Yearly Archives - 2008
2008 Archives
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.
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.

