Campus News

The Aggie Student Store, located in the Memorial Union, will be slowly converting into the CoHo To-go, a scaled down version of the ASUCD Coffee House. The new store, which will provide small meals and healthy snacks for students’ grab-and-go needs, will open over the next couple of weeks by phasing in new products.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Sept. 22 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s King Lounge. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.

After three years, Sen. Leland Yee’s Senate Bill 8 has passed in the California state senate. SB 8 aims to bring more transparency and accountability to the California higher education system, which includes the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU).

The Domes, a UC Davis cooperative housing community, will not be housing students during Fall quarter.

On Saturday, the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology (MWFB) will host an afternoon open house displaying a full collection for students, faculty and residents to see.

The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) released a report in August that offers suggestions to California and its universities to deal with recent budget cuts.

The ASUCD blood and marrow drive will take place Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Philanthropic donors have given UC Davis more than $117.6 million in annual gifts during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Recent budget cuts at UC Davis have reduced mail delivery provided by the Mail Division on campus.

UC President Mark Yudof announced last Wednesday that UC faculty would be receiving their first pay raises in over 4 years.

UC Davis was ranked 27 in a ranking of the 50 best universities in the United States, published by The Best Colleges on Aug. 8.

UC Davis approved a new major called sustainable agriculture and food systems for the upcoming Fall quarter.