Daily Archives - May 2, 2008
May 2 2008 Archives
Women’s club waterpolo captures nation’s top ranking
SportsMay 2, 2008
Not to be overshadowed by the varsity team‘s successor overlooked by any of their opponents, the women‘s club program has done something that no UC Davis water polo team has ever accomplished. They have captured the top seed in the country.
UCD Research shows health benefits of modified goats’ milk
Campus NewsMay 2, 2008
A UC Davisresearchreported that pigs fed goat‘s milk modified with a human enzyme were better able to fend off E.coli bacteria than pigs fed unmodified goats‘ milk. While theongoingresearch began in the 1990s, it has just been recently published in the May issue of Journal of Nutrition.
UCD researchers aim to shed light on eruption frequency
Campus NewsMay 2, 2008
The A.D. 1600 eruption ofthe Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina may have had a global environmental impact, according to the recent findings of UC Davis geology professor Kenneth Verosub and senior geology major Jake Lippman.
Track and field preview
SportsMay 2, 2008
Event:Steve Scott Invitational; Payton Jordan Invitational Where:Anteater Stadium – Irvine,Calif.; Cobb Track and Angell Field – Stanford,Calif. When:Saturday,all day; Sunday,all day
Timber! Stanford falls to UC Davis, again
SportsMay 2, 2008
For the past two weeks,the rally magic that had catapulted the Aggies to the top of the Big West Conference seemed to have disappeared. On Tuesday,it came back in one inning against the third-ranked team in the nation.
Student accused of possessing explosives pleads not guilty
Campus NewsMay 2, 2008
Mark Woods, the first-year student accused of possessing explosives, pled not guiltyto two felony charges in Yolo County Superior Court on Apr.25. Woods faces charges of possession of materials to make a destructive device without first obtaining a permit and possession of a destructive device on public property,said assistant district attorney Steve Mount.
Spring Bike Auction to be held on Saturday
Campus NewsMay 2, 2008
This Saturday, Transportation and Parking Services will be hosting their bi-annual bicycle auction at the West Entry Parking Structure starting at 8a.m. Viewing of the 450-plus bikes will be from 8 to 9 a.m., and will be followed by bidding at 9a.m.,which generally ends around1p.m., said David Takemoto-Weerts, TAPS bicycle program coordinator.
Softball Preview
SportsMay 2, 2008
Teams:UC Davisvs.Cal Poly Records:Aggies22-32 (7-8); Mustangs20-20 (8-7) Where:Bob Janssen Field– San Luis Obispo When:Saturdayat4and6:30p.m.; Sunday at noon
Public institutions add fresh local produce to menu
Campus NewsMay 2, 2008
The day when hospital patients can wake up to a morning
breakfast of juicy blueberries, sweet cantaloupe and sun-kissed oranges
has arrived for several Bay Area hospitals. UC Davis researchers are
encouraging public institutions to add fresh produce from local farms
and food markets to their menus.
POLICE BRIEFS
City NewsMay 2, 2008
MONDAY Suitcase thief Unknown individual broke into a vehicle and stole a suitcase onCowell Boulevard. 25thHour Individual reported that subject living with her was on the phone possibly making a drug deal onMenlo Drive.
Not-quite-magic school bus
OpinionMay 2, 2008
That buzzing by your head? That’s your alarm clock.Youmoan politely at it,calmly insisting that it perform lewd acts that would be rather unlikely even if it did have an anus.Buzz buzz buzz.Whencursing fails,you move on to your next step.With practiced ease you flip it the bird.It ignores you.
Northern California rattled by earthquakes from east and west
City NewsMay 2, 2008
Have you been feeling the earth moving under your feet? It might be more than your imagination. California is notorious for earthquakes, and small tremors shake the
state everyday, but within the past couple weeks the state has
experienced a flurry of quakes that have been increasing in magnitude.
