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Students find joy in hosting and participating in scavenger hunts for crocheted dinosaurs   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   It is no easy feat running a large club like the Davis Triceratops Club. Currently, the club’s Discord community boasts 5,158 members and each of its events have been wildly popular among students. The club […]

How do first-year students’ expectations of college measure up against experience?   By AMBER WARNKE — features@theaggie.org   Freshmen at UC Davis are currently finishing up their first months of college, and adjusting to a new life away from home. With this comes excitement and anxiety as students face their first midterms, experience holidays in […]

A tight-knit major and its department teach the science behind winemaking and cultivating grapevines    By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   Economics, computer science, philosophy, statistics… and viticulture and enology? These are all different majors at UC Davis for undergraduates –– but, what exactly does viticulture and enology offer? The Department of Viticulture and Enology […]

Good and fair-priced off-campus housing is hard to come by according to statistics and students   By FAITH DEMEULENAERE — features@theaggie.org   Navigating the realm of off-campus housing poses a lot of challenges for the majority of students, packed with an array of hurdles.  These obstacles encompass complex financial considerations, perplexing regulatory constraints and even […]

Advice from a Putah Creek Reserve specialist   By FAITH DEMEULENAERE — features@theaggie.org   The sky is clear, the bees are humming, the plants are beautiful and the sun is, well, hot.  On a warm day in Davis, visitors, students and locals alike flock to the Putah Creek public sector to take a dip in […]

How to maintain cybersecurity and protect yourself from fraudulent job and internship offers   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   At UC Davis, most of us are young adults just beginning to enter into society, trying to achieve career goals and become financially independent. As such, it is no wonder that many online scammers target […]

The club welcomes students of all skill levels to socialize and stay active    By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   On campus, clubs and extracurricular organizations can fulfill a variety of passions and hobbies. For rock climbing lovers, they can find this in the UC Davis Climbing Club. Members of the club practice both indoor […]

Both the Business and Public Service Career Fair and the STEM Fair at UC Davis will cater to students and alumni   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   For college students, entering the post-graduation world may seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, the Internship and Career Center (ICC) at UC Davis is here to help […]

An inclusive group of student artists, designers and writers self-publish a charity-based zine   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   The Cherry Tea Collective is a charity-based art club that consists of artists, writers, poets, photographers and other creatives. Every school year, the club publishes a zine — a unique, self-published mini-magazine — on a […]

The initiative has helped students with intellectual disabilities find community and acquire both life and job skills as they become independent   By AMBER WARNKE — features@theaggie.org   The Redwood SEED (Supported Education to Elevate Diversity) program is one of the newest disability programs at UC Davis. Designed to support students ages 18 to 23 […]

Students share their thoughts on the change in ranking   By FAITH DEMEULENAERE — features@theaggie.org   The annual release of the U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of public universities serves as a benchmark — a litmus test of sorts — for these institutions to measure their progress and overall quality of education. In a […]

The event enables students to explore the resources, clubs and organizations available on campus    By ELIZABETH WOODHALL — features@theaggie.org   The Involvement Fair at UC Davis offers students the opportunity to roam around the quad and learn about the different ways they can get involved on campus. Described as an “annual student organization showcase” […]