Campus News

McFadden’s confirmation follows Senator Dhindsa’s resignation earlier this quarter At the ASUCD Senate meeting on Nov. 10, third-year environmental policy analysis and planning major Chase McFadden was confirmed as an interim senator. McFadden is replacing former senator Puneet Dhindsa, who resigned in early October. “This appointment represents a unique opportunity to intimately familiarize myself with […]

Community consideration taken into account for campus library improvements The UC Davis library hosted four workshops from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26 for the UC Davis community in order to further develop the Library Space Planning Project. The project aims to incorporate a variety of new spaces within the three campus libraries to serve the […]

Projects will focus on adding new, safer equipment with more modern design Earlier this month, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ken Burtis announced at a Department of Chemistry meeting that the university is going to begin working on multiple projects to help upgrade many areas within the Chemistry Complex. Bill Starr, senior project manager […]

New resolution voices concerns of student representation to UC Regents ASUCD passed a new resolution on Oct. 20 calling for a halt in the University’s chancellor search until a more democratic process is established. Resolution #1, which passed unanimously, came just two weeks after the Graduate Student Association (GSA) passed its own version of the […]

Teamsters to negotiate with Board of Regents for improved wages According to a study released on Oct. 17 by The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute of Occidental College in conjunction with a University of California (UC) union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 2010, seven out of 10 clerical, administrative and support UC workers face […]

Investigators find that improper research protocol, veterinary care has injured, killed multiple animals UC Davis animal testing laboratories and veterinarian facilities have been the recent subject of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspections and investigations into animal deaths, injuries and forced euthanizations. UC Davis animal testing laboratories and facilities currently hold 30 dogs, 419 cats, […]

The Oct. 27 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:09 p.m. Senators Samantha Chiang, Sam Park and Julie Jung were absent at roll call, but Chiang and Jung arrived later in the meeting. Darin Schleup, the director of the Coffee House (CoHo), gave a report as the first order of business. He announced […]

UC Davis aims to review, improve Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan In an effort to review the objectives set forth in last year’s forum to improve diversity and inclusion on campus, the UC Davis Diversity and Inclusion Committee (DIC) hosted a follow-up community engagement forum on Oct. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the […]

Six senators elected, judicial branch to be dissolved Fall Quarter election results were released online at elections.ucdavis.edu on Nov. 11 at 4 p.m.. 2,116 students voted on senators to represent the UC Davis student body in ASUCD Senate. Out of the 10 candidates who ran, six were elected. The six new senators are Simran Grewal, […]

UC Davis students continue to protest Trump’s presidential victory Over 100 students gathered at the Memorial Union (MU) flagpole at 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 10 to protest Donald Trump winning the presidential election. The rally began with several UC Davis students sharing their thoughts and fears post-election as well as ways to move forward in […]

SHCS and CAN to provide healing spaces for students this week, next week On Nov. 8, Donald Trump surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidential election. To aid students who may fear for the safety of themselves and others after this election result, Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) and Community Advising […]

Students march through campus, Downtown Davis to express frustration with election results At around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, a few hundred students began marching through campus and Downtown Davis to protest Donald Trump winning the presidential election. Student chants during the march included “f*ck Donald Trump,” “Trump is an asshole” and “not my president.” […]