Aggie Heroes Content

Budget From Canceled Event Used to Stock The Pantry

Cody Kitaura — March 24, 2020 - 11:10am

Each quarter, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences invites students to take a break from the stresses of finals to stop in for coffee, hot chocolate and quick snacks like macaroni and cheese or oatmeal. With no in-person finals this quarter, it wasn’t going to happen, which gave the three staffers who organize the event an idea.

Teammates Make Others Feel Like Stars

Julia Ann Easley — March 09, 2020 - 2:20pm

On the football field, Kooper Richardson uses all of his 300 pounds and 6-foot-6-inch frame to defend his �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis quarterback. On this Saturday after Valentine’s Day, he gently held the hand of a teen in a sparkling crimson gown as they waited in line to have their portrait taken.

Jonathan Eisen: From Aggie Hero to Time

Dave Jones — February 25, 2020 - 3:22pm

Professor Jonathan Eisen, named the first Aggie Hero of 2019-20 for calling out science meeting organizers for gender and racial imbalance among presenters, last week landed on a Time magazine list of 16 people and groups “fighting for a more equal America.”

The evolutionary biologist “knows he’s an unlikely champion for female representation at scientific conferences,” Time says. “But he also knows someone needs to point out the dearth of women who are speakers at these events.”

Challah for You, Profit for Food Bank

Dave Jones — February 25, 2020 - 2:59pm

Walking into the Hillel House kitchen in Davis most Thursdays, your senses are overloaded with smells of bread in the oven, and the sounds of giant oven fans and upbeat music, not to mention the chatter among �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis students.

This is Challah for Hunger, a student organization preparing 40 to 50 loaves of challah (a braided bread), each week generally, to raise money for the Yolo Food Bank.

Heroes’ Reception at Chancellor’s Residence

Dave Jones — June 17, 2019 - 12:30pm

I had heard and read the stories of our 2018-19 Aggie Heroes — students, staff and faculty chosen throughout the academic year for “using their talents and powers for the greater good of our university and beyond.”

Seeking Out Aggie Heroes

Cody Kitaura — February 05, 2019 - 10:45am

When the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise last fall, the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis Sikh Cultural Association leapt into action, collecting and delivering donations to a Chico shelter, then volunteering at a Salvation Army warehouse.

Those students could be called Aggie Heroes — those who go above and beyond to help and inspire others.

CHANCELL-ING: Closing Campus and Opening Our Hearts

Dave Jones — December 10, 2018 - 11:53am

The smoky days of mid-November were unlike anything �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis had experienced. Lecture halls went silent and bike traffic slowed to a trickle as hazardous pollutants from the horrific Camp Fire in Butte County engulfed the region. The scene of masked faces and orange skies was surreal as we closed our Davis and Sacramento campuses for more than a week.