Monthly Archives - March 2011
March 2011 Archives
Rarely Performed Berlioz: Te Deum to be presented by several choirs at Mondavi Center
Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2011
On March 6, at the Mondavi Center, music lovers and Berlioz fans alike can rejoice. The University Chorus and Alumni Chorus of UC Davis have collaborated with the University of Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Sacramento Children’s Chorus, the Pacific Boys Choir, the Davis Children’s Chorale and several guests to bring Berlioz’s Te Deum to modern audiences.
Rango dazzles visually, but is it for kids or adults?
Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2011
After directing the hit blockbuster films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End, Gore Verbinski takes on the animation world through the charming, and surprisingly dark, endeavors of a thirsty little chameleon.
Q & A with Dan Wolk
City NewsMarch 3, 2011
The California Aggie interviewed newly appointed city councilmember Dan Wolk. The following is an abridged version of the interview.
Music department Student Chamber Ensembles to perform end-of-the-quarter concerts
Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2011
You can associate formal stages, big lights and grand architecture with symphony and ensemble music – but really, students’ hard work and persistence is what ultimately shines through at the end.
Men’s Basketball Preview
SportsMarch 3, 2011
Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge; Cal State Fullerton
Ham it up for Pig Day
City NewsMarch 3, 2011
It’s finally here! Pigs will not fly, but dance, eat and eat some more this Saturday at the annual Pig Day at the Davis Farmers Market.
Guest opinion: Students should question the education UC provides
OpinionMarch 3, 2011
I am just as mad as any other student about the budget cuts and tuition hikes that are happening on our campus and the rest of the University of California. Yes, it makes me steam to hear about the inflated salaries of top administrators! Yes, it pisses me off that there is no transparency between students and the higher rungs of the university ladder! But in these moments of anger and frustration, I feel we are losing sight of what is the bigger issue at hand.
Found Footage Festival finds itself in Sacramento
Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2011
As the old adage goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is especially true for Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, who have taken old, forgotten candid videos of the past and strung them together into a 90-minute comedy extravaganza.
Editorial: Campus must improve accessibility of records
OpinionMarch 3, 2011
Californians Aware, a nonprofit open-government advocacy group, recently gave UC Davis a failing grade for inadequately responding to public records requests.
Daphne Loves Derby delights fans with intimate CoHo show on Saturday
Arts & CultureMarch 3, 2011
There’s an overwhelming rush you experience when you revive a feeling you haven’t felt in years – it’s that great moment of rediscovery.
Column: LGBT stigma
OpinionMarch 3, 2011
History reveals that there has always been a stigma attached to alternative sexualities. Our current fight for marriage equality is a far cry from the days when homosexuality was classified as a psychological disorder in the 1973 edition of DSM-IV, or from when police raided gay bars looking to arrest anyone engaging in homosexual conduct.
