Campus News

Former ASUCD president handily defeated Republican in East San Jose’s 25th District When Alex Lee ran for ASUCD in 2014, he touted his ability to get boba into the Coffee House on campus. Now, as a state assemblymember-elect, he plans to take on affordable housing. “ASUCD was the first time I worked in an elected […]

Students sued the UC system for charging fees for facilities and services not being rendered due to pandemic closures; the administration offers alternative view UC students filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court claiming the UC system violated the Takings Clause of the constitution when it accepted fee payments from students intended for on-campus facilities […]

Confirmation of commissioners and unit directors among items completed The weekly virtual ASUCD Senate meeting on Oct. 15 was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond.  After ex-officio and elected officer reports were delivered, Samantha Veres, a fourth-year cognitive science major, and Aparna Manoj, a third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior  major, […]

Petition circulates to keep PE courses indirectly funded by student fees from the SASI referendum passed in 1994 A petition has been circling around social media platforms that protests UC Davis’ recent decision to terminate physical education (PE) classes.  “On Sept. 25, 2020, UC Davis made the sudden decision to eliminate the entire Physical Education […]

UC Davis students and Student Disability Center director discuss accessibility, inclusion for people with disabilities on UC campuses  UC Access Now, a coalition for disability rights, was initiated by a UC Davis graduate student and currently includes members from five UC campuses. Megan Lynch, a graduate student of horticulture and agronomy, organized this campaign and […]

CARE staff comment on sexual violence, harrasment reporting process  Students can access free and confidential support services by reaching the CARE office at (530) 752-3299, the Women’s Resources and Research Center at (530) 752-3372 or the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center at (530) 752-2452. Students can also schedule individual counseling from the SHCS by calling them at […]

UC Regent Richard Blum, who was named in the audit, said he recalled sending letters of recommendation to the UC Davis Chancellor’s office An audit issued by California state auditor Elaine Howle on Sept. 22 concluded that four UC campuses—UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara—unfairly admitted 64 students due to their […]

Two UC Davis professors endorse petition The Green New Deal climate action group at UC San Diego and the UC Green New Deal Coalition recently sponsored a petition through the Action Network to directly address the UC Office of the President and the chancellors of all 10 UC campuses.  This petition is “demanding a revolution […]

The first female international student to serve on the table was confirmed as one of the interim senators The Oct. 8 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Emily Barneond. Senator Fong and Commission Chair Alec Pitts were absent. The meeting moved into the Senate President Pro Tempore Election. […]

The letter asks the administration to offer fully asynchronous courses, solutions for inconsistent internet access on and off campus The Grad Student Association (GSA) teamed up with the leadership from ASUCD to craft a letter aimed at addressing inequity intensified by remote learning during the pandemic.  “I think at first we thought about it like, […]

Polling places at the MU will no longer be open, but students and UC urge voting through other avenues While the federal primary elections ignited political activity and prompted accessible polling booths on UC Davis’ campus in February, the upcoming November presidential election demonstrates a drastically different scene on the desolate campus. “In terms of […]

UC Davis marks the fifth-highest number of COVID-19 cases among UC schools There have been 561 reported COVID-19 cases by employees of the university and 138 reported cases by students, according to the UC Davis website as of Oct. 5. Of these reported cases, 54 employee cases and 30 student cases were positive. There are […]