ASUCD

On-campus thrift store Aggie Reuse transitions to a zero-cost resource for students   By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org Jan. 17 marked the grand reopening of the Aggie Reuse Store, an ASUCD student-run unit known as the “on-campus thrift store,” according to their website. Their mission is to promote sustainable fashion and creative upcycling while providing […]

Following the failure of the TGIF ballot measure despite popularity, ASUCD senators reflect on what can be done to increase turnout in the future    By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   The fall 2022 ASUCD elections had a historically low voter turnout of 5.58%, according to the ASUCD elections website, with less than 2,000 undergraduate […]

Several new officers were sworn in and seated for winter quarter 2023   By LILY FREEMAN – campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the meeting to order at 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. After roll call, he read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Next, Senators Celeste Palmer, Alexis Reyes and Vaneza Gonzaga and […]

Progress was made in negotiations between UC officials and UAW, but current UC offers regarding pay increases still do not meet the Union’s demands   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   The largest strike in higher education history, which began on Nov. 14, has continued into its second week. Academic workers have set up picket […]

Gary May responded to several questions from members of the public about the ongoing academic workers strike   By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the Nov. 21 meeting to order at 6:01 p.m., before calling roll and reciting the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. The meeting was held on a Monday […]

Despite popularity, the measure did not pass due to insufficient voter turnout   By LILY FREEMAN – campus@theaggie.org   The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) fee referendum failed to earn renewal in the ASUCD fall 2022 elections due to insufficient voter turnout, according to the ASUCD elections website. The site outlines that though 79.85% of voters […]

The Elections Committee reflects on recent ASUCD election during their quarterly report, referencing low voter turnout and technical difficulties    By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. After roll call, he recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Next, Perry Eggleston, the […]

Despite popularity, The Green Initiative Fund fails due to a lack of voter turnout By SONORA SLATER  — campus@theaggie.org In this fall’s election, seven candidates ran for six seats in ASUCD Senate, one candidate ran for External Affairs Vice President, one candidate ran for International Student Representative and one candidate ran for Transfer Student Representative. […]

This fall, eight candidates are running for Senate, one for External Affairs Vice President, one for International Student Representative and one for Transfer Student Representative By SYDNEY AMESTOY, KAYA DO-KHANH, LEV FERRIS GOLDENBERG AND RACHEL GAUER — campus@theaggie.org The following candidates are running in ASUCD’s 2022 Fall Elections for elected official positions in student government. […]

SR #33 reaffirms the student body’s interest in eliminating the athletics portion of the CEI and SASI student fees in light of the Spring 2022 ASUCD election results By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6:14 p.m., Vice President JT Eden called the Senate meeting to order and recited the UC Davis […]

After students voted to change official UC Davis mascot, leaders of the ‘Cow4Mascot’ movement, members of ASUCD and campus administrators compromise by making the cow the first ever ASUCD mascot By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org As of Sept. 30, the cow is now the official mascot of ASUCD, according to an Instagram post on the […]

Interim senators, judicial council members and new chairpersons for the various committees confirmed during special session By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org On Thursday, August 11, at 6:00 p.m, Vice President JT Eden called the special session meeting of the Senate to order over Zoom, then read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.  The purpose of this […]