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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 […]

Napolitano served seven years as UC President, during which she survived a cancer diagnosis UC President Janet Napolitano announced to the UC Regents at their meeting today, Sept. 18, that she is stepping down from her role after a seven-year stint as the UC’s executive. Napolitano, the UC’s 20th president, has led the UC since […]

Fee payment deadline is today, Sept. 15 Students whose Student Health Insurance Plan Waivers were tentatively approved should be on the lookout — they could still be on the hook for an $874 bill if their waiver has not fully processed by today, Sept. 15, the fee payment deadline. The UC Davis fee payment deadline […]

Serious allegations of misconduct lead Student Affairs to axe student-led band The Cal Aggie Marching Band, popularly referred to as the Band-Uh!, will cease to exist following allegations of misconduct committed by band members. These allegations were first published in The California Aggie. Those allegations were later covered by The Sacramento Bee and the Los […]

Contract expected to be ratified in coming weeks The UC and the UPTE-CWA 9119 union have reached a contract agreement after months of stalled negotiations. The successful contract, which was announced on July 28 and lasts until 2024, comes on the heels of multiple worker strikes across the UC system. Workers had been advocating for […]

Professor arrested after signing petition critical of Turkish government’s actions toward Kurdish residents Baki Tezcan, an associate professor of history at UC Davis, was arrested in Istanbul, Turkey on June 26 for having signed a petition critical of the Turkish government three years ago. Tezcan has since been released and is awaiting his trial, which […]