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First-year Harley Litzelman, who is double majoring in American studies and sociology and minoring in education as well as working as a legislative aid for the ASUCD Lobby Corps, was chosen to be this year’s student speaker at the annual TEDxUCDavis event. TED, an online video nonprofit that aims to spread ideas, is not directly […]

A great cup of coffee is more than your morning caffeine fix. At Pachamama Coffee Cooperative, a great cup means a high-quality drink sold directly from producer to consumer. Pachamama Coffee Cooperative (Pachamama) occupies the corner of First and E streets in downtown Davis, and to the unsuspecting consumer seems like a typical college town […]

It seems that the spirit of giving back runs in the blood of UC Davis students. According to the 2014 Peace Corps rankings of top volunteer-producing universities across the nation, UC Davis ranked No. 19 among large schools, and currently has 41 alumni serving worldwide. For the past 12 years, UC Davis has made the […]

Many hardworking UC Davis clubs and individuals were recently recognized in the 2014 Community Service Awards. Each year, the Community Service Resource Center (CSRC) holds the UC Davis Community Service Awards in order to recognize students, staff, faculty and student organizations that have gone above and beyond. After being nominated, the participants were required to […]

Students fill their 10-week quarters with academics: lecture, study, jobs, internships and if they’re lucky maybe a few social events here and there. The quarter system is wrought with chaotic deadlines, exams and constant scheduling. However, an online platform called 77 Days of Davis is spreading throughout campus to motivate students to be spontaneous and […]

UC Davis students get a lot of emails, and sometimes an opportunity can get lost in the shuffle. As it turns out, not all mail from faculty members is meant for the masses. Some, like an invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), is only sent out to a select few. And to those that […]

Whether it be during the daily bustle or dwindling nighttime, 183 custodians work to ensure that both cleanliness and safety are continuously maintained throughout the entire UC Davis campus. From classrooms and lecture halls to laboratories and offices, the daily experience of custodians drastically differs based upon their stationed location. “Every day is different for […]

For anyone familiar with 7:30 a.m. classes, all nighters and lounging for hours on end in a cafe with a laptop, solace can be found in a steaming, iced or blended cup of joe. Thankfully, Davis provides a number of locations to get that necessary caffeine fix. Instead of spending time and money figuring out […]

Over a dozen people died and thousands were forced to relocate after a massive overnight fire broke out in the Chilean city of Valparaiso on April 12. One of the neighborhoods affected was Cerro Merced, where current Davis resident Jorge Loyola’s childhood home burned down. “My daughter is living in Chile now. She called me […]

Dissatisfied, UC Davis teaching assistants (TAs) congregated near the corner of Russell Boulevard and Howard Way on April 3 to protest ongoing labor practices that the University of California (UC) system has yet to address. Since June 2013, the members of the UC Student Workers Union (UAW 2865) have been bargaining with the UC over […]

For the last 10 years, Words Take Wing, an organization affiliated with the UC Davis School of Education, has been committed to bringing in a diverse range of children’s book authors and illustrators to its annual event at Freeborn Hall. The group’s yearly event is primarily geared toward children, who are able to attend for […]

In March, a forum was held between administration and students to discuss and clarify coming changes concerning Health Sciences Advising (HSA) on campus. Under the proposed changes, HSA would serve as its own entity separate from any specific college, with its own program director still yet to be hired. The forum was one of many […]