Yearly Archives - 2009
2009 Archives
Column: What would Jesus scream?
OpinionNovember 23, 2009
The roar emanating from the MU patio on Wednesday is best summed up as “Rabble, rabble, rabble!” It’s not a mob protesting the evil machinations of our regents. It’s not a frenzy incited by false cries of “Tube sock madness!”
California Raptor Center invites the public to open house
Campus NewsNovember 20, 2009
As rare as it is to catch sight of a red-tailed hawk up close, members of the Davis community will get to do just that this on Saturday when the California Raptor Center (CRC) holds its annual open house.
Students travel to intern with Camp Adventure
Campus NewsNovember 20, 2009
There’s an alternative to studying abroad: Instead of learning, students teach; instead of paying, students get paid.
Column: Accepting the sparkly vampire-boyfriends
OpinionNovember 20, 2009
As the release date of The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie draws nearer, so does the excitement (and delusion) of crazy fangirls (and guys). I swear, the anticipation can be heard all over campus.
Column: The Sleazebag Ethic and the Spirit of Gambling
OpinionNovember 20, 2009
“This is the gutter of America,” I say as an SUV full of my four housemates and me drives into what Reno thinks it can call its “art town.”
Nearly 50 arrested in Mrak Hall demonstration
Campus NewsNovember 20, 2009
Fifty-two students and community members were arrested Thursday night after they attempted to occupy Mrak Hall.
Our university
Campus NewsNovember 20, 2009
I have to admit, my trip down to Berkeley to take part in the protests against the UC Regents’ proposed 32 percent student fee increase was initially more out of curiosity than solidarity. Like most students, I said I was against the fee increases – but I knew next to nothing about the background and complexity of the situation. Mostly, I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. And my only class that day had been cancelled.
Students outraged by UC Regents’ decision
Campus NewsNovember 20, 2009
The UC regents made their decision to increase student fees by 32 percent at 12:45 this afternoon.
