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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Campus News

Correction

In the Feb. 22 issue of The California Aggie, the article "Election results announced Friday" incorrectly stated the elections website was down between 8 and 11 p.m. on Thursday when in fact it was down from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The Aggie regrets the error.

Stimulus package lends a hand to low-income students

The federal government is helping out higher education.

Among aiming to create and save millions of jobs over the next couple years, infrastructure improvements, energy plans and an examination of the health care system, the Senate-approved stimulus package accounts for students in colleges and universities.

Transfer student enrollment to increase

UC Davis is growing in some places and shrinking in others.

The University of California Board of Regents announced this month that while 8 percent fewer freshmen will be admitted into UC Davis for fall 2009, the number of transfer students accepted will increase by 2.8 percent.

Former UCD student creates organic vodka brand

Few college students turn their love for partying into anything more than a hangover.

Except for Ann Marie Barnett, the owner, creator and distiller of Shadow Spirits Organic Vodka.

"I love how partying brings people together," said Barnett, a 24 year-old Santa Cruz resident. "That's why I went into the business of alcohol. People tend to have a good time when they get together and drink."

Bike Church crusades for new location

Davis' only non-profit student run bicycle co-op, the Bike Church, is soldiering along on in its quest to find a new location to continue its work with the local bicycle community.

Election results announced

With the second largest voter-turnout in Aggie history, the results for this quarter's ASUCD's elections are in.

Election results were announced Friday at 2 p.m. in front of the Memorial Union. Despite the elections website being down from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, a total of 26 percent of undergraduate students signed on to vote.

Senate Briefs

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Feb. 19 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.

 

Elections results announced

With the second largest voter-turnout in Aggie history, the results for this quarter's ASUCD's elections are in.

Elections results announced

With the second largest voter-turnout in Aggie history, the results for this quarter's ASUCD's elections are in.

Elections results announced

With the second largest voter-turnout in Aggie history, the results for this quarter's ASUCD's elections are in.

Union ratifies service worker agreement

After 18 months of negotiations, the University of California has finally reached an agreement with its service workers regarding wage increases.

The agreement was ratified on Feb. 12 by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, which represents 8,500 service workers at the 10 UC campuses.

Campus Judicial Report

Up fron

A student was referred for using a cheat sheet on an exam. Upon meeting with an SJA officer, the student promptly admitted to the dishonest behavior, and agreed to the sanctions of disciplinary probation and 10 hours of community service. The student's honesty was an important mitigating factor in determining appropriate sanctions.

Coffee House to undergo a facelift

Hollywood stars do it, websites do it, so why not the Coffee House?

By students' choice, the ASUCD Coffee House will be shutting down for a face-lift at the end of spring quarter.

Community Service Council aims to make an impact

The newly formed Community Service Council has hit the ground running this year, acquiring support from numerous organizations around campus.

The CSC is focused on pooling together the resources of various community service clubs on campus in order to better serve the community.

ASUCD Elections begin today

Starting today, students can vote for whom and what they believe will make UC Davis a better campus.

Polls open at 8 a.m. today at elections.ucdavis.edu and close 8 a.m. Friday. Voters can choose their preference from two executive tickets and 15 senatorial tickets, in addition to The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) ballot measure.