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With multiple facets to the job, assistant coaching is more than meets the eye In most sports, especially at the university level, there are assistant coaches to help specific athletic programs. They show up for games, give input and try to help the team succeed. However, there are many facets attributed to assistant coaching that […]

Unitrans currently running $450,000 deficit, projected $750,000 next fiscal year if no changes made On March 29, 2018, the ASUCD Unitrans bus system proposed its first increase in fare rates in 14 years in addition to various service adjustments to promote a more efficient bussing system. In a press release sent to The California Aggie, […]

AFSCME workers joined in solidarity by other unions, students, faculty Three days of striking began on the morning of May 7 as UC Davis service workers and union representatives set up tents on Hutchison Field. Employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Chapter 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, were […]

Basic needs center in newly-expanded MU Aggie Compass, a UC Davis Basic Needs Center for students, will open later this spring in the east wing of the Memorial Union. Aggie Compass will open up shop as a center for students to obtain help concerning food, housing and other basic needs. Aggie Compass will be an […]

Art, activism, being undocumented collide For many artists, their productions are their best attempts at bringing to life a tangible creation derived from some feelings, thoughts, core beliefs, experiences or emotions. Contemporary art tends to create a situation for the audience that aims to ultimately pull these certain feelings and thoughts out of them. Using […]

AFSCME 3299 authorizes strike; nurses, healthcare workers to strike in solidarity The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, voted to enact a system-wide strike after workers rejected UC’s failure to meet demands and acceptable patient care for employees. After a year of negotiations, AFSCME members voted to […]

A look at new study abroad programs, process of starting them Bhutan is said to be the happiest country in the world. Beginning this summer, students at UC Davis will have the opportunity to experience this place for themselves through a four-week study abroad program entitled Bhutan: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. “There’s a concept […]

UC Davis students share common concerns about difficulty accessing care; administrators respond This article is the fourth in a four-part series examining issues in the UC system related to the availability and accessibility of mental health care.   At the recent Town Hall on mental health held at UC Davis, first-year student Francesca Iacono held […]

New commencement speaker will be California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Initial plans for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to speak at the UC Davis School of Law 2018 commencement have been cancelled. After a fall at her home, Sotomayor sustained a broken shoulder. The cancellation was confirmed in a statement sent out to the […]

A visual recap of UC Davis’ premier event                                   By: The California Aggie Photo Desk

IDD community, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, students with disabilities Best Buddies is a student organization on campus that works to link the community of intellectual and developmental disabilities with UC Davis students. This organization is also present in high schools and several countries. It involves a wide spectrum of people, including individuals with epilepsy, autism […]

Strike would result in UC-wide shutdown of services Recently, UC counseling psychologists voted to authorize a strike after months of bargaining negotiations with the UC Office of the President. 122 counseling psychologists total voted and 121 voted in support of striking — a 99.4 percent majority. Bargaining negotiations took place between UCOP and the University […]