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Students, faculty, staff and other community organizers gather to demand for Chancellor Katehi’s removal On April 1, supporters of the #FireKatehi movement gathered together to demand for UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi’s removal. The protest was part of a planned event entitled “Fire Katehi: Katehi Ditch Day, March, Press Conference” which incorporated three planned […]

Innovative technology uses plastic to create exact replica of complex heart The UC Davis Medical Center recently utilized 3-D printing technology to construct a three-dimensional model of a patient’s heart to assist surgeons. The 3-D heart follows other plastic printing breakthroughs, such as prosthetic ears and limbs. The technology is the result of a complicated […]

CALPIRG students advocate for ban on single-use plastic bags after 2014 law was stalled On March 5, 60 students from the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) gathered at the state capitol in Sacramento to lobby state officials in support of the Save the Ban campaign, an initiative to end the use of single-use […]

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 […]