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Monthly Archives - April 2010

April 2010 Archives

UC Davis reaches out to Latino community

FeaturesApril 14, 2010
It takes a village to raise a child – or, according to UC Davis and Bustos Media, it is the “trabajo de todos.”

UC Davis Alpine Ski and Snowboard Club surprises competition

SportsApril 14, 2010
National Championship had never crossed their minds.

Tigers claw Aggies, Broncos matchup cancelled

SportsApril 14, 2010
The Aggies had to lose eventually. Yet starting a losing streak with the Big West Conference Tournament just two weeks away wasn’t a top priority for coach Bill Maze.

Swipe into the East Quad Farmers Market

Campus NewsApril 14, 2010
No cash? No problem. For the first time, students can utilize their meal plans to buy fresh and local produce from the farmers market on campus.

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders critical of university resources

Campus NewsApril 14, 2010
Endless academic and social pressures can challenge even the most well prepared college student. For those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), the experience can be especially overwhelming.

Science Scene

Science & TechnologyApril 14, 2010
Hormones related to diabetes may also be related to fertility: The hormones leptin and insulin appear to work together to not only regulate blood sugar levels but also, surprisingly to researchers, regulate female fertility, a new study in the journal Cell Metabolism suggests.

Physicists uncover ‘strange’ antihyperparticle

Science & TechnologyApril 14, 2010
A recent discovery at the United States Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York has physicists excited.

New research extends plant and fruit life

Science & TechnologyApril 14, 2010
New research at UC Davis is revealing new ways to extend both plant and fruit life.

Davis ranks #1 for American bike-friendly towns in Bicycling Magazine

City NewsApril 14, 2010
For a city whose symbol is the bike, it is not too much of a surprise when Davis is named the most bike-friendly small town in America.

Column: The wombat menace

OpinionApril 14, 2010
I’m terrified of sharks. I shriek at spiders and bawl around bees. Heck, I’ve been known to jump around like a loon at the sight of a mosquito-hawk (they’re like spiders with wings!). I simply expect certain animals to attack me.

Column: Random musings

OpinionApril 14, 2010
It’s finally happened. I’m staring at my word processor and drawing a complete blank. In my defense, I think I’ve lasted pretty long (that’s what he said). There are only like eight weeks left in my Aggie career (EIGHT WEEKS?!), and this is the first time my writer’s block has reared its ugly head.

Column: My first time

OpinionApril 14, 2010
Remember high school? It was a time when we tried to fit in, be someone we weren’t and did stupid things. Some of us tried drugs. Some of us didn’t. Some of us learned our drinking limits before we could drive. Some of us didn’t. Some of us lost “it” and – you guessed it – some of us didn’t.