Like most law students, Sara Granda had no easy time getting through the UC Davis School of Law. Yet unlike most students, Granda is a quadriplegic who was denied an opportunity to take the California State Bar exam back in July 2009. She was told she could not take the exam because of issues with her payment. Her case was taken to the California Supreme Court – who unanimously decided that Granda would be allowed to take the exam.

According to coach Jamey Wright, the Aggies played a perfect game – after the first period of play. “We played as bad as we possibly could in the first quarter,” Wright said. “We played brilliantly after that.” No. 16 Pacific jumped out to a 5-0 lead, including a goal seconds after the opening whistle. The 18th ranked Aggies (14-13, 0-1) didn’t tally a goal until 5:16 left in the second quarter.

100405_ci_healthbill.cHeadline: Students feel impact of Obama’s health care reformLayercake: Young adults weigh in on the good, bad By SASHA LEKACHAggie Associate Editor Yolo County Health Officer Dr. Joseph Iser[cq] can’t see much a UC Davis student could find problematic in the recently signed health care reform. The law, which passed this March, specifically targets younger […]

The Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) was unsuccessful in its effort to repeal the Aid Elimination Penalty by March 30 when Congress passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). The penalty targets students convicted of drug possession offenses. Currently, federal law revokes federal financial aid such as Pell Grants and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid from students who have any drug related offences while receiving aid.

UC Davis’ Muslim Student Association (MSA) kicked off its annual Islam Awareness Month last Thursday, seeking to demonstrate the many faces of followers of Islam. The month’s theme, “I am Muslim …” is an open-ended examination of the various sources of inspiration to worship of those within the Muslim community. Events will span five weeks, each of which bearing a sub-theme, and will incorporate activities intended to engage students. They will take place on the quad, and there will also be reflections later in the evening.

It’s not every day that prominent local celebrities strut their stuff on the runway. Local businesses donated fashions that were featured in the Yolo County Children’s Alliance (YCAA) Celebrity Fashion Show, kicking off a series of events for Child Abuse Prevention Month. The March 31 show raised money for victims of child abuse.

Sometimes I wish I were a chimpanzee. I’d finally have license to fling poo at people who annoy me. I’d draw fewer weird looks when crouched in the upper branches of a tree, surveying the quad. And best of all, I’d be at least twice as strong as the average human. This would make Chimp-Beth about four times as ripped as Human-Beth, who is a total weakling. Four-year-olds routinely beat me in arm wrestling matches. Climbing stairs requires frequent time-outs. In the winter, children try to take my arms for snowman limbs.

Being a gay individual, I get asked lots of questions. “When did you realize you were gay?” is a popular one. “How did your parents react?” gets asked a lot, too. My personal favorite is, “How many guys have you slept with?” But the question that everyone seems to want me to answer goes something like this: “So, uhh … when you and your boyfriend go out on like a date or something, who pays?”

I’ve always enjoyed sports. I also consider myself to be somewhat athletic (that is, kind of good at a bunch of sports, but not really good at any specific one). Upon the realization I probably wasn’t going to play sports at a high level anymore (actually, I later played one year of club volleyball for UC Davis), I decided that writing about sports would allow me to maintain the connection.

Keegan Groot usually swims two hours a day and lifts weights for an hour three times a week. Along with individual practice, Groot may clock in around 20 hours of training by Sunday. But for the sophomore exercise biology major and breast stroke-swimmer on the UC Davis’s men’s swimming team, this routine may not last. Groot is one of possibly three hundred student athletes whose teams may be targeted for closure as a result of a projected $2.4 million cut to the UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletics Department.

ASUCD Senate Meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the April 1 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. Meeting called to order at 6:09 p.m. Jack Zwald, ASUCD president, present, left early Previn Witana, ASUCD vice president, present Abrham Castillo-Ruiz, ASCUD senator, present Adam Thongsavat, ASUCD senator, present Alison Tanner, ASUCD senator, present

The Aggies looked to begin anew with conference play beginning on Friday. With a record of 11-20 in 31 non-conference contests, UC Davis opened up their Big West Conference with a three-game series against Cal State Northridge. The two squads split a doubleheader on the first day of play and the Aggies won the rubber match to take the series.