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The preschool possesses research opportunities in child development, while also using unique methods to promote learning By providing local children a unique and active learning environment, as well as students the chance to get hands-on experience in a classroom setting, the UC Davis Early Childhood Lab (ECL) school serves the Davis community in more ways […]

The ASUCD Court has found the ASUCD senate’s endorsement of divestment unconstitutional, according a majority opinion released Feb. 23. Senate Resolution #9 (SR9), which urged the University of California (UC) Regents to divest from corporations affiliated with Israel, was repealed on the basis of a new court standard requiring “politicised resolutions” to “explicitly state and […]

Local fashion designers showcase their designs On Feb. 21 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the California Automobile Museum, the 10th annual Sacramento Fashion Week (SACFW) closed out with its fall and winter showcase. There were seven featured designers all from the Sacramento area including Maisha Bahati, Ryan Douglas, Karisa Gold, Anastasia Kryukova, Prince Singh, […]

Tues., Feb. 24 Classical Bassoon & Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. Monticello Seasonal Cuisine, Davis Free baroque bassoon performance by Ricardo Rosales with wine tasting host Susan Leonardi. Salsa Night 9:30 p.m. The Graduate, Davis Dance lessons with Cori from ‘Barbara’s Dancing Tonight,’ hosted by DJ Miguel. Tickets $6.   Wed., Feb. 25 Farmers […]

Organizers hope validation of pilot program accrues more state funding On Feb. 19 a bill that would implement a pilot program, measuring the effectiveness of the Yolo County and Sacramento County crisis nurseries in preventing child abuse for children aged zero to five-years-old, was introduced to the Senate Committee on Human Services. Yolo Crisis Nursery […]

Support for end-of-life act from different perspectives On Feb. 17 Congregation Bet Haverim hosted their second end-of-life forum at their North Classroom, located at 1715 Anderson Road. While the first end-of-life forum focused on a program called Five Wishes, this one focused on Senate Bill 128. SB 128 introduced on Jan. 20 by Senator […]

UC Davis student-led group aims to build solar-powered house Next fall, a team of UC Davis students is entering an international competition to build a solar-powered, cost effective and energy efficient home. However, the task that the “Aggie-Sol” team is undertaking is one whose legacy will last much longer than the two-year Solar Decathlon competition. […]

University chooses to continue Amazon partnership, form three new partnerships UC Davis Stores has chosen to continue its partnership with Amazon and has also announced three new partnerships. September 2013 through September 2014 was a trial period for the partnership between UC Davis and Amazon, and the university recently chose to continue this partnership. The […]

With an unprecedented, uncontested ASUCD election this quarter, Elections Committee Chair John Wu decided to shake things up. In lieu of the traditional ASUCD CoHo debate, co-moderated between the Elections Committee Chair and The Aggie’s own Campus News Editor, the committee set up a candidate forum, held tonight, Feb. 17. Anyone could submit questions for the […]

On Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. the Davis Downtown Business Association hosted HeART About, which is the second in the now monthly Friday Art Abouts. As the next day was Valentine’s Day, the Art About was heart-themed, prompting the name to be HeART About. “We have from 25 to 35 businesses participating every […]

The Melt on First St. closed Feb. 3, just over a year after it was opened in November 2013. The grilled cheese restaurant is headquartered in San Francisco and has 11 other locations throughout California, including Berkeley and Los Angeles. The Melt is famous for its simple yet creative grilled cheese menu that includes items […]

Using the power of percussion, South Korean musician So Ra Kim illustrates constellations of cultural traditions, from original beats to expressions of identity. On Feb. 20, Kim’s percussion quartet will be performing at the Mondavi Center, presenting Korean folk music in contexts both traditional and new. Kim has practiced p’ungmul and samulnori – forms of […]