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Quarterly reports, confirmation of commissioners, commission chair among action items  The ASUCD Senate convened its Nov. 21 meeting at 6:17 p.m. in the MU East Wing Lounge. Scheduled to take place from 6:10 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the meeting continued until approximately 11:30 p.m. Following the roll call, the members present at the Senate meeting […]

Two amendments fail by not reaching 60 percent vote in favor, one fails outright Roughly two weeks after voters in the ASUCD Fall Elections rejected three constitutional amendments, those same three amendments failed again in a special election that concluded today. Constitutional Amendments #63, #64 and #65 all failed to garner enough votes to be […]

Peres, who worked at UC Berkeley for over a decade, left position at University of Washington under threat of investigation Updated at 11:21 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2019 Yuval Peres, a mathematics professor known for his work in the probability research field, gave a lecture at UC Davis on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Peres, who previously […]

Suits filed with Judicial Council, special election to be held this week Following a number of mistakes made by ASUCD officials during the recent Fall Elections, members of the Thrive slate have filed two complaints with the ASUCD Judicial Council accusing the entire election of being unconstitutional.  The elections kicked off without an official Elections […]

Three constitutional amendments from Fall Quarter election to be voted upon again Three constitutional amendments will be put before students for a second time this quarter, as ASUCD plans to hold a special election this week. These amendments all failed last time they were put to a vote just two weeks ago. The three amendments […]

UC President Janet Napolitano, Attorney General of California Xavier Becerra comment on DACA hearings  The nine U.S. Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments both for and against the ending of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, on Nov. 12. Their ruling will impact the trajectory of the over 660,000 undocumented young adults […]

Free HIV testing in honor of international AIDS day For the first time ever, and in honor of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the Student Health and Wellness Center will offer free HIV testing from Dec. 2–6. The service will be offered to all students through the online appointment scheduling service Health-e-Messaging. When prompted, […]

Latest protest marks sixth one over past year and a half The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, went on strike on Nov. 13 for the sixth time in the last 18 months. Members and supporters protested the alleged outsourcing of jobs and unfair labor […]

U.S. Department of State and Department of Education initiative comes to campus UC Davis is celebrating International Education Week from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22, 2019 — a nationally recognized event resulting from a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. This week is a result of “efforts […]

Turnitin should not be the sole determiner of plagiarism, says Turnitin representative Popular anti-plagiarism software Turnitin is currently in the process of being added to UC Davis’ Canvas. While funding for the expense has been approved by the Provost, the anti-plagiarism product is under information security review and the timeline for implementation is unknown.  The […]

Police tracking email servers, email recipient says university should do more  Twenty-five staff — including some students — linked to the African American studies and political science departments received an email on Oct. 25 containing the message “It’s okay to be white.” Five days later, a student reported graffiti containing two discrete N-words on the […]

“Quarter at Aggie Square” program set to begin at Sacramento campus UC Davis has released new information about the progress of Aggie Square in Sacramento — including details about a new program set to begin next fall called “Quarter at Aggie Square.” Students pursuing this option will have the opportunity to earn one quarter’s worth […]