Campus News

It was a mere nine months ago that the UC Center Sacramento was on life support when a conversation between UC President Mark Yudof and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi took place about its future.

A fire broke out Friday morning at the Cargo Coffee Co. kiosk next to the UC Davis School of Law, burning the kiosk to the ground.

Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) will auction off over 400 unclaimed bike and bike parts found on campus at this Saturday’s biannual bike auction.

Eraser marks A sophomore was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for allegedly altering

Amid talk of Picnic Day violence, Cynthia Goldberg will tell you what sets UC Davis apart is not the debauchery that shrouded campus on Picnic Day, but the university’s common interest in serving the community. UC Davis students gave 430,000 hours of community service during the 2008-2009 academic year, earning UC Davis a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

When classes in “Nonverbal Communication” and “Witches: Myth and Historical Reality” count as promoting diversity, some students question whether there is a loophole in avoiding the general education socio-cultural diversity requirement. To graduate from UC Davis, students are required to take at least one course from a long list of classes in socio-cultural diversity.

A disembodied hand sends messages, one of which reaches a stick figure among many. The hand fools the figure into divulging its private information. Soon, the stick figure is a puppet for sending the same message out to the community at large.

News of Picnic Day’s potential demise quickly spread around campus over the past week and students are responding in full force.

Two UC Davis students were arrested Wednesday for allegedly torturing two hamsters. Henry Nguyen, 18, and Josue Melendez, 19, both face two counts of animal cruelty and two counts of conspiracy. The criminal complaint filed by the Yolo County District Attorney alleges that the suspects battered and abused two hamsters with a ruler and a cigarette lighter.

Students’ feelings toward UC President Mark Yudof and the Board of Regents may be put up to a vote in the upcoming weeks. A group of students are working towards utilizing the ASUCD referendum process to allow students to vote for or against two measures – one declaring no confidence in the leadership of Yudof and the other declaring no confidence in the management of the regents.

School spirit will soon become a physical reality. Thirty-two thousand students and faculty will be given four free Aggie Pride tags equipped with “2ReturnMe,” a loss and identity theft protection service that is the simple and modern solution to “Finders Keepers, Loser Weepers,” according to its website.

Forbes has ranked UC Davis and four other UCs among the top ten universities with the highest “college tuition risk,” or those that may offer less bang for your buck.