Campus News

Former UC Davis Police officer Calvin Chang filed a lawsuit yesterday against the University of California Regents and UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza alleging racial and sexual orientation discrimination,retaliation,fraud and breach of contract.He isseeking$3million in damages.

Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Appointments and Confirmations Thongxy Phansopha, a juniorSpanish major, was appointed unit director of the Entertainment Council. Jaciel Pacheco, a sophomoreChicana/o and communication major, was appointed commissioner of Academic Affairs Commission. Hyatt Cummings, a senior economics major, was appointed chair of the External Affairs Commission.

In order to make their voices heard,UC Davis students will be carpooling to San Francisco this week to attend the University of California Board of Regents Feb.3-5meeting. Participants will be attending the meetings on Wednesday and Thursday to speak during public discussion.ASUCD is organizing carpools and will cover gas costs.

UC Davis graduate student Margaret Lloyd could soon be President Barack Obama’s personal White House farmer.

In the vicinity of Wellman Hall or the ASUCD Coffee House, an enthusiastic person with a clipboard approaches, talking a mile a minute while escorting a student to class. After their spiel, the only options are to either sign the form or duck into the nearest classroom. The California Student Public Interest Research Group is always looking for new members to join its various campaigns. The student directed and funded statewide organization operates chapters at University of Southern California and all UC campuses, except UC Merced. Their objectives: Round up college students, spread awareness of today’s pressing issues – and do something about them.

UC Davis students may soon have to pay a greater price for fitness. UC Davis students currently enjoy unlimited access to courses offered by the physical education department as part of their university fees.That could change as early as fall2009as the department is currentlyin talkswith Campus Recreationto implement participation fees for some of its classes.

Thank goodness it’s voting season. The Green Initiative Fund will likely appear on this quarter’s ASUCD ballot,giving students the option of funding undergraduate sustainability programs. Should the ballot measure pass in next month’s ASUCD elections,TGIF will net approximately$124,000in grant money from student tuition fees.Each student will automatically contribute$4to the fund every quarter,starting fall2009.

Dear Aggie Readers,   Due to mounting budget losses, The California Aggie has found it necessary to make several mid-year cuts. The most visible of these is our decision to cease having a print edition of the newspaper on Fridays. Articles that would have run in the Friday issue of the newspaper will be posted […]

Plagiaris A freshman student had a second referral toSJA,this time for plagiarism.The student copied sections directly from multiple Internet sites,altered them slightly to fit a writing assignment anddid not cite the sources used.The student admitted dishonesty and accepted the disciplinary sanctions of deferred separation until graduation,communityservice,LSC tutoring,a writing assignment on plagiarism and a plagiarism workshop.

The University of California doesn’t normally send students and faculty to countries on the State Department’s travel warning list– but overwhelming interest has led both the system and Davis to give students that opportunity– even in light of the recent violence. “We are offering a four week program through the UC Davis Summer Abroad Program and both a semester andyear long program throughthe UC Education Abroad Program,” said Diane Adams,associate director of UC Davis‘ Education Abroad Center.

At the beginning of every quarter,students flood the UC Davis Bookstoreto endurelong lines and crowded aisles to purchase textbooks.This winter quarter,the bookstore management had to consider closing down due to an unsafe amount of student shoppers present at the same time. In response to situations like this,the Campus Unions and Recreation Board – a student advisory group – has proposed to renovate the bookstore,as well as other parts of the Memorial Union.

Due to mounting budget losses,The California Aggiehas found it necessary to make several mid-year cuts.The most visible of these is our decision to cease having a print edition of the newspaper on Fridays.