ASUCD Lobby Corps

Although the interest is appreciated, ASUCD Lobby Corps was replaced by the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation(OASR) in 2014.

Here is the link to OASR: https://www.facebook.com/ASUCDadvocacy/

ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President The External Affairs Vice President is the official representative of the UC Davis student body to the outside world. We lobby the state, the county, the city, and the UC system to further student interests and represent student priorities.

The great TEDx talk by our Leg. Aid, Harley Litzelman, is now up on youtube in case you missed the event earlier this month!

A Case for Student Citizenship: Harley Litzlelman at TEDxUCDavis In an impassioned plea, 18-year-old Harley Litzelman, asks us to more carefully consider the input of students when creating education policies that effect t...

We celebrate all of the good times at our very last Lobby Corps Meeting!

Hey all, come visit the advocacy table at the ASUCD showcase on the quad!

California's high school graduation rate passes 80% for first time http://buff.ly/1iymun3

California's high school graduation rate passes 80% for first time For the first time in California history, the high school graduation rate has surpassed 80%, mirroring a trend nationwide, officials announced Monday.

Colleges Seek New Paths to Diversity After Court Ruling http://buff.ly/1jWts21

Colleges Seek New Paths to Diversity After Court Ruling Many people in the affirmative action debate envision admissions criteria moving away from race and toward factors such as income.

6 Things You Must Know About Repaying Your Student Loans http://buff.ly/1k9NgQY

6 Things You Must Know About Repaying Your Student Loans | ED.gov Blog You don’t have to begin repaying most federal student loans until after you leave college or drop below half-time enrollment. Many federal student loans will even have a grace period. The grace period...

High school students are all about computers but get little instruction in computer science http://buff.ly/1k9N6Js

Students are all about computers, not computer science The subject is not a staple of the nation’s high schools and is especially rare for girls and minorities.

California students feel UC admission squeeze http://buff.ly/1f4D79A

California students feel UC admission squeeze California high school seniors faced a tougher time winning a freshman spot at most of the UC campuses for the fall, with their chances at UCLA and UC Berkeley now fewer than one in five, according to...

Congresswoman aims to crack down on campuses' s*x assault 'epidemic' http://buff.ly/QyARfr

Congresswoman aims to crack down on campuses' s*x assault 'epidemic' A California congresswoman has announced plans to introduce federal legislation to toughen laws against what she called an epidemic of s*xual assault on college campuses.

UC Davis conference showcases undergraduate research http://buff.ly/1f4CTzg

UC Davis conference showcases undergraduate research :: UC Davis News & Information From identifying the effects of Twitter hashtags on the German language to engineering a harp that uses lasers in place of strings, nearly 500 University of California, Davis, undergraduates will

California bill reignites affirmative action conflict http://buff.ly/1k71nGP

California bill reignites affirmative action fight - The Sacramento Bee Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a proposal to reinstate affirmative action has sparked a backlash that is forging a...