Yearly Archives - 2011
2011 Archives
Rocknasium expands into neighboring suites
City NewsNovember 8, 2011
After 20 years in the same location, owners Mark Leffler and Carter Shmeck decided to expand Rocknasium, a local rock climbing gym, into its neighboring suites. The new space, at 4,800 square feet, is quite a bit larger than the old 3,600 square feet space. “The new space is in the same building, 100 feet […]
Police Briefs
City NewsNovember 8, 2011
FRIDAY U-jerk Someone put a U-lock on a bike that wasn’t theirs on Hawthorne Lane. Watch for potholes People were biking while smoking marijuana near Putah Creek. Strike! Someone threw a baseball at a vehicle on Arlington Boulevard. Crack is whack Several people jumped out of bushes to moon passing vehicles at Arlington Boulevard. SATURDAY […]
Editorial: Party has gotten too loud
OpinionNovember 8, 2011
After this upcoming election, at least nine of the ASUCD Senate seats, in addition to the president and vice president, will be members of the BOLD slate. This is an excess that ASUCD could do without. This is not to say that BOLD or other slates are problems in and of themselves. The question is, […]
New high-speed rail budget doubles to $98 billion
City NewsNovember 8, 2011
Students wary of the burdens of air travel may see a new option opening for their treks to Southern California. The commencement of November brought with it the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s new business plan. The proposition drew much notice due to a doubling in the project’s previously estimated cost, culminating in a $98 billion […]
Flashback photo
FeaturesNovember 7, 2011
Upset about the 9.6 percent fee increase for Winter quarter? It may comfort you to know that fee hikes are not a recent phenomenon — In January of 1992, UC Davis increased student fees by $550. Students gathered on Jan. 16, 1992 to protest the fee increase. In an article published by The Aggie on […]
ASUCD Senate Briefs
Campus NewsNovember 7, 2011
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov. 3, 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, absent Bree Rombi, ASUCD […]
Column: Coming up Biggs
FootballNovember 7, 2011
It was a massive win — a victory in a football rivalry game to keep the Golden Horseshoe in Davis for the third year in a row. But UC Davis’ 24-17 win on Saturday could prove to have a much more long-lasting effect than simple bragging-rights over our rival to the south over the next […]
Arrests at Shields Library raise questions over students’ rights
Campus NewsNovember 7, 2011
Two suspects were searched and later arrested at Shields Library for possession of stolen property by UC Davis Police on Oct. 26 at 9:30 p.m. The UC Davis Police Department declined to comment further on the details of the case. “It had nothing to do with our officers barging into the library and randomly searching […]
Aggies bounce back
SportsNovember 7, 2011
UC Davis travelled to Stanford on Thursday to compete in its third NorPac tournament since regaining varsity status in 2009. Coming off of the momentum created by their recent 4-1 win against Pacific, the Aggies were optimistic about their play in the upcoming matches. While that momentum was not enough to power UC Davis past […]
Editorial: Senate Endorsements
OpinionNovember 7, 2011
This week, students will elect another round of senators to represent them on the ASUCD senate table. Voting began today at 8 a.m. and will end this Thursday at 8 a.m. Voters will rank candidates in order of preference through ASUCD’s rank-choice voting system. If a student’s first-choice candidate either wins with extra votes or […]
Aggie Scuba swims with the fishes
FeaturesNovember 7, 2011
Over 40 feet under the sea off the Channel Islands, the Aggie Scuba Club gathers together to capture an underwater video. As bubbles float up toward the surface, they unfold their club banner that reads, “Get wet and go deep with Aggie Scuba. Ninety-nine percent of the world’s population has never breathed underwater, swum with […]
Conflict continues over future KDVS radio tower
Campus NewsNovember 7, 2011
KDVS, the UC Davis student-run radio station is in the process of obtaining a new radio tower, one that would allow it to potentially increase its listener base from 200,000 to 500,000 listeners, with a greater area of influence spanning Woodland, all of Yolo County, as well as Sacramento. As KDVS looks forward to this, […]
