Campus News

“Free Speech on Campus” book advocates for free speech, even if offensive On Oct. 4, UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman spoke at an event titled “Free Speech On Campus” at the Student Community Center. Gillman recently co-wrote a book of the same title with UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and used the event […]

AFSCME alleges UC Davis not complying with California environmental law The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which represents over 25,000 UC workers, filed a lawsuit regarding UC Davis’ Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), which includes projects aimed to increase student housing in Davis. The lawsuit claimed the university did not adequately […]

Pine, Currant Hall residents compensated with Aggie Cash for inconvenience Two residence halls in the Tercero housing area remain under construction while students occupy them. Scaffolding surrounds Currant Hall and Pine Hall while the buildings are being retrofitted for a water-intrusion issue that causes windows to leak when it rains. There is no stucco on […]

Htoo accuses Gofman of disrespect, Gofman denies allegations In a Sept. 27 letter addressed to members of ASUCD, Senator Ko Ser Lu Htoo announced their intention to boycott President Michael Gofman’s State of the Association Address. Htoo stated that Gofman was “disrespectful to members of the LGBTQIA community, minorities and refuse[s] to listen to members […]

Chief talks about recent Davis thefts, how to secure one’s belongings, fostering better police-to-community relationship The California Aggie recently sat down for a question-and-answer conversation with UC Davis Police Chief Joseph (Joe) Farrow. Below is a transcript of the interview. It has been edited and condensed for clarity.   The California Aggie: It seems kind […]

With Fall Elections around the corner, bylaw suspended to confirm chair The ASUCD Senate meeting on Oct. 4 began with the confirmation of the Picnic Day unit director. Fourth-year double major Elise Pohlhammer was for the role. Polhammer said Picnic Day was what convinced her to come to UC Davis. She has volunteered with the […]

UC may have repeatedly violated state law, UC denies charges The University of California is facing allegations from unions and complaints from the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) regarding violations of California state law. John de Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents over 24,000 UC […]

Department of Education found university had not sufficiently validated student attendance Starting this quarter, all students were required to acknowledge the Code of Academic Conduct for each course they were registered in as part of the new Academic Participation program. According to the UC Davis website, the purpose of the acknowledgement was to keep track […]

In a Facebook post, Ethnic and Cultural Affairs commissioner alleges Gofman is discriminatory The first ASUCD Senate meeting of the year was held on Sept. 27 in the Mee Room on the third floor of Memorial Union. At this meeting, a new interim senator and new association members were sworn in, President Michael Gofman delivered […]

UC leaders upset with vote, call actions “predictable theatrics” Amid stalled bargaining negotiations with the UC, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which represents over 25,000 UC employees, has voted to authorize a second strike. “Earlier this month, university officials announced imposed employment terms for more than 15,000 of UC’s Patient […]

UC Davis community members denounce website, which has doxed thousands of individuals Canary Mission, a website and social media initiative, recently posted the pictures and personal and professional information of a number of UC Davis professors and students, including English Professor Margaret Ferguson and Jewish studies Professor David Biale. Canary Mission, which has been the […]

University placed in top 10 of best public universities UC Davis received multiple top 10 placements over the summer as one of the country’s best universities. U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education awarded its rankings in September, while Washington Monthly gave its public and private institution rankings in […]