Campus News

Tipsy Taxi, a service designed to keep Davis streets safer from drunk drivers, has been struggling to run efficiently as a unit, according to ASUCD representatives.

Ten years ago, UC Davis students paid $2,716 in student fees per year. Five years later, they paid $5,406. This year, students pay $9,402, and with the newly proposed 8 percent fee increase, students could pay $10,154 next year.

After a 14-month construction period and a highly anticipated opening on Oct. 11, the new ASUCD Coffee House seems to be thriving.

The University of California has invited faculty members UC system-wide to participate in a pilot project that will assess the quality and aptitude of online courses.

After a series of extensive renovations, the Gunrock Pub, centrally located in the Silo Union building, has come to symbolize something far greater than itself - the collaborative achievements of a rich community.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 21 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.

With the new ASUCD Coffee House finished and fall quarter in full swing, the composting program at the Memorial Union is flourishing.

Although the general catalog is riddled with the word 'prerequisite,' many students realize these classes act more as suggestions than mandatory courses.

Watch your language!; A case of mistaken "identification"; Wrong form.

Tom Dezell, author of Networking for the Novice, Nervous or Naïve Job Seeker, recommends that college students begin searching for internships this winter. The Aggie had a chance to speak with Dezell and hear his advice about networking.

Approximately 134 university administrators and supervisors participated in a two-day leadership challenge development program this fall, designed to hone skills key in increasing leadership effectiveness.

UC Davis now has a place on campus where anyone can use assistive technology to help them with school and research.

With ASUCD senatorial elections beginning Nov. 9, a new campus slate has emerged to compete against LEAD and the independents: BOLD.

UC Davis alumnus Harris Lewin is returning to campus as the new Vice Chancellor of Research. Lewin finished his doctorate at UC Davis in 1984 and went on to become a researcher and faculty member at the University of Illinois for the past 26 years. Lewin's annual base salary will be $370,000, compared to previous Vice Chancellor Barry Klein's salary of $237,400.

UC officials announced yesterday that they've reached an agreement with the University Professional and Technical Employees union (UPTE) on a new labor contract.