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Review: UC Davis Rocky Horror Shadowcast

Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2016
Sensual Daydreams thrill and chill students at the Grad with their Rocky Horror Shadowcast Watching the opening sketch by Sensual Daydreams Shadowcast, a Star Wars-based romp filled with exactly the right amount of dirty jokes, awkward puns and outright obscenity, I knew we were in good hands. Having interviewed various members of Sensual Daydreams last […]
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UC Davis’ Web Development Certificate Program continues to grow

Campus NewsMarch 2, 2016
Program touches on subjects such as coding, web design, database development In spring 2014, UC Davis Extension launched the Web Development Certificate Program, a fully online program that strives to teach students the skills to design and build functional websites. In fall 2015, the first set of graduates received their web development certificates, with the […]
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The Aggies take on the Seawolves in Alumnae Game

Front page storyMarch 1, 2016
UC Davis gymnastics have season-high scores in second-to-last home meet. On Saturday afternoon, the Aggies reached a season high team score of 195.225 in a dual against University of Alaska Anchorage. Just three weeks away from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships, the Aggies came together to showcase their maximum potential. UC Davis honored the […]
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Pachamama closes Downtown Davis location

City NewsFebruary 29, 2016
Coffee Cooperative hopeful to find new space in Davis To all coffee lovers, this news may come as a shock: Pachamama closed its Downtown Davis location on 521 1st St. The coffee cooperative, which was situated in the John Natsoulas Gallery, was open for its last day on Saturday, Feb. 27. To address customers’ concerns, […]
Chancellor P.B. Katehi attends the #BlackUnderAttack press conference last Monday. (JAY GELVEZON / AGGIE)

#BlackUnderAttack movement highlights issue of racial intolerance in UC Davis

Campus NewsFebruary 29, 2016
UC Davis students march from Memorial Union to Mrak Hall in solidarity with campus African Diaspora, recent female African American hate crime victim On Feb. 22, UC Davis African Diaspora members held the #BlackUnderAttack press conference and marched from the Memorial Union (MU) to Mrak Hall to make demands for a safer and better campus. […]
2015 Golden Heart Award recipient, Elizabeth Salomon (CITY OF DAVIS, MEDIA SERVICES / COURTESY)

Davis award recognizes exceptional teens

City NewsFebruary 29, 2016
Annual Davis Golden Heart Award given out this February This month, the Davis Golden Heart Awards (DGHA) were given out to exceptional teenagers in the Davis community for their community service efforts and for overcoming personal challenges. Genevieve Rose Kirsch received the service award and Ethan Patterson received the public challenge award at the public […]
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Our favorite pick up lines

FeaturesFebruary 29, 2016
Students reveal their favorite pickup lines and if they would actually work What’s your favorite pickup line, and would it work on you? Damien Amzallag, second-year economics and statistics double major “What works surprisingly a lot is speaking in French. It wouldn’t work on me though, [since I] know the language.”         […]
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Aggies kickoff 2016 Aggie Invitational Tournament with win over Iowa State

Front page storyFebruary 29, 2016
After a rough weekend in the DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas, the Ags returned home with a reinvigorated sense of urgency, kicking off the 2016 Aggie Invitational Tournament with a 6-4 win over the visiting Iowa State Cyclones. “It’s great to come out and be able to constantly fight,” said head coach Erin Thorpe. […]
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Let’s talk about dating violence

FeaturesFebruary 29, 2016
Campus organizations spread the word for healthy relationships during Dating Violence Awareness Month This February, UC Davis organizations worked to improve awareness of the often lesser-recognized threat to college relationships: dating violence. The realm of dating violence is less commonly referenced than domestic violence, which focuses on violence between marital partners, and recognizes violent and […]
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The best movies that the Oscars overlooked

Arts & CultureFebruary 26, 2016
The arts desk picks the good, the bad and just plain bizarre of 2015 For the second year in a row, Oscar nominations have been overwhelmingly white and sorely lacking diversity. In lieu of our traditional Oscars predictions articles, The California Aggie Arts Desk has decided to compile a list of our favorite movies of […]
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Guest Opinion: C’s get degrees, but students deserve better for their mental health services

Front page storyFebruary 25, 2016
How are you? We’ve been trained by society to answer “I’m fine” to that question, mostly because we know that the person asking probably isn’t actually looking for a genuine answer. It’s just a filler question, or a stepping stone to the next part of the conversation. But there are two things I know to […]
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Tiger killed at Sacramento Zoo

City NewsFebruary 25, 2016
Zoo copes with loss of female tiger, killed during tragic introduction with potential mating partner On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Baha, a 15-year-old Sumatran tiger, was killed by her mating partner, Mohan, after the two animals were placed in the same enclosure for an introduction at Sacramento Zoo. Tonja Candelaria, the public relations coordinator at the […]