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CIERA PASTUREL / AGGIE

Yolo County prepares for El Niño floods

City NewsJanuary 27, 2016
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, […]
HANNAH LEE / AGGIE

This week in Senate

Campus NewsJanuary 27, 2016
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, […]
Angela Courtney and Michael Gilson talk about their company, Adrastia Biotech, which they created to develop a commercial platform that would offer a simple, non-painful urine test that could distinguish breast cancer positive from breast cancer negative. (JOE PROUDMAN / UC DAVIS)

UC Davis alumna, breast cancer survivor develops new breast cancer test

Campus NewsJanuary 27, 2016
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 […]
Josh Fox scores 20 points against UC Riverside while engaging in small competition with another Daly City native Taylor Johns. (DEVIN McHUGH / AGGIE)

Wins, losses, season-highs and drive

Front page storyJanuary 27, 2016
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 […]
3 Mile Brewery opening on 231 G. St. in Davis, CA opens late February. (MONICA CHAN / AGGIE)

Three Mile Brewing Company set to open in Davis next month

City NewsJanuary 26, 2016
Located on G Street, brewery will be first in Downtown Davis. Davis beer enthusiasts will have a new reason to celebrate when Three Mile Brewing Company opens in Downtown Davis next month. With Sudwerk Brewery currently being the only brewery in Davis, Three Mile Brewing Company will be the second, and the first to open […]
The Orchard Park Apartments, one of the family housing units on campus, has been ready for renovation for the past two years, but no renovations have begun yet. (ANH-TRAM BUI / AGGIE)

Orchard Park still planning redevelopment after closure in 2014

Campus NewsJanuary 24, 2016
All affordable family housing at UC Davis to be closed down in July 2016 The Solano Park and Orchard Park Apartments are both in the process of beginning renovations due to the wear and tear of the apartments after nearly 50 years of use. Orchard Park, which is located in the northwest corner of UC […]
Some dorms in Tercero (pictured) and Segundo will change from doubles to triples to accommodate for an increase in students. (LUCY KNOWLES / AGGIE)

UC Davis preps for massive enrollment influx

Campus NewsJanuary 24, 2016
New lecture halls, more triple dorms, expanded Tercero Dining Commons will also accommodate for student increase In the 2016-2017 academic year, UC Davis is expected to enroll 9,500 new undergraduate students – about 1,100 more new students than were enrolled this past fall. This increase in new students is due to UC Davis’ 2020 Initiative, […]
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Campus book project author, Matt Taibbi, to speak at the Mondavi

Arts & CultureJanuary 24, 2016
Matt Taibbi discusses his best-selling book, The Divide: American Injustice In the Age of the Wealth Gap The issue of income and racial inequality is an increasingly relevant issue in society today. This year’s UC Davis campus book, The Divide, was published in 2014 and deals with U.S. injustices with regard to income and treatment […]
ASHLEY LUGO / AGGIE

UC Davis Medical Center receives the 2016 Women’s Choice Award

Campus NewsJanuary 22, 2016
UC Davis Medical Center honored for treatment of female patients Earlier this year, the UC Davis Medical Center won the 2016 Women’s Choice Award as one of America’s best hospitals for bariatric surgery, cancer and heart care. The award is based upon the perspective of female patients in the areas of satisfaction, clinical excellence and […]
ANGELICA DAYANDANTE / AGGIE

Internship season

FeaturesJanuary 22, 2016
Internship and Career Center discuss paid work on campus as good alternative to unpaid internships Science students in rain-soaked business attire crowded the Activities and Recreation Center on Jan. 13. Instead of drawing an umbrella, Fay Pao, a fifth-year biological sciences major, clutched tightly onto her plastic covered résumé and looked over her work history […]
Northstar Park, located north of Covell Blvd. in Davis. (KATE SNOWDON / AGGIE)

City of Davis strives to protect open space

City NewsJanuary 22, 2016
City staff to host workshop, creates survey to collect feedback from residents The City of Davis and the Open Space and Habitat Commission (OSHC) are engaging in an outreach effort to collect ideas and recommendations from Davis residents about the city’s Open Space Program. As part of the project, the city will host a public […]
ARIEL ROBBINS / AGGIE

500 balloons scattered across quad to raise mental health awareness

Campus NewsJanuary 20, 2016
Nonexistent clear balloon representative of common mental health struggle on college campuses. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, nearly 500 colored balloons were scattered across the Quad and Memorial Union. The true mystery: where was the clear balloon? Students were challenged to locate the one balloon void of color among the hundreds of balloons, many of which […]