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HackDavis spurs coding extravaganza to create apps for humanity The third annual HackDavis was hosted at the UC Davis ARC Pavilion from Jan. 20 to 21. The 24-hour event gave students an opportunity to team up and create applications in three different tracks: health and wellness, environment and education. Students and alumni from across California […]

Audit was done two years into $18 million UC effort to expand counseling services This article is the third in a three-part series examining issues that counseling psychologists in the UC system are currently facing, including under-market wages, understaffing and high demand leading to systemwide recruitment and retention issues.   The California Aggie recently obtained […]

Conference included student panels, expert workshops, resource fair, healing space, art gallery The second annual UC Davis Mental Health Conference was held at the Conference Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Programming included expert workshops, student and expert panels, a resource fair, a student gallery and a healing space as well as lunch and dinner. […]

List of demands to be presented to Division of Student Affairs Members of the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center and other university students gathered on the night of Jan. 22 at the LGBTQIA Resource Center to discuss funding cuts to student centers on campus. The meeting was part of a movement called Beyond the Budget, […]

UC celebrates 150th anniversary with digital archive On Jan. 8, the UC’s 150th Anniversary was celebrated with the release of a photography timeline that displays the university system’s rich history. Produced by the UC Office of the President, the site will be updated throughout the year, providing a unique live recording of history as it […]

Group hopes to improve reporting process The ACLU People Power of Davis group is a local branch of a national grassroots movement that aims to uphold the constitution on a communal level. The movement was founded in light of the Trump administration and its perceived abuses of civil rights. “By mobilizing in defense of our […]

New boba tea shop to open at MU On Thursday, January 11 at 6:12 p.m., the ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Business and Finance Commission Chair Shubhangi Gulati was absent. First, ASUCD President Josh Dalavai gave an executive presentation. Notable topics included his transition out of office. During […]

Blum Center for Developing Economics offers grants to undergraduate, graduate students The Blum Center for Developing Economics at UC Davis offers grants to both undergraduate and graduate students who are focused on alleviating poverty in developing countries and areas. According to its website, the Blum Center’s goal is “finding solutions that have a lasting and […]

JustCARE campaign intersects students, legislators, doctors to increase access to non-surgical abortion California students, doctors, legislators and private funders worked together to bring the abortion pill to every public California university with the justCARE: Campus Action for Reproductive Equity campaign and Senate Bill 320. The “abortion pill” is a commonly-used term for the two medications […]

Number increases 8.6 percent from last year UC Davis received a record number of applicants for Fall 2018, a total of 95,207 applications. This number reflects an 8.6 percent increase from last year. According to the UC Davis website, 77,727 of these applicants are incoming first-year students and 17,480 are transfer students. In both the […]

Protesters join together in advocating for education not deportation Students rallied together on the Quad on Jan. 18 to protest the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. On Nov. 20, a similar report signaled the end of TPS for Haitian residents as well, effective in 18 months. Chanting, […]

UC Davis’ third annual student-run hackathon strives for social progress On Jan. 20 and 21, HackDavis will host 700 college students, alumni and high schoolers in the Activities and Recreation Center to code for social progress in three given tracks: health and wellness, education and the environment. Participants of all levels of expertise will create […]