On Monday, rain poured down, pelting the ground and blanketing the campus in a torrential wash. Most students remained indoors, and the few that didn’t trudged along feeling uncomfortably and unfortunately wet. But passing one building, with balloons of every color strewn outside its door, it was clear that UC Davis was celebrating something.

Study finds clothing colors important for UV protection

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will face a $2.6 million loss for the 2009-2010 school year. This funding gap, both a product of the state budget and a weakened veterinary services market, has left the school’s Academic Council little choice but to cancel programs, eliminate positions and forestall expansion – cuts that have the potential to significantly shake the foundation of the school.

Q: What sparked your fascination with honey bees?

Months after the announcement of the H1N1 virus, the worry and discussion continues, but Yolo County has a vaccine plan.

Who to watch: Junior Julian Godinez has been an important piece of the UC Davis offense this season.

Some of you may be wondering who Islands is. The answer is not a collection of sandy beaches to the west of California, but rather a highly popular underground band performing here in Davis.

Vianney Campos accomplished a lot in her field hockey playing career and is quickly making a name for herself at the coaching level in 2009.

Governor Schwarzenegger signed two bills on Oct. 11 that many believe will help to further the cause of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

Scrolling through the hundreds of new and old releases with the touch screen, junior Daniel Pare finally stopped and swiped his credit card at Gamefly’s rental kiosk to purchase the newly released Halo: ODST, for a mere $2.49 per day.

A former UC Davis employee accused of embezzlement and theft of more than $38,000 dollars from the university surrendered to authorities at the Yolo County Jail in Woodland on Sunday.

Shouldering an $830,000 decrease in total funding, the Division of Social Sciences is no exception to recent budget changes.