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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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

On Tuesday, California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso and chair of the pepper spray task force, sent a letter to UC President Mark Yudof suggesting the task force results be released in early April. “… We want to move as expeditiously as possible for the public release of the Task Force report; however, considering […]

Bowing to pressure from the campus Occupy movement, U.S. Bank is closing the doors to its Memorial Union (MU) branch for good. Since January, the branch had been the site of daily sit-ins by Occupy UC Davis protesters, who said they wanted the bank closed. “It was all worth it at the end,” said Artem […]

Up to 100 protesters blocked the entrances to Monsanto at 1910 Fifth St. on Friday morning, according to sources, leading Monsanto to close the facility for the day. The facility remained closed on Saturday as well. Starting at 6:30 a.m. Friday protesters gathered as part of the two-day “Global Days of Action to Shut Down […]

Students might want to think twice before heading to Mexico this spring break. On Feb. 8, the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BCA) of the United States Department of State issued an updated travel warning detailing the security conditions in Mexico. Due to the ongoing drug trafficking and violence in Mexico, the bureau recommends U.S. citizens […]

Not only is the beautiful weather an indicator of the changing seasons, it also means that Picnic in the Park is resuming. Starting March 21, Central Park will be alive with the sound of music, laughter and munching mouths. Now in its 20th season, Picnic in the Park begins its 31 week season every Wednesday […]

As of 10 a.m. yesterday, the new Downtown Davis branch of the Yolo Federal Credit Union is now open for business. The new building, located at 501 G St., is the Credit Union’s fifth branch in Yolo County. They currently have two offices in Woodland, one in West Sacramento and now two in Davis. However, […]

This week’s installment of Neighborhood Navigator takes us to the apartment complexes surrounding campus, otherwise known as Central Davis. Residents of this area describe it as the most convenient place to live, with the best Mexican food in town. Aptly named for its likelihood of being found in the middle of any given map of […]

On Tuesday UC Davis welcomed state and local leaders from higher education, business and government to the Mondavi Center to discuss the current economic climate and job market with UC Davis students. ASUCD President Adam Thongsavat posed the idea of a student oriented summit to Chancellor Katehi to discuss the problems, difficulties and possible solutions […]