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ASUCD senate election preliminary winners Ryan Wonders, Amrit Sahota, Pamela Nonga, Yee Xiong, Miles Thomas and Reuben Torres will be sworn in tonight at the ASUCD Senate meeting. The election garnered 6,252 voters. According to Elections Committee chair Aaron Hsu, complaints are still being considered. If the committee does not complete this process before the […]

Beginning in 2004, University of California campuses have offered the Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP). The program arrived at UC Davis in 2008, and has been taught every Spring Quarter since then. The primary program involved in ESLP’s initiation is the ASUCD Campus Center for the Environment (CCE). “Though the class was run by […]

Brett Burns, ASUCD Business Manager and UC Davis alumnus, has recently accepted the position of Senior Assistant Dean for Administration with the UC Davis School of Law and will be leaving his position as ASUCD Business Manager. Burns is expected to take on his new role part-time in March and be fully immersed in his […]

Editor’s Note: The Environmental Policy and Planning Commission (EPPC) is an ASUCD commission responsible for researching environmental issues affecting the campus and its surrounding area, and providing recommendations for improvement. Doin’ It Green is a new feature that provides tips and ideas for being green. Whether you are having a barbecue with a few friends […]

UC Davis students and workers are organizing a Day of Action information session today in the Memorial Union Art Conference Room. The one-hour session will address the Wednesday day of action, which opposes the University’s involvement in fossil fuels, the laying off of employees, cuts to wages and UC executives receiving annual salaries of over […]

The Undergraduate Council at UC Davis rejected a proposal to suspend admissions to the Textiles and Clothing program Feb. 15. The program is currently undergoing a review by the Academic Senate’s Undergraduate Instruction and Program Review Committee (UPR). The Textiles and Clothing program is part of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and […]

University administrators and ASUCD student leaders are scheduled to hold a press conference today at the UC Davis Jobs Initiative event at 8 a.m. in front of Freeborn Hall. The press conference will include Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Adela De La Torre, Provost Ralph J. Hexter, as well as ASUCD President Rebecca Sterling, […]

Will pay for help A student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for soliciting classmates to take his online exam. The student posted a public Facebook message offering monetary compensation for anyone who would be willing to do this for him. The matter came to SJA’s attention when they received an anonymous email with […]

On Tuesday at the UC Davis Jobs and Career Initiative, students will have the opportunity to gain tools to prepare themselves for employment after graduation. Organized by ASUCD, the free event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Freeborn Hall, where speakers, employers and various campus groups will be ready to help […]

We Are Aggie Pride, a student-run philanthropy program that aims to collect emergency funds for UC Davis students in need, is hosting a series of events this week through Thursday. The program is currently in its second year and is the first student-run organization of its kind on the West Coast. This week’s events will […]

Results from the ASUCD Winter Election were announced today, with NOW candidates Carly Sandstrom and Bradley Bottoms voted to become the next president and vice president. “[I feel] fantastic. All the work paid off. It was a great campaign. Everyone — from all slates — worked their butts off,” Sandstrom said. Out of all UC […]

Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) introduced Senate Bill 240 on Feb. 12, which would establish polling places at California State University and University of California campuses. According to Yee’s website, the intention of the bill is to encourage college students to vote in the elections. Yee initiated the bill to increase the pool of […]