Monthly Archives - October 2011
October 2011 Archives
Yolo County Library’s eBook collection available for Kindle
City NewsOctober 17, 2011
The Yolo County Library now offers a selection of eBooks for Amazon.com’s e-reader, the Kindle.
UC Davis falls just short
SportsOctober 17, 2011
UC Davis made No. 12 California work hard for the NorPac Conference win on Friday night in Berkeley.
Sheldon shocks Cal State Northridge
SportsOctober 17, 2011
The young UC Davis men’s soccer program got their first chance to play under the stadium lights at Cal State Northridge this season, and they seized their opportunity in the limelight.
Report on athletic change meets resistance at town hall
Front page storyOctober 17, 2011
Sweeping change has been proposed to the UC Davis Athletics Department.
News-in-Brief: Wolk emerges as second Davis City Council candidate
City NewsOctober 17, 2011
On Thursday, Davis City Councilmember Dan Wolk announced his candidacy for the June 2012 city council election. He joined the council in February when former Mayor Don Saylor left to become Yolo County Supervisor.
News-in-Brief: Stroke-awareness walker passes through Davis
City NewsOctober 17, 2011
Mycle Brandy, a 60-year-old stroke survivor, passed through Davis Sunday on his “Walking Across America” mission to raise awareness about strokes. Brandy is currently traveling from San Diego to Seattle, WA for organizations such as the National Stroke Association.
News-in-Brief: Solar Community Housing Association signs lease of the Domes
Campus NewsOctober 17, 2011
On Oct. 11, the Solar Community Housing Association (SCHA) signed a license agreement with the university regarding the Domes, a UC Davis cooperative housing community.
News-in-Brief: New zero-energy community officially opens
Campus NewsOctober 17, 2011
On Saturday, the UC Davis West Village held its grand opening ceremony.
New Poverty Research Center comes to Davis
Campus NewsOctober 17, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given UC Davis a $4 million grant to establish a research to study the causes and effects of policies regarding poverty in the United States. Davis was chosen as one of three schools, along with Stanford University and University of Wisconsin-Madison, to host a center based solely on researching poverty in the United States.
In Review: The Zona Rosa Project
Arts & CultureOctober 17, 2011
The Zona Rosa Project is not your average show. Audience members are let into Wyatt Pavilion one at a time and led down a dark hallway by masked performers. They are led out onto the stage where more masked people lead them to their seats. This entrance initially confuses the audience members but looking back it seems like an attempt to involve the audience in the show.
Halloween and senior flings
FeaturesOctober 17, 2011
I’m not sure what to do for the Halloween weekend. I’ve heard rumors about the block parties and Radcliffe being really toned down or a straight-up no-go this year and I’ve never been in Davis for Halloween. Are they worth checking out? Any alternatives you might suggest?
