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This time of year is called the holiday season for a reason. For certain groups, the theme this year has been breaking regional and cultural divides to celebrate together and learn new things. One of the biggest examples of this was the partnering of the Indian Student Association (ISA) and Aggies for Israel (AFI) on […]

Whether you are a butterfly enthusiast or bee fanatic, the Bohart Museum of Entomology just might be the place for you. About every month, the public has the opportunity to attend a bug-themed open house and observe the vast collection of insects at the museum. Due to the demand for a December event, the museum […]

Mushrooms will be blossoming at UC Davis this Winter Quarter through the efforts of community food projects at the Domes, the Student Farm and the popular course PLP 40: Mushroom Cultivation. Jack Taylor, a third-year sustainable agriculture and food systems major, has been interested in mushrooms since he was 14 when he came across his […]

Michael Chang is the Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. He is also a UC Davis alumnus who attributes his future success in part to campus involvement. Recently, he and his wife, also an alumna, brought their family back to town hoping to encourage their daughter to apply and attend. Chang […]

Arav Karighattam is in Math 125A, an upper-division math class on real analysis. He’s also 10 years old. Attending a lecture by Professor Andre Deckert on analyses of inverse functions, Arav even corrected a mistake his professor made, to which Deckert merely smiled. Arav has been attending UC Davis classes since he was eight years […]

Students finding it difficult to stay awake in class might yet be saved by ECM 1: The Design of Coffee. ECM 1 began as a freshman seminar but is being offered for the first time this winter as a full-fledged general education course. In the class, students will brew and taste coffee in a laboratory […]

Bone marrow donation is critical to treating serious illnesses. With their bone marrow drive and registration on Nov. 6 and 7., the American Asian Donor Program (AADP) marked an 18-year relationship with UC Davis and helped register 90 students. According to Fion See, who coordinated the drive, bone marrow donation is important because, unlike blood […]

‘Oh [expletive], I lost my [important belonging]!’ is a common woe on campus. Biking during rush hour and popping in and out of constantly rotating lecture halls makes it easy to leave something behind. According to Tyson Mantor, UC Davis Grounds Supervisor, valuable items are turned in to the police station, while clothing and sporting […]

In January 2014, leftover pasta and other unfinished food from the dining commons will be put to use as the newly established UC Davis Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester (UC Davis READ) converts organic waste into campus electricity. For nearly a decade, Professor Ruihong Zhang of the UC Davis Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering has […]

A new internet star is on the rise, and you might even share a class with her. On campus, she’s a fifth-year student majoring in international relations. Online, Karen Yeung, better known as Karen O, is a fashion vlogger on YouTube. Her channel, youtube.com/IAMKARENO, currently has 19,020 subscribers. Yeung grew up in Hong Kong until […]

Davis is Burning is the largest drag show in town, featuring performers from UC Davis and the community. The event is put on each year by the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men. From humble beginnings, Davis is Burning has evolved into a highly successful event to help […]

With a dulled piece of chalk, a professor scratches a harrowing message across the blackboard for the hundredth time: “Wikipedia is not a credible source.” Almost by default, students know to separate academia from Wikipedia. Yet, Wikipedia is the first place you go to when you need a comprehensive list of “Hey Arnold!” episodes, the […]