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Gunshots fired by DaVinci Apartments
BreakingJune 13, 2019
Suspect still on the loose The Davis Police Department received reports of gunshots by DaVinci Apartments on Thursday, June 12 at 10:30 p.m. City of Davis Police Lieutenant Tom Waltz confirmed that the gunshots occurred on the 1600 block of the apartments. “Officers responded to check the area,” Waltz said. “They determined that there had […]

Flash fire on campus leaves one with minor injuries
BreakingMay 29, 2019
Fire immediately put out, officials call it a “minor incident” While officials first indicated that an antenna battery exploded on May 28 on the west side of campus, what actually occurred was a small fire near Garrod Drive that ignited and immediately went out, according to UC Davis Spokesman Andy Fell. Fell said there was […]

UC Regent Ellen Tauscher passes away at 67
BreakingMay 1, 2019
Tauscher only two years into a 12-year term UC Regent Ellen Tauscher died Monday after a monthslong fight against pneumonia, according to the Los Angeles Times. She was 67. Tauscher was a former member of the US House of Representatives, representing California’s 10th congressional district. She went on to serve the State Department under President […]

UC tuition to remain steady for 2019-20 academic year
BreakingMarch 7, 2019
News comes after UC secures additional funds from Gov. Newsom UC tuition will neither increase nor decrease, remaining steady for the 2019-20 academic year, the UC Office of the President announced in a press release. The news comes after the release of Gov. Newsom’s proposed state budget, which includes an increase in funding for the […]

Swastikas found at Putah Creek part of recent acts of vandalism at site
BreakingMarch 7, 2019
Second anti-Semitic incident in matter of months occurs on campus Recent acts of destructive vandalism at UC Davis’ Putah Creek Riparian Reserve included swastikas painted on a tree in the area. This is the second anti-Semitic incident on campus in a matter of months. The vandals also burned two wooden picnic benches and spray-painted graffiti […]

UC cancels contract with online journal publisher in push for open access
BreakingMarch 1, 2019
In boycott-esque movement, UC chooses to not renew $11 million subscription, sticking to university’s principles on scholarly communication The UC made a collective decision Thursday to terminate its subscription to the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier. This decision takes place in the wake of months of unsuccessful contract renewal negotiations that ended without an agreement. […]

Davis College Democrats denies allegations it used student contact info inappropriately in ASUCD election
ASUCDFebruary 25, 2019
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 […]

Davis College Democrats used student contact info inappropriately to campaign for BASED, source says
ASUCDFebruary 22, 2019
Information on over 800 students gathered for 2018 June primaries used nine months later to campaign for school election The inappropriate use of student contact information by Davis College Democrats (DCD) in efforts to encourage students to vote for the BASED slate in the 2019 ASUCD Winter Elections has escalated into a situation outside of […]

BASED sweeps majority of open ASUCD positions
ASUCDFebruary 22, 2019
Justin Hurst, Shreya Deshpande new president, vice president The BASED slate swept the 2019 ASUCD Winter Elections, with all but two spots filled by candidates who ran on the slate. Fourth-year evolution and international relations double major Justin Hurst and third-year cognitive science and sociology double major Shreya Deshpande, who ran as the BASED slate’s […]

Arrest of intruder living in Art Building who may have also sexually assaulted, harassed, stolen, vandalized
BreakingFebruary 21, 2019
Police found stolen art supplies, projects, citation for trespassing in ransacked professor’s office An individual by the name of Nicholas Chavez was arrested on Feb. 21 on charges of felony vandalism. Prior to his arrest, Chavez had been occupying a professor’s office in the Art Building on campus for several weeks without notice, according to […]

Unitrans, CoHo partner for “Get Out the Vote” rally on first day of ASUCD elections
BreakingFebruary 19, 2019
$1 CoHo discount tickets will be distributed to first 1,000 undergraduates who vote Unitrans drivers will be distributing $1 CoHo discount tickets to the first 1,000 undergraduates who say they have voted in ASUCD’s 2019 Winter Elections, taking place Feb. 19-22, as part of a partnership between Unitrans and the CoHo to get out the […]

Shooter in downtown Davis fires several times after three-car collision
BreakingJanuary 11, 2019
Active manhunt concluded, 22-year-old police officer pronounced dead On Thursday, Jan. 10, an officer from the City of Davis Police Department responded to a three-car collision around 6:43 p.m. in downtown Davis near Fifth and D streets. For unknown reasons, shots were fired and the officer, 22-year-old Natalie Corona, was pronounced dead after being transported […]

