Campus News

Students call for stronger, more substantive administrative response ASUCD President Michael Gofman was on his way to class on Monday morning when he saw a Facebook post from a friend reporting the presence of an anti-Semitic flier posted at Young Hall. By 3 p.m., Gofman received reports of the fliers at the Memorial Union, […]

App offers deals, discounts at 50 Davis locations including Lazy Cow, KetMoree A new food and drink app for college markets, called Hooked, went live in Davis on Sept. 17. Tim Rothwell, a Hooked co-founder, said the app enables and incentivizes college students to discover new restaurants with exclusive deals and savings. UC Davis is […]

Contract settles as negotiations stall with UPTE, AFSCME On Sept. 29, after a year and a half of bargaining, the California Nurses Association (CNA) voted to ratify a new five-year contract. Under the new contract, over 14,000 nurses at five UC medical centers and 10 student health centers will receive a 15 percent pay increase […]

Demographics, information on incoming freshmen, transfer class This fall, UC Davis welcomed 9,300 freshmen and transfer students to campus. These students were part of the 41,946 students offered acceptance out of a record number of applications, totalling just over 78,000. On July 11, 2018, the UC Office of the President released information on the demographics […]

Former Judicial Council member aims to restructure, improve ‘problematic’ bylaws The Sept. 27 ASUCD Senate meeting saw the confirmation of Devo Leichter as the newest member of the Senate table. The fourth-year political science major will fulfill the remainder of Danny Halawi’s term, who announced his resignation from his Senate position in early May. Halawi […]

Robbery latest in string of recent crimes Yesterday, at approximately 5:10 a.m. at Tennis Court Lane, a man stole a CBS 13 news camera and fled the area in a getaway vehicle which then struck a CBS 13 cameraman, university police said. The news crew had set up their equipment to film a segment about […]

Four new regents include state finance director, union president In a press release on August 6, Governor Jerry Brown announced the appointment of four individuals to the UC Board of Regents. The new regents are Laphonza Butler, Michael Cohen, Cecilia V. Estolano and Richard H. Leib. The California Senate must first confirm the new appointees, […]

UC Davis among campuses that took longer to discipline certain faculty members A California State Audit published in June recommended steps to address problems in the handling of faculty sexual misconduct within the UC system, with specific focus on UCLA, Berkeley and Davis. The audit, prepared by State Auditor Elaine Howle, identified three key issues: […]

Jake Sedgley will take new position with OASR ASUCD Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Sedgley has officially resigned from his position as of Sept. 20. A Davis local, Sedgley is a fourth-year transfer student and an environmental policy analysis and planning and economics double major. He was elected during the uncontested 2017 Fall Election. Sedgley […]

West Village expansion, Davis Live project aim to improve .2 percent vacancy rate Two new housing projects, an expansion of West Village Student Housing by the university and the Davis Live housing project by the city, have both been approved. The projects are a collaborative effort between UC Davis and the City of Davis as […]

Potential changes could alter how colleges respond to cases of sexual assault, harassment The United States Department of Education is considering changes to sexual misconduct rules under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, according to a report released by The New York Times. The act, which protects students from gender-based discrimination, is […]

Two UC Davis Law School Professors Sign Letter After Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June of this year, President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to fill the position. Kavanaugh’s nomination has met with significant backlash, especially in light […]