Monthly Archives - July 2008
July 2008 Archives
CORRECTION
City NewsJuly 21, 2008
Thursday’s article, “Housing crisis may extend to
Davis,” stated that Sarah Mohler is the economic development director
for the city of Davis. The article should have referred to Sarah
Worley, the city’s economic development coordinator. The Aggie regrets
the error.
Changes to Anderson Bank Building proposed
City NewsJuly 21, 2008
There may be a new restaurant in the works downtown, but not without the approval of the Davis City Council. With Togo’s leaving its current location in the Anderson Bank Building
on Second Street, co-owner and building manager Jim Kidd is hoping a
new restaurant will find a home in his building.
CD Review: Modern Guilt
Arts & CultureJuly 21, 2008
The eighth studio release from the 38-year-old legend
is as much a Beck album as any of its predecessors, meaning that you
can’t really expect anything in particular. In this case, producer DJ
Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton’s funky, electronic beats contrast with
Beck’s grave lyrics and themes, creating a dichotomy that is
simultaneously danceable and somberly beautiful.
Woodland Community College now accredited
City NewsJuly 17, 2008
Woodland Community College has come into its own. The college, 10 miles north of UC Davis, received full accreditation on
July 1, making it the 110th community college in California and the
second college in the Yuba Community College District.
University of California to establish School of Global Health
Campus NewsJuly 17, 2008
The University of California is in the process of planning for the
implementation of a degree-granting School of Global Health, which is
expected to receive funding and begin recruiting faculty in May of 2009.
Union members strike for five days
Campus NewsJuly 17, 2008
Despite preventative efforts by the University of
California and the Public Employment Relations Board, the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299
service workers began a statewide strike Monday.
UC Davis student-run clinics sponsor Ulezi Health fair
Campus NewsJuly 17, 2008
Members of the Sacramento community will have the chance to receive
free health screenings this Saturday from the UC Davis School of
Medicine’s student-run clinics at the 10th annual Ulezi Family Health
Fair, part of the Oak Park Summer concert series.
The Zim-Zims perform Saturday in Davis
Arts & CultureJuly 17, 2008
It’s understandable, but it’s stifling – Davis tends to house
students throughout their college careers, but never for much longer.
It’s terrible for bands, in particular, which dissolve not long after
their inceptions.
Housing crisis may extend to Davis
City NewsJuly 17, 2008
Amid a national housing crisis that has hit California especially hard,
one might ask how the Davis market is doing – and the answer is
debatable. “I don’t think Davis is immune to the housing bust at all,” said
economics lecturer Erick Eschker. “You just have to look at the rest of
California and the Bay Area.
French Film Festival hits Crest Theatre
Arts & CultureJuly 17, 2008
If the French language is the universal language of love, then movie
lovers will fall in love all over again at this year’s Sacramento
French Film Festival. Created to introduce the Sacramento public to French films, the seventh
annual film festival will open Friday with its opening night reception
and open wine bar at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento.
Fact or fiction: Debate continues over cell phones’ impact on brain cancer
FeaturesJuly 17, 2008
Talking on your cell phone frequently could produce an expensive phone bill – but could it also give you cancer? For now, the answer is no. There have been several studies about the
link between cell phones and brain cancer and many of them have pointed
toward the negative.
Decline of the honeybee causes worry
FeaturesJuly 17, 2008
Honeybees do more than sting you. Without them, you
wouldn’t get to eat your favorite fruits, nuts and ice cream flavors.
And due to a recent mysterious decline in honeybee colonies, you may
actually be losing more than that.
