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Thursday, November 21, 2024

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And now for something completely different

Taking a moment The first time I was caught in a bike circle during passing period, I froze. I looked around, caught another person’s tire...

A change of pace

The value of an idyllic college town filled with resources is unbeatable Spring Quarter has been filled with remote instruction, working from home, virtual workouts...

A note to myself and others

I love my friends so much I think highly of myself. I am mentally strong. I can handle stress and adversity with grace. I enjoy...

The pure cinema of going to UC Davis

An insatiable high The beauty of going to UC Davis is that it is endlessly cinematic. If you know where to point the camera, you’re...

A maze worth navigating through

To the place where I finally found myself I was so excited when I first stepped foot onto the UC Davis campus. Coming from Southern...

What a different world I could have lived in

Narrowly escaping a life in ASUCD, I could never be more grateful that I found myself at The California Aggie Looking back, I feel like...

On questioning and the quest for nuance

Evolution of nuanced storytelling as informed by mentors, professors, peers and friends A friend recently told me that nuance is underrated. When I heard that...

UC Davis clinicians and engineers collaborate to develop low-cost portable ventilator

Ventilator created with goal of 80% functionality for 10% of cost compared to commercially available device In response to the national shortage of ventilators across...

Academic Senate allows instructors to make finals optional in light of pandemic, protests

Instructors are not required to make finals optional, not authorized to cancel scheduled finals In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing protests and...

City faces $22 million loss due to COVID-19, considers implementing hiring freeze

After grim economic forecasting, city must cut costs but remains hopeful for future, citing “resilient” community At a May 5 special meeting, the Davis City...

Best Food Truck: Shah’s Halal

Middle Eastern cuisine is a fan favorite To the students who have been wandering around campus, searching endlessly for the mouth-watering scent of Middle Eastern...

Best ASUCD Unit: Picnic Day

Picnic Day beats CoHo by just over 5% Everything about Picnic Day seems quintessentially Davis — from cow milking to the Doxie Derby and the...

Best Meme: “The Office: Only Gary May can Save us now”

Winner: The Office, Only Gary May can save us now By the end of week 10 of Winter Quarter, UC Davis had been hit by...

Strong public transportation can make cities more affordable

Affordability means more than just housing In recent years, Americans have been leaving the big coastal cities for other locations deemed more affordable. There’s a...

Humor: Sponsored content: definitely not a Bloomberg ad

Clorox: when dirty politics need cleaning 6:00 a.m. Monday morning. The temporary, futile, nugatory joys of the weekend now seem like a long-lost dream, much...