Campus News

Students protest alleged UC corruption Members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) stood on the Quad handing out pamphlets and conversing with students on May 9 and 11. On the ground next to them were 175 individually assorted paper bags. The bags were marked with dollar signs, each one representing $1 million dollars […]

Replacement to better meet current housing standards During the summer of 2017, Orchard Park Apartments will be demolished and replaced by an updated apartment complex. In May, after three years of planning, UC Davis will request bids from those who wish to move into the new complex, which is scheduled to be completed by Fall […]

Initiative holds shared goal of educating 50,000 more low-income students by 2025 UC Davis has joined the American Talent Initiative (ATI), an effort to educate 50,000 more low-income students at U.S. colleges and universities by 2025. The initiative began in December 2016 with 30 members and now has expanded to 68 members. It is coordinated […]

Burger place, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, more seating to replace Starbucks, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell The UC Davis Silo, a favorite dining spot for many students, will be undergoing some major changes starting in June. The entire Silo will be shutting down on June 15 for remodeling this summer. This date marks the end of […]

The ASUCD Senate meeting on Thursday, April 27 officially commenced at 6:13 p.m. Senators Samantha Chiang, Daniel Nagey, Matthew Yamaguchi, Michael Goffman and Khadeja Ibrahim were all absent at initial roll call. The meeting began with a presentation by Unitrans General Manager Anthony Palmere. He updated the senators on the current affairs of Unitrans buses […]

Event provides insight from professionals in racial justice advocacy, nonprofit work, state government The Panel of Powerful Women event, a three person panel discussion, was hosted by the UC Davis chapter of California Women’s List (CWL) on April 26. The panel consisted of Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-58), the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood […]

Six part UC-Vox collaboration explores solutions to environmental issues The popular online media and news company Vox has collaborated with the University of California (UC) system to produce a Climate Lab six-part web series published on Vox’s YouTube channel. Four episodes of the six part series have been released, amassing a total of over two […]

Contract ensures generous wage increase, affordable healthcare The Teamsters Local 2010, the University of California’s (UC) union, successfully ratified a new five-year contract on April 19. The contract ensures a 19.4 percent wage increase over the course of five years, a $1,200 ratification bonus per clerical employee, a health care price increase cap and a […]

Weeklong event features entertainment, discussions around Chicanx/Latinx community The 48th annual La Raza Cultural Days (LRCD), a weeklong event of entertainment, educational workshops and lectures centered around the Chicanx/Latinx community, took place last month at UC Davis. Panels and discussions regarding topics such as immigration and queer latinidad occurred at the Student Community Center and […]

On-campus events held to encourage physical activity Active Aggies Week, a weeklong, campus-wide celebration of moving and staying active, will take place from May 15 to 21. Multiple exercise based organizations, the Wellness Center and Campus Recreations and Unions (CRU) will participate. “Active Aggies Week began as a way to celebrate May is National Physical […]

Executive order allows religious organizations to become more involved in politics Students gathered at the Memorial Union on May 4 to protest President Trump signing a religious freedom executive order that would allow religious organizations to become more politically involved. “By ‘religious freedom,’ [Trump] means that religious people who provide goods and services to the […]

Four friends hope to introduce healthy, delicious snack to UC Davis Like many ideas, the concept of Brit’s Bites first emerged in somewhat mundane circumstances. Ivy Feng, a fourth-year political science public service and economics major; Justin Lu, a fourth-year applied math major; Shiang-Wan Chin, a fourth-year managerial economics and communication major and Brittney Chung, […]