Campus News

On April 13, EcoHub held its grand opening event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located next to the Silo by the Bike Barn, the new EcoHub holds five ASUCD units: Campus Center for the Environment, Project Compost, Aggie Reuse Store, Whole Earth Festival and Experimental College. Previously, these ASUCD units had been located in […]

UC Davis students and the UC Davis Police Department hosted this year’s third community forum entitled “Realism and Racism” on April 14 in the ARC Ballroom. This forum series is a student initiated event meant to address current national issues and events involving police misconduct. The first forum was held on Jan. 7, titled “Police […]

After a whirlwind week in ASUCD, Mariah Watson looked to bring some tranquility back to the association in the form of a familiar face. Watson, the ASUCD president, named Gareth Smythe as her new vice president today. Smythe fills the void left by former vice president Robyn Huey, who was elected in the Winter ASUCD election with Watson […]

On April 16, ASUCD vice president Robyn Huey presented a letter to ASUCD senate announcing her resignation. ASUCD president Mariah Watson was made aware of the “comprehensive” letter and decision by Huey a day prior. The letter will be made public on Monday, April 20. Watson, while declining to go into significant detail before Huey’s letter […]

Due to upcoming renovations occurring at Silo South, the weekly on-campus farmers market has returned to its original location—the Quad. In 2006, the Farmers Market was originally located at the East Quad up until two years ago, when it relocated to the Silo patio. According to the Farmers Market press release, there will be fresh […]

ASUCD vice president Robyn Huey presided over the senate meeting last Thursday, held in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union. After Quorum Roll Call, Senator Alex Lee motioned into public announcements, in which public attendees brought up and explained events such as bike month in May, the Davis Student film festival and the Pantry […]

History professor Clarence Walker has been awarded the 2015 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. Walker found out that he won the award when Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi came into his “Jacksonian America” class to announce it. “It was completely unexpected. I’m still overwhelmed,” Walker said. According to chair of the History […]

With the deadline for the executive office’s budget proposal quickly approaching, newly seated ASUCD president Mariah Watson is gearing up to draft a minimum of $50,000 in budget cuts. Watson must provide a comprehensive set of budget recommendations by week six of this quarter. As a result of senate’s passage of Senate Bill 46 (SB46) […]

Revised budgeting procedure intensifies competition between stipend employees   A new ASUCD bylaw will alter how the Executive Office budgets employee stipends in an attempt to better match each stipend’s value to the work it rewards. Senate Bill #44 (SB44) will compel the Executive Office, composed of the ASUCD president, vice president and controller, to […]

Appointees seek to serve as liaisons between agricultural, academic communities   On Feb. 23, Calif. Governor Jerry Brown reappointed UC Davis alumnus Craig McNamara as president of the state Board of Food and Agriculture and also appointed UC Davis’ dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Helene Dillard to the board. McNamara, who […]

On March 4, the Jewish Studies Program, the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program and the Cross Cultural Center sponsored a panel entitled “Anti-semitism and Islamophobia: The Anatomy of Twin Hatreds.” The panel, initiated as a means to begin a conversation about eliminating hate speech, was moderated by history professor Susan Miller and Noha Radwan, an […]

Shop24 partnership canceled  The Memorial Union (MU) Renewal Project will begin construction on March 23. This 23.5 million dollar project, which will expand and improve the MU, will also affect several areas on campus during the renovation process. Although the north courtyard, bookstore, basement and east wing of the MU will be closed during this time, the […]