Features

The Davis Farmers Market began with only three farmers in 1976, and has since grown to attract around 7,000 shoppers every Saturday. Yolo County is known as one of the nation’s greatest agricultural powerhouses, and the Farmers Market, open Wednesdays and Saturdays year-round, is a place for consumers to connect with their farmers in a […]

Beginning as an online garage project and worked on between classes to pay for college loans and rent, two UC Davis alumni co-founded and now distribute their own bicycle brand. From the penny-farthing city symbol to such colloquial terms as the “freshman stripe,” cycling is central to the Davis identity. Nearly every person in Davis […]

You’ve probably heard your sorority and fraternity friends gush about Greek life. You’ve probably also heard people swear they’d never Go Greek, no matter how many times they’re invited to rush week events on Facebook. Fall 2013 rush and recruitment began Sept. 23 and is ongoing during the first two weeks of October. If you’re […]

Daily classes and too much reading may set a college student’s short-term assignments above long-term goals. For many, however, graduation looms in a few short years and academic cohesion should not be a matter of hindsight. Reflecting on their college years, former UC Davis students discuss how both classroom and work experience shaped their career […]

There are more perks to attending UC Davis than a Shields Library account. While most of the cost associated with tuition goes toward campus and academic operation, two fees are purely to provide amenities for students. Campus-based fees and the Student Services Fee go toward facilities and programs, such as the Memorial Union renovation and […]

UC Davis Study Abroad students were evacuated from Egypt this July when General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and the Egyptian military removed President Mohamed Morsi from office and suspended the Egyptian constitution. The study abroad program in Cairo, Egypt, titled “Something Old, Something New,” was first approved in 2011, when Hosni Mubarak’s 29-year rule in Egypt […]

Do you have a favorite bathroom around campus? If you’ve ever been disgusted by the foul, stomach-churning smells wafting through the air of a campus bathroom or the unkempt mess of toilet paper scattered across the dirty floors, we don’t blame you for being picky. From the best and newest restroom facilities on campus, to […]

With over 20,000 undergraduate students at UC Davis, being recognized as an individual student can be difficult. But for all students, regardless of major or background, graduation is a time for personal recognition and praise. “These past few years, we have each been known by our ID number and then finally at commencement, we get […]

While renting the 38-dollar cap and gown is the only mandatory expense for walking in the Commencement Ceremony, add-ons such as tassels, diploma accessories, travel expenses for loved ones and last-minute Davis memorabilia purchases have many grads wondering about the actual cost of graduation. Cap and gown provider Herff Jones suggested that students purchase one […]

Eight seconds, for many, may not seem like a meaningful amount of time, or a long enough time for anything significant to occur. But for Alejandro Sandoval and other graduates who will be present at the 2013 Chicano and Latino Graduation Celebration on June 15, it will be a significant eight seconds indeed. “Each person […]

Elena Piotter may appear to be just another first-year international relations major, but if you look closely, you can notice one noteworthy feature about her, and it happens to be her feet. Piotter lives her life without the comforts and benefits of shoes, and she does not regret it in the slightest. “To be completely […]

Scholarships and financial aid are among many traditional methods students use to fund their college educations. But there is one option that is becoming increasingly popular among college students that may pay much more than any scholarship would. You wouldn’t be competing with other applicants by grades alone or with essays, but rather with your […]