Campus News

Interim chancellor Hexter denounces incident as an attack on diversity Several anti-diversity posters were found in Sproul Hall, Olson Hall and around the Memorial Union on Nov. 14. These posters included phrases such as “are you sick of anti-white propaganda in college?” and “race is real.” The posters also advertised racially charged books, such as […]

Students against Trump’s goal of deporting undocumented individuals On Nov. 14, the Scholars Promoting Education Awareness and Knowledge (S.P.E.A.K.) community held a demonstration on the Quad to protest the election of Donald Trump and the subsequent threats of the deportation of undocumented students. S.P.E.A.K. held the demonstration in order to bring its community and its […]

Despite UC support, Clinton loses presidential election to Trump Individuals from the University of California (UC) system were the largest source of cash from any single organization for 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP). Despite failing to secure the presidency, Clinton’s campaign outspent […]

ASUCD Interim Vice President Adilla Jamaludin called to order the first November senate meeting in the Memorial Union’s Mee Room at 6:11 p.m. on Nov. 3. Senators Julie Jung and Ricardo Martinez were absent during quorum roll call. Martinez arrived late. The senate began with questions for new senator Matthew Chase McFadden. Questions focused on […]

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 […]