Campus News

Campus Rec, Dining Services, External Affairs Commission gave quarterly updates during March 10 Senate meeting
ASUCDMarch 23, 2022
SB #64, SB #63, SB #64 and SB #66 passed unanimously By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. Following roll call, she recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Campus Recreation Director Deb Johnson gave a presentation on upcoming spring programming […]

Unitrans celebrates 54th birthday with vintage London double-decker buses
Campus NewsMarch 22, 2022
Unitrans provided free rides throughout Davis and a parade of its modern and vintage buses By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org On March 4, Unitrans celebrated its 54th birthday with festivities including free rides throughout Davis during the day and a bus parade with the newly fixed and painted vintage double-decker buses from London. This marked […]

Campus shows support for those affected by war in Ukraine
Campus NewsMarch 22, 2022
Various organizations on campus including the Slavic Association have been fundraising for those affected By SYDNEY AMESTOY – campus@theaggie.org As the crisis in Ukraine continues to unfold, student associations and campus institutions have organized initiatives to assist students who are directly affected by the war and to educate community members about the conflict. The Slavic […]

UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program chosen by Gov. Newsom to lead animal shelter initiative
Campus NewsMarch 18, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget legislation which includes $45 million for the Animal Shelter Assistance Program to be administered by UC Davis By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org The Koret Shelter Medicine Program (KSMP) at the UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health has been chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct a five-year project […]

Senators heard quarterly reports, discussed the mask mandate, passed emergency bills
ASUCDMarch 17, 2022
SB #62, #59, #24, #58 and #60 passed unanimously By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 and read the land acknowledgment. The Club Finance Council (CFC), a program that provides grants for student organizations through the Center for Student Involvement […]

Petition to end masking at Activities and Recreation Center dropped after university announced new mask requirements
Campus NewsMarch 16, 2022
A Change.org petition created by third-year Hayden Keller gained 187 signatures against indoor masking as of March 4 By KRISTIN TRENT — campus@theaggie.org Third-year nutrition science major Hayden Keller created a petition addressed to Chancellor Gary May proposing an end to the indoor mask mandate at the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). […]

Beyond the COVID-19 dashboard: UC Davis provides exposure, filtration, ventilation datasets
Campus NewsMarch 15, 2022
The UC Davis DataLab and Facilities provide tools to examine UC Davis public information By KATHLEEN QUINN— campus@theaggie.org Since the beginning of the pandemic, the UC Davis COVID-19 dashboard has been a source for up-to-date information about testing, cases and isolation. Although, additional regularly-updated datasets provide a more complex view of the effects of the […]

Unitrans bus arrival predictions system affected by AT&T 3G network shutdown
Campus NewsMarch 14, 2022
Until the new system is running, students will not be able to see live bus arrival times but can refer to the Unitrans website for bus schedule information By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org Due to the nationwide AT&T 3G network shutdown, the Unitrans Nextbus live tracking system, which provides real-time bus arrival predictions, is […]

Basic Needs Center offers emergency housing, rent reduction for students
Campus NewsMarch 11, 2022
Eligible students can receive benefits from these programs through the Aggie Compass website By SYDNEY AMESTOY — campus@theaggie.org The Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center features numerous programs designed to help students, including rent reduction and emergency housing programs. The Emergency Housing program provides students in urgent need of housing with a place to stay. […]

‘One, two, three, four, rent burden no more’: UC academic workers rally for affordable housing
Campus NewsMarch 10, 2022
The rally coincided with 2022 contract bargaining for UAW 2865, UAW 5810 and SRU-UAW By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org On March 3, members of United Auto Workers (UAW) 5810, the union that represents postdoctoral and academic researchers, UAW 2865, representing teaching assistants, graduate student instructors, tutors and readers and Student Researchers United (SRU-UAW) […]

Leading antiracism activist Ibram X. Kendi set to give lecture for Campus Community Book Project
Campus NewsMarch 9, 2022
“How to Be an Antiracist” author Ibram X. Kendi will speak about the Campus Community Book Project’s theme of “social justice in practice” By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org Ibram X. Kendi, a renowned Boston University history professor and the author of “How to Be an Antiracist,” will visit UC Davis to talk about […]

ASUCD Senate hosted its quarterly Town Hall meeting on Feb. 24
Campus NewsMarch 8, 2022
SB #54, #55, #56 and #57 passed unanimously By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org The Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. on Feb. 24 by Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez, who recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. The quarterly Town Hall began, and the public asked the senators questions. A member of […]

