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News-in-Brief: Dan Wolk, Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee win Davis City Council election

June 7, 2012

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...

Campus News

News-in-brief: Committee to present report on alleged breach of academic freedom tomorrow

June 7, 2012

UC Davis medical school professor Michael Wilkes was informed that he would be removed as professor of a program that taught better patient care,...

Campus News

Middle Class Scholarship act passed

June 7, 2012

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...

Campus News

Senator Zokaie plans to continue with ASUCD from law school

June 7, 2012

After receiving a full scholarship to University of San Diego Law School, ASUCD senator Yara Zokaie has decided not to defer her admission, but...

Campus News

Proposed ASUCD senate bill to restructure Student-Police Relations Committee

June 7, 2012

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...

City News

Fraternity-led charitable obstacle course succeeds in leaps and bounds

June 7, 2012

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...

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City of Davis site hosts a new gadget

June 7, 2012

The city of Davis website holds an interactive data map that provides in-depth information on the city’s traffic. Developed on a geographical information system...

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Student says Davis police used unnecessary force during arrest

June 5, 2012

UC Davis undergraduate Tatiana Bush is alleging police brutality in the case of the Tasering of her male friend, UC Davis student and mentee,...

City News

West Nile virus mosquitoes found in Davis and surrounding areas

June 5, 2012

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus (WNV) were found in Davis a few weeks ago. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (SAYO) confirmed...

Campus News

Sports Biomechanics Lab coming to a close on bicycle research project

June 5, 2012

Researchers at UC Davis have been studying and experimenting with the human-bike relationship through two different bike models in the hope of designing a...

City News

News-in-brief: Serial peeper on the prowl

June 5, 2012

The Davis Police Department (DPD) is on the lookout for an exhibitionistic peeper. In the past two weeks, there have been two reported incidents...

Campus News

Graduate student wins fight for cancer treatment

June 5, 2012

After months of scuffling with her insurance provider, senior agricultural and resource economics (ARE) graduate student Isabel Call can finally receive life-saving treatment for...

Campus News

Police Chief Matt Carmichael holds town hall meeting

June 4, 2012

Newly appointed UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael held a town hall style forum in Memorial Union II last Tuesday at 6 p.m. With...

City News

Increase in graduate degree holders on food stamps

June 4, 2012

Current economic hardships have left many seeking help from federal welfare programs in an effort to make ends meet. It seems as though no...

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Enjoy summer’s high temperatures

June 4, 2012

It’s June and it’s hot. Cruel summer conditions are upon us and as anyone who has experienced a summer here would know the pyrexia...

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