Features

A look at Mrak

Students appreciate Mrak Hall for aesthetic qualities, though rarely enter building Between two parallel walkways leading up to Mrak Hall stands an upside down egghead...

Spring cleaning: Avoiding health hazards

Six ways to clean out dorm rooms Does your bed look like your closet threw up all over it? Did you throw up all over...

‘Tis the Season: Davis spring pastimes

Finding ways to get outside, pass time without commute White snow carpeted the ground and trees, sparkling in the sun like diamonds. UC Davis students...

A traditional picnic with a philanthropic twist

Picnic Day to be paired with first-ever UC Davis day of giving As students hurry about their days debating whether or not to forgo another...

Bathrooms and beyond: ensuring trans and non-binary inclusion

Creating a comfortable environment for all While waiting outside of an occupied gender-neutral restroom, Iris Bloomfield, a fourth-year English major and transgender woman, was accompanied...

Appreciating the many quirks of Passover

Features reporter Hannah Holzer gives her take on a traditional Jewish holiday As the sun goes down and the first night of Passover begins, Jewish...

The road to post-grad success

The Class of 2017’s post-degree plans The excitement of post-graduation careers and schooling comes with many challenges for the UC Davis graduating class of 2017....

Staying true to a doctor’s oath

Alternative medicine, lifestyle changes supplement biomedicine, maintain health Some doctors view reaching a dead end in treatment options as an opportunity to look into alternative...

Transitioning to upper division classes

Managing the transition from lower division to upper division courses It is the natural progression of a student’s academic plan to begin with lower division...

Traditions of UC Davis

Evolving, expanding, evoking Aggie pride Last spring, Kimberly Miller strode across the graduation stage, squeezing her daughter’s hand with glee as their medals gleaned in...

Assisting students in need

Different resources help struggling Aggies stay in school Deborah Agee, the director of the UC Davis Financial Aid Office, took out loans in order to...

Milking Davis for its sustainable food opportunities

The truth about how much it costs to eat sustainably Students are leaving behind the drudgery that is Winter Quarter with a reborn hope for...

Purr-fect campus pets: The Physics Cats

Stray cats taken in by physics staff bring comfort to students Around the northeast corner of the physics building, two stray cats can be seen...

The universal language of health

Students intern abroad, prepare for medical professions After driving through the desolate dirt roads of the Bolivian suburbs, third-year cell biology major Maddy Silverstein was...

The History of UC Davis Chancellors

Distinguished professors look back on six individuals who shaped the university The University of California (UC) Board of Regents unanimously voted on Feb. 21 to...