Campus News

On Jan. 11, the Pantry, a student-run program that provides UC Davis students with meals and basic necessities free of charge, marked its one-year anniversary. Located in 21 Lower Freeborn, the Pantry is brought to students by ASUCD, the Community Advising Network and the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. The program strives […]

The University of California Regents met Wednesday and are reconvening today at UC Riverside for their first of six yearly meetings. Topics for discussion include the regents’ yearly diversity report and the amount of private fiscal support the UC system brought in last year, which totaled $1.6 billion, a $250 million increase from last year. […]

Josephine Pearl Lee, sophomore year design major The Aggie: What are you wearing? Lee: “A thrifted men’s jacket, thrifted grandpa cardigan, American Apparel cropped long sleeve and American Apparel disco pants. My black loafers are from Nordstrom Rack. My necklaces are from the Melrose Trading Post, and this ring is made from a spoon I […]

Undergraduate class Music 10 (MUS 10) is offering course readings, including an e-book, for free via SmartSite. Readings for the music appreciation course were previously offered in textbook form and are now available electronically through SmartSite for students enrolled in the class. “I was never in it for the money to begin with; everything has […]

In the 2010-11 fiscal year UC Davis reached a new goal, attaining $117.6 million in fundraising, making this the fifth year in a row that donations exceeded $100 million. The total amount of contributions was reached by a combination of 40,000 donors including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, corporations, foundations and other organizations that have […]

As a part of the university’s goal to go “zero waste by 2020,” a sustainability professor, along with two graduate students, collaborated to found a second-use store that is slated to open Jan. 25 at the Memorial Union. Known as the Aggie ReStore, the project was inspired by UC Davis Professor Ann Savageau’s course in […]

On Friday, a group of students blocked the door of US Bank, located in the Memorial Union (MU). At approximately 12:30 p.m. the students sat down on the ground in front of the bank and held a discussion about corporate ownership on campus. The group of around 20 students originally blocked a student from getting […]

The Associated Students of UC Riverside (ASUCR) and the UC Riverside Highlander newspaper staff have created Fix UC, a new financial aid model in which students will face no up-front costs to attend a UC.  The financial model will be presented to the regents at UC Riverside on Jan. 18 and 19. According to the […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan. 12 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 […]

So your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, be it a long-term issue or the recent consequence of holiday feasting. According to research, half of you reading this are confident in your eventual success. Unfortunately, research also suggests that nearly nine out of 10 of you reading this will fail. And our own research […]

The Student Community Center (SCC) opened its doors to students, faculty and staff on Monday. The SCC, located by the Chemistry Building and Shields Library, had a low-key opening day as students and faculty returned to classes for the Winter Quarter. “The SCC has been in the works for 10 years and has been highly […]

The UC Davis Summer Abroad enrollment period opened yesterday. Applications will be accepted in the Education Abroad Center (EAC) office, located at 207 Third St., on a first-completed, first-reserved basis until April 6. The financial aid application deadline is in early May. Students can choose from 43 programs in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the […]