Campus News

ECAC, YDSA involved in demonstration to inform students of Japanese-American internment during WWII The Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission (ECAC) and the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YSDA) chapter at UC Davis held a demonstration in front of the Memorial Union on Feb. 19 in honor of the 77th anniversary of the U.S. executive decision […]

Nicholas Chavez ordered to stay away from campus for three years following arrest Nicholas Chavez, the transient individual who had been living in the Art Building and occupying the office of a professor on sabbatical without permission, was released from jail yesterday after his arrest on Feb. 21. Chavez has been issued a three-year order […]

Senate meeting sees several quarterly reports, introduction of three new bills On Feb. 21, the ASUCD Senate met in the Mee Room of the Memorial Union for its weekly meeting, with President Michael Gofman absent for its entirety. Senators Maya Barak and Noah Pearl were also absent and Senator Brandon Clemons was tardy. The meeting […]

Premiums for student families, mental health resources to decrease The UC Davis SHIP Committee approved six changes for the 2019-20 insurance coverage year at its Feb. 20 meeting. The committee is a branch of the UC Davis graduate student association that collaborates with the vice chancellor for Student Affairs regarding SHIP coverage. A survey was […]

Advocacy groups take different approaches to addressing anti-Semitism Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) hosted an anti-Semitism awareness training workshop at the Student Community Center (SCC) on Feb. 27. The workshop, attended by approximately 30 people, was the second on campus event this year to address student concerns about the rising tide of anti-Semitism at U.S. […]

News comes after UC secures additional funds from Gov. Newsom UC tuition will neither increase nor decrease, remaining steady for the 2019-20 academic year, the UC Office of the President announced in a press release. The news comes after the release of Gov. Newsom’s proposed state budget, which includes an increase in funding for the […]

Second anti-Semitic incident in matter of months occurs on campus Recent acts of destructive vandalism at UC Davis’ Putah Creek Riparian Reserve included swastikas painted on a tree in the area. This is the second anti-Semitic incident on campus in a matter of months. The vandals also burned two wooden picnic benches and spray-painted graffiti […]

Kantor discusses breaking Harvey Weinstein story, #MeToo movement, journalism career Jodi Kantor, the investigative journalist from The New York Times who broke the story exposing the sexual harassment committed by Harvey Weinstein alongside colleague Megan Twohey, spoke at the Mondavi Center on March 4. Kantor, who covers gender and politics for The Times, discussed her […]

UC freshman applications decreased by 3 percent systemwide A fact sheet released by the UC Office of the President (UCOP), which highlighted the UC admission statistics for Fall 2019 applications, reported a 3 percent systemwide decrease in applications sent to the UC. Claire Doan, the director of media relations for UCOP, said via email that […]

Auditor raises concerns over implementation of recommendations UC President Janet Napolitano recently faced inquiries from California State Auditor Elaine Howle regarding her office’s failure to disclose $175 million in reserve funds to the Board of Regents. The aforementioned audit took place in 2017 and has since been a source of controversy regarding the UC Office […]

In boycott-esque movement, UC chooses to not renew $11 million subscription, sticking to university’s principles on scholarly communication The UC made a collective decision Thursday to terminate its subscription to the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier. This decision takes place in the wake of months of unsuccessful contract renewal negotiations that ended without an agreement. […]

Students, staff discuss whether political ideology leaks into classroom environment A recent report showed that the majority of individual political contributions from individuals associated with the UC, as well as contributions made by UC political action committees (PACs) go to Democrats. This opened up a discussion about whether political ideology has leaked into the classroom […]