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Daily Archives - January 25, 2012

January 25 2012 Archives

Sacramento City College Center opens on campus

Campus NewsJanuary 25, 2012
The transition for community college students to UC Davis may soon become a lot smoother. “It’s a shock when students transfer from community college to the university,” said Don Palm, dean of the Sacramento City College Davis Center. That is precisely what educators from both the UC and community college systems hoped to mitigate when […]

Yolo Military Families group meets at Black Bear Diner

City NewsJanuary 25, 2012
For many Davis residents, the wars of recent years are a foreign issue not affecting their daily lives. For those with close relatives serving in the military, there is a support group helping to comfort them. The Yolo Military Families group met Monday night at Black Bear Diner. The group was founded almost 10 years […]

News-in-brief: Aggies at The Pub event tonight

Campus NewsJanuary 25, 2012
Tonight is the Aggies at The Pub: Beat the Clock event at Gunrock Pub on campus. The event, hosted by Gunrock Pub and ASUCD, begins at 5 p.m. The price of beer increases as the night goes on and there will be a special food and drink menu. Aggies at the Pub events take place […]

News-in-brief: City environmental nominations due in February

City NewsJanuary 25, 2012
Nominations for the Davis Environmental Recognition Award are due Feb. 10. Recipients will be chosen at the February Davis Natural Resources Commission meeting and Davis City Council will distribute the awards in April. Individuals, groups, businesses and nonprofit organizations are all eligible for the award. The city encourages those nominated to have gone above and […]

News-in-brief: Aggie ReStore grand opening today

Campus NewsJanuary 25, 2012
The grand opening of the ASUCD Aggie ReStore is today at 11 a.m. Located in the M.U., the Aggie ReStore aims to reuse things that would normally go to the landfill. The Aggie ReStore is selling items such as accessories, CDs and different student-made items. — Hannah Strumwasser

Column: On my SOPA box

OpinionJanuary 25, 2012
I have a hard time trusting technology companies. That doesn’t mean, mind you, that I trust Congress. It’s just that we’re conditioned to distrust the people we inevitably elect. Tech firms, by contrast, are more often the objects of our praise and wonder. They’re supposed to be on our side. But the difference between the […]

News-in-brief: White car suspected in fatal hit-and-run

City NewsJanuary 25, 2012
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a white vehicle – possibly a sports car – struck and killed a UC Berkeley student on Highway 113 on Jan. 21. A car with a front end a little bit low to the ground hit 21-year-old Vladimir Debabov before fleeing the scene, Woodland CHP Officer Bryan Konvalin told […]