Campus News

ASUCD Court rules minutes from senate meeting at Mrak invalid

The final decision regarding the controversial senate resolution passed in front of Mrak Hall has been made. Moving a meeting without 24 hours advanced notice was unconstitutional, and therefore the minutes have been deemed invalid, according to the ASUCD court.

UC Regents to march alongside students

While some may view the UC Regents' possible attendance at the UC Student Association's march to the capitol as a sign of unification, many students see it as a publicity stunt.

Team plans to launch a community currency in Davis

Davis Dollars is UC Davis graduate Nick Barry's idea for making the already strong Davis community even stronger.

UC Davis meets next student regent

Last year, Jesse Cheng walked by an application open on a computer screen to be student regent-designate 30 minutes before it was due. He thought, why not?

SENATE BRIEFS

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan. 28 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.

Winter 2010 ASUCD election campaigns commence

As ASUCD President Joe Chatham and Vice President Chris Dietrich near the end of their term, three new candidates vie for the soon-to-be vacant executive office.

UC Davis earthquake survivor organizes Haiti relief efforts

John Gunel knows how a 7.6 magnitude earthquake feels: like being on the end of a machine gun.

UC applications rise amid fee increases

Student fees may be on the rise, but the hike in tuition has not deterred a record number of applicants from seeking admission to the University of California for fall 2010.

Students compile an “Immigrants Tale” documentary

Seeking to celebrate UC Davis' diverse student body, the Cross Cultural Center is developing a narrative documentary of students' origins.

UC Regents approve incentive pay for medical executives

At their meeting at UC San Francisco, Mission Bay, the UC Board of Regents approved $3.1 million in incentive pay for senior UC medical administrators.

Students celebrate all identities during ‘Beyond the Binary Week’

Shades of gray will be celebrated this week as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center hosts a variety of events aimed at spreading the message that sexuality and gender is not always black and white.

Campus judicial report

A first-year student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs for plagiarism after he failed to properly cite sources from a website. Three sentences were copied without the use of quotation marks and were incorrectly cited. The student admitted that this was due to carelessness and bad methodology when writing his paper. He wrongly assumed his notes from the website were from lecture. Because this is this student's first year and first referral, he agreed to the disciplinary sanction of a censure, knowing that continued or repeated violations of university policy and regulations would be cause for further disciplinary action.

More than one way to get in trouble with SJA

Students dread hearing they have been referred to the Student Judicial Board, but few actually understand the process that follows.

UC and clerical employee union strike deal on temporary layoffs

Last December the UC and the Coalition of University Employees came to an agreement concerning the effects of temporary layoffs.

Students scramble to enroll in required courses

As students filed in to the Science Lecture Hall for Douglas Gross' Human Anatomy course at the start of winter quarter, one thing became certain - UC Davis is getting crowded.