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There are many things about home life that college students miss when they pack their bags and head off for a new life. Separation from household pets is one of the things that many Aggies miss. Buying a pet while at college can evolve into a recipe for disaster, since many students aren’t looking for […]

For the first time this fall quarter, four UC Davis students in the concert band are interning in the band class at Winters High School and helping the high school students with the music they are learning. “[Winters] has a small program, a small band and we’re trying to help them grow. If [the band] […]

In the eighth century, Buddhism became the official religion of the Tibetan people, and the king invited Buddhist teachers to Tibet. Today, Tibetan meditation master Lama Gursam has come to Davis and is offering those same teachings to us. These teachings are Buddhist teachings, and one of Buddhism’s fundamental beliefs is reincarnation, not of personality […]

“I’m pretty stoked. I remember people [saying] it was just a close call. I was getting texts from my family members going, ‘who do you think is going to win?’ A lot of people I knew were voting for Obama. [And] I’m super jazzed [about Prop 30]. I do not want to have the tuition […]

The dogs are back. The UC Davis Stress and Wellness Center’s mindspa has brought their quarterly event back to campus. Therapy Fluffies are dogs that are brought to UC Davis to interact with students and help them to destress from the daily grind including exams, lectures and homework. “We host this event in hopes to […]

As November is Native American Heritage Month, the Cross Cultural Center (CCC) is presenting Native American Culture Days (NACD) this week on campus to spread awareness. NACD was actually established on the UC Davis campus in the 1970s during a time of social unrest as a way to celebrate Native American culture. “Native American people […]

Down south in the UC Davis Horse Barn, student interns called stud managers spend six months a year making horse babies. Yes, making horse babies. Natural breeding is quite dangerous, so they practice artificial insemination, in which the managers excite the stallions, collect the horse semen and impregnate a mare. Last week, the Equine Facilities […]

Sporting shiny black disco pants, a mustard yellow sheer cardigan, a black felt boater hat and bold black creepers, Jennifer Im with her spunky look is more than your average girl. Walking among UC Davis students as a fourth-year communication major, Im is also a fashion blogger and YouTube star with over 196,000 subscribers. At […]

As students of UC Davis, we carry the honor of being called Aggies — but don’t forget the root of this title. We call ourselves Aggies because of our agricultural readiness and abundance of farms. According to peta2, more and more UC Davis students are taking this a step further and going vegan, awarding our […]

Confessions from the last 24 hours: “I just ate carrots and celery while watching porn.” “I have seriously considered pole dancing as a side job to pay for college. I just wish there wasn’t such a negative stigma surrounding it.” “I was really attracted to the girl in the drag king contest. I’m a straight […]

Natalie Roman, a fourth-year American studies major, works on a cassette player, a device long superseded by digital technology that is faster, more convenient and more reliable. But she pushes on the player’s buttons to produce the sound of creating a mix tape — recording sound effects is an essential part of radio production. Roman […]

Davis emanates eco-friendliness. We ride bicycles and use public transportation. We eat local foods and drink free-trade coffee. The UC Davis School of Education, which is in the planning stages of a new sustainable building, is joining the trend. The School of Education once held classes in the Academic Surge and offices in its own […]