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Davis Downtown Business Association hopes to connect campus and downtown communities
FeaturedSeptember 26, 2024
Highlighting the events and organizers that play a role in connecting our campus to the city of Davis By NOAH HARRIS — features@theaggie.org UC Davis and downtown Davis share a certain closeness that can be hard to find in other parts of the country: the campus is directly connected to the city, and […]

ASUCD — What is it?
Campus NewsSeptember 24, 2024
A crash course on UC Davis’ student government By VINCE BASADA — campus@theaggie.org For new students and even those returning, the five-letter entity ASUCD may prove confusing in its purpose and its logo’s diverse presence on campus: from mental health posters to bus route maps. With a budget of $22 million in student […]

A look into a lost local tradition: The Davisphere
FeaturedSeptember 24, 2024
Exploring the mysterious disappearance of a popular local concert series By NOAH HARRIS — features@theaggie.org As the 2022 academic year started, artists performed and families sat on the grass while retail and food vendors sold their goods. This event may not have had the history of the Davis Farmers Market or come close […]

Art Mania returns to Sudwerk Brewery
Arts & CultureSeptember 11, 2024
The wrestling-themed art battle attracted a crowd to watch the fresh batch of contestants face off with their palettes and paints By MATTHEW MCELDOWNEY — art@theaggie.org Secret Spot and Sudwerk Brewery collaborated on Aug. 17 to bring Art Mania back to Davis. Following their successful Art Mania in February of this year, the […]

University of California Office of the President releases statement surrounding new policies restricting protests on UC campuses
Campus NewsSeptember 9, 2024
The policies hope to set stricter guidelines for student protests have caused controversy UC Davis organizations and students By JESSICA YUNG — campus@theaggie.org On Aug. 19, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) released a statement to UC Davis students detailing new protest guidelines due to protests from the past school year and […]

Pro-Palestinian encampment decamps after university does not accept demands
Campus NewsAugust 22, 2024
After seven weeks, PULP activists completely remove encampment from the Quad By RIVERS STOUT — campus@theaggie.org Earlier this summer, Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine (PULP) announced its official decampment after more than 40 days of occupying space on the Memorial Union Quad. Overnight, the encampment completely decamped. The encampment began with the […]

Protesters blockade Unitrans
BreakingJune 10, 2024
by SONORA SLATER June 10, 9:40 a.m., 2024 In the early morning of June 10, pro-Palestine protesters set up blockades on both ends of the Silo Terminal for the Unitrans bus system, preventing buses from entering and buses already within from exiting. The buses within did not appear to be operating at the time the […]

UAW 4811 calls on academic workers at UCD, UCLA to strike starting Tuesday
Campus NewsMay 24, 2024
The campuses will join UCSC in striking in protest of unfair labor practices, including the arrests of students and academic workers at UCLA By VINCE BASADA — campus@theaggie.org United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4811, the union representing academic workers across the 11 UC campuses, called on union members at UC Davis and UC Los Angeles […]

Understanding the history of protest in our path forward
FeaturedMay 23, 2024
As students across the country engage in civil disobedience in the name of Palestinian liberation, they follow in the footsteps of student leaders before them By EMME DUNNING — features@theaggie.org In the past month, college students in the United States have gained increasing attention from the public through their support of the Free […]

Student organizers set up encampment for Palestine in Memorial Union Quad
BreakingMay 6, 2024
The group has a list of five demands, one of which is calling for Chancellor Gary May to resign from Leidos By CHRIS PONCE — campus@theaggie.org On the morning of Monday, May 6, Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine (PULP) organizers set up tents and canopies in the center of the […]

This election cycle, ‘Bitch’ was on the ballot
FeaturedApril 30, 2024
Two UC Davis students discuss their unique ASUCD Senate campaign By EMME DUNNING — features@theaggie.org Editor’s Note: The candidates were interviewed and this article was written prior to the ASUCD elections. Both Dhilena Wickramasinghe and Amrita Julka were elected to the Senate table. Chances are, if you’re a woman, you’ve been called a bitch at […]

ASUCD Environmental Policy and Planning Commission launches Cool Campus Challenge
ASUCDApril 29, 2024
Students, staff and faculty can participate and log activities that reduce their carbon footprint By JORDAN POLTORAK — campus@theaggie.org The Cool Campus Challenge, organized by ASUCD’s Environmental Policy and Planning Commission (EPPC) started on April 8 and will take place until April 29. Students, staff and faculty can all participate in logging activities […]

