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City Council candidates busy campaigning as elections approach

As the Davis City Council Elections come closer, the candidates are busy campaigning and advocating their stances to the public. The city council elections will be on June 5. Three…

Police Briefs

THURSDAY Paying is mainstream Someone with red and green hair stole a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon on West Covell Boulevard. FRIDAY Say it, don’t spray it A man was…

May marks Bike Month in Davis

If you’ve ever set foot outside of your dorm, apartment or lecture hall, it should be painfully obvious that bikes make up an integral part of the Davis community. You’d be…

Unite Women protest brings hundreds to State Capitol

Hundreds gathered in Sacramento on April 28 as part of a nationwide demonstration to stand up for women’s rights and pursuit of equality. The protest was targeted at recent legislation…

Government sues publishers, Amazon lowers prices

In mid-April, the Justice Department sued five major book-publishing companies on antitrust charges for allegedly colluding to raise e-book prices. Simultaneously, Amazon.com announced it would lower its e-book prices, pushing…

Preliminary Picnic Day Statistics

Picnic Day statistics are compiled between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday, Davis police and the agencies assisting them. 2012: Arrests: 53, for public intoxication: 37, four will face criminal…

Senate Bill 960 passes through Senate Education Committee

The California Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 960, a bill aimed at giving California State University (CSU) students a chance at increased involvement when it comes to self-imposed fees,…

Universities turn to lecturers in place of tenured faculty during hard times

A trend sweeping across U.S. universities seems to have missed the University of California campus at Davis. The hiring of lecturers as a means of confronting budgetary concerns has yet…

Rominger West Winery to put a cork in it

By the end of Saturday, the Rominger West Winery will be shutting down. The business, located in East Davis on Second Street, was founded in 2006. Over the years it…

Police Briefs: Picnic Day edition

SATURDAY True dedication People were shouting for everyone to start celebrating Picnic Day before sunrise on A Street. Safety in numbers Eighty people with open containers were walking down Oeste…

Davis Tweetup delivers dose of networking to de Vere’s

Local Tweeps gathered for the first official Davis Tweetup this place Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event was hosted by de Vere’s Irish Pub, located at 217 E…

Goodwill makes plans to build new donation-only site in Davis

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors met on April 16 to discuss revoking their decision to endorse Goodwill’s use of public bonds to fund a new Davis donation site. On…

Nonprofit promotes partying with a purpose

A new way to support good causes is in town. Local nonprofit organization Reason to Party Sacramento will host a Spring Gala at 9 p.m. on April 27 at the…

UC Davis student Thomas Matzat to be readmitted under certain conditions

Recently, junior art studio major and Occupy UC Davis protester Thomas Matzat and his attorney spoke with the College of Letters and Science about lifting his expulsion. The Davis Vanguard…

State senator approaches campus organization for aid

STAND is a student-led anti-genocide coalition comprised of internationally established chapters. The organization’s mission is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities with tools to prevent and end genocide worldwide. On…