Campus News

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 […]

Bacteria are in the air! Winter is here and with it comes the symphony of sniffles, coughs and the sound of general misery. You can avoid joining the sick masses just by going to sleep at a regular time. A recent study found that the immune system is linked to your circadian rhythm — your […]

For all those who felt the sting of loneliness on this past Valentine’s Day, UC Davis’ Experimental College is hosting the DavisCupid event on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. The DavisCupid event includes an online personality survey that will match attendees to others with similar interests. The event will have games, food and an […]

You may soon be asked to sign some more legal papers, that is if you work for the university. Due to an obscure patent case that Stanford University lost, the University of California is now scrambling to have its employees sign a new amendment. “Our patent policy hasn’t changed. We have always required all faculty […]

Not Theirs to Sell A student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for alleged misuse of university property after he sold a professor’s course material to Notehall.  However, the material had already been given to the students in the class.  As a result, over 30 students in the class purchased course material they had […]

The ASUCD Bike Barn is in the final stages of creating a bike and services online order program while also preparing for the opening of a new accessories-only store in the Memorial Union (MU). The new program, dubbed the Aggie Bike Buy, will allow students to order a customized bike and service package through a […]

ASUCD and the Office of the Chancellor will be hosting the California Jobs Summit on March 6 at the Mondavi Center. The event will bring together students, business leaders and government leaders to discuss the current economic crisis of the state of California and the role of higher education in finding answers to this problem. […]

Nadia Mulji, senior international relations major, Spanish and writing double minor The Aggie: What are you wearing? Mulji: “A scarf from Nordstrom, a Zara blazer that I actually got in Spain, Forever 21 jeans, Urban Outfitters flats and an H&M bag.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I had a presentation so I […]

On Feb. 13, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals listened to arguments against Proposition 209. The 16-year-old voter initiative bars racial, ethnic and gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. The attorneys for the plaintiffs argued affirmative action is needed to increase racial diversity at the University of California’s most prestigious campuses and […]