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Resolution in works for “It’s Okay to be White” fliers posted around campus On Nov. 16, the ASUCD Senate convened in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union for its weekly meeting. Senators Matthew Yamaguchi, Khadeja Ibrahim and Marcos Rodriguez were absent. Environmental Policy and Planning Commission Chair Alice Beittel was also absent. Darin Schleup, […]

Souza shares favorite photos, White House experiences during Mondavi Center Distinguished Speaker Series event Pete Souza, the former chief official White House photographer, spoke in Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center on Dec. 1. Souza was also the official White House photographer during the Reagan administration and is a freelance photographer in the Washington, D.C. […]

House tax plan would eliminate graduate student tax exemption On the morning of Nov. 29, graduate students, undergraduates, faculty members and community members organized at UC Davis, as well as nationwide, to protest the Republican tax plan with a walkout over the taxation of tuition waivers. These waivers allow graduate students to teach and research […]

Davis Challah for Hunger chapter has student representative in Campus Hunger Project Challah For Hunger is a community service program with a mission to counter food insecurity on college campuses by baking challah, traditional Jewish bread. There are CFH chapters at 80 campuses nationwide. UC Davis’ CFH chapter recently sent Hana Minsky, a second-year plant […]

Branson hopes to help transfer students adjust, succeed On Oct. 26, third-year communication major Shaniah Branson was sworn in as the third ASUCD interim senator. Branson is a transfer student from Huntington Beach, Calif., where she attended Golden West College. Branson was an active student leader at Golden West College and took on various roles […]

Dartmouth professor, author supports those who fight against white supremacy, fascism Mark Bray, a Dartmouth history lecturer and author of the national bestseller “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist’s Handbook,” came to UC Davis on Nov. 16. Bray spoke in Voorhies Hall about anti-fascist movements throughout history and answered questions related to his book. As well as researching […]

CENSOCA group organized in face of potential TPS eliminations On Nov. 15, about 30 students held a rally on campus to show solidarity for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status. TPS currently provides temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Nepal and Yemen. According to a recent CNN […]

Unprecedented voter turnout at only 4.4 percent of student body Votes counted on Friday, Nov. 17 confirmed all six uncontested candidates who ran for Senate in the Fall Election as ASUCD senators. With a total undergraduate population of around 30,000, only 1,289 students voted this year — a 4.4 percent voter turnout. With the historically […]

UC Regents gather for bi-monthly meeting at UCSF From Nov. 14 to 16, the UC Regents met for their regular bi-monthly meeting at UC San Francisco. Throughout the week, the Regents discussed a variety of topics, including student affairs, university and admissions policies and university interaction with the public. One of the main focuses of […]

Proposed resolution to condemn former chancellor Linda Katehi withdrawn for rewrites On Nov. 9 at 6:12 p.m., Vice President Adilla Jamaludin called the ASUCD Senate meeting to order in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. Senator Michael Swalberg had given advance notice of his absence because he was out of the country. Senator Michael […]

Course offers pre-recorded lectures, online extra credit, exams Starting the week of Nov. 7, Winter Quarter registration opened for the entirely online version of Nutrition 10, called Nutrition 10V.   Nutrition 10: Discoveries and Concepts in Nutrition is a popular lower-division course for students looking to fulfill general education requirements in the Science and Engineering […]

Chancellor, Vice Chancellor condemn white nationalist sentiments On the weekend of Nov. 4 and 5, fliers with the single sentence “It’s Okay to be White” were posted around campus. Chancellor Gary S. May rejected the white supremacist message and explained that the fliers were part of a nationwide campaign. The fliers were also found at […]