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Friends, family and mentors will gather this weekend to witness graduation, an event of such grandiosity that attendees might forget the complexity of what it symbolizes for many students. Although graduates will be grouped together in massive commencements to receive their diplomas in identical caps and gowns, the feeling of accomplishment will be different to […]

“We were sitting there peacefully. I didn’t even hear a warning for the spraying, just by the students telling us all to turn around, and then we turned and we were sprayed, just like that. One of the cops was yelling at a guy saying he’s going to spray him in the face and then […]

The outgoing Editor in Chief of this newspaper is a white male former sports writer. The Chief before him? White. Male. Former sports writer. The Chief before him? White. Male. Former sports writer. The Chief before him? White. Male. Former campus news writer, but later, turned sports writer. What have I gotten myself into? Maybe […]

Brown signs final piece of DREAM Act Oct. 10 — Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act, Assembly Bill 131, into law. The measure allows for undocumented immigrant students to receive scholarships and aid, including Cal Grants, at public universities. — Originally reported by Angela Swartz Occupy Wall Street groups continue organizing Oct. 20 […]

After the ceremonies, parties and post-commencement vacations are over, it’s time for new graduates to join the real (working) world. Enter Subhash Risbud, director of the Internship and Career Center (ICC). Though Risbud said the ICC has been under strain this year due to budget cuts and layoffs, he encouraged students to drop by South […]

Editor in Chief Jason Alpert Managing Editor Becky Peterson Arts Editor Uyen Cao Elizabeth Orpina Arts Writers Peter An Karina Contreras James O’Hara Brittany Pearlman Michelle Ruan Rudy Sanchez Sasha Sharma Paayal Zaveri    City Editor Angela Swartz         City Associate Editor Claire Tan City Staff Writer Einat Gilboa       City Writers Andrew Poh         […]

“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 […]