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The $1.5 million donation was made by UC Davis alumni after a chance encounter with AAS faculty UC Davis alumni couple Daryl and Lois Goss donated $1.5 million to the African American and African Studies (AAS) department for its first endowed presidential chair to help further the teaching, research and contribution to the culture and […]

The Elections Committee discussed the issue of low voter turnout in ASUCD elections Senator Amanjot Gandhoke called the Feb. 25 Senate meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. The Senate confirmed four nominees to positions on three committees. The meeting opened with the quarterly reports of four commissions and committees. The Elections Committee went first, focusing […]

Administration recommends that students prepare to be on campus by fall, but many details remain uncertain UC Davis announced in late December 2020 that it plans to resume in-person instruction for Fall Quarter 2021. Shortly thereafter, on Jan. 11, 2021, the UC Office of the President announced that all 10 UC campuses are preparing to […]

CW31 will air all UC Davis home football games, and Instagram promotions will be in place this football season to boost student spirit On Feb. 8, UC Davis Athletics announced the postponement of the Feb. 27 home-opener game against Cal Poly.  “The game had to be rescheduled because Cal Poly had some quarantine issues with […]

UC Davis students can attend the event on Zoom without cost Aggies for Recovery holds confidential meetings on Zoom every Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Its meetings are open exclusively to undergraduate and graduate students and the Zoom meeting ID is 980 3013 1552.  Students can contact Each Aggie Matters by texting “RELATE” to […]

UC Davis leads the way for community-wide COVID-19 safety measures and is working to share the model with other universities Activist groups at Princeton University organized a protest on Feb. 13 calling for community-wide COVID-19 resources like those offered at UC Davis. The protest, planned only two weeks prior, had about 200 attendees who came […]

Students say the pandemic and increased housing insecurity have contributed to the need to increase the grant, which provides aid to many UC Davis students The UC Student Association, in partnership with the UC, has launched the Double the Pell campaign as part of a nationwide effort calling upon Congress and the Biden administration to […]

A one-course ethnic studies GE requirement would follow in the footsteps of California state colleges that have already adopted the practice Senator Amanjot Gandhoke called the meeting to order in the absence of Vice President Emily Barneond at 6:10 p.m. on Feb. 18.  The Academic Affairs Comission’s quarterly report highlighted a collaborative effort with the […]

Amid statewide vaccine shortages and new coronavirus variants, herd immunity is unlikely in the near future Although the UC anticipates reopening for in-person instruction for Fall Quarter 2021 due to advances in COVID-19 research and vaccine availability, university officials have not yet decided whether the vaccine will be mandatory for students.  In an email sent […]

After a lapse in membership, the new executive board hopes to create a sense of community for non-traditional students at UC Davis A group of older students have banded together to revive the Older, Wiser, Learners (OWLs) club which has been inactive since 2019. OWLs is an identity-based club that aims to create a support […]

Although May says that task forces are an effective way to bring about change, many members of the Cops Off Campus group say that task forces legitimize policing Months after the murder of George Floyd and the widespread racial justice protests that followed, there have been extensive calls to end policing as we know it; […]

ASUCD senators voted to support South Asian students and promote campus diversity The Feb. 11 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Internal Vice President Emily Barneond.  Senator Tenzin Youedon was absent and Commission Chair Yalda Saii showed up late.  The meeting moved into a presentation by Jeff Flynn, the general […]