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Aggies will rely on upperclassmen to launch another successful run In the blink of an eye, a long, quiet offseason has vanished and the 2020 season is officially underway for UC Davis softball. The Aggies will embark on a 55-game schedule starting with a doubleheader on Feb. 6 versus Saint Mary’s and California Baptist at […]

Students alerted only a week prior to planned vote In a plan to provide more financial aid funding and avoid a decline in the quality of UC education, the UC Board of Regents proposed two different tuition increase models. After backlash from students, the vote on the tuition proposals was postponed. The Regents, who met […]

Amid climate crisis, UC Davis students do their part to lessen their ecological footprints In an article published by the Wall Street Journal from Jan. 15, 2020, scientists from NASA and the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that 2019 was the second warmest year to date, and the 2010s was the warmest […]

Swim and Dive post numerous PR times on Senior Day en route to conference win Saturday afternoon marked the last time this season that the UC Davis Swim and Dive team would be competing at Schaal Aquatic Center, and the final home meet for the team’s seniors. Seven seniors were honored, and in total the […]

Reasoning for cracks, water eruptions from Saturn’s moon modeled in collaborative research A tiny, frozen ocean world. Enceladus, the six largest of Saturn’s 62 confirmed moons, reaches only 310 miles in diameter, which, for reference, is about the size of the United Kingdom. An ice shell about eight miles in width covers the 20-mile deep […]

System designed to prevent hacking through “second factor” identification On Jan. 15, “all remaining unenrolled staff and student staff” were enrolled in DuoMobile, a multi-factor authentication program introduced in February of 2019 as part of the UCPath overhaul of personnel and payroll systems.  DuoMobile is designed to prevent hacking by introducing a “second factor” into […]

January test first of three planned for this year A WarnMe test is planned for Jan. 29. WarnMe is a security system notifying the UC Davis community about emergencies and other urgent concerns taking place on or near the university campus.  It will be the first of three tests for the calendar year. Faculty, staff, […]

Decline in funding for Meals on Wheels contributes to lengthy waitlist Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization dedicated to delivering daily hot meals to food-insecure senior citizens. The program is partially funded by federal community development block grants, which have diminished by over $1 billion since 2001. This decline has contributed to a lengthy […]

A series of tweets causes international outcry Between 2017 and 2019, ISIS destroyed the remains of the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern day Iraq, Syria and parts of Libya. What once housed centuries-old structures, columns and temples turned to rubble. Such acts of cultural destruction were strategic: to destroy the existence of a […]

CHP apprehended subject on pursuit from California State Route 113 At 6:39 p.m. on Jan. 26, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers detained a suspect pursued into Davis from California State Route 113. Stationed at CHP’s Woodland headquarters, Officer Armando Ocampo provided details about the arrest. On California State Route 113, CHP officers attempted to pull […]

UC Davis is most sustainable university in U.S., third globally, according to GreenMetric Rankings For the third year in a row, UC Davis has been named the “most sustainable” university in the U.S. and the third most sustainable university in the world, according to the 10th annual GreenMetric Rankings. Between May and October of 2019, […]

Program allows students to try classes before purchasing a group exercise pass   The Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) has offered Free Fitness Days as a rebranding of Try Before You Buy for a few years now. Unlike its predecessor which was offered for the first week of the quarter, Free Fitness Days is offered for […]