Teams: UC Davis (8-5-4, 6-2) vs. Sacramento State (7-5-2, 4-1-1) Where: Aggie Soccer Field — Davis, CA When: Sunday at 3 p.m. Who to watch: Sophomore forward Matt Sheldon ought to be on fire this Sunday after a magnificent performance against UC Santa Barbara this past weekend. Sheldon tied the score against the Gauchos with […]

The incredibly active Facebook page UC Davis Confessions seems like it’s updated every few minutes with a new anonymous “confession” from a UC Davis student. We’re inspired. That page garnered over 2,000 likes in just a few weeks, so in an effort to make our own California Aggie page more likable, here are some of […]

Last Friday, the Unit Relocation and Space Allocation Committee announced that Entertainment Council (EC) would be moving to the basement of Lower Freeborn. Creative Media will be taking over EC’s current office. The editorial board would like to formally welcome our new neighbors. Welcome to the dungeon. We’ve got fun and games. While we already […]

Jenn Im, fourth-year communication major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Im: “I’m wearing a thrifted jean jacket, a thrifted top with a bunch of cats on it, a circle skirt from Forever 21, Shoe Mint boots and that’s it!” How did you decide what to wear today? “I didn’t want to wear pants today. When […]

Last year, UC Davis hosted the Student of Color Conference (SOCC) The year, an expected 120-student delegation  from UC Davis is being sent to UC Riverside, where the 2012 conference event is taking place Nov. 9 to 11. SOCC is an annual event put on by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) in which […]

People call pest-removal companies every day to rid their homes and yards of small creatures that have become a nuisance. Gophers tear up manicured lawns and cockroaches skitter along floors spreading germs. Most people are unaware that Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe has a similar but much larger problem. Corbicula fluminea, more commonly known as […]

Doc Joe is a psychologist and attorney who has consulted with and advised people of all ages. Katy Ann is a licensed marriage and family therapist, who, like Doc Joe, has counseled and advised people of all ages. The discussion and advice offered in their column is not offered as a clinical recommendation or as […]

In my anthropology class, I sit directly behind someone who, instead of taking notes on the dental structure of primates, watches porn. As the amount of students sitting behind him grows, so does my curiosity about porn. Does it hold any serious value? Pornography has always carried the social stigma of “appealing to baser needs.” […]

Sarah’s boss requested that she send $1,770 of her own money to a business partner in early October. Sarah did. Her boss provided a money order of $1,870 — $100 for Sarah to keep. Ten days later, Sarah learned that the money was fraudulent. Sarah, a junior transfer student whose real name will be kept […]

My heart is beating frantically. Sweat beads profusely on my brow. There’s an ominous feeling in the pit of my stomach. My asshole puckers to stay shut. I rush through a door and make a mad dash to the nearest rectangular stall. Once inside I pause and inhale a long draught of respite. I’m stopped […]

On Saturday the public is invited to attend a free guided tour of the City of Davis Wetlands from 3 to 5 p.m. Guides from the Yolo Basin Foundation will be on hand to teach the importance of the habitat as well as its importance to seasonal and resident diving ducks. November is when diving […]

In many ways, biological evolution at the molecular scale is a series of small steps. But scientists have not agreed on exactly how those steps add up to create entirely new genes, the molecular sequences on DNA that code for an organism’s vital functions. By conducting controlled evolution on a strain of Salmonella bacteria, a […]