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Organizers call grade strike “no longer the strongest tactic” for achieving a cost of living adjustment Graduate students at UC Davis who withheld grades as part of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) movement submitted Winter Quarter grades on April 12, ending a grade strike that began on Feb. 27.  UC San Diego graduate students […]

UC Davis will use institutional funds to give aid to undocumented, international students UC Davis undergraduate and graduate students will be receiving emergency relief payments through the roughly $16.9 million the university has received through the CARES Act for such purposes. The CARES Act is a federal bill passed in March to support the economy […]

Vacant Judicial Council seat still unfilled at time of canceled meeting The weekly ASUCD Senate meeting on April 30 was canceled for the second week in a row due to a continued vacancy on the ASUCD Judicial Council. According to the ASUCD Constitution, the Senate cannot hold weekly meetings as long as a vacancy on […]

Students affected by study abroad cancellations will receive refunds The UC Davis Global Learning Hub announced the cancellation of Spring Quarter and Summer Session study abroad programs, but it has yet to decide the fate of Fall Quarter programs.  Zachary Frieders, the executive director of the UC Davis Global Learning Hub (formerly the Study Abroad […]

COVID-19 prompts university to host a series online sessions, webinars for admitted students, their families Aggie Experience Live!, a virtual open house, was created in response to shelter-in-place directives addressing the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented admitted students and families from going to campus to attend the annual Decision UC Davis. “While you’re staying close to […]

The project, initiated in 2009, is focused on developing precautionary initiatives for responding to infectious diseases like SARS PREDICT, a part of the Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) program administered through the UC Davis One Health Institute, received a six-month, $2.26M extension on April 1 to offer emergency technical support in detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that […]

Millions from emergency reserves, government acts, Basic Needs and Services Referendum to offset losses ASUCD is projected to face $1.1 million in losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic if the campus does not reopen for Fall Quarter 2020, according to ASUCD Controller Kevin Rotenkolber. ASUCD Business Manager Greg Ortiz and Rotenkolber, who is responsible for […]

Senate re-does its pro-tempore election The April 16 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Akhila Kandaswamy at 6:12 p.m. The meeting began with a quarterly report from Ryan Choi, the director of The Pantry, who discussed the ways The Pantry has adapted to social distancing and stay-at-home directives. The Pantry encouraged […]

OSSJA operations remain continuous during COVID crisis, process not set to change Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC Davis Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs (OSSJA) is taking no new initiative to combat alternate forms of academic dishonesty.  “We are encouraging faculty to inform students about expectations for academic integrity in a remote environment, […]

Free fare for six months for UCD affiliates, with bicycle storage, direct intercampus stops The launch of the Yolobus and SacRT Causeway Connection public bus service, which was set to replace the long-running UC Davis intercampus shuttle service on April 6, has been postponed through May 1 due to COVID-19-related matters.  The decision of the […]

Studies describe a current “epidemic of loneliness,” the impact of social media on relationships Studies show that the U.S. is currently experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. Approximately two in five Americans have reported feeling that their relationships are “sometimes or always not meaningful,” and one in five reported feeling socially isolated or lonely, according to […]

Senate pro tempore elections, adoption of units, Senate recorder confirmations among items completed  ASUCD Vice President Akhila Kandaswamy called the first Senate meeting of Spring Quarter, held on April 9, to order at 6:14 p.m.  The meeting began with Senate president pro tempore elections. According to the ASUCD Bylaws, the Senate president pro tempore “shall […]