Campus News

New Graduate Center at Walker Hall celebrates grand opening
Campus NewsApril 25, 2022
The new center had its official celebratory opening on April 8 for use by graduate students By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org The brand new Graduate Center at Walker Hall had its grand opening ceremony on Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m. on the North Lawn in front of Walker Hall. Chancellor Gary May, […]

Students protest in favor of masking, hybrid learning
Campus NewsApril 21, 2022
The rally organized by Davis Socialist Association and Cops Off Campus demanded accessible education through masking and hybrid learning By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org On April 12, students gathered on the corner of 1st and A Street and marched to Mrak Hall to protest against UC Davis’ instruction policies during the pandemic. According to […]

CalFresh financially supported almost 5,000 UC Davis students in 2019-2020
Campus NewsApril 21, 2022
Students share their experience with the CalFresh program at UC Davis By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org CalFresh, also known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), helps individuals and families with monthly food assistance. This is done through food stamps and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. According to the CalFresh website, it is […]

PEACE gave a presentation to reform the California National Primate Research Center during April 7 meeting
Campus NewsApril 19, 2022
The People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty through Education adressed the California National Primate Research Center’s violations of the Federal Animal Welfare Act and stated a desire to work with the senators to pass a resolution addressing the issue By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On Thursday, April 7, at 6:15 p.m., Vice President […]

Undergraduate students enrolled in spring quarter 2020 receive refund
Campus NewsApril 18, 2022
Students who were registered for classes in the 2020 spring quarter may be eligible for a small refund By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org Eligible students may have received a refund based on the modifications made to campus services in the 2020 spring quarter, when many facilities closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Undergraduate students […]

Unitrans resumes operating L line
Campus NewsApril 15, 2022
The L line, which was operated by Yolobus during fall and winter quarters, will again be operated by Unitrans By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org As of April 4, Unitrans resumed service of the L line, which Yolobus operated since the beginning of the 2021-22 school year due to Unitrans staffing shortages. “Our staffing situation […]

Davis Triceratops community offers new ways to socialize through scavenger hunts
Campus NewsApril 14, 2022
The online community crochets tiny dinosaurs and hides them in discrete locations around campus for students to find. By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org Despite the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago, triceratops have been popping up around the UC Davis campus. Crocheted by hand, these fuzzy and colorful triceratops are the work of […]

UC Davis Student Farm hosts Farmstand grand opening
Campus NewsApril 14, 2022
The Farmstand will be open every Monday this quarter By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org The UC Davis Student Farm held its Farmstand grand opening on April 4 from 12 – 4 p.m. at Extension Center Drive. The farmer’s market-style event offered fresh produce, tea tastings, educational demonstrations and live music. The Farmstand will be […]

Winning mural for UC Davis Climate Raising Challenge painted on local barn
Campus NewsApril 13, 2022
Civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. student Rachael Dal Porto’s submission to the Climate Raising Challenge was selected to be painted on a local barn By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org This past fall quarter, UC Davis Sustainability partnered with the UC Davis Institute of the Environment and the One Climate Initiative to launch the Climate […]

Police investigate three gun-related incidents on Hutchinson Drive
Campus NewsApril 8, 2022
UC Davis police are investigating three crimes that occured on campus in early March By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org UC Davis Police are investigating three crimes involving a gun that occured on campus over the past few weeks. On March 8, at 8:20 p.m. on Hutchinson Drive near the traffic circle at Hutchison Place, […]

Medical equipment, preferred insulin not entirely covered by insurance for some students, two UC Davis graduate students say
Campus NewsApril 7, 2022
Some UC Davis students are paying high costs out of pocket or accumulating thousands of dollars worth of debt for their medications and medical equipment By MARGO ROSENBAUM — campus@theaggie.org This is the second installation of The California Aggie’s two-part series on the struggles of students, faculty and staff in receiving coverage for some medications […]

New noisemaker used to ward off geese at The Green
Campus NewsApril 6, 2022
The non-lethal cannon is fired multiple times per day in a field near The Green By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org A noisemaker was recently installed in a research field off of Hutchinson Drive near The Green at West Village. According to a press release from the university courtesy of News and Media Relations Specialist Andy […]

