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Gray struck, killed by rock while in East Africa for plant biology research project UC Davis plant scientist Sharon Gray was struck and killed on Oct. 4 by a rock that crashed through the window of the vehicle she was riding in on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. She was 30. Gray was […]

Demonstrators demand for more student voices present in selection of new UC Davis chancellor A small group of demonstrators coalesced around the flagpole at the Memorial Union on the afternoon of Oct. 11 to advocate for greater student representation in the selection of UC Davis’ new chancellor. This follows the resignation of former chancellor Linda […]

The university received reports of 28 rape cases, 15 cases of domestic violence, 54 burglaries UC Davis released the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report to the UC Davis community via e-mail in late September. Under the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, otherwise known as the Clery […]

ASUCD convened for its weekly senate meeting on Oct. 13, 2016. All senators were present, although Adam Xu and Josh Dalavai were late to the meeting. Vice President Abhay Sandhu called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. Campus planner Lucas Griffith started off the meeting with a presentation about the Long Range Development Plan […]

Community asks for transparency during moving process Staff members from the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) hosted a community forum on Oct. 12 at the LGBTQIA Resource Center for the community to discuss the WRRC’s upcoming move from North Hall to a new, undecided location. The WRRC, which has been located in North Hall […]

Card now available for freshmen, transfer students Last fall, UC Davis students voted on four different designs to determine the look of the newly-designed AggieCard. ASUCD President Alex Lee’s student staff members, third-year design major Melanie Zelaya and third-year communication major Juliana Luna, created these four designs, which were voted on by 3387 students. The […]

Pilot program currently present at UCLA, UCSF, UC Merced In a statement released on Sept. 28, the University of California (UC) announced the launch of a pilot partnership program with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that aims to better prepare young students for long-term success in college. According to the statement, 6,000 students […]

Clown potentially armed with knife spotted on Sunday evening On Sunday evening, UC Davis Police searched West Village after receiving a report of a person dressed as a clown potentially wielding a knife. “Subject seen wearing clown costume in area of West Village,” read a text message sent to the UC Davis community via WarnMe […]

Search for Katehi replacement continues A series of public town halls were held on Oct. 11 at UC Davis’ Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, where members of the University were invited to express their concerns in the search for a new chancellor. The sessions were hosted by members of the search advisory committee, a group of representatives […]

The ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. on Oct. 6, followed immediately by the establishment of the quorum with seven out of the 11 senators present. First, Julie Jung, a second-year political science major, was sworn in as ASUCD’s newest senator.. Jung previously worked directly under ASUCD president Alex Lee as […]

Plan includes potential student housing on Russell Field UC Davis held three open houses in the first week of October to ask community members their opinions on the revised 2017 to 2027 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP). This revised LRDP is an updated version of the 2017 to 2027 LRDP which was released in August. […]

UC Board of Regents discuss debt management policy amid rising borrowing concerns The Board of Regents of the University of California (UC) held a meeting on Sept. 14 to discuss a proposal for a new management policy to address UC’s increasing debt, which now sits at $17.2 billion. The debt, which has more than doubled […]