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UC Board of Regents issues statement to tackle anti-Semitism on campus As of 2016, five University of California campuses ranked in the top ten most anti-Semitic universities in the United States. The study was conducted by AMCHA Initiative in an effort to target the schools that had the most overall anti-Semitism, the highest incidence targeting, […]

Pressure increases for Katehi to appear at a final press conference with protesters at Mrak Hall on April 1 At 1 p.m. on March 30, occupiers from the sit-in at Mrak Hall halted a private meeting between Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and ASUCD officials at Meeting Room 1 in the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). […]

$10.5 million in grant aid to be available to students with need UC Davis will be offering a record $10.5 million in total grant aid to students with financial need for both of this year’s Summer Sessions. Provost Ralph Hexter approved an additional $1.9 million in aid from the provost budget for the Summer Sessions, […]

Occupiers reach day six of occupation UC Davis students occupying the Office of the Chancellor on Mrak Hall’s fifth floor have reached day six of their sit-in since beginning their occupation last Friday as part of the Fire Katehi protest. “For the most part, the atmosphere has been really optimistic. People are really tired; it’s […]

Lee retracts bill amid criticism of altering commission’s intention, creating popularity contests On Feb. 29, incoming ASUCD President Alex Lee withdrew the first of six bills designed to restructure UC Davis’ student government leadership by establishing a larger executive branch and dissolving the Academic Affairs Commission (AAC). Lee’s retraction followed criticism that the bill would […]

Protest follows recent criticism of Katehi’s appointment on boards of two for-profit companies At noon on Friday, March 11, approximately 40 UC Davis students, faculty and staff flooded the Quad in support of firing university Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. The protest, titled Fire Katehi, follows the recent controversy over the chancellor accepting paid board positions […]

ASUCD Executive Office issues apology following accusations of cultural appropriation and fat shaming On Feb. 25, ASUCD hosted its Block Party on the Quad, where the association offered a myriad of activities for students to participate in as part of its Student Appreciation Week closing celebration. Among those activities was an attraction in which students […]

Resolution urges UC Board of Regents to divest from private prisons, private prison-investing corporations In late February, ASUCD passed Senate Resolution #14 (SR# 14), a private prison divestment resolution which urged the University of California Board of Regents (UC Regents) to take social accountability for their involvement in for-profit prisons. The resolution urged the UC […]

Researchers hope to discover developmental impacts, test potential vaccines for virus UC Davis’ California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) will commence its study on the effects of the Zika virus on primates on March 16. Led by virologist Dr. Koen Van Rompay, the research team will work toward discovering the developmental impacts of Zika virus […]

Resurrected student organization seeks to restructure orientation to cater to reentry students’ needs Older, Wiser Learners (OWL), a student organization run by transfer and reentry students, recently reactivated at the end of Fall Quarter 2015 for the first time since its discontinuation back in 2007. OWL, which is primarily made up of undergraduates who do […]

Katehi under fire for accepting roles on two for-profit companies, DeVry Education Group, John Wiley & Sons UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has stepped down from the board of the DeVry Education Group, a for-profit company currently being sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after facing criticism from Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and […]

Instructor Ricardo Castro spearheads creative engineering class focusing on the physics of superheroes Have you ever wondered how Spider-Man’s spidey-suit gives him the ability to crawl on walls? Or what makes Captain America’s shield so resistant? Or how Tony Stark created his Iron Man super-suit? A new UC Davis course, Materials Science and Engineering (EMS) […]