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Highly-decorated UC Davis gymnast Alexis Brown continues to use athletic platform to advocate for marginalized communities The Pavilion was held in an embrace of palpable energy — a near-collective held breath — as the audience awaited the announcement of the gymnastic meet’s individual all-around victor. The four teams that convened for the Feb. 24 competition […]

Stein to discuss politics, progressive grassroots organizing Jill Stein, the 2012 and 2016 Green Party presidential candidate, will speak at UC Davis today. Her talk, which will take place at Wellman Hall 2 at 8:00 p.m., is part of an eight-day speaking tour and is sponsored by the Yolo and Sacramento Green Parties and the […]

The long-term effects of multitasking Gloria Mark of UC Irvine reported that it takes an average of 25 minutes for a mind to fully return to focusing on a task after an interruption. This means that if students check their phones twice in one hour of studying, they have already wasted another 50 minutes trying […]

Six senators, new executive team elected Current ASUCD Vice President Abhay Sandhu announced the ASUCD election results on Feb. 24 in the Memorial Union’s Mee room. Six senators were elected: Sam Chiang, Michael Gofman, Khadeja Ibrahim, Rahi Suryawanshi, Marcos Rodriguez and Yajaira Ramirez Sigala. Chiang and Ibrahim ran on the BASED slate, while Suryawanshi, Rodriguez […]

Opening date pushed back to May 1 Students have awaited the full reopening of the Memorial Union (MU) for almost two years since its closure in early 2015. Recently, however, the reopening date was pushed back to May 1, meaning that students will be left for an extra month without access to the central hub […]

UC Board of Regents to vote on the appointment later this week University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano announced her selection of Gary May as the new UC Davis chancellor on Feb. 21. May currently serves as the dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering. “Gary May is a dynamic leader and an accomplished […]

Davis resident Lauren Kirk-Coehlo arrested in connection with hate crime Police arrested a Lauren Kirk-Coehlo, resident of Davis and graduate of Davis High School, on the morning of Feb. 14 as suspect in the Islamic Center of Davis vandalism case, which investigators and state and federal prosecutors have labeled a hate crime. The arrest comes […]

UC Davis’ dance groups start preparing for annual Davis Dance Revolution In preparation for the annual Davis Dance Revolution in April, campus dance groups are working hard to create fresh routines to perform for their audience and competing teams. Amy Lin, one of the directors of MK Modern and a third-year human development major, believes […]

Kathleen Salvaty to oversee implementation of UC policy against sexual harassment, violence The University of California (UC) system announced in a press release that it hired Kathleen Salvaty as its first Title IX coordinator to lead efforts against sexual harassment and sexual violence throughout all 10 campuses. The position, which begins Feb. 6, is based […]

Tuition to increase by $336 On Thursday, Jan. 26, the UC Regents voted to raise the tuition for all of the 10 UC campuses. The 2017-18 tuition will increase by $282 and the student services fee will increase by $54 — a $336 increase overall. It will be the first tuition increase since 2010. “It […]

Local Masjid had broken windows, slices of bacon on door The Islamic Center of Davis was the victim of vandalism early on the morning of Jan. 22, the suspect of which appears in a surveillance video as a female with long hair. Windows of the Masjid were broken and bacon was put on door handles […]

Reprogramming cells, gene editing contribute to the latest organ transplant research Approximately 22 people die each day out of the staggering 119,000 plus people on the national transplant waiting list, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. While 48 percent of adults in the US are registered organ donors, only 0.3 percent […]