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Parents, including celebrities, paid bribes in exchange for admission into prestigious universities A far-reaching Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into a nationwide college admissions cheating and athletic recruitment scandal, dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” has opened up a discussion about corruption in college admissions. UCLA is among the universities included in the scandal and recently, Assemblyman […]

Davis Housing Discrimination Committee created in response to student concerns over unfair treatment of student renters The Davis Housing Discrimination Committee, a new ASUCD committee, was recently formed as the result of a bill authored by Nayzak Wali-Ali, a first-year political science major and chairperson of the ASUCD External Affairs Commission. Students have expressed concerns […]

Celebrating 51st anniversary, Unitrans continues to prioritize student safety After celebrating its 51st anniversary and the success of a student fee initiative, Unitrans is also emphasizing its Safe Space Initiative, something the ASUCD transportation unit’s managers and employees are proudly implementing and promoting. Unitrans, which provides transportation around the City of Davis to over 20,000 […]

UC Davis students doing their part in a global green movement UC Davis students submitted a bill designed to reduce water usage on farms to the California State Assembly on Feb. 22. The bill, AB 1086, was authored and introduced by California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in collaboration with students. The bill would provide grants to […]

UPTE-CWA 9119 strike supported by AFSCME 3299, Bernie Sanders University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) CWA 9119, which represents over 13,000 UC employees, will hold a one-day strike on March 20. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 will strike in solidarity with UPTE-CWA 9119 employees on this day — just […]

Students, community members protest DA’s decision not to charge officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark From March 4 to 8, students and community members participated in the Stephon Clark Week of Action. This Week of Action was a collaborative effort by numerous groups in protest of the recent decision by Sacramento County District Attorney Anne […]

Change reflects new External Affairs Vice President position within ASUCD Senate Bill #39, recently passed by the ASUCD Senate, effectively renamed the Office of the External Vice President (OEAVP), previously known as the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation (OASR). According to Francois Kaeppelin, the director of the OEAVP, ASUCD President Michael Gofman supported this […]

Legislation would amend citizenship requirement for law enforcement In order to promote opportunity and increase UC student hiring eligibility, the UC Davis Police Department, led by Chief Joseph Farrow, is currently pursuing action to pass a bill exempting DACA students from the California citizenship requirement to become a peace officer. DACA, or Deferred Action for […]

Petition demanding professor’s termination signed by 10,000, given to UC Davis officials California Assemblyman James Gallagher held a press conference outside of Mrak Hall on March 13 demanding the termination of Joshua Clover, a professor of English and comparative literature at UC Davis, over comments he made on his personal Twitter account, which is now […]

Construction expected to take five to 10 years On Feb. 21, UC Davis unveiled a partnership between IBM and its off-campus innovation center, Aggie Square. The highly-anticipated collaboration will include a group of specialists from IBM working with both Aggie Square staff and the UC Davis Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement. IBM is notoriously […]

Gender and Sexuality Commission expresses frustration over lack of support The Feb. 28 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. by Vice President Shaniah Branson. Senators Mohammad Qayum and Maya Barak were absent. The meeting began with the Campus Center for the Environment’s (CCE) quarterly report by its unit director, Liv Gray. […]

UC Davis alumnus Greg Miller to speak at Mondavi Center March 19 Last April, memos written by former FBI Director James Comey, detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump, were released to Congressional committees and then obtained by the press. In one particular conversation mentioned in the memos, Trump expressed frustration over a story in […]