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UC Davis is conducting a nationwide search for an associate chancellor of strategic communications who would lead the campus’s communications and marketing efforts. The University aims to complete the search by late November. Dean Jessie Ann Owens of the Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, College of Letters and Science, will chair the recruitment […]

Newly appointed UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael held a town hall style forum in Memorial Union II last Tuesday at 6 p.m. With free pizza and a light atmosphere, Carmichael created an environment in which students could contribute to future changes in store for the university’s police department. “We are here tonight to get […]

Students and faculty from the Department of Textiles and Clothing came out last Thursday night to celebrate the graduation of the department’s seniors and graduate students. Each year, the department hosts the Black & White Ball, an intimate dinner party that acknowledges the outstanding academic achievements of Textiles and Clothing students. This year’s theme was […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 31 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:13 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice […]

Jeanna Gindi, fifth-year computer science majorThe Aggie: What are you wearing? Gindi: “My pants and shirt are both Free People. My shoes are Dolce Vita. The bag is Madewell and my sunglasses are Chloe.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I tried on a few options. I pretty much look in my closet.” […]

Editor in chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology, author of three books on gratitude and UC Davis psychology professor Robert Emmons received a $5.6 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a three-year research project on gratitude. According to its website, the John Templeton Foundation identifies itself as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries […]

Under a newly proposed budget plan by California Governor Jerry Brown, many students would be left with little or no Cal Grant aid. In Brown’s revised budget plan, known as the May Revise, about 37 percent of students who plan to apply to a University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) in the […]

Just don’t even joke about it A junior in a science class was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) after allegedly paying another student to take an exam for him. Another student in the class alerted the professor to the possible misconduct after overhearing the reported student discussing his future plans to cheat. Upon meeting […]

Serving in his new role for nearly a month, UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael has begun implementing changes within the police department. Carmichael has signed with Lexipol, a public safety risk management company, that charges $6,000 per year to routinely update policies. He said that he enjoys working as a team in the police […]

The University of California has extended the deadline for members of the UC community to comment on the Robinson-Edley draft report from May 25 to June 8, with the hopes of encouraging more input. In their report, UC General Counsel Charles F. Robinson and Christopher F. Edley Jr., dean of the UC Berkeley Law School, […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 24 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:13 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present, arrived at 8:20 p.m. […]

Congratulations, you have made it to week nine of Spring Quarter 2012! Graduation is looming, and unless you’re struggling to find extra commencement tickets, your priorities have most likely shifted from finishing school to starting your career. If you have been following the Internship and Career Center’s (ICC) Countdown to Graduation series hopefully you have […]