ASUCD

Proposed fee would be $34 per quarter, the first increase to fee since 1979 Facing a roughly $500,000 deficit, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD), is proposing the first increase to its student base fee in more than 40 years. According to ASUCD Controller Kevin Rotenkolber, who supports the proposed base […]

Senate approves bill to follow California public meeting law, the Brown Act The Senate meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, was called to order at 6:20 p.m. by Senator Shondreya Landrum. Neither ASUCD President Justin Hurst nor Vice President Shreya Deshpande were present. The meeting began late because chairs had to be moved into the student […]

Quarterly reports, confirmation of commissioners, commission chair among action items  The ASUCD Senate convened its Nov. 21 meeting at 6:17 p.m. in the MU East Wing Lounge. Scheduled to take place from 6:10 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the meeting continued until approximately 11:30 p.m. Following the roll call, the members present at the Senate meeting […]

Senate discusses UCPath payment issues for employees at CoHo — some students have not been paid since September Only Senators Maya Barak, Sean Kumar, Shondreya Landrum, Karolina Rodriguez and Tony Chen were present and on time for the Oct. 31 Senate meeting. Senator Sahiba Kaur arrived late. Without two additional senators present, the senate did […]

Six senators elected, three of four constitutional amendments fail  The results of the Fall Quarter 2019 ASUCD elections were posted online today following a cancellation of a public tabulations meeting. Only 2,010 people voted out of a potential nearly 30,000 undergraduate students in ASUCD. The voter turnout was, thus, roughly 6.7%. Six senators were elected: […]

Scheduling delays, technical malfunctions pose rocky start for this round of elections ASUCD finds itself without an elections committee chair and without any members of the elections committee — with 2019 Fall Quarter Senate elections just around the corner, the association is scrambling to prepare. The elections committee chair oversees elections preparation and helps candidates […]

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 […]