Campus News

The UC Davis Fire Department, along with various other campus safety units, held a Safety Day event on the West Quad Tuesday at 11 a.m. In addition to informational presentations and demonstrations on tips to help stay safe, the Quad also hosted stationary fire trucks and a medical helicopter. Students were invited to try on […]

The UC Davis Center for Student Involvement is hosting the Activities Fair today, an annual student organization showcase that will include information from various campus service projects and programs. Over 180 clubs will be present to recruit new members. According to the Center for Student Involvement, this will be the largest Quad event of Fall […]

Gov. Jerry Brown spoke at a rally yesterday at UCLA’s Bruin Plaza on behalf of Proposition 30. The proposition is estimated to have a direct impact on CSU and UC student tuition. “Our public colleges and universities are a pathway to the California Dream and ensure that we have the creative talent to succeed in […]

People of all ages have a passion. From academia to the arts, passion resonates among all people, especially at UC Davis. Concert Band Director Pete Nowlen has a passion for music and shares it with others through education. Three years ago, Nowlen gathered a group of his colleagues for one purpose: to revive classical music […]

Prospective candidates interested in running for ASUCD Senate or another elected position are invited to obtain ASUCD Nominating Petition Packets for the Fall 2012 ASUCD General Election. Petition packets are available today in the Student Government Administrative Office (SGAO) until the deadline for submitting packets, Oct. 23 at noon. To pick up a packet, students […]

WarnMe, UC Davis’ emergency alert system, will send out test alerts tomorrow, just before noon. The WarnMe system would be used in the event of a dangerous or risky situation on or near the UC Davis campus. The alert will be sent to students and employees on the Davis and Sacramento campuses and various other […]

Seven UC Davis undergraduates have the opportunity to receive tuition support from ASUCD in amounts of $500 or $1,000 this fall. All students are welcome to apply, although ASUCD encourages students who are first-generation college attendees, who have endured personal hardship and who possess exceptional leadership skills, among other qualities. Since the scholarship aims to […]

During a Sept. 27 ASUCD Senate meeting, Romana Norton, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) counselor who was involved in the creation The Pantry, expressed concerns over the unit’s recent underutilization. These comments stemmed from complaints from students claiming that The Pantry’s staff and interns do not consist of people who represent enough minority groups on […]

This quarter, there is an estimated 1,120 international undergraduate students at UC Davis, about 680 of whom are new. This number is approximately 70 to 80 percent higher than the number of international students in previous years; last year, for example, there were 344 international students. With increased undergraduate admissions throughout the UC system, the […]

Voter opinions to the vice presidential debate between United States Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan were collected through a new real-time smartphone application co-developed by UC Davis political science assistant professor Amber Boydstun. The Educate application was released by React Labs Oct. 3 at the UC Davis School of Law at King […]

Nearly one year ago, Kabang, or “Spotty,” a dog from the Philippines, jumped in front of a motorcycle to save her owner’s daughter and niece. She lost her snout and upper jaw in the process. On Thursday, Kabang arrived at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for examinations to discern what could be done […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 11 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend Senate meetings.Meeting called to order at 6:18 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, absent Yena Bae, ASUCD vice president, […]