Campus News

Some of this quarter’s changes include month-to-month selection for employee parking passe options and a reminder notification system for drivers through ParkMobile   By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   As of Jan. 1, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) at UC Davis has implemented several new changes for winter quarter. According to a recent press release, the […]

The Senate also heard quarterly reports from R&DC, HAUS, SSCF and Aggie Mentors   By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org   On Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6:14 p.m., Vice President JT Eden called the first Senate meeting of the year to order. He then called roll and recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.  First on the […]

An external investigation into the university’s handling of the matter is underway    By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   On Thursday, Jan. 19, UC Davis Professor Ting Guo was dismissed from the faculty of UC Davis after being accused of sexually assaulting a high school student in 2010. The decision was made by the Board […]

Flooding, downed trees affect UC Davis campus as storms continue   By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis campus and surrounding area sustained damage as a result of heavy storms in Northern California throughout the first two weeks of the new year, and cleanup efforts are now underway. Seventy-four trees had fallen on […]

The decision follows other schools’ leads, citing concerns over the methodology of the rankings   By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis School of Law will no longer submit data such as post-graduation employment rates and LSAT scores to the U.S. News and World Report’s annual law school ranking, according to a letter […]

A recent New York Times article questioned Professor Frank Mitloehner’s funding from and connections to the livestock industry   By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org   On Oct. 31, 2022, “Unearthed,” Greenpeace UK’s environmental-based journalism project, published a piece titled, “How the livestock industry funds the ‘greenhouse gas guru.’” “Guru” refers to UC Davis Professor Frank Mitloehner, […]

Following the failure of the TGIF ballot measure despite popularity, ASUCD senators reflect on what can be done to increase turnout in the future    By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   The fall 2022 ASUCD elections had a historically low voter turnout of 5.58%, according to the ASUCD elections website, with less than 2,000 undergraduate […]

Several new officers were sworn in and seated for winter quarter 2023   By LILY FREEMAN – campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the meeting to order at 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. After roll call, he read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Next, Senators Celeste Palmer, Alexis Reyes and Vaneza Gonzaga and […]

A tentative agreement between parties was reached after engaging with third-party mediator Darrell Steinberg    By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   After a month-long strike that began on Nov. 14, the University of California (UC) and academic workers, including academic student employees (ASEs) and graduate student researchers (GSRs), reached a tentative labor agreement on Friday, […]

Progress was made in negotiations between UC officials and UAW, but current UC offers regarding pay increases still do not meet the Union’s demands   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   The largest strike in higher education history, which began on Nov. 14, has continued into its second week. Academic workers have set up picket […]

Gary May responded to several questions from members of the public about the ongoing academic workers strike   By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org   Vice President JT Eden called the Nov. 21 meeting to order at 6:01 p.m., before calling roll and reciting the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. The meeting was held on a Monday […]

The radio station spent several weeks off of the air due to a broadcast tower malfunction By RACHEL GAUER— campus@theaggie.org As of Nov. 7, UC Davis’ student-run radio station KDVS is back on air after a seven-week hiatus caused by technical difficulties. The station was forced to pause its FM radio broadcast during this time […]