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Monthly Archives - May 2011

May 2011 Archives

Arts Week

Arts & CultureMay 19, 2011
THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: The Who’s Tommy; Music on the Green with Kevin Devine; UC Davis Jazz Band, “Guest Artists”; The Chillage People; Music on the Green with Kevin Devine; STAND, Mayday: A Call for Solidarity.

Art and family come together in new exhibit at Nelson Gallery

Arts & CultureMay 19, 2011
Art takes a new direction with Josh Greene and his Least Favorite exhibit at the Nelson Gallery. The San Franciscoan-based artist brings the new term “social practice movement” to light with his approach of untraditional art objects.

Aggie Digest

SportsMay 19, 2011
New men’s basketball coach Jim Les is already leaving his mark on the program.

Aggie Daily Calendar

FeaturesMay 19, 2011
Shinkoskey Noon Concert; Meat Lab Sale; Wilderness Medicine Club Meeting; Is Everyone Stupid?; Challah For Hunger; Student Co-op Open House; Apollo Night.

Tech Tips

Apple surpassed Google as the most valuable company in the world. A Millward-Brown study reported that Apple made an 84 percent increase in brand value. Apple is now worth $153 billion; meanwhile, the now second-place Google is worth $111 billion.

Teachers push for tax extensions

City NewsMay 18, 2011
Last week marked the State of Emergency Week of Action, led by the California Teacher’s Association (CTA).

Students work toward reduction of single-use plastic bags

Campus NewsMay 18, 2011
Students are pushing to get rid of single-use plastic bags at the campus bookstore. If successful, they hope to expel the bags from the university and city as well.

News in Brief: Selection of permanent city manager under way

City NewsMay 18, 2011
Since September 2010, Paul Navazio has been the city of Davis’ interim city manager. The City of Davis City Council has since worked on recruiting a permanent city manager.

KDVS DJs broadcast their eclectic music worldwide

FeaturesMay 18, 2011
In the basement of Freeborn Hall lies a dream job for most college students: broadcasting your music choices and opinions to everyone willing to tune into the 90.3 frequency.

Interview with a Fulbright recipient: Annahita K. Sarcon

Annahita K. Sarcon, a fourth-year graduate student at UC Davis School of Medicine, was recently awarded a Fulbright Award to conduct cardiac stem cell research in Pamplona, Spain.

Gov. Jerry Brown releases 2011-12 budget proposal

City NewsMay 18, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown announced his 2011-12 state budget proposal on Monday.

Women’s Golf Preview

SportsMay 18, 2011
Who to watch: Seniors Alice Kim and Chelsea Stelzmiller are the two UC Davis players with NCAA finals experience.