Campus News

#MeToo movement inspired administrator to come forward In December, The Sacramento Bee reported that former UC Davis professor D. Kern Holoman “was stripped of his distinguished professor and emeritus titles […] after allegations surfaced that he assaulted a college freshman 30 years ago.” Holoman was the former director of the UC Davis Symphony and chair […]

Conference to be held Jan. 20 to 21 will include professionally-led workshops, keynotes, resource fair Content warning: This piece contains references to mental illness and suicide.   From Jan. 20 to 21, the UC Davis Conference Center will host UC Davis’ second Mental Health Conference. The conference — bolstered by experts offering keynotes and workshops […]

Six senators said goodbye, six newly-elected senators sworn in On Dec. 7 at 6:12 p.m., Vice President Adilla Jamaludin called the ASUCD Senate meeting to order in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. The first order of business was bidding farewell to outgoing senators — each senator was given a chance to deliver expressions […]

Grade-in publicized graduate student work, raised awareness for upcoming contract renegotiations On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the UC Student-Workers Union (UAW) Local 2865 coordinated a statewide grade-in in order to increase the visibility of the work done by graduate student workers throughout the UC system. UC Davis’ grade-in was held at the CoHo from 9:30 a.m. […]

Senate resolution recognizing “It’s Okay to be White” fliers as hate crime passes 11-1 On Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:09 p.m., the ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Senators Michael Gofman and Matthew Yamaguchi were absent. Internal Affairs Commissioner Jacob Ganz was also absent. The meeting began with the […]

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. […]