Campus News

UCPath payment issues lead to student protests, causing administrative response
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2019
Similar issues seen when UCPath rolled out at other UC campuses in recent years UCPath, the UC’s centralized payroll and human resources system, completed its implementation at UC Davis in late September. Since that time, undergraduate student workers, as well as graduate student readers and teaching assistants, have reported late, incorrect or nonexistent payments. On […]

ASUCD elections website fails to show constitutional amendments to Tuesday morning voters
BreakingNovember 13, 2019
Early voters’ anonymity compromised as Elections Committee emails students directly, asking for their votes on four ballot measures The ASUCD elections website failed to show the entire ballot for the first voters in this Fall Quarter’s elections early Tuesday morning on Nov. 12. Called a “procedural oversight” according to an email sent by the Elections […]

Student organizations support DACA and “I Stand With…” solidarity campaigns
Campus NewsNovember 12, 2019
UC campaign comes just weeks before US Supreme Court hears case on DACA The UC’s “I Stand With…” campaign, which launched on Oct. 22, aims to encourage campus community members voice their solidarity with undocumented students and encourage a show of support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA). The UC filed a […]

Office of Research launches four specialized research centers
Campus NewsNovember 11, 2019
New efforts emphasize UC Davis’ commitment to interdisciplinary research The Office of Research spearheaded four new special research programs through the Inter and Multidisciplinary Program to Accelerate Convergence and Transition (IMPACT) Centers program. This initiative is “designed to promote new, sustainable inter- and multidisciplinary research activity at UC Davis that responds to society’s greatest challenges […]

Medication abortions to be administered at all California public universities starting 2023
Campus NewsNovember 8, 2019
With some states rolling back abortion rights, California becomes first state to offer this type of abortion on college campuses Starting in 2023, both the UC and California State University (CSU) systems will provide on-campus access to medication abortions or “the abortion pill.” Signed on Oct. 11, the goal of Senate Bill 24 is to […]

Campus police implement new security measures for Bainer Hall
Campus NewsNovember 8, 2019
Mechanical and aerospace engineering students kept informed Following a spate of robberies in Bainer Hall throughout September and October, UC Davis Campus Police have implemented added security measures in the building. The building and security managers in Bainer recently sent an email to concerned students outlining these steps. “There has been much going on behind […]

Resolution in support of student debt cancellation bill passed at Oct. 24 Senate meeting
Campus NewsNovember 8, 2019
Joint ASUCD-Graduate Student Association Housing Task Force report presented The Oct. 24 ASUCD Senate meeting was held in Meeting Room D at the Student Community Center (SCC). Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. Controller Kevin Rotenkolber was absent. The planned election chairs committee confirmation was cancelled, as no candidates […]

Fall Quarter ASUCD elections move forward without elections chair
ASUCDNovember 7, 2019
Scheduling delays, technical malfunctions pose rocky start for this round of elections ASUCD finds itself without an elections committee chair and without any members of the elections committee — with 2019 Fall Quarter Senate elections just around the corner, the association is scrambling to prepare. The elections committee chair oversees elections preparation and helps candidates […]

UC Davis has seen 20 deaths by suicide over the past decade, but that number doesn’t tell the whole story
Campus NewsNovember 4, 2019
A look at the previous decade’s worth of suicide statistics at each of the 10 UC campuses This article is the second in a multi-part investigation by The California Aggie looking at suicide statistics in the UC system. As these statistics are not maintained by the UC Office of the President, The Aggie has compiled […]

Suicide rates are rising. Why doesn’t the UC mandate the collection of suicide data?
Campus NewsNovember 4, 2019
Suicide data can be essential information, but public universities aren’t required to collect by any state, federal bodies This article is the first in a multi-part investigation by The California Aggie looking at suicide statistics in the UC system. As these statistics are not maintained by the UC Office of the President, The Aggie has […]

Recent white nationalist, anti-Semitic events on campus mimic a national trend of increased rates of white supremacist propaganda
Campus NewsNovember 1, 2019
When white nationalist, anti-Semitic incidents happen at UC Davis, they do not occur in a vacuum UC Davis has been repeatedly targeted by white supremacist groups during the last year. White supremacist and anti-Semitic fliers were posted on campus in October 2018 and October 2019. These actions reflect a concerted effort on the part of […]

Long-running intercampus shuttle to be replaced with public electric bus service, leaving many riders frustrated
Campus NewsOctober 31, 2019
Current riders feel ignored by administrators regarding objections to the changes A shuttle service provided by UC Davis and relied upon by staff, faculty and students will come to an end, effective April 2020. The shuttle will be replaced by a public electric bus service that will run as part of a partnership between Yolobus […]

