Campus News

Renovated lab provides space for students to learn the engineering process behind coffee making. On Oct. 23, the Chemical Engineering and Material Science department (CHMS) celebrated the grand reopening of the coffee lab in 126 Everson Hall. At the improved coffee lab, students can expect to see new lab benches, sinks, floors and air handling […]

New center offers resources, safe space for African American students. On Oct. 26, the Center for African Diaspora Student Success, a new resource location for African American and African students to find academic and community services, opened its doors at UC Davis. The new center, located on the second floor of the South Silo, is […]

The California Aggie surveys four students on how they would spend the university’s budget. On Oct. 19, UC Davis initiated “Big Ideas,” a campaign that calls upon students, faculty and staff to suggest progressive projects that the university should undertake. Big Ideas allows members of the UC Davis community to go online to submit their […]

Suspect deceased after being fatally shot by police At approximately 8 a.m. on Nov. 4, five people were wounded in a brutal stabbing at UC Merced. According to the UC Merced Police Department, the suspect was fatally shot by the police about 15 minutes after and later died from his injuries. The victims were stabbed […]

Report reveals residents consuming more energy than predicted Student housing complex West Village recently released a report revealing that student resident energy consumption is substantially higher than initially predicted. According to the report, the amount of energy consumed was higher than the energy produced. In 2011, West Village made headlines for becoming the country’s first […]

What the fall of S.M.A.R.T and the rise of fresh slates says about the current needs of the student body This fall, students are seeing an ASUCD senate election that is much different from last year’s. For the past few years, the NOW Slate and Students Matter: Activism, Retention, and Teamwork (S.M.A.R.T) Slate have had […]

Design options to appear on fall ballot During this fall’s election, UC Davis students will be able to vote for a new AggieCard design. On this quarter’s ballot are four possible designs that students can choose from. Designed by Melanie Zelaya and Juliana Luna, student staffers under ASUCD senator Alex Lee, all designs feature one […]

Alum files complaint against police for excessive use of force On Aug. 26 at 1:30 a.m., UC Davis police officers forcibly detained African American UC Davis alum Fayia Sellu from the 24-hour study room on the basis that he is no longer a student and was disturbing the peace, according to the penal code violation […]

Senate holds public censure over ethics violation On Oct. 28, ASUCD Vice President Gareth Smythe called to order this quarter’s fifth senate meeting in Memorial Union’s Mee Room. Three presentations were made during the meeting. First, Senator Andrea Velasquez’s staff members Maria Lopez and Lynn Ayala gave a presentation on mental health. Prepared by Velasquez […]

UC Davis responds to recent spike in campus shootings. On Oct. 10, the topic of campus shootings hit closer to home when this year’s homecoming rival, Northern Arizona University (NAU), suffered from a tragic campus shooting that left one student dead and three others injured NAU is part of a growing list of academic institutions […]

Grant focused on research program for sustaining, improving lettuce crops This month, 11 UC Davis researchers were awarded a specialty-crops grant of $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant’s purpose is to improve lettuce crops by supporting a multidisciplinary research program that will leverage new […]

Hospital treats injured airman Spencer Stone for collapsed lung, lacerated heart On Oct. 15, injured Air Force airman Spencer Stone was released from UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) care after he was victim to a brutal stabbing the week prior. Stone suffered multiple injuries, including a lacerated heart and collapsed lung, after he was stabbed […]