Campus News

The Pantry also supplies menstrual products to students, faculty and staff   By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org   Beginning in October 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-367, also known as the Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021. The bill specifically requires that sixth through 12th grade public schools in California with 40% of […]

Chancellor Gary May shared end-of-year remarks with the Senate table By ANGELINA ANGELO— campus@theaggie.org Chancellor Gary May began his presentation at the Senate meeting at 6:16 p.m. by sharing highlights from the year, such as the first in-person Picnic Day since 2020. He also emphasized the campus’s resilience against COVID-19 as well as the COVID-19 […]

Multiple application processes for requesting accommodations have impacted graduate students with disabilities in their studies and employment By KATHLEEN QUINN— campus@theaggie.org Graduate students with disabilities have expressed frustration over the process of seeking accommodations at UC Davis.  Heather Ringo, a second-year Ph.D. candidate in English, requested remote learning accommodations. After her accommodation was approved by […]

The meeting took place over Zoom following a member of the Senate table testing positive for COVID-19 By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org Internal Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:14 p.m. and recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. The meeting was held over Zoom after a member of the Senate […]

UC campuses will begin waiving tuition and fees for Native American students who are state residents and members of federally recognized tribes    By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org    On April 22, UC President Michael Drake announced the launch of the UC Native American Opportunity Plan, a program that aims to make the university more […]

This year, commencement has been consolidated into three ceremonies By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org UC Davis will host graduation commencement ceremonies in-person for the first time since 2019. In lieu of holding college-specific graduation ceremonies, there will be three commencement ceremonies for all undergraduates held on June 10, 11 and 12. “The campus is energized […]

An incident at the intersection of Hutchison Drive and Dairy Road has resulted in the death of a UC Davis student By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org A UC Davis student has passed away after a collision with a garbage truck at the junction of Hutchison Drive and Dairy Road just after 8 a.m. on May […]

The campus location experienced a slump in sales this quarter, according to Randii MacNear, the Davis Farmers Market Alliance executive director   By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis Farmers Market, located at the West Quad, concluded its spring 2022 season on May 18. Similar to the Central Park location, this farmers market […]

SB #84 and SB #85 passed unanimously   By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org   Internal Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. Following roll call of the senators, she recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.  Kabir Sahni was confirmed on the Internal Affairs Commission after […]

Jacque and Wayne Bartholomew, and Pam Rohrich and Karl Gerdes are being recognized with awards for their extraordinary contributions    By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org    Jacque and Wayne Bartholomew and Pam Rohrich and Karl Gerdes, two alumni couples, will be awarded the UC Davis Medal this spring. The medal recognizes “extraordinary contributions that embody […]

Two campus leaders will provide interim leadership for Finance, Operations and Administration until the new vice chancellor is in place    By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org    In September, Vice Chancellor of Finance, Operations and Administration (FOA) Kelly Ratliff announced her plans to retire in May. This comes after working for 35 years at the […]

Voter turnout increased by 470% from last fall By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org In this spring’s election, seven candidates ran for six seats in ASUCD Senate, one candidate ran for student advocate and there was one executive ticket. Voter turnout was 11.98% of UC Davis’ undergraduate population — a 470% increase from last fall’s 2021 […]