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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 […]

UC Davis Police have arrested Gavin Tucker Boulet for burglary and auto theft    By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org   A suspect was arrested on April 15 for a burglary that occurred during the night of April 14 at the greenhouse complex at Orchard Park Drive.  UC Davis police apprehended the suspect, 43-year-old Gavin Tucker […]

Positivity rates have been averaging around 1% since the Thursday before Picnic Day By KATHLEEN QUINN— campus@theaggie.org COVID-19 cases had a sharp uptick right before Picnic Day on April 23, when community members from Davis and the surrounding areas arrived in the thousands to take part in UC Davis’ on-campus activities.  Since then, the cases […]

During the quarterly Town Hall, ASUCD Presidential Candidate Radhika Gawde was questioned about whether she would withdraw from the race so a special election could be called By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On Thursday, May 5 at 6:17 p.m., Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the Senate meeting to order and recited the UC Davis […]

The rally followed one held in March, which centered on rent burden and housing insecurity   By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org   On April 26, members of Student Researchers United (SRU-UAW), United Auto Workers (UAW) 2865 and UAW 5810 marched from the Memorial Union to Dutton Hall to bring attention to demands for their upcoming […]

One executive ticket, seven senatorial candidates and one candidate for student advocate are running this quarter By SYDNEY AMESTOY, KAYA DO-KHANH, ISABELLA KRZESNIAK, JENNIFER MA and CHRIS PONCE — campus@theaggie.org The following candidates are running in ASUCD’s 2022 Spring Elections for elected official positions in student government. The candidate for student advocate was not interviewed […]

SB #78, SB #79 and SR #30 bills pass unanimously   By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org   Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 and recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Senator Owen Krauss then moved to confirm the Donation Drive Committee member nominees. The […]

The festival will include changes to eliminate past instances of cultural appropriation By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org The 53rd annual Whole Earth Festival (WEF) is returning in person for the first time in two years on the UC Davis quad from May 6 to 8. This zero-waste festival focuses on promoting activism, sustainability, wellness and […]

ASUCD Senate discusses university policy about referenda for the athletics portion of student fees  By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On April 14, ASUCD Senate passed SB #68 and SB #69, which places a non-binding ballot measure on student fees for university athletic programs on the spring 2022 election ballot. When the elections begin on May […]

Students with disabilities continue to face accommodation barriers and discrimination on campus   By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org   While 3% of students on campus have a registered disability, students like Ryan Manriquez, a fourth-year political science and communication double major, still face inequities in communicating with professors after class due to accessibility barriers.  Newly-renovated […]

The ASUCD Pride Festival will celebrate the LGBTQIA community at the Quad with vendors, food, activities and live music    By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   On Friday, June 3, ASUCD will host its first-ever Pride Festival. The festival is a celebration of the LGBTQIA community on campus, and it is open to UC Davis […]