Daily Archives - May 5, 2011
May 5 2011 Archives
UC Davis thespians set sail with Moby Dick
Arts & CultureMay 5, 2011
Get ready to experience Moby-Dick as you have never seen it before in The Moby-Dick Variations.
UC Davis men’s golf sinks second conference title in three years
SportsMay 5, 2011
Entering the Big West Conference Championship, men’s golf coach Cy Williams was very confident in his team’s chances to take the title.
UC Davis law students change the lives of immigrants
FeaturesMay 5, 2011
UC Davis law students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in class to make a difference in the lives of others.
UC Davis ER doctors featured in HBO documentary
Arts & CultureMay 5, 2011
While being interviewed for the documentary Gun Fight, former NRA lobbyist Richie Feldman showed the crew his arsenal of guns. He picked up one in particular and said, “I never go to the door without my best friend. If someone comes up and I don’t know who they are, I want to be prepared.”
Students accused of downloading illegal files on campus
Campus NewsMay 5, 2011
When Dominic Gutierrez, junior mechanical engineering major, opened his e-mail two weeks ago, he was more than surprised to find a message saying his Internet was being turned off.
Quick takes: Dance show to raise awareness about autism
Arts & CultureMay 5, 2011
A dance show sponsored by UC Davis’ Autism Awareness Association and Elite Dance Company aims to combine dance and education to promote autism awareness.
Program allows employees to voluntarily terminate contracts
Campus NewsMay 5, 2011
In order to increase savings, UC Davis has implemented a voluntary separation program, allowing staff to voluntarily reduce their pay and hours worked.
News in Brief: Tax to fund schools approved
Campus NewsMay 5, 2011
Voters passed Measure A, a two-year parcel tax to increase funding to the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD). The mail-in special election ended on Tuesday night, approving the tax of $20 per unit for renters, and $200 per parcel for land owners in the school district lines. The tax period begins July 1.
News in Brief: Graduate student union ballot counting to resume
Campus NewsMay 5, 2011
The United Auto Workers Local 2865 (UAW) election committee voted to continue counting ballots from the union’s election after counting was halted Saturday.
Letters to the Editor: Whole Earth Festival
OpinionMay 5, 2011
It is unfortunate that anyone who reads Lena’s opinion piece [in Monday’s issue titled “Mayday”], without any prior knowledge of the Whole Earth Festival, might assume it is an event that is centered around vapid drug use.
