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The notion behind the newly implemented Davis Flea Market sprung not from the small town in Northern California after which it is named but from across the Atlantic in Ireland. Lauren Norton arrived in Davis to begin her degree in the UC Davis Master’s Program in Creative Writing with a single suitcase. Norton left an […]

Blockades by Occupy UC Davis protesters have led to speculation that U.S. Bank may leave the Memorial Union (MU) if protests persist. In the past week, protesters have blockaded the door to the bank eight times, according to a protester. These blockades have resulted in the early closure of the bank and involvement of campus […]

A group of protesters held a rally on the Quad yesterday, and then marched around  campus, ending at the building that used to house the Cross Cultural Center. The students said that they plan to sleep in the building and continue occupying it. While many protesters did not want to speak for the group as […]

After a five-month hiatus, residents have begun to move back into the Domes. On Dec. 23, a ground lease was signed with UC Davis and the Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA), a non-profit housing association, that enables the Baggins End Domes to have SCHA take responsibility in renovations and maintenance as a third-party manager over […]

The Davis Police Department (DPD) and the UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) are both advocating bicycle safety through programs designed to educate the public about bicycle laws and safety practices. The DPD conducted a Bicycle Safety Education and Enforcement Operation during the week of Jan. 9. Due to the increased patrolling around areas […]

The latest exhibition at the Pence Gallery in downtown Davis, Between the Quotes, is a rare treat for many art students. They will have an opportunity to see work from their professors. It is a unique look at the types of work the art department faculty produces. “It gives the community a chance to see […]

The California Supreme Court recently ruled on two state assembly bills regarding the status of the state’s redevelopment agencies. The California Supreme Court decided on Dec. 29 to uphold Assembly Bill 26 (AB1X 26) and to strike down Assembly Bill 27 (AB1X 27). AB1X 26 eliminates redevelopment agencies while AB1X 27 would have allowed redevelopment […]

On Friday, a group of students blocked the door of US Bank, located in the Memorial Union (MU). At approximately 12:30 p.m. the students sat down on the ground in front of the bank and held a discussion about corporate ownership on campus. The group of around 20 students originally blocked a student from getting […]

UC Davis students built a life-sized Guantánamo Bay prison cell on the Quad on Wednesday to mark the 10-year anniversary of the prison’s opening. Almerindo E. Ojeda, UC Davis Director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas, responded to students’ wishes to protest against the maintenance of the Guantánamo Bay […]

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is considering closing the Downtown Davis Post Office along with approximately 3,600 other post offices across the nation. To compensate their struggles with decreasing revenue, the USPS also decided to increase postage stamp fees from 44 to 45 cents beginning Jan. 22. A public meeting was held on Dec. […]

Students arrived at campus the first day of the quarter to find the infamous Egghead statues had been “pepper sprayed.” The statues, created by sculptor Robert Arneson, had been spray painted with what appeared to be orange spray paint, clearly intended to represent the pepper spray incident of Nov. 18.  Statues in front of Shields […]

As Winter quarter begins, participants of the UC Davis occupy movement have made plans to re-occupy the Quad on Thursday and continue their presence on campus. Following the recent 81 percent tuition increase proposal and demonstration of police brutality toward student protesters on West Quad the week of Nov. 14, encampments were established to represent […]