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The Class of 2012 has raised approximately $13,000. This sum includes approximately $8,000 raised by the class and a matching gift of $5,000 from the Westly Foundation.

After completing a survey with options for a Class Gift, the majority of students from the Class of 2012 selected to have their class gift be to fix the WiFi.

You might not think there’s time to fit exercise into your busy schedule, but you can keep up with everything you have going on and still make time for fitness.

UC Merced—charming as ever—has managed to win the affections of yet another member of the extended community. Margo Souza, a Central Valley business woman, recently made a generous $1 million contribution to the UCM campus.

I was optimistic about ending the year on a good note since most of my experiences with the restaurant scene in Merced have been fruitful.

The muscle head crime comedy screams steroids louder than your ninth grade Health textbooks and covers everything from “roid rage” to impotence.  

With the OZZI’s 2013 Best Practice Award and future improvements on the way for the initiative, UC Merced is making statewide strides in sustainability efforts.

The sequestration cut, which took effect on March 1, includes a cancelled $85 billion in automatic spending. Its purpose is to help ease the U.S. out of its at least $16 trillion debt. The cuts are expected to unfold over the next seven months.

They offer a generous wine list and various brews with which to pair their brazenly flavored entrees. Some of the house favorites include shrimp Tikka Masala, Tandoori chicken, and Vindaloo--which I learned is a storied dish of Eastern India which stars hot and spicy curry made with chilies and vinegar.

“42” looked promising despite the idea of it being yet another inspirational baseball movie

Kudos is given to the wooden pig that adorns The Barbeque Pit in downtown Merced for being so adorable and unfailing. Apparently, he has stood watch over the business at 1720 G St. for many decades. The menu bills him as one of Merced’s favorite landmarks, so, of course, I had to rub his tummy for good luck.

Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of raping a teenage girl during an alcohol-fueled party.