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June 2009 Archives

Spring Athlete of the Quarter

SportsJune 4, 2009
On Saturday,May30,Jazz Trice accomplished a feat never before achieved by an Aggie as he qualified for the NCAA Division I Track and Field National Championships. In virtue of his personal record run of13.57seconds in the110m hurdlers,Trice placed third in the West Regional. Trice doesn’t even think he ran his best race.

Roving Reporter

FeaturesJune 4, 2009
1) I’ll miss the energy of the campus… the passion people here have for the things they do. Samantha Ponce,genetics 2) The people– I’ve made a lot of good friends here,and the professors have helped me with letters of recommendation for gradschool. Nimra Suhail,psychology

Riding the recession wave

FeaturesJune 4, 2009
As our economy continues to falter by the ongoing recession,many UC Davis students find themselves re-evaluating their future career plans and exploring paths they otherwise wouldn‘t have considered. Eddie Birnbaum,a fifth-year senior engineering major,is one student who had to do so.

Professors say goodbye to UC Davis

FeaturesJune 4, 2009
As the year is coming to an end,so comes the time for some faculty members to say goodbye,for now,to UC Davis. Jay Mechling,American studies Professor Jay Mechling of the American studies department has taught at UC Davis since1971and is set to retire this year after35dedicated years.

Police Briefs

Campus NewsJune 4, 2009
Pop a squat A female was seen urinating in a front yard on Villanova Drive and was subsequently arrested.Jan.9. Possibly his lucky day An individual reported possibly finding drugs in an apartment.Jan.9. Hey man,you want some CRACK?! An individual was approached by another person,on C Street,who asked if he wanted to buy crack.Oct.31.

PhiLOLsophy

OpinionJune 4, 2009
For my last column,I made a compilation of column ideas that didn’t make the cut.In other words,they weren’t good enough for their own feature-length column. A girl’s worst insult Girls are insulted by many,many things,but the insult I would like to focus on is “slut.” According to Urban Dictionary, “slut,” meansa dirty,nasty promiscuous woman that no one would even touch.

Pants optional

OpinionJune 4, 2009
I was determined not to write a raging cheesefest of a final column,but in the interest of bidding you fine people adieu,some failbloggage may have gone down.The least I can do is promise that you will not be exposed to any inspirational Eleanor Roosevelt quotes.Only time will tell if I‘ll look back on this column with pride or disgust.The years will age and perhaps even mature me a little,but my intuition tells me that when I‘m old and decrepit,that pervy ex-Catholic schoolgirl who grew up listening to Howard Stern over the breakfast table will continue to live on.

Operation DeGeneres

Arts & CultureJune 4, 2009
On May16,First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a commencement speech at UC Merced.After noticing the campuswide effort that motivated the first lady to speak,two UC Davis students were inspired to get a different inspirational woman to speak at UCD. Operation DeGeneres is a movement on campus with the main purposeof wooing Ellen DeGeneres to the UCD campus to speak.Many of those behind the project believe DeGeneres‘ appearancewould be a great way to attract more attention to the often-overlooked UC Davis.

News Highlights

FeaturesJune 4, 2009
Dispute between Band-uh!,faculty director goes public Oct.9,2008 The UC Davis Marching Band-uh!’s faculty director spoke publicly to the San Francisco Chronicle about a sexual harassment complaint he filed with the university in May alleging a series “ridiculous,disturbing and offensive” incidents.Members of the Band-uh! said that they wereupset by the allegations.

Men’s track and field preview

SportsJune 4, 2009
Event:NCAA Division I Track and Field National Championships Where:John McDonnell Field – Fayetteville,Ark. When:Wednesday through Saturday; all day Watch:Online:CBS College Sports Network,Friday4p.m.; TV:CBS Saturday10a.m.

Male Athlete of the Year

SportsJune 4, 2009
There are countless ways to describe Quincy Amarikwa. Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year,second-team All-American,first-team All-Far West Region,first Aggie to receive National Player of the Week honors,first UC Davis player to make the senior roster of a Major League Soccer club – the list goes on.

Letters to the editor

OpinionJune 4, 2009
America’s Greenest Campus competition Dear editor, Climate Culture is hosting a national competition,America’s Greenest Campus,to see which college can get the most students,staff,faculty and alumni to sign up at americasgreenestcampus.com and complete a carbon footprint byOct.5.This website is a great way to see that when each person makes a small change,together it amounts to something substantial.