Features

Six reasons why you’ll miss being a freshman. It’s the middle of Spring Quarter and summer is just around the corner, which means a few changes are underway for UC Davis students — especially for the class of 2019. Before you know it, all you new, wide-eyed little freshmen will become sophomores, leaving behind some […]

Annual Aggie Stride for Pride 5k gives UC Davis students a chance to raise money for student scholarships. ASUCD, We Are Aggie Pride and Campus Recreation and Unions (CRU) partnered up to host the annual Aggie Stride for Pride 5K this past Sunday, April 24. All proceeds from the event will go to funds for […]

UC Davis Craft Center provides artistic escape for university students The glory days of grade school arts and crafts may be long gone, but the UC Davis Craft Center gives students and community members the chance to hack into their creative sides by offering over 90 classes every quarter. Tucked away just behind the Silo, […]

UC Davis women in STEM share experiences in and out of the classroom. Considerably fewer women than men pursue degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) overall. But, this gap is slowly narrowing — especially at UC Davis, which on March 29 was named number one on Forbes Magazine’s list of […]

Students in VITA offer tax services for community at no charge. It’s safe to say that a majority of people share a common attitude toward tax season. Preparing taxes is tedious, but the payoff on a tax return is all the reason to endure the long process. Unfortunately, finding the right tax preparer can be […]

UC Davis researchers tap into brain activity when reading. Whether studying textbooks for an exam or opening up a crisp new novel to enjoy, reading is a part of many people’s everyday lives. We learn how to read at such a young age that it almost appears surprising that so much goes into it. The […]

How UC Davis’ own poet laureate has impacted the Davis poetry scene. Every first and third Thursday of the month, poetry comes alive at the iconic John Natsoulas Gallery in Downtown Davis. Students, teachers and professionals alike come together for the intricacies and complexities of poetry — and for the past ten years, the open […]

UC Davis provides students with healthy lifestyle programs. With such a high number of bicyclists, UC Davis has a reputation as an active, athletic campus, but between dining hall food and instant ramen noodles, college students’ diets often aren’t as health-conscious as their transportation habits. To address this, UC Davis has pioneered several programs to […]

UC Davis students of ecogeomorphology class journey through Colorado River and Grand Canyon Steep, rocky cliffsides. Raging river rapids. A camp underneath a night sky brightly lit with luminous stars. These were the classrooms of Geology 136: Ecogeomorphology, a course offered by faculty from both the UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and […]

UC Davis Student Farm brings fresh produce and opportunities to students, faculty. Since its start in 1977, the Student Farm has been a unique part of the UC Davis campus, bringing diverse learning opportunities as well as a market for fresh organic produce to students, faculty and the Davis community. For the past few decades, […]

Students discuss what would place them in the Guinness Book of World Records. If you were to be in the Guinness Book of World Records, what would you be in it for? Sean Babij, fourth-year managerial economics major “Rescuing the most animals.”             Mary Pham, fourth-year psychology major “[Inventing] the […]

Event planners, students anticipate 102nd Picnic Day. As UC Davis students and community members anticipate the 102nd annual Picnic Day this Saturday, April 16, many look forward to the excitement and animation that comes with the event. However, for some people, Picnic Day is not just a day out of the year. Instead, it symbolizes […]