Campus News

Classes initially scheduled to resume Wednesday, university apologizes for any “stress or inconveniences” UC Davis has backtracked on an initial statement made on Tuesday evening that classes would resume Wednesday morning and decided to cancel classes today, for the second consecutive day, due to poor air quality. The UC Davis News Service released a statement and distributed […]

Police tell students to be cautious of suspicious messages A wave of phone and email scams have plagued the Davis community in the past months, and the UC Davis Police Department has warned students to be wary. According to the UCDPD website, these scams don’t specifically target students and have been reported nationwide. The fraudulent […]

UC Davis terminated employees during negotiations while other UCs transferred temporary workers to career positions The Public Employment Relations Board has filed an official complaint on behalf of  University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE), a university labor union, alleging that UC Davis violated labor laws in its termination of contracted counselors during the summer of […]

UC Davis, Sac State cancel classes UC Davis students and staff were informed early Tuesday morning that classes would be cancelled for the day “due to poor air quality as a result of the Butte County fires,” an official email sent by the UC Davis WarnMe system stated. The campus remains open, and the email […]

Academic freedom gives librarians independence to curate materials, pursue research as seen fit UC librarians are advocating to extend the academic freedom of their positions in new labor contract negotiations with the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). Contract negotiations have been ongoing since April. On July 26, UC librarians discovered the rights […]

ASFCME, UPTE members discuss their reasons for striking The three-day strike held by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME) from Oct. 23 to 25 against the University of California system has ended. In a show of solidarity, employees represented by the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union joined […]

Three-day strike prompts class cancellation, relocation across departments A three-day strike took place in late October across the University of California system on behalf of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299, the UC’s largest employee union. While professors and teaching assistants are not included in this union, a number of them altered […]

Moving forward, ADL will host training workshops, administration will provide more efficient communications after targeted attacks Jewish student leaders on campus met with Chancellor Gary May on Friday, Oct. 19, to discuss how the university can proactively address issues regarding anti-Semitism at UC Davis. The meeting was sparked by anti-Semitic fliers that were distributed throughout […]

Eight candidates running for six Senate positions The following eight candidates are running for six senatorial positions in the upcoming 2018 ASUCD Fall Election. The candidates are running either independently or on one of two slates: Unite! and BASED. The Senate Debate will be held on Nov. 13, with voting beginning the same day and […]

Senate Bill to rename OASR tabled for third week in a row The Oct. 25 ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order at 6:11 p.m. by Senator Alisha Hacker. President Michael Gofman was late. Vice President Shaniah Branson and Senator Brandon Clemons were absent. Hacker, the senate pro tempore, filled in for Branson. An election […]

University leaders affirm students’ rights, denounce proposal A memo from the Department of Health and Human Affairs obtained by The New York Times in early October proposed changes to the concept and definition of gender in federal programs including education. The changes would “roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights […]

Room closed due to emergency sewer line repairs The 24-Hour Study Room in Shields Library has been closed due to emergency sewer line repairs, library officials said in an email sent to The California Aggie around noon on Thursday. “Restrooms in the northeast corner of the building on floors 2, 3 and 4 are also […]