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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 […]

2017-18 intersession program, “Nepal — Community, Technology, and Sustainability,” will promote international collaboration Between Fall and Winter Quarter of the 2017-18 school year, 15 UC Davis students will visit the Himalayan regions of Nepal for the first time in the university’s history. The program, “Nepal — Community, Technology, and Sustainability,” is comprised of a four-unit […]

New dining options, lecture hall, housing on campus With the number of admitted undergraduates increased by 1,100 students in 2016, UC Davis has worked to accommodate the influx and improve student life by updating the campus’ offerings. In addition to the Memorial Union, which was reopened in the spring, students can look forward to changes […]

Documentary screenings on campus Documentaries are a form of film art that have long been used to tell the true stories and histories of various people, while nonetheless serving as an artistic expression. In this sense, they form a unique intersection between creativity and awareness of social issues. Students have been utilizing documentary screenings on […]

UC Davis faculty reflect on their transitions out of undergraduate careers Professor Susan Taber Avila’s first thought after her graduation from UCLA in 1982 with a degree in textile design was a feeling that many students can relate to this spring. “I kind of panicked,” Avila said. “I enrolled in a typing class. I thought […]

Making accessibility, accommodations for employees with disabilities a norm on campus From top-of-the-line voice recognition software to tables that height-adjust depending on load weight, UC Davis’ accommodations for employees with occupational and cognitive disabilities are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. However, many issues still persist. Tim Kerbavas, the special event support technical director for UC Davis’ Academic […]

Students from different UC campuses share ideas about each other Ever wonder what other UC students think about UC Davis? Bikes, cows and agriculture are all words often used to describe Davis. It’s that one farming school in the middle of nowhere, right? Not exactly. But since California residents and students tend to generalize each […]

UC Davis students find jobs at university after graduation As graduation approaches, so does the question of what students are going to do when they leave UC Davis. For many students, that answer is coming back — as faculty members. As the education process comes full circle, many UC Davis alumni land jobs with the […]

The benefits of taking classes with friends As a biochemical engineering major, TJ Blackburn took ECM 1: The Design of Coffee, a class specifically designated for engineering students, during his first year at UC Davis. When he walked into the small lab, he noticed two people in the class who he recognized from his dorm […]

Students, faculty discuss thoughts on effective responses to charged messages While at the Silo, Pete Srivarom overheard a group of people vocalizing inflammatory and discriminatory messages. One of the preachers began to personally attack Srivarom on the basis of his ethnicity and sexual orientation. “He asked me if I was gay and I said yes,” […]