Monthly Archives - September 2010
September 2010 Archives
Union members deliver failed report card to UC administrators
Campus NewsSeptember 28, 2010
A delegation of Academic Student Employees, also known as UAW 2865, gathered in front of the doors of Mrak Hall yesterday to deliver an oversized report card to the UC administration for failing to meet their needs.
Successful homecoming for the Aggies
SportsSeptember 28, 2010
Women’s Soccer: For thousands of students, coming back to UC Davis gives a great feeling.
Senate Briefs
Campus NewsSeptember 28, 2010
ASUCD Senate Meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the Sept. 24 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Art Lounge.
Safe haven created for honey bees
Campus NewsSeptember 28, 2010
The much-anticipated Honey Bee Haven had its grand opening on Sept. 11 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility.
New GE program topples the status quo
FeaturesSeptember 28, 2010
A group of professors from departments such as math and sociology gathered not as teachers, but as students at a small workshop last TuesdaySept. 21. The lesson of the day? How to incorporate writing in courses of all majors – a stipulation of UC Davis’ brand new general education program.
Editorial: New alcohol law
OpinionSeptember 28, 2010
California lawmakers passed AB 2486 this past August, a bill that put alcohol providers at risk for lawsuit if their actions indirectly lead to injury or death.
Editorial: Community Forum
OpinionSeptember 28, 2010
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Column: The Freshman 15
OpinionSeptember 28, 2010
The Freshman 15 wasn’t always a source of anxiety for entering students. What was once known as the “freshman 10” has its origins in letters 19th-century college women sent home to their families to express their successful adjustment to college life. Food, as history professor Margaret Lowe found, was the center of social life for college women until the 1920s, when dieting became the new ethos on college campuses. Fast-forward 90 years and the term itself has gained five pounds, maybe from the weight of its negative connotation. But don’t put down your CoHo pizza slice just yet -there’s mixed evidence for the existence of this phenomenon.
Column: Me against the music
OpinionSeptember 28, 2010
Hey there, sexy. How are you feeling today? Has your week been just a little too crazy? Are you a bit tired? I know, baby. I know.
Column: 2009 or 1929?
OpinionSeptember 28, 2010
The Republican Party has been stoutest in it criticism of President Obama’s stimulus and the size of government among other things. The Obama administration is belatedly trying to portray the Republicans as the party of “No.” Well, it turns out looking at history, they know a thing or two about how bloated government and spending failed to lift the U.S. from the Great Depression.
CoHo close to finish line
Campus NewsSeptember 28, 2010
Despite aiming to be open the first day of school, the ASUCD Coffee House remains under construction.
