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Freshly decorated news racks echo traditions of Davis with eco-friendly art When an employee of The California Aggie enthusiastically offers you a copy of the latest paper, take it. You might not realize it, but an incredible amount of effort went into getting that issue in print, and some of the soon-graduating members of the […]

Why students feel costly canteens are all the rage Spending $30 on a meal is seen as an extravagant purchase, spending $30 on a T-shirt is ridiculous for most, but spending $30 on a water bottle — well, that has become a standard price people are willing to pay. Most people would agree, water is […]

Undergraduate Admissions released freshman decisions on March 8 Located across from the Mondavi Center, the Welcome Center, home to Undergraduate Admissions, is on the outskirts of the central campus. Unless they become tour guides or take a class there, many students don’t return to the Welcome after their initial campus tours. Within the building, however, […]

Students discuss the preventive measures they take to avoid getting sick Gesundheit! Being sick is never fun, and the prevalence of sickness during the winter, accompanied by gloomy days, early sunsets and crowded Unitrans buses full of wet umbrellas, can be particularly discouraging. A violently loud sneeze during lecture may garner a “bless you” from […]

Cool Cuisine Burger Battle offers competition for plant-based burger artisans This year, March is all about being green: not just for St. Patrick’s Day, but for the Cool Cuisine Burger Battle happening in Davis. Cool Cuisine is a partnership between organizations and individuals that searches for the tastiest plant-based burgers. According to the Cool Cuisine […]

A concise list of potential general education courses to take next quarter For many Aggies, Winter Quarter can be a rough one, both mentally and academically. With Pass two just around the corner for some, The Aggie has compiled a list of interesting (and introductory) classes that are being offered next quarter if you are […]

How students can change the way they use social media, how they are currently affected by it Decades ago, the move to college came with tears and uncertainty when parents left their children in a dorm, not knowing when they’d next see their face or hear their voice. Today’s technology, through FaceTime, phone calls and […]

Program offers professors, students the chance to delve into topics that spark passion Stand-up comedy. Figs. Honeybees. Zombies. All of these are at the top of syllabi for many first-year students thanks to a unique seminar program.   Incoming college students often find it difficult transitioning from traditional high school classroom sizes of 30 students […]

Prytanean Benefit Ball: an event to support the campus and community The Prytanean Women’s Honor Society is hosting its annual Benefit Ball on Mar.10, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center. The annual ball not only provides togetherness for Prytanean women and the community but also supports Empower […]

Many non-STEM major students choose to take GEL 012 as a GE for science and engineering credit Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor, Iguanodon, Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus — all names of dinosaurs that students learn about in GEL 12: Dinosaurs. The two-unit class grants students science and engineering general education credit, making it a popular choice for non-STEM […]

Students discuss their thoughts on pass times It’s week eight of Winter Quarter. Your pass time is at 6:30 a.m., and two days before this brief appointment there is only one spot available in the lecture you know you need. White-knuckling your phone with three tabs open to Schedule Builder, you try to sleep. Scheduling […]

The Internship and Career Center hosts its quarterly fair Hundreds of students packed into the ARC Pavilion on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to attend the Internship and Career Center’s 5th annual fair. Rows upon rows of companies filled the bottom floor of the Pavilion, with employers ready to talk to eager UC Davis students, primed and […]