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Several students confirmed as commission members The ASUCD Senate was called to order at 6:09 p.m. on Nov. 3 by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Senators Khadeja Ibrahim, Michael Gofman and Yajaira Sigala were absent. Business and Finance Commission Chair Alexander Mirov was also not in attendance. Lily Karim, a second-year biomedical engineering major, was confirmed […]

Bill follows investigations into UCOP’s role in campus-wide audits On Oct. 2, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 562 into law. The bill adds wording to an existing section of California Code as well as adds a new section meant to prohibit the interference of state audits by any individual, making the act punishable by […]

Debate held to encourage voter turnout for uncontested election Five of the six UC Davis students hoping to fill the six open ASUCD Senate seats held a debate at the CoHo from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13. Jin Zhang, the ASUCD controller, facilitated the event, asked the candidates questions and selected […]

Extension finds conflicts in student schedules, integrates professor ratings into Schedule Builder Just in time for Winter Quarter pass times, second-year UC Davis computer science students Sergei Chestakov and Miguel Acevedo released a Google Chrome extension called Schedule Helper, which helps students choose classes and build their schedules more efficiently. With the extension, when a […]

Third interim senator sworn in on Oct. 26 The ASUCD Senate was called to order by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin at 6:09 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. Senators Julie Jung and Matthew Yamaguchi were absent. All commission chairs were present. The Senate received a presentation on future student […]

Emergency room doctor continues research at UC Firearm Violence Prevention Research Center Dr. Garen Wintemute has joined together with a staff of UC Davis, UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Irvine faculty members to lead the most extensive gun violence research ever conducted. Over the next five years, with a budget of $5 million, researchers at […]

Six candidates running for six open senate positions The six candidates running for senatorial positions in the Fall Election have been announced. There are six open senate positions, which means this election is uncontested. Voting will start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14 and end at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.   Andreas […]

Inspections across UC campuses show little compliance with UCOP’s pledge to increase minimum wage A recent review of audits conducted across UC campuses and medical centers has revealed that the UC system has shown inconsistent compliance with the Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan announced in 2015 by UC President Janet Napolitano. The plan was announced to […]

Probationary period for fraternity follows appeal of revocation of registration Over the summer, the Theta Xi fraternity was cited for a disturbance of the peace complaint regarding fireworks being set off from its lawn. Initially, Theta Xi faced revocation of its UC Davis chapter’s registration, however, the members decided to undertake a judicial and student […]

UC Davis Police Department found no threat present On Oct. 12, the UC Davis Police Department issued a Campus Timely Warning marked as a “Hate Incident.” The incident that was reported concerned anti-Islamic and anti-fraternity/sorority fliers found in bicycle baskets and seats near the International Center. The police soon discovered these fliers had been posted […]

Interim senator confirmation interrupted by member of public On Thursday, Oct. 19, the ASUCD Senate gathered at the Memorial Union for its weekly meeting. Director of Athletics Kevin Blue gave a presentation to the Senate about Intercollegiate Athletics, which has partnered with ASUCD in several capacities. Blue said UC Davis Athletics upholds the university’s Principles […]

In response Charlottesville riots, seven professors engage in discourse with students On Oct. 18, the UC Davis History Department hosted the event “Ask A Historian,” a forum in the multipurpose room of the Student Community Center. Seven professors from the department volunteered to deliver five-minute speeches on issues related to the white nationalist rallies that […]