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ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Thursday, Jan. 24 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:14 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD […]

By DANIEL WATTS Q: My apartment complex says it’s their policy that I get my carpet cleaned by a professional carpet cleaner before I move out (I have been here for almost four years). Are they allowed to do this? What are the exact rules for apartments taking peoples deposits? Is it worth suing them […]

Just a peek A professor recently referred an upperclassman to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for suspected copying from another student’s scantron during an upper-division science exam. One of the TAs brought the student’s strange behavior to the professor’s attention, and he subsequently proceeded to observe the student for a lengthy period of time. The student […]

The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentoring Program, hosted by the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC), is accepting applications to be both a mentor or a mentee for Winter and Spring Quarter. WISE aims to bridge the gap in gender equality in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math by providing students […]

Andrea Lunsford, English professor and Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University will visit campus Thursday to speak at the first Winter Quarter meeting of the Rhetorical Studies Cluster. The group assembles twice a quarter to discuss rhetoric-related research from various University disciplines. The talk, titled “Rhetoric and (Multi) Media Writing […]

The Ninth Annual Water Law Symposium will be held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the UC Davis School of Law and the UC Davis Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, titled “Beyond the Water Wars: Collaborative Management Solutions for a Shared Resource,” will feature expert discussion of controversies surrounding California’s water law. […]

ASUCD President Rebecca Sterling recently vetoed Senate Resolution 2, which called for increased transparency and greater student influence in regard to decisions concerning the UC Davis Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA). Former senators Patrick Sheehan and Justin Goss authored the resolution. Sheehan said he wanted students to have a well-established, formal space to publicly air […]

Joining the growing number of other nationally ranked universities that offer online courses, the UC system is beginning to offer online courses to UC students through UC Online Education (UCOE). In its first year, UCOE enrolled over 1,700 students. In 2011-12 UC campuses offered over 2,500 online courses, with more than 90,000 enrolled students, according […]

On Friday, Mark Yudof, UC president of five years, announced his plans to discontinue his tenure, effective Aug. 31. Yudof cited his reason for resignation to be “taxing health issues” and because he believed it to be “an apt time for the University to bring in fresh leadership.” The announcement came one day after the […]

The UC Davis Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a chemical explosion that took place in an apartment in Russell Park during the early morning hours last Thursday. The resident of the apartment, David Snyder, who was temporarily working as junior researcher at UC Davis, was injured during the explosion and was taken […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan. 17 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 […]

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. Ever have an idea about something that could make Davis an even greener and more sustainable place? Do you need some extra cash to make […]