Campus News

ASUCD elects six new senators On Nov. 13 at 12 p.m., ASUCD elections chair Daisy He revealed the results for the fall quarter election at the Mee Room in the Memorial Union. In order of votes received, the six new elected senators are Mikaela Tenner, Georgia Savage, Joshua Dalavai, Parteek Singh, Puneet Dhindsa and Adilla […]

Regents seek to expand UC enrollment by 10,000 students by 2018 On Nov. 19, the UC Board of Regents will vote on a plan to expand in-state undergraduate enrollment across all nine UC campuses by 10,000 students by the 2018-2019 school year. The plan also seeks to increase non-resident tuition by eight percent with the […]

SAA must meet quota in order to continue collecting voluntary fees The Student Alumni Association (SAA) has always collected voluntary fees from its members, but it has not been a concern for the organization until recently, when the association became a Registered Student Organization (RSO). RSOs that collect fees must follow certain campus regulations concerning […]

Protesters demand university divest from private prisons, campus police disarm military-grade weapons On Nov. 3, students gathered to partake in the Divest, Disarm: Davis for Black Lives protest. Organized by students under Davis Stands With Ferguson, the protest began at noon outside the Memorial Union. The protesters stopped by the university’s police department before ending […]

Tutoring program makes impact on students in rural communities Last year was the pilot year for the Knights Landing Bridge Program (Bridge), a community-engaged program that sends UC Davis students to tutor in local rural communities. While the program continues to grow in Knights Landing, starting this fall, it has also expanded into new areas, […]

Students stand in solidarity for Mizzou prior to march beginning  On Nov. 12, UC Davis students protested across campus for two causes. The first protest was held at 12 p.m., when students gathered in solidarity for the recent racially-charged events that occurred at the University of Missouri. The stand in solidarity was in response to […]

ASUCD senators teach community the inner workings of the association. On Nov. 5 at 6 p.m., UC Davis students gathered at the TB 24 building by the Aggie Reuse Store to meet ASUCD Senators and commissioners. The informal gathering was part of the event “Chat and Chill: An ASUCD Senate Town Hall,” hosted by ASUCD. […]

UC Davis works toward creating a more diverse, inclusive campus. On Nov. 4, the UC Davis Diversity and Inclusion Committee (DIC) held a community engagement forum from 5 to 7 p.m. at the UC Davis Conference Center with the purpose of providing a space for the community to share its input on how to increase […]

Registrar effects change as an effort to equalize class registration. On Oct. 20, the UC Davis Office of the University Registrar sent a campus-wide email to students informing them that Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) units will no longer affect registration priority beginning with winter 2016 class registration. Previously, AP and IB units […]

Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh discusses Vietnam and U.S. relations. On Oct. 20, Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh delivered a speech on Vietnamese and American relations at the Memorial Union’s De Carlie Room. The ambassador’s visit to UC Davis represents an effort to bridge a connection between the U.S. and Vietnam that will benefit both countries […]

Planned campus expansion in result of increasing enrollment, growing research. Over the course of the next one and a half years, UC Davis’ Campus Planning Committee will develop and solidify “Campus Tomorrow,” the university’s next Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) that will provide a framework for efficient land use, renovation and building projects from 2017 […]

Students demand more from university police. On Nov. 3, outside the Memorial Union (MU), students and staff gathered for the Divest, Disarm: Davis for Black Lives protest. Organized under the Davis Stands with Ferguson campaign, protesters rallied for administration to tackle the topic of systematic racial oppression present on college campuses. The protest focused in […]