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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 […]

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 […]