Yearly Archives - 2011
2011 Archives
Column: Where’s Walden?
OpinionNovember 15, 2011
Protests are all the rage now — literally and figuratively. My home, the Yay Area, has been making news cycles with images of police clashing with Oakland and Berkeley protesters, Occupy Wall Street remains a fixture in daily news and Tea Partiers continue to crash political events and institutions. To the horror of some, the […]
Aggie Digest: Men’s Water Polo
Men's Water PoloNovember 15, 2011
UC Davis finished its regular season over the weekend with two defeats against California and Stanford. With the losses, the Aggies finished the season 20-10. The weekend started with the home finale against No. 3 Cal, as the Golden Bears proved why it is in the hunt for a National Championship with a 13-6 victory. […]
Police Briefs
City NewsNovember 15, 2011
THURSDAY Hanging out Someone was walking around with a coat hanger on C Street. Getting hammered Several people were hammering on a house on Sycamore Lane. Relish the challenge People were fighting about the usage of condiments on Russell Boulevard. SATURDAY Fired up People were spraying fire extinguishers on vehicles on F Street. SUNDAY Small-scale […]
Column: Jungle Fever
OpinionNovember 15, 2011
First impressions: I’m a tall Indian girl, who can seem reserved and awkward at first. However, if you see me at a party where they’re blasting some ghetto rap music, you will probably see me cat-daddying it up. My love of rap and hip-hop music has resulted in a direct correlation to my recent attraction to […]
News in Brief: UC Regents meeting cancelled due to safety concerns
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2011
The UC Regents meeting scheduled for this week was cancelled due to concerns over potential violence. Sherry Lansing, chair of the Board of Regents, Vice Chair Bruce Varner and President Mark Yudof made an announcement Monday that the meeting was to be postponed due to known “rogue elements intent on violence and confrontation.” “By rescheduling, it […]

Campus Chic
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2011
Mingi Kang, senior communication major, psychology minor The Aggie: What are you wearing? Kang: “My sister’s jacket, Urban Outfitters sweater, Gap button-up shirt, Aritzia skirt, H&M stockings, Aldo oxfords and Louis Vuitton bag.” Where do you find inspiration? “I used to go on style blogs, but now I just find inspiration in random things.” How […]
Home heartbreak
SportsNovember 14, 2011
It was the venue that had been the Aggies’ friend all year. The UC Davis volleyball team had not lost a game in the Pavilion this season, and it entered the weekend ready to keep its homecourt momentum going against some tough opponents. Unfortunately for the Aggies, all that changed this week. UC Davis started […]
Senate Briefs
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2011
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov. 10, 2011 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Adam Thongsavat, ASUCD president, present Bree Rombi, ASUCD […]
Davis students fight for public education funding
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2011
Last Wednesday UC Davis students gathered in the Quad to support the ReFund California Coalition. The ReFund California Coalition is a statewide movement with the intent of getting UC Regents, CSU Trustees and political and corporate leaders to sign a pledge demanding Wall Street Corporations and the “1 percent” pay for refunding public education through […]
Aggies stagnant versus Sioux
FootballNovember 14, 2011
One step forward, two steps back. A week after playing one of their best games of the year, the UC Davis offense came out flat and ineffective on Saturday, scoring only one touchdown in a 14-7 loss to North Dakota. The loss drops the Aggies to 3-7 overall and 1-3 in the Great West Conference. […]
Student body elects new senators
Campus NewsNovember 14, 2011
Last Thursday, the winners of the ASUCD senate election were announced. Six senators were chosen by the 11 percent of undergraduates that voted. Students elected five BOLD candidates — Jared Crisologo-Smith, Anni Kimball, Erica Padgett, Patrick Sheehan and Yara Zokaie — and one independent candidate — Justin Goss. Of the 2,810 votes cast, BOLD collectively […]
Column: Hors d’oeuvres for all
OpinionNovember 14, 2011
Veterans Day just passed. It’s a date set aside to remind the common man of the sacrifice of his slightly less-common counterpart, of the sacrifices men and women both have made to protect what we call “our land” and what the British call “formerly our land.” But to most of us, it was an excuse […]
