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When working at low wages, paychecks are carefully forecasted to the penny. And yet, when looking at the breakdown of hours worked and money earned, the figure always comes up short a few dollars. Taxes. All year, money drains from paychecks to feed the American financial system. To quiet the rumblings of discontent at a […]

Most college students worry about finding a job after they graduate. But what few consider is not finding a job, but rather creating one for yourself. It’s called entrepreneurship. If you’re tired of angry bosses or careers that simply pay the bills but don’t fuel your passion, then maybe it’s time to consider being innovative. […]

Many take for granted the ability to get an education. In America, students often go through the public education system; some receive financial aid to go to college or find some other way to pay for it. But the fact remains that getting an education is a reality to many. It is not a secret, […]

A student nonchalantly walks into a bookstore, finds the textbook they need and flips it over to the back cover. The price tag reads into the 200-dollar range. The student coyly scans the aisle to make sure no employees or security cameras are watching, then slips the volume under their coat and walks out. Another […]

Chinese music plays in the small downtown restaurant The Dumpling House and owner Linda Liu sits at a table with a bowl of dumpling contents and a neatly arranged tray of wrapped dumplings — just a sample of the two to three thousand dumplings hand-wrapped every day. “Most people like a dumpling for the season; […]

A free screening of the film Skyfall will be held tonight by The Harassment and Discrimination Assistance and Prevention Program (HDAPP) as another installment of their Sex and the Cinema Program. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in 123 Sciences Lecture Hall. “It is a very light-hearted event,” said Lisa Brodkey, director of HDAPP, […]

If you’ve been missing the family dog or have ever considered kidnapping your neighbor’s cat, now is the time to act. But leave the neighbors alone and visit the Yolo County Animal Shelter instead. To promote adoption, the Yolo County Animal Shelter in Woodland has significantly lowered its fees. Every Friday through Feb. 17, all […]

The thought of dropping everything, hopping on a plane and moving to a new country is exciting to most people, but few actually get to live it. Yet UC Davis alumna Quinn Vandenberg and her boyfriend Jonathon Button dropped their comfortable lifestyles and moved to Nicaragua — and with a good cause to boot. Vandenberg […]

General education (GE), also known as the unavoidable units to some UC Davis students, is something that we all must complete and poses a unique opportunity to study interesting topics. Ever since the requirements changed two years ago for all UC Davis students entering in or after Fall Quarter 2011, understanding the transition from the […]

With our current economy and rising tuition costs, a growing number of college students across the country appear to be dating sugar daddies, wealthy older men who pay for young female companionship. At UC Davis, this year’s 220 percent rise in our sugar baby population shows that we are quickly joining the trend. Sugar daddy […]

Most of us cringe at the sight of worms, especially long red ones, without realizing just how important those red wrigglers are to our environment. Since worms eat large quantities of organic material and can digest up to their body weight every day, they are perfect candidates for making compost. Project Compost is an ASUCD […]

During last week’s rainy days, many of us were splashed with the infamous “Freshman Stripe” — an embarrassing phenomenon that occurs when your bike tires splatter your back with muddy water. A lot of us also cringed when our buses drove up with foggy windows. Then we endured the discomfort of being tightly packed in […]