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Today at around 1:20 a.m., a person reported seeing a man carrying a gun at the 200 block of G Street in downtown Davis. Officers detained a man who matched the description of the armed person and after investigation, determined he had retrieved the gun from his car after an altercation. According to the Davis Police, […]

5K Stride for Aggie Pride, an on-campus 5K walk/run is scheduled to take place Sunday, April 7. The event will include a group stretch before the race, exercise demonstrations, live music, student group presentations and prize drawings. All proceeds will be given to The ASUCD Endowment Fund and We Are Aggie Pride, which fund student […]

On Friday, the Yolo Ratepayers for Affordable Public Utility Services filed an amended lawsuit that addressed both the City of Davis’ water rates and wastewater rates. According to a press release issued today, the city believes “the water and sewer rates are legally valid and the lawsuit is without merit.” On March 5, Measure I […]

Members of University Professional and Technical Employees, Communications Workers of America 9119  (UPTE-CWA 9119) plan to gather at the South Silo tomorrow, April 4, for A Day of Action for Dignity and Respect. The event will run from 12 to 1:00 p.m. The event, that is being held on the nine other UC campuses, serves […]

Three design proposals for the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art will be previewed tonight, after a four-month competition. Architect-contractor teams will present three-dimensional models. According to an April 3 UC Davis news release, the teams were selected based on their architectural design ideas that would enable innovative inquiry and distinguish the […]

Phoenix filled Freeborn Hall last night. Then they crammed in an extra 30 people. Canadian rock band Mac DeMarco opened the night, entertaining the crowd with their laid-back Canadian antics. Their sound ranged from slow and soothing with “Ode to Viceroy,” to their rocking song about meth, “Cooking Up Something Good.” The lights cut out […]

The Student Affairs Strategic Planning Steering Committee has identified seven strategic directions that will assist in making changes to the campus community, after surveying and interviewing campus constituents, including staff, students, faculty and alumni. According to a recent draft of the plan, the directions are intended to position the division of Student Affairs for success […]

Students will have the opportunity to share their wishes and goals on an 8 x 12 chalkboard grid that reads “Before I graduate, I want to ___.” The chalkboard, created by UC Davis managerial economic student Henry Lam, will be available on the Memorial Union Patio April 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “As […]

On Friday, the Yolo Ratepayers for Affordable Public Utility Services (YRAPUS) filed an amended lawsuit against the City of Davis with the Yolo Superior Court. YRAPUS initially filed a lawsuit in January, alleging that the city isn’t paying for the water it uses for city facilities, and the current rate structure, the rate structure that […]

Beginning today, the UC Davis Education Abroad Center (EAC) will offer an expedited enrollment period, Enroll-in-an-Hour. This will allow students interested in studying abroad over the summer to enroll in a study abroad program in one hour. According to an April 1 news release, EAC peer advisors and professional staff will be available April 1 […]

The UC Davis Farmers Market is scheduled to return Wednesday, April 3, with a Spring Kickoff. Starting with the kickoff, the zero-waste event will run every Wednesday of Spring Quarter from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m at the Silo Patio. According to a March 28 news release, Wednesday’s market will include a photo booth, face […]

Spring Breakers, the new film from Harmony Korine, is a very weird, divisive movie. I saw it over a week ago, at the very start of my own spring break, and I am still not sure what I thought of it. The film follows four college students (played by Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson […]