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To the Editor: Re “Anti-Semitic fliers posted throughout campus” (campus news story, Oct. 9): In the early hours of Monday, Oct. 8, anti-Semitic fliers were distributed on the UC Davis campus as well as three other college campuses. The image was of recently-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, surrounded by members of the U.S. Congress […]

The Board of Directors of CBH calls upon the university to uphold its principles of community On Monday, Oct. 8, the leadership of Congregation Bet Haverim (CBH) was alerted about a graphic anti-Semitic flyer that was posted at multiple locations on the UC Davis campus. This flyer, which blamed Jews for “anti-American” treatment of Justice Brett […]

The watchlist Canary Mission recently targeted UC Davis student activists Near the end of Spring Quarter, students across diverse communities gathered in efforts to make ASUCD the first student government in the country condemning the infamous Canary Mission watchlist. Student Resolution 19, spearheaded by the Muslim student community, denounced forces that threatened student activism — […]

Anti-Semitic remarks ignored by UC Davis administration Anti-Semitism is not a new concept; it has been around for centuries, but in the past years, it has taken a turn for the worst. Anti-Semitism at UC Davis is reaching new heights with each passing academic year. Students are saying discriminatory and horrifying comments to students who […]

SJP responds to recent guest opinion by Aggies for Israel While we do not normally care to respond to statements released by Aggies for Israel or any of its members, its latest statement published by The California Aggie contains some serious accusations that we felt had to be cleared up. The premise of the argument […]

AFI addresses the hateful rhetoric surrounding their organization and members On March 5, we stood and watched in horror as the place we call home was defamed. That day we had a tabling campaign called “Choose Love,” where we distributed shirts with “love” written in Arabic, Hebrew and English. We spent hours the night before […]

The importance of health insurance coverage for new graduates The two of us are among dozens of commencement speakers at California’s colleges and universities this year who are raising awareness, in our remarks to new graduates and their families, on the importance of having health insurance coverage. We congratulate you on what you have accomplished and […]

After passing a fee initiative, who keeps the university compliant and accountable? The Aggie’s recent story “Administrators overrule student advisory council’s 2017 vote to reject increase in student fees” raised a number of important questions. When students pass a fee initiative and begin paying to support something or solve a problem, what exactly are they […]

Palestinians remember their displacement with the creation of Israel May 15 is a tragic day for Palestinians. Known as al-Nakba (the catastrophe), this day is one of mourning, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced with the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Carried out under “Plan D,” Zionist militias invaded, expelled […]

President of Aggies for Israel celebrates 70th anniversary of Israel’s establishment This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Israel. On April 18, Aggies of different cultures, religions and sexual orientations will come together to celebrate this historic occasion as part of a campaign on more than 160 campuses across the U.S. and […]

President of ASUCD from 1966 to 1967 shares the story of Unitrans’ conception In the fall of 1965, I had just returned to UC Davis for the beginning of my second year. I was 18. One September night, in 100 Hunt Hall, I heard the journalist Robert Scheer speak about the history behind the U.S. […]

Campus “watchlists” threaten freedom of speech for students A diverse group of student activists came together on Mar. 5 to build a mock apartheid wall at the Memorial Union. The wall was intended to represent the similar structure that cleaves the Palestinian West Bank today. The powerful symbolism is clear: Whether in Palestine or Mexico, […]