Campus News

On Tuesday, California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso and chair of the pepper spray task force, sent a letter to UC President Mark Yudof suggesting the task force results be released in early April. “… We want to move as expeditiously as possible for the public release of the Task Force report; however, considering […]

Bowing to pressure from the campus Occupy movement, U.S. Bank is closing the doors to its Memorial Union (MU) branch for good. Since January, the branch had been the site of daily sit-ins by Occupy UC Davis protesters, who said they wanted the bank closed. “It was all worth it at the end,” said Artem […]

Just in time for finals, students now have another environmentally friendly option at the UC Davis Bookstore with the arrival of new green books, a green replacement for blue books. The new testing material alternative is made from 100 percent recycled material and costs only three cents more than the regular blue books. Soon green books will […]

At a hearing on Friday, a judge ruled that some of the results from the task force investigating the pepper spray incident could be released. However, after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evilio Grillo’s ruling on Friday, part of the results have been sealed, and cannot be released until further consideration of the police officer’s […]

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 […]