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Whether you believe in one God, many gods, no god or aren’t quite sure, you are eligible to live in the Multifaith Living Community. The Multifaith Living Community (MLC), located behind the Cal Aggie Christian Association building (CA house), is a residence option for UC Davis students. Forty students have the opportunity to live in […]

Editor’ note: The following article is part of a new series intended to give students information about various neighborhoods and apartment complexes in Davis. Formally defined as the area north of I-80, east of Pole Line and north of E. Eighth Street and east of J Street, East Davis is a short bike ride to […]

Over winter break, a group of eight UC Davis students set out from Guatemala City in a rented microbus, which was navigated through pothole-filled roads along the flowering cane fields and volcanoes. Four and a half hours later the group arrived in Coatepeque, San Marcos, 15 minutes away from the mountain town of Sintana, where […]

1. “No, I think the movement has lost its focus and no longer achieves its original goal, which was to stop tuition increases.” Michaela Lee, sophomore international relations and economics double major 2. “No, I feel that it distracts from the real purpose of the protest. We need to come up with a way to […]

For those who have not yet hopped on the Twitter bandwagon, learning how to tweet may provide for a more useful and informative social networking experience. Since the site went live in 2006, Twitter has gained 300 million users, making it one of the most popular social networking services. Users can instantly ‘follow’ any other […]

In Review: Bombay Dreams Restaurant Hours: Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Food: ** Ambiance: *** Cost: $$ Key Food and ambiance quality **** I’m dining here every day *** Almost like eating at home ** Better than my roommate’s cooking * Only if I’m starving Budget $$$$ chancellor $20+ $$$ professor $15-20 […]

As most students know, college is often the time when proper health, nutrition and wellness are forgotten. But with a New Year and quarter ahead, this may be the perfect time to make a change. To help students get started, UC Davis’ Health Education and Promotion (HEP), a branch of the Student Health and Counseling […]

Needles and yarn have never looked more valuable. Rupali Saiya, first-year computer engineering major, has proven their value with her organization called Crafts of Hope. Crafts of Hope is a program that empowers underprivileged women and children by teaching them how to crochet. The women and children crochet hats, scarves and more, all for sale […]

When two of veterinary pathology professor Stephen Barthold’s friends decided to get married, deciding who would officiate the ceremony became a dilemma. Hiring an unknown local minster, rabbi or priest to marry them would be impersonal, they felt. So Barthold stepped in and did the job himself. “My own daughter was married outdoors several years […]

Laura Guapo, junior managerial economics major, discovered at age eight that her parents were the real Santa after she found presents in her parents’ closet while playing hide and seek. Not wanting her mother to know that she had found out the truth, she pretended to still believe. “My Christmas holiday has felt the same, […]

Monique Chambers, a UC Davis medical student, has been living her life with purpose, value and commitment to her passion for health care. This past month, she was recognized for her hard work and effort. Chambers, now in her third year at the UC Davis School of Medicine, was one of five students nationwide to […]

Upon walking into the nearly-empty ASUCD Coffee House at 8:15 a.m., it takes approximately 30 seconds for John Ortiz-Hutson to begin waving friendly “hellos” to colleagues and friends. “I don’t know if ‘famous’ is the right word,” Ortiz-Hutson said, at the suggestion that he appears to be a celebrity of sorts on campus. A young […]