Monthly Archives - April 2011
April 2011 Archives
New photography show offers inside look at life in the counterculture
Arts & CultureApril 7, 2011
A PhD doctoral candidate at the State University of New York at Buffalo named Roberta Price applied for a grant in 1969 to travel west. She was to document the hippie communes that were springing up in the deserts of New Mexico and Colorado.
Mail-in election to decide on new tax
City NewsApril 7, 2011
Davis’ 44,000 registered voters will decide the fate of a parcel tax in a special election this May.
Letter to the Editor: Tipsy Taxi credit due
OpinionApril 7, 2011
While we appreciate having our efforts regarding Tipsy Taxi service improvements recognized in coverage by the newspaper, we feel that the editorial board might have given us too much credit.
Letter to the Editor: Column overlooked Israel’s faults
OpinionApril 7, 2011
Rob Olson’s April 5 column “The Israel Question” touched on some interesting points.
Hope for the homeless to take center stage at Freeborn concert
Arts & CultureApril 7, 2011
Slug: Hope_ar.e-c1110407_ar_hopeEdits: RMNotes: Summary:Headline: Hope for the homeless to take center stage at Freeborn concert Layercake: ‘”Keep Hope Alive,‘” hosted by health and homeless organizations, will feature three local bandsBy MICHELLE RUANAggie Arts Writer If your plan on Sunday morning was to wake up late and start playing Iinternet RPG games, surprise! You may have […]
Guest Opinion: Coach Gary Stewart: Doing it the right way
OpinionApril 7, 2011
Those who know, have played for or have consistently been around Gary Stewart are aware that the UC Davis men’s basketball program lost a tremendous asset last week when he stepped down from his role as head coach.
Federal government cites UC Davis for animal cruelty
Campus NewsApril 7, 2011
A report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found UC Davis guilty of violating the Animal Welfare Act for conducting experiments on a monkey at the California National Primate Research Center.
Editorial: Student Activism Team
OpinionApril 7, 2011
A recent Public Records Act request revealed a formalized Student Activism Team (SAT), a group of UC Davis administrators in charge of monitoring campus protests.
Column: Reading Rainbow
OpinionApril 7, 2011
Editor’s note: This column may contain spoilers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Column: Let’s go to the movies
Arts & CultureApril 7, 2011
Twenty-seven times last year, I got off the couch and drove at least 15 minutes to a movie theater that was neither spotlessly clean nor particularly memorable.
Column: Feet first, eyes closed
OpinionApril 7, 2011
Putting your children to bed with stories about what you could have been and what kinds of opportunities you missed earlier in your lifetime is terrible.
Column: All bark and no bite
OpinionApril 7, 2011
I tried to avoid it. Really, I did – for as long as I could muster.
