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Tonight the UC Haiti Initiative and ASUCD are holding an event in honor of the two-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. Students are encouraged to attend and learn about rebuilding higher education in Haiti. Speakers will include professor and physician Dr. Douglas Gross, law school professor Holly Cooper and the 2011-12 Humprey’s Fellow Hughes […]

Finlay Pilcher, senior civil engineering major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Pilcher: “A Forever 21 sweater, Zara skirt, Topshop over-the-knee socks and Frye shoes. My necklace is J. Crew.” How did you decide what to wear today? “I’m pretty inspired by how people dress in the UK since I studied abroad there for a […]

The 2020 Initiative, a proposal to increase overall student enrollment within the coming years, began work this month in the form of task forces to outline an implementation process. The proposal was introduced by Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi in Fall quarter. If the proposal is enacted, an additional 5,000 students will be enrolled and 300 […]

The transition for community college students to UC Davis may soon become a lot smoother. “It’s a shock when students transfer from community college to the university,” said Don Palm, dean of the Sacramento City College Davis Center. That is precisely what educators from both the UC and community college systems hoped to mitigate when […]

A group of protesters held a rally on the Quad yesterday, and then marched around  campus, ending at the building that used to house the Cross Cultural Center. The students said that they plan to sleep in the building and continue occupying it. While many protesters did not want to speak for the group as […]

Tonight is the Aggies at The Pub: Beat the Clock event at Gunrock Pub on campus. The event, hosted by Gunrock Pub and ASUCD, begins at 5 p.m. The price of beer increases as the night goes on and there will be a special food and drink menu. Aggies at the Pub events take place […]

The grand opening of the ASUCD Aggie ReStore is today at 11 a.m. Located in the M.U., the Aggie ReStore aims to reuse things that would normally go to the landfill. The Aggie ReStore is selling items such as accessories, CDs and different student-made items. — Hannah Strumwasser

Geoff Straw became a Unitrans driver in 1985, the general manager in 2004 and is now moving on to become the executive director of regional transit in San Luis Obispo. Beginning on Jan. 30, Straw will be working in San Luis Obsipo, also a college town.  He said he feels very confident in the staff […]

After a five-month hiatus, residents have begun to move back into the Domes. On Dec. 23, a ground lease was signed with UC Davis and the Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA), a non-profit housing association, that enables the Baggins End Domes to have SCHA take responsibility in renovations and maintenance as a third-party manager over […]

Editor’s Note: The Environmental Policy and Planning Commission (EPPC) is an ASUCD commission responsible for researching environmental issues affecting the campus and its surrounding area, and providing recommendations for improvement. Upon receiving an iPad for Christmas, the eco-warrior in me was torn: could I ever take enough notes on my glamorous new device to justify […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan. 19 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, present Bree Rombi, ASUCD vice […]

120123_ca_Regents Edits: KZ BP Notes: Headline: UC Regents discuss state funding, new revenue options Layercake: Student protesters interrupt meeting On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the UC Regents met for their January meeting at UC Riverside. The regents, who meet six times a year, discussed new revenue ideas for the UC system along with […]