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Monthly Archives - May 2010

May 2010 Archives

Editorial: City Council election

OpinionMay 27, 2010
Many of us have everything we need on campus – classes, dining commons, student housing and friends. But in the Community Chambers on Russell Boulevard, the city government is making decisions every day that affect several aspects of our lives while attending college.

Easier job-hunts for some graduating majors, study says

Campus NewsMay 27, 2010
A major is everything. It gives both peers and employers an idea of your knowledge and skills. And it may also determine your chance at landing a job. According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), graduates majoring in accounting, business administration, computer science, engineering and mathematics are the most likely to receive and accept job offers.

Disabled students discuss accessibility of campus

FeaturesMay 27, 2010
UC Davis has always been known as a bike-friendly campus. What is less known, however, is that the campus is also friendly to the disabled community. Wheelchair users as well as blind students said that in general, the campus has few physical barriers that make getting around difficult. Nevertheless, they report that additional changes and a more educated community are necessary to make the campus even more accommodating to disabled students.

Davis home to its own Ash Ketchum

Arts & CultureMay 27, 2010
Duy Ha doesn’t feel the need to “catch ’em all.” Rather, the first-year psychology major is satisfied with his 200 caught Pokémon, and invitation to the National Pokémon Video Game Championships in this summer. On May 15, Ha came out on top in the West Coast regional competition – living out childhood dreams as one of the best Pokémon trainers in the U.S.

Column: The osprey nest

OpinionMay 27, 2010
I was told a carrier pigeon was searching for me. It flitted about the cold, stone walls of my manor all weekend, eyes peeled for my curly golden mane. It looked for me in my smoking gallery, at the archery range and at the pool hall. It even sought me in my trophy room, where I might be admiring my latest prize. But to no avail. The carrier pigeon couldn’t find me because I wasn’t in my manor this past weekend – I was in Inverness, sitting on a porch watching an osprey hover lazily on the wind.

Column: On sluttiness

OpinionMay 27, 2010
I’m honestly uncertain on how I feel about my personal sluttiness. If you were to ask me about sluttiness as a concept,

Column: Bananasnutsmuffins

OpinionMay 27, 2010
I suppose it was only a matter of time until I jumped the shark and decided to write about the meaning of life. After all, the apocalypse is fast approaching, so it’s time to bring out the big guns. My friend once told me she knew, but she was high and said to ask her the next day. She didn’t remember shit the next day. I guess I wasn’t meant to find out that night.

Column: Appropriately accountable

Arts & CultureMay 27, 2010
There’s been a lot of talk about Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul in the news recently, and a lot of it is unsavory. Critics and pundits have hounded Paul, the recently hailed Tea Party leader who won the Kentucky Senate primary, after he stated on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” that he might not have supported certain aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

College enrollment gender gap disappears, with one exception

Campus NewsMay 27, 2010
Though it has been commonly held that more women were attending and graduating from college than men, a new study by the American Council on Education (ACE) found that an apparent gender balance has developed. “Gender Equity in Higher Education: 2010,” the third follow-up study of its previous 2000 and 2006 counterparts, discovered that the trend in women pursuing a postsecondary education more often than men has all but vanished. Evidence now indicates a shrinking of the gap, with statistics for males increasing steadily for all demographic groups except Hispanics.

CD Review: Infinite Arms

Arts & CultureMay 27, 2010
Band of Horses’ Infinite Arms has been released just in time for the band’s performance at Freeborn Hall tonight, so consider the album your pre-concert required listening. The band of three effortlessly combines country, mellow rock and a little bit of that indie edge. It’s a pleasing combo that manages to bring out both the musicality of roots music and the driving force of modern rock. Each song drips with soul, and while Band of Horses has become something of a sensation, its music still retains that homespun feel.

CD Review: Chronosynclastic

Arts & CultureMay 27, 2010
With a dreamy and distorted texture and feel, The Prids take delicate harmonies and instrumental compilations to construct sweet swaying music.

Baseball Preview

SportsMay 27, 2010
Teams: UC Davis at UC Riverside Records: Aggies, 25-27 (8-13); Highlanders, 29-21 (11-10) Where: Riverside Sports Complex – Riverside, Calif. When: Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.