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Events include Sunset Festival, Involvement Fair, Internship and Career Fair A number of exciting events are scheduled for Fall Quarter. Here are a few to make note of: Sept. 28 The quarter will kick off with ASUCD’s Sunset Festival on Sept. 28. This event will be held on the Quad to welcome new and returning […]

Budget plans approved for 2018-19 school year On July 19, 2018, the UC Board of Regents voted to approve the 2018-19 budget plan which saw an increase in state funding. The approved plan reduced UC tuition by $60 while the student service fee, at $1,128 a year, remains unchanged. The tuition reduction is a result […]

Employment opportunities available for students of every talent and passion Between textbooks, tuition, housing and food, the expenses of the average college student stack up. Luckily, there are plenty of places to work all over campus for students with a variety of talents and interests Starting at the Tercero Residence Halls, The California Aggie spoke […]

Association employs over 1,000 students, organizes events such as Picnic Day, Whole Earth Festival The connective organization overseeing a diverse range of activities and opportunities throughout UC Davis — from serving students in on-campus eateries to serving their needs in student government, to bussing students to and from campus, organizing events such as Picnic Day […]

Claims of bias against low-income students, ethnic, racial minorities The Yolo County Central Committee has called for an investigation into the UC Davis Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs, following a resolution that passed unanimously on June 18. A press release sent from the committee made numerous allegations against the OSSJA, including bias against […]

Vice Mayor Ted Hickman tells UC Davis faculty, staff to read first amendment UC Davis announced its solidarity with members of the LGBTQIA+ community in condemning Dixon Vice Mayor Ted Hickman after a controversial column he wrote, in which he called for the establishment of a Straight Pride American Month and used the term “faries” […]

State allocates $2.8 million for chancellor’s Aggie Square project The Chancellor’s Office, in conjunction with the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, recently released the draft version of the university’s strategic planning effort for the next decade titled “To Boldly Go.” The plan consists of five major goals: providing students with an education that addresses “the needs […]

Key appointments ready to serve UC Davis in Aggie Square, law, student affairs UC Davis has recently hired individuals to fill key leadership roles with the Aggie Square initiative, the Office of Campus Counsel and in the Student Affairs office. UC Davis Chancellor Gary May appointed Robert Segar as the Aggie Square planning director, effective […]

Organizers show intersectionality between resistance movements On June 1, the ASUCD Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission organized the event “The Tunnel of Resistance” at the MU Patio. The Sikh Cultural Association, Students for Justice in Palestine and Mental Health Initiative worked in collaboration with the ECAC to put on the event which, according to the […]

After three-day strike in May, noteworthy public figures decline speeches at UC commencements Actress, neuroscientist and UCLA alumna Mayim Bialik declined to speak at UCLA’s College of Letters and Sciences’ commencement ceremony due to ongoing bargaining negotiations between the UC and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 — the UC’s […]

Petition fails to receive necessary amount of signatures ASUCD President Michael Gofman and Vice President Shaniah Branson will remain in office as the effort that sought to recall them failed to receive the 2,364 signatures necessary to enable a special election. In an email sent by Mahssa Rezaei obtained by The California Aggie, the total […]

Protests over proposed tuition hike leads to disciplinary action Six students and members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) who participated in a sit-in at Mrak Hall over potential tuition hikes which began on Jan. 23 and continued both that night and the night of the 24 were found guilty of violating university policy […]