The California Aggie
Encyclopedia
The California Aggie is a daily newspaper
distributed in the Davis, California
area. It is staffed entirely by UC Davis students and is the official campus newspaper.
, advised the Weekly Agricola during its beginning months.
Initially, the Weekly Agricola was focused on both student news and farming-related topics. Novelist Jack London
was one of the first readers of the Weekly Agricola. In 1922, it was renamed to match the school's athletic name.
Today, the Aggie has the largest print distribution in Yolo County, at around 8,000 copies distributed daily. It is available for free at many stands around the UC Davis campus.
The Aggie ceased production of their Friday issues in February 2009, as part of a budget cut operation.
Editor in Chief - Jason Alpert
Managing Editor - Becky Peterson
Campus Editor - Hannah Strumwasser
City Editor - Angela Swartz
Opinion Editor - Melissa Freeman
Features Editor - Erin Migdol
Sports Editor - Trevor Cramer
Arts Editor - Uyen Cao
Science Editor - Amy Stewart
Night Editor - Mimi Vo
Copy Chief - Kamry Zhang
Photo Editor - Jasna Hodzic
Art Director - Irisa Tam
Design Director - Michelle Huey
Business Manager - Alex Tervo
Advertising Manager - Grace Sprague
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
distributed in the Davis, California
Davis, California
Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
area. It is staffed entirely by UC Davis students and is the official campus newspaper.
History
The California Aggie was first published in 1915 as the Weekly Agricola after its approval by the Associated Student Executive Committee. At this point, UC Davis was considered the University Farm, an extension of UC Berkeley. Students from UC Berkeley's paper, The Daily CalifornianThe Daily Californian
The Daily Californian is an independent, student-run newspaper that serves the University of California, Berkeley campus and its surrounding community. It is published Monday through Friday during the academic year, and twice a week during the summer...
, advised the Weekly Agricola during its beginning months.
Initially, the Weekly Agricola was focused on both student news and farming-related topics. Novelist Jack London
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
was one of the first readers of the Weekly Agricola. In 1922, it was renamed to match the school's athletic name.
Today, the Aggie has the largest print distribution in Yolo County, at around 8,000 copies distributed daily. It is available for free at many stands around the UC Davis campus.
The Aggie ceased production of their Friday issues in February 2009, as part of a budget cut operation.
Managing Staff
The Aggie managing staff for the 2011-2012 academic year is:Editor in Chief - Jason Alpert
Managing Editor - Becky Peterson
Campus Editor - Hannah Strumwasser
City Editor - Angela Swartz
Opinion Editor - Melissa Freeman
Features Editor - Erin Migdol
Sports Editor - Trevor Cramer
Arts Editor - Uyen Cao
Science Editor - Amy Stewart
Night Editor - Mimi Vo
Copy Chief - Kamry Zhang
Photo Editor - Jasna Hodzic
Art Director - Irisa Tam
Design Director - Michelle Huey
Business Manager - Alex Tervo
Advertising Manager - Grace Sprague