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Monthly Archives - May 2008

May 2008 Archives

Correction

FeaturesMay 16, 2008
In Wednesday’s article “Parks and facilities outreach meeting to be held tonight,” the date of the meeting was incorrect.The meeting will take place May20at7p.m.The Aggie regrets the error.

Casual casuality

OpinionMay 16, 2008
You may recall me writing on apathy the other week; I really don’t care for that subject anymore. I have recently re-attuned my lifestyle to the words of one of my foremost role models in life, Kermit the Frog: “Time’s fun when you’re having flies.” In non-frogian terms, I take this to mean something like “take nothing seriously.”

Booty call

OpinionMay 16, 2008
I can usually get a laughwhen I tell people I wasfirsteducated as part of a failed governmental experiment.Then,when I try to explain further that my unorthodox instruction led directly to me becoming a raging nerd and,indirectly,to a guy getting punched in the face four years later,I’m invariably treated to an incredulous stare.But it’s true,all of it.

Baseball preview

SportsMay 16, 2008
Teams: UC Davis vs.No.11UCIrvine Records:Aggies,31-19 (10-8); Anteaters,34-14 (10-8) Where:Dobbins Stadium

The new great society

OpinionMay 15, 2008
Seventeen-year-oldMagnus Carlsen recentlyreachedthenumber fiverankin thechessworld.Like other prodigies past and present,his risehas been meteoric.But Carlsenis possibly the youngest player ever to accomplish so much in so little time.By any measure,his brilliance issophenomenal that he hasevenbeennicknamedthe “Mozart ofChess.“

Speaking Chinese through movement

Arts & CultureMay 15, 2008
The collaborations ofSan Francisco’s Epiphany Productions Sonic Dance Theater andShanghai’s Reckless Moments will beSpeaking Chinesethrough dance at4p.m.Sundayin Mondavi’s Studio Theater.

Shades of green

Arts & CultureMay 15, 2008
Fashion Conscious is currently on display at theDesignMuseum in Walker Hall.The symposiumDesigning With Conscience will be held Sunday at1p.m.at the Technocultural Studies building.For more information and to register for the symposium,visit designmuseum.ucdavis.edu.The exhibit’s blog is also available at sustainablefashion.blogspot.com

Review: The Forbidden Kingdom

Arts & CultureMay 15, 2008
When I sawThe Forbidden Kingdom advertised as a martial arts action film starring both Jackie Chan and Jet Li,I couldn’t help but feel that it was too good to be true,despite its all-star casting and such behind-the-scenes names as action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping and composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

Review: Death Cab for Cutie

Arts & CultureMay 15, 2008
There‘s really no way around it– Narrow Stairs is a depressing record. In essence,Death Cabfor Cutie‘s seventh studio albumis a45-minuterequiem for deadrelationships and paths in life regrettably taken.

Portrait of mother wins $1,000 prize

Arts & CultureMay 15, 2008
The Ellen Hansen Memorial Prize is awarded annually to a UCDavis female student whose original creative project– using any medium,from painting to poetry or dance– best presents the theme of bravery and independence in women.A reception announcing the winner and honorable mentions was held Tuesday.

On imperialism

OpinionMay 15, 2008
“We took possession…in accordance with our customs,and we caught all the people,” the imperialist conqueror proclaimed. “Not one escaped.Some ran away from us,these we killed,and others we killed – but what of that? It was in accordance with our custom.“

In absentia

OpinionMay 15, 2008
The end of my time on this page is fast approaching,hopefully,that is,until next year.But as I was thinking about this fact,it occurred to me that you,my readership of various levels of faithfulness,will have to go without your weekly dose of damn-the-man journalistic fury.With that in mind,I compiled a list of books,movies,songs and miscellaneous crap to fill the void in my summer absence.