Features

Recent graduates and Executive Director at UC Davis’ Internship and Career Center, Marcie Kirk Holland, share their experiences    By SABRINA FIGUEROA — features@theaggie.org   Graduation is one of the biggest events that will happen to a student in higher education. Being both relaxing and stressful, graduation is a double-bound finish line in which students […]

Volunteers continue operations of historic Food Not Bombs chapter in Davis  By LAILA AZHAR — features@theaggie.org Boxes of fruit salad, rice and split-pea stew stacked on a ledge in Central Park don’t exactly seem like the hallmarks of a terrorist group. But Food Not Bombs, the organization behind this food distribution program, has been called […]

The passionate student-staffed operation gives back to UC Davis   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org   On campus, there is a wide selection of food trucks to visit as students. Whether you’re a loyal fan of Shah’s Halal or a curious customer of the Smoothie Operator, there will always be a business for you. One […]

UC Davis students and staff discuss options for students to become financially literate before entering the workforce   By ZOEY MORTAZAVI — features@theaggie.org   Throughout college, newfound financial freedom and responsibility hit the average student like a truck. Unexplored financial territory quickly plunges students neck-deep into student loans, bills, rent, taxes and plenty of other […]

Copeland and other guest speakers inspire students to persevere in the face of adversity     By ZOEY MORTAZAVI — features@theaggie.org   Becoming a ballerina: the epitome of childhood dreams all over the world. Something about the elegance, grace, flowy costumes, tights and talent displayed by ballet dancers is effortlessly captivating. Because it is a profession […]

Read some tips and tricks from Davis students on how to layer your clothes for the cold season   By BREANNA SANDERS — features@theaggie.org   It seemed as though it was an overnight change: from strutting through downtown in the warm late-summer days to shivering while biking in the cold, each shallow breath accompanied by […]

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 […]