Campus News

Clinics to serve UC Davis faculty, staff Construction on a new UC Davis Health clinic, which will serve as an extension of the UC Davis Health clinic located on West Covell Blvd. in Davis, will commence in April of 2020, according to the UC Davis website. This clinic will be built on the corner of […]

Confirmations for controller, committee positions The Feb. 6 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 7:13 p.m. by Senator Shondreya Landrum. President Justin Hurst, Vice President Shreya Deshpande, Senator Lylah Schmedel, Business and Finance Chair Filip Stamenkovic and Gender and Sexuality Chair Elena DeNecochea were absent.  After Senator Khalil Malik was elected interim Senate […]

UCPath doesn’t work with one person’s bank, another faced missing pay for weeks Over the past two weeks, The California Aggie sat down with ASUCD President Justin Hurst, Vice President Shreya Deshpande and Senator Anna Estrada to discuss the ongoing effects of UCPath, the UC-wide payroll system implemented at UC Davis in October 2019. The […]

The grading strike, a “wildcat” action, marks escalation in UC Davis cost of living adjustment (COLA) movement After the UC Davis cost of living adjustment (COLA) movement general assembly on Feb. 25, graduate students in the COLA movement decided to withhold grades for Winter Quarter.  The announcement makes UC Davis’ COLA movement the third to […]

Davis branch of Cost Of Living Adjustment movement comes to a head with Feb. 21 March on Mrak Hall The UC Davis students marching for a Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) — higher wages to keep up with rising housing costs — came face-to-face with UC Regents last Friday, Feb. 21.  According to doctoral student […]

Lecturers say contract negotiations are about more than just raises — also about working conditions, student learning The contract that covers over 6,000 UC lecturers represented by the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) ended on Jan. 31. With the no-strike clause that is contained in their expired contract no longer applicable, lecturers, librarians and […]

First federally funded gun-violence research initiative in 20 years The UC Firearm Violence Research Center (UCFC), located at UC Davis, recently launched a new round of funding for firearm violence research. This is the first round of funding to study firearm violence approved by the U.S. Congress in over two decades. Proposals for grants must […]

SR #8 demands UC further compensate student workers affected by UCPath Senate Resolution #8, which condemned the university’s flawed rollout of the UCPath payroll system, was adopted by the ASUCD Senate on Jan. 21. The implementation of UCPath was widely seen as a failure by undergraduate students and led to a walkout of student employees […]

BASED wins Executive ticket, EAVP from Thrive, three BASED senators, two Thrive senators, one independent senator The results of the Winter Quarter 2020 ASUCD Elections were announced at 2 p.m. in the Mee Room of the MU. The Basic Needs and Services Referendum, the focus of hours of campaigning done by ASUCD officials throughout this […]

Confirmations for controller, committee positions The Feb. 6 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 7:13 p.m. by Senator Shondreya Landrum. President Justin Hurst, Vice President Shreya Deshpande, Senator Lylah Schmedel, Business and Finance Chair Filip Stamenkovic and Gender and Sexuality Chair Elena DeNecochea were absent.  After Senator Khalil Malik was elected interim Senate […]

Residents encouraged to pay via check or money order Residents of West Village, a luxury apartment complex in Davis popular among students for its pre-furnished homes and other amenities, have struggled to access their website payment portals for the past few weeks.  According to a Feb. 5 email issued in response to an inquiry from […]

For the first time ever, The California Aggie publishes full transcripts of endorsement interviews Every fall and winter, The California Aggie Editorial Board offers each candidate running for a position in ASUCD the chance to sit down and be interviewed for a potential endorsement.  The Board can endorse up to six candidates for Senate, one […]