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“I’m going to miss the liveliness of a college town, the people, and I’m really going to miss the Coffee House.” Erik Chow, wildlife fish and conservation biology major and a student manager of the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) “The type of people that are here — everybody is so open and welcoming. And the […]

By now, the Class of 2012 has no doubt heard the classic question “What are your plans after graduation?” ad nauseum. Though many respond to the query with blank stares, some do in fact have an answer. Read on to discover what three graduates have lined up post-commencement. Wilson To, doctorate in comparative pathology While […]

This weekend was, as I paged through Aggie Job Link looking for internships I might be interested in, when I started feeling wistful about working as the science editor and columnist. I’m currently on the hunt for internship positions at labs doing research in microbiology. Right now I’m still on the first step of sifting […]

Police pepper spray student protesters, community outraged Nov. 19 — On Nov. 18, police officers pepper sprayed a group of student protesters on the Quad. The event came after students camped out on the Quad as part of the Occupy UC Davis movement. Ten individuals were arrested, nine of whom were UC Davis students. — […]

Oct. 18 That’s fishy There was a loud party with lots of bass on Anderson Road. Nov. 1 Party to die for There was loud music coming from the cemetery on Pole Line Road. Nov. 3 Baseless attack Someone poured acid on a vehicle on Mazanita Lane. Nov. 17 Horn of plenty Someone had a […]

As the final days of college approach for us graduating seniors, the inevitable “what comes next” question looms in most of our sweet little hearts and heads. This time can be both overwhelming and exciting, as we cling to fleeting memories of these past years in Collegeland. For some, anxiety about life after university has […]

I had a hard time thinking of what to write my outgoing editor in chief column about. Below is the thought process I went through. Oh man, what should I write about for my last column of the year? So much has happened during my term. Town halls, pepper spraying, protests. This was a pretty […]

From daddy’s promise of that new two-seater to the comfort of having recently landed a real adult job, college graduation can be quite the cloud nine. Just as easily, the thought alone can be quite a nuisance. All it takes is that fear of getting your name butchered before you walk across the stage or […]

Two weeks away from graduating, a few of my friends and I decided to re-live our middle school days and have a campout in someone’s backyard. It was a little bit different without parental supervision, free as we were to experiment (in true 8-year-old style) with lighter fluid as we figured out how to light […]

We all have those friends who flaunt their “free time” at us, claiming they never go to class and still manage to maintain a competitive grade-point average. As you examine the dent in your nose from falling asleep on your textbook, that soon-to-be-enemy-of-a-friend thumbs his or her perfectly undented nose right back. It is quite […]

If you remember watching action-packed cartoons as a kid, like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dragon Ball Z, you might also remember feeling that you wish you could do the stunts that the characters performed so effortlessly. Parkour enthusiasts Kyle Turner and Matt Jian agree that their love for the physical art form stems from […]

Since the ripe age of 5, Shelby Gotelli has been helping her mother sell her family’s cherries at farmers markets, attracting customers with her little cherry dress and standing up on crates to talk to customers. Today, Gotelli comes home from Pepperdine University for the summers to run her family’s cherry stand at the Davis […]