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Daily Archives - February 24, 2010

February 24 2010 Archives

UCD sailing team floats to the top

FeaturesFebruary 24, 2010
Creating a sports team from the bottom up is not easy. Just ask Ryan-Sandy Lee, a junior mechanical and aeronautical engineering major who founded the UC Davis Sailing team two years ago. “We had a bumpy start … but I was either going to start a team or transfer. Sailing is that important to me,” […]

UC Davis surgeons perform robot-assisted cardiac bypass

Science & TechnologyFebruary 24, 2010
Robots can vacuum, assemble cars and explore outer space, and now they have successfully taken on a new life-saving task – lending a hand in heart surgery.

Students protest at Irvine, San Diego campuses

Campus NewsFebruary 24, 2010
Yesterday morning at 9:45, approximately 20 students at UC Irvine began a sit-in at the campus’s administrative building, Aldrich Hall. The sit-in resulted in at least 17 students, faculty and staff arrests for unlawful assembly and refusal to disperse, according to a press release from University Communications at UC Irvine. All but five of those arrested were released on the scene.

State Auditor to examine UC finances

Campus NewsFebruary 24, 2010
In a unanimous decision, the Joint Legislative Assembly Committee (JLAC) of the California Legislature approved an audit requesting the examination of University of California financial practices.

Softball Preview

SportsFebruary 24, 2010
Who to watch: Junior infielder Jessica Gonzalez has posted seven hits this season, leading the Aggies with two doubles.

Science Scene

Science & TechnologyFebruary 24, 2010
Full liver transplants not necessary for children: A child who needs a liver transplant may not lose their entire liver as a result of a new procedure.

New double deck Unitrans buses pull in to campus

Campus NewsFebruary 24, 2010
Unitrans has welcomed two new members to its family of buses, and they’re a spitting image of their grandparents – the vintage London double decks.

‘Meatless Mondays’ educate students on vegetarianism

Campus NewsFebruary 24, 2010
In an attempt to get students to think beyond partying and passing classes, UC Davis Dining Services has implemented a program to make students more aware of what they eat.

Inside the game with …

SportsFebruary 24, 2010
UC Davis is no stranger to success on the wrestling mat.

Group shines spotlight on UC administrative actions through use of satire and irony

City NewsFebruary 24, 2010
The University of California tuition increase, budget cuts and certain administrative behavior have spawned multiple protests and strikes, perhaps none as unconventional as the UC Movement for Efficient Privatization.

Farmers Market partners with local hospital

City NewsFebruary 24, 2010
Fresh food leads to good health and \

Experts debate benefits and detriments of H1B foreign visa

Campus NewsFebruary 24, 2010
100223_ca_h1b.cHeadline: Experts debate benefits and detriments of H1B foreign visaLayercake: Guest worker program claims to seek world’s ‘best and brightest’By KYLE SPORLEDERAggie Staff Writer With American students trending away from math and the sciences, the H1B foreign worker visa program aims to draw international geniuses in these fields to the United States. Though marketed as […]