Campus News

ASUCD Senate unanimously passes housing crisis resolution
Campus NewsFebruary 19, 2021
The emergency resolution SR #7 recommends the City of Davis remove the housing density restrictions put in place in 2008 The ASUCD Feb. 4 meeting was called to order by Vice President Emily Barneond at 7 p.m. The senate unanimously passed Emergency resolution SR#7, which is intended to encourage more affordable housing in Davis. The […]

UC Davis students and faculty excluded from decision to terminate physical education program
Campus NewsFebruary 12, 2021
Both the Faculty Association and ASUCD said they heard from outside sources before hearing directly from administration about the change Physical education (PE) courses and the coaching minor are no longer offered at UC Davis as of the end of Fall Quarter. This came as sudden news to faculty and students who were not part […]
New COVID-19 strain hits UC Davis
Campus NewsFebruary 12, 2021
Doctors at UC Davis’ Genome Center identify a highly contagious variant On Feb. 8, Healthy Davis Together and the UC Davis Genome Center announced they had identified the first case of an especially contagious variant of COVID-19 in Yolo County. This new variant, referred to as B.1.1.7, was first identified in the United Kingdom in […]

ASUCD commissioners confirmed into Senate during special meeting
Campus NewsFebruary 12, 2021
Meeting was shorter than usual due to previous weather-related cancellation A special Senate meeting was called to order by ASUCD Vice President Emily Barnenond on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The previous week’s meeting was canceled due to widespread power outages caused by high winds, lightning and rains in the Yolo County area, including Davis. The special […]
Western Center for Food Safety at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine partners with FDA
Campus NewsFebruary 10, 2021
The partnership is intended to research E. coli outbreaks in the lettuce industry and is one of four FDA centers for excellence nationwide The Western Center for Food Safety at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine recently partnered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture […]
Punjabi language program officially launched for student enrollment
Campus NewsFebruary 9, 2021
Thanks to the efforts of students, alumni, staff and community members, the course also introduces the first app to accompany a UC language course After eight years of demand, the Punjabi language program has officially launched through the UC Davis Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Program for UC-wide enrollment. The Elementary Punjabi three-course sequence […]
Students, remote faculty grow to love campus from a distance
Campus NewsFebruary 8, 2021
Many incoming students since last Fall Quarter have been introduced to an entirely remote campus experience A large group of students who enrolled for the first time last Fall Quarter or the current Winter Quarter have never experienced many of the hallmark characteristics of the UC Davis campus and have had to build connections as […]
Students, remote faculty grow to love campus from a distance
Campus NewsFebruary 5, 2021
Many incoming students since last Fall Quarter have been introduced to an entirely remote campus experience A large group of students who enrolled for the first time last Fall Quarter or the current Winter Quarter have never experienced many of the hallmark characteristics of the UC Davis campus and have had to build connections as […]

Resolution advocating for Election Day to be non-instructional holiday unanimously passed at Jan. 21 Senate meeting
Campus NewsFebruary 5, 2021
A discussion of the Sexual Assault Awareness Advocacy Committee organization occurred, updates from The Pantry and The California Aggie The ASUCD Senate meeting on Jan. 21 was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond. The first agenda item was the quarterly report for The California Aggie, presented by Editor-in-Chief Anjini Venugopal. […]
UC purchases San Francisco Art Institute’s debt for $19.7 million, preventing foreclosure
Campus NewsFebruary 2, 2021
UC Regents are now the new trustees of the SFAI This month, the University of California announced its purchase of the San Francisco Art Institute’s (SFAI) debt for approximately $19.7 million. According to UC spokesperson Stett Holbrook, the SFAI was originally purchased by the UC in 1924 with proceeds from a property donation by Edward […]
Student EMTs transport COVID-19 positive students to quarantine housing
Campus NewsFebruary 1, 2021
The new program is a partnership between UC Davis Fire Department, Student Health and Counseling Services and Student Housing and Dining Services The UC Davis Fire Department, Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) and Student Housing and Dining Services have collaborated to establish a new program for students who tested positive for COVID-19. The transportation […]

Students juggle insurrection, impeachment and schoolwork
Campus NewsJanuary 29, 2021
As armed rioters scaled the Capitol, students tried to pay attention to their lectures As students tried to get a handle on winter quarter, an insurrection was taking place in the Capitol. As far as their studies were concerned, not much had changed. Ardash Chandra, a third-year political science major, was in his political science […]

