Features

This spring, seniors reflect on their time at UC Davis and share their post-graduate plans By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org   This is the first 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 share how the pandemic has impacted their mental and physical health  By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org    Content warning: This article discusses eating disorders and disordered eating.   The long-term effects of COVID-19 extend beyond what scientists call “long COVID.” There’s also the myriad mental health struggles, including disordered eating, that have been triggered […]

UC Davis student discusses her therapeutic connection to tattooing and artistic inspiration By MONICA ROBERTS — features@theaggie.org   Arina Nemchuk, a third-year psychology major, does not have a typical student job. Instead, her job as a tattoo artist combines her passions for therapy and art to create permanent body murals with just a needle and […]

UC Davis students share their favorite parts of the university and tips for high school seniors making college decisions By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org Months after the application submission deadline, UC Davis released admissions decisions to students of the upcoming Class of 2026 on March 11. Newly admitted students have until May 1 to submit […]

Sheep, used as natural lawn mowers, return to campus in the hopes of lowering students’ stress and boosting morale By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org    At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 25 freshly sheared sheep rushed the grassy mounds in between the Chemistry Annex and Bainer Hall on campus — where they will take […]

Three women share their proudest career moments, inspiration and hopes for future generations By ALINA ISSAKHANIAN — features@theaggie.org   In honor of Women’s History Month which ended on April 1, The California Aggie interviewed a few of the many women who have attended UC Davis and gone on to make great impacts in their careers […]

Employees and UC Davis students share trivia tips and their favorite events By MONICA ROBERTS — features@theaggie.org   UC Davis students are no stranger to bar “trivia nights” — student friendly nightlife in the form of competitive brain games. Trivia night advertisements plaster downtown bars and customers walking in on trivia night might even struggle […]

UC Davis students discuss some of their favorite cheap and trendy thrift stores By SOPHIA PLACHE-CREECH — features@theaggie.org Thrifting can be a great way for college students to fulfill their shopping desires without breaking the bank. Several UC Davis students shared their experiences with thrift stores in Davis and recommended some of their favorites.  Located […]

UC Davis students discuss unusually warm winter quarter’s effect on mental health By SOPHIA PLACHE-CREECH — features@theaggie.org February and March have felt unusually warm in Davis this year. Usually during winter there is an uptick in people affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.), since S.A.D. symptoms coincide with weather patterns, especially cold or rainy ones. […]

Two UC Davis students discuss the perks and challenges of going abroad during the pandemic   By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org   Almost 16% of students at four-year universities study abroad at some point during their college education, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many programs offered at UC Davis and through University of California […]

New club promotes weightlifting for women to improve athletic performance and long-term health By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org  “Girl Gains,” a new club at UC Davis, hopes to destigmatize and empower women in the weight room — which is good news for women’s health, because strength training has proven to be beneficial for athletic performance, […]

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing spark conversation about the role of politics in sports and the effectiveness of boycotts By ALINA ISSAKHANIAN — features@theaggie.org   Much conversation around the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, has been focused on the current human rights crisis in the country. Globally, governments and international entities have chosen […]