Campus News

International Student Administrative Fee for international undergraduates to increase by 428 percent next year International undergraduate students at UC Davis are facing a 428 percent increase in International Student Administrative Fees (ISAF) starting in the 2017-2018 school year. Additionally, a childcare grant that some international students currently qualify for will be changed, prohibiting certain international […]

On May 25, the ASUCD Senate held its weekly meeting on the third floor of the Memorial Union (MU). The meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m. by ASUCD Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Senator Michael Gofman was absent at the start of the meeting and President Josh Dalavai was not in attendance. The meeting […]

Boxing area, weight room, outdoor training area, Peet’s Coffee to be added Along with the conversion of Starbucks to Peet’s Coffee, other renovations coming to the Activities and Recreation (ARC) over the next two years, including new training areas, will allow students to better utilize the existing space. With UC Davis’ food distributor contract with […]

Students, alumni set to speak at graduation With the end of Spring Quarter fast approaching, seniors and staff alike are preparing for the annual graduation festivities. This year there will be 10 commencement ceremonies in total, one for each college. Three colleges — the School of Medicine, the School of Law and the School of […]

SCA 14 would implement changes in 138-year-old governing system of UC Board of Regents On May 23, California State Senator Ed Hernandez proposed Senate Constitutional Amendment 14 (SCA 14) with the primary objective of curbing the budgetary autonomy of the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) and implementing changes to the UC Board […]

Private endowment for university business costs reimburses expensive regent dinners Documents retrieved through a state audit of the UC Office of the President (UCOP) show that UC Board of Regents members have footed the UC with an accumulated bill of $225,0000 since 2012. On January 25, the Regents threw a party costing $17,600 amidst voting […]

Student Affairs no longer able to cover costs to Conference and Event Services due to budget constraints On May 16, registered student organizations (RSOs) were notified via an email newsletter that they will be charged to reserve on-campus meeting spaces starting on July 1. Previously, the Division of Student Affairs made a financial commitment to […]

Regents limit international, out-of-state student enrollment The Regents of the University of California (UC) approved an 18 percent enrollment cap on international and out-of-state students at five of the nine UC campuses, including UC Davis, on May 18. After scrapping an original proposal for a 20 percent enrollment cap in March, the UC Regents lowered […]

Issues include rats, cockroaches, lack of adequate space When six ASUCD units moved to the EcoHub three years ago, the unit directors were told that the move was only temporary. However, it now seems that the units, which include Whole Earth Festival (WEF), Experimental College, Aggie Reuse, Campus Center for the Environment (CCE) and Project […]

Interim senator to be appointed Samantha Chiang, a third-year English major, resigned from her position as an ASUCD senator on May 22 due to personal matters. Chiang had served as a senator since Winter Quarter of 2016 and was recently reelected during Winter Quarter 2017. During her terms, Chiang advocated for improving the mental health […]

Over 1,000 students sign petition A petition was created on change.org at the beginning of May to support the continued employment of Dr. Lauren Liets, lecturer in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (NPB), beyond Spring Quarter 2018. In 2014, Dr. Liets was given a “pink slip,” meaning her job could be revoked at […]

Nonprofit group seeks to improve community There is no shortage of UC Davis clubs and organizations dedicated to benefitting the community and making positive changes in the world. One such club is Net Impact, a nonprofit social and environmental entrepreneurship organization. Net Impact is an international organization with chapters in numerous universities around the world, […]