Features

UC Davis student shares her experience volunteering with the ASUCD Pantry    By DANIELA DULA MEJIA — features@theaggie.org   This week’s Aggie in the Area is Harleen Sidhu, a third-year human development major who has been volunteering for the Pantry for three years. This year, she is a shift lead and helps organize volunteers for […]

“Alienation and Liminality” is an interactive installation of visual collages that disseminates qualitative research conducted by the Queer Trans Lab at UC Davis   By INDRANIL BASU — features@theaggie.org   The interactive exhibition “Alienation and Liminality: An Installation on International LGBTQIA+ Graduate Student Experiences on Campus” is currently open for viewing at the International Center. […]

Texas-based collective Theatre Heroes performs “Call of the Wild: Illustrated Edition” at the Mondavi Center   By MIA BALTIERRA — features@theaggie.org   “The Call of the Wild,” the classic tale of a dog named Buck and his journey from lavish pet to laboring sled dog in the Yukon, is a novel many people grew up […]

With clothing reselling gaining popularity, the Davis Art Market has made efforts to resolve artists’ concerns   By KACEY CHAN — features@theaggie.org  Lea este artículo en español.    The vintage and art markets in Davis have been gaining popularity and the number of sellers has been increasing weekly, as clothing resellers recently joined the artists […]

The professor cited gender discrimination as one of the reasons for the hiring decision, which the department denies   By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   Choir students and members of the UC-AFT union are calling for the reinstatement of Erik Peregrine, who currently serves as the director of choirs and as a lecturer in music at […]

Every Friday, Davis locals and students gather with instruments at the Wyatt Deck for an open jam session   By MIA BALTIERRA — features@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español.   The Davis Arboretum is known for its sprawling grassy landscape, redwood trees and peaceful stream. But every Friday at noon, one may also encounter the […]

Meet the face of Aggie Studios, the student-run ASUCD video production team   By FAITH DEMEULENAERE — features@theaggie.org   Aaries “Big Aaries” Harris is a third-year communication and cinema and digital media double major who is best known for his involvement in Aggie Studios student interviews on the Aggie Studios Youtube or Instagram (@aggiestudios).  According […]

UC Davis’s selectively bred, high-quality strawberry varieties are used in approximately 60% of the world’s strawberry production   By LYNN CHEN — features@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español.   A customer visiting the supermarket most likely has no second thoughts while picking up their usual carton of strawberries. They may glance here and there for […]

Tristan “TK” Morton, the director of the LGBTQIA+ resource center, discusses pride programming and the inspiration for this year’s theme   By EMMANUEL FONSECA — features@theaggie.org  Lea este artículo en español.   May is UC Davis’s Pride Month, an annual tradition dedicated to bringing visibility and educating people on the lives of LGBTQIA+ individuals. UC […]

Jhankaar A Cappella creates a sense of belonging through Western-South Asian fusion   By INDRANIL BASU — features@theaggie.org   Jhankaar, UC Davis’s only South Asian a cappella team, fuses traditional South Asian and Western music genres to present a unique blend of music. Founded during the 2009-2010 academic year by three former students, Jhankaar has […]

Not literally, just metaphysically   By CARMEL RAVIV — craviv@ucdavis.edu   To be honest, I’ve been hitting the gym a lot lately and just PR’d on bench press (35 lbs), so I feel confident in my ability to take out my frustrations and show off my two months of Krav Maga practice. I’ve been eating […]

Several professors gathered for an informal panel discussion to discuss lab funding, impressing employers and the importance of self-advocacy   By MIA BALTIERRA — features@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español.   At a research institution like UC Davis, most instructors are performing research while teaching classes. The path to these positions can take on many […]