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Daily Archives - May 2, 2008

May 2 2008 Archives

East Davis’s Manor Pool to reopen soon

City NewsMay 2, 2008
On May 31 the popular Recreation Pool might not be as packed as usual. The Manor Pool, located at 1525 Tulip Lane at Temple Drive is expected to reopen by May 31. Grand re-opening day admission will be free for everyone. Located in Slide Hill Park in East Davis, ceremonies will take place from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and the pool will be open until 6 p.m.

Dining in Davis: Fins Market & Grill

FeaturesMay 2, 2008
They have good seafood in the Northeastern United States. I know this fact because my dad is from New York. He loved eating seafood in New York – almost as much as he loves complaining about how seafood here stinks because it’s not from New York. Last time I checked, Davis isn’t in the Northeast – unless you’re in Hawaii, in which case you have better things to do than keep reading this. Regardless of where you are, the fact of the matter is I’m not in the Northeast.

Daily Calendar

FeaturesMay 2, 2008
TODAY Senior recital:Amy Kuo 3:30p.m. 115Music This free concert will featureworks by Bach,Dutilleux,Muczynski and Shapey!

City Council candidates express views at public forum

City NewsMay 2, 2008
Similarities were more apparent than differences Wednesday night as candidates for the Davis City Council expressed their views on a variety of topics. All six candidates met at the Community Chambers for a forum organized by the Sierra Club‘s Yolano Group and the Davis Neighborhood Coalition.They spent two and a half hours answering10 questions written by the sponsoring groups and by community members.

Average Joe uses Spidey senses to become superhero

FeaturesMay 2, 2008
Joe Fields knew that with great power comes great responsibilities. Fields adored Spiderman growing up, but when he saw collectors hoarding the comic books he loved, his spidey senses kicked in. The Average Joe made a decree: He promised to use his great powers to save comic books from the greedy villains and bad guys.

Application period open for Campus Sustainability Grants

City NewsMay 2, 2008
Interested students, staff and faculty have until May 7 to apply for a grant to fund a project that encourages sustainability on the UC Davis campus. Approximately $11,500 will be awarded in total – the number of grants will depend on the budgets of the winning projects. Previous awards have ranged from $295 to $4,000.

Aggie Digest

SportsMay 2, 2008
Women’s rowing UC Davis loves beating Sacramento State, no matter the sport. TheAggiewomen’s rowing team won four out of five races against their rivals from across the Causeway to win the Jean Runyon Cup for the second-straight year.

Adam’s path

OpinionMay 2, 2008
his week’s story follows the life of Adam Pathy, an average someone born into an average family in Average Town, U.S.A. – a true simpleton, if you will. During his early years, Adam, due to a rather unfortunate string of boredom, decided to take a walk on Life Street. Minutes into Adam’s walk, the street diverged into three separate roads, each of which varied accordingly in demeanor.