Campus News

Club has voluntarily stocked select bathrooms on campus, is in process of approaching administration with proposal The UC Davis chapter of PERIOD, a national nonprofit dedicated to the destigmatization of menstrual cycles, is in the midst of a project to stock all campus bathrooms with free menstrual products. PERIOD’s UC Davis members’ goal, titled #FreethePeriod, […]

Injunction against DACA repeal efforts upheld On Nov. 8, 2018, the UC issued a message of support for the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold its injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. “The court decision ensures that the 800,000 beneficiaries of DACA will […]

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Police Department, Fire Department respond to wildfire The Davis community has organized various relief efforts in response to the recent Camp Fire burning in Butte County. The fire, which began on Nov. 8, has been reported as the state’s worst wildfire on record. It burned approximately 152,250 acres as […]

Students vote to create new “Student Advocate” position The results of the 2018 ASUCD Fall Election were released Friday, Nov. 16, and a total of 1,914 students voted, according to the ASUCD elections website. In Fall 2017, UC Davis enrolled approximately 29,200 undergraduate students. Using this figure, fewer than 7 percent of students voted in […]

UC Davis Police Department offers two cadet programs for UC Davis students, staff, faculty, community members The UC Davis Police Department offers its cadet program for students interested in law enforcement. The program has been offered to students for the past five years and was created by UC Davis Police Officer Ray Holguin and former […]

Staff, student workers voice frustration with streamlined system Seven years ago, the UC system introduced UCPath as a program to unify the payrolls of all the UC campuses through an online interface. When the system was proposed in 2011 with a price tag of $306 million, it had a projected completion date of 2014. A […]

Geology professor remembered for caring spirit, diverse passions Eldridge Moores, a distinguished professor emeritus in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, died unexpectedly at the age of 80 in late October during a geology field trip. Moores first arrived at UC Davis in 1966. He helped establish the Geology Department, now called the Earth and […]

UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services teams up with City of Davis to host informational meeting A “Davis Cannabis Town Hall” was hosted on Nov. 8 at the Veteran’s Memorial Theater to discuss the growing presence of cannabis in the community. Around 140 residents were in attendance and six speakers covered a variety of […]

Senate bill pending for allocation of $1,400 toward repairs ASUCD Vice President Shaniah Branson called the Nov. 8 Senate meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. in the Mee Room on the third floor of the Memorial Union. Senators Jesse Kullar and Sydney Hack were absent. Senate Pro Tempore Alisha Hacker acknowledged the Nov. 7 Thousand […]

Democrat, Republican student leaders discuss The Nov. 6 midterm elections ushered in continued success for California Democrats with gains in the House of Representatives and a clean sweep in California races. On the national election front, several key races were too close to call on election night. Voter turnout in California saw a significant increase […]

No explosives mailed, but community advised to stay vigilant The UC Davis community was advised to stay vigilant after police found the university to be among the locations researched by a suspect accused of mailing pipe bombs to individuals across the United States. “We have no reason to believe that any explosives have been sent […]

Global Affairs is developing a global education program for UC Davis students The Global Education Initiative is a program being developed by UC Davis Global Affairs that intends to incorporate the realities of a globally-connected world into UC Davis students’ education. Vice Provost and Associate Chancellor of Global Affairs Joanna Regulska is one of the […]