Monthly Archives - March 2011
March 2011 Archives
Kid Cudi ain’t coming day or nite
Campus NewsMarch 29, 2011
Despite a bill that passed in the ASUCD Senate to fund a Kid Cudi concert, the concert will not be happening.
Inspirational TED talks come to Davis
Campus NewsMarch 29, 2011
A group of UC Davis students will host the first TEDx conference in Davis on April 23.
Guest opinion: The college student’s case for health reform
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
A year ago last week, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act.
Guest opinion: Private eyes: real surveillance, false denials from administration
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
Over the last year, the UC Davis administration has pursued an extensive program to place staffers in and around student-worker protest.
Federal definition of ‘credit hour’ challenged
City NewsMarch 29, 2011
At a Congressional hearing earlier this month, higher education officials urged lawmakers to delay the planned July 1 implementation of new U.S. Department of Education regulations. These regulations would expand state authorization requirements and establish a federal definition of “credit hour.”
Editorial: UCOP budget
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
The UC Office of the President and other centralized UC offices are cutting their budgets next year by roughly 17 percent, or $50 million.
Editorial: Pence Amendment
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
On Feb. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Pence Amendment, a bill that would cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Though the bill is not expected to pass in Senate, it is upsetting to see this misguided political ploy gain so much traction.
Column: Nuclear ambitions
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
Sometimes it seems the older I get, the more I realize I don’t really understand.
Column: Be cultured
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
Going home for spring break was glorious for two reasons: copious amounts of sleep and really good Mexican food.
Column: About space
OpinionMarch 29, 2011
It’s always fascinated me that our surrounding environments can alter moods in ways both subtle and drastic.
A professor profile: Dr. Andreas Toupadakis
FeaturesMarch 29, 2011
“I don’t want you to mention too much about that,” Dr. Andreas Toupadakis said. “That’s not what this is about.”
