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Thinking of studying abroad, but have no idea where to start? UC Davis offers a wide variety of study abroad options to serve a range of needs. When choosing a program, students have to consider length of stay, housing, language and internships offered, among other things. The nine students below have weighed in on their […]

Davis resident Lynne Nittler, founder of the Yolano (Yolo/Solano) Climate Action Central, was shocked to discover an imminent threat running through the heart of town. Currently, hundreds of barrels of unrefined oil from North Dakota cross through Davis to reach their destination at  an oil refinery in Benicia. Due to the several safety and environmental […]

For the first time since their 2007 installation, UC Davis’ Motorsports Club (DMC) is shooting to get a race car to the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Nationals. The club was founded with the intention of building a community at UC Davis around automobile and motorsport interests, and hopes to make known the opportunities […]

Editor’s note: Elizabeth has requested The Aggie to withhold her last name. Two students sit in the same lecture. One is worried about his upcoming fraternity event, the other about where her next meal will come from. Elizabeth, a fourth-year psychology major, recalled instances in which she had gone without food for a couple of […]

Name: Kriti Garg Major: Double major in community and regional development and international relations Position: Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Year: Third year 1. What did you want to be when you were a child? I wanted to be a teacher for forever. For the longest time, I also wanted to be a National […]

With bold voices on a stage, Vagina: OurStories will unveil personal narratives about the gendered violence experiences of UC Davis students. Sponsored by the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) and inspired by Eve Ensler’s famous 1996 play The Vagina Monologues, this year’s event will be the third incarnation of the play to raise awareness […]

On Feb. 24, the UC Davis Dining Commons hosted the Green Chef Challenge. Teams of students, each representing one of the three dining commons — Cuarto, Segundo and Tercero — competed to craft a vegetarian dish using produce from the Student Farm. At 6 p.m., the secret ingredient was revealed: fennel. The teams had an […]

This year’s winner of the TASTE award for Best Mini-Film or Documentary is “The Art and Science of Beer” starring UC Davis’ own, Professor Charles Bamforth. Bamforth said the award winning film was one of two short documentaries on beer brewing at UC Davis, both commissioned by the University of California Office of the President. […]

Ranked as one of the best ecology graduate programs in the world, the UC Davis Graduate Group in Ecology (GGE) showcased their scientific research at the seventh annual Graduate Student Symposium in Ecology on Feb. 15. The symposium was funded by the Graduate Student Association, the Coastal Marine Sciences Institute and the Graduate Group in […]

Last summer, Mike Eidlin, a fourth-year Japanese and economics double major, had an idea for an iPhone app. He presented his idea to the Hacker Lab competition in Sacramento, where he recruited a team to build the app and won third place in their hackathon. Currently, the UC Davis Computer Science Club is running a […]

If you’ve been to the Memorial Union (MU) lately, you may have noticed that Monte is back. He stands in the courtyard reading from a small Bible, while his dog, Sarah, lies next to him. Monte has been preaching across the country since the early ’80s, hoping to plant religious ideas in people’s minds.   […]

Emily Nguyen, a fourth-year economics major, is the co-director for the Asian American Association (AAA) Film Festival, and in her film festival folder she has images of buttons featuring statements that directly deny popular Asian American stereotypes. The buttons read: “I don’t get red when I drink,” “I am not your translator,” “My eyes are […]