The California Aggie
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| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Associated Students of UC Davis |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
25 Lower Freeborn UC Davis Davis, CA United States |
| Circulation | 8,000 (daily) |
| Website | theaggie.org |
The California Aggie is a weekly newspaper distributed in the Davis, California 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 Californian, advised the Weekly Agricola during its beginning months.[1]
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.[1]
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,[2] moved to a weekly format in 2013[3] to reduce operating costs, and is going online-only while its pending fee is being determined as of March, 2014.[4]
The California Aggie has now reverted to doing weekly print versions.
Managing staff
The Aggie managing staff for the 2015-2016 academic year is:
Editor in Chief - Scott Dresser
Managing Editor - Ritika Iyer
New Media Manager - Melissa Dittrich
Social Media Manager – Angela Willis
Website Manager – Chiara Alves
Campus Editor - Jason Pham
City Editor - Kayla Zola
Opinion Editor - Eli Flesch
Features Editor - Ellie Dierking
Sports Editor - Bryan Sykes
Arts Editor - Amanda Ong
Copy Chief - Elena Tom
Photo Editor - Jay Gelvezon
Art/Graphics Editor - Tiffany Choi
References
- 1 2 UC Davis: Spotlight: Student news since 1915
- ↑ Letter from the Editor - Aggie budget cuts (27 January 2009)
- ↑ Letter from the Editor (February 28, 2013)
- ↑ Letter from the Editor (March 13th, 2014
External links
- The California Aggie website
- California Aggie Web Archives at Special Collections Dept., University Library, University of California, Davis.
