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Everybody talks about change in college. “Oh, you are going to change so much in college.” Blah blah blah. Yeah, your lifestyle changes, I admit that. You no longer live with mommy and daddy, you no longer get your lunch packed for you and you no longer have a curfew, or hardly any rules at […]

College is hard. You will sleep through a class because your mom isn’t there to wake you up. Some asshole will steal your bike, and you’ll learn just how long it really takes to walk from the MU to Tercero. The love of your life will break your heart. Three times. In a week. But […]

Isabelle Rojas. Major: Neurobiology, physiology and behavior “It was far from home. It’s a new experience and I wanted to explore different things.” Frank Delgado. Major: Chemistry “Because of the forensic science program here.” Eugene Arai. Major: Neurobiology, physiology and behavior “It was the best school I got into.” Rachel Johnson. Major: Exercise biology “I’m […]

UC Davis researcher to cycle 585 miles for tree research Aug. 6 — UC Davis urban forestry researcher Julia Bartens did a seven-day, 585-mile bike tour, Tour des Trees, through Oregon from Aug. 5 to 11. She raised about $3,097 in donations. — Originally reported by Claire Tan Linnea Lomax search effort continues Aug. 6 […]

ASUCD ASUCD (Associated Students of UC Davis) is the student government on campus and it runs most of the campus’ most popular features.  Students can serve as senators or as interns and assist in enacting new initiatives. ASUCD runs the bus system on campus, known as Unitrans, as well as the Coffee House in the […]

Nervous about finding your niche here on campus? The Student Community Center (SCC), located across from Peter A. Rock Hall (formerly 194 Chemistry), offers a wide range of resources for all UC Davis students. The SCC is home to six resource centers, including the Cross Cultural Center, the Student Recruitment and Retention Center, the Women’s […]

Proposition 30 promises to address UC budget deficits Aug. 6 — Proposed by Governor Jerry Brown, Proposition 30 or The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, aims to collect between $6.8 billion to $9 billion in revenue in 2012-2013. The University of California Board of Regents recently voted to endorse the proposition. […]

Over the years, a new field of study is emerging to combine various areas of expertise together to help understand one main topic: the human mind. When cognitive science graduate Joshua Peterson and fourth-year cognitive science major Antonio Dominiguez transferred to UC Davis, neither could choose a single major they were interested in. “There wasn’t […]

It’s 11 p.m. on a Sunday night in July, and there’s an unusual amount of activity at a nondescript restaurant in San Francisco’s otherwise dead-quiet financial district. The place is packed with socialites, congregating around the warm brick and rustic open bar. On the other side, porchetta roasts in a wood-burning oven, the salty smokiness […]

The average 8-year-old is riding their bicycle down the street or playing with their dolls. But Barbara Goodkind, UC Davis 2011 graduate and human development major, had another hobby. Barbara and her twin sister, Lauren, a communication major and 2011 graduate of Notre Dame in Belmont, started playing chess in 1999 and began to enter […]

Lloyd Johnson of Lloyd’s Organic Produce has been part of the local Davis Farmers Market for the past 16 years, regardless of the pouring rains and oven-like summer heat that Davis is famous for. Local residents refer to him as Lloyd the Farmer. Though he sells a variety of organic produce, Johnson’s specialty is tomatoes. […]

If you go to former Davis resident David Johnson’s Twitter page, everything looks normal, apart from one thing. His occupation is listed as “Jay-Z’s Penpal,” in reference to the superstar rapper. “People just want to be heard and understood,” Johnson said. “I just wanted validation that what I was doing was on the right track.” […]