ASUCD

Town hall format different from previous years The ASUCD Town Hall, which took place in the CoHo, was called to order at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. The meeting was presided over by President Justin Hurst and Vice President Shreya Deshpande.  Participants broke into groups and discussed questions posted at different tables. In […]

Changes to ASUCD elections schedule discussed Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Oct. 3 ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. Senator Victoria Choi was absent. The meeting started with the election of a Senate Pro Tempore — the official representative of the Senate. Senator Shondreya Landrum was elected unanimously. She said she tries […]

ASUCD reveals rebranding campaign, 10-year “Going Forward” plan A special senate session was held on Sept. 26 in the Student Community Center Multipurpose room. Senator Sahiba Kaur arrived late. President Justin Hurst led a presentation about ASUCD’s rebranding campaign. The presentation highlighted the history of ASUCD, originally the Associated Students of University Farm (ASUF). Since […]

Office works on food, housing insecurity issues A student-run office under the ASUCD executive branch that works to represent the needs of UC students on the local, state and federal levels is currently undergoing a period of change and expansion.  The Office of the External Affairs Vice President (OEAVP) was previously known as the Office […]

Association aims to increase student engagement across student life With the new school year beginning, ASUCD plans to launch an expansive rebranding effort as well as organize other events and activities to help better engage the student community.  ASUCD, the student government of the entire undergraduate population at UC Davis, supports over 20 units and […]

Serious allegations of misconduct lead Student Affairs to axe student-led band The Cal Aggie Marching Band, popularly referred to as the Band-Uh!, will cease to exist following allegations of misconduct committed by band members. These allegations were first published in The California Aggie. Those allegations were later covered by The Sacramento Bee and the Los […]

Controversy over the first resolution that was written by a graduate student resulted in an undergraduate reintroducing the bill. Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the May 23 ASUCD Senate meeting to order by at 7:30 p.m. following a sparsely-attended ASUCD Town Hall in the CoHo. Senator Ricky Zapardiel was absent. Senate began with the confirmation […]

Meeting also sees confirmation of new IAC members, discusses upcoming budget hearings The ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Shreya Deshpande at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. The meeting began with a brief Club Finance Council presentation, which discussed funding for student organizations. IAC Chair Henry Nibelli then nominated new […]

Senate holds Allyship training, passes resolution to support California Senate Bill 24 The April 18 Senate meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm by Vice President Shreya Deshpande. ASUCD President Justin Hurst was absent. The meeting began with Senate pro-tempore elections with senator Andre Spinoglio being elected. Next was an allyship training by the […]

SR #10 fails 6-5 in Senate, leads to continuing discussion about disarmament The ASUCD Senate meeting on April 11 drew a larger-than-usual crowd. The controversial topic of police disarmament was put up for debate, specifically in the form of SR #10: an ASUCD resolution urging the Administration of UC Davis to disarm campus police for […]

Tension mounts between students who feel unsafe with armed campus police and senators who disagree with all or parts of the resolution The Apr. 11 ASUCD Senate Meeting was called to order by Vice President Shreya Deshpande at 6:10 p.m. Senator Noah Pearl was absent for the meeting. The meeting began with a cultural humility […]

Senate elects new Pro Temp, passes resolution calling for Punjabi language classes The April 4 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:13 p.m. by Vice President Shreya Deshpande. The meeting began with senate pro-tempore elections, with senator Noah Pearl being elected as the only nomination. Next was the farewell from former Internal Affairs […]