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Divestment resolution to be introduced next week Nearly 50 people joined a “die-in” staged by the UC Davis chapter of the Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) last Friday on the Quad to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. ASA members covered the cement plaza north of the Quad with posters and books […]

A member of the UC Davis women’s lacrosse team posted a photograph on her personal Facebook page that sparked negative backlash from across the UC Davis community. In this case, the image targeted the Chicana/o and Latina/o community, according to an email sent to the UC Davis student body by Adela de la Torre, Vice […]

Several members of the Yolo County chapter of Health Care For All (HCA), a statewide health care reform nonprofit, paraded at last Saturday’s Picnic Day to endorse adoption of a single-payer health care system for California. HCA Yolo County has paraded and tabled at Picnic Day the last few years. Jerry Marr, the chapter co-director, […]

In September 2014, UC Davis and Mars, Incorporated, agreed to a partnership that created the Innovation Institute for Food and Health, managed through the UC Davis World Food Center. In January this collaboration was officially launched. Bruce German, a food science and technology professor as well as the facilitator of the development of the Innovation […]

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) […]