Campus News

ASUCD hosts first-ever Planet Her event
Campus NewsOctober 30, 2023
The event, created by Senator Dani Antonio, highlighted several different resource groups and organizations in light of International Day of the Girl Child By LILY FREEMAN – campus@theaggie.org On Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., ASUCD hosted the first-ever Planet Her event in celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child. Planet […]

New ASUCD survey aims to gauge undergraduate opinions on mandatory lecture recordings
Campus NewsOctober 26, 2023
The survey will be available for students to take through fall quarter 2023 and will determine future steps taken by ASUCD to push for mandatory lecture recordings By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org In the beginning of October, the ASUCD Academic Affairs Commission (AAC) published a survey to gather students’ thoughts on mandatory lecture recordings, […]

New Orchard Park housing complex adds more than 1,500 beds for students
Campus NewsOctober 25, 2023
The redeveloped complex was designed to provide affordable housing for students and meet the housing needs of students with families By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On Sep. 5, students moved into the new Orchard Park apartment complex, which holds 1,500 beds. Located on the northwest corner of campus off of Russell Blvd, the […]

Senate hears public comments about Israel-Palestine conflict at Oct. 12 meeting
ASUCDOctober 23, 2023
Members of Aggies for Israel, Students for Justice in Palestine and other concerned students spoke at the meeting By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org Vice President Aarushi Raghunathan called the Oct. 12 senate meeting to order at 6:25 p.m. After roll call, she read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Up first on the agenda […]

New UC Davis research center focuses on saving lives from tobacco use
Campus NewsOctober 16, 2023
With $3.7 million in funding, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is set to launch the Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is based in Sacramento, recently announced that it is set to launch the Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center (TCPRC) within […]

Campus feels loss of iconic Arboretum tree
Campus NewsOctober 13, 2023
The Arboretum’s Japanese Zelkova tree was recently removed due to safety concerns, but paved the way towards potential future projects to combat climate change By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org The UC Davis Arboretum recently saw the removal of one of its most iconic trees due to a safety issue caused by a structural […]

Buses, coffee and The California Aggie: How does the student government at UC Davis affect you?
ASUCDSeptember 28, 2023
ASUCD senators discuss goals and student engagement opportunities for the new school year By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org A new school year brings a newly elected ASUCD Senate. The legislative branch of ASUCD is led by the Senate, which supports six commissions and several committees. Erek Leschyn, a fourth-year political science major and […]

Annual Involvement Fair highlights hundreds of student organizations and programs
Campus NewsSeptember 28, 2023
The event aims for students to discover opportunities for them to get involved on campus By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org On Oct. 11 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is holding the annual Involvement Fair at the Memorial Union quad. The event will host over 300 student […]

Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action prompts responses from UC President and UC Davis Chancellor
Campus NewsJuly 15, 2023
Their statements highlighted the challenges that underrepresented students may face without affirmative action By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org June 29 marked a historic decision made by the Supreme Court that deemed the use of affirmative action in college admissions unlawful. The decision, according to the majority opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., […]

UC Davis hosts Day of Reflection on June 1
Campus NewsJune 12, 2023
Community members were invited to walk the Davis Reflection Route and reflect on hope, process loss and connect with the community By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On June 1, UC Davis hosted a Davis Day of Reflection, during which the university invited community members to remember and reflect on those lost to recent […]

Student-run software development group AggieWorks launches roommate-search app
Campus NewsJune 9, 2023
The app, RoomU, is “like Tinder for roommates,” meant to help Aggies find their perfect roommate match By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org Lea este artículo en español. “I like to go out, but I’m also always down for a chill movie night in. I love the outdoors, and I would love to make […]

ASUCD 2023-2024 budget hearings result in major cuts to Entertainment Council, Creative Media budgets2
ASUCDJune 7, 2023
The hearings that took place on May 20 and 21 also resulted in increased funding for the creation of paid student positions By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org The ASUCD 2023-2024 budget was debated and finalized over the weekend of May 20-21 during the annual budget hearings process. The $19 million budget was allocated […]

