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Fired-up second half gives Aggies a victory The last time the Aggies faced off against the Santa Clara Broncos, tempers flared and fists flew. Although the game held on Saturday had less physicality involved, it was in no way less action-packed. Play started off under a cloudy sky, and a light drizzle rained down upon […]

Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef passes away from successive strokes On Oct. 15, former UC Davis chancellor Larry Vanderhoef passed away at the age of 74. Vanderhoef, who was the chancellor of the university from 1994 to 2009, died due to complications from successive ischemic strokes. Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, who succeeded Vanderhoef in 2009 after he stepped […]

Police, counselors and students work together to promote safe drinking habits in Davis According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, four out of five college students drink alcohol and about half of the students who do are binge-drinkers. Alcohol-related problems can lead to injury, sexual assault and abuse, academic struggles, mental illness, […]

Publicist Luanne Lawrence leaves university following family issues, disagreement over new position On June 30, UC Davis terminated the position of Associate Chancellor of Strategic Communications Luanne Lawrence. The position, which paid Lawrence a yearly salary of $260,000, according to records obtained from The Sacramento Bee, was eliminated completely. According to a settlement agreement obtained […]

Intersection to provide safety for bicyclists, pedestrians. Davis has yet again given its devoted bike community a reason to celebrate by becoming the first city in the United States to put a Dutch intersection into operation this past August. After about two years in the making, the project was proposed after city planners sought an […]

Mars, Inc. launches Global Food Safety Center in Beijing. At the end of September, international candy manufacturer Mars, Inc. opened its first Global Food Safety Center in Beijing, China. The center, which is slated to work with UC Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH), consists primarily of laboratorial research to help educate the […]

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), in collaboration with Davis Stands with Ferguson and Jewish Students for Peace, put on a demonstration at the UC Davis Quad today, Oct. 14, in recognition of International Campus Day for Palestine. According to the event’s Facebook page, student groups on university campuses across the nation are participating […]

Local couple recognized for providing food bank with fresh produce Local farmers Jim and Deborah Durst were the recent recipients of the Yolo County Hunger Action Hero Award, which recognizes hunger relief work in the county. The Dursts, honored for their efforts fighting food insecurity from their farm in Esparto, CA, were presented with the […]

National Academy of Engineering awards UC Davis chancellor for leadership in education, diversity On Oct. 4, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) honored Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi with the Simon Ramo Founders Award for her leadership in engineering research, entrepreneurship and education, as well as her advocacy for higher education as a solution to improve […]

Efforts continue to restore the reserve, open it to public as soon as possible.  The UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, a popular destination for recreation and research, was incinerated by the Wragg fire which broke out in late July. The fire quickly swept up the Blue Ridge Trail and down into the canyon, which […]

The Aggies reach 500 all-time games won in big homecoming victory A team plagued by harsh injuries, tough calls and closer games finally posted their first win in a historic homecoming game this past Saturday. “We always have a saying, we call it Charlie Mike; [it means] Continue Mission,” senior defensive tackle Kyle DeVaughn said […]

Kamaal Thomas takes seat of former Senator Sarah Priano Fourth-year international relations and economics double major Kamaal Thomas was sworn in as the 12th ASUCD senator at the senate meeting on Oct. 8. Thomas, who was confirmed by an 11-0-0 vote from his fellow senators, replaced the seat of former senator Sarah Priano following Priano’s […]