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Feminist Research Institute nominates Linda Katehi for director position amid criticism Linda P.B. Katehi, the former UC Davis chancellor, turned down a nomination this past December for a position to lead the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute (FRI). “As I wrote to the Board of the Institute in my resignation letter, while I was honored […]

Higher education leaders stand by undocumented students With the upcoming presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, leaders of the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC) have been pressing President-elect Donald Trump to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy for students involved in the program to […]

Napolitano expected to leave hospital soon, maintain leadership role UC President Janet Napolitano was hospitalized on Tuesday Jan. 17 after experiencing side effects from undergoing cancer treatment. Napolitano combatted cancer in previous years, but received her second diagnosis in August 2016. The exact type of cancer remains unknown to the public. She has since been […]

Aggie photographers reminisce on their winter break Written by: The California Aggie Photo Desk – photo@theaggie.org

Building a world out of patterns and fantasy Casey Davis strode across the Quad on a chilly fall afternoon. Ignoring the mud that would stain his jeans, he decided to cut across the lawn in order to reach the flagpole as quickly as possible. His bright green cape, drawn over his blue polo shirt, tickled […]

Yiannopoulos explains event’s cancellation, marches with students, community members A protest was held at the Memorial Union (MU) on Jan. 14 in response to the cancellation of the Milo Yiannopoulos speaking event the night before. The Yiannopoulos event, which had faced backlash from the campus community, was cancelled about a half an hour before its […]

Protests against far-right conservative Milo Yiannopoulos’ visit to UC Davis this evening have led to its cancellation. The event, which was to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Sciences Lecture Hall, drew hundreds of protesters. Before 7 p.m., it was announced that the event had been cancelled. “My event at UC Davis tonight has […]

On campus vineyard hosts classes for viticulture, enology students UC Davis is true to its agricultural background right down to its roots, or, rather, vines — specifically grapevines, 12 and a half acres of which sit at the front entrance of campus. This acreage, also known as the student vineyard, is used by the UC […]

Funding for research in public health, veterinary sciences, agriculture tops $700 million $760 million in external research funding was awarded to the UC Davis for the fiscal year 2015 to 2016. According to the UC Davis News site, this is the fourth highest among University of California (UC) campuses. The awards mostly came from the […]

Aggies’ depth proves to be too much for Hornets to overcome In a night of many firsts, it seemed fitting that the first basket ever scored by a student-athlete in Sacramento’s brand new Golden1 Center belonged to Sacramento native Darius Graham. Graham, a senior guard for UC Davis’ men’s basketball team, drained a three-pointer from […]

Causeway Classic win not enough to overcome 12-33 record over four years UC Davis athletics director Kevin Blue announced the release of football head coach Ron Gould from his five-year contract early Monday morning following a dismal 3-8 season. Gould’s release comes two days after the Aggies’ third Causeway Classic victory against Sacramento State under […]

He dropped the mic — literally. I only wrote two notes before Kanye West’s doomed performance Saturday night. The first note compared the Golden 1 Center to the baseball games I attended as a kid; vendors walked up and down the stairs screaming “ice cold lemonade” and rolling their R’s in “churros.” The second was […]