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January 15 2009 Archives

Jack Bauer is back to save the world in Ô24Õ

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
If you’re looking for a great action comedy,look no further than “24.” The series,told in real-time,features Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland),a practically invincible secret agent who can kill10men in about five seconds,disarm nuclear devices and even kidnap heads of state.

Hello, goodbye.

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
Hello,Dolly! is probably the musical that most of us have heard of but few have actually seen on stage.If this describes your experience with the musical,now is your chance to see the play performed locally by the Davis Musical Theatre Company.

Editorial: RIAA policy shift

OpinionJanuary 15, 2009
The Recording Industry Association of America,in an attempt to further expand its influence in the world of illegal file sharing,has decided not to file lawsuits en masse against illegal file sharers.Instead,the RIAA will work closely with Internet service providers and encourage them to increase their own role in protecting music copyrights.

Daily Calendar

FeaturesJanuary 15, 2009
TODAY Project Compost 6 p.m. 43 Memorial Union, MU Basement Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.   STATS training night 7 to 9 p.m. 207 Olson Learn how to become an intern for Students Teaching AIDS To Students and present information about HIV/AIDS to high school students.   Women’s […]

Countdown-in-chief

OpinionJanuary 15, 2009
A strange event is happening. The most powerful person on the planet for the last eight years has seemed almost powerless for a while now. President George W. Bush is almost an afterthought. He has been conspicuous by his absence. In truth, he has become irrelevant.

Correction

City NewsJanuary 15, 2009
A fact box accompanying Wednesday’s article “Facebook reaches150million active users” incorrectly stated that Facebook had more first time visitors than every other social networking site in November2008.In fact,the source data measured total unique visitors,not first time visitors.The Aggie regrets the error.

CD Review: Andrew Bird

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
Artist: Andrew Bird Album: Noble Beast Label: Fat Possum Records Rating:5

Campus Judicial Report

Campus NewsJanuary 15, 2009
Reply-All A senior was referred to SJA for unauthorized collaboration.Intending to send her completed homework to a friend who was having trouble in the class,the student accidentally forwarded the homework to the entire class and professor.The student admitted dishonesty and accepted a censure and a writing assignment on unauthorized collaboration.

California exceeds recycling goals

City NewsJanuary 15, 2009
California is leading the nation in its recycling efforts,according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board,or CIWMB. California currently diverts58percent of its waste to recycling,or about54million tons of the93million tons of trash it produces each year. That is saving the equivalent of100football fields stacked with trash reaching as high as the Empire State Building.The CIWMB hopes to eventually achieve “Zero Waste,” according to the CIWMB website.

Behind the Scenes at the John Jasperse Modern Dance audition

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
Last week,UC Davis students lined up to audition for one of the world’s most renowned contemporary dance choreographers.John Jasperse is the winter quarter UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence.He has been choreographer/artistic director of the John Jasperse Company New York for the last3decades and has received numerous grants,fellowships and awards,including a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award.

Arts Week

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
MUSIC Far,Automatic Static,By Sunlight Thursday,7:30p.m.,$15 Empire Events Center in Sacramento A brief look into the historyofSactown band Far:The band’s been around since1992,theymanaged to escape the formulas of the “butthead-rock” genre popularized by Limp Bizkit in1998and they split in1999.Ten years later,Far is back – most notably with their cover of Ginuwine’s hit R&B song “Pony.“

Anything but defiant

Arts & CultureJanuary 15, 2009
Rating:2/5 Defiance‘s plot is simple:Three brothers lead a group of Jewish people out of rural Belarus and into the forest in order to save them from sure death by German Nazis.On paper,it has all the makings of a well-rounded,convincing film:It’s set during World War II,its protagonists are Jewish rebels struggling to survive and it includes the star power of Daniel Craig to push it forward.On film,however,Defiance falls flat.