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City Council passes temporary ordinance allowing indoor cultivation of marijuana for medical use only On Jan. 12, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a local ordinance allowing patients who rely on medical marijuana as treatment to cultivate up to 50 square feet in their homes. Assembly Bill 21 (AB 21)  a California bill that went […]

Coalition’s demands due to Wells Fargo’s investments in private prisons In January, the Afrikan Black Coalition (ABC) created a petition calling for the University of California to divest $425 million worth of stock from Wells Fargo due to the banking and financial company’s financial support in private prison companies. The coalition recently succeeded in getting […]

A movie Mark Twain would be proud of Band of Robbers, a modern-day twist on Mark Twain’s stories of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, is a movie I’ve been anticipating for a year, and I was not disappointed. In fact, the film was so charming that it made me forget about my terrible experiences with […]

A closer look into the interesting animals that make up UC Davis Though you may not know it, UC Davis is home to many interesting and unique species of animals. You might see them every day on your way to class or might have never heard of them before, but these animals are a huge […]

Partnership between UC Davis and Carnegie Mellon University to produce a robotic harvesting aid In December 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) provided $1 million of funding to UC Davis to produce innovative robotic harvesting technology. Stavros Vougioukas, a UC Davis professor of biological and agricultural engineering, will […]

Methane leak doubles emissions for L.A. Basin In early November 2015, UC Davis scientist Stephen Conley completed the first measurement of methane in the area surrounding last year’s methane leak at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility near Los Angeles. The leak began on Oct. 23 and continues to release methane into the surrounding […]

Lung replaces former senator Gabriel Lee Johnson On Jan. 21, ASUCD appointed Tiffany Lung, a second-year human development major, as an ASUCD senator. Lung replaces former senator Gabriel Lee Johnson, who resigned in early January. ASUCD President Mariah Kala Watson chose Lung out of candidates who submitted applications online after Johnson’s resignation. “She has proven […]

Program supports city effort to reduce landfill waste This July, the City of Davis will commence its new organic waste-cart initiative which will prevent organic items from being placed in the landfill when they can be composted. According to Jennifer Gilbert, conservation coordinator at the Davis Public Works Department, the organics program will help the […]

High levels of rainfall leave many wondering if Davis is flood ready Yolo county has evaluated its flood prevention measures to prepare for the expected El Niño, a weather cycle that brings changes in wind patterns and increased rainfall. In the past few weeks, Davis and the surrounding areas have been bombarded with significant downpours, […]

ASUCD appoints new senator. On Jan. 21, ASUCD Vice President Gareth Smythe called to order this week’s senate meeting at 6:15 p.m. The meeting commenced with the appointment of second-year human development major Tiffany Lung as an ASUCD senator. Prior to her appointment, Lung shared her ideas of adding extension cords in UC Davis buildings, […]

New breast cancer test will only require urine sample to detect cancer. Angela Courtney, a UC Davis postdoctoral graduate in integrative pathobiology, recently developed a new breast cancer test that could help women detect breast cancer earlier, while delivering personalized results. This new test can determine the presence of breast cancer and be conducted during […]

Aggies motivated to win against Titans after road loss against Hawai’i UC Davis vs. UC Riverside (W, 58-55) Hearts were racing this season for the UC Davis men’s basketball team as the Aggies gained another last minute win last Thursday against UC Riverside, 58-55. Junior guard Darius Graham lead the team with a season-high 21 […]