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Profile: LeShelle May

Distinguished software engineer and wife of UC Davis Chancellor shares her views on women in the workplace, protests on campus, Davis community LeShelle May sits...

When academic advisors offer students the wrong advice, students suffer the consequences

A student’s worst nightmare As the second round of pass times are upon students, many are eagerly attempting to fill the last time slots available...

UC Davis will not meet zero waste by 2020 goal

While the campus is not on track to meet its zero waste goal, it still plans on taking actions toward waste reduction, energy efficiency UC...

Students in Camp Kesem, which hosts camps for children who have parents with cancer, talk about the organization

The organization is in the process of finding new counselors passionate about the cause  Camp Kesem is a national nonprofit organization that holds week-long summer...

West Village: Utopic living or living nightmare?

Students at West Village share conflicting experiences In the search for off-campus housing, renting an apartment at West Village is a popular option for students...

You name it: How International students adopt their Western names

International students change more than just their location once they reach US universities Many students born with a name more complex than the English-derived “Smith”...

Students recount being affected by power outages, store closures

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...

Student profile: ASUCD Vice President Shreya Deshpande

Current vice president talks all things ASUCD — from fee referendum to UCPath and future of association Shreya Deshpande sat on a wooden bench outside...

Members of ASUCD encourage students to vote in Fall Elections

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...

New wage law prompts CoHo to raise prices

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...

Honors societies stand for more than résumé fluffing

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...

STEM vs. humanities majors: a closer look into their differences

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...

Students living at West Village complain about construction noise

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...

Demands for SAT, ACT requirements to be dropped as UC enters debate on standardized testing

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...

Thrift shopping offers a more affordable option for sustainable clothing

ASUCD Aggie Reuse Store employee, members of Aggie Trading Post talk about the sustainability, trendiness of thrifting In recent years, more and more people —...