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Annual Diwali festivities light up the ARC On Oct. 21, the UC Davis Indian Graduate Student Association kicked Diwali festivities into high gear when it brought the vibrant colors and luminosity of the Indian festival of lights to the ARC Ballroom. According to IGSA’s website, the organization caters to the “Indian and Indophile population at […]

Gary May confirmed as UC Davis chancellor at formal ceremony on Oct. 27 The Investiture of Gary May as the seventh chancellor of UC Davis took place on Oct. 27 in the Mondavi Center, the first event in UC Davis’ annual Homecoming weekend. The ceremony consisted of musical performances, speeches by UC community members and […]

Two interim senators sworn in on Oct. 12 The ASUCD weekly Senate meeting was held in the Mee room of the Memorial Union on Oct. 12. With nine senators present, a quorum was established. Two interim senators were confirmed — Michael Swalberg, a fifth-year political science major, and Manasa Gogineni, a first-year international relations major. […]

Celebration takes place on Oct. 27, brings downtown Davis to life before Homecoming football game On the evening of Friday, Oct. 27, police blocked the roads of downtown Davis, loud chanting was heard in the distance and attention on Second Street was turned to the C Street intersection. A UC Davis fire truck pulled around […]

First Senate meeting of year takes place on Oct. 5 The Senate was called to order by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin at 6:10 p.m. on Oct. 5 on the third floor of the Memorial Union. Senator Rahi Vijay Suryawanshi was absent. The remaining eight senators were present. The Senate had three open seats from previous […]

King discusses police brutality, current political moment On Wednesday, Oct. 18, writer and activist Shaun King spoke to over 400 students at Wright Hall. The 40-year-old is known for using social media to talk about social justice issues such as police brutality and racial discrimination. He is also the senior justice writer for the New […]

Swalberg plans to improve elections processes Michael Swalberg, a fifth-year political science major, was sworn in as one of two new interim ASUCD senators on Oct. 12. Swalberg filled one of the two open positions from the 2016 Fall Election. Swalberg transferred to UC Davis last year and served on the Elections Committee for ASUCD. […]

First-year student plans to create resources on safe drinking, consent First-year international relations major Manasa Gogineni was sworn in as an ASUCD interim senator at the Oct. 12 ASUCD Senate meeting. She is replacing one of the two senators elected in the 2016 Fall Election who resigned at the end of the 2016-17 school year. […]

UC Davis graduate delivers keynote address, followed by student open mic National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 was celebrated by the UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center with an open mic night for students to express their coming out experiences. Before the student open mic commenced, UC Davis alum Bee Curiel delivered insight into their […]

Lang will move to California State University, Chico UC Davis Associate Vice Chancellor Milton Lang has officially announced his resignation from the university staff. “I informed the vice chancellor for student affairs last week that I would be accepting the vice president for student affairs position at California State University Chico,” Lang said. Lang has […]

Local group Davis United Against Hate called for removal of Imam Ammar Shahin Community members who attended the Oct. 22 event “Walking Our Faith and Sharing a Meal,” an interfaith potluck and walk, were met with protesters when they arrived at the Islamic Center of Davis. The event began at Congregation Bet Haverim, where Rabbi […]

Fair informed students of study, internship opportunities across the globe On Oct. 5, the annual Study Abroad and Internship Fair was held on the West Quad. Hosted by UC Davis Study Abroad and the Internship and Career Center (ICC), the purpose of the fair was to “inform students about opportunities to study, work and intern […]