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UC Davis professor helps to publish “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers” Cassandra M.D. Hart, an education policy professor at UC Davis, along with Constance A. Lindsay and Seth Gershenson of American University and Nicholas Papageorge of Johns Hopkins University, published “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers” in March. This groundbreaking study highlights the importance […]

Weeklong program builds connections, addresses issues concerning Native American communities The UC Davis Cross Cultural Center held its 48th annual Native American Culture Days (NACD) from April 10 to 15. The NACD is a weeklong program filled with various events and workshops designed to help local Native communities build connections and collectively address the social, […]

Senate Bill #76 creates controversy surrounding patriotism In order to keep ASUCD practices consistent with bylaws, the Internal Affairs Commission (IAC) created Senate Bill #76 to amend Section 1410 of the ASUCD bylaws, no longer mandating that the American flag be in the Mee Room during meetings. Instead, ASUCD senators will have discretion over whether […]

UC President Janet Napolitano paints California State Auditor report as mischaracterizing The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) hid over $175 million in reserves, some of which could have been used on campuses, said a report released by California State Auditor Elaine Howle on April 25. “Specifically, the Office of the President did […]

UC Davis’ Veterinary Medical Center to undergo 10-year process of upgrades, additions UC Davis’ Veterinary and Animal Science departments rank number one in the world, due in large part to the state-of-the-art Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) and its staff. However, with such prestige comes great demand, and in recent years the workload and student population […]

Drop in international applicants coincides with recent presidential election University of California (UC) international applicants are falling for the first time in 12 years. International students applications for the fall of 2017 dropped by one percent from the prior year to 32,647, a decline of 353 applicants. Prior to this year, international applicants were rising […]

Program offers discussion space for issues facing LGBTQIA community Every other Wednesday, the LGBTQIA Resource Center holds a discussion space called “Cuppa Tea,” in which members of the LGBTQIA community and other minority groups come together to discuss current events relevant to their communities. The program started in the fall of 2015. The idea for […]

Faculty, staff, students can now safely park their bikes overnight for a fee In an attempt to make bike parking safer and more efficient, Transportation Services (TAPS) opened a bike cage in the Quad Parking Structure near the Memorial Union (MU) on March 27. All UC Davis faculty, staff and students are able to access […]

Kathleen Salvaty discusses program improvement, undocumented student protection, transparency UC Title IX coordinator Kathleen Salvaty hosted a conference call with University of California (UC) student reporters on April 3 to discuss sexual assault prevention and concerns regarding sexual assault within the UC community. “What I’m working to achieve is the president’s goal of having a […]

ARC vending machine sells morning-after pills, emergency contraceptives, condoms, other birth control UC Davis joined several universities in the United States in implementing a vending machine that dispenses morning-after pills, condoms, other forms of birth control, tampons and lubricant on March 31. The vending machine, located in an Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) study room […]

The ASUCD Senate gathered on April 6 at the Memorial Union for its first meeting of Spring Quarter. The meeting was called to order at 6:12 p.m. by ASUCD Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. The meeting began with a presentation by the External Affairs Commission (EAC). Sara Williams, the chair of the EAC and a fourth-year […]

Health facility upholds nondiscrimination policies, practices for a seventh year The UC Davis Medical Center has proven its devotion to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients for seven consecutive years, as it was once again designated as a “Leader in LGBTQ Heathcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) on March 29. […]