The College Tour Watch Party
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≫ WELCOME. THE SHOW WILL BEGIN IN FIVE MINUTES. IN FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS. ≫> WELCOME, EVERYONE. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS. THE SHOW BEGINS IN TWO MINUTES.
≫ THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE UK DAVIS MARCHING BAND. AMAZING! WELCOME TO THE SNEAK PREVIEW. WE ARE LIVE FROM UC DAVIS FROM DAVIS, CALIFORNIA, HOME OF THE AGGIES.
SAN FRANCISCO REPORTER AND AMBASSADORS SINCE 2008. BUT I AM ALSO -- UC DAVIS. IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHER STREAMING PLATFORMS. BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT UNTIL NOVEMBER 8th . SO TODAY YOU'LL NOT ONLY GET ADVANCE SCREENING OF THE EPISODE, BUT ALSO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT THEIR OWN WATCH PARTY. HEY, MARCHING BAND! THAT'S RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BE A WINNER. NOW BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW, WE ARE GIVING AWAY -- AND -- GIFT CARDS.
RIGHT NOW. AND IT WAS HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS ITS OWN TELEVISION SHOW. ≫ IT DOES, IT DOES. ≫ SO THE COLLEGE TOUR WAS BORN. ≫ FORTUNATELY FOR ALL OF US, THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF FOR YOU. YOU'VE TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SHOWCASE DOZENS OF CAMPUSES NOW. YOU'RE SO LUCKY. WHAT A FUN JOB. BUT UC DAVIS IS THE FIRST CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FEATURED ON THE COLLEGE TOUR. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT'S BECAUSE IT'S
THE BEST, RIGHT? YEAH. WHAT WENT INTO THE DECISION TO CHOOSE UC DAVIS? ≫ UC DAVIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE UC SYSTEM FOR SURE. AS SOON AS OUR CREW GOT HERE, EVERYONE WAS RAGING ABOUT IT. THERE IS AN ENERGY HERE. IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL. ≫ IT REALLY IS. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FACTUALLY, BECAUSE I WENT HERE. OKAY.
TONIGHT, YOU ARE GOING TO MEET TEN FASCINATING PEOPLE, EACH OF THEM IS ON THEIR OWN JOURNEY. NINE OF THEM, UC DAVIS UNDERGRADS IN 2021. THEY'RE BABIES! THOUGH A FEW HAVE GRADUATED SINCE, AND WE DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE GOING MEET A CLASS OF 2011 ALUM WITH THEIR OWN AMAZING STORY.
MOST OF THEM ARE WITH US TONIGHT AT THEIR OWN WATCH PARTIES, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. WELCOME, EVERYONE. LET'S CHECK IN WITH THEM NOW. FIRST WE'RE GOING TO START RIGHT HERE IN THE STADIUM. AND HE IS IN THE STANDS. TAKE IT AWAY.
≫ I'M HERE WITH TEAM MARINA, TIMA HERRY, TEAM GABBY AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BEHIND ME. AND A LOT OF SAFELY SPACED MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. EVERYONE, CAN I GET A WHAT WHAT? ≫ WHAT. ≫ OH, MAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT A WHAT IS, BUT THAT SOUNDED GOOD ENOUGH. BACK TO YOU, AMY. ≫ THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO OUR NEXT WATCH PARTY. IT IS AT REAGAN MAIN LOUNGE IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS WHERE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS JUST ARRIVED ON CAMPUS THIS WEEK. THAT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY TO ME. PROBABLY NOT TO MY PARENTS. AND WHERE SOME OF OUR STARS ARE NOW RES HALL CORRESPONDENT JULIA HILL. SHE IS THERE LIVE. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING. WHAT'S THE ENVIRONMENT LIKE? ≫ THANKS, AMY. I'M HERE WITH TEAM JEREMY AND OUR DOUBLE THREAT OF VICTORIA AND VANESSA. THERE IS SO MUCH BRAINPOWER SITTING IN THIS ONE SMALL SPACE.
SO HEY, EVERYONE, CAN I GET A GO AGS? LET'S GO, EVERYBODY! ≫ GO AGS! ≫ BACK TO YOU, AMY. ≫ OH, MY GOSH, THAT LOOKS SO EXCITING. I CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK BACK IN. THANKS.
FINALLY, LET'S GO TO OUR LAST BUT NOT AT LEAST WATCH PARTY. THIS IS OUR BEST LOCATION DOWNTOWN DAVIS AT SUDDENWORK BREWERY WITH DARIUS LIVINGSTON. I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T STARTED TOO EARLY OVER THERE, DARIUS. HOW'S
IT GOING? ≫ AMY, I AM WAITING FOR YOU. AS YOU MENTIONED, I'M HERE AT SUDDENWORK WITH DANA ALLEN, THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALLING ARY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST. AS YOU SEE, I GOT A WHOLE LOT OF AGGIE ALUMNI. YES, YES, YES. SOME JEN-Z, BABY BOOMERS, MILLENNIALS. OH, MY GOSH, OH, MY GOSH! YEAH, OKAY! YEAH, AMY, AS YOU CAN TELL, NONBIASED, I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST WATCH PARTY GOING ON. BUT I'M GOING SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ≫ ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE IS STILL TIME IN THE SHOW, DARIUS, TO DETERMINE THAT. I CHALLENGE THOSE OTHER CORRESPONDENTS. BUT YOU HAVE TO SAVE ME A PINT OF THAT GUN ROCK HAZY IPA. HAVE YOU HAD THAT YET? ≫ NO, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE ONE AFTER THIS. ≫ I THINK YOU SHOULD. ≫ WE LOVE SUDDENWORKWORK.
≫ SO WE HAVE THREE PARTIES AT THE SAME TIME, NINE TEAMS ALL HERE TOGETHER. IT'S NOT REALLY TEAMS. IT ISN'T EXACTLY LAST AGGIE STANDING COMPETING. ≫ I WOULD WATCH THAT. HEY, YOU KNOW WHO ELSE IS HERE TONIGHT?
≫ IT'S CHANCELLOR MAY. ≫ HEY! I HEAR HE IS ALSO KNOWN ENDEARINGLY AS PAPA MAYE AROUND THESE PARTS. PLEASE WELCOME GARY MAYE AND HIS LOVELY WIFE MICHELLE. YOU'RE UP. ≫ THANK YOU FOR THAT WARM WELCOME.
I AM JOINED HERE BY CHANCELLOR MAY AND HIS WIFE. I SEE YOU'VE BROUGHT A SMALL CROWD OF YOUR OWN TODAY. ≫ THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP HERE, SOME FACULTY, SOME STUDENT, SOME PERSPECTIVE STUDENT, SOME STAFF. EVERYBODY MAKE SOME NOISE. [ CHEERING ] ≫ THANK YOU, PAPA MAY. I KNOW, IT'S WEIRD FROM THIS END TOO.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK, WE HAVE BEEN COMPARATIVELY QUIET ON CAMPUS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHAT'S IT LIKE SEEING ALL THESE SMILING PACES BACK ON CAMPUS? ≫ ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. WE'RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH THE STUDENTS, FOOTBALL, GYMNASTICS, THE SPORTS, EVERYTHING. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BACK. ≫ GLAD YOU'RE EXCITED BECAUSE I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TOO.
CHANCELLOR MAY, I GOT ASK YOU, THE COLLEGE TOUR UC DAVIS, WHAT DOES THIS SHOW MEAN TO YOU? ≫ IT MEANS NO MORE BEST KEPT SECRET. IT MEANS WE'RE NOT HUMBLE BRAGGING ANYMORE. IT MEANS WE'RE POPPING OUR COLLARS AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW GREAT UC DAVIS. ≫ AWESOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO -- LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING PAPA POP THAT COLLAR. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU. BACK TO YOU, AMY. THANK YOU. ≫ THANK YOU, I REMEMBER MEETING CHANCELLOR MAY AT A GIANTS GAME. HE IS A GIANTS FAN. WE LOVE THAT WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE? WHAT DOES UC DAVIS MEAN TO YOU? DROP IT IN OUR YOUTUBE OR FACEBOOK LIVE CHAT, AND TELL US.
WE WANT TO KNOW. BECAUSE YOU TOO, YOU ALUMNI OUT THERE, I KNOW THAT FOR ME, UC DAVIS HAS HAD AN AMAZING IMPACT ON MY LIFE. IT'S WHERE I CAME WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD, AND I THOUGHT I MIGHT WANT TO WORK IN TELEVISION. AND I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW THAT PATH.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I MET LIFE-LONG FRIENDS. I LEARNED HOW TO CRITICALLY THINK. I LIKE TO SAY THAT THAT'S A BIG THING. AND IT IS LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT, WE'VE ALL CHECKED IN WITH ALL OF OUR SPECIAL GUESTS, IT IS TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT. AND WE
ARE ALL HERE. SO ALEX, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE UC DAVIS EPISODE OF THE COLLEGE TOUR. ≫ WELL, WHERE DO I BEGIN? ENTIRE EPISODE IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. BUT TONIGHT WE'RE GOING BREAK IT UP INTO THREE VERY, VERY FUN PARTS. ≫ I LOVE THIS. AND THIS IS ALL EXCLUSIVE, GUYS.
AFTER EACH ONE, WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR FEATURED AGGIES AND TALK WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES. ≫ PLUS, THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PRIZES TO GIVE AWAY. SO DON'T GO ANYWHERE. YOU READY, AMY? ≫ LET'S DO IT, LET'S DO IT! ≫ ALL RIGHT. LET'S ROLL THE
FILM. ≫ IT OCCUPIES THE FERTILE GROUND BETWEEN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND LAKE TAHOE. WHILE UC DAVIS IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY PROGRAMS, BOTH RANKED FIRST IN THE NATION, IN TODAY'S SHOW, YOU'RE GOING TO DISCOVER A UNIVERSITY THAT CONSISTENTLY OUTGROWS EXPECTATIONS, TACKLING THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF THE 21st CENTURY FROM EVERY ANGLE. HEALTH, NRMT, CULTURE AND SOCIETY. I'M YOUR HOST ALEX
BOYLAN. AND IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES, WE'RE GOING THE TRAVEL AROUND THIS UNIQUE CAMPUS WITH REAL STUDENTS AS YOUR GUIDE. THEY COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
BUT TWO THINGS THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON ARE INCREDIBLE STORIES AND AGGIE PRIDE. WELCOME TO UC DAVIS. THIS IS THE COLLEGE TOUR. ≫ OKAY, EVERYONE. LET'S FIRST HEAD OVER AND MEET THE CHANCELLOR OF UC DAVIS. NOW MOST UNIVERSITY CHANCELLORS DON'T HAVE AN AFFECTIONATE FOLLOWING FROM THEIR STUDENTS, BUT MOST UNIVERSITIES DON'T HAVE GARY S. MAY.
HE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED SCHOLAR AND ENGINEER IN HIS OWN RIGHT, AND HE IS GOING TO GIVE US A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF A CAMPUS THAT COVERS A LOT OF GROUND. OKAY, CHANCELLOR MAY, THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. ≫ HELLO, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO UC DAVIS. I'M CHANCELLOR GARY MAY.
I'M THRILLED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR AGGIE COMMUNITY. AT UC DAVIS, CHOICES ABOUND. WE HAVE MORE THAN 100 UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MORE THAN 90 GRADUATE PROGRAMS. WE'RE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IN THE CAMPUS SYSTEM. NO MATTER WHAT YOU STUDY, YOU'LL FIND A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE WHO COME TO UC DAVIS WANT TO MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE'RE ON THE FRONT LINES OF CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE, BETTERING THE HEALTH OF HUMANS AND ANIMAL, AND SEEKING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. WHEN COVID STRUCK, UC DAVIS HELPED LEAD THE WAY TO SOLUTIONS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" STORY THAT HIGHLIGHTED UC DAVIS AS A ROLE MODEL IN KEEPING NOT JUST OUR UNIVERSITY SAFE, BUT THE WHOLE DAVIS COMMUNITY. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA, JUST WEST OF SACRAMENTO, DAVIS IS CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGE TOWN.
IT'S A PLACE OF BIG IDEAS AND INNOVATION IN A FRIENDLY SMALLTOWN SETTING. OUR ICON ISN'T A BELL TOWER OR AN EIFFEL TOWER, BUT A WATER TOWER. THINK OF DAVIS AS THE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE. THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES OF LAKE TAHOE, TOURIST SPOTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, OR JUST A SHORT DRIVE AWAY.
UC DAVIS ATTRACTS STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. WALK AROUND CAMPUS OR THE CITY AND YOU MIGHT HEAR PEOPLE SPEAKING FRENCH, FARSI, MANDARIN, AND SO MANY OTHER LANGUAGES. WE'RE AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY WHERE BIKING IS THE PREFERRED MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. WE'RE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTHY LIVING.
OUR FARMER'S MARKET IS AMONG THE OLDEST IN CALIFORNIA, AND IT'S THE PLACE TO BE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. WE'RE KNOWN FOR HAVING ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAMS. BUT WE'RE SO MUCH MORE. OUR REGION IS THRIVING WITH TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OPPORTUNITY IS EVERYWHERE.
MY GOAL IS FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH A JOB OFFER AND WITH AS FEW FINANCIAL BURDENS AS POSSIBLE. IN FACT, 55% OF OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT STUDENT LOAN DEBT. LOOKING BACK, I REMEMBER HOW EXCITED I WAS TO PLAN FOR COLLEGE, BUT I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS TOO. UC DAVIS GRADUATES CONSISTENTLY SAY THEIR FAVORITE ASPECT OF LIFE HERE IS HOY WELCOME AND SUPPORTED THEY FELT.
WE TAKE OUR ACADEMICS SERIOUSLY AT UC DAVIS, BUT WE'RE NOT AFRAID TO BE ECCENTRIC, MAKE OTHERS SMILE, AND HELP IN TIMES OF NEED. TODAY YOU'LL NEED SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO ARE EAGER TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH YOU. THANKS AGAIN FOR JOINING US, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY LEARNING MORE ABOUT UC DAVIS. GO AGS! BACK TO YOU, ALEX.
≫ CHANCELLOR GARY MAY, I CAN SEE WHY YOU'VE GOT SUCH A FOLLOWING. I LOVE HOW PRAGMATIC YOUR APPROACH. GRADUATING WITH MORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND LESS DEBT IS SOMETHING I KNOW IS ON THE MINDS OF MANY. I HAVE A FEELING THAT'S NOT THE LAST SURPRISE WE'LL GET OUT OF UC DAVIS. THANKS FOR GIVING US THE BIG PICTURE. TAKE CARE, CHANCELLOR MAY. ≫> ARE YOU READY FOR SOME EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY? LET'S HEAD TO DOWNTOWN DAVIS AND MEET MAHIRI. HE IS A FRESHMAN MAJORING IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY.
NOW, THERE IS A LOT OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES IN CITIES LARGE AND SMALL, BUT MAHIRI IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHY THE CITY OF DAVIS IS TRULY CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGE TOWN. MA MYRIE, IT'S ALL YOUR, BUDDY. ≫ THANK YOU, ALEX. I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE BLUE SKY, FELT THE SUN ON MY FACE AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WOW, IT'S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY AT UC DAVIS. I'M BEYOND EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY EXPERIENCE AS A FIRST YEAR AGGIE. EARLY ON, MY FRIENDS AND I DECIDED THAT HAVING A CAR AND PAYING FOR A CAR IN DAVIS JUST WASN'T WORTH IT.
NOW IF YOU LIVE IN A CAR TOWN, YOU MAY BE ASKING, WELL, MAHIRI, HOW ELSE DO STUDENTS GET AROUND? THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BIKE FRIENDLY PLACES IN THE NATION. I PERSONALLY TAKE MY BIKE WHEREVER I GO. STUDENTS HAVE STUDENT-RUN BUSES DESIGNED TO SERVE ALL OF DAVIS.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO SHOPPING, MY FRIENDS AND I RIDE OUR BIKES INTO TOWN, GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE, HEAD OVER TO TARGET OR TRADER JOE'S, AND THEN CATCH A RIDE HOME ON THE UNITRANSWITH OUR GROCERIES, HANSEL FREE. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO IS THE FARMER'S MARKET IN CENTRAL PARK. IT'S OPEN YEAR ROUND, RAIN OR SHINE, AND EVERYTHING THERE IS GROWN, RAISED OR MADE LOCALLY. I'M TOLD IT'S EVEN ONE OF THE
BEST IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. I REMEMBER BEING AMAZED BY THE VARIETY OF FOOD OPTIONS BOTH ON CAMPUS AND AROUND TOWN. I MEAN, THERE IS SUSHI, INDIAN FOOD, PIZZA, BURGERS, CREPES, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. ONE DAY AFTER CLASS, MY FRIENDS OFFERED TO TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE AND TO JUST TRUST THEM. AND SO I DID.
AS WE BIKED DOWNTOWN, WE CAME ACROSS THAI RESTAURANT, AND WOW. I REMEMBER BEING AMAZED AND RIDING BACK NEAR MIDNIGHT, SUPER HAPPY THAT I TOOK THE CHANCE, TRIED NEW FOOD AND HAD FUN. ONE TIME I CAME DOWNTOWN WITH TRENDS TO TAKE MY MIND OFF MY BIOLOGY MIDTERM. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO BE HALLOWEEN TIME. ONE OF MY BUDDIES ASKED IF WE WANTED TO GO TO A THRIFT STORE AND TRY ON NEW COSTUMES. I REMEMBER TRYING ON COSTUMES AND LAUGHING IF A PARTICULAR SUIT WAS TOO SMALL AND SAYING THIS IS LIKE MY COLLEGE. BUT THIS IS COLLEGE, MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO EXPLORE FURTHER OUTSIDE OF OUR CAMPUS, UC DAVIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE. I MEAN, WE'RE LESS THAN A 20-MINUTE DRIVE FROM SACRAMENTO, WHICH IS BIG COMPARED TO DAVIS AND HAS TONS OF GREAT PLACES TO GO. EVER WANT TO GET TO THE COAST? WE'RE LESS THAN A TWO-HOUR DRIVE FROM THE BEACH AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. AND IF YOU GO THE OTHER DIRECTION, YOU'RE ROLLING UP INTO THE BEAUTIFUL SIERRA, AND YOU CANNOT ATTEND UC DAVIS WITHOUT GOING ON A CAMPING TRIP AT LEAST ONCE. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS MAHIRI MOORE JR.
, AND I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME SHOWING YOU THE BEST OF DAVIS, COLLEGE'S COLLEGE TOWN. OVER TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ THANK YOU, MAHIRI. GREAT YEAR. I WISH I COULD LIVE WITHOUT A CAR. IT WOULD BE CHEAPER, SAFER, AND A LOT MORE FUN THAN SITTING ON THE 405 IN CALIFORNIA. THAT'S FOR SURE.
AFTER WE WRAP THIS, YOU GOT TO TELL ME WHERE IS THE BEST DINNER TOWN. HAVE I ABSOLUTELY LOVED BEING IN DAVIS SINCE WE GOT HERE. GREAT JOB. CHEER, MAMAHIRI. ≫> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, WHO IS
READY FOR SOME SPORTS? THAT'S GUN ROCK, THE UC DAVIS MASCOT. NOW LET'S GO TO UC DAVIS HEALTH STADIUM AND MEET KYLA. SHE IS A JUNIOR MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY. SHE IS ALSO THE WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM CO-CAPTAIN.
AS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, SHE APPROACHES HER SPORTS AND STUDIES WITH EQUAL INTENSITY AND SHE IS GOING TO TELL US ABOUT THE STUDENT ATHLETE EXPERIENCE AT UC DAVIS. KYLA, THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS. ≫ HEY, EVERYBODY. TO BE AN AGGIE IS TO BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE KIND, HARDWORKING, PERSEVERING AND SUCCESSFUL. NOT ONLY IS UC DAVIS ONE OF THE TOP ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, IT IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS EXCELLENT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.
IT WAS ALWAYS A DREAM OF MINE TO CONTINUE MY GYMNASTICS CAREER AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, BUT IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT TO ATTEND A COLLEGE WITH ACADEMIC RIG ERRIGOR. WE'RE ON A NATIONAL STAGE ALLOWING STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO BRING THEIR TALENTS TO THE AGGIE PLATFORM. THE EXPERIENCE OF GAME DAY AT UC DAVIS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
WHETHER YOU'RE WATCHING GYMNASTICS OR BASKETBALL IN THE PAVILION, FOOTBALL AT THE UC DAVIS HEALTH STADIUM, OR ANY OF OUR OTHER SPORTS, YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. OUR FREE ENTRY FOR STUDENTS MAKES SPORTING EVENTS ESSENTIAL FOR A FUN SOCIAL WEEKEND WITH ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS. THERE ARE EVEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PLAY GAMES AGAINST THEIR FELLOW AGGIES ON THE COURSE DURING HALFTIMES FOR FUN PRIZES.
MEET DAYS AT UC DAVIS ARE THE BEST DAYS. THE LIGHTS ARE SHINING DOWN IN THE PAVILION. LIGHTS ARE SPARKLING ON OUR FACES AND LEOTARDS AND THE CROWD IS EVEN LOUDER. THE ENERGY IS TANGIBLE AND THE CROWD LOVES TO LEARN OUR FLOOR ROUTINES AND DANCE ALONG WITH US.
THERE IS NO COMPARABLE FEELING OTHER THAN STICKING A DISMOUNT IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE PAVILION. OVER MY TIME AT UC DAVIS, HAVE I GONE THROUGH MANY INJURIES. WHILE REHABBING BACK FROM THE VARIOUS INJURIES, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MYSELF AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT I WANT TO HAVE ON THE WORLD.
OUR AMAZING COACHING AND ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF THROUGHOUT MY ACL REHABILITATION PLAYED A VITAL ROLE FOR WANTING TO HELP OTHER ATHLETES RECOVER FROM OTHER INJURIES, WHICH HAS LED ME TO PURSUE A CAREER IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. MY CHOICE IN CAREER HAS PRIMARILY BEEN DRIVEN BY THE EDUCATION I HAVE RECEIVED AT UC DAVIS. THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ATHLETES TO CONNECT WITH FUTURE EMPLOYERS, AGGIE EVO, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENT ATHLETES PREPARE FOR SUCCESS AND LEARN ABOUT POST GRADUATION LIFE. THE PEOPLE AT UC DAVIS ARE SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET. THE RELATIONSHIP IS HAVE MADE WITH MY TEAMMATES AND COACHES AND OTHER ADVISERS ARE TRULY ONE OF A KIND.
EVERYONE ON CAMPUS WANTS THEIR ATHLETES TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. SO THANK YOU, UC DAVIS AND TO EVERYONE I MET ALONG THE WAY. THERE IS NO OTHER COLLEGE I WOULD RATHER BE AT. AS ALWAYS, GO AGS! THAT'S MY STORY. NOW BACK TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ KYLA, YOU NAILED THE LANDING ON THAT ONE! THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR SUCCESS IN THE SPORTS ARENA AND IN THE CLASSROOM. WORKING THAT CLOSELY WITH TEAMMATES OR CLASSMATES BUILDS LIFE-LONG BONDS, AND IT DOESN'T HURT YOUR CAREER EITHER. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE AN AMAZING PHYSICAL THERAPY. THANKS AGAIN FOR TELLING US YOUR STORY. GREAT JOB, KYLE LAP. SHE CRUSHED IT,
HUH? ≫> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW TIMES THE COLLEGE TOUR GETS TO VISIT A HORSE BARN. THIS ONE IN FACT HAS BEEN HERE FOR OVER 100 YEARS, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MEET GABBY. SHE IS A FRESHMAN MAJORING IN ANIMAL SCIENCE. AND SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AS A CITY GIRL IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.
OKAY, GABBY, YOU'RE ON. ≫ HI, EVERYONE. SO GROWING UP I ALWAYS KNEW THAT I WANTED TO WORK WITH ANIMALS. I HAD TWO KARKTS CASEY AND RATSKI, AND MY FAVORITE BOOK GROWING UP WAS MY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOG BREED. DURING HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHADOW ONE OF MY LOCAL VETERINARIANS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO DO. RIGHT NOW MY DREAM IS TO ATTEND UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF VETERINARIANS WHICH IS THE NUMBER-ONE RANKED SCHOOL IN THE WORLD AND I WANT TO WORK WITH LARGE PREDATORS IN REHABILITATIVE ZOOS.
I'M A FIRST YEAR ANIMAL SCIENCE MAJOR IN AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. WE OFFER 28 MAJORS AND 40 MINORS IN A BROAD VARIETY OF TOPICS THAT EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY OF OUR PLANET. WE HAVE STUFF COVERING CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSERVING HABITATS, MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE FOOD, SPACE AND HOPE THAT THEY NEED. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE OF BREWING AND WINE-MAKING. AND OF COURSE THE HEALTH OF OUR LOVELY ANIMALS. LIKE I SAID, IT COVERS
A LOT. CHOOSING DAVIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I HAVE EVER MADE. EVEN DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, OUR PROFESSORS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CLASSES ARE ENGAGING AND THAT WE'RE LEARNING THE MATERIAL THAT THEY'RE TEACHING.
I KNEW I WAS AT HOME WHEN I STARTED MY FIST CLASS WITH PROFESSOR RUSS HUBBY. FOR A CLASS PROJECT, WE CONDUCTED AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE WHETHER WE COULD TEACH HIS OLD DOG A NEW TRICK. SO WE TOOK HIS DOG SUNNY AND TRIED TO SEE IF WE COULD TEACH HER TO JUMP THROUGH A HOOP. AND SHE DID IT. IT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER. IT WAS A BIT OF A CULTURE SHOCK MOVING FROM THE BAY AREA TO DAVIS BECAUSE I'M SURROUNDED BY FARM ANIMALS, BUT I FELL IN LOVE SO FAST. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY AND GET INTO SOME RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ON CAMPUS.
WITH INTERNSHIPS AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM A STUDENT-RUN STUDENT FARM TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND OUR VERTICAL GARDENS. ONE OF THE ONES I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN IS ONE RIGHT HERE AT OUR HORSE BARN WHERE STUDENTS GET TO WORK WITH OUR MARES, FOALS AND STALLIONS. WE ARE ALSO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL BREEDING FACILITY IN ADDITION TO BEING A TEACHING BARN. IT HAS BEEN TRULY A PLEASURE TO SPEND MY FIRST YEAR HERE AT UC DAVIS, AND I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS. BACK TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ GABBY, THANK YOU FOR SHARING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A MEMORIAL FIRST YEAR.
THAT GIVES NEW MEANING TO HANDS-ON LEARNING. AND YOU WANT TO WORK WITH LARGE PREDATORS AT THE ZOO? I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY TO VETERINARY SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THANKS AGAIN, GABBY.
≫ ALL RIGHT! YOU'RE A GOOD HOST. ≫ WELL, THANK YOU. ≫ I WANT TO SEE THIS SHOW. THAT IS JUST A TASTE, YOU GUYS, OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING IN NOVEMBER. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE OF THE COLLEGE TOUR EPISODE PREVIEW TO COME. BUT FIRST, LET'S GO TO STADIUM CORRESPONDENT AND TALK TO SOME OF OUR STUDENT STARS THAT YOU JUST SAW FEATURED IN THAT CLIP. PERSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FIRSTHAND FROM CURRENT STUDENTS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE AT UC DAVIS. GET IT OUT OF THEM. WHAT'S IT LIKE HERE?
≫ PUMPED RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS -- THANK YOU, AMY. TEAMS HERE ARE PUMPED. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE SEEN THEMSELVES ON THE BIG SCREEN. SO IT'S PRETTY HYPED EVENT, IF YOU CAN MAFNLGT AND LUCKY OLD ME, I GET TO CHAT WITH THE SUPERSTARS. I GOT TO KNOW. WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING A PART OF THE COLLEGE TOUR? WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART? ≫ WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
MY FAVORITE PART WAS RECEIVING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, RECEIVING THE HEY, DO YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. I WAS STARSTRUCK AND WOW. AND JUST THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW DOORS TO BE OPENED. AND I WAS JUST SO AMAZED. ≫ AWESOME. AND UC IS THE OPPORTUNITY. GOOD JOB, KYLA, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART? ≫ I LOVED GETTING TO MEET SOME NEW PEOPLE. THAT WAS REALLY FUN.
BUT I LOVED GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT UC DAVIS GYMNASTICS AND UC DAVIS ATHLETICS AS A WHOLE. IT WAS AWESOME. ≫ AWESOME. WHO DOESN'T LOVE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THEY LOVE. ≫ WHAT WAS YOUR FARTHER PART? ≫ HANDS-DOWN, FEEDING BABY GOATS.
THERE WERE A COUPLE A COUPLE HOURS OLD. IT WAS THE CUTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. ≫ GOOD TIME WITH THE GOATS. YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR FIRST YEAR AT UC DAVIS. ON TO YOUR SECOND YEAR. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED IN THAT PROCESS? A LOT OF INTROSPECTION GOING ON. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? ≫ THIS IS MY FAVORITE QUESTION.
I WOULD SAY UC DAVIS' MAIN MOTTO IS TO OUTGROW THE EXPECTED. I FEEL AS IN MY FIRST YEAR THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID, AND THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED MOST ABOUT MYSELF, THAT THERE WAS A CERTAIN KIND OF PERSPECTIVE LIMIT THAT OTHERS THOUGHT THEY HAD ON ME. BUT I JUST KEPT PROCEEDING AND PERSEVERING AND GOING FORWARD.
AND I REALLY WAS LIKE OH, I UNDERESTIMATE MYSELF IN SOME SENSE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY ANSWER. ≫ I'M GLAD. IT LOOKED LIKE YOU SURPRISED YOURSELF. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CAMPUS HAS SURPRISE YOU'D? WE'RE ALL BACK IN CAMPUS. WHAT SURPRISES YOU ABOUT THAT? ≫ OH, BIKES, THE ARBORETUM, BUBBA, ALWAYS JOKING WITH CHANCELLOR MAY ABOUT THAT. JUST THE PEOPLE.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THE AMOUNT OF LOVE THAT I WAS GOING TO GET HERE FROM FOLKS AT AGGIE COMPASS, FINANCIAL AID, EOP. THE COMMUNITY HERE AS A WHOLE IS INCREDIBLE. THAT SURPRISED ME A LOT. ≫ AWESOME TO HEAR. THAT'S GOOD. MY NEXT PERSON HAS HAD AN AMAZING CAREER AS AN ATHLETIC GYMNAST.
SO I WANT TO KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE GRADUATING THIS YEAR, KYLA. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU? IT'S LIMITLESS. ARE YOU GOING TO BE AN ATHLETE? A COMPETITOR? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING? ≫ SO I WAS A FIFTH YEAR. AFTER THIS SEASON, MY COLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS CAREER WILL BE OVER, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH ATHLETES AS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I LOVE SPORTS. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE AND WORKING WITH ATHLETES. I'M EXCITED.
≫ WE KNOW WHAT YOUR NUMBER OPTION IS FOR SPECTATING THE SPORT. BUT OUTSIDE OF GYMNASTICS, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH HERE AT UC DAVIS? ≫ OBVIOUSLY FOOTBALL IS SUPER FUN WATCH HERE AT THE STADIUM. THE ENERGY HERE IS ELECTRIC. WE HAD A SELLOUT CROWD LAST
WEEKEND. THAT'S AWESOME. ALSO THERE IS A NEW VIDEO BOARD IN THE UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION CENTER. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED TO WATCH VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL IN THE FALL AND WINTER. SO YEAH. ≫ IT SHOULD BE VERY ENTERTAINING. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE BECAUSE I GOT TO GET OUT THERE SOME TIME. I DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE MUCH. NOW GABBY, I UNDERSTAND YOU GREW UP WITH PERKTS AND ASTS.
HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST EYE OPENER? ≫ GROWING UP WITH PETS, I KNEW MY DOG. I KNOW THIS. BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT THERE TO BE SO MANY BREEDS OF COWS AND CHICKENS AND HORSES AND PIGS. SO COMING HERE AND LEARNING ABOUT THE BIODIVERSITY WITHIN FARM ANIMALS WAS SUPER COOL. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT MAKE THEM ALL SPECIAL.
≫ AND WHAT ANIMALS OR PEOPLE, IT WOULD BE PEOPLE HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOU BONDED WITH YOUR FIRST YEAR AT UC DAVIS? ≫ I THINK 10 OUT OF 10 THE DAVIS SQUIRRELS. THEY ARE ON A WHOLE ANOTHER LEVEL. I REMEMBER I WAS SITTING IN THE ARBORETUM WITH MY BEST FRIEND AND ONE CAME UP TO OUR LITTLE BLANKET AND WAS SITTING THERE FOR A MINUTE. OKAY, THIS IS NORMAL. GOT IT. BUT, YEAH,
DEFINITELY SQUIRRELS. ≫ OKAY. AND I THINK A LOT OF STUDENTS WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. THEY SAY THEY'RE EACH NUTS, I'VE HEARD. HAD TO DO IT. HAD TO DO IT. THINGS OVER WILL? ≫ WELL, WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A STAND-UP COMEDIAN IN THE CROWD. AND MISS KYLA, I CANNOT BELIEVE. SHE DID NOT MENTION THAT SHE LIKES TO WATCH BASEBALL. WHAT
ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH HER? COME ON, GIRL. ADD TO IT YOUR LIST, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT IS A FANTASTIC GROUP OF STUDENTS. SO ALEX, DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I SAY THE WORD "SWAG"? ≫ YOU GET THE SWAGS ON. ≫ ALL RIGHT! THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT MEANS IT'S TIME TO GIVE AWAY SOME SWEET AGGIE MERCH. BUT BEFORE WE PICK OUR WINNER, LET'S FIND OUT WHERE OUR AUDIENCES' HEADS ARE AT, LITERALLY. ≫ TO THE POLLS.
NOW OUR FIRST QUESTION, WHERE ARE YOU WATCHING FROM? SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, A DIFFERENT STATE COMPLETELY, OR A DIFFERENT COUNTRY? ≫ I HAVE A FEW HINTS HERE. DO YOU PUT THE, THE WORD THE IN FRONT OF A FREEWAY NUMBER? MIGHT GIVE IT AWAY. HAVE YOU EVER SAID HELLA UNINTENTIONALLY? YEAH WE KNOW WHERE YOU'RE FROM. ARE YOU WONDERING WHAT THESE CALIFORNIANS ARE TALKING ABOUT, THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT MATTERS HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT. ALL RIGHT.
SO WHILE EVERYONE IS GEOGRAPHICALLY SORTING THEMSELVES, LET'S DO THE GIVEAWAY. ≫ OKAY. WE'VE GOT TWO, TWO $100 AMAZON GIFT CARDS.
≫ I LIKE SAYING THIS LINE. THE GOLD ENVELOPE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MY DEAR. ≫ AND THE WINNERS ARE, AMY, PLEASE DO THE HONORS? ≫ THANK YOU.
DIA LINDARUSSO FROM FAIRFIELD AND SAM BISHOP GREEN FROM WOODLANDS. A COUPLE LOCAL FOLKS. ≫ CONGRATULATIONS! ≫ ALL RIGHT. I COULD USE THOSE. I HOPE I WIN LATER IN THE SHOW. ≫ I WANT TO WIN SOMETHING. ≫ OKAY.
OKAY. TIME'S UP. PENCILS DOWN ON THAT POLL. LET'S SEE WHERE OUR VIEWERS ARE AT. WHOA! 73% FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ≫ REPRESENTING. ≫ DODGERS FANS ARE. SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, OF COURSE. YEAH. SORRY, I'M SO SORRY. ≫ WE GOT PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL WATCHING. LOVE IT, WHAT COUNTRIES? ≫ ALL AROUND. WE'RE VERY POPULAR. I LIKE IT. OKAY. SO WHAT'S UP NEXT? ≫ BEFORE WE ROLL THE NEXT CLIP, LET'S GO BACK TO THE STADIUM CORRESPONDENT TO SEE HOW CHANCELLOR MAY IS DOING. ≫ AWESOME. THANK YOU, ALEX. I'M HERE WITH CHANCELLOR MAY AGAIN.
THEY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE STUDENTS ARE DOING GREAT. HOW ARE YOU? ≫ SO FAR SO GOOD. SO FAR GREAT. ≫ GREAT. ≫ THAT'S GREAT. NOT MUCH TO SAY. AND NOW CHANCELLOR MAY, IS THERE ANY SWAG WE HAVE TO GIVE AWAY? DO YOU KNOW IF OUR VIPs IN THE CROWD GET ANYTHING? ≫ I THINK WE SHOULD THROW THEM SOME SWAG. GIVE IT TO ME. LET ME
HAVE IT. ≫ WE SURE DO. CHEER TEAM, CHEER TEAM, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER SEEN THEM DO A SOMERSAULT, BUT I THINK THEY'RE COMING FOR YOUR JOB. WE'RE GOING GIVE AWAY SOME OF THE SWAG TO THEM. IS THAT GOOD? ≫ PERFECT. ≫ OH MY GOODNESS. ≫ MORE? MORE?
[ CHEERING ] ≫ MORE? ≫ HERE YOU GO. ≫ WOW! THE CHANCELLOR, PAPA MAY, YOU HAVE AN ARM ON YOU. ≫ SO IMPRESSIVE. ≫ I FEEL LIKE PITCHING MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE GIANTS IN THE PLAY-OFFS. YOU AVAILABLE? IT MIGHT MAKE FOR A BUSY OCTOBER FOR YOU, BUT WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. WE'RE GOING KEEP THE SHOW MOVING ALONG. ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW, ALEX? ≫ I WAS BORN READY. LET'S ROLL IT.
≫ ALL RIGHT. ≫ NOW LET'S GO TO THE GREENHOUSE ON TOP OF THE SCIENCES LABORATORY BUILDING TO MEET JEREMY. HE IS A JUNIOR MAJORING IN GENETICS AND GENOMICS PLUS A MINOR PSYCHOLOGY. AND HE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIS STUDIES AT THE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND HIS JOURNEY TOWARDS HELPING EVERYDAY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN FAMILY GENETICS. CAN'T WAIT
TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, JEREMY. TAKE IT AWAY. ≫ THANKS, ALEX. I ORIGINALLY APPLIED TO UC DAVIS AS A MATHEMATICS MAJOR, BUT AN AP BIOLOGY CLASS MY SENIOR JEER REALLY SPARKED MY INTEREST IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND DNA. GROWING UP SOME OF MY PERSONAL FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY GENETIC ISSUES. I DECIDED I WANTED TO BECOME A GENETIC COUNSELOR. LUCKILY, ONE OF THE FOUR COLLEGES IS DEDICATED TO BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WITH TEN MAJORS AND DISCIPLINES RANGING FROM OCEAN LIFE TO THE HUMAN MIND AND THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS BEHIND THEM.
ONE OF THE BEST ASPECTS BEHIND HERE IS THE CHANCE TO REALLY LEARN HANDS-ON. I REMEMBER HOW EXCITED I WAS ON MY FIRST CAMPUS VISIT, EXPLORING THE LABS AND THE GREENHOUSES LIKE THIS ONE ON TOP OF THE SCIENCES LAB BUILDING. AND SEEING THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS. MY FIRST BIOLOGY CLASS SEALED THE DEAL. ALTHOUGH COURSES TEND TO BE LARGE, WE BREAK THEM DOWN INTO SECTIONS IN LAB SECTIONS EACH WITH ABOUT 24 STUDENTS AND A TEACHING ASSISTANT. ALL OF MY TEACHING ASSISTANTS HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL BUT MY NUMBER ONE REASON WHY I LOVE LAB SECTIONS SO MUCH ARE FOR THE PEOPLE YOU GET TO MEET. I KNOW AT OTHER ELITE SCHOOLS CLASSES CAN BE CUTTHROAT, BUT AT UC DAVIS, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
FRIENDS HALEY AND TORY. WE'D WALK TO CLASS, EAT TOGETHER IN THE DINING COMMONS AND COORDINATE WHICH CLASSES TO TAKE NEXT. I NEEDED HELP SWITCHING MY MAJOR FROM MATH TO GENETICS, KEEPING A PSYCHOLOGY MINOR AND GRADUATING IN FOUR YEARS, AND I'M ON TRACK TO GRADUATE A QUARTER EARLY. THE STAFF OF THE ACADEMICS SUCCESS CENTER HELPED ME BY RECOMMENDING CLASSES AND ORGANIZING MY CLASS SCHEDULE.
PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH AS AN UNDERGRADUATE HAS BEEN A REAL PRIVILEGE, AND THERE IS SO MUCH EXCITING WORK BEING DONE IN THE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. I WORK WHERE MY LAB MANIPULATES GENETIC ORGANISMS. ALSO, THE GENOME CENTER PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE RAPID SALIVA-BASED COVID-19 TESTING THAT IS WIDELY USED BY STUDENTS AND STAFF. I'VE BEEN GETTING TESTED TWICE A WEEK NOW AND IT'S BEEN A MAJOR PART OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID HERE IN DAVIS. WELL,
THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE HERE AT UC DAVIS. BACK TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ JEREMY, THAT'S SUPER IMPRESSIVE. I KNEW UC DAVIS IS A RESEARCH LEADER, BUT IT MUST BE EXCITING TO PERSONALLY BE ON THE FRONT LINES.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GENETICS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE AS A GENETICS COUNSELOR, YOU'LL HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S AMAZING. THANKS AGAIN, JEREMY. ≫ NEXT, LET'S HEAD OVER TO THIS HIGH-TECH MACHINE SHOP ON CAMPUS. HERE YOU'LL MEET TWINS VANESSA AND VICTORIA. THEY'RE JUNIOR, BOTH MAJORING IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. AND IF
THAT SOMEHOW SURPRISES YOU, JUST WAIT. THEY'RE ALSO WORKING AT WELCOMING A MORE DIVERSE PEER GROUP TO THEIR FIELD. VANESSA AND VICTORIA, THE TOUR IS ALL YOURS.
≫ THANKS, ALEX. WE ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM PANORAMA CITY, CHASM. ≫ WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT MATH AND SCIENCE, BUT OUR INTEREST IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SPARKED WHEN WE TOOK A ROBOTICS CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. ≫ WE BEGAN TAKING THE SAME
CLASS. WE CHOSE THE SAME MAJOR. SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY WE HAVE PERMANENT STUDY BUDDIES. BEING HISPANIC WOMEN IN A MALE DOMINATED FIELD, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN REGARDS TO RIGOR, DIVERSITY AND SUPPORT IN A COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT. SINCE FRESHMEN YEAR, WE STRUGGLED TO FEEL CONNECTED TO OUR ENGINEERING COMMUNITY AND FELT WE DIDN'T BELONG.
THESE ARE COMMON AMONG MINORITIES WHERE DIVERSITY HASN'T ALWAYS EXISTED THERE WEREN'T THAT MANY WOMEN IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. SO SPRING QUARTER WE DECIDED TO STEP OUT AND BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. WE BOTH STARTED JOINING ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTED DIVERSITY AND THAT WOULD BENEFIT US IN OUR FIELD OF STUDY SAYS AS THE FIELD OF WOMEN ENGINEERS, AND INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS WERE GREAT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVENESS, BUT WE FELT LIKE WOMEN IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING NEED IN ORDER THAN THAT. THAT'S HOW THE CLUB OF FUTURE FEMALE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, ALSO KNOWN AS COFFEY CAME ABOUT. BEING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO PURSUE ELECTRICAL OR ENGINEERING IS OUR IMPETUS TO BUILDING IT TO OUR POTENTIAL. WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF RETAINING AND ENCOURAGING MORE WOMEN TO PURSUE MALE-DOMINATED FIELDS.
ASIDE FROM BEING INVOLVED WITH ORGANIZATIONS, WE ALSO BECAME ENGINEERING AMBASSADORS. THE ENGINEERING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO REPRESENT THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERS WHILE DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND FURTHERING OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERS AND UC DAVIS THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO SUCCEED, SUCH AS THE INTERNSHIP AND CAREER CENTER, OFFICE HOUR, TUTORING, STUDY SESSIONS AND DIANE BRYANT STUDENT DESIGN CENTER.
WHICH IS A UNIVERSITY'S PRIMARY MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR STUDENT TEAMS AND RESEARCH GROUPS. THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERS ALSO HAS THE LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING ADVANCEMENT DIVERSITY AND RETENTION PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN AND GRADUATE A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS FROM THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. WE'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SOME COOL PROJECTS DURING OUR TIME HERE. A FEW OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDE BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING A ROBOT TO FOLLOW A SOUND SOURCE, ZINING A DIE GAME, A GAME ON AN LCD SCREEN, AND ONE OF OUR PERSONAL FAVORITES, AN INTERACTIVE GAME CUBE TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE MEMORY GAME. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE NEW EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WE RECEIVED WITHIN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERS AND AT UC DAVIS. BACK OVER TO YOU, ALEX.
≫ TWO CHEERS FOR VICTORIA AND VANESSA. WHAT A TEAM YOU BOTH MAKE. I'M NEVER GOING TO THINK OF COFFEE THE SAME WAY AGAIN OR ENGINEERING FOR THAT MATTER. I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE BUILDING COOL STUFF AND BREAKING BARRIERS WHEREVER YOU GO. THANKS AGAIN, VICTORIA AND VANESSA. GREAT JOB. ≫> NEXT, LET'S HEAD OVER TO HART HALL, BUILT IN 1928, AND MEET AKSHITA.
IN 2019, SHE WAS ONE OF A THOUSAND OR SO STUDENTS NAMED FORBES UNDER 30 SCHOLAR, AND SHE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HER JOURNEY IN RAIDING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES SHE CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT. YOU MIGHT TOO AFTER YOU HEAR HER STORY. OKAY, COMING TO UC DAVIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS THAT I'VE EVER MADE. I FIRST ENROLL AS ABY OH CHEMISTRY IN THE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.
IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR I REALIZED MY INTEREST WAS MOST PEAKED BY COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND SWITCHED MY MAJOR TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE WITH A COMPUTATIONAL EMPHASIS IN THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE. UC DAVIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT IT HAS THE MOST MAJORS AND MINORS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE HAS 110 OF THEM. THIS COLLEGE SPECIFICALLY IS SUCH AN INTELLECTUALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORSHIP, RESEARCH, AND INVOLVEMENT AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS.
THE FACULTY IS VERY EXPERIENCED AND WAS A GREAT RESOURCE TO ASK QUESTIONS TO AND REACH OUT TO AS WELL AS THIS GREAT SOURCE OF ACADEMIC INSPIRATION FOR ME. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, EQUALITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. AFTER COMING TO UC DAVIS, I WAS ABLE TO IMMENSELY FURTHER MY EDUCATION ABOUT SOCIOPOLITICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES, ADVOCACY, AND ACTIVISM. I HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE OF INCREDIBLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WHICH ALL OPENED UP MY MIND AND MADE ME MUCH MORE AWARE. DESPITE SUCH DIVERSITY, I STILL FELT LIKE THERE WASN'T AN ADEQUATE PLATFORM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN.
SO I FOUNDED THE REVIVAL ZINE, AN FEMINIST PUBLICATION AND COLLEGE COMMUNITY. I PUT TOGETHER A TEAM OF STUDENT WRITERS AND INTERNS AS WELL AS FACULTY ADVISERS. WE GREW IT FROM A SMALL WEBSITE INTO A NATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH MULTIPLE UNIVERSITY CHAPTERS AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT HAD OVER 100,000 READERS.
AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THAT I'VE GAINED HERE AT UC DAVIS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE STUDENT COMMUNITY THAT CONSTANTLY UPLIFTS ONE OTHER. I ALSO CO-FOUNDED DAVIS PERIOD, THROUGH WHICH OTHER STUDENTS AND I WERE ABLE TO REDUCE STIGMA AROUND MENSTRUATION, POSTED WORKSHOPS ABOUT PERIODS, HOSTED DRIVES TO COLLECT PERIOD PRODUCTS AS WELL AS WORKED WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO STOCK CAMPUS BATHROOMS WITH FREE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENTS WHO COULD NOT AFFORD THEM OR DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT I COMMITTED TO GO TO UC DAVIS. I WAS SITTING ON ONE OF THE BENCHES NEAR A BIKE PATH, AND I ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ATMOSPHERE. FROM THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS TO THE GENUINELY SUPPORTIVE STUDENT CULTURE, THERE'S SO MUCH TO ENJOY HERE. AT UC DAVIS, WHETHER YOU WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF AND DELVE DEEPER INTO YOUR PASSIONS OR EVEN JUST FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MIGHT BE, THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY. GO
AGGIES. ALEX, WHAT'S NEXT? ≫ AKSHITA, YOUR LEADERSHIP IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION. IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT YOU'RE STUDYING NOT ONLY HOW WE THINK BUT ALSO HOW TO SPREAD POWERFUL IDEAS. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR WAY TO MAKING THE WORLD A MORE EQUITABLE AND UNDERSTANDING PLACE.
THANKS AGAIN, AKSHITA. ≫ EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. ≫ IT'S AMAZING. ≫ I'M SO PROUD TO BE A UC DAVIS ALUM. DON'T YOU WISH YOU WERE? ≫ AM I GOING TO GET AN HONORARY DEGREE, PLEASE? ≫ WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. THAT WAS SIMPLY AN AMAZING SEGMENT. I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THE SHOW. BUT NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO AND CIRCLE BACK WITH THOSE FABULOUS STUDENTS THAT YOU JUST SAW IN THAT CLIP TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES.
WE'RE GOING TO REAGAN MAIN WITH R RE HALL CORRESPONDENT JULIETTE HILL. WHAT A GREAT GROUP, HUH? ≫ I'M HERE WITH JEREMY, AKSHITA, VICTORIA, AND TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE SHOW. SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE BEING ON THE COLLEGE TOUR, AND WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART? ≫ DEFINITELY I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING ON THE COLLEGE TOUR WAS JUST BEING BEHIND THE SCENES. ALSO MEETING THESE AMAZING PEOPLE TODAY ESPECIALLY. BUT BEING BEHIND THE SCENES AND GETTING TO SEE THE WHOLE PRODUCTION WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I DIDN'T EXACTLY LIKE NOW HOW MUCH PRODUCTION WENT INTO SHOWS LIKE THIS. SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE. ≫ YEAH. AND SO AKSHITA, HOW ABOUT YOU? ≫ I THINK FOR ME IT WAS A GREAT SELF-REFLECTIVE PROCESS.
IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR ME TO CLOSE OUT MY FOUR YEARS HERE AT DAVIS, THINK ABOUT WHAT MADE ME PASSIONATE HERE, WHAT I'VE DONE, AND HOPEFULLY USE MY STORY AS A WAY TO REALLY ENCOURAGE OTHER STUDENTS TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES AT DAVIS AND MAYBE EVEN JUST COME HERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MIGHT BE. AND OF COURSE MEETING SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE HERE AS BEEN REALLY COOL THROUGH THE COLLEGE TOUR AND JUST IN GENERAL. ≫ THAT'S SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO HEAR ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
≫ I'D SAY MY FAVORITE PART WAS BEING ABLE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH POTENTIAL VIEWERS AND PROSPECTIVE FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. WE DON'T REALLY SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM PANORAMA CITY OR FROM THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HERE IN DAVIS, SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. ≫ YEAH. I JUST THINK THE FILMING PROCESS WAS REALLY FUN AND DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY FOR US AS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM WHAT WE USUALLY DO.
≫ THAT'S AMAZING. EVERYONE HAD SUCH UNIQUE, DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. SO WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN TO SOME MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. FOR JEREMY, SO WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN BIOLOGY, AND SPECIFICALLY GENETICS AND GENOMICS? ≫ YEAH, DEFINITELY.
SO I ACTUALLY, IF YOU WERE WATCHING, I ACTUALLY STARTED OUT AS A MATHEMATICS MAJOR HERE. BUT IN A.P. BIOLOGY, CLASS, THANK YOU, MS. SHAUF, SHOUT-OUT. I GOT INTERESTED IN BBIOLOGY.
GENETICS REALLY SPARKED MY INTEREST AND I DECIDED TO GO DOWN THAT PATH BECAUSE DAVIS OFFERED THAT MAJOR. WE HAVE SO MANY MAJORS IN THE COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THAT WAS REALLY COOL THAT WE OFFERED THAT, AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF HOW I GOT INTO IT. ≫ YEAH. SO I ALSO HEAR YOU'RE A TOUR GUIDE, SO HOW IS THAT GOING FOR YOU? AND ARE YOU STILL CONTINUING WITH THAT CURRENTLY? ≫ YES. SO BEING A TOUR GUIDE WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I EVER, LIKE, DID WHILE I WAS HERE AT DAVIS.
I GOT ONE MORE YEAR LEFT OF GIVING TOURS, SO I'M TRYING TO GIVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE THAT MIGHT WANT TO BECOME A TOUR GUIDE, WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY HERE. THE HANDSHAKE CODE IS 536-0657. I GOT TO PLUG IT. I HAVE TO. BUT, YEAH, FEEL FREE TO COME JOIN THE TOUR GUIDE COMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT PLACE. ≫ WAY TO PLUG THAT. WE LOVE
THAT. OKAY. AKSHITA, SO FOR YOU, WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS STRUGGLE PICKING ONE MAJOR. SO HOW DID YOU GO FROM ONE OF YOUR MAJORS TO YOUR OTHER ONE, SWITCHING COLLEGES COMPLETELY? AND WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT HAVE ALL THEIR PASSIONS FIT INTO ONE BOX? ≫ I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY COLLEGE IS THE BEST TIME TO EXPLORE THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND CLASSES AND EXPERIENCES IN GENERAL. AND THERE'S SO MANY RESOURCES TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. SO I WOULD SAY BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND REALLY START OUT AS A BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR AND THEN KIND OF EXPLORE THROUGH CLASSES THAT MY PASSION REALLY LIED IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, THAT WAS A VERY GREAT, EXCITING, AND TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE ALL IN ONE. AND BEING ABLE TO GRADUATE WITH THAT MAJOR HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I WOULD SAY HAVING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BACKGROUND, EVEN IF YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, NEVER HURTS. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD TRY TO PURSUE AND OVERALL I WOULD SAY THAT UC DAVIS HAS A LOT OF CHANCES TO DO THAT. ≫ YES. JUST TAKE THAT LEAP. AND SO WE HEARD IN THE COLLEGE TOUR THAT YOU STARTED AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST BLOG, CO-FOUNDED DAVIS PERIOD, AND GOT AMAZING GRADES ALL WHILE DOING IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT, GIRL.
BUT HOW DO YOU THINK THESE THINGS HAVE HELPED PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER? ≫ DEFINITELY I THINK JUST IN TERMS OF PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE, AND I THINK BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF, LEARNING WHAT IT IS I WANT TO DO AND GETTING BETTER AT THAT THROUGH JUST SIMPLE THINGS LIKE BECOMING MORE RESPONSIBLE AND REALLY LEARNING THROUGH THESE EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY THROUGH FOUNDING THE REVIVAL ZINE. PLUG FOR THAT. THE REVIVALZINE.COM. CHECK IT OUT. I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY HELPED ME IN FIGURING OUT AS A WHOLE ROUNDED COMBINATION OF MY CLASSES AND THINGS I WAS DOING OUTSIDE OF CLASS. THE FACT THAT I REALLY DO -- HAVE GAINED THESE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES AND STUFF, AND THE FACT I WANT TO BREAK INTO TECH AND COMBINE THAT WITH MY PASSION FOR SOCIAL GOOD. FIGURING THAT OUT OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN REALLY AMAZING. SO OVERALL, THEY'VE ALL COME TOGETHER AND HELPED ME WITH THAT. ≫ WE ALL WISH WE COULD BE A LITTLE MORE LIKE AKSHITA.
FINALLY, BUT NOT LAST, VANESSA AND VICTORIA. SO ENGINEERING IS A SUPER DEMANDING MAJOR. WE ALL KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS DO IT. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING? ≫ YEAH.
SO I GUESS ONE BASIC PIECE OF ADVICE IS TO DEFINITELY MANAGE YOUR TIME AND KIND OF LEARN WHAT WORKS FOR YOU SINCE EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT. ALSO GETTING INVOLVED. I FEEL LIKE ESPECIALLY AS AN ENGINEERING STUDENT, YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO FIND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND IF YOU'RE ENGINEERING STUDENTS LIKE US, COMING INTO DAVIS, WE HAD NO ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. SO JUST ALLOW YOURSELF TO MAKE MISTAKES AND DON'T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP.
≫ AWESOME. AND THEN YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE BIRTH. SO DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GO SEPARATE WAYS AFTER GRADUATION, OR DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO TRY AND CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER PROFESSIONALLY? ≫ YEAH. SO WE DO SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS IN OUR FIELD OF STUDY, BUT ALSO IN HELPING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MINORITIES IN STEM, WHICH IS WHY WE STARTED THE CLUB OF FUTURE FEMALE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, ALSO KNOWN AS COFFEE. SO IN THAT
WAY, YES. BUT AFTER GRADUATION, GETTING CAREERS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MIGHT ALLOW US TO GO SEPARATE WAYS. BUT WE DO WANT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.
≫ WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHOWING ME ALL YOUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. BACK TO YOU, AMY. ≫ OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JULIETTE. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL CORRESPONDENT, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL REALLY LUCKY ABOUT THESE YOUNG KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF US. ≫ 100%. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. ≫ IT SURE IS. AND IT'S TIME TO GIVE BACK TO THE VIEWERS AND SHOW THEM SOME LOVE. ≫ YES.
AS IN GIVING OUT SOME SWEET, SWEET SWAG. ≫ I LOVE THAT. IT SURE IS. OH, I FORGOT THE SONG! MY BAD. ♪♪ ≫ SWAG SONG.
≫ THE SWAG SONG. I TOTALLY JUMPED THEM ON THEIR SWAG SONG. I APOLOGIZE, MARCHING BAND. I WON'T DO THAT NEXT TIME. IT IS VERY SWEET SWAG, BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ANOTHER POLL ABOUT A TOPIC DAVIS STUDENTS KNOW A LOT ABOUT.
I REMEMBER I'M TIME ON A BIKE HERE. BIKING. ≫ SO NEXT POLL QUESTION. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU RODE A BIKE? THIS WEEK. LAST YEAR. OR AGES. HOW ABOUT YOU, AMY? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU RODE A BIKE? ≫ IT'S BEEN A MINUTE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME MY HUSBAND AND I, WE DID DO A LITTLE BIKE RIDE IN HAWAII TOGETHER, AND THEN HE TRIED TO RACE ME AND EVEN ADDED SOUND EFFECTS LIKE A VROOM WHEN HE PASSED ME.
AND THEN HE COMPLETELY BAILED, AND HE ATE IT, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ON A BIKE SINCE. ≫ MORAL OF THE STORY, HE SHOULD NOT TRY TO RACE YOU. ≫ THAT WAS REALLY DUMB. ≫ UC DAVIS, THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE A BIKE RIDE. ≫ IT IS AWESOME. YES. I GOT IN A FEW ACCIDENTS HERE TOO. ≫ BE CAREFUL.
≫ WHILE WE'RE DETERMINING OUR VIEWERS' AFFINITY FOR BICYCLING, LET DO THE GIVEAWAY. WHAT IS IT? ≫ ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT TWO $100 UC DAVIS BOOKSTORE GIFT CARDS. ≫ MY FAVORITE LINE -- THE GOLD ENVELOPE, PLEASE. YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE. ARE YOU AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE SHOW?
≫ AND THE WINNERS ARE -- ≫ DO YOU WANT TO READ IT THIS TIME? ≫ YOU GOT IT. ≫ I'LL DO THE FIRST ONE. YOU DO THE SECOND ONE. DANTE GAETAN OF GEORGIA. ≫ AXLEEL VALENCIA FROM HAYWARD. ≫ ALL RIGHT. ≫ CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU CAN BUY WHATEVER AGGIE MERCH YOU WANT WITH THAT. ≫ YEAH, YOU CAN BUY A LOT WITH THAT. LET'S SEE HOW MUCH BIKE RIDING OUR VIEWERS DO. ≫ ALL RIGHT. ≫ THERE THEY ARE. ≫ THOSE ARE SOME GOOD POLLS. 33% THIS WEEK. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
≫ THEY SHOULD. THEY'RE IN SCHOOL. GET RIDIN'. ≫ THEN THERE'S 34% AGES AGO. ≫ I'M IN THAT ONE. I'M IN THAT ONE. I GOT TO GET ON IT.
≫ ALL RIGHT. HEY, BEFORE WE ROLL THE FINAL CLIP, I THINK WE NEED TO TURN IT UP TO 100, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT LAST BIG PUSH OVER THE CLIFF. ≫ WAIT. DO YOU MEAN WHAT I -- ≫ I GOT TO HAVE MORE MARCHING
BAND CHEERLEADERS. ≫ OH, YAY. WE ALL DO. ≫ I GOT TO HAVE SOME MORE MARCHING BAND. ≫ WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO DEMAND SUCH A THING. WHAT DO YOU SAY, TEAM? PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE UC DAVIS MARCHING BAND AND CHEER TEAM. LET'S GIVE IT UP. ≫ YEAH!
[ APPLAUSE ] ≫ I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO RIFF FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD. THIS WHOLE LIVE TV THING, YOU KNOW? ≫ YEAH. DID YOU EVER PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? ≫ I DID. ≫ WHAT DID YOU PLAY? ≫ I PLAYED HERE AT UC DAVIS. I WAS IN THE CONCERT BAND ONE YEAR. I PLAY THE FLUTE. I ALSO PLAY PIANO. ≫ IN HIGH SCHOOL, GUESS WHAT
INSTRUMENT I PLAYED. ≫ SAX. ≫ YOU'LL NEVER GUESS IT. ≫ BASSOON. ≫ CLARINET. ≫ THE WOODWIND FAMILY.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GETTING ORGANIZED AND ALL LINED UP. ARE WE READY, BAND? OKAY. HEY, SWAG. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ SNOET ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ≫ OH, THAT WAS AMAZING! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE UC DAVIS MARCHING BAND AND THE CHEER TEAM. THAT REALLY BRINGS BACK MEMORIES. BACK, WHAT WOULD YOU PLAY? ≫ GUITAR.
≫ I WOULD DO THOSE CYMBALS. GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. YOU'RE THE BEST. OKAY. SO WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW SEGMENT OH, I'M SAD. THIS IS FUN. ALL RIGHT. YOU
READY? ≫ I AM READY. LET'S ROLL THE CLIP, PLEASE. ≫ HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A STUDENT FARM BEFORE? WELL, GET READY BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MEET KARYN. SHE'S A SENIOR MAJORING IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT WITH A MINOR IN EDUCATION. SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO US ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAKES UC DAVIS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY. ITS UNSURPASSED EFFORTS IN SUSTAINABILITY, NOT JUST ON CAMPUS BUT EVERYWHERE. OKAY, KARYN. TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
≫ THANK YOU, ALEX. DURING MY COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DREW ME TO UC DAVIS WAS THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. I KNEW I WANTED TO GO INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO ATTEND UC DAVIS BECAUSE THEY WALK THE TALK. PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING YOU CAN WIN AWARD FOR IN SUSTAINABILITY, UC DAVIS HAS GOT IT.
AWARD FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, FOR GREEN BUILDINGS, AND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. IN FACT, UC DAVIS HAS EVEN WON AN AWARD FOR MULTIPLE YEARS IN A ROW NOW FOR BEING THE NATION'S GREENEST UNIVERSITY. WE TAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRIDE IN PRIORITIZING NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION, REDUCING USE OF FOSSIL FUELS, SHIFTING TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND OUR AMBITIOUS ZERO WASTE SCHOOLS. I'M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENACTING REAL-WORLD CHANGE. OUR 23-ACRE STUDENT FARM IS A COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS CAN CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPLORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.
AT THE FARM, STUDENTS GROW IN MANY WAYS, LEARNING FROM SEASONED EDUCATORS, FROM THEIR PEERS, AND FROM THEMSELVES. THEY LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE SOILS, CROPS, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY. IN THE PROCESS, THEY GAIN SYSTEMS-BASED THINKING AND DOING SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN TODAY'S WORLD.
THIS PROGRAM ALSO ADDRESSES STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY BY CONNECTING PRODUCE FROM THE STUDENT FARM TO FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS. THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUS' 5,000 PLUS ACRES, THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE ADDRESSING THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART CALLED LEARNING BY LEADING. THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS RUN BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT OPERATES MOST OF OUR OUTDOOR SPACES, THE UC DAVIS ARBORETUM AND PUBLIC GARDEN. IT'S THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT STUDENTS ACROSS 12 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND EDUCATION INTERNSHIPS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TRANSFORM OUR CAMPUS' LANDSCAPES INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL AND CLIMATE APPROPRIATE OUTDOOR SPACES.
WHEN I FIRST JOINED LEARNING BY LEADING AS AN AN INTERN DURING MY FIRST YEAR AT UC DAVIS, I BECAME FAMILIAR WITH LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION IN AN URBAN SETTING. NOW AS A COORDINATOR, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR BUDDING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS AND LEAD PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS. THROUGH THE GREEN INITIATIVE FUND, MY STAFF MENTOR, FELLOW COORDINATOR AND I WERE AWARDED A GRANT TO PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC GATOR. IT REPRESENTS THE INITIAL TRANSITION TO A UTILITY VEHICLE FLEET THAT IS NOT POWERED BY FOSSIL FUELS. I'M PROUD TO BE A SUSTAINABLE AGGIE. BACK TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ WOW, THANK YOU, KARYN.
YOU'VE DEFINITELY MADE THE CASE FOR WHY UC DAVIS OWNS THE TITLE "GREENEST UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY. " JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE ALL THE WAYS THEY'RE CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND US. THANKS AGAIN, KARYN. GREAT JOB. NOW LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER AND MEET ALEXANDER. THEY'RE A JUNIOR WITH A MULTIPLICITY OF CULTURES IN THEIR BACKGROUND AND A DOUBLE MAJOR AHEAD OF THEM.
THAT'S INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SOCIOLOGY, ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES. THEY'RE ALSO A UC DAVIS TOUR GUIDE, SO THEY DEFINITELY KNOW THIS PLACE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. THEY'RE GOING TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET INVOLVED AND FIND YOUR COMMUNITY AT UC DAVIS. OKAY, ALEXANDER.
IT'S ALL YOURS. PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. ≫ THANKS, ALEX. WHO, ME? IF YOU'RE AS LITTLE OLD ME, ALEXANDER, WHAT LIFE IS LIKE ON CAMPUS, WELL, DARLING, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME REMINISCE. REMINISCE, WE SHALL. COMING FROM A BIG CITY, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, I FOUND PLACES THAT I DIDN'T KNOW I'D BE CALLING HOME TODAY. IN MY JOURNEY TO BE INVOLVED, I WENT TO THE FANTASTIC INVOLVEMENT FAIR IN 2018. TABLE TO TABLE. MY FEET GREW RESTLESS,
HONEY. BUT SOON ENOUGH, I FOUND THE TABLE OF THE VIETNAMESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION. THIS CLUB STRUCK A CHORD BECAUSE OF THE SENSE OF CULTURE AND FAMILY THIS CLUB BROUGHT.
COMING FROM A MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUND, BEING CAMBODIAN, VIETNAMESE, MEXICAN, AND CUBAN, I WANTED TO EXPLORE MY MULTIPLE ETHNIC IDENTITIES IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S SPACE. AND THEY AFFIRMED THAT. NOW I'M SERVING AS THE TREASURER AND FORMER CULTURE DIRECTOR OF VSA WHERE I GOT TO BUILD STORIES AROUND VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN LIVES. IF THAT ISN'T A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. CULTURE SHOW WAS THE EVENT THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH VSA BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ENTIRE CLUB COMES TOGETHER TO PUT ON A PRODUCTION WITH A SCRIPT, DANCE TEAMS, AND PERFORMANCES. AMBITIOUS ALEXANDER DID NOT STOP THERE. I APPLIED AS A TOUR
GUIDE. NOW I WALK BACKWARDS WITH A BRIGHT SMILE AND A BRIGHT PERSONALITY, TELLING PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOURSELF WHY DAVIS HAS BECOME MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME. AND OF COURSE IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. WHEN YOU HAVE A FACE LIKE THIS AND A SOUL LIKE MINE, I PAUSE MY REMINISCENT JOURNEY AT THE STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE I GOT TO WORK THIS PAST YEAR AT THE CROSS CULTURAL CENTER, WORKING ALONGSIDE STUDENT SCHOLARS AND STAFF. I'M CREATING HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING SUCH AS WELCOME WEEK EVENTS, MIXERS, AND WORKSHOPS. IT IS WITH THE CROSS CULTURAL CENTER THAT NOT ONLY WAS MY QUEERNESS, BUT MY CULTURE IDENTITIES WERE BOTH AFFIRMED AND CELEBRATED.
I OFTEN VISITED THE LGBTQ IA RESOURCE CENTER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS PROGRAM KNOWN AS SOUTHEAST ASIANS FURTHERING EDUCATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SAFE. THIS GROUP OF LOVELY HUMAN BEINGS CHERISH EVERY SINGLE MOMENT AND LOVE THE FACT THEY GET TO SERVE THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COMMUNITY. EVERYONE ALWAYS ASKS ME, ALEX, WHAT IS THERE TO DO ON CAMPUS? I RECENTLY LEARNED THE ANSWER.
WHILE OTHERS MAKE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES, AGGIES CREATE THEIR OWN OPPORTUNITIES. AND UC DAVIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY HAPPEN. BACK TO YOU, ALEX. ≫ WOW, ALEXANDER.
YOUR SUPERPOWER OF MAKING PEOPLE SMILE IS NO JOKE. THANK YOU. THAT'S AN AMAZING STORY. I AM SO GLAD YOU FOUND NOT JUST A CAMPUS BUT A COMMUNITY, AND I LOVE YOUR CLOSING THOUGHT. CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES. THAT IS CERTAINLY WORDS TO LIVE BY. THANKS AGAIN, ALEXANDER. GREAT JOB. IT'S NOT EASY BEING THE FIRST IN YOUR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE OR TO KNOW YOUR DIRECTION.
WELL, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE KARINA. SHE GRADUATED IN 2011. TODAY SHE'S HELPING SO MANY KIDS GET THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. SHE'S A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR HER COMMUNITY. I'LL LET KARINA GIVE YOU THE FULL STORY.
≫ I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE I GRADUATED FROM UC DAVIS. I HOPE MY STORY OF HOW I GOT THERE AND HOW I GOT HERE WILL HELP YOU IN FINDING YOUR PATHWAY. MY PARENTS IMMIGRATED FROM MEXICO TO WILLOWS, CALIFORNIA, A SMALL AGRICULTURAL TOWN WITH THREE STREETLIGHTS. MY OLDEST SISTER, OLGA, WAS THE FIRST IN OUR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE, SO I KNEW THAT I WANTED TO FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE.
SO I STUDIED HARD AND JOINED THE EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM. A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT HELPS LOW INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION KIDS GET INTO COLLEGE. I WANTED TO LIVE ON CAMPUS AND MEET STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES AND CULTURES. WHEN I GOT THERE, I WAS SHOCKED BY HOW MANY BIKES WERE ON CAMPUS. THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE. I STRUGGLED ACADEMICALLY AT FIRST, AND THAT WAS REALLY SCARY. BUT I LOOKED FOR HELP AND FOUND SO MUCH SUPPORT AROUND ME. I
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF OFFICE HOURS. I FOUND SERVICES TO HAVE YOUR PAPERS REVIEWED BEFORE SUBMITTING. AND I JOINED A LATINA SORORITY. MANY OF MY PLEDGE SISTERS CAME FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS, AND THEY REALLY HELPED KEEP ME GOING. MY GRADES IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. THESE GIRLS ARE STILL MY BEST FRIENDS.
I IMAGINED A CAREER IN EDUCATION, MAYBE AS A COUNSELOR, SO I DECIDED TO MAJOR IN COMMUNITY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IT COMPLETELY EXPANDED MY HORIZONS. I LATER APPLIED FOR AN INTERNSHIP THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. PROGRAM. FOUR DAYS AFTER GRADUATION, I WAS WORKING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR HISPANICS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT WOULD BE THE STAGE FOR A CAREER THAT HAS TAKEN ME TO SO MANY PLACES. IN CALIFORNIA, I WORKED AS AN ADVISER FOR EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH, THE SAME PROGRAM THAT HAD HELPED ME GET INTO UC DAVIS.
I THEN SPENT SOME TIME ON THE CORPORATE SIDE AS A RECRUITER, HELPING FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES FIND TALENT. BUT THEN I GOT INTO POLITICS, AND ALL THAT I LEARNED UP UNTIL THAT MOMENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE JOB WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO MAKE THAT LEAP. IN 2018, I WAS ELECTED TRUSTEE FOR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TODAY I'M A CHIEF OF STAFF IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT YOUR OWN PATH, HERE'S MY ADVICE.
EXPLORE. BE CURIOUS. CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THINKING. NOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT JOBS ARE OUT THERE ANYWAY. LEARN ALL YOU CAN. DO ALL YOU CAN FOR YOURSELF AND FOR OTHERS. THAT WILL HELP YOU FIND YOUR WAY AND PREPARE YOU FOR WHEREVER YOU GO. AND IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE TO DO
THAT THAN UC DAVIS. ≫ KARINA, WHAT AN INSPIRATION. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE HOW MANY LIVES YOU'VE TOUCHED. YOU'RE LIVING PROOF THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN SUCCEEDING AND HELPING OTHERS. YOU STILL. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND FOR JOINING US TODAY. TAKE CARE, KARINA.
HOW AMAZING WAS THAT? I WANT TO THANK UC DAVIS CHANCELLOR GARY MAY AND ALL THE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI FOR GIVING THEIR TIME TODAY ALL SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT AN UNEXPECTED PLACE THERE IS HERE AT UC DAVIS. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UC DAVIS, THEY'VE GOT A GREAT WEBSITE, SO PLEASE CHECK THAT OUT. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU ON CAMPUS REAL SOON. CHEERS, EVERYONE. ≫ NO LONGER THE BEST KEPT SECRET. WE'RE GOING TO POP OUR
COLLARS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. FOR MORE, LET'S GO TO DOWNTOWN DAVIS CORRESPONDENT DARIUS LIVINGSTON. HE'S AT THE POPULAR STUDENT HANGOUT AND AFTER YOU'RE A STUDENT HANGOUT, AND CHECK IN WITH OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI. DARIUS, HOW IS YOUR WATCH PARTY GOING? IS IT STILL THE BEST ONE? ≫ AMY, WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU THINK? ALL RIGHT. WELL, AS I MENTIONED, I HAVE TEAM ALEXANDER, DANA ALLEN, AND A WHOLE LOT OF VIP ALUMNI FROM THE CAL AGGIE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION JOINING US. GO AHEAD. GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE. GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I TOLD YOU THAT THE AGGIE PRIDE RUNS DEEP HERE, ALL RIGHT? IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. WE'RE GOING TO SING A LITTLE AGGIE FIGHT SONG FOR YOU. ALUMNIS, BE PREPARED. HERE WE GO. FIVE, SIX. FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT ♪ LIFT UP YOUR VOICES ♪ ♪ NOW IT'S TIME TO SING ♪ ♪ THIS IS THE DAY THE VICTORY BELL WILL RING ♪ ♪ LOYAL AGGIES ALL FOR ONE ♪ ♪ NEVER STOPPING TILL WE WON ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE MUSTANG WILL SHOW THE TEAM OUR WAY TO FIGHT ♪ ♪ CHARGING THE ENEMY WITH ALL HIS MIGHT ♪ ♪ LET'S GO ♪ ♪ LET WIN ♪ ♪ TODAY'S THE DAY THE AGGIES WILL FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ♪ YES, YES, YES, YES. FOLLOWING UP WITH REAGAN HALL, SHAMELESS PLUG,. GIVE A QUICK SHOUT-OUT TO THE TEAMS. AGGIE EXCELLENCE ALL AROUND. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO THE SCRIPT.
UNFORTUNATELY KARYN, OUR SUSTAINABILITY STUDENT EXPERT, COULDN'T BE HERE WITH US TODAY. BUT I'M SUPER THRILLED TO TALK TO ALEXANDER AND ONCE AGAIN THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAL AGGIE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, DANA ALLEN. I'M GETTING BETTER. I'M GETTING BETTER. I'M GETTING BETTER. IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT? I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH YOU AND ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS. SO, ALEXANDER, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO DO THE COLLEGE TOUR? I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES. WHAT WAS YOUR
FAVORITE PART? ≫ I MEAN IT WAS ELECTRIC. I THINK I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY ABOUT IT, IS THAT THE CAMERA LOVES ME, AND THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. SO I DEFINITELY LOVE -- IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THOUGH, IT WAS AMAZING TO REPRESENT UC DAVIS AS A QUEER PERSON OF COLOR. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S NOT -- LIKE THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH REPRESENTATION, BUT IT'S A START. AND I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND BEING ABLE TO SHARE MY STORY AND SHARE THE LOVELY PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF, YOU KNOW, VSA, SAFE, BEING A TOUR GUIDE.
ALL OF THEM HAVE AMAZING COMMUNITIES ON CAMPUS THAT I URGE EVERYONE ELSE TO JOIN. ≫ I WANT TO BUILD ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR IDENTITY, AND YOU MENTIO
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