Campus News

The 2012-13 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board (CUAB) has been assembled and is comprised of 11 UC Davis undergraduate students who work alongside administrators on major initiatives that impact student life. Such initiatives focus on enrollment, diversity, international experience and research, among other aspects. Members of the Board represent various aspects of student and academic affairs. […]

The sixth annual Wellness Carnival will take place at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) lobby tomorrow from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Health Education and Promotion with Campus Recreation and Unions, the event aims to promote a well-balanced lifestyle as well as the Seven Realms of Wellness, according to the online event page. […]

Chris Johnson, a UC Davis graduate and the inventor of the Rapid Ramen Bowl is scheduled to be interviewed by the Sacramento news station KCRA, 8:30 a.m. at the UC Davis bookstore. The first 20 spectators will receive a free bowl of hot ramen. — Muna Sadek

Organized by the Student Assistants to the Chancellor (SAC), the Exercise with Mrak series is beginning Thursday and will run until March 15. The series, which is comprised of seven events. “Exercise with Mrak is a way in which students and campus administrators can engage in an activity that is more fluid and active,” said […]

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

A new state spending plan was announced Thursday by California Gov. Jerry Brown. Both the CSU and UC systems would be set to receive a $250 million increase in state funding should the proposal be agreed upon. Brown also proposed to cap the amount of quarterly and semester units that can be taken by UC […]

The UC Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the UCSF Mission Bay Community Center. The meeting will run until Thursday. The Board is set to discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget and the UC budget for 2013-14. Patrick Lenz, UC’s vice president of budget and capital resources, is scheduled […]

Roberto Carlos Delgadillo, a librarian at UC Davis, has been recognized as a winner of the “I Love My Librarian Award.” The award, which was granted to 10 librarians nationally, is presented by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The New York Times and the American Library Association and serves to acknowledge the exceptional work […]

Seven students were selected to receive the ASUCD Scholarship last December. The awards are directed toward outstanding students, intending to recognize and support UC Davis students with outstanding character. The selections are based on a holistic assessment of high academic or athletic achievement, exceptional leadership, service to the university and outside community, care for the […]

A $1 million settlement concerning the Nov. 18, 2011 pepper spraying of student protesters on the UC Davis campus was finalized yesterday by a federal judge. According to a Jan. 9 news release by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the lawsuit argues that the University’s response to protesters resulted in force that violates “state […]

We are never ever getting back together A student who was prohibited by a university official from contacting her ex-boyfriend was recently reported to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) by the police for repeatedly contacting him through numerous forms of communication. During the student’s meetings with SJA, she admitted that she had contacted her ex-boyfriend several […]

Abby Saavedra, first year psychology major Spotted at the Silo The Aggie: What are you wearing? Saavedra: “I’m wearing an olive green thermal, a thrifted faux-leather vest from Goodwill, vintage shorts that I cut myself and Cathy Jean boots.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I picked the vest and just threw stuff […]