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Downtown Davis stores prepare for fourth annual window decorating contest. The winners of the 4th Annual Davis Downtown Window Decorating Contest, which began on Nov. 27, will be announced during the week of Dec. 13. With 28 downtown stores competing, the competition is heating up for this Davis tradition. “We have three place winners this […]

Plant to provide 14 percent of the university’s electrical needs. On Nov. 20, UC Davis and renewable energy company SunPower Corporation announced the completion of a 16.3-megawatt solar power plant. The project, which started in fall 2014, will provide 14 percent of the campus’ electrical needs and is the largest solar power plant on a […]

UC Davis experts discuss what to expect with El Niño hitting California this year. Recently, the weather phenomenon “El Niño” has been an intriguing topic of conversation for many people, with talk of the storm hitting California this year. Due to this prediction, the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences hosted a discussion panel and […]

Event held in mourning of victims of Paris terrorist attacks, police brutality, Syrian war From Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, UC Davis will hold Black Ribbon Week on campus in memory of victims of specific events in 2015, including incidents of police brutality, terrorism attacks across the globe and the war in Syria. Krizzia Manlangit, […]

UC Davis clubs host first annual International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day On Nov. 21, Active Minds, Out of the Darkness and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) clubs collaborated to host the first-ever International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Survivor Day), held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the UC Davis Student Community Center. […]

Winter Charity Concert at the International House to include live music, food, spoken word and more On Dec. 3, Global Citizens will present the Winter Charity Concert at the International House. The concert, hosted by fourth-year biological sciences major Shayan Azizi, will include live music, samples of different cuisines, dancing and spoken word. Some of […]

Professor Richard Levenson makes breakthrough discovery in cancer research. Richard Levenson, a UC Davis Health System professor of pathology and laboratory, discovered in a study earlier this month that pigeons can be trained to identify cancer in tissue slides and mammograms. Levenson said that he first thought of using pigeons to detect cancer while on […]

University begins offering graduate seminars on human rights, border policing. On Nov. 13, the Mellon Initiative in Comparative Border Studies held a roundtable conversation entitled “Borders, Rights, and Resistance” at the Student Community Center. The roundtable, which seeks to educate the community on security and immigration-related topics, is one of the first events to introduce […]

AP units decrease the number of financial aid terms available for students An existing UC Davis policy regarding AP and transfer units has the potential to limit undergraduate students’ available financial aid. At UC Davis, students are given a maximum of 18 terms of financial aid, with one quarter counting as one term, and summer […]

Center joins The Pantry as another free food resource to students on campus Through the new Fruit and Veggie Up program, UC Davis students can now receive free fresh produce at the Student Health and Wellness Center by simply showing their university ID cards. The program, which began this summer, is funded through the Global […]

10 holiday decorations that will impress both your friends and bank account It can be hard to get into the holiday spirit with finals right around the corner and the quarter’s remaining budget running tight. Just in time to boost you through finals week and into winter break, here are 10 easy and guiltless decorations […]

In light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, many have taken to social media to pay tribute to the fallen victims and express sorrow for the city. Like many people, I found out about the tragedy through Facebook. Shortly after the attacks, the site made a photo filter of the French flag available for […]