Susan Ferriss and Ricardo Sandoval usually ask the questions.This time UC Davis students,staff and faculty interviewed them. As foreign correspondents in Latin America,the married journalists have interviewed powerful people including Vicente Fox and Hugo Chavez.They spent decades living and working in Latin America and now work for The Sacramento Bee.

Last Thursday,the ASUCD Senate passed Senate Resolution16unanimously,urging the administration and faculty to take necessary steps to curtail Peter J Shields Library’s national ranking decline.Shields library once prided itself as one of the top one-third of research libraries in North America,but within15years due to a negligent chancellorship,an incompetent and corrupt university administration,and an irresponsible faculty,Shield’s ranking toppled to an all new low of64th.

It’s about time UC Davis passes a T.G.I.F.initiative,but the language of this particular initiative may not be worth the YES vote. The success of this program at other UC’s has shown the things students can accomplish when given the funds. Senator Bianchi’s claim that this fee doesn’t benefit all students is very odd given the many programs that ASUCD funds that only affects some students.

The fight against global warming will not be brief.While scientists weren’t expecting Earth to reenter equilibrium tomorrow,new research shows the ecosystem will not cool for another1,000years.

Former UC Davis Police officer Calvin Chang filed a lawsuit yesterday against the University of California Regents and UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza alleging racial and sexual orientation discrimination,retaliation,fraud and breach of contract.He isseeking$3million in damages.

In one of his first actions in office, President Barack Obama made good on a promise to reverse an Environmental Protection Agency decision that blocked California from implementing stricter pollution standards on vehicles sold in the state. The EPA under President George W. Bush denied California‘s request, saying that regulating vehicle emissions was the job […]

The UC Davis physical education department is in talks with Campus Recreation to implement participation fees for some of its classes. Students currently have unlimited access to P.E.courses,which are paid for through registration fees.However,certain courses offered under the P.E.department use facilities operated by Campus Recreation,which is where the department is looking to apply an activities fee.

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TODAY URC Abstract Workshop 11 a.m. to noon Mee Room, MU Learn how to write and submit your abstract for participation in the UCD Undergraduate Research Conference. For more details see urc.ucdavis.edu.

Barack Obama may already be president,but in less than three weeks,UC Davis students have another important vote to cast. ASUCD elections will take place beginning at8a.m.on Feb.18and19online and at the Memorial Union.Students will vote to replace half of the senate’s twelve members whose terms expire winter quarter,as well as for the ASUCD president and vice president.In addition,students will approve or defeat three ballot measures:The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) and two constitutional amendment measures.

Although they posted a season-high191.300against Cal State Fullerton on Sunday,the disappointment in coach John Lavallee’s voice was at once palpable. “We came down to the end,” said Lavallee following the loss to the Titans,who scored a193.125. “We had some trouble on beam; we had to count two falls on beam.We were pretty close to putting up a really good score.“

UC Davis took on a pair of conference foes this weekend,defeating Oregon State22-12Friday night at the Pavilion before falling to Cal State Fullerton22-12on Sunday afternoon. After splitting their weekend duals,the Aggies stand at3-3in Pacific-10Conference action and7-5overall.