http://theaggie.org/ Latest news and updates from The Aggie Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 en-us http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/07/senate-brief http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/07/senate-brief Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/an-interview-with http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/an-interview-with Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 On May 24, a UC Board of Regents special committee nominated UC San Francisco graduate student Alfredo Mireles, as student regent for 2011-2012. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/my-night-in-the-24hour-room http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/my-night-in-the-24hour-room Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Editor's note: Campus News Writer Andy Verderosa investigated the culture of the infamous 24-hour study room in Peter J. Shields Library. He spent 12 hours taking note of what he saw unfold. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/news-in-brief http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/03/news-in-brief Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Students leaving their bikes in Davis for the summer can store them with Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) beginning June 4. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/asucd-senators-missing-meetings-not-holding-required-office-hours http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/asucd-senators-missing-meetings-not-holding-required-office-hours Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 When a classmate chooses to skip lecture, one usually assumes they had something better to do. When that fellow student is an ASUCD senator and they decide to miss a senate meeting, it prompts questions about what might be more important than influencing an entire campus. Attendance at mandatory weekly senate meetings has been low this term, said ASUCD vice president Previn Witana. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/uc-announces-admission-decisions-for-waitlisted-students http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/uc-announces-admission-decisions-for-waitlisted-students Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 After its first ever dry run in the University of California's history, the waitlist system has yielded results - 17 percent of waitlisted students were offered admission. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/students-wrap-up-school-year-with-community-event http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/02/students-wrap-up-school-year-with-community-event Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The creators of the Campus Community Solidarity Day know what brings communities together: free t-shirts and the chance to meet a friend before the school year ends. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/engineers-tackle-elaborate-art-of-bike-riding http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/engineers-tackle-elaborate-art-of-bike-riding Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 For most Davis residents, riding a bike seems as easy as walking or sleeping. Turns out, it's an action so complex that the National Science Foundation will grant a UC Davis team two years and $300,000 to study it. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/nearly-one-thousand-vote-no-confidence http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/nearly-one-thousand-vote-no-confidence Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 In a special election culminating Friday afternoon, a large majority of students placed their criticism on UC President Mark Yudof and the UC Regents. http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/ethnic-and-gender-studies-to-undergo-administrative-consolidation http://theaggie.org/article/2010/06/01/ethnic-and-gender-studies-to-undergo-administrative-consolidation Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 After 13 years as the women and gender studies program coordinator, Shuanna Ludwig will need to find a new job. Jessie Owens, dean of the division of humanities, arts and culture studies (HArCS) in the College of Letters and Science, cut Ludwig's position as a part of the reorganization of the HArCS programs, which are housed in Hart Hall.