Past Issues

Past Issues

Subject Index

May 2008

• Parent to parent: Going places
• Up for discussion: Advice on repaying student loans
• Briefly speaking: Seniors encouraged to give back
• Briefly speaking: A little taste of home

2007-2008

April 2008

• Programs in capitals take students places
• Parent to parent: Safety on our minds
• Briefly speaking: Undergraduates explore research
• Up for discussion: Political tensions on campus

March 2008

• Parent to parent: Children here, near and far
• Up for discussion: Keeping the degree on track
• Briefly speaking: Advantages of an honors thesis
• Briefly speaking: Spring features public festivals

February 2008

• Start summer planning now
• Parent to parent: What’s for dinner?
• Briefly speaking: Students put on officer’s shoes
• Up for discussion: Common health complaints

January 2008

• Parent to parent: The temptation to fix things
• Up for discussion: Is a college student an adult?
• Briefly speaking: Taking on a double major
• Briefly speaking: Tools aid learning

December 2007

• Feature: Students learn language of writing in varied fields
• Parent to parent: College, two at a time
• Briefly speaking: Ways to save on textbook costs
• Up for discussion: Beating the blues

November 2007

• Up for discussion: Emergency management on campus
• Parent to parent: Talking about communication
• Briefly speaking: On undergraduate research
• Briefly speaking: Where your fees check goes

October 2007

• Feature: Students major in neighborly relations
• Up for discussion: Where to turn for help
• Parent to parent: Let students choose from menu
• Briefly speaking: Group connects students, alumni

September 2007

• Up for discussion: Understanding health insurance
• Parent to parent: A resolution for new school year
• Briefly speaking: Immigration focus of book project
• Briefly speaking: New leader for Student Affairs

2006-2007

June 2007

• Parent to parent: Expectations at graduation
• Up for discussion: Helping the transition to career
• Briefly speaking: Venture out with your student
• Briefly speaking: Peace Corps offers another path

May 2007

• Up for discussion: Campus works to prevent tragedy
• Parent to parent: Should you be in the audience?
• Briefly speaking: Farmer's market back on campus
• Briefly speaking: Seniors challenged to give back

April 2007

• Research important part of undergraduate experience
• Parent to parent: Getting together on Picnic Day
• Briefly speaking: Incentives for summer study
• Up for discussion: Ministering to spiritual needs

March 2007

• Parent to parent: Toward financial independence
• Up for discussion: Safety tips for spring break
• Briefly speaking: Spring events welcome everyone
• Briefly speaking: Keypads clicking for some testing

February 2007

• Internship, study abroad create passport for life
• Parent to parent: When tragedy strikes the campus
• Briefly speaking: Making the most of large lectures
• Up for discussion: Pregnancy, parenting on campus

January 2007

• Parent to parent: Your student is on another clock
• Up for discussion: Why didn't someone call me?
• Briefly speaking: On the way to Division I
• Briefly speaking: Sleepless in Davis

December 2006

• Campus programs mix fun, relaxation and learning
• Parent to parent: The ups and downs of grades
• Briefly speaking: Encouraging 'cultural capital'
• Up for discussion: Grad rates of student-athletes

November 2006

• Parent to parent: When long-distance romances end
• Up for discussion: Suicide among college students
• Briefly speaking: Range of scholarships available
• Briefly speaking: New service for downloading music

October 2006

• Honors program challenges students
• Parent to parent: Starting new lives
• Briefly speaking: Survey tallies the costs of alcohol
• Up for discussion: Safety at home 101

September 2006

• Parent to parent: Perspective on roommate issues
• Briefly speaking: Book offers food for thought
• Briefly speaking: Searching the lost and found
• Up for discussion: Making good neighbors

2005-2006

June 2006

• Commencement tips for a smooth celebration
• Parent to parent: Family vacations change
• Briefly speaking: Navigation cross-cultural currents
• Up for discussion: Avoiding the homecoming blues

May 2006

• Parent to parent: Your student is on another clock
• Up for discussion: Cautions for online networking
• Incentives for summer study
• Students de-stress at The House

April 2006

• More buildings on campus horizon
• Parent to parent: A peek ahead to senior year
• Briefly speaking: Experimenting with research
• Up for discussion: Infections and birth control

March 2006

• Parent to parent: Study abroad brings change
• Up for discussion: Loans and debt management
• Discovering a career path
• Leadership course for Greeks

February 2006

• More choices, key decisions in housing search
• Parent to parent: When a grandparent dies
• Up for discussion: Tutoring services available
• Briefly speaking: Web plagiarism still plagiarism

January 2006

• Parent to parent: Preparing for graduate school
• Up for discussion: Help available for depression
• Briefly speaking: Confidentiality of records
• Briefly speaking: A close look at the GPA

December 2005

• Parent to parent: When your student doesn’t call
• Up for discussion: Breakup blues
• Briefly speaking: A talk with Chief Spicuzza
• Briefly speaking: Movin' up in sports

November 2005

• Workshops foster leadership skills, build resumés
• Parent to parent: Homesickness is common ailment
• Up for discussion: Military recruitment on campus
• Briefly speaking: Wisdom from a revered professor

October 2005

• Parent to parent: How involved should we be?
• Up for discussion: Keeping parties safe
• Briefly speaking: Small classes for new students
• Briefly speaking: Something for everyone

September 2005

• Student government offers services, advocates
• Parent to parent: Starting new lives
• Briefly speaking: New dining facility opens
• Up for discussion: Standing against hazing

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2004-2005

June 2005

• Parent to parent: Graduation expectations
• Up for discussion: Tips for safe student travel
• Briefly speaking: Want not, waste not
• Briefly speaking: A bridge between students, alumni

May 2005

• Studying abroad expands students' horizons
• Parent to parent: Family vacations change
• Briefly speaking: Job outlook is positive
• Up for discussion: Tattoos and piercings

April 2005

• Parent to parent: Plans for the summer
• Up for discussion: Credit card use
• Briefly speaking: Band marches to different beat
• Briefly speaking: Bike Barn keeps campus rolling

March 2005

• Students gain experience, earn credit in capitals
• Parent to parent: Sports enrich students' lives
• Briefly speaking: Saturday outings
• Up for discussion: Family time

February 2005

• Lots to consider in search for student housing
• Parent to parent: When a grandparent dies
• Briefly speaking: Help available for choosing major
• Up for discussion: Drugs and UC Davis students

January 2005

• Parent to parent: Preparing for graduate school
• Up for discussion: To Greek or not to Greek
• Briefly speaking: Apartments foster learning
• Briefly speaking: Helping disabled reach potential

December 2004

• Advising helps students chart academic course
• Parent to parent: The ups and downs of grades
• Briefly speaking: Safety escort just a call away
• Up for discussion: Questions of faith

November 2004

• Parent to parent: Students find changes at home
• Up for discussion: Coping with changes
• Briefly speaking: Meeting with professors
• Briefly speaking: Tackling new competition

October 2004

• On-campus recruiters look for something extra
• Parent to parent: Do's and don'ts for visits
• Briefly speaking: Healthy students
• Up for discussion: Who pays for what?

September 2004

• Parent to parent: How involved should we be?
• Up for discussion: Student safety at large parties
• Briefly speaking: Advice on attending career fairs
• Briefly speaking: Editor discusses student buzz

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2003-2004

June 2004

• Parent to parent: What students want to tell you
• Up for discussion: End-of-year stressors
• Briefly speaking: Encouraging four-year graduation
• Briefly speaking: Center has resources for women

May 2004

• Year ahead brings academic, lifestyle changes
• Parent to parent: Spring has a different air
• Briefly speaking: Summer classes held here, abroad
• Up for discussion: Help for navigating majors

April 2004

• Undergrads experiment with research, develop skills
• Parent to parent: A peek ahead to senior year
• Up for discussion: Learning your child is gay
• Briefly speaking: Recreation facility set to open

March 2004

• Parent to parent: Summer plans
• Up for discussion: When there's trouble at home
• Briefly speaking: Davis Honors Challenge
• Briefly speaking: Festivals entertain, inform

February 2004

• Campus adds learning, leisure, athletics facilities
• Parent to parent: Asking about friends
• Up for discussion: Unhealthy dating relationships
• Briefly speaking: Creative outings on $25

January 2004

• Parent to parent: Connect with instant messaging
• Up for discussion: Expectations and depression
• Briefly speaking: Tips for the housing search
• Briefly speaking: Bus service powered by students

December 2003

• Internships help students explore career choices
• Parent to parent: The ups and downs of grades
• Up for discussion: Learning in a diverse setting
• Briefly speaking: Saving money on textbooks

November 2003

• Parent to parent: Students find changes at home
• Up for discussion: Student employment on campus
• Briefly speaking: Computing help is user friendly
• Briefly speaking: Division I athletics ahead

October 2003

• Campus involvement helps students grow
• Parent to parent: Do's and don'ts for visits
• Up for discussion: New study challenges ahead
• Briefly speaking: Safety tips for campus

September 2003

• Parent to parent: Standing at the edge
• Up for discussion: Talking about alcohol
• Briefly speaking: Meet four student leaders
• Briefly speaking: Fees support services, facilities

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2002-2003

June 2003

• Freshmen learn lessons for a lifetime
• Parent to parent: Will the changes surprise you?
• Up for discussion: Redefining dreams
• Briefly speaking: Center helps students hone writing

May 2003

• Students develop leadership skills
• Up for Discussion: Living in turbulent times
• Parent to parent: Family vacations change
• Briefly speaking: Get some major advice

April 2003

• Picnic Day open house to draw thousands
• Up for Discussion: Academic integrity
• Parent to parent: Asking about friends
• Briefly speaking: Undergrads experiment with research

March 2003

• Parent to parent: Summer plans
• Up for Discussion: Sex and the campus
• Briefly speaking: Study in another country
• Briefly speaking: Events welcome families

February 2003

• Parent to parent: Looking for love
• Up for Discussion: Trouble at home
• Briefly speaking: Community Service
• Briefly speaking: Academics and athletics

January 2003

• Sophomore housing: Search begins this quarter
• Up for Discussion: Responding to depression
• Parent to parent: Face to face with professors
• Briefly speaking: To their health

December 2002

• Talking about sexual assault
• Up for discussion: Help for navigating roommate issues
• Parent to parent Got grades?
• Briefly speaking Changes that weigh on you

November 2002

• Parent to parent: What about that bedroom?
• Up for discussion: Stress builds as the quarter ends
• Briefly speaking: A check on credit cards and checking
• Briefly speaking: Spirit group cheers on the Aggies

October 2002

• Introduction to academia: Freshman Seminars
• Up for discussion: Student employment
• Parent to parent: Keeping in touch with your student
• Briefly speaking: Book project comes to life
  

September 2002

• Parent to parent: Heartbreak and hope on move-in day
• Up for discussion: Alcohol
• Briefly speaking: Students take the stage at new performing arts center
• Briefly speaking: Brace for lane changes on the academic major

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