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Iranian students share their stories and thoughts following the death of Mahsa Amini By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org Note: Some names were changed for the safety of Iranian student sources. Whenever a name is changed, it is noted within the article. At 12 p.m. on Oct. 17, students crowded the front of the Memorial Union […]

SB #5 officially makes the cow the mascot of ASUCD By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org The meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. by Vice President JT Eden, who then read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement and called roll. The first item on the agenda was the confirmation of members of the elections committee […]

The new facility serves as a space for academic work, strength and conditioning training and sports medicine for student-athletes   By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   Located next to the UC Davis Health Stadium and stretching for more than 50,000 square feet, the new Edwards Family Athletics Center is a multi-disciplinary space for Aggie student-athletes, […]

The graffiti, found in Adler Hall, is the latest of several antisemitic incidents on campus in recent months By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org Swastika drawings were found in a first-year residence hall on Oct. 13, according to a recent statement by UC Davis Chancellor Gary May.  According to the statement, the graffiti was immediately removed, […]

The shift is part of a multi-year plan that involves a commitment by Unitrans to buy only electric vehicles going forward By JADE BELL — campus@theaggie.org On Sept. 21, Unitrans officially launched six electric buses, which, according to a recent press release, are a part of the university’s goal to improve sustainability on campus.  Jeff […]

SR #33 reaffirms the student body’s interest in eliminating the athletics portion of the CEI and SASI student fees in light of the Spring 2022 ASUCD election results By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 6:14 p.m., Vice President JT Eden called the Senate meeting to order and recited the UC Davis […]

After releasing a statement condemning the recent antisemitic hate incident in Davis, Chancellor May published another statement detailing the administration’s response to antisemitism as a whole on campus over recent years  By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org On Aug. 28, a series of antisemitic banners were hung from the Highway 113 overpass by a group of […]

After students voted to change official UC Davis mascot, leaders of the ‘Cow4Mascot’ movement, members of ASUCD and campus administrators compromise by making the cow the first ever ASUCD mascot By SONORA SLATER — campus@theaggie.org As of Sept. 30, the cow is now the official mascot of ASUCD, according to an Instagram post on the […]

Carlo Facchino, a 1994 UC Davis graduate, rowed from San Francisco to Hawaii in attempt to beat record set in 2014   By JADE BELL – campus@theaggie.org   UC Davis alumnus Carlo Facchino set out on his 2,400-mile row from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to Hawaii at 8:30 a.m. on July 5 and completed […]

Masking indoors and testing biweekly no longer required, other changes made to Campus Ready requirements for students   By JADE BELL and SONORA SLATER – campus@theaggie.org   Students have returned to the UC Davis campus for fall quarter with many COVID-19 mandates lifted, such as wearing masks indoors and biweekly asymptomatic testing, according to the […]

Students and professor share their experiences studying abroad amidst COVID-19 pandemic   By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org   Beginning in summer 2022, the Global Learning Hub (GLH) resumed its first full offering of summer programs after a hiatus from sending students abroad during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to an interview with the […]

Participants and leaders expressed mixed opinions about the four-day mandatory programming    By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   This year’s orientation process saw swarms of incoming freshman and transfer students across campus who were led by orientation leaders to various programs and events. However, student participants and orientation leaders shared mixed opinions about the mandatory […]