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With the dawning of the new year, students new and old assemble at Welcome Week events to revel in the glory of a fresh beginning. The annual Fall Convocation took place on Monday, Sept. 24 to kick-start the celebrations and usher in the newest generation of Aggies with open arms. However, the commencement of the […]

According to Todd Akin, Republican representative from Missouri, rape does not result in pregnancy. He also says that his views are different from those of his opponent who “supports abortion.” Mr. Akin, not only have your statements offended the vast majority of the population of this country, but you have flaunted your ignorance and embodied […]

UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) released their new parking permit option, the EasyPark Personal Parking Meter (PPM), June 18. The PPM is a small device that is used like a parking meter; it deducts funds at the rate of $1.50 per hour to a maximum of $7, the cost of a one-day permit. […]

Sure, UC Davis is now an NCAA Division I school, but it doesn’t produce athletes of the same caliber as the top athletic programs right? Not so fast. A couple of UC Davis alumni went to London to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games. Swimmer Scott Weltz, a UC Davis graduate in the class of […]

Lt. John Pike, the campus police officer who most notably sprayed seated UC Davis students in a Nov. 18 protest, has been fired. According to documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee, newly appointed UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael fired Pike Tuesday, rejecting findings by an internal affairs investigation conducted last November that declared Pike […]

Approximately a month ago, I received an email in response to one of my last MUSE columns – specifically my rant on Les Mis the movie. Assuming that no one in the “real world” actually reads a college newspaper, my jaw dropped as my eyes slowly scanned the email. The Public Relations Assistant for SHN […]

The Yolo County Elections Office recently released the results from Tuesday’s City of Davis General Municipal and Special Election. The election of three members to City Council for a term of four years each and Measure D, the Park Maintenance Tax Extension, were on the ballot.Incumbent Dan Wolk dominated the race with 8,708 votes, or […]

UC Davis medical school professor Michael Wilkes was informed that he would be removed as professor of a program that taught better patient care, and support for the Hungarian student exchange program that he led would be cancelled, after he wrote an op-ed for The San Francisco Chronicle that questioned the efficacy of prostate-specific antigen […]

On May 30, the Assembly passed the $1 billion Middle Class Scholarship with a vote of 55-17. The Middle Class Scholarship, also known as Assembly Bill (AB) 1501, aims to provide approximately $1 billion in scholarships to California State Universities (CSU), University of California (UC) campuses and community colleges. The Middle Class Scholarship would take […]

After receiving a full scholarship to University of San Diego Law School, ASUCD senator Yara Zokaie has decided not to defer her admission, but also has chosen to remain in her position as an ASUCD senator. “When running for senate, I had already applied for law school, but had planned to defer. I told the […]

A proposal for an ASUCD senate bill is currently underway, pending legislation, to restructure the Student-Police Relations Committee. Senate Bill 112 would add two other at-large members alongside the current chairperson. The Student-Police Relations Committee was created in 2005 to address police issues on campus and to foster relationships between the UC Davis community and […]

Over 50 participants worked up a storm on Sunday at the Sigma Challenge for Shriners Hospital. The event, hosted by the National Panhellenic Council and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, featured a timed obstacle course in which teams of five overcame eight stations. Competitors raised $200 for the hospital as well as $50 in donations. “We’re […]