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March 2009 Archives

Softball preview

SportsMarch 5, 2009
Event:Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic Teams:UC Davis vs.San Diego State; Penn State; No.6Stanford; Illinois State Records:Aggies,10-5; Aztecs,9-9; Nittany Lions,5-5; Cardinal,18-1; Red Birds,6-7 Where:Palo Alto,Calif. When:Saturday at9a.m.,11:15a.m.; Sunday at1:30p.m.,3:45p.m.

Men’s track and field preview

SportsMarch 5, 2009
Teams: UC Davis vs. San Francisco, California, Stanford Where: Edwards Stadium – Berkeley, Calif. When: Saturday; all day Who to watch: Expect sophomore Ed Orgon to make some noise this season. After all, it’s not unusual for throwers to yell as they release. Orgon will be doing plenty of both this season.

Men’s tennis preview

SportsMarch 5, 2009
Who:UC Davis vs.UC Santa Cruz; Nevada; Swarthmore Records:Aggies,1-7 (0-2); Banana Slugs,3-3 (2-1); Wolf Pack,3-1 (0-0); Phoenix,1-0 (0-0) Where:Marya Welch Tennis Center When:Saturday at1p.m.; Sunday atnoon; Monday at2p.m. Who to watch:Leading the UC Davis men’s tennis team in doubles victories this season has been freshman Josh Albert.

Men’s basketball preview

SportsMarch 5, 2009
Event:Senior Night Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal State Northridge Records:Aggies,12-17 (7-8); Matadors,14-12 (10-4) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m. Radio:KFSG (1690-AM)

Longtime UCD chemistry professor dies at 95

Campus NewsMarch 5, 2009
Emeritus Professor Raymond Keefer,a long time facultymember at UC Davis,died on Feb.6from a brief illness.He was95years old.

It’s a Mad, Mad World

Arts & CultureMarch 5, 2009
Beyond Therapy Today throughSaturday,8p.m.and Sunday at2p.m.,$12general admission,$9with a student ID Wyatt Pavilion Theatre Tickets can be purchased at the Freeborn Box Office Ticket special:Tickets for today’s performance will admit two for the price of one.

Gymnastics preview

SportsMarch 5, 2009
Teams:UC Davis vs.Sacramento State,Bowling Green,New Hampshire Where:The Pavilion When:Sunday at2p.m. Who to watch:As she is last year’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion on bars,it should be no surprise that junior Lida Gehlen is leading the MPSF rankings.What is surprising is how big that lead is.

Follow the “green rabbit”

Arts & CultureMarch 5, 2009
“Telepresence and Bio Art“ Today,6:30p.m.,free Davis Veterans Memorial Theater (203E.14th St.) Artist Eduardo Kac will also speak on campus today at4p.m.in3001Plant Environmental Science.The event is free.

Editorial: Marijuana tax would make a lot of green

OpinionMarch 5, 2009
AB390,introduced to the state legislature on Feb.23by Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco),would make it legal to use,buy,grow and sell marijuana for recreational use for those over the age of21.

Davis businesses continue to emerge

City NewsMarch 5, 2009
In business news this week, Renew Denim opens up downtown, Wachovia transitions to PremierWest Bank, mattress store Sleep Center opens downtown, and Cindy’s turns into Thai Dynamite at night.

Daily Calendar

FeaturesMarch 5, 2009
TODAY Prop 8 Supreme Court oral arguments 9 a.m. to noon MU Art Lounge Listen to this live feed of the Prop 8 oral arguments. A discussion will follow the arguments.

Cold, calculated morality

OpinionMarch 5, 2009
Throughout my college career,I have been bombarded by activist groups begging for my support.Most of the time,it’s a perky girl holding a clipboard who runs up to me and explains how the horrors of the world need my minimal contribution.