Features

Davis votes local Japanese chain, Mikuni, as Best Sushi for another consecutive year   By GIA LOOMIS — city@theaggie.com   Mikuni was voted the Best Sushi in Davis. The local Japanese chain, located just off 1st Street in Davis Commons, serves a large selection of made-to-order sushi along with hot dishes. From their unique hand […]

Unitrans fosters a sense of community at UC Davis   By ALLISON KELEHER — adkeleher@ucdavis.edu   Unitrans has been awarded the title of Best ASUCD Unit once again. This ASUCD unit tasks itself with the transportation of thousands of undergraduates to and from campus and around the city of Davis. With two major bus terminals […]

Guads Tacos & Beer voted Best Restaurant in Davis   By ALMA CULVERWELL — city@theaggie.org   Guads Tacos & Beer, located at 231 3rd St., has been voted the Best Restaurant in Davis by UC Davis students. The popular restaurant, known for its affordable yet high-quality food and drink, has been serving the community since […]

It might not be finals week yet, but we’re still going to praise this beloved statue    By SAIRAKSHA THIRUNAVUKKARASU — campus@theaggie.org   In an egg-straordinary race against four formidable opponents, the Bookhead sculpture has been voted the Best Egghead on campus. The sculpture depicts an egg with a humanlike face and its nose buried […]

Students and faculty reflect on the changing relationship between fraternities and campus judicial affairs   By EMME DUNNING — features@theaggie.org   Recent disciplinary actions by UC Davis’ Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs (OSSJA), including the suspension and disaffiliation of multiple Greek life organizations in the past year, have sparked disagreement on the role […]

Students assured no jobs will be lost following creation of a petition protesting the ending of the program   By NOAH HARRIS — features@theaggie.org   The Aggie Mental Health Ambassadors (AMHA), likely most recognizable for tabling at the Silo, Memorial Union and Shields Library, are being centralized with the Student Wellness Liaison (SWL) program. Both […]

Owner of the popular churro stand, Churros El Rey, described the experiences of the street vendor community    By LAILA AZHAR — features@theaggie.org   Gustavo Landeros Mireles has what some may consider to be the ideal job: He gets to taste churros several times a day. Mireles runs “Churros El Rey,” a stand in Downtown […]

Three local photographers describe the experience photographing UC Davis graduates    By RACHEL GAUER — features@theaggie.org   Graduate photos have entered the list of many students’ must-do’s before concluding their undergraduate careers. Whether the photos themselves are used to alert LinkedIn or Instagram followers that you’ve graduated or to announce future plans to distant relatives […]

Students discuss spring trends, @fashionofucd on Instagram and Davis-specific style   By GRACIELA TIU — features@theaggie.org.   On a bright day in spring quarter, while walking through the crowds of students passing the Memorial Union Quad, you brush past a girl and catch a glimpse of her outfit. She’s wearing a long, flowing white skirt, […]

The “living museum of botanical wonders” is an important space for students on campus   By LAILA AZHAR — features@theaggie.org   The Botanical Conservatory is one of the hidden gems on UC Davis campus. As Marlene Simon, the conservatory’s curator, recounted, people are often surprised to discover it. “Just the other day, a retired professor […]

The Davis group’s annual HellaCappella event to be held on April 19   By NOAH HARRIS — features@theaggie.org    UC Davis’ all-female a cappella group, The Spokes, will be performing at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on April 19 for HellaCappella, an event held annually featuring a cappella groups from across the West […]

Davis students and community members can hear blues, folk, rock and jazz music at the café’s patio downtown   By RACHEL GAUER — features@theaggie.org   As the temperature climbs and daylight remains increasingly present into the evenings, students and community members may find themselves searching for an activity to make the most of the spring […]