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April 2008 Archives

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FeaturesApril 9, 2008
TODAY Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Quad Get fresh fruits, veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market. Career advising for women Noon to 1 p.m. 104 North Hall Still trying to figure out what to do with your major, career or life in general? Drop in and talk with an Internship and Career Center counselor.

Campus Judicial Review

Campus NewsApril 9, 2008
Stumbling drunk A senior was spotted stumbling on Howard Way. After stumbling for a while, he fell down and passed out. A concerned witness called the UCD Police and requested a welfare check on the student. The student could not walk without the help of others and reeked of alcohol. Unable to care for himself, the student was arrested for public intoxication and was transported to the Yolo County Jail. After meeting with SJA, the student agreed to a censure and counseling at the Alcohol, Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program. A censure is an official reprimand and warning given to the student from the university.

Beyond the Small Talk

Name: Donald Benner Year: Senior Major: Mechanical engineering How did you choose your major? I wanted to be able to apply math and science, and I know that you had many more options with an engineering degree than you did with a math or physics degree.

Baseball preview

SportsApril 9, 2008
Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 10 Stanford Records: Aggies, 20-10; Cardinal, 15-9 Where: Sunken Diamond – Stanford, Calif. When: Today at 6 p.m. Who to watch: Senior UC Davis outfielder Ryan Royster went 8-for-20 (.400) this past weekend in Washington and hit his Big West Conference-leading seventh home run. The Aggie leadoff man also paces all conference players in runs scored and total bases.

Assemblyman of California proposes tax on digital downloads

City NewsApril 9, 2008
California Representative Charles Calderon introduced Assembly Bill 1956 to the Board of Equalization on Feb. 13. This tentative bill may implement a sales tax on all digital property, including media, books and movies in California. “Sales tax is generally not charged on products purchased over the internet,” said Daniel Simmons, professor at UC Davis School of Law. “[The bill] is trying to eliminate the unfairness, but of course, consumers won’t like it because it finds a way to enforce sales tax on downloaded products.” Although this may make consumers upset, it will make online transactions fair, he added.

Women’s water polo rolls to eight straight wins

SportsApril 8, 2008
Maybe it was senior Laura Uribe’s halfcourt heaves that somehow kept finding the back of the net. Maybe it was the standing room only crowds at the Schaal Aquatics Center. Maybe it was head coach Jamey Wright’s clap-spin move with a big smile seconds after even a bigger win. Whatever it was, the No. 10 UC Davis women’s water polo team has figured out how to win consistently. After defeating all five of their opponents this weekend, including a monstrous victory over rival Loyola Marymount, UC Davis (21-8, 11-1) has won eight in a row and is peaking at the right time.

Washington trip yields Pac-10 split

SportsApril 8, 2008
Playing on the road under inclement weather against a Pacific-10 opponent made this past weekend a challenging one for UC Davis baseball. In the end, the Aggies came away satisfied. “Whenever you go on the road, especially to a place like Washington, and come away with a split, it’s a pretty successful weekend,” said head coach Rex Peters.

Two steps backwards

OpinionApril 8, 2008
It’s no secret that things aren’t looking good for California’s public education system. The state currently faces a $16 billion deficit and has found itself scrambling to make the necessary cuts to its already “spread too thin” budget. Unfortunately, budget slashing politicians and administrators are beginning to realize the severity of this problem and have set their sights on California’s public schools in an effort to make ends meet. As a result, thousands of teachers and school employees up and down the state have found themselves in the very unsettling position of not knowing whether their job, or even their school, will still exist next year.

Survey shows top choices for emergency notifications

Campus NewsApril 8, 2008
Student Affairs Research & Information (SARI) released the results to a February survey that asked students how they prefer to be contacted in case of an emergency in March. According to the SARI survey results, the top three ways students prefer to be notified of an emergency are through a public announcement (PA) system, siren or text message. The survey was conducted from Feb. 20 to 28 via the MyUCDavis portal by a team of junior students in Davis Honors Challenge. The team was sponsored by Valerie Lucas of the UC Davis Campus Emergency. A total of 4,630 students, or 16 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students, responded to the Quick Survey. Quick Survey is an application in the MyUCDavis portal controlled by SARI that allows it to conduct student center research.

Professors utilize donation to build wells

FeaturesApril 8, 2008
Acquiring clean water is not something that requires much effort for most of us. We can turn on the faucet and drink directly from the tap. Or we can easily purchase a high-tech filtering system, or pick up a fancy Evian bottle at the grocery store. For communities in the Rukwa region of Tanzania, Africa, obtaining clean water is much more difficult. But thanks to a generous donation from the Winters Rotary Club and the hard work of two UC Davis professors, this process will be improved and simplified for many Tanzanian villagers. Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, an anthropology professor at UC Davis, and her husband Tim Caro, a professor of wildlife, fish and conservation biology, recently received a $6,000 donation from the Winters Rotary Club to help Tanzanian villagers build drinking wells.

POLICE BRIEFS

City NewsApril 8, 2008
FRIDAY The Harder They Come Two subjects were seen smoking marijuana on F Street. Hitchhiker’s Guide to Sacramento Individual was seen trying to hitch a ride to Winters or Sacramento on Second Street. Bills, bills, bills Individual reported her son cashed her assistance check and did not pay the bills on East Eighth Street. A little bit of PMS Individual was banging on bedroom door threatening to break all of the reporting party’s things on Glacier Drive. Sexy time Loud subjects were reported in the hot tub on Alvarado Avenue.

Our money’s worth

OpinionApril 8, 2008
In the middle of a troubling time, the regents of the University of California have finally selected a promising educator as the next leader of the top public university system in the world. Our officials cited Mark Yudof’s impressive record and his extraordinary vision in advancing the American higher education as the major factors behind his appointment as the UC’s new president. But with the UC’s present budget quandary, is Yudof’s $828,000 price-tag really worth it?