Campus News

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a list of of agencies that requested permission to fly drones in early February. The list includes state departments, local law enforcement, as well as colleges and universities, and comes as a response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which mandates the FAA to make the list of […]

Life’s an open book A graduate student was recently referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) by her professor for having unauthorized materials out during a closed-book exam. She, like many other students, was enrolled in both this course and another course taught by the same professor. The exam for this course was closed-book, but the […]

As Recyclemania goes into full swing, it probably wouldn’t hurt to go over the basics of handling your waste. Let’s start with the example of the average lunch brought from home. On this fine Wednesday, let’s assume our model student has a sandwich in a tupperware container, a Yoplait yogurt, baby carrots in a plastic […]

Many Aggies have found ways to express their respective cultures or explore new ones while at Davis through club involvement. As sports often stem from different cultures, student-run clubs work to preserve, maintain and practice these traditions. “I think its really important [to be involved in cultural clubs] because being in the U.S., we are […]

Brett Burns, the ASUCD Business Manager, will leave his position within the Association, as he has accepted a position as Senior Assistant Dean for Administration at the UC Davis School of Law. Burns joined ASUCD in February 2012 as Business Manager, working with various members of the Senate table and Unit Directors to ensure financial […]

Ever hear of the Compton Cookout? It was a “theme” party held at UC San Diego a couple years ago. The sponsors served watermelon and collard greens to people encouraged to dress up “Compton-style.” The university and greater San Diego community got upset — understandably so. But the community couldn’t stop it. No one could. […]

The Engineering Joint Council will be hosting Engineering Week, or E-Week, beginning today, until Friday. The week is dedicated to celebrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics and involvement in those fields. Various events will take place throughout the week, including a research and internship panel, a tour of the Northern California Nanotechnology Lab, a game […]

UC Davis students now have one more source for campus news. The Davis Beat debuted its first issue last Wednesday, delivering campus, city and world news, opinion pieces and a photo series. According to Kevin Pelstring, managing editor and third-year environmental science and management major, the independent Davis Beat publishes 2,000 copies every two weeks […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Feb. 14 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. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice […]

While a full-time undergraduate student at UC Davis, fourth-year economics student Ryan De Forest launched his own company in August 2012. De Forest created travel site Bagonize, which features a search engine to plan full vacations. “I’ve always wanted to be in charge of my own company but always thought it was necessary to graduate […]

ASUCD executive candidates participated in the Winter Quarter elections Coffee House debate on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Candidates on the executive ticket are Carly Sandstrom and Bradley Bottoms (NOW), Migz Espinoza and Lane Lewis (FUQ) and independent candidates Paul Min and Sergio Cano. Candidates discussed various issues, including the Campus Community Survey, ASUCD involvement and […]

According to Gary B. Dahl, director of project management at UC Davis Design and Construction Management, there are around 100 projects in planning, design and construction on campus. Provided below is a list of the major projects in design with estimated cost and completion dates: January 2013: The Old Davis Road repair, $3 million End […]