Daily Archives - March 3, 2010
March 3 2010 Archives
Yolo County receives $5,000 grant for Crime Victims’ Rights Week
City NewsMarch 3, 2010
Yolo County’s Victim Services Program is one of 70 out of over 140 contestants nationwide selected to receive a national grant to fund activities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
University bands together for UCSA’s march to the Capitol
Campus NewsMarch 3, 2010
Students, workers and administrators UC system-wide converged on the state capitol Monday for a full day of lobbying with legislators, resulting in the arrest of five student protestors.
UC Davis professor sings for food safety
Science & TechnologyMarch 3, 2010
Fifteen years after playing music in college, Carl Winter has found a new way to use his musical talents: to write food safety parodies.
Study questions Teach for America participants’ commitment to civic duty
City NewsMarch 3, 2010
Teach For America has become one of the most sought after post-graduation options, but a recent Stanford University study finds discrepancies with participants’ motives to be part of the two-year educational corp.
Students engineer Ugandan village
FeaturesMarch 3, 2010
When UC Davis students want to give back to the community, they don’t limit themselves to Davis. In fact, they don’t even limit themselves to the United States.
Naps increase memory, concentration, study says
Campus NewsMarch 3, 2010
All-night study sessions are common among college students, but it turns out you may do better on that test if you simply go to sleep instead.
Hang up and ride: bill seeks to include bicyclists in hands-free law
City NewsMarch 3, 2010
Riding a bicycle on a busy street while using a cell phone is contrary to what most would call common sense. Biking and talking may soon be a violation of the law as well.
Column: Kiss through the phone
OpinionMarch 3, 2010
Being a college student is hard work. You have to manage your time between classes, work, partying and – for some – a relationship. For those of you in a relationship, you know it can be challenging to maintain the lust and passion that got you there in the first place.
Column: Breaking wind
OpinionMarch 3, 2010
Everyone’s got a wind god. The Aztecs had Ehecatl, the Norse had Njord. The Greeks had Zephyrus, who fanned the city of Elysium with pleasant breezes. But we don’t need any wind gods in Davis.
