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Yellow Ribbons Honor Service

Cody Kitaura — November 05, 2024 - 1:30pm

Anyone passing through the Quad at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis this week would be hard-pressed not to think about the nation’s service members, thanks to the work of volunteers who tied dozens of yellow ribbons around trees Monday (Nov. 4).

Yellow Ribbons Bring Message of Support

Cody Kitaura — November 07, 2023 - 2:00pm

Yellow ribbons have returned to the Quad, signaling the university’s support for veterans and Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

Some 15 people gathered yesterday (Nov. 6) for a campus tradition that is more than a decade old — tying yellow ribbons around nearly every tree on the Quad.

Yellow Ribbons Call Veterans to Mind

Dave Jones — November 08, 2022 - 2:11pm

The trees on the Quad are once again bedecked in yellow ribbons in a tribute to veterans and Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

IN BRIEF: Yellow Ribbons, Police Accountability and Holiday Helping

Dave Jones — November 08, 2021 - 10:46pm

INDEX

Yellow ribbons on the Quad in annual Veterans Day tribute
Police Accountability Board posts annual report for 202-21
Holiday Helping: Food and supply drives underway

Veterans Day tribute

The trees on the Quad are wrapped with yellow ribbons this week in a 51�ԹϺ�� Davis tradition now 11 years old, honoring servicemembers past and present during the week of Veterans Day.

Ribbons and Events Show Support for Veterans

Cody Kitaura — November 04, 2019 - 2:00pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis is continuing to show its support for the growing community of veterans on campus.

This morning (Nov. 4), 18 people volunteered to tie yellow ribbons around the 100-plus trees of the Quad in the traditional symbol of Veterans Day remembrance — an increase over last year’s volunteer numbers.

THE DOWNLOAD: Voting, Veterans, Violet Blooms

Cody Kitaura — November 06, 2018 - 11:45am

Voting has more benefits than just a feeling of having done your civic duty: That little white "I Voted" sticker is good for a discount at the Aggie Reuse Store and Aggie Surplus. Voters will get 18 percent off at Aggie Reuse and half off any item priced at $25 or more at Aggie Surplus.

VETERANS WEEK: Yellow-Ribbon Tying Open to All

Dave Jones — October 31, 2017 - 11:13am

For six years we’ve arrived on campus the week of Veterans Day to see all of the 100-plus trees on the Quad adorned with yellow ribbons, put there by our veterans — students and staff members.

Campus Salutes Veterans

Dave Jones — November 09, 2016 - 12:42pm

The Davis campus is honoring its military veterans at a reception this afternoon (Nov. 9) and with a yellow-ribbon display on the Quad through Veterans Day this Friday (Nov. 11) and lasting through the weekend.

Today’s reception, for staff, faculty and student veterans, is scheduled from 4:45 to 6 p.m. in the Aspen Room at the Shared Services Center, 260 Cousteau Place, Suite 150 (free parking). Light refreshments will be served; no RSVPs required,