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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 […]

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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. […]

Thursday, October 17 Poverty Eradication Student Organization Showcase 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. West Quad, UC Davis Oct.17 is the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, and the Davis Blum Center invites you to a showcase of student organizations that directly address poverty locally and internationally. Water Entrepreneurship Workshop 2 to 6 […]

UC Davis Department of English Professor Margaret Ferguson plans to bridge the gap between college and high school language education as the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) new president. The MLA is best known for its guidebook to citation style, which is used by almost everyone at UC Davis. When most students start college, they’ve already […]

UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation to lead the two year, $11.2 million research consortium. The center will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger and freight transportation on the state and federal levels. They will approach this through fuel and vehicle alternatives, environmental and […]

Thursday, October 10 Conversations with Writers: Sam Freedman 4 to 6 p.m. Voorhies 126 Attend the first lecture of this year’s Conversations With Writers Series, hosted by the UC Davis University Writing Program. Author, journalist and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism professor Sam Freedman will speak about his new book. The event is free. […]

While most students welcome the journey of heading back home after a year away at college and many choose to work locally, a small group of Aggies take a route that leads them overseas. Both exercise biology majors, third-year Evan Shum and second-year Jillian Giblin spent their summers immersing themselves in foreign cultures. Shum traveled […]

UC Davis alumnus Ryan Danz is set to publish a law book about martial arts called Jiu Jitsu Jurisprudence. Danz graduated in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics and has spent the last 13 years making a name for himself nationwide. He’s competed on “The Apprentice” and the 2012 season of “The Amazing […]