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On Tuesday at the UC Davis Jobs and Career Initiative, students will have the opportunity to gain tools to prepare themselves for employment after graduation. Organized by ASUCD, the free event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Freeborn Hall, where speakers, employers and various campus groups will be ready to help […]

Results from the ASUCD Winter Election were announced today, with NOW candidates Carly Sandstrom and Bradley Bottoms voted to become the next president and vice president. “[I feel] fantastic. All the work paid off. It was a great campaign. Everyone — from all slates — worked their butts off,” Sandstrom said. Out of all UC […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a list of of agencies that requested permission to fly drones in early February. The list includes state departments, local law enforcement, as well as colleges and universities, and comes as a response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which mandates the FAA to make the list of […]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 Community Survey, approximately 16.6 percent of workers in Davis bike to work — the highest percentage of any city in the country. The survey found that out of 29,663 workers, 4,923 are considered bike commuters, with a margin of error of 1,927. However, the survey only asked about […]

Shifa Community Clinic, located in downtown Sacramento at 419 V St., will hold a basketball tournament fundraiser on Saturday. The tournament will take place on the Dairy Courts at UC Davis. The goal of the event is to raise money for the clinic, which serves underprivileged communities in Sacramento. Mohamed Esuf, a Shifa board member […]

Editor’s Note: Each year we ask our readers to pick their favorite downtown dives, study spots, bargain meals… everything. Hundreds voted over the two-week voting period, and here are the results: The Best of Davis. Dating in college can be a complicated endeavor. At a time when many students are sharing rooms with boisterous roommates […]

ASUCD executive candidates participated in the Winter Quarter elections Coffee House debate on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Candidates on the executive ticket are Carly Sandstrom and Bradley Bottoms (NOW), Migz Espinoza and Lane Lewis (FUQ) and independent candidates Paul Min and Sergio Cano. Candidates discussed various issues, including the Campus Community Survey, ASUCD involvement and […]

Water vapor from the campus steam plant will be used to provide heat and hot water to the Tercero Phase 3 campus dorms. Tercero 3 is currently under construction and is expected to be finished by June 2014. This process of heat transfer is made possible through the use of a condensing economizer, a piece […]

Dining commons (DC) workers on campus are considering filing a demand to bargain with the University after recent changes to their work schedules. “Starting Feb. 1, about half of us got a half hour to one hour cut from our schedule,” said an anonymous cook working at the dining commons. “We weren’t notified about the […]

ObamaCare, formally known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will impose new legislation that mandates all citizens to have a form of health insurance and prohibits insurance companies from placing lifetime caps on insurance policies. However, this act exempts self-funded programs, like the one at the University of California, where the system takes […]

The owners of Crepeville and Burgers & Brew have established another restaurant in downtown Davis. Opened in December and located down the street from Crepeville and Burgers & Brew, El Toro Bravo has many similarities to its two sister restaurants. “I saw that there was a need for a new Mexican restaurant, other than a […]

Union members of The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 picketed at the three UC Davis Dining Commons in opposition with their new University contract last Thursday. A rally was also held at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. These protesters were among UC workers and medical center staff all […]