Campus News

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 […]

Demonstration a part of International Campus Day for Palestine Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), along with members of Jewish Students for Peace and Davis Stands with Ferguson, held a demonstration on Oct. 14 at the UC Davis Quad for International Campus Day for Palestine. The date commemorates the anniversary of the 1953 […]

Group calls for regular housing inspections, lower housing prices Davis Renters Alliance, a new advocacy group for renters, met on Oct. 12 in Wellman Hall to discuss the renter rights of UC Davis students and community members. The group aims to deal with the rising housing prices and low-vacancy rates. The alliance is also trying […]

Laboratory remains closed until further evaluation On Oct. 26, faculty and staff were evacuated from Young Hall after the UC Davis Fire Department responded to a chemical spill in one of the hall’s labs at approximately 5:00 p.m. The chemical spilled was acrolein. Following the evacuation, hazmat teams went into the hall to evaluate and […]

Sociology professor Bob Faris featured for study on effects of social media on teens A recent CNN Special Report about the effects of social media on teens, titled “#Being13: Inside the Secret World of Teens,” featured the research of UC Davis Sociology Professor Bob Faris as well as The University of Texas at Dallas Behavioral […]

Senate continues to make progress. On Oct. 22, ASUCD Vice President Gareth Smythe called to order this week’s senate meeting in Memorial Union’s Mee Room at 6:13 p.m. Senators Anas Tresh, Brendan Chang and Reem Fatayerji were absent during quorum roll call. From the committees, Joe D’Angelo and Sean Guerra were also absent during roll; […]

Exclusive UC Davis app currently available for download A group of UC Davis students and alumni have teamed up to create Penji, a peer-to-peer study app that will connect Davis students to a community of tutors. The two founders of the app, Ben Holmquist, a UC Davis alum, and Ben Morrison, a fourth-year biology major, […]

UC schools compete to reduce campus-wide carbon footprint, help the UC system reach carbon neutrality From Oct. 6 through Dec. 10, all University of California campuses are participating in the system’s first-ever Cool Campus Challenge, a competition that was created by the UC and the UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory. The challenge is […]

California colleges to guarantee housing for homeless students. On Oct. 7, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1228 into law. It encourages the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC) systems to work towards guaranteeing housing for homeless college students. According to the website of Mike Gipson, assemblymember […]