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UCD reports student’s death By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer
A UC Davis student was found dead Tuesday morning in his Miller Hall residence, according to campus officials. Yolo County coroner’s officials identified him as Arhan Vyas, an 18-year-old attending the university on a student visa from Mumbai, India. His cause of death has not been determined, pending an autopsy scheduled for Saturday, Chief Deputy Coroner Gina Moya said Tuesday evening. Other circumstances surrounding Vyas’ death were not disclosed, and UCD referred inquiries to coroner’s officials who are handling the investigation. Vyas’ LinkedIn profile shows he began attending UCD last September and was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science. “Our hearts go out to the family, friends and others who knew and loved him,” campus officials said in a written statement announcing Vyas’ passing. “We are grateful for the first responders who were on-scene who did all they could for the student.” PulsePoint, an app charting fire
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Meet the beetles. Rows and rows of insect specimens with biological and geographical data are crammed into the amazing Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus. Monica Stark/ Enterprise photo
Beetles fans swarm Bohart Museum By Monica Stark Enterprise staff writer A swarm of beetle fans visited the Bohart Museum for Beetle Mania at the Bohart Museum Entomology and Nematology on Sunday, Jan. 22. With a petting zoo of insects, families filled the
museum and the hallway to hold Madagascar hissing cockroaches and stick insects. Donning an “I Love Bugs” shirt, 9-year-old Rose Hager, learned about the scorpion beetle that glows under ultraviolet light. She said she loves bugs because of their different looks. “Some are shiny and
iridescent. There are lots of different types of bugs.” “They’re just awesomely diverse,” the museum’s director and Distinguished Professor of Entomology, Lynn Kimsey, said of the beetles there. Showcasing the size variation of beetles behind a glass display, a featured beetle, the rhinoceros
Wright announces council candidacy By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer Francesca Wright has formally declared her candidacy for the District 3 Davis City Council seat recently vacated by Lucas Frerichs, who was elected to the Board of Supervisors. Wright is one of two candidates who have filed papers with the city clerk to run in the May 2 special election — the other being Planning Commissioner Donna Neville. Noting the challenges of climate crisis and a shortage of housing, Wright said, “as a collaborative leader, I intend to harness the vast intellectual and creative resources within our community to tackle
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beetle, is one of the largest beetles on Earth. “It’s certainly the heaviest,” she said. To illustrate an example of a beneficial beetle, the dung beetle, the museum displayed an elephant dung ball along with the beetles that fed on it.
County sees challenging budget season ahead By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer
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Francesca Wright, center, has formally announced her bid for the Davis City Council District 3 seat. With her are her husband, Lee Bartholomew, and daughter, Ayala Kalisher. tough problems. “I listen. I organize. I stand up for respectful process and the greater good,” she said.
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Yolo County faces what may be a challenging budget season ahead as property tax revenue is impacted by higher interest rates. The Board of Supervisors received a preliminary assessment of the 2023-24 budget on Tuesday, with the county’s chief financial officer, Chad Rinde, saying, “the housing market has effectively entered a recession.” “We are seeing a lot of changes in our economy from what we’ve seen over the last few years,” he
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said. “Interest rates are certainly increasing, especially for anyone who is looking for or planning on taking out a home loan or other type of loan — car, vehicle or otherwise. And a lot of that … is the federal reserve trying to increase interest rates to tamp down on inflation. “We are seeing housing prices decline across the country as well as locally.” Property taxes provide the county’s largest source of discretionary revenue, but action by the Federal Reserve to control inflation have caused
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