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From stolen wheels to popping tires, Davis has seen it all It was nine o’clock in the morning when economics professor Gregory Clark left Peet’s Coffee in downtown Davis to discover that the back wheel of his bike was missing. Forced to walk his bike over to a nearby bike shop, Clark ended up paying […]

Second generation student compares, contrasts parents’ college experiences to her own While most UC Davis alumni have a sense of Aggie pride, some students have a deeper connection to campus as a second generation member of their family to attend the university. The CoHo, cows and bicycles are all aspects of campus that have followed […]

Students chose unique forms of transportation to navigate campus The UC Davis campus has 8.3 square miles of extended campus. With only 10 minutes between classes, walking — or running — is not always the best option. Many UC Davis students and faculty members have taken to biking as their main mode of transportation, but […]

Creative ways students support hobbies, career interests The broke college student is an all too relatable visual, but UC Davis students have found creative ways to fill their pockets and supplement money going toward rent, utilities and tuition. From catering, to starting popular TV show fan-bases, to capturing the beauty of everyday people, Aggies continue […]

Program provides incoming students with support, role models This past fall, Jessica Chalfin, a second-year animal science major, was matched to mentor a group named #Flawless, comprised of students with a common interest in Beyoncé. This group was a part of First Year Aggie Connections (FYAC), a program that launched during Fall Quarter of 2016 […]

The long-term effects of multitasking Gloria Mark of UC Irvine reported that it takes an average of 25 minutes for a mind to fully return to focusing on a task after an interruption. This means that if students check their phones twice in one hour of studying, they have already wasted another 50 minutes trying […]

A guide to combating the gloom of winter classes, weather You’re walking from class to the bike racks outside, obsessing over your answer to problem number seven on the midterm you just took. The sky is the same shade of gray as the sweatpants you’ve worn every day for the last two weeks, the air […]

UC Davis lacks space for students previously detained Students who received a questionnaire from Tina Curiel, a third-year transfer student and sociology major, responded that, if they were in a class with a formerly-incarcerated student, they might feel that such a person should have to share their past with future colleagues. Curiel, who was present […]

Structural changes in government affect women’s health; minority groups, lower income groups to be severely affected In his first 21 days in office, President Donald Trump made many controversial picks for his cabinet, including the appointment of Tom Price as health secretary. Price is a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act and an advocate […]

Unique organizations offer students many chances to feel integrated, involved Muscles strained under the power of his bow, Jason Sures trained his eyes at his target 70 meters away. Droplets of hail pelted the top of his head and shoulders as he gauged where to aim, taking into consideration the weather and the wind. He […]

Students from diverse backgrounds pursue agriculture With four undergraduate colleges and over 100 majors to choose from, many students leave UC Davis without ever scratching the surface of the agricultural sciences. However, agricultural science is the backbone of education for the 7,491 students in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). Geoff Koch, a […]

UC Davis professors break down official titles, tenure qualifications Sitting in the lecture hall during her first class of the day, Aristea Bountouvas realized she knew little to nothing about the person standing in front of her — her professor. Like most students, Bountouvas, a first-year biological sciences major, does not often think about what […]