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Jane Qian, senior film studies major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Qian: “A white cardigan I got at a thrift store, a sheer lace top I got from ABS, brown oxfords and a bag from Urban Outfitters.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I got up kind of late so I put […]

UCTV will launch a new original YouTube channel, UCTV Prime, on March 1 as the first university-run channel to be a part of YouTube’s new production partnerships. “YouTube is investing millions in all kinds of original programming to make programming exclusive to YouTube as we shift how we view that [which] was traditionally on television,” […]

A cut in state funding will soon force the university to charge student groups for using campus classrooms. “Because it used to be free, it makes a big difference,” said Lina Layiktez, director of Conference and Event Services at UC Davis. Under current guidelines, classrooms like Wellman 2 are free for student groups to use. […]

This year marks the UC Education Abroad Program’s (UC EAP) 50-year anniversary. EAP is offered throughout all 10 UC campuses, and has allowed for thousands of students to acquire global experience in pursuit of academic and personal enrichment. Starting in 1962, UC EAP sent their first group of participants to a university in Bordeaux, France. […]

Tonight the ASUCD Academic Affairs Commission will be hosting the Last Lecture Series, featuring Professor Emeritus Louis Grivetti. Grivetti’s lecture, titled “From Dinosaurs to Chocolate: Taking the Road Less Traveled,” will talk about his career path that began with paleontology and then expanded as he began research on the history of chocolate. The event will […]

We have all heard that exercise helps us reduce stress, but did you know that exercise could also help your brain? A research team from the University of Iowa found that resistance training and aerobic exercise both give your brain a boost — but in different ways. Researchers believe that the more you perform focused […]

The Winter 2012 ASUCD election results were announced early Friday afternoon after great anticipation of one of the most competitive election seasons in recent years. Former senators Rebecca Sterling and Yena Bae were successful in their executive bid for office. They won 2,749 votes out of 4,543. In the senate race Joyce Han, Paul Min, […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Feb. 23, 2012 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Adam Thongsavat, ASUCD president, absent Bree Rombi, ASUCD […]

A $4 million budget cut to UC Davis Student Affairs is leaving ASUCD with the possibility of an estimated $250,000 reduction to the annual budget. This does not include the added Shared Service Center (SSC) Tax and University of California Office of the President (UCOP) taxes. A taxing of 1.6 percent of the $11.1 million […]

Since 2003, a group of  women have been fighting against the unequal treatment they received after being denied the opportunity to compete on the UC Davis wrestling team. Last August, a judge ruled that while UC Davis was not guilty of gender discrimination, it had violated Title IX, guidelines set to create equal opportunity for […]

On Feb. 22, students and alumni filed a lawsuit against UC Davis for the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident. On Nov. 18, student protesters gathered in the Quad to protest rising tuition. UC Davis Police arrested 10 students and used pepper spray on the non-violent protesters. The event caused a media frenzy, putting UC Davis […]

Struggling to stay in school as a result of unexpected financial difficulties? A new program, We Are Aggie Pride, strives to help those students in need. “It’s an emergency fund set up by students, for students, to address the gap left between financial aid, personal funding and loans,” said Rajiv Narayan, director of communications for […]