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Association to hold events throughout next week celebrating clubs, professors and students From Feb. 16 to 19, ASUCD will host Student Appreciation Week in honor of its 100th anniversary. ASUCD is hosting the series of events in order to give back to the community and showcase the clubs and activities that make up UC Davis. […]

These are the candidates running in the 2016 ASUCD Winter Elections Summit Slate Executive Alex Lee (President) and Abhay Sandhu (Vice President) As one of two executive tickets, Lee, a third-year communication and political science double major, and Sandhu, a third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, seek to change the university through a five-point platform consisting […]

UC Davis defeats San Jose State University, 194.375 to 194.225 The positive energy was palpable in the ARC Pavilion during the UC Davis women’s gymnastics meet on Feb. 5 against San Jose State University. With fellow UC Davis athletes crowding the stands, the Aggies were able to pull through with a slim victory, coming in […]

A night of revelry and dance in the midst of midterms On Thursday, Feb. 4, a few hundred UC Davis students waited outside of the Ace of Spades venue in Sacramento, anticipating the appearance of The Chainsmokers, an electronic dance music duo who were headlining an event made possible by the Tilt app. Entering the […]

UC Davis Veterinary School of Medicine collaborates with UC Davis Medical Center for further stem cell research in humans Cats with a disease known as feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) were chosen by the UC Davis Veterinary School of Medicine to undergo a clinical trial using stem cell therapy. FCGS is a disease that inflames the […]

Past players, coaches reflect on the life, career of historic football coach Jim Sochor “Aggie Pride,” the schoolwide phrase that every UC Davis student uses or sees around campus, was coined by Jim Sochor, the man who coached the UC Davis football team to 18 consecutive conference championships and to the 1982 Palm Bowl. Mr. […]

Massive change part of UC President’s plan to create more gender-inclusive facilities across all UCs By March 1, UC Davis expects to convert 83 of its on-campus single-stall bathrooms into gender-inclusive facilities, which is part of a system-wide plan called the University of California (UC) Guidelines for Providing Gender Inclusive Facilities — a project that […]

Janet Fulton’s nine-year legal ordeal exposes human subject research without legal compliance When Janet Fulton, a former registered nurse at the UC Davis Medical Center, first filed a report concerning a joint research program conducted by the university, it took up to seven years for any of her concerns to be legally validated. Fulton filed […]

Mail-in ballots increase convenience for voters in Yolo County Over the past 30 years, Yolo County has made several changes to its electoral process. With new laws in place, registering to vote has become significantly easier, and more people are voting with mail-in ballots, according to the Yolo County Election Office. Susan Patenaude-Vigil, assistant clerk […]

Developers make plans for Davis expansion With a steadily increasing population density and expanding UC Davis campus, the City of Davis has considered numerous development plans to accommodate the growing local community over the past few years. According to the United States Census Bureau, Davis has grown from having less than 1,000 residents to almost […]

Increase in next academic year’s enrollment calls into question possible effects on student retention. Already in this academic year, UC Davis obtained the largest solar plant on a college campus nationwide, the new Center for African Diaspora Student Success opened its doors in October 2015, and a staggering 86,041 hopefuls applied for the chance to […]

ASUCD to implement new mental health resources following resignations It’s a rainy mid-afternoon in Davis when former ASUCD Vice President Robyn Huey walks into the Student Community Center. Her smile beams through as she holds open the door, ushering another student inside. This image is starkly different from the Huey students saw 10 months ago, […]