Campus News

Have questions about financial aid? Feeling stressed or worried about upcoming FAFSA and your budget for next year? This week, the Financial Aid Office is hosting Financial Aid Awareness Week at the new Student Community Center. Financial Aid Awareness Week is an all-inclusive week of events geared towards helping students better understand their financial options. […]

Struggling to cope with recent protest activity, the university released guidelines last Wednesday on how it will respond to future demonstrations. But with some students now criticizing the university as being “too weak,” the administration may eventually crack down. “We want to start a dialogue and get out of that push-pull mode,” said Provost and […]

Blockades by Occupy UC Davis protesters have led to speculation that U.S. Bank may leave the Memorial Union (MU) if protests persist. In the past week, protesters have blockaded the door to the bank eight times, according to a protester. These blockades have resulted in the early closure of the bank and involvement of campus […]

A first-year student (Student A) was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for possibly collaborating with or giving assistance to another student during an exam (Student B). Specifically, during the exam the proctor noticed that Student B was copying from the person sitting next to her, namely Student A. However, the proctor was unsure if […]

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 […]