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UC Davis alumna reflects on great-grandfather’s role as first Picnic Day chair. Come spring, thousands of visitors will flock to campus to experience what is believed to be the largest student-run event in the country. For some, though, Picnic Day is more than just a day of ice cream, giggles and dachshund races — it’s […]

Increase in next academic year’s enrollment calls into question possible effects on student retention. Already in this academic year, UC Davis obtained the largest solar plant on a college campus nationwide, the new Center for African Diaspora Student Success opened its doors in October 2015, and a staggering 86,041 hopefuls applied for the chance to […]

Students reflect on their inner Spice Girl. If you were a Spice Girl, what would your Spice name be? Jordan Bhanji, third-year communication major “Stressed-out Spice.”           Olivia Hawkins, third-year history major “Disney Spice.”           Neelam Rumar, fourth-year psychology and communication double major “Cinnamon Spice. But I […]

Bone marrow drive on campus allows students to serve as potential match for mixed-race leukemia patient. In January, UC Davis students were given the chance to save a life by means of a simple cheek swab. The Asian American Donor Program hosted a bone marrow drive on the Quad for Lara Casalotti, a 24-year-old acute […]

California student to counselor ratio five times the national average; leaves high school, community college students at disadvantage seeking college admission. In 2015, a report released by the U.S. Department of Education claimed that California ranks the lowest in terms of providing guidance counselors for students. The lack of counseling is most apparent, and often […]

“A Walk in the Park with Chemistry” exhibit in the Arboretum is an example of art, science fusion on campus. From a distance, the thirteen fist-sized molecules that are scattered throughout the UC Davis Arboretum look like strange fungi that have inexplicably attached themselves to small metal rods. Each molecule is stationed near the plant […]

Students discuss which athlete they could trade lives with Which star athlete would you want to be and why? Anna Sada, second-year environmental policy major “I would be Nick Young from the Lakers because I’d want to be a parent to his adorable child. He’s so cute and he has so much style that he’d […]

A closer look into the interesting animals that make up UC Davis Though you may not know it, UC Davis is home to many interesting and unique species of animals. You might see them every day on your way to class or might have never heard of them before, but these animals are a huge […]

Alumni James Rizzo wins scholarship to spend year studying in China. Out of over 3,000 applicants worldwide, recent UC Davis graduate James Rizzo won the Schwarzman Scholarship, becoming one of the 111 members of the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars to study abroad in China next year. Started by The Blackstone Group co-founder Stephen A. […]

Students propose classes that should be required before graduation. If you invented a class that would go on the mandatory list needed to graduate from college, what would the class be? Theresa Pasion, third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major “What is humanity class, what humanity means to people. There’s a blurred line between good and […]

Internship and Career Center discuss paid work on campus as good alternative to unpaid internships Science students in rain-soaked business attire crowded the Activities and Recreation Center on Jan. 13. Instead of drawing an umbrella, Fay Pao, a fifth-year biological sciences major, clutched tightly onto her plastic covered résumé and looked over her work history […]

UC Davis NAMI holds first aid training to help students cope with mental health emergencies. The UC Davis National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) began quarterly Mental Health First Aid Training in February 2015 to help students struggling with mental health issues. “I attended the first one in February,” said Karishma Sethi, a third-year neurobiology, […]