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Outages in Davis on Oct. 27 caused difficulty for students The PG&E outages in California on Oct. 27 caused disruption in students’ schedules and closed down stores including Save Mart and the Safeway in North Davis.  Some students, like second-year anthropology and history major Dhanya Indraganti, dealt with additional problems besides the lack of power. […]

Current vice president talks all things ASUCD — from fee referendum to UCPath and future of association Shreya Deshpande sat on a wooden bench outside of Wellman Hall facing the quad, returning waves to students they recognized every five minutes. People come up to Deshpande, and they respond warmly, ensuring that everyone who passed by […]

Many hope that low ASUCD voter turnout is on the upswing ASUCD’s last election — the Winter Elections — saw a voter turnout of 5,892 students, accounting for approximately 20% of the student population. Prior elections, however, have seen voter turnouts as low as 4%. Voter turnout for student government has been a constant struggle […]

Minimum wage in California will be set to $15 by 2022, making it more costly to pay employees An increase in prices at the CoHo at the start of Fall Quarter have drawn student backlash — “I don’t feel like [the increase] is fair, looking at how much we pay for tuition,” said Yara Habeeb, […]

Prytanean, Phi Beta Kappa among most commonly joined organizations at UC Davis Cayley Chan, a second-year environmental policy analysis and planning major and member of the Prytanean Women’s Honor Society said she sought out the society because of her interest in finding a group of distinguished young women who support one another and give back […]

A look inside the minds of Davis’s diverse academic community UC Davis may be generally regarded as a STEM-focused school, but this view ignores the university’s considerably sized humanities departments. The perceived dominance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics on campus leads to interesting interactions between students of different majors — from the ways students […]

West Village responds to students’ complaints Construction of the new apartments in West Village, called The Green, began in Feb. 2019. Anticipated to hold approximately 1,000 beds by Fall 2020 and be ready for occupancy by Fall 2021, The Green is a part of UC Davis’ initiative to provide more housing for undergraduate students. The […]

Interest groups say SAT, ACT tests discriminate on basis of race, disability, wealth A letter sent to the UC Board of Regents on Oct. 29 and signed by several low-income student advocacy groups, including the Compton Unified School District, demanded the removal of SAT and ACT requirements from the UC application. The letter claimed that […]

ASUCD Aggie Reuse Store employee, members of Aggie Trading Post talk about the sustainability, trendiness of thrifting In recent years, more and more people — such as fourth-year communications major Lee Chisholm and fourth-year design and communication major Claire Ongaro — have made efforts to minimize fashion waste and make more sustainable choices. Chisholm and […]

UC Davis Vet School organization shares special mission The Orphan Kitten Project, fondly referred to as OKP by its members, is a non-profit, student-run organization overseen by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The rescue organization is dedicated to providing young kittens — less than eight weeks old — with a foster home until […]

Faculty, students comment on the consequences of underrepresentation For the past decade, UC Davis has been working toward achieving a status as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The designation requires that the university maintain a student body comprised of at least 25% Hispanic students, among other criteria. Of the nine UC undergraduate schools, six are […]

Halloween outfits rooted in cultural respect, not appropriation Oct. 31 marks an annual celebration, one where countries around the world celebrate Halloween by dressing in elaborate costumes and expressing their creativity. The celebration originates from an ancient Celtic festival where participants wear costumes to ward off ghosts and evil spirits.  Robert Dellinger, a third-year marine […]