Campus News

ASUCD reveals rebranding campaign, 10-year “Going Forward” plan A special senate session was held on Sept. 26 in the Student Community Center Multipurpose room. Senator Sahiba Kaur arrived late. President Justin Hurst led a presentation about ASUCD’s rebranding campaign. The presentation highlighted the history of ASUCD, originally the Associated Students of University Farm (ASUF). Since […]

Office works on food, housing insecurity issues A student-run office under the ASUCD executive branch that works to represent the needs of UC students on the local, state and federal levels is currently undergoing a period of change and expansion.  The Office of the External Affairs Vice President (OEAVP) was previously known as the Office […]

Each of the four colleges to have majors split across all three ceremonies After its initial announcement in Spring Quarter 2019 that UC Davis would be transitioning away from its traditional model of seven undergraduate commencement ceremonies, the university has revealed more details about Spring Quarter 2020’s commencement exercises. The three commencements are set for […]

UC secures $3.5 million to address homelessness, basic needs among students  New funds have been secured to provide UC students with access to rapid rehousing grants. The aid, in the form of grants and resources, aims to address students in immediate crisis as well as those at risk of homelessness. This past July, California Governor […]

Buses to take students to West Sacramento, Downtown Sacramento  Students can expect an expansion to the existing bus service from campus to the Davis Medical Center in Sacramento as early as Spring 2020. The buses will be electric and replace the existing service that operates hourly.  Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, will be providing […]

Professor Baki Tezcan considers himself lucky compared to Turkish academics who have lost their jobs in government crackdown Following a brief arrest in Istanbul, Turkey this summer, Associate Professor of History Baki Tezcan has safely returned to campus. Tezcan, whose research focuses on the early modern Ottoman period, spoke to The California Aggie about his […]

UC Davis Primate Center faces scrutiny this summer The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at UC Davis came under fire again this summer after it was reported that seven baby monkeys had died under its care in April of 2018. The center reported the deaths when they happened, but the incidents were subjected to […]

Association aims to increase student engagement across student life With the new school year beginning, ASUCD plans to launch an expansive rebranding effort as well as organize other events and activities to help better engage the student community.  ASUCD, the student government of the entire undergraduate population at UC Davis, supports over 20 units and […]

GoFundMe page set up to help scholar has already exceeded fundraising goal Syed Fahad Shah, a visiting scholar to UC Davis, was robbed at gunpoint last Friday, Sept. 20, as he was walking home on Russell Boulevard. Shah, a lecturer in the Department of Entomology at the University of Agriculture in Peshawar, Pakistan, lost both […]

Documents released after Band-Uh! investigation shine light on the former organization’s practices, environment Details included as part of a climate survey report into the organization formerly known as the Cal Aggie Marching Band authored by the independent law firm, Van Dermyden Maddux, have now publicly emerged, bringing to light student concerns about certain behaviors, traditions […]

Fliers credited to neo-Nazi, white supremacist group American Identity Movement Updated at 4:46 p.m. New information has emerged regarding the anti-Semitic fliers posted around campus on Monday, Sept. 23. UC Davis Campus Police Chief Joe Farrow spoke with The California Aggie about the incident, saying the fliers were posted by members of the American Identity […]

Chancellor, Jewish fraternity respond to anti-Semitic incident Anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi fliers were recently found distributed throughout campus, according to a message from UC Davis Chancellor Gary May posted on the university’s website on Sept. 23. This incident comes less than a year after anti-Semitic fliers credited to the neo-Nazi organization The Daily Stormer were found posted […]