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Davis Art Center improves business with grant money
City NewsApril 18, 2012
The Davis Art Center (DAC), located on 1919 F St., has steadily been professionalizing its programs. About a year and a half ago the James Irvine Foundation – a provider of grants to nonprofit organizations across California – awarded the center with $225,000 over a course of three years. “We have a new mission,” said […]
Happy to be home
BaseballApril 17, 2012
The UC Davis baseball team’s weekend featured a doubleheader, a walk-off home run and stellar pitching as it took two of three from Big West Conference foe Pacific. The Aggies dropped a midweek clash in the Causeway matchup versus Sacramento State, but will have a chance to avenge the loss today in a rematch against […]
Students and alumni propose campus credit union
Campus NewsApril 17, 2012
With the departure of U.S. Bank from its Memorial Union (MU) location, conversation about the future of banking services in the university has engendered alternative options. One group of students and alumni is beginning the process of installing a student-run credit union to take up the financial role that U.S. Bank once served on campus. […]
Students lock lips in protest
Campus NewsApril 16, 2012
Last Friday, students took part in a “Kiss-in Against Capital” at the Memorial Union (MU). Participants gathered at noon to make out and bring awareness to student debt and issues concerning the UC Regents. The event took place in solidarity with similar events around the world. — HANNAH STRUMWASSER
Reynoso pepper spray task force results released
Campus NewsApril 11, 2012
The results from the pepper spray task force chaired by former California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso were released publicly Wednesday at noon. The task force held a meeting for the public in the afternoon to discuss the findings. “We aren’t making anyone happy with our report. We find there is a lot that […]
Proposed SCC mural canceled due to irresolvable criticisms
Campus NewsApril 11, 2012
Work on the designing of a new mural for the Student Community Center (SCC) has been halted after facing criticism from SCC stakeholders and community members. The mural, which was to be painted on the North Wall of the SCC, was a quarter-long project of the Winter quarter Chicano/a Studies 171: Mural Workshop class. The […]

Student Farm surges in popularity, teaches volunteers about sustainable agriculture
Campus NewsApril 10, 2012
The Student Farm is an experimental farm on the UC Davis campus encompassing approximately 21 acres of land located on the west side of campus near the Domes. Established in 1977, the Student Farm has experienced an immense surge in popularity since its creation by a group of students and supportive faculty members. According to […]
Students hold rally for “Davis Dozen” last Thursday
Campus NewsApril 9, 2012
Last Thursday a group of protesters rallied outside the Memorial Union (MU) building to show support for the “Davis Dozen” and to celebrate the closure of U.S. Bank’s UC Davis branch. The “Davis Dozen” are a group of student and faculty protesters that allegedly took turns protesting U.S. Bank by sitting for months outside its […]
Suspect arrested for residential burglaries in Davis
City NewsApril 5, 2012
On March 29, Davis police arrested 37-year-old Kyle Frank of Placerville, Calif. for a residential burglary on Layton Drive. The police responded to a call from one of the residents, a 12-year-old boy, who was home when the robber broke into the house. He heard someone knocking on the door but didn’t answer. Minutes later, […]
Davis Bee Sanctuary celebrates grand opening
FeaturesApril 4, 2012
For some, the thought of a bee sting conjures up the fear of anaphylactic shock, and potentially, fatality. Others consider bees to be an extreme annoyance and try to avoid them if possible. But a group of local bee enthusiasts known as the Davis Bee Collective views bees as pertinent members of the ecosystem as […]
Students reveal best lesser-known jobs on campus
FeaturesApril 3, 2012
Bus driver, ASUCD Coffee House vendor and Dining Commons worker are only a few of the various jobs held by UC Davis students on campus. There are even more jobs held by students that are less common to the public eye. While it is almost common knowledge that students are the bus drivers for Unitrans, […]
Full task force report release postponed for fourth time
Campus NewsApril 2, 2012
According to University of California General Counsel Charles Robinson, the public release of the task force has been postponed beyond the first week of April. The decision, made by California Supreme Court Associate Justice and chair of the pepper spray task force Cruz Reynoso, is the fourth time the report has been postponed. Robinson emphasized […]

