Campus News

Campaign aims to teach students about consent, encourages students to become upstanders. UC Davis announced a new campaign this month that aims to stop sexual violence on campus. The new program plans to give students a better way to understand consent and how to prevent instances of sexual assault. The campaign will work to develop […]

Protesters write names of police brutality victims on UC Davis Quad as part of ‘Disarm the Pepper Spray University’ protest. On Nov. 18, UC Davis students against police brutality took their frustrations to the Quad in an effort to increase visibility of the issue as part of the “Disarm the Pepper Spray University” protest. The […]

Team of professors, postdoctoral researchers develop ultra-low-powered sensors. In October, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) granted $1.8 million to a team of professors and postdoctoral researchers led by UC Davis aerospace engineering professor David Horsley to develop ultra-low-powered sensors. Horsley created a team of three engineering professors including himself, Rajeevan Amirtharajah and Xiaoguang […]

Betty Irene Moore Hall to open on Sacramento campus fall 2017. On Nov. 15, UC Davis held a groundbreaking ceremony on its Sacramento campus to celebrate the beginning of construction for the new Betty Irene Moore Hall. The $50 million hall, which is expected to open in fall 2017, will be the central building for […]

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 […]