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The arts desk picks the good, the bad and just plain bizarre of 2015 For the second year in a row, Oscar nominations have been overwhelmingly white and sorely lacking diversity. In lieu of our traditional Oscars predictions articles, The California Aggie Arts Desk has decided to compile a list of our favorite movies of […]

How are you? We’ve been trained by society to answer “I’m fine” to that question, mostly because we know that the person asking probably isn’t actually looking for a genuine answer. It’s just a filler question, or a stepping stone to the next part of the conversation. But there are two things I know to […]

Zoo copes with loss of female tiger, killed during tragic introduction with potential mating partner On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Baha, a 15-year-old Sumatran tiger, was killed by her mating partner, Mohan, after the two animals were placed in the same enclosure for an introduction at Sacramento Zoo. Tonja Candelaria, the public relations coordinator at the […]

Fellows to receive hands-on experience and lectures focused on energy efficiency and conservation The U.S. Department of State and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) recently announced that 25 accomplished young African leaders selected from countries in sub-Saharan Africa are coming to UC Davis for the first energy-themed institute offered through the Mandela Washington […]

Renovated facility to feature Amazon Store, e-book services desk, more boutique vendors The UC Davis Bookstore, currently under construction, is set to reopen on June 6 with the temporary location at the ARC Pavilion vacated by mid-May, according to bookstore director Jason Lorgan and renewal project manager Carol Swafford. The expanded facility is a result […]

Aggie sports reporter Michael Martinez gives a play-by-play analysis of the Aggies’ first series of 2016 The UC Davis baseball team started its season off against the Portland Pilots at Dobbins Stadium on Feb. 19. Day one of the season saw the Ags lose 12-0 with Portland’s Wilcox picking up the win and junior pitcher […]

A fifth-year student’s academic reality We’ve always been told that college will be the best four years of our lives. But what if those four years turned into five, or even six? Fifth-year students, also known as “super seniors,” seem to be increasing in number every year. Students across UC Davis are choosing to extend […]

Students offer free services in the UC Davis Free & For Sale group on Facebook Relaxing with Sensui If ever in need of a massage after a stressful week of midterms, Sensui Tao is the man to visit. From a young age, one of Tao’s older sisters deemed him the family masseuse. Being the sixth […]

Herbert Tiemes speaks at U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame On Feb. 9, Dutch bicycling expert and famed former traffic planner Herbert Tiemens spoke at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, where he discussed Davis’ progressive biking culture and how it compares to hallmark biking cities in Europe such as Utrecht, Netherlands.   “I’m not surprised […]

Human development professor’s study with adolescents shows that empathy is more attractive in romantic partners In a recent UC Davis study of early adolescent relationships, youth subjects showed through self-reported surveys that they tend to pursue relationships with members of the opposite sex who are approved of by their peers. In a collaboration with two […]

UC Davis remains the highest California resident enrolling campus within UC system California resident enrollment has dropped throughout the UC system, with the nine undergraduate campuses enrolling 1,600 fewer in-state students in fall 2015 than the year before, including 1,317 fewer resident freshmen. Walter Robinson, associate vice chancellor of enrollment management at UC Davis, explained […]

UC Davis experts discuss Zika virus and it’s recent outbreaks On Feb. 1, The World Health Organization declared Zika virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” Zika virus is transmitted by the infected Aedes species mosquito, with recent outbreaks throughout the world having caused health officials to become alarmed. On Feb. 10, it was […]