Campus News

Student-run radio station seeks to raise $70,000 by spring quarter KDVS, UC Davis’ community-based radio station, has recently undergone significant budget cuts from ASUCD. KDVS’ budget is lower than it has been since the 1970s, without taking inflation rates into account. KDVS received a subsidy of $42,048 for 2014 and 2015. In contrast, the final […]

Students march across campus in support of free tuition, cancellation of student debt On Nov. 12, UC Davis students rallied together in support of the “Million Student March.” The march, which began at the Memorial Union and traveled throughout campus, is a national movement that demands free tuition from public universities, the cancellation of all […]

CoHo to donate proceeds toward ASUCD Scholarship Fund based on number of wrappers recycled. The ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) continues to become more environmentally-friendly through its participation in the New Jersey-based upcycling company TerraCycle’s Energy Bar Wrapper Brigade. Through this partnership, which began in fall 2013, the CoHo collects used wrappers in the CoHo and […]

Senate discusses recent AP/IB decision, other issues On Nov. 12 at 7:59 p.m., ASUCD Vice President Gareth Smythe called to order the quarter’s seventh senate meeting in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. There were two presentations during Thursday’s meeting. First, ASUCD President Mariah Kala Watson’s executive staff presented the progress they have made […]

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 […]