The following is my reply to Zamir Thind’s response to Uri Fishelson’s letter. While this exchange might be seen as a lot of responding, I believe this is pivotal in having a civil, academic debate.

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to Zamir Thind’s letter to the editor that ran on Thursday’s opinion page. Miller taught at UC Davis from 1968 to 1971. He has lived in Contra Costa County since 2002.

In a shocking display of racism and ugly stereotyping last week, members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of California, San Diego hosted a party dubbed the “Compton Cookout.”

The ASUCD Housing Day was Jan. 21 this year, and despite over 1,600 students and 40 complexes attending, some would hesitate to call it a complete success.

Students wishing to become a part of the Tri-Cooperative Housing program next year face a predicament: The potential closing of the Davis Student Cooperative (DSC) house means there may not be enough room for current applicants.

Last season, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams came up short at the Big West Conference championships, placing second to UC Santa Barbara.

Ah, good ol’ ignorance. Still finding its way into every last niche of today’s society.

For somebody like myself, it goes without saying that I’ve been obsessed with Chatroulette ever since I heard about it on the blogo-wiki-interweb-twatter-sphere. I spent the better part of Sunday splayed across my bed – in my underwear, with a full neck beard and my nuked leftover enchiladas from On the Border™ – chatting it up with freshmen across the U.S. who are pent up in bomb shelter rooms they call dorms.

For over 20 years, ASUCD’s Cal Aggie summer camp has provided support, recreation, and a home away from home for foster children in California. Funded by 50 cents of every UC Davis student’s tuition fee, even with the recent budget cuts, Cal Aggie camp remains at the top of ASUCD’s priority list.

Who to watch: David Popkins has come out of nowhere.

The Aggies have been preparing for Big West Conference opponents all year. Often times, though, winning is the ultimate form of preparation.

Coach John Lavallee’s gymnasts are to be ready to go at all times.