Daily Archives - October 29, 2008
October 29 2008 Archives
Correction
Campus NewsOctober 29, 2008
In the Oct. 27 issue of The California Aggie, the ASUCD Senate Briefs incorrectly stated that according to the bylaws, commissioners can be considered for removal from office after two missed meetings. Commissioners can only be considered for removal after three missed meetings. The Aggie regrets the error.
Campus Judicial Report
Campus NewsOctober 29, 2008
Takingphotos ofexammaterials Asociology student was witnessed taking unauthorized photos of exam materials during a class review session.To prepare the class for an upcoming exam,the professor provided students with a list of possible test questions,on the condition that it was to be returned at the end of the session.While the professor had momentarily stepped out of the classroom,the student began to take photos of the materials.She subsequentlye-mailedthe photos to various classmates.After admitting the misconduct to the professor,the student agreed to a sanction of Disciplinary Probation through graduation.
A view from the soapbox
OpinionOctober 29, 2008
In a few short days,voters nationwide will be riveted to their television screens watching the ultimate chapter of the presidential race unfold.As polling places begin to close and news outlets read Tarot cards and throw chicken bones to preemptively call a victor,Americans will see their destiny reflected in a pie chart predominated with red and blue.A narrow majority of an assured record turnout will determine in whose hands our future will be entrusted.Hopes will fly high,bets
will cross the table and expatriation will surely be threatened in the
grand American contest we revere on an even higher plane than the Super
Bowl.When the haze clears onNov.5,the world will awaken to the reality of a new lot of U.S.figureheads– and all the challenges they represent.By the time my next column is published,the race will have ended,so this week I would like to impart one last treatise before Judgment Day.
