Campus News

Sara Granda doesn't take no for an answer.

The recent availability of more advanced technology has prompted UC Davis' Information Educational Technology services (IET) to update Smartsite, the campuswide online course website.

Chancellor Linda Katehi will meet with the campus today to hear and respond to the concerns of students faced with fee increases. The Fall Dialogue with the Chancellor will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Activities and Recreation Ballroom. Katehi and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia will address the UC Davis budget and the effects it will have on campus.

Fifty-one out of 52 students and faculty arrested for trespassing during the Nov. 19 Mrak Hall protest will not be charged with a misdemeanor violation at this time.

Roughly 150 protestors rejoined in Mrak for another sit-in last night to further show their dissatisfaction with the UC Regents and campus administrators.

Trouble with studying

Citing declining residency, current budgetary issues and cost of upkeep, the department of Student Housing has decided to consolidate the Tri-Cooperative Housing program from three co-ops to two. The consolidation will take effect Aug. 1, 2010.

A recently released study by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management found that California women are grossly underrepresented in leadership roles of corporations.

Q: What are the repercussions for the protesters who were arrested last Thursday? Is this considered a felony on their record?

The world need not look to radical new technologies or search for elusive new sources of power to give people sustainable and constantly renewable energy. Most of the technology required to do so is already here.

The Native American Contemplative Garden, dedicated to the Patwin Indians, was unveiled last Saturday at the UC Davis Arboretum.

A recent survey shows Californians like their public higher education but are less receptive of footing the bill.

I experienced a moment of surprising self-reflexivity Friday while I was protesting the fee hikes outside of the Segundo dining hall.

Students organized on Thursday against the UC Regents' decision to increase fees 32 percent. After marching through campus, the demonstrators attempted a sit-in at Mrak Hall.

Amid student protests, the UC Board of Regents concluded its UCLA meeting by voting to increase student fees by 32 percent. They also passed a budget that leads up to 2011.