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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 […]

Zapardiel accused of threatening Senator Maraiyesa in a Facebook group chat The Mar. 14 Senate meeting was called to order at 6:16 p.m. in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. The meeting began with an amendment to the agenda so the senate could swear in Senator Sahiba Kaur. Senators Noah Pearl, Victoria Choi and […]

During emotional Senate meeting Senators, Commission chairs call for resignations of Zapardiel, Gofman The ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 7. President Michael Gofman, Senator Richardo “Ricky” Zapardiel and Internal Affairs Commission Chair Jacob Ganz were absent. Several senators and commission chairs were late due to having attended […]

UC Davis students doing their part in a global green movement UC Davis students submitted a bill designed to reduce water usage on farms to the California State Assembly on Feb. 22. The bill, AB 1086, was authored and introduced by California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in collaboration with students. The bill would provide grants to […]

Change reflects new External Affairs Vice President position within ASUCD Senate Bill #39, recently passed by the ASUCD Senate, effectively renamed the Office of the External Vice President (OEAVP), previously known as the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation (OASR). According to Francois Kaeppelin, the director of the OEAVP, ASUCD President Michael Gofman supported this […]

Gender and Sexuality Commission expresses frustration over lack of support The Feb. 28 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Shaniah Branson. Senators Mohammad Qayum and Maya Barak were absent. The meeting began with the Campus Center for the Environment’s (CCE) quarterly report by its unit director, Liv Gray. […]

Senate meeting sees several quarterly reports, introduction of three new bills On Feb. 21, the ASUCD Senate met in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union for its weekly meeting, with President Michael Gofman absent for its entirety. Senators Maya Barak and Noah Pearl were also absent and Senator Brandon Clemons was tardy. The meeting […]

Action-packed Valentine’s Day with back-to-back open forum preceding weekly Senate meeting The ASUCD Senate held a public town hall in the Coffee House on Feb. 14 in an effort to create a space for individuals to give feedback on how ASUCD could better represent the student body. The Facebook event page showed that 33 individuals […]

DCD acknowledges it used info collected last year in recent student election, denies any wrongdoing Officials from Davis College Democrats (DCD) have refuted recent allegations that the group used student contact information in an inappropriate manner to campaign for the BASED slate in the 2019 ASUCD Winter Elections. The California Aggie recently reported an allegation […]

Senator Brandon Clemons’ absences topic of concern The Feb. 7 ASUCD Senate Meeting was called to order by Vice President Shaniah Branson at 6:10 p.m. Senators Simran Kaur, Atanas Spasov and Brandon Clemons were absent. The meeting began with quarterly reports from Entertainment Council and the Office of the External Vice President Affairs’ (OEAVP). A […]