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Ann Savageau’s Design 70: Introduction to Textile Structure class created a yarn bombing installation in the Australian section of the Arboretum. It serves as a colorful and whimsical artistic addition to Davis’ public natural space and invites visitors to interact with nature. Yarn bombing is a public art that involves placing knit and crocheted fabrics […]

The City of Davis has recently begun stepping up efforts to raise awareness about the hazardous effects of residents feeding the local wild turkey population. The turkeys were first noticed in 2006, when about six male turkeys began frequenting the Davis Cemetery. Six years later, the turkey population has increased dramatically and has become concentrated […]

Students will now have a way to keep their environmental consciences clear when throwing parties by recycling red cups through the Red Cup Cleanup campaign. The campaign, multilaterally coordinated by the Campus Center for the Environment (CCE), the Dining Services Sustainability Office and the ASUCD Environmental Policy and Planning Commission, will enable students to easily […]

Renovation on the Dairy Road Recreation Field, one of two fields on the west side of campus used mainly for intramural sporting events, is drawing to a close. Located across the street from the Hutchison Field, next to the UC Davis Dairy, the field is a common area for sport practices and informal games. The […]

As National Election Day, today, approached this month, UC students have heard from administrative, government and student leaders for a final push to have students register to vote and to pass Proposition 30. The proposition, on today’s ballot, will have a direct impact on UC students, as an estimated $2,400 will be added to tuition. […]

Student Regent Jonathan Stein and Student Regent-designate Cinthia Flores stopped by the UC Davis campus on Friday to speak about Proposition 30, a sales and income tax increase initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot. Prop. 30 would increase taxes on individuals with earnings over $250,000 for seven years and would implement a quarter-cent increase in […]

As students of UC Davis, we carry the honor of being called Aggies — but don’t forget the root of this title. We call ourselves Aggies because of our agricultural readiness and abundance of farms. According to peta2, more and more UC Davis students are taking this a step further and going vegan, awarding our […]

Sarah’s boss requested that she send $1,770 of her own money to a business partner in early October. Sarah did. Her boss provided a money order of $1,870 — $100 for Sarah to keep. Ten days later, Sarah learned that the money was fraudulent. Sarah, a junior transfer student whose real name will be kept […]

Yara Zokaie, former ASUCD senator and alumna of UC Davis, officially resigned from her position on Oct. 18. Although Zokaie currently attends law school at the University of San Diego, the former senator elected to retain her seat after graduating from UC Davis last June until the expiration of her term at the end of […]

Among a string of new businesses in Downtown Davis is Vini Wine Bar. Owned by former Davis resident Jeff Day, the bar officially opened on July 15 and is located on 611 Second St. across from the Varsity Theater. At the bar’s center, there are three circular self-serving stations with three others strewn across two […]

On Oct. 14, members of the Sacramento Animal Rights (SAR) group protested at noon outside the UC Davis California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at Road 98 and Hutchison Drive. About 20 members were present with the purpose to draw media attention against the alleged use and mistreatment of animals in CNPRC experiments. “We have […]

The small crowd at Monticello at 630 G St. was vocal during the discussion about Proposition 37 on Oct. 21. Earlier that day Monticello hosted a small Food Day event, in which various farms showed up and sold organic food. The Prop. 37 campaign advocates “The Right to Know.” The proposition was drafted in order […]