Campus News

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 With the no-strike clause that is contained in their expired contract no longer applicable, lecturers, librarians and […]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 […]

Senate bills passed enforce new rules for Creative Media, ASUCD election candidates ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Jan. 30 ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 8:03 p.m.  Senator Lylah Schmedal was absent. Deshpande amended the agenda so that the Elections Committee chair confirmation could happen first.  Former ASUCD Interim Senator Karolina Rodriguez was […]

Questions surrounding referendum saturate meeting agenda  ASUCD Senate members discussed the upcoming ASUCD Winter Elections happening Feb. 18-21 and the Basic Needs and Services Referendum which will be on the elections ballot, at the association’s quarterly town hall meeting on Jan. 30. Despite the looming elections, where six new senators, a new executive team, a […]

Eleven students running for six senatorial positions, two executive tickets, two candidates running for external affairs vice president, one candidate for student advocate Senate: Derek Foster (Thrive), a fourth-year managerial economics major, said he is running for Senate in order to improve the campus for future Aggies. Foster’s platforms include financial security within ASUCD and […]

Institute to take inspiration from Water’s Berkeley-based Edible Schoolyard Project UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and renowned chef, author and food activist Alice Waters announced the Alice Waters Institute for Edible Education during a press conference in Sacramento on Jan. 16. The institute will be a part of Aggie Square — […]

Students to define what it means to act as students’ voice  In the upcoming ASUCD Winter Elections, students have the chance to vote for a student advocate — a new position on campus. The student advocate has the potential to serve as an unprecedented guide for the student body, serving as a liaison between students […]