruary 20, 2023
Good morning design majors! I hope all your dreams come true <3   By ANNABEL MARSHALL — almarshall@ucdavis.edu    Like winter quarter, this list goes from okay to terrible to worse.   Atmospheric Science: I love weatherpeople. 10/10 Physics (B.A.): Absolutely blows my mind that you can get a bachelor of arts in physics. Rails […]