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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Features

Seminar spotlight: “Becoming an Extraordinary Human”

Students discuss Tamarkoz and other lessons from course  The Tamarkoz® method, a practice rooted in Sufism, has one primary goal: to empty your mind. When...

Aggies share their quarantine routines

What social distancing is, how it works and what readers can do to effectively practice this method On March 16, 2020, President Donald Trump called...

Engineering inclusivity: College of Engineering dean discusses women in STEM

Jennifer Curtis, first female dean for UC Davis College of Engineering, spoke about experience as female engineer The California Aggie spoke to Jennifer Curtis about...

Unconventional finals week affects exams — and students’ performance

Moving out of the dorms, proctored or canceled finals, and more: How the evolving COVID-19 pandemic played a role in many students’ finals week...

The second woman at UC Davis Veterinary School shares her path to education

Janet Sanford speaks about her experience as the second woman admitted to UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine  The California Aggie spoke to Janet Sanford...

Aggie Profile: ASUCD Vice President Akhila Kandaswamy

Newly elected VP talks about her parents, books, music Akhila Kandaswamy, a second-year managerial economics and statistics double major, ran to be ASUCD vice president...

Computer Science Department struggles with faculty shortage

Department is working to hire more instructors to meet increased student demand for courses The drastic increase in students taking computer science courses has led...

Why COLA is so dire, according to a Ph.D. student

Kirsten Schulmacher discusses balancing intense workload of being a teaching assistant while also a Ph.D. student Kirsten Schulmacher, a UC Davis Ph.D. student and teaching...

Black Curl Magic: African American students embrace their culture, their identity through their hair

Thick, textured hair is a blessing, one that reflects beauty of a culture, community Tiana Williams, a fourth-year cinema and digital media and African American...

Girl Barn: Bike Barn promotes female empowerment

How UC Davis’ Bike Barn is changing the culture around women in mechanics According to a UC Davis transit survey, 47% of the university’s student...

Aggie entrepreneurs: UC Davis students found small businesses

From earrings to tote bags to chocolate-covered strawberries — how three driven students are turning their passions into profits In today’s gig economy, people —...

Aggie Profile: Newly elected ASUCD President Kyle Krueger

Krueger talks books, birds, more Kyle Krueger, UC Davis’ new ASUCD president-elect, ran on a platform that supported environmental justice through the establishment of affordable...

A “troublemaker” tells his tale: Longtime activist shares the story behind Stonewall

John O’Brien visits Davis Senior High School to discuss his lifelong contributions to activist causes Walking into the Davis High School Brunelle Theater on Feb....

Historic landmark that is Davis Varsity Theatre provides escape from traditional movie experience

Students, employee reflect on the value of the venue as landmark, film house, gelateria Driving down Second St., a celebrated and historic piece of Davis...

Across the aisle: Club leaders discuss elections, predictions for primaries

On-campus voting for state primaries will take place March 3 in the Garrison Room, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. With the escalating race for...