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As national, state and local governments return to normal operations, ASUCD follows suit By KATHLEEN QUINN — campus@theaggie.org On Oct. 7, ASUCD ended its state of emergency which began in March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The original declaration of state of emergency included the cancellation of in-person meetings of 10 or more […]

ASUCD held a special session to discuss with May the resources and plans for students this year The senate met in person at the Memorial Union for a special session dedicated to Chancellor Gary May and his messages to campus. This special session was called to order at 5:46 p.m. ASUCD Vice President Juliana Martinez […]

The Disability Rights Advocacy Committee and UC Access Now are putting pressure on the UC system to retain remote learning options for students with disabilities By KATHLEEN QUINN— campus@theaggie.org As the UC plans to fully re-open campuses in the fall, students with disabilities said they feel like the gains made during the pandemic in terms […]

The resolution acknowledges the Tiananmen Square Massacre and calls for the divestment of the partnership between UC Davis and the Chinese Ministry of Education By MADDIE DULEY — campus@theaggie.org Internal Vice President Emily Barneond called the ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. on June 4. Graduating senators then offered farewell statements reflecting on […]

Students say the pandemic and increased housing insecurity have contributed to the need to increase the grant, which provides aid to many UC Davis students The UC Student Association, in partnership with the UC, has launched the Double the Pell campaign as part of a nationwide effort calling upon Congress and the Biden administration to […]

The Senate requested UC regents extend the admissions deadline to Dec. 15, a new STEM committee created and a new External Affairs chair was confirmed The Nov. 19 ASUCD virtual special Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Senator Amanjot Gandhoke, in the absence of President Kyle Krueger.  Emergency resolution SR #3, […]

Outgoing Senator Boudaie served as advocate for Jewish community on campus, though not fully accomplishing all platforms As ASUCD Senator Samantha Boudaie’s one-year term ends, fellow ASUCD senators and unit members looked back at a brief but fruitful career uplifting UC Davis’s Jewish community.  ASUCD Vice President Emily Barneond said Boudaie was hardworking during her […]

Judicial Council Chair confirmed after vacancy for five weeks and the previous week’s unconstitutional meeting The Nov. 12 Senate Meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond. The meeting moved into Judicial Council recommendations. Senator Amanjot Gandhoke introduced fourth-year statistics and computer science double major Nathan Chan as Judicial Council […]

The judicial chair position remained unfilled for the fifth consecutive week which, according to the constitution, means that the Senate cannot meet for official business until the chair is confirmed The Nov. 5 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Senator Amanjot Gandhoke, who was substituting for Vice President Emily Barneond. […]

Of the six senator positions available, three candidates were elected from the BASED slate, two from the Thrive slate and one Independent This past week, 15 candidates ran for six seats in the ASUCD Senate in the Fall Quarter 2020 elections. The voter turnout totaled 1,780 students, making up roughly 6% of the undergraduate student […]

Of the 15 candidates for Senate, only four were present The ASUCD candidates’ debate began over Zoom with an introduction of the moderators, as well as the participating candidates. The moderators were Elections Committee Chair Karolina Rodriguez and Executive Chief of Staff Allie O’Brien.  The four Senate candidates present during the debate were Logan Legg, […]

Pandemic influences marketing campaign for election Voting for the Fall Quarter 2020 ASUCD elections began at 12 p.m. PST on Nov. 16, and will end at 12 p.m. PST on Nov. 19.  Fifteen candidates are running for six open seats on the senate table, and one candidate is seeking re-election for the External Affairs Vice […]