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The University of California has extended the deadline for members of the UC community to comment on the Robinson-Edley draft report from May 25 to June 8, with the hopes of encouraging more input. In their report, UC General Counsel Charles F. Robinson and Christopher F. Edley Jr., dean of the UC Berkeley Law School, […]

During the springtime, every Thursday night at Delta of Venus is bound to have at least one French-speaking individual present. Delta of Venus has become an ideal location for many foreigners to gather and socialize, especially the Davis French Club. Among this sea of diversity is the French Club called “Les Jeudis de la Francophonie.” […]

At 5 years old, Dieu lost both of her parents. She now lives with her grandparents, who have a very low income. Her grandma, the family breadwinner, recently fell ill and could no longer provide for the family; consequently, Dieu was unable to afford an education. This is where Thought Threads came in. UC Davis […]

As this progressively warm spring weather seeps into a baking summer, students are finding many new outings and hobbies to keep themselves cool and entertained. While many lounge at the Rec Pool, some frequent the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) instead — but not in preparation for a shirtless Houseboats. The UC Davis Club Judo […]

This Memorial Day weekend, the Safeboats program will once again return to Lake Shasta to protect Houseboats attendees from themselves. The program, which was initiated in 2005 following the death of a UC Davis student at Houseboats, educates students on how to take safety precautions for the weekend and provides essentials throughout the event such […]

As of May 21 Scott Kenley became the city of Davis’ interim fire chief. The city manager Steve Pinkerton made the announcement as Interim Fire Chief William Weisgerber leaves. Weisgerber served as the interim chief for the city since March 2010. Kenley has been active in fire services for over 40 years. He has experience […]

If, when skimming through your mail, you regularly throw out the letters that seem impertinent to you, you may have already thrown out a very pertinent pamphlet that may have innocuously been disguised as spam. The city of Davis recently distributed its Water Quality report for the year of 2011 — statistics abound. Upon unraveling […]

Tickets for the Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl sold out, but there are still other activities associated with the event people can attend. Tour de Cluck begins at 8 a.m. with the Fowl Food Fair at the Davis Farmers Market. The Community Kick-off and Courage to Cluck Exhibition will be from 9 to 10 a.m. and […]

In Fall 2012, 194 Chemistry building will no longer be Chem 194. Instead, the building has been renamed Peter A. Rock Hall. Beginning Fall 2012, Peter A. Rock Hall, or Rock Hall for short, will be the new name for 194 Chemistry, named after Peter Rock, the founding dean of the Division of Mathematical and […]

Last quarter saw the inception of ASUCD’s Entrepreneurship Fund, a new $6,000 grant established to support undergraduate business ventures and promote innovation among the undergraduate class. The program runs on a two-quarter system in which winning applicants are picked from a diverse pool of business proposals and can be allocated up to $1,500 in funding. […]

Who would have guessed that an eggplant dip could have developed into a culinary business of such scale? Over 25 years ago, the Panahi family developed a recipe for a special kind of baba ghannouge, an eggplant dish popular in the Middle East. Today the exact same dish, which Affi’s calls Aubergine, is available every […]

Glenn Branch, deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, will be giving a talk on evolution in public schools today in Haring Hall. The talk, titled “Defending the Teaching of Evolution in Public Schools: After Kitzmiller — What?” will take place in 2205 Haring Hall from 7 to 9 p.m. The talk was […]