Features

Every fall, the Cool Patch Pumpkins farm draws world record aficionados, families, students and corn maze lovers to its fields. Now listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest temporary corn maze, it’s hard to believe that a few short years ago, the farm was nothing more than a roadside pumpkin […]

UC Davis scientific research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) was severely impacted within the first few days of the recent government shutdown. Due to the lapse in funding, several faculty members, graduate students and researchers have witnessed the debilitating effect on their research. About a week before […]

Half the Sky, a novel based on empowering women, is the focus of this year’s Campus Book Project, and has inspired UC Davis students to take matters into their own hands. The authors, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, argue that the worldwide oppression of women is “the paramount moral challenge” of the 21st century, and […]

From Halloween festivities and themed parties to theater productions and Dickens’ fairs, people from The Enchanted Cellar serve the Davis community and surrounding areas with over 25,000 stock items for rental year-round. “Some people have a costume idea but think, ‘how in the world am I going to make the costume do that?’” said costume […]

Three UC Davis alumni have used their personal experiences as student athletes to contribute to the niche market of college recruitment through social media. Fuse Athletics started as an idea for a mobile app, and turned into an online social platform for communication and management between high school athletes and college recruiters. They are now […]

Laptops are an ergonomic disaster, according to a display in the physical therapy office of the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC). Midterms and essays can result in problems for students’ health, but emotional stress is the cause, not the effect. According to Jill Nelson, a massage therapist at the SHWC, the downward position in […]

The Immigration Law Association and UC Davis School of Law held a conference on Oct. 11 called “Immigration Reform: What Next?” where two UC Davis students with personal experience in the matter were featured speakers. Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills that provide support to undocumented individuals in California. Accompanying this legislation […]

Thursday, October 24 Percussion Recital 12 to 1 p.m. Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center Listen to “What I Did With My Summer Vacation,” a free concert at the Mondavi Center. Movie: Under the Same Moon 7 to 9 p.m. International House, 10 College Park Watch this bilingual English-Spanish film, which offers a powerful visual […]

Editor’s note: Quoted students are only mentioned by their first names to respect their privacy. Looking for a simple way to meet your next match? There’s an app for that. Compared to other popular dating sites such as OkCupid, which has approximately 5.6 million active users, Tinder still remains the fastest-growing free dating app in […]

In the state of California, UC Davis is the only university with an on-campus airport. From business and recreational travel to flight training and atmospheric studies, the University Airport serves the Davis community in a variety of ways. “Aviation is starting to be taken for granted. At some point there was a knowledge and understanding […]

From barn owls to golden eagles, the volunteer-run California Raptor Center (CRC) is home to hundreds of local predatory birds, and around 200 people from all over the community will gather at the CRC for its biannual Open House this Oct. 19. Established in 1972, the CRC was first founded by the Department of Avian […]

Lauren Beaudin, a second-year civil engineering major, left her car parked on a typical street in Davis. It wasn’t there for long before crooks broke in and stole her wallet. By the time she checked online, her banking statement showed over $600 of purchases made in only 20 minutes. Identity theft can devastate college students. […]