Campus News

This ASUCD Senate meeting was scheduled to begin Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the March 15, 2012 meeting location, the Student Community Center Meeting Room D. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.Meeting called to order at 8:42 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, absent Yena […]

On an average day in the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo), one can often overhear students complaining that the connection to Moobilenet, the campus Wi-Fi network, is slow. “The unreliability of Wi-Fi leads to unprofessional presentations, embarrassment and apathy,” said Anna Hunt, a senior religious studies major. Many students, faculty and staff have complained that the […]

Plagiarism A sophomore was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for plagiarizing a paper in an anthropology course. The TA who was grading the student’s paper noticed that some paragraphs were written better and more accurately than other paragraphs within the paper. The TA proceeded to look up a couple of phrases via Google and […]

Study hours at many different study spots on campus will be extended throughout finals week. ASUCD Academic Affairs Commission and Campus Recreation have collaborated to extend study hours in order to provide students with more options when studying for their finals. Griffin Lounge and The Wedge will be open 24 hours. Study hours have been […]

With finals week around the corner, students have the opportunity to relieve stress with cheap beer, trivia questions and fun prizes. In the third and final installment of an effort to add a student menu and special events for students at Gunrock Pub, UC Davis Dining Services and ASUCD will be hosting “Aggies at the […]

UC Berkeley chancellor, Robert J. Birgeneau has announced his resignation Tuesday after seven years of service. In his e-mail addressing the UC Berkeley campus community, he did not state a direct reason for his resignation, which will take effect Dec. 31. Birgeneau said he is grateful for sitting as chancellor during one of the university’s […]

UC Davis Conference and Event Services  (CES) rescinded a proposed room reservation fee March 6 that that would have taken effect beginning Spring quarter. The fee would have charged $10 to any club organization or party that planned on holding meetings on campus. The arrangement is currently free to students. To demonstrate dissatisfaction with the […]

The Domes at Baggins End are currently searching for student applicants to live in five domes that will be open Spring quarter. There are currently 14 residents residing at the domes, which reopened again in January after being closed down on July 31, 2011. They are currently seeking three to four tenants to live in […]

Gabi Bui, senior communication major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Bui: “The boots and shirt are actually from my mom’s closet. The bag is Tory Burch and my skirt is from Bebe.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I don’t know,  I guess I just wanted to wear my old school uniform. […]

On Wednesday, the opening reception of the FORCE: The UC Policy art exhibit will be held in the Memorial Union (MU) Art Lounge. Presented by AHI 401, a course that teaches curatorial skills, this art exhibit highlights three student protests on the UC Davis,  UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley campuses between 2005 and 2011. […]

Editor’s note: The Environmental Policy and Planning Commission (EPPC) is an ASUCD commission that works to create a more environmentally sustainable campus. Every week, EPPC will answer questions from readers or share stories on green living. As college students, our lives are characterized by the difficult decisions we’re forced to make every day: What should my […]

At an Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD) senate meeting last month, the senate table did not pass a bill which would have granted funding from the Club Finance Council (CFC) and the REACH event line item to specific ethnic celebration groups. The bill received a vote of 7-5, short of the two-thirds majority ASUCD […]