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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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Inside the UCDPD Cadet Academy

 As Cadets near graduation, they discuss the program’s rewards and challenges, react to COVID-19 The individuals in the UC Davis Police Department’s Cadet Academy have...

Keeping concentrated: Students, professor discuss tips for online learning

UC Davis students, psychology professor give advice for succeeding in online classes With the constraints of social distancing, students and staff have to learn to...

From the meme page to a UC Davis-themed viral TikTok, how students are using social media during the pandemic

Students share their thoughts on memes, mobile apps, websites in light of COVID-19, social distancing As with any unprecedented event, memes about COVID-19 and online...

Shelter in plays: UC Davis Theatre Department to turn spring play into a film

UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will produce spring play as a film, shot by students on their own devices This story is the...

UC Davis student interns at Hillel of Davis and Sacramento share their experiences

Students strengthen Jewish community through internship For many students, the Hillel of Davis and Sacramento serves as a home away from home. Students frequent Hillel,...

EBT: A Solution for Balancing Finances

Students discuss how CalFresh takes the financial pressure off them CalFresh, also referred to as Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), is a statewide program that allows...

Sixth cancellation in 111 years: Picnic Day chair comments on decision

Other Picnic Day cancelations due to WWII, outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease, gym construction The UC Davis administration announced the cancelation of Picnic Day on March...

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...