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Proposed fee would be $34 per quarter, the first increase to fee since 1979 Facing a roughly $500,000 deficit, the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis (ASUCD), is proposing the first increase to its student base fee in more than 40 years. According to ASUCD Controller Kevin Rotenkolber, who supports the proposed base […]

Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Steyer, Yang discuss education, climate change, international relations The California Aggie attended the sixth Democratic Debate on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Loyola Marymount University. Seven candidates qualified for the last debate of the year: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy […]

ARU becomes the first union in the nation to reach an agreement that covers academic researchers The Academic Researchers United (ARU), a union consisting of almost 5,000 researchers spanning all nine UCs, reached a tentative agreement with the UC regarding a three-year contract on Nov. 4, 2019. The contract encompassed compensation and benefits, rights and […]

Farrow praises student involvement in improving campus security Following a number of burglaries targeting university buildings, UC Davis Campus Police Chief Joe Farrow and Security Director Jeff Rott spoke to The California Aggie about increased security measures on campus. Farrow previously addressed these issues in an Oct. 17 press release.  “I want you to know […]

Senate approves bill to follow California public meeting law, the Brown Act The Senate meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, was called to order at 6:20 p.m. by Senator Shondreya Landrum. Neither ASUCD President Justin Hurst nor Vice President Shreya Deshpande were present. The meeting began late because chairs had to be moved into the student […]

UC Davis Firearm Violence Research Center used funds to publish three groundbreaking studies The UC Firearm Violence Research Center (UCFC), the nation’s first research center of its kind, recently published three studies that take a closer look at the impact of firearm violence and potential prevention efforts. These studies are part of the first wave […]

Overall academic experience slips across UC schools, but UC Davis students report same level of academic experience The results of the 2018 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES), which collects data about a variety of topics and is conducted by the UC Office of the President (UCOP) every two years across all UCs within […]

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 […]