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In a game devoted to promoting breast cancer awareness, the UC Davis women’s basketball program found itself in a tight tussle with the Pacific Tigers. In front of easily the biggest crowd for the Aggies this year, UC Davis did not disappoint, putting away Pacific by a 59-51 score. The two teams entered the game […]

Editor’ note: The following article is part of a new series intended to give students information about various neighborhoods and apartment complexes in Davis. Formally defined as the area north of I-80, east of Pole Line and north of E. Eighth Street and east of J Street, East Davis is a short bike ride to […]

Since UC Berkeley’s initiation of the Middle Class Access Plan last month, UC-wide administration has placed the possible reworking of financial aid at the forefront of conversation. UC Berkeley’s plan attempts to halt the decrease of middle-income students by capping tuition costs for families who make between $80,000 and $140,000 annually at 15 percent of […]

With the need for the human race to explore every depth of the unknown, the internet is indeed the last frontier. On Jan. 24, the U.S. Senate will begin voting on legislation that will compromise and restructure the way our internet works. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) do not allow […]

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 […]

In the 2010-11 fiscal year UC Davis reached a new goal, attaining $117.6 million in fundraising, making this the fifth year in a row that donations exceeded $100 million. The total amount of contributions was reached by a combination of 40,000 donors including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, corporations, foundations and other organizations that have […]

As a part of the university’s goal to go “zero waste by 2020,” a sustainability professor, along with two graduate students, collaborated to found a second-use store that is slated to open Jan. 25 at the Memorial Union. Known as the Aggie ReStore, the project was inspired by UC Davis Professor Ann Savageau’s course in […]

For those who have not yet hopped on the Twitter bandwagon, learning how to tweet may provide for a more useful and informative social networking experience. Since the site went live in 2006, Twitter has gained 300 million users, making it one of the most popular social networking services. Users can instantly ‘follow’ any other […]

What began as a group of enthusiastic teenagers, and a single adult producing on a $250 budget donated by Davis’ downtown business community, has since become a company that has engaged several thousands of young adults in theatre. Founded in 1981, Acme Theatre Company was created by Dave Burmester as the Artistic Director. Now in […]

As most students know, college is often the time when proper health, nutrition and wellness are forgotten. But with a New Year and quarter ahead, this may be the perfect time to make a change. To help students get started, UC Davis’ Health Education and Promotion (HEP), a branch of the Student Health and Counseling […]

At Tuesday night’s Davis City Council meeting, the council unanimously voted to begin the process of examining an ordinance that would place limitations on underage drinking. The Minor Alcohol Preclusion Act Ordinance would make it illegal for anyone under 21 years old to have a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than .01 percent […]

UC Davis campus police officer Ralph Nuno, along with another unidentified officer, locked the doors of U.S. Bank during a teach-in Wednesday afternoon. English professor Joshua Clover gave a talk on the history of private banks on college campuses. Students sat on the floor of the U.S. Bank office in the Memorial Union for about […]