Campus News

Armenian students holds die-in at MU On April 24, the Armenian Students Association at UC Davis held a “die-in” on the Quad for an annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide that occured in 1915. This year is the 103rd anniversary of the tragedy. At 1:03 p.m., students peacefully lay down on the Quad with signs […]

Salary, workload, academic freedom on table UC-AFT Unit 17, the union that represents UC librarians, entered into contract negotiations on April 17 at UC Berkeley. Current negotiations will work toward finalizing a new contract to begin on Oct. 1. The areas under negotiation are salary parity with other public universities and colleges, professional development funding, […]

No new legislation introduced at April 19 Senate meeting Senator Gaven Kaur called the ASUCD Senate meeting to order on Thursday, April 19 at 6:10 p.m. in absence of Vice President Shaniah Branson. Senator Danny Halawi and Senator Brandon Clemens were also absent. The meeting began with by ASCUD President Michael Gofman nominating Meital Machulsky, […]

Questions raised over council’s purpose, administration’s commitment to students The Council on Student Affairs and Fees’ May 19, 2017 vote on an increase in student fees to support intercollegiate athletics ended in a tie, which, for the council, is an effective no. Then-Interim Chancellor and current Provost Ralph Hexter decided a month after the decision […]

AFSCME 3299 authorizes strike; nurses, healthcare workers to strike in solidarity The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, voted to enact a system-wide strike after workers rejected UC’s failure to meet demands and acceptable patient care for employees. After a year of negotiations, AFSCME members voted to […]

Released assessment of other sites in consideration discuss demographic disparities university, city project aims to address Chancellor Gary May and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg held a news conference in Sacramento on April 12 to announce the UC Davis Health Center as the site for the project Aggie Square. Aggie Square is a prospective extension of […]

Event featured parades, science shows, animals Picnic Day 2018 once again drew large crowds and great excitement with a wide range of activities from cow milking to parades and science shows. The Band-uh! kicked off the parade with its lively music and marching. Floats and processions from more than 80 different organizations in the school […]

UC Davis students share common concerns about difficulty accessing care; administrators respond This article is the fourth in a four-part series examining issues in the UC system related to the availability and accessibility of mental health care.   At the recent Town Hall on mental health held at UC Davis, first-year student Francesca Iacono held […]

New commencement speaker will be California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Initial plans for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to speak at the UC Davis School of Law 2018 commencement have been cancelled. After a fall at her home, Sotomayor sustained a broken shoulder. The cancellation was confirmed in a statement sent out to the […]

Daniella Aloni confirmed as interim senator Vice President Shaniah Branson called the weekly Senate meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.  on April 12. Senator Danny Halawi was late. First on the agenda was a quarterly report from the Mental Health Initiative. Fourth-year English major Sam Chiang, the founder of the MHI, spoke about Mental Health […]

Zalom recognized for contributions to pest management UC Davis Professor Frank Zalom won a lifetime achievement award at the 9th International Integrated Pest Management Symposium held from March 19 to 22 in Baltimore, Md.. A distinguished professor of entomology and an extension entomologist at UC Davis, Zalom was recognized for his contributions to pest management […]

Month of events aim to engage diverse campus communities During the month of May, the UC Davis Mental Health Initiative will host empowering workshops, panels and interactive activities for students to participate in. Different days and events will feature a wide range of topics, including addiction, mental health in the face of violence and trauma, […]