Features

Students discuss Biden’s debt relief plan and other potential solutions to the debt crisis By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — features@theaggie.org On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced a plan for student debt relief. As part of their 2020 campaign promises, the Biden-Harris administration paused federal student debt payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, to combat the […]

Yolo country celebrates local farming and small-scale production during “Farm to Fork” month   By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — features@theaggie.org   In 1908, UC Davis first opened as an extension of UC Berkeley in the form of an agricultural school — hence why students are known as “Aggies.” Ever since, the University’s agricultural roots have remained […]

By JADE BELL – campus@theaggie.org   UC Davis alumnus Carlo Facchino set out on his 2,400-mile row from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to Hawaii at 8:30 a.m. on July 5 and completed it on Sept. 15, 72 days later. Prior to this, Facchino competed in the Great Pacific Race with Team Uniting Nations from […]

The 2022 Tahoe State of the Lake report informs programs to combat environmental destruction and maintain Tahoe as a popular vacation spot   By LEVI GOLDSTEIN — features@theaggie.org   Lake Tahoe is a popular retreat destination throughout the year for outdoorsy Californians, including hikers and boat enthusiasts in the summer and skiers in the winter. […]

Davis community members discuss struggles they have encountered as queer Muslims By UMAIMA EJAZ — features@theaggie.org Content warning: This article contains discussions of homophobia and trnsphobia that some readers might find disturbing. Disclaimer: Some sources have chosen to remain anonymous for their safety. Saeed Zaheer and Sumaira Khan are pseudonyms for these sources’ identities.  “Allah, can […]

Davis resident with visual impairment shares her journey of losing her vision and learning to use tools around her to excel By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org An ode to the time when she could see bright lights and high contrasts, Gena Harper’s living room is scattered with Christmas lights and checkerboard patterns. Next to her […]

UC Davis researchers strive to understand “hugely problematic” catastrophic injuries in racehorses By MARGO ROSENBAUM — features@theaggie.org With bottles of coat shine and thin layers of sweat, racehorses glitter in the sun and dance on spindly legs across the soft-dirt track. Jockeys adorned in colorful silks are slung onto the backs of skittering two-year-old horses as […]

Board members share their perspectives on Pride celebrations, planning the first Pride Festival on campus and goals for future years By MALERIE HURLEY — features@theaggie.org If you were near Dunloe Brewing Co. on the warm evening of May 21, you would have heard an outpour of cheers from a large group of Davis students tucked […]

This spring, seniors reflect on their time at UC Davis and share their plans for post-grad    By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org   This is the third story in The California Aggie’s five part series profiling seniors graduating from UC Davis this spring. Throughout the quarter, The Aggie will be speaking with seniors about their […]

UC Davis students behind Davis’s AoT chapter discuss the organization’s mission and what community members can expect at monthly presentations   By MONICA ROBERTS — features@theaggie.org   Physics majors and astronomy lovers alike are gathering at Sudwerk Brewery Co. every third Thursday of the month for a chance to crack open a cold beer and […]

UC Davis students gather to protest Supreme Court decision, amplify local resources By MALERIE HURLEY — features@theaggie.org On Tuesday, May 10, students gathered on the Quad to march in response to the recent leaked draft of the Supreme Court majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Two students, fourth-year English and communication double major […]

Inner tube water polo takes this year’s crown for best intramural sport at UC Davis By OMAR NAVARRO — features@theaggie.org With 36.8% of the vote, inner tube water polo took home the victory of best intramural sport. Currently ongoing during spring quarter, this intramural sport is played at the Rec Pool and is great for […]