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The now seven-month-old March in Solidarity with Gaza, which led to the occupation of Dutton Hall on Nov. 19, 2012, has been muddled with reported incidences of anti-Semitism. According to a Feb. 5 letter to UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi from the AMCHA Initiative, a nonprofit organization which aims to combat anti-semitism at American […]

On May 28, the Davis City Council approved the long-awaited project to redesign Fifth Street. The final project is anticipated to cost $1.9 million. “The project is intended to make a safer street for pedestrians and cyclists between A and L streets,” said Kelly Stachowicz, deputy city manager for the City of Davis. “We want […]

The Davis Dirt will be putting on a third Davis Street Food Rodeo on June 7. Sixteen food vendors will be serving food between 4 and 9 p.m. on Sixth and G Streets. Part of the proceeds from the event will be allocated to the Davis School Gardens. Vendors at the event include Hawaiian food […]

As early as 6 a.m. on May 24, around 100 protesters had already gathered at the Davis office of Monsanto Company at 1910 Fifth St. — known to most as just Monsanto — to express their discontent with the actions and legacy of the multinational agribusiness corporation. “We’re just trying to spread awareness about their […]

Plans are in motion to open the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis next year, but the university still needs at least $5 million to outfit the building and officially launch. The capital budget for this project is $30 million, which has been approved by the Capital Resource […]

On May 17, The Atlantic magazine published a list of the 25 most bikeable neighborhoods in America, based on ratings given to each neighborhood by Bike Score, an extension of the Walk Score and Transit Score. Davis had five neighborhoods in the ranking and Sacramento had seven. Professors from Simon Fraser University and the University […]

The Aggies completed their season with a 19-37 record overall and finished with a 5-22 record in conference play. UC Davis baseball may look upon this season as a down year, but there were some positive moments. In a season of struggles, the Aggies can view their experience as a platform to build off of […]

After many tumultuous months of stalled negotiations with the University of California, nearly 13,000 patient care technical workers went on strike at all five UC medical centers on May 20 and 21. UC has been in negotiations with AFSCME 3299 (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299) since last June. After failing to […]

Tour de Cluck May 25 in Central Park Art Auction and Exhibit Free Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sold out With over a month left until the start of the 2013 Tour de France, Davis residents looking to get their fix of a tour de something are in luck — the […]

Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, released results from their second annual Small Business Friendliness Survey, and California was rated with a D grade, an improvement from last year’s F grade. Based in San Francisco, Thumbtack.com operates as an online marketplace for local service providers. According to its 2013 study, the Bay Area was […]

Teams: UC Davis vs UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 19-34 (5-19); Gauchos, 31-22 (14-10) Where: Dobbins Stadium — Davis, Calif. When: May 23 at 2:30 p.m.; May 24 at 2:30 p.m.; May 25 at 1 p.m. Who to watch? Coming off their final road games of the season, the Aggies are stinging from the sweep […]

The UC Board of Regents meeting at the Sacramento Convention Center was momentarily interrupted on May 15 after union healthcare workers from AFSCME 3299 began chanting loudly during a sit-in. Thirteen arrests were made and AFSCME 3299 president Kathryn Lybarger was among the group. The protesters, wearing stickers reading “Patients not profits,” chanted phrases such […]