Editorial

The Editorial Board bids farewell Scott Dresser, Editor-in-Chief By Eli Flesch Let’s talk about Scott Dresser. But let’s keep it brief. We don’t want this to go to his head. We don’t want him to think that bringing the Aggie back to print is that much of an accomplishment. Print is dead, Scott! Or that […]

UC Davis to implement hourly fees for on-campus meeting spaces On May 16, UC Davis student organizations and clubs were notified by an email bulletin from the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) that, as of July 1, reserving and using on-campus meeting spaces will require an hourly fee. The exact fees have yet to be […]

Student officials fail to effectively promote important special election ASUCD held a special election from May 24-25 to vote on the re-establishment of the ASUCD judicial branch. Students had voted to approve a constitutional amendment to dissolve the branch in November, after various ASUCD officials campaigned for the amendment’s passage. However, after ASUCD realized this […]

Commencement speakers should embody university’s ideals Vice President Mike Pence’s commencement speech at University of Notre Dame on May 21 was met with dozens of graduating students walking out of the ceremony as he spoke. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the historically black college Bethune-Cookman’s graduation to jeers and turned backs, as neither […]

Vote to re-establish ASUCD Court in special election UC Davis students will have the unique opportunity to vote to reestablish the ASUCD judicial branch this Wednesday. This special election comes as a result of a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) policy that requires student governments to have a court, which was recently […]

The fight for clean water doesn’t end after drought stops When you woke up this morning, what did you do? Did you brush your teeth, take a shower or perhaps cook some oatmeal for breakfast? It’s so easy to turn on a faucet that most people don’t give a second thought to how much water […]

Hazing deaths are avoidable but all too common No parent should have to bury their child. But after a fraternity hazing ritual turned deadly, Jim and Evelyn Piazza found themselves having to do just that. The Piazzas are the parents of Timothy Piazza, a second-year engineering major at Penn State who died on Feb. 4. […]

May discusses positions on boards, UCOP audit, free speech The Aggie Editorial Board sat down with incoming Chancellor Gary May on Monday to talk about issues concerning UC Davis students, including his positions on private boards. Below is a full transcript of the meeting. Dr. May, you had brought up the idea of meeting after […]

Supporting organizations that provide fresh produce to students As an agriculturally-focused school in one of the country’s agricultural powerhouse states, UC Davis emphasizes eating locally, organically and sustainably. However, the prices indicative of what the general Davis population would consider “eating well” are not appropriate for students and staff who cannot take advantage of the […]

New vaccination policy should help ensure a healthy student population The University of California (UC) is instituting a new policy that will require incoming students to be vaccinated, starting Fall 2017. This new policy follows in the footsteps of the 2015 California Senate Bill 277 (SB 277), which removed a number of exemptions to vaccine […]

Hidden reserves should be reinvested in student services and programs A blistering audit released Tuesday showing $175 million in hidden University of California (UC) reserves reinforces the rightly-held belief that the UC Office of the President (UCOP) has not been transparent in its budgetary dealings. Though the reserves likely wouldn’t be able to cover the […]

Wellness To Go machine provides affordable emergency contraceptives to students UC Davis has made strides in sexual health and reproductive rights with the installation of a Plan B vending machine in the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) on March 31. The “Wellness To Go machine” offers tampons, lubricant, condoms, various other forms of birth control […]