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Student reviews of Silo changes and renovations, fast food chains vs. local chains, study spaces Campus has been undergoing various constructions and renovations recently, from the opening of the Memorial Union last spring to the current Activities and Recreation Center renovations to the recently renovated Silo and South Silo. Major changes to the Silo include […]

New student organization seeks to empower students with learning disabilities Sitting in her chemistry class this past summer, Isabella Johnson was casually browsing through her emails when she saw one from the Student Disabilities Center. After scanning the message she practically jumped out of her seat in excitement — it was a notification for a […]

Students from other countries share their cowtown experiences About an hour after the dishwasher was started, Dayoung Ryu wandered back into the kitchen to the shocking scene of foamy bubbles covering the ground, the soapy mound growing and growing with every passing minute. “There [were] bubbles everywhere!” Ryu said. “It was like a pool of […]

2007 UC Davis alumna Michelle Vo killed in shooting The Aggie family lost one of its own, alumna Michelle Vo from the class of 2007, in the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. She was 32 years old. Vo earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from UC Davis and worked as a financial services […]

A behind-the-scenes look at crewmembers responsible for UC Davis grounds, landscapes A bike ride from Shields Library to Hunt Hall is not too far in distance, but the breadth of natural beauty along the way seems endless. Massive oaks and vibrant lawns line the bike path, and not just on this particular journey, but all […]

Fighting transgender community stigma with JVMC, healthcare, hormone therapy at GHC Social stigma can take a toll on lives — sometimes quite literally. “Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic (JVMC), as its name implies, [was] founded in memory of Joan Viteri,” said Noreen Mansuri, a fourth-year NPB major and the co-director of JVMC. “She was a community […]

The families, foundations that support UC Davis students Less than a year before graduation, a tragedy struck the UC Davis community as a student set to graduate lost his life in a car accident. To honor the memory of Omar George Mahshi, who was a fourth-year student in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, relatives and friends […]

Yolo County, Code For America, GetCalFresh working to close hunger gap Every year, a group called the California Food Policy Advocates looks into all 58 counties in California and compares consensus data on poverty information in each county. By studying food stamp rosters, the advocates are able to find and understand disparities between poverty and […]

Raging Northern California fires spread, new fire sparked in Southern California California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency due to raging wildfires that began on Sunday night in Napa Valley. The initial causes of the fires are still to be determined, but dry weather and extremely high winds have contributed to the […]

Cheaper textbook options for students With the first day of instruction come and gone, Aggies are on their quarterly sprint to gather all materials necessary for class. After taking a trip to the UC Davis Bookstore and seeing the full price of a brand-new textbook, students may feel discouraged by the financial burden. However, there […]

Fall events, activities for students to get to know campus, community Fall Quarter has finally arrived, and with that comes a variety of new events and activities for students. Freshman, transfer students and even returning seniors will have plenty of ways to get involved in and connect to the UC Davis community and develop a […]

UC Davis students’ summer activities, internships, classes, lifestyles A college summer is too long and too short all at once; too long to not catch a whiff of boredom now and then, and too short to take another midterm during summer classes. Nevertheless, summer is halfway over and Aggies have found different things to fill […]