Campus News

On Sept. 25, ASUCD Senator Alyson Sagala resigned from her position after she was forced to graduate early due to financial complications. She was expected to complete her full term this Fall Quarter after her election last winter. “I believe it would be unfair of me to attempt to serve out my term without being […]

The now seven-month-old March in Solidarity with Gaza, which led to the occupation of Dutton Hall on Nov. 19, 2012, has been muddled with reported incidences of anti-Semitism. According to a Feb. 5 letter to UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi from the AMCHA Initiative, a nonprofit organization which aims to combat anti-semitism at American […]

Do Not Disturb A student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for resisting police officer orders while under the influence. Two officers were called to the student’s apartment to address loud music after several neighbors complained. The officers approached the apartment and ordered the student to open the door. The student refused and cursed […]

Currently only available as a minor, students may be able to pursue a major in professional writing as early as fall 2014. Formerly the expository writing minor, the three-year-old professional writing minor will garner nearly 180 graduates by the end of this summer. Given the successful acceptance of the minor, the University Writing Program (UWP) […]

Editor’s note: You’re Majoring in What? is a new Aggie column that features students of UC Davis’ lesser-known majors. Alicia Berg is a fourth-year hydrology major from San Pedro, Calif. What is hydrology? Hydrology is the study of water in all aspects. This includes the physical, biological and chemical elements of water and its distribution […]

Karen Strack, a former UC Davis employee with the Department of Food Science and Technology, is currently battling her health maintenance organization (HMO) to retain funding for medical rehabilitation after being diagnosed with a rare neuropathy known as Guillain–Barré syndrome. Health Net, the insurance company utilized by the University of California for its retirees, is […]

“It would have been nice if the UC Davis administrators driving this case had had such support rather than spending [students’] funds on a petty and ill-fated prosecution. For obvious reasons, they did not.” — The Davis Dozen in an email interview on reaching a plea deal. “Imagine a world where the free exercise clause […]

ASUCD Senator Yara Zokaie steps down Oct. 30 — Following pressure from within the Association, ASUCD Senator Yara Zokaie, who is currently attending law school at the University of San Diego, stepped down from her position. — Originally reported by Adam Khan Tuition to increase by $2,400 should Prop. 30 fail, Student Regent says Nov. […]

Question: Can my roommates force me to pay the rent for a subleaser who’s replacing me? I’m moving out of my apartment early, and I found a subleaser to take over my room for the summer. The subleaser signed an agreement to take over the remainder of my lease, so she’s on the lease now […]

Plans are in motion to open the new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis next year, but the university still needs at least $5 million to outfit the building and officially launch. The capital budget for this project is $30 million, which has been approved by the Capital Resource […]

On May 23, about 100 people gathered to honor Aggies who lost their lives at war during a Memorial Day event. The names of the Gold Star Aggies — 135 fallen soldiers from World War I through the Iraq War — were read aloud as part of the ceremony outside the Memorial Union (MU), the […]

Caught in the act During an exam, a TA noticed that a student was looking for extended periods of time in the directions of the students sitting around him. It was made clear that this was not simply a case of wandering eyes when the student was observed clearly trying to discern what was on […]