Top Stories

A recent study conducted by Cassandra Hart, an assistant professor in the UC Davis School of Education, and education doctoral students Michael Hill and Elizabeth Friedmann found that student grades and completion rates of community college students are lower when they take online courses as opposed to face-to-face classes. The researchers studied students who entered […]

On April 23, the ASUCD senate meeting began with a call to order. During Appointments and Confirmations, senate confirmed former ASUCD senator Gareth Smythe as the new vice president, following former vice president Robyn Huey’s recent resignation. Senate also confirmed two new Outreach Assembly members. During Unit Director Reports, the unit directors of the CoHo, […]

ASUCD leadership sought greater student participation last Thursday. On April 30, the association hosted a town hall event entitled “Pizza and Politics” in an attempt to inform undergraduates about student government activities. Eight senators, four commission leaders and the controller lined the west wall of the ASUCD Coffee House beside stacks of pizza boxes to […]

PRIDE coordinators discuss purpose of month, planning, events In recognition of May as Pride month, the UC Davis Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) Resource Center plans to celebrate the diversity and importance of LGBTQIA individuals within the campus community. “I believe Pride month is a way for our community to get […]

Due to protest activities, the Davis Police Department has closed off the Interstate 80 eastbound and westbound off-ramps to Richards Boulevard and Olive Drive. The protesters held a walkout at 1:30 p.m. on campus. According to the Facebook event page, they are protesting to bring awareness to the death of Freddie Gray and the current Baltimore protests. […]

Low voter turnout in latest ASUCD election raises concerns on student representation in association Recently, participating in the ASUCD popular election has seemed to be an unpopular decision, with only a 2.3 percent voter turnout of the student body in last quarter’s election. With a lack of candidates running, the election allowed the six candidates […]

Following widespread criticism for a photo posted on Facebook by the women’s lacrosse team last week, Interim Athletic Director Teresa Gould met with members of the campus community in order to gain a better understanding of the situation according to Mike Robles, Assistant Athletic Director of Athletics Communication. After some guidance from community members, Gould […]

TEDxUCDavis hosts annual conference at Mondavi Center On Sunday, as the lights dimmed in the Mondavi Center, the energy in the audience only continued to rise. The annual TEDxUCDavis, an independently organized TED talk, was about to begin. The ambience of the event suggested that the ideas to be presented — according to TED philosophy, […]

Divestment resolution to be introduced next week Nearly 50 people joined a “die-in” staged by the UC Davis chapter of the Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) last Friday on the Quad to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. ASA members covered the cement plaza north of the Quad with posters and books […]

A member of the UC Davis women’s lacrosse team posted a photograph on her personal Facebook page that sparked negative backlash from across the UC Davis community. In this case, the image targeted the Chicana/o and Latina/o community, according to an email sent to the UC Davis student body by Adela de la Torre, Vice […]

Our little town of Davis never sleeps, and the Davis Police Department is there to keep the peace. The following is the most entertaining bits of the police activity in Davis, from Picnic Day 2015. SATURDAY, APRIL 16: PICNIC DAY Wake Up Call 7:12 a.m.: Someone was hit in the face by a stranger. Cheetah […]

After a whirlwind week in ASUCD, Mariah Watson looked to bring some tranquility back to the association in the form of a familiar face. Watson, the ASUCD president, named Gareth Smythe as her new vice president today. Smythe fills the void left by former vice president Robyn Huey, who was elected in the Winter ASUCD election with Watson […]