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Question: You said a few weeks ago that “ladies nights” are illegal in California. But if we have the right to free speech, can’t a bar just say that its “ladies night” is part of a religion? Would anyone still be able to sue for giving discriminatory benefits in favor of women? — Faiq S., […]

A whistleblower report was recently released alleging a myriad of issues within the UC Medical System that are supposedly detrimental to patient care. The report, titled “A Question of Priorities: Profits, Short Staffing, and the Shortchanging of Patient Care at UC Medical Centers,” was released by AFSCME 3299, the statewide union of University of California […]

Take one for the team Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) referred a student to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for using a stolen parking permit. In a meeting with a Judicial Officer, the student claimed that his friend gave him the parking permit and that he was unaware it was stolen. However, he would not disclose […]

The UC Board of Regents is scheduled to meet tomorrow at UCSF Mission Bay. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center beginning at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until Thursday. The meeting agenda includes the search for the next UC president, the systemwide Social Fundraising program, campus safety and security, court settlements involving […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the March 7 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. to support the school […]

Ignorance isn’t bliss An international student in an upper-division course was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for copying answers verbatim on two different homework assignments. When the student met with a judicial officer, he admitted to copying the homework answers from the internet but that he was not aware it was wrong to do. […]

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), a student group at the UC Davis School of Law, held a meeting Monday at King Hall to update students on the progress of actions following the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident. “We’re working with the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] to ensure that students have a voice in the […]

Students can start Spring Quarter off on the right foot by participating in the first annual 5K Stride for Aggie Pride, to take place on campus on April 7. All proceeds of the event will go toward the ASUCD Awards Endowment, which provides tuition support for outstanding students, and We Are Aggie Pride, which provides […]

Six ASUCD senators said their farewells during last Thursday’s Senate meeting as six new senators took their place. We asked former senators Beatriz Anguiano, Bradley Bottoms, Don Gilbert, Joyce Han, Kabir Kapur and Paul Min to provide statements reflecting on their terms. Senators who did respond admitted to accomplishing few, if any, of their platforms. […]

Two weeks ago, some students began receiving a new notification when trying to access online documents on Google Drive through their UC Davis email accounts due to a new Google feature. The new feature, introduced by Google, allowed administrators to see when a document was viewed or edited. A notification was displayed to students trying […]

As part of the March to Advocate and Reclaim California’s Higher Education (M.A.R.C.H.E) event, University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges students assembled for a rally at 10 a.m. on Monday at the Capitol building in Sacramento. The rally was a push for adequate funding of higher education, according to a March […]

Admissions to the exercise biology (EXB) major will be suspended for the 2013-14 school year, and the major will potentially be combined with the neurobiology, physiology and behavior (NPB) major. In the spring of 2012, a committee formed within the department of NPB to reorganize the exercise biology program in the face of budget cuts, […]