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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.” […]

Construction in progress for classrooms, lecture hall spaces, triple-occupancy dorms Increases in enrollment at UC Davis have created a demand for additional housing and classroom space. Due to both UC Davis’ own 2020 Initiative and UC President Janet Napolitano’s call for an increase in enrollment, UC Davis enrollment is now on an incline. Numerous on-campus […]

Bill would have established grant program for university mental health services Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the College Mental Health Services bill, also known as AB 2017, on Sept. 24, which would have required the Mental Health Oversight and Accountability Commission to establish a grant program for mental health services at public colleges and universities. Governor […]

Senatorial candidates explain platforms, discuss qualifications Anastasia Ruttkay Anastasia Ruttkay, a fourth-year international relations major, has decided to run for senate on the Based slate in order to increase sexual harassment awareness and prevention across campus. With experience as a member of the Alpha Phi sorority as well as a past senatorial staff member for […]

Davis students speak out against organization’s stance on human sexuality Earlier this month, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, one of the largest Christian ministries operating on college campuses, released a policy change notifying staff members who held theological views in support of gay marriage that they should step forward for involuntary termination starting Nov. 11. The organization, […]

Senate passes ballot initiative to dissolve judiciary On this quarter’s Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD) ballot is a proposition to eliminate the ASCUD judiciary. The bill, written by ASUCD Internal Affairs Commission Chair Nick Flores, was placed on the ballot 26 calendar days before the election. Ballot initiatives must be voted […]

Watchdog groups call for full USDA open investigation One of the UC Davis Primate Center’s test-subjects died on Aug. 23 because of failure to close the separating door between the cages of two non-compatible monkeys. This offense follows several other animal safety violations that have occurred in the past year at the Primate Center. On […]

The ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. on Oct. 20, followed immediately by the establishment of the quorum with ten out of the eleven senators present. Senator Sam Park was absent.   The meeting began with a presentation by Athletic Director Kevin Blue accompanied by a member of the women’s tennis […]

Leaders to implement changes to curriculum, research practices Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter has hired four new leaders for UC Davis: Graduate School of Management Dean Rao Unnava, College of Biological Sciences Dean Mark Winey, interim vice chancellor of the Office of Research Cameron Carter and interim dean of the School of Education Paul Hastings. Unnava […]