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Ricardo Martinez, a fourth-year political science-public service and philosophy double major, has completed his year-long term as an ASUCD senator. During his campaign, Martinez promised to expand Chicanx/Latinx retention and recruitment, renovate the Aggie Job Link (AJL) and expand the availability of Community Advising Network (CAN) counselors. Martinez predominantly focused on bringing together the underrepresented […]

At the end of the Winter Quarter, Shaitaj Dhaliwal’s one-year term as an ASUCD senator came to a close. Dhaliwal spent four years in ASUCD. She served as an ASUCD staffer her freshmen year, worked on the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation board and became chief of staff for the executive office as a […]

Center strives to empower, retain Native American scholars The Native American Academic Student Success Center (NAASSC) held its grand opening on Monday, April 10. Located at the University House, the center is part of the three retention initiatives developed by Student Affairs, which includes the African American Diaspora Center and the Chicano and Latino Academic […]

Students can participate in activities the week leading up to Picnic Day Picnic Day Pre-Week is happening this week, from April 17 to April 21. Monday, April 17, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the MU Patio was “Pitch Pie-fect,” the annual pie-eating competition. The Aggie Band-uh! and campus a capella groups provided entertainment during […]

Senator Samantha Chiang was elected in the spring of 2016 as the top-vote getter in the ASUCD election. Now, she has been elected to serve as a senator for a second term and was recently elected as the Senate Pro-Tempore. Chiang received an endorsement from The California Aggie both times she ran for Senate. For […]

UC President Napolitano, Mexican Secretary of Energy Joaquin continue partnership University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano met with Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell in Mexico City on March 30 to announce the $10 million raised for energy efficiency projects. These projects will be jointly led between Mexican research institutes and UC researchers. […]

Protests in light of May’s involvement on two defense technology companies Incoming Chancellor Gary May held his first public meeting with the UC Davis community at an event on April 14 titled “Pack the Patio,” which drew protestors from the group Students for a Democratic Society at Davis (SDS) as well as UC Davis students […]

Teamsters to vote on tentative agreement The University of California (UC) announced on March 23 that it has reached a provisional agreement with the Teamsters Union regarding a potential new labor contract. The contract covers several thousand clerical employees and will be voted on by the union on April 19. Negotiations between the two organizations […]

Executive office term review: Alex Lee and Abhay Sandhu A full year since their election as president and vice president, respectively, during the Winter 2016 elections, Alex Lee and Abhay Sandhu saw their term come to an end at the end of the Winter Quarter 2017. “My term was characterized more by the controversies and […]

Students mourn Syrian civilian deaths Students gathered on the Quad on April 10 to protest American intervention in the Syrian Civil War. The protest opened with a statement from the event creator, Chase Caligiuri, a second-year history major, and was followed by chants rallying against the American military industrial complex, a march around the Quad […]

“Marble” aims to create a new way for UC Davis students to connect For a group of six UC Davis students, two years of hard work and dedication recently came to fruition as their social media app, “Marble,” hit the app store on Thursday, March 30. Marble, which is currently available on iOS for students […]

Students to discuss issues, activism for Asian Pacific Islander community The Cross Cultural Center (CCC) will be hosting the Asian American and Pacific Islander Issues Conference (AAPIICON) on April 30 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The conference began in 2013 as the Asian Pacific Islander Issues Conference and was held annually except in 2016. […]