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The UC Davis Quad has been reoccupied following a rally of around 5,000 people on Monday at noon. The rally was held in solidarity with non-violent student protesters who were pepper sprayed during a protest on Friday. The East Quad was completely covered in students, alumni and community members listening to speeches made by students […]

The University of California Board of Regents meeting that was postponed last week due to “public safety concerns” has been rescheduled for Nov. 28. Public comment has been extended from its usual 20 minutes to an hour with UC Regents, UC staff and members of the public through a teleconference with four UC campuses: UCSF, […]

Last Wednesday, UC Davis students joined UC Berkeley students in Sacramento to lobby legislators in a press conference and rally regarding the UC budget cuts and tuition hikes. About 100 students, approximately 50 from UC Davis and 50 from UC Berkeley, bused to the state capital early Wednesday morning and congregated on the steps of […]

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov. 17 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 […]

UC Davis students could receive free preventative care services ranging from diet counseling to vaccines to lab testing at the on-campus Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC). But they are paying. Since Sept. 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has mandated that all health insurance plans cover clinical preventative services without patient co-pay. Effective […]

Two unnamed UC Davis Police officers have been placed on administrative leave, according to a statement issued by the UC Davis News Service on Sunday morning. This followed a press conference on Saturday, where UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi addressed police activity during a protest that took place on the UC Davis Quad on […]

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, police officers marched to the UC Davis Quad to confront student protesters who had set up tents the previous afternoon. After protesters refused to leave, police arrested 10 individuals, nine of which were UC Davis students. Between arrests, a line of protesters linking arms was sprayed in the face […]

Student protesters just faced off with UC Davis campus police on the Quad. At approximately 3:30 p.m., police officers marched to the protesters. After protesters refused to leave, police arrested at 10 individuals, nine of which were students. Officers also pepper-sprayed students in the face who were sitting down and linking arms. Over 200 protesters […]

A lawsuit was filed against UC Davis, by former student Ryan Clifford, for allegedly ignoring complaints of hazing at the off-campus Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) in Fall 2008. The lawsuit, which was filed Nov. 4, states Clifford, a communication transfer student, was required to partake in initiation activities that violate the university’s Policy […]

During this past weekend’s Students of Color Conference (S.o.C.C.), held at UC Davis, “Use this as a noose” was found written on one of the yellow ribbons tied around the trees in the Quad in honor of Veterans Day. “Students of color experience racist microaggression daily, and the manifestation of that at S.o.C.C, during such […]

On Wednesday the California State University (CSU) trustees voted to raise student fees for the 2012 school year by 9 percent. Cal State spokesperson Claudia Keith told the Sacramento Bee that this would increase the cost of going to a CSU by $498 per year. The trustees reconvened their meeting in a different room after […]

An estimated 2,000 people gathered on the Quad at noon on Tuesday to strike against tuition increases, police brutality and the privatization of the UC system. The protest was the largest strike at UC Davis in recent years and will continue with a Day of Action on the Quad today at noon. The demonstration began […]