Monthly Archives - April 2009
April 2009 Archives
Fourth Annual Search Party: Davis, Sponsored by the ASUCD Entertainment Council, KDVS 90.3 FM and The California Aggie
Arts & CultureApril 23, 2009
Student musicians, the spotlights are searching for you! It’s time for the annual campus media sponsored Search Party talent show. Co-sponsored by KDVS 90.3 FM, The California Aggie and the ASUCD Entertainment Council, Search Party gives UC Davis’ budding musicians the opportunity to perform to the campus community. Submissions will be due by 4 p.m. on Apr. 24 to the office of KDVS 90.3 FM, located at 14 Lower Freeborn Hall.
Editorial: Tax increase
OpinionApril 23, 2009
A five-cent tax increase on all ASUCD commercial units‘ credit card transactions has been in effect since Jan.1.The decision was passed by the University Rate Group on Jan.23without student approval or representation.Michael Allred,associate vice chancellor of finance,said Accounting and Financial Services “would welcome student feedback” regarding the tax increase reported in Monday’s Aggie.The ASUCD Senate,however,did not learn of the tax until roughly two weeks ago.
Daily Calendar
FeaturesApril 23, 2009
TODAY Trashion Show Noon to1p.m. The Quad Gocheck out this event,sponsored by ASUCD’s EPPC. Thursday Trivia Nights 6to7:30p.m. First floor,Silo Union Test your knowledge of random facts and potentially win fabulous prizes along the way! Lyrical Expression 7:30p.m. Griffin Lounge,MU This event benefits the Jade Ribbon Campaign to help spread awareness about the prevalence of Hepatitis B within the API community.It will also spread the message on what Hepatitis B is and the importance of taking preventative measures. 25Stories:The Exhibit Richard L.Nelson satellite gallery,Buehler Alumni Center Goto this event sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment.The gallery will be open throughAug.23.For more information,please visit twentyfive.ucdavis.edu.
C.D. Review: Strung Out
Arts & CultureApril 23, 2009
Strung Out Prototypes and Painkillers Fat Wreck Chords Rating:4
Baseball preview
SportsApril 23, 2009
Teams:UC Davis at No.6Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies,7-28 (1-8); Titans,25-11 (6-6) Where:Dobbins Stadium When:Friday at2:30p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at1p.m.
“A Walk to Remember”
Campus NewsApril 23, 2009
Members of the Jewish community marched through the Quad yesterdayfor a “Walk to Remember” in honor of those lost during the Holocaust forYom Hashoah,Hebrew for “day of remembrance.” Approximately20people walked single file in silence,wearing all black.Some had signs on their chests and backs that read “Never Forget.“
Artsweek
Arts & CultureApril 23, 2009
MUSIC Living Legends Today,7:30p.m.,free Sacramento State University Union Ballroom NorCal has its share of hip-hop collectives,but holding it down for Los Angeles is eight-piece group Living Legends,whose minimal beats and heavy rhymes recall that of Hieroglyphics,sans the Bay Area grittiness. The Inversions,James Rabbit,Color of Love,Antarctica Takes It! Today,8p.m.,free,21 300Room in West Sacramento James Rabbit is all over the place.With his own “vaguely Muppet-like” mix of jazzy piano,utterly danceable pop and upbeat showiness,he answers the long-standing question of what it would be like if Queen,Phoenix,Michael Buble and Mika were to make a musical baby.Because I know you all were wondering,too.
Aggies suffer one-stroke defeat at conference tournament
SportsApril 23, 2009
The Aggies knew they were in good shape to make a run at the Big West Conference title. UC Davis had momentum on its side.It had posted three top-five finishes in its past five tournaments,and had two players – Chelsea Stelzmiller and Alice Kim – comfortably seated on the Big West’s first team. All they needed was a little luck and a lot of great swings to propel them to that top spot at the conference tournament in San Luis Obispo on Monday and Tuesday.
That’s what she said
OpinionApril 22, 2009
Somewhere between our youthful commitment to whatever lifestyle our parents raised us with and a midlife crisis,most college students put the idea of religion behind them.Succumbing to an authority figure,with its rules and regulations,and lack of tangible force doesn‘t fit well in the schema of our college lives.
Study shows UC Davis students drinking less
Campus NewsApril 22, 2009
UC Davis students are drinking less than in years past,leading to an overall decline in underage drinking and binge drinking,according to a report released by the Health Education and Promotion program onApr.14.According to the study,off-campus parties are more likely to resultinproblems than residence hall parties,Greek parties,campus events or at bars.
Upcoming seminars
Science & TechnologyApril 22, 2009
Today Transforming Transportation and Energy:Politics and Technology Dan Sperling,director,Institute of Transportation Studies,andprofessor ofcivilengineering andenvironmentalscience andpolicy– UC Davis 360Shields Library12:10to1p.m. Sponsored by the Institute of Governmental Affairs Sequential Speciation:Why Are There So Many SMALL Animals? Andrew Forbes,postdoctoral scholar– UC Davisdepartment ofentomology 122Briggs12:10to1p.m. Sponsored by entomology Signalingin Electric Fish:Behavior,Neurobiology,Molecular Evolution Harold Zakon,Dr.– University of Texas at Austin 1022Life Sciences1:10to2p.m. Sponsored by Neurobiology,Physiology and Behavior College of Biological Sciences
