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The annual conference was hosted at UC Davis from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22 with the theme “A World We Imagine”   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org     From Jan. 20 to Jan. 22, the annual Students of Color Conference (SoCC) was hosted on the UC Davis campus by the UC Student Association (UCSA). The […]

Vice Chancellor Prasant Mohapatra named the University of South Florida’s provost and vice president of academic affairs   By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   Vice Chancellor of Research Prasant Mohapatra is leaving UC Davis for the University of South Florida (USF), where he will become the university’s provost and vice president of academic affairs effective […]

The Senate table also heard quarterly reports from the Bike Barn, the Environmental Policy and Planning Commission and others   By LEV FARRIS GOLDENBERG — campus@theaggie.org   On Thursday, Feb. 2, ASUCD Vice President JT Eden called the Senate meeting to order at 6:12 p.m., read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement and called roll. First […]

UC Davis Mental Health Initiative conference raised awareness for mental health advocacy and promoted several on-campus student resources    By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   On Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 UC Davis Mental Health Initiative (MHI), a student organization dedicated to mental health advocacy, held the 2023 Mental Health Conference. Dylan Ocampo, a fifth-year biopsychology […]

The short film, “Dignidad,” offers a look at the struggle of domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic   By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) has released a new documentary, “Dignidad,” which aired on local PBS stations on Jan. 14. “Dignidad” covers the steps domestic workers across the […]

The student organization “Students Opposing Speciesism” organized a demonstration on the quad where protestors wore monkey masks and sat in cages   By MADELEINE YOUNG — campus@theaggie.org   On Jan. 26, student activists with the PETA-backed youth organization Students Opposing Speciesism (SOS) gathered on the UC Davis campus for a demonstration opposing the use of […]

The Esports club’s Valorant Gold and Blue teams both win big prizes for the Aggies    By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org   On Saturday, Jan. 14, the UC Davis Valorant Gold team (Val Gold) placed first in a UC-wide esports competition located in Santa Monica, and the next day, the Valorant Blue team (Val Blue) […]

ASUCD senators, chairpersons and other campus leaders highlight their focus on promoting housing affordability as the search for next year’s housing begins   By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   As next year’s impending search for student housing quickly approaches, several student-run organizations have placed an emphasis on promoting housing advocacy campus-wide.  The re-establishment of the […]

The meeting also featured quarterly reports from the Whole Earth Festival Committee, Picnic Day Board and SHAWC   By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the meeting to order at 6:14 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. Senate recorder Rose Kazempoor took roll call, and Eden recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.  Next, […]

Professor Arthur Shapiro’s contest, which contributes to climate change research, has returned again after a two-year halt due to the pandemic   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   A UC Davis professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology (EVE), Arthur Shapiro, has hosted an annual Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest, which contributes to climate change research, since […]

UC Davis played a role in the Artemis I Mission and was chosen for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   UC Davis has recently worked with NASA on two projects: the Artemis I Mission and NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. These are just the most recent partnerships in a long history […]

The union is demanding compensation for what they view as additional labor required of lecturers due to fall UAW strike   By Lev Farris Goldenberg — campus@theaggie.org   The UC-AFT lecturer’s union filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against UC Davis on Dec. 30 in response to the university’s extension of fall quarter’s grade […]