Daily Archives - October 3, 2011
October 3 2011 Archives
World’s Greatest Bicycle Parade rides on
City NewsOctober 3, 2011
The Davis Bicycle Parade, otherwise known as the World’s Greatest Bicycle Parade, took place on Sunday at 10:02 AM. A four-mile long route, the parade began in front of the Davis Odd Fellows Hall on 415 Second St. in downtown Davis.
Thirty-day Green Challenge comes to Davis
Campus NewsOctober 3, 2011
The Teens Turn Green organization is asking UC Davis students to step up to the challenge of participating in a green lifestyle competition through the Project Green Challenge, a comprehensive program designed to promote environmental consciousness.
Students of Color Conference comes to UC Davis
Campus NewsOctober 3, 2011
UC Davis will be hosting the annual Students of Color Conference (SOCC) on campus this year.
News-in-Brief: Suspect arrested for weekend homicide
City NewsOctober 3, 2011
The Davis Police Department was dispatched to 945 J Street for a dead body, on Saturday. The officers found a 42-year-old deceased male on his bedroom floor. The victim’s name is being withheld pending positive identification by the Yolo County Coroner’s Office.
News-in-Brief: First candidate for 2012 City Council race emerges
City NewsOctober 3, 2011
Brett Lee, 46, announced his candidacy for June 2012 Davis City Council election on Saturday morning at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. Lee is an industrial engineer and business planner.
International Festival celebrates Davis melting pot
FeaturesOctober 3, 2011
Sitting at a long table between a beret-wearing man signing people up for French lessons and members of the Davis High School German Club offering squares of black forest cake, UC Davis senior psychology and Russian double major and member of the campus Russian Cultural Association Katya Rafanova worked to bring Russia a little bit closer to Davis.
Column: Servicing you
OpinionOctober 3, 2011
We live among you. We take your money. We’re so good at it you hardly even notice. We sit next to you in class, bike by you on the street and probably even live in your house. We are cashiers and you should be nice to us.
Column: Free at last
OpinionOctober 3, 2011
If you own a python that is getting a little too big, don’t forget you can always let it go. Releasing large snakes is the newest alternative to putting them up for adoption, selling them, or turning them into boots, hat straps or belts.
Column: A global game?
SportsOctober 3, 2011
By now, many of you have undoubtedly seen the movie Moneyball – the story of how Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane was able to help his team compete in the unfair economic climate of Major League Baseball.
Business continues to brew for Pepper Peddler Coffee
City NewsOctober 3, 2011
In a back alley warehouse on Olive Drive, right along a fence that borders the train tracks, with a guitar case against a wall, containers stacked on shelves and mason jars scattered everywhere, resides Pepper Peddler Coffee.
Aggies split conference openers
SportsOctober 3, 2011
Men’s soccer: An early goal in both of the games this week at Aggie Soccer Field was all it took for the winning team to gain momentum and keep the lead. Unfortunately for the Aggies, UC Davis only scored one of those.
