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October 2012 Archives

Women’s Soccer preview

Women's SoccerOctober 18, 2012
Teams: UC Davis at Hawai’i: at Cal State Northridge Records: Aggies, 7-6-2 (2-2-1); Rainbow Wahine 6-8-2 (1-4-0); Matadors 6-5-4 (3-1-1) Where: Waipi’o Peninsula Soccer Stadium—Honolulu; Matador Soccer Field—Northridge, Calif. When:  Friday at 10 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to watch: UC Davis was plagued by late game let downs this past weekend. In order […]

Davis business update

City NewsOctober 18, 2012
In the past year, Davis has seen multiple businesses come and go. Driving along Cowell Boulevard, you might see a green and furiously dancing gherkin — one Mr. Pickle — a new addition to the Davis restaurant scene. Mickey Mann, manager of Mr. Pickle’s, said that Mr. Pickle’s has been looking to Davis for the […]

Campus Judicial Report: Annual Statistics

Campus NewsOctober 18, 2012
The office of Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) is a department of the university that promotes and maintains the principles of UC Davis through educating students in academic integrity. SJA maintains an environment of integrity by administering student discipline and fielding student grievances. Last year, over 300 faculty members and parties referred 977 cases of academic […]

Editorial: Let’s hang out

OpinionOctober 18, 2012
UC Davis admitted a record number of international students this fall, up to 680 from last year’s 344. In total, there are about 1,120 international students on campus. The rise is dramatic. Some students are frustrated because they feel too many international and out-of-state students are being admitted to the university, and since UC Davis […]

Editorial: Seriously

OpinionOctober 18, 2012
UC Davis has an undergraduate population of about 25,000 and a total population of 33,000, so bike accidents on campus are a statistical certainty. However, there are many measures you can take to reduce your risk of becoming road kill. As we are only in week three of instruction, it’s important to be considerate of […]

Residents anticipating Whole Foods opening

City NewsOctober 18, 2012
Davis is set to welcome Whole Foods Market to Davis Commons next week, with the store’s grand opening on Oct. 24. Davis Mayor Joe Krovoza and the store’s management will take part in an inaugural bread-baking ceremony at 9:45 a.m. With Davis’ long tradition of small retailers and local sourcing, Whole Foods has pledged to […]

Column: Major issues

OpinionOctober 18, 2012
I was in Berkeley last weekend and my somewhat douchey friend (a biochemistry major) started talking shit to the people in his study group. “At least we’re learning something useful. What do English majors do? Write compare-and-contrast essays on Shakespeare? How’s that supposed to help the world?” The study group guffawed appreciatively, but I kept […]

Women’s Volleyball preview

VolleyballOctober 18, 2012
Teams: UC Davis at Hawai’i; at Cal State Northridge Records: Aggies, 10-10 (4-3); Warriors, 15-2 (8-0); 49ers, 13-7 (4-4) Where: Honolulu, Hawaii; Northridge, Calif. When: Thursday at 10 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: Keep a close eye on the Aggies’ young guns this coming road trip. Sophomore middle blockers Victoria Lee and […]

UC Davis Art Museum project Open Forum

Arts & CultureOctober 18, 2012
Students have the opportunity to participate in an open forum for the UC Davis Art Museum project today from 4 to 5 p.m. Located at the Nelson Gallery near Wyatt Pavillion, the forum allows for input on the new art museum to be built on campus next to the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts […]

Men’s Water Polo preview

Men's Water PoloOctober 18, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. Pepperdine; vs. Fresno Pacific; vs. Brown; vs. Bucknell Records: Aggies, 11-10 (10-3); Waves, 8-6 (1-1); Sunbirds 10-7; Bears, 18-2 (5-0); Bison, 9-10 (3-5) Where: Schaal Aquatics Center—Davis; Sullivan Aquatic Center—Santa Clara, Calif. When: Friday at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday at 11:40 a.m.; Sunday at 9:20 a.m.; Sunday at 1:20 p.m. Who to […]

ASUCD Entertainment Council gears up for eventful year

Arts & CultureOctober 18, 2012
In recent years, UC Davis’ very own Entertainment Council, commonly referred to as EC, has brought myriad shows, buzzworthy names (Snoop Dogg, The Shins, Bon Iver) and ever-popular film screenings to our campus. In this respect, we can rest assured that the 2012-13 year will be no different. Nevertheless, the coming months will see several […]

Column: A blunt in your honor

OpinionOctober 17, 2012
What people do on Facebook confuses the shit out of me. Always has, always will. Last Sunday at 12:45 a.m., a high school classmate of mine died in a motorcycle accident on the 110 Freeway. According to news reports, he was involved in a solo accident in which he probably lost control and fell off […]