Monday Morning Thoughts: Drive-Mode Share Continues to Fall Among UCD Commuters
In recent discussions over land use in the city of Davis, one of the points of contention has been whether the amount of parking allotted is too small. The Vanguard has repeatedly pointed out through...
View ArticleFormer Obama Speechwriter to Appear at UC Davis Opposite Milo
Dog Whistle Project takes aim at alt-right campus tours by offering an alternative (From Press Release) – Kevin Samy, a former policy advisor and speechwriter at the Obama Administration and Forbes “30...
View ArticleMonday Morning Thoughts: Will UC Cap Nonresident Enrollment?
Last week, UC President Janet Napolitano put forth a proposal to cap nonresident enrollment to the current levels at three of the schools (Berkeley, UCLA and San Diego), which is between 22 and 25...
View ArticleStudents React to Free Speech Editorial
Back on December 11, 2016, the Vanguard ran the Sunday Commentary: “Shutting Down Those You Disagree With Is Not the Answer” in reaction to the push to shut down the talk of Milo Yiannopoulos that...
View ArticleA Conundrum of Free Speech
By Darkhan Omirbek Americans have been discussing the boundaries of free speech for centuries, divided into two camps – those who believe that it should not have limits and those who think it should....
View ArticleASUCD Resolution in Favor of Sterling
ASUCD Resolution #13 was a statement in support of the Sterling Fifth Street Apartments proposal that came before council on Tuesday night and was passed by the ASUCD Senate. An ASUCD Senate...
View ArticleUC Davis Students Conduct Sit-in, Demanding UC Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Courtesy Photo Fossil Free UC Davis took part in a chain of actions, coordinated by the statewide Fossil Free UC campaign, calling on the University of California to divest its nearly $3 billion...
View ArticleCommentary: Should Students Become More Proactive on the Housing Front?
A few weeks ago, students made their presence felt at the city council meeting by showing up in a decent numbers and conveying to the council, in articulate and at times even heart-wrenching detail,...
View ArticleStudents Demand to Rollback, Redistribute and Restructure the UC After Audit
UC President Janet Napolitano Two weeks ago an audit of the University of California found that the UC pays its executives salaries and benefits significantly higher than those given to other state...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Administrators: Fight Rape Culture
Photo from Facebook Event Page for “Rally Against Rape Culture” (Editor’s note: On Friday at the UC Davis Quad, there was a Rally to Fight the Rape Culture on the UC Davis Campus. The following is a...
View ArticleAdministration Responds to Student Letter on Rape Culture
(Editor’s note: last week, the Vanguard published a letter from a group of students asking the administration to take action in light of an article depicting a rape that was handled through the Title...
View ArticleUC Davis Creates Blueprint for Freedom of Expression on Campus
Milo Yiannopoulos protests his cancellation in January (From Press Release) – College campuses across the country are struggling with disagreements about how to allow freedom of expression on campus...
View ArticleUC Sues Trump Administration on Unlawful Repeal of DACA Program
(From Press Release) – The University of California today (Sept. 8) filed suit in federal court against the Trump administration for wrongly and unconstitutionally violating the rights of the...
View ArticleGaramendi and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Student Loan Debt
Congressman John Garamendi came to UC Davis in May 2016 to talk about his student loan legislation (From Press Release) – Today Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced...
View ArticleStudents Protest Proposed Tuition Hike by UC
Last week the University of California proposed raising tuition and student services fees for state residents by 2.7 percent, an increase of $342 to a total of $12,972 for the 2018-19 school year....
View ArticleStudents at Town Hall Meeting Express Concerns about Mental Health Resources
Panel listens as Samantha Chiang speaks to them during the townhall meeting At a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, a number of students expressed concerns about the use of...
View ArticleCommentary: Students Don’t Spend a Lot on Food Each Week
Earlier this week we presented information on how much per month students were spending on campus housing, including meals. The monthly cost here is $1473 for triple occupancy, $1626 for double and...
View ArticleIn Response to “To Boldly Go” Committees
by Ellie White and Caroline McKusick Chancellor May’s “To Boldly Go” initiative and its committees on housing, mental health, and food insecurity miss one crucial element: where. To boldly go where?...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Student Health and Counseling Services at UC Davis Is...
By Samantha Solomon It is easy to forget your health, whether that’s physical health or mental health. Both are equally important and, luckily, both are covered—to an extent—under the UC Davis Student...
View ArticleContract Negotiations Continue between UC Student-Workers and Administration
Graduate students march in the rain to their bargaining session on Wednesday morning In negotiations at UC San Diego on April 3-4, student-workers criticized Administration’s proposal around sexual...
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