Monthly Archives - October 2008
October 2008 Archives
Daily Calendar
FeaturesOctober 29, 2008
TODAY East Quad Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Quad Check out a convenient iteration of the farmers market right on campus!
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.
Voter registration jumps in final weeks
City NewsOctober 28, 2008
For the past several weeks,students at UC Davis have complained about being asked if they‘re registered to vote three times a day.But there wasa purpose to all those persistent democracy enthusiasts,and their ceaseless efforts have paid off.
University of California partners with Google to share digitized books
Campus NewsOctober 28, 2008
SinceOct.13,the nation’s largest research libraries‘ digital collections have been available to students and facultywith just the click of a mouse. The HathiTrust effort is a shared digital repository that includes thelibraries of the10UC campuses,the University of Michigan,Indiana University and other major research libraries reaching a total of23university collections scanned by Google.
UCD faces $5 million midyear budget cut
Campus NewsOctober 28, 2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s call for a$190million budget cut across all state agencies has left the UC system with$33.1million inmidyearbudget slashing to do. “We haven’t gotten the definite letter from the Office of thePresident yet,but we’re predicting our share will be$5million,” said Barbara Horwitz,interim provost and executive vice chancellor.
UC Davis bee keeper develops ‘nicer’ bees
Campus NewsOctober 28, 2008
By combining the old world with the new world,UC
Davis bee breeder and geneticist Sue Cobey has developed an enhanced
line of honeybees to combat the troubles of the bee industry. Cobey crossed her “New World Carnolians” with “Old World German Carnica” semen in order to create a more genetically diverse line of bees that can better resist disease and pests.By combining both of these breeds,the new bees are highly hygienic and have a very gentle temperament,Cobey said.
Time for a change
OpinionOctober 28, 2008
Change.We’ve heard a lot about it lately.Although presidential hopefuls have advocated it since the Republic’s founding,this election seems to emphasize it in an unprecedented way.We find ourselves in the midst of raging uncertainty and facing a fork in the road that will take us on two distinct paths; one leading to genuine salvation,and the other to epic ruin.
Senior class concludes home careers with win
SportsOctober 28, 2008
The90-minute game clock expired at Aggie Soccer Stadium,and with that,it was over. The five seniors on the UC Davis women’s soccer team had played their final home game,a1-0Big West Conference win over Cal Poly that was followed by a bittersweet,surreal feeling on the sideline.
POLICE BRIEFS
City NewsOctober 28, 2008
THURSDAY Obviously not a marketing major An individual was asking people on F Street if they wanted to buy marijuana.The individual was subsequently arrested for possession with intent to sell.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Campus NewsOctober 28, 2008
Plan ahead for parking Transportation and Parking Services announcedMonday
that parking spaces in the North Entry Parking Structure would be
limited starting this week due to a construction project.
