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On Wednesday June 5, a 13 year old male and 14 year old male were taken into temporary custody by the Davis Police Department (DPD) after an 11 year old female reported that she had been raped by the boys. All the minors reside at Families First, a group home that houses and supports youth. […]

We’ve all seen his smiling face on advertisements, been to his restaurant and received hugs from him; now we get to take a deeper look into his story. Taranbir S. Chowdhury is the owner of Raja’s Tandoor, an Indian restaurant in Downtown Davis, locatedright off campus on 3rd Street. He was born in the state […]

UC Davis Men’s Basketball has been seemingly revived overnight. A large part of this transformation is due to the amazing play of sophomore Corey Hawkins. He was a crucial part of the Aggies’ basketball team and their much improved 14-17 overall record. This season was Hawkins’ first season playing with UC Davis. He sat out […]

On May 23 at 8:47 p.m., a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck to the south of Lake Almanor in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Tremors were felt 113 miles away by people in the City of Davis. Some minor damages were reported in the area, including collapsed chimneys, fallen objects inside houses and two destroyed water tanks, […]

This is supposed to be a farewell column, but it’s hard to shake the science-writing habit after it’s been nurtured for so long. So, forgive the ramblings of a science writer desperately trying to write a newspaper-safe personal letter. Time changes all things. It changes people, it changes memories, it changes the very nature […]

On May 23, UC Davis’ Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studio art candidates hosted the annual first-year studio art show reception which many arts faculty members, art studio majors and art enthusiasts such as myself attended. The event, which took place in the old Nelson Gallery offices in the Art Building, launched the student-work exhibition […]

On an average day, most bicycle-riding Davis residents are doing so with the purpose of transportation or exercise. However, on June 23, riders in the Team Livestrong Challenge bike ride will have the opportunity to bike with another purpose: benefiting those affected by cancer. The 2013 Team Livestrong Challenge series consists of three rides, each […]

Eight seconds, for many, may not seem like a meaningful amount of time, or a long enough time for anything significant to occur. But for Alejandro Sandoval and other graduates who will be present at the 2013 Chicano and Latino Graduation Celebration on June 15, it will be a significant eight seconds indeed. “Each person […]

He put his dirty fingers deep inside his cheeks and turned them inside out. His giant brown eyes bugged and his teeth glowed shiny white and orange — gold fillings shimmered from the back of his cave and his face loomed large over his crooked body. He was hunched over a baby, pulling his typical […]

Focus. Intimidation. Drive. All qualities which every star athlete strives to achieve. As a softball pitcher, those qualities are especially important. With all eyes on you, physical and mental strength come into play every pitch of every game in every ballpark. With another year of ball under her belt, sophomore Justine Vela possesses not only […]

As senior Tyler Raber knocked in his final putt at the NCAA Pullman Regional to post his best post-season finish, a tie for 23rd, it concluded the end of his outstanding career at UC Davis. Raber, who began golfing for the Aggies in 2008, competed in 11 of 13 tournaments and led UC Davis at […]

A press release sent to UC Davis students on June 4 stated a new policy to make all UC campuses smoke and tobacco free will go into effect starting Jan. 1 of next year. John Meyer, Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Resource Management, cited the initiative as part of a system-wide effort announced by UC President […]