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Daily Archives - January 12, 2012

January 12 2012 Archives

Guantanamo Bay cell constructed on Quad

Campus NewsJanuary 12, 2012
UC Davis students built a life-sized Guantánamo Bay prison cell on the Quad on Wednesday to mark the 10-year anniversary of the prison’s opening. Almerindo E. Ojeda, UC Davis Director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas, responded to students’ wishes to protest against the maintenance of the Guantánamo Bay […]

Women’s Basketball preview

SportsJanuary 12, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge; vs. Long Beach State Records: Aggies, 9-6 (1-2); Matadors, 8-7 (3-0); 49ers, 7-9 (2-1) Where: The Pavilion When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. Who to Watch: If rebounding is the Achilles Heel of the UC Davis women’s basketball program, Lauren Juric will hopefully be the […]

Letter to the Editor: The Little Red Tent

OpinionJanuary 12, 2012
During the Holiday recess Only 3 tents remained Until the New Year When a little red tent Came to bloom As if Spring was premature…. A few days later 2 more sprouted up And then would come Thursday The official day The occupiers would return Town Hall meetings would resume And the media trucks Yeah, […]

Editorial: Get on the ballot

OpinionJanuary 12, 2012
The events of Nov. 18 are still fresh on the minds of the UC Davis community. Similarly, what the protesters are standing for, lower tuition and more state funding toward higher education, is still a hot-button issue in California. Therefore, it’s time we take productive steps toward ensuring our goals for more state funding toward […]

Column: Modern Mad Man

OpinionJanuary 12, 2012
When I’m surfing the net as I often do, I always notice the abundance of advertisements lining each web page I land on and wonder what Don Draper would think about advertising these days. For those of you who have somehow avoided watching amazing television, stop what you’re doing right now and go burn through […]

News in Brief: Davis City Council proposes underage public drinking restrictions

City NewsJanuary 12, 2012
At Tuesday night’s Davis City Council meeting, the council unanimously voted to begin the process of examining an ordinance that would place limitations on underage drinking. The Minor Alcohol Preclusion Act Ordinance would make it illegal for anyone under 21 years old to have a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than .01 percent […]

Artists of the week: Allen Banez and Jon Wilson

Arts & CultureJanuary 12, 2012
Allen Banez graduated from the University of California system in 1988. After seeing the recent lambasting of UC Davis students by the gauzy orange burn of pepper spray, he was inspired to create Evil Boss, a weekly comic making light of the social slavery surrounding the populace. “I was totally disgusted with the UC Davis […]

Arts Week

Arts & CultureJanuary 12, 2012
THEATER Cyrano Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., $8 for students Veterans Memorial Theatre, 203 E. 14th St. Acme Theatre Company in Davis presents Cyrano, a story about heroism with a slight twist of comedy and adventure. The story is about a poet and swordsman named Cyrano who pines for his cousin […]