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April 2009 Archives

Mah Roof Iz Fail

OpinionApril 24, 2009
About three weeks ago I was sitting in my room minding my own business,listening to the rain pitter-patter gently against my window,when it hit me.Without warning.On the forehead. It was water,and itwas leaking through my ceiling.

For the youth

OpinionApril 24, 2009
Super Senior, Why is it that upperclassmen find the DC to be such an enticing place to eat? I would like to understand so that I will be better prepared for falling victim to it myself when I check out of dorms.But seriously…the food is only good for days when a multitude of prospective students will be dining there,which coincidentally means that there is nowhere to sit,and more to the point you stare at the same food over and over and over again until some of it starts to look like it is just perpetually left over. – Trying to Regain my Appetite

Davis bank branch robbed

City NewsApril 24, 2009
Davis police are looking for a male suspect who allegedly robbed a Bank of America branch inside the Save Mart supermarket at1900Anderson Road in Davis.

Cars!

OpinionApril 24, 2009
The American auto industry is one hell of a lemon.This week,governmental debt bringers are sinking another$5.5billion in taxpayer money into GM and Chrysler,two sputtering corporate giants who can no longer findfirstgear.In realistic terms,this cash is just a survival stopgap– without intelligent cooperation between industry and government,loans won’t repair the auto market,just buy it another tank of gas.In short,we need to put new ideas at the wheel. (Man,I really went full throttle into that car metaphor.)

All AG-Cess

SportsApril 24, 2009
The UC Davis men’s golf team almost wasn’t the school’s first Big West Conference championship winner. The women’s team finished league championship play at the San Luis Obispo Country Club roughly an hour before the men’s field put the wraps on its tournament.

Women’s water polo preview

SportsApril 23, 2009
Event:Big West Conference Championship Teams:No.9UC Davis vs.TBA Records:Aggies,22-9 (4-1) Where:Chris Kjelsden Pool– Stockton,Calif. When:Saturday at5:45p.m.; Sunday at TBA

Women’s track and field preview

SportsApril 23, 2009
Event:Brutus Hamilton Invitational Where:Edwards Stadium– Berkeley,Calif. When:Friday and Saturday; all day

Women’s rowing preview

SportsApril 23, 2009
Teams:UC Davis vs.Sacramento State When:Saturday; time TBA Where:Sacramento Aquatics Center – Lake Natoma Did you know? In crew you can “catch crabs” – no,not the kind you eat.

Women’s lacrosse preview

SportsApril 23, 2009
Event:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Teams:UC Davis vs.Denver Records:Aggies,5-10 (2-4); Pioneers,10-6 (4-2) Where:Laird Q.Cagan Stadium – Palo Alto,Calif. When:Today at6p.m.

Variations on a Theme

Arts & CultureApril 23, 2009
The other day I logged onto Facebook and read: “Susan Boyle:3of your friends are fans.“ I squinted at the picture next to the notification:A middle-aged woman with bushy eyebrows,frizzy curly hair and a microphone in hand.Nothing to write home about,right? Evidently not.

Undocumented workers find California less attractive

City NewsApril 23, 2009
Over the last two decades,the distribution of illegal immigrants within the United States has changed drastically,experts say. California has typically drawn the largest percentage of migrant workers in the country.Yet according to a recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center,many of them are now searching elsewhere for work.

UC Davis Medal awarded to poet, painter

Campus NewsApril 23, 2009
A bit of imagination and a whole lot of devotion earned two of UC Davis‘ professors the highest tribute ever gifted by the university. Last Tuesday,poet Gary Snyder and painter Wayne Thiebaud were awarded the UC Davis Medal during a ceremony held in the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom.