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Monthly Archives - January 2009

January 2009 Archives

Pants Optional

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
If you were to ask me at this very moment what I think the second-cutest thing in the world is,I would tell you,straight-up,that it’s bromance.The first,because I knowy’all arewondering,is Knut the German polar bear.

Men’s basketball preview

SportsJanuary 22, 2009
Teams:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,8-10 (3-2); Gauchos,8-9 (2-3) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.

Letter to the Editor

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
Dear Richard, Thanks so much for covering the new writing minor both in last Friday’s front page article and in today’s editorial.It’s great to get the word out so that students can start taking advantage of it.

Letter to the Editor

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
To whom this may concern, On behalf of ACT,we would like to apologize for any misunderstanding there were with any individuals involved in the ACT video.It was never our intention to misuse the image of or mislead anyone who voluntarily participated in its production.

Letter to the Editor

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
Last week,I was interrupted during a work shift at the ASUCD CoffeeHouse by two students (Justin Gold and Gianni Rosas-Maxemin) who asked if they could take my picture for a political science class project. As a student with many class projects myself,I complied. They asked me to hold a piece of paper with the letters “ACT” printed on it.I smiled and thought nothing more of it.

Label Watch: K Records

Arts & CultureJanuary 22, 2009
Formed in the summer of1982in Olympia,Wash.by Calvin Johnson,K Records still embodies much of what it did when it began nearly30years ago as an independent label dedicated to releasing underground artists from the Northwestern and Midwestern U.S.The bands on K Records – like underground music itself – are difficult to categorize and diverse in their sounds.

Game review: Prince of Persia

Arts & CultureJanuary 22, 2009
090122_ar_videogamereview.cSummary:Headline: Game review: Prince of Persia Layercake: A simpler prince than you once knewBy SHANE PARKAggie Arts Writer The new Prince of Persia (released in December 2008) is actually the fourth and most visually stunning series released by Ubisoft. It has nothing really to do with Persia, and it has nothing to do with the […]

Editorial: Enrollment cut

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
Last week the University of California Board of Regents voted19-2to cutthis fall’s freshman enrollment by2,300students,a move that will likely be as ineffective as it is unfair. The decision will make it more difficult for2,300of today’s high school seniors to get into a campus of their choice in an already record-breakingadmissions year.More students will be deferred to UC Merced,even without applying there,apparently in hope that they will decline the offer and go outside the UC system.

Editorial: Concealed weapons on campus

OpinionJanuary 22, 2009
The article “Concealed weapons at UC Davis? Looks unlikely” in the Tuesday,Jan.20issue ofThe California Aggie discussed whether or not students should be allowed to carry concealed firearms on campus.Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a nationwide grassroots organization that promotes the idea of students being allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus because,according to their website,they can do so in other,more public places and want to be able to do so on school grounds,too.Members of the organization quoted in the article cite the school shootings across the United States as another reason for college students to be allowed this right.

Daily Calendar

FeaturesJanuary 22, 2009
TODAY Italy: Renaissance Florence and the Birth of Modern Europe Noon to 1 p.m. Conference Room, Education Abroad Center, 207 Third St. Learn about a summer 2009 study abroad opportunity!

Chlamydia, syphilis continue to infect nationwide, locally

City NewsJanuary 22, 2009
Let’s talk about sex. Sexually transmitted diseases,that is. Recently released figures from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention said that in2007,over1.1millionchlamydiadiagnoses were reported,up from around1million in2006,makingchlamydia the number one reported STD.

Chevron donates $2.5 million to Energy Efficiency Center

Campus NewsJanuary 22, 2009
Chevron Corporation gave theUC Davis Energy Efficiency Center a$2.5millionboostto create anew leadershipposition called the Chevron Chair in Energy Efficiency. The EEC relies completely on grants and donations from supporters.The centercollaborates with researchers and inventors to encourage commercialization of new or existing energy efficiency solutions.