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Leading and Breaking Barriers lecture series part of initiative The Office of Undergraduate Education’s First Generation Initiative Project is associated with the Undergraduate Research Center’s Leading and Breaking Barriers series, which is being held at UC Davis through March of 2018. The series continues the UC-wide effort to reach out to first-generation students, who make […]

UC seeks student input on sexual harassment policies The UC Office of the President put out a press release on Nov. 14 announcing the creation of an “inaugural student advisory board” which will provide “input on UC sexual harassment and sexual violence issues.” The board will be made up of nine undergraduate students and eight […]

Muslim Student Association launches #FiercelyMuslim campaign On the afternoon of Dec. 7, the Muslim Student Association launched its #FiercelyMuslim Campaign with a public rally. The event description on Facebook stated that the campaign is “a resolution to highlight and empower Muslim students to be proud and unapologetic in their faith.” The rally began at the […]

Jimin Kim discussed Korean history, U.S.-Korean diplomacy, North Korean provocations On Dec. 6, Jimin Kim, the deputy consul to the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, gave a presentation to students in the Multipurpose Room of the SCC. Kim’s goal was to educate attendees about Korean culture, discuss the Korean alliance with the United States […]

Major will not be offered in 2018-2019 school year UC Davis students arriving to campus in fall of 2018 will be met with one less major available to them. The university recently announced that the textiles and clothing major will be suspended for the 2018-2019 school year. While classes will still be offered for the […]

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 […]