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Fee payment deadline is today, Sept. 15 Students whose Student Health Insurance Plan Waivers were tentatively approved should be on the lookout — they could still be on the hook for an $874 bill if their waiver has not fully processed by today, Sept. 15, the fee payment deadline. The UC Davis fee payment deadline […]

22-year-old Indiana native goes from dropping out of college with 13 credits left to headlining his first tour For four to five years, Christian French was posting acoustic covers he recorded as  voice memos on his iPhone onto Soundcloud. Fast forward to last year, when he dropped out of Indiana University after being invited to […]

UC Davis makes plenty of positive strides against tough Pac-12 foe After one quarter of play on Saturday afternoon, it looked like the UC Davis football team was well on its way to a shocking upset over its fellow UC-counterpart, the California Golden Bears. This is not to say that the Aggies weren’t expected to […]

Trader Joe’s rings in a new era The Trader Joe’s in Davis’ University Mall underwent a recent change, replacing their previous mascot, Davis the Duck, with a new mascot, Agnes the Cow, as of July 22. The mascot acts as a prize for children to find while their parents are shopping and is meant to […]

Social media identified as tool for health organizations How much do you know about cervical cancer? Jingwen Zhang, an assistant professor of communications, suggested posing this question to students. Although cervical cancer is an important issue, it carries a lot of stigma because it is sexually transmitted and therefore not widely discussed, but Zhang believes […]

A woman accused Dive Bar employee, bar denies allegations A customer who went with a friend for a drink at Dive Bar in Sacramento accused a bartender of drugging her drink in a tweet on July 15, sparking independent investigations by the bar’s management and the Sacramento Police Department. The customer, Angel Gonzalez, said in […]

While the major may be intensive, opportunities for unique experiences still exist Year after year, UC Davis continues to hold its standing as one of the top veterinary schools in both the country and the world. The school recently ranked number one for the fifth year in a row in a study done by QS […]

Several women reported feeling drugged after drinking downtown, at a frat house and a residence, with three reporting sexual assault Davis police say they are investigating seven separate reports of women who believe they were drugged while drinking in Davis within the month of June and July. Three of the women also say they were […]

The end of an era for Redrum Burger Around three decades ago, Redrum Burger, formerly known as Murder Burger, opened its doors to students, travelers and residents alike in Davis. On August 4, the Davis staple located on 978 Olive Drive closed for good. The owners of the restaurant took to Facebook to share the […]

Equality making some strides on screen Historically, the film industry has failed to cast many women of color in its films as well as women in the film industry as scriptwriters, directors and composers — roles that have, by default, been filled by white men. There is a lack of strong female leads and the […]

Contract expected to be ratified in coming weeks The UC and the UPTE-CWA 9119 union have reached a contract agreement after months of stalled negotiations. The successful contract, which was announced on July 28 and lasts until 2024, comes on the heels of multiple worker strikes across the UC system. Workers had been advocating for […]

Researchers take a leap in the dark with new research Looking up at the night sky filled with innumerable stars can often make one feel small in comparison, yet there is much more to the universe than stars, planets, gases and dust. Although dark matter compromises a large part of our universe’s matter, it still […]