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Students, alumni and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorneys gathered on the UC Davis Quad Sept. 26 to discuss a recent settlement between the University and the plaintiffs of last November’s pepper spray incident. The settlement, approved by the UC Board of Regents in a mid-September meeting, would distribute $1 million: $630,000 to the 21 […]

Plastic bags: In January 2011, UC Davis banned plastic bags on campus, encouraging its students to use reusable bags and charging 25 cents for single-use plastic carryout bags. On Sept. 19, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure that prolongs Senate Bill (SB) 1219 until Jan. 1, 2020. It was set to sunset on Jan. 1, […]

The University of California will pay approximately $1 million to settle the pepper spray lawsuit, according to the settlement that was submitted yesterday for court approval. Plaintiffs of the case will be paid $630,000 ($30,000 each) and $250,000 will be paid to attorney and legal fees. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will be paid […]

On the morning of Sept. 7, volunteers looking for 19-year-old UC Davis student Linnea Lomax discovered a decomposing body near the banks of the American River near Sacramento State. Hours later, it was confirmed the body was Lomax’s. Lomax went missing on June 26 after leaving an outpatient treatment facility. She had previously spent 12 […]

Beginning from the Redwood Empire near Eureka, UC Davis third-year law student Michael Murza will endure a five-day, 320-mile bike tour from Sept. 9 to 13 before crossing the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in the final leg of Climate Ride California. “I have chosen to participate in Climate Ride California because it is one […]

The Sierra Club’s Sierra magazine recently ranked UC Davis as America’s number one coolest school in its sixth annual ranking of the greenest colleges in the nation. Three years ago UCD ranked 24th, two years ago, 16th and last year, eighth. “At UC Davis, sustainability is one of our core values,” said UCD Chancellor Linda […]

On July 18, the UC Board of Regents voted to raise the supplemental tuition for most of its graduate school programs by as much as 35 percent. Taking the brunt of the measure will be the UC system’s four nursing school programs, which will all see tuition increases of 35 percent. Most of the other […]

If Proposition 30 does not pass in this fall’s election, UC students could face a 20 percent increase in the middle of this year. Proposition 30, proposed by California Governor Jerry Brown, conventionally known as the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, promises to raise between $6.8 billion, according to the Legislative […]

After receiving a full scholarship to University of San Diego Law School, ASUCD senator Yara Zokaie has decided not to defer her admission, but also has chosen to remain in her position as an ASUCD senator. “When running for senate, I had already applied for law school, but had planned to defer. I told the […]

On May 25, the Sacramento Bee and Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit against the University of California Board of Regents. The suit demands that the UC Regents comply with the California Public Records Act with the release of the police officers’ names that were removed from the Reynoso Task Force Report on the controversial […]

After months of scuffling with her insurance provider, senior agricultural and resource economics (ARE) graduate student Isabel Call can finally receive life-saving treatment for a rare cancer condition. Since May, Call has been appealing to Anthem Blue Cross to cover the $160,000 treatment that she could not have afforded otherwise. Call is covered under the […]

Current economic hardships have left many seeking help from federal welfare programs in an effort to make ends meet. It seems as though no one is capable of escaping the fiscal realities of the present economic climate. However, a specific subgroup in need of food stamps and other government subsidies may come as quite a […]