Monday Morning Thoughts I: Elk Grove Shows Us One Path Forward on AIM
In January, the Elk Grove Unified School District site had a blog entry that read, “New EGUSD…
Korematsu and The Struggle For Civil Rights in Davis
by Madhavi Sunder (Editor’s note: this is the speech delivered by School Board President Madhavi Sunder at…
UCD Alum Establishes Transgender Health Organization
By Jerika L.H. 2016 has been a big year for Lotus Dao. Along with bringing new meaning…
The Fight for Justice and Police Reform from Louisiana to California
By Irene Rojas-Carroll This week, Fresno police released the body camera footage of the shooting of Dylan…
Commentary: Tragic Killings Are a Warning
Two separate police shootings on Tuesday and Wednesday led to a series of protests across the country,…
Davis Holds Vigil Denouncing Intolerance and Hate
by Gloria Partida I began to write a typical piece about the tragedy in Orlando and the…
Letter to UC Davis Chancellor Legal Counsel Melinda Guzman
Dear Ms. Guzman, It has come to my attention that you are representing UC Davis Chancellor Linda…
Transgender People Aren’t a Threat to You
By Chase Strangio Over the course of the past few weeks, we have witnessed an escalation of…
Ending New York’s Stop-and-Frisk Did Not Increase Crime
by James Cullen Despite what many may claim, the United States is not in the midst of…
Stand for Me: Student Confronted by Hate and Indifference on Unitrans
Editor’s Note: A YouTube video has surfaced this week in which an African American UC Davis student…
Chancellor Responds to Black Student Demands
In a letter on Monday to the UC Davis African Diaspora Student Community, Chancellor Linda Katehi wrote,…
#BlackUnderAttack Demands Action
by Jerika L.H Local students have rallied under the hashtag #BlackUnderAttack to express frustration and mobilize amidst…
Commentary: The Beyoncé Controversy Flew Over My Head
Of all the sports, football seems to be run by the most “conservative” crowd and the Super…
ACLU response to Governor Brown’s State of the State
By Natasha Minsker In his State of the State speech yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown failed to mention…
Commentary: Black Lives Matter and Civil Disobedience
Earlier this week a group of protesters blocked the Bay Bridge in a Black Lives Matter protest….
UCD, Who Do You Protect?
by Brandon Buchanan, Kyla Burke and Emily Breuninger Davis Stands with Ferguson organized last Tuesday’s protest on…
Vice Chancellors Respond to Letter by Social Justice Coalition
by Adela de la Torre and Rahim Reed UC Davis is fully aware of and takes very…
How the Criminal Justice System Failed in the Death of An Inmate
by Rob Poggenklass At 5:45 a.m. on August 19, jail officials discovered Jamycheal Mitchell’s dead body on the floor…
Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested
This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltimore City….
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Death of Tamir Rice
A Cleveland Municipal Court Judge, Ronald B. Aldrine, released his opinion on Thursday afternoon that there is…
