Monthly Archives - October 2012
October 2012 Archives
Aggie Daily Calendar
FeaturesOctober 8, 2012
TODAY ITS-Davis/JMIE Special Seminar 1:30 to 3 p.m. 113 The Barn Join Kathrin Goldammer, Project Leader, Transdisciplinary Panel on Energy Change, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany, as she discusses The Challenges of Germany’s Energiewende. There is no cost and all are welcome to attend. TUESDAY Term Paper Workshop: Part I 3:10 to […]
ASUCD Senate briefs
ASUCDOctober 8, 2012
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 4 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. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice […]
Expiration dating
OpinionOctober 8, 2012
The average American keeps an expired good in the refrigerator at most a week before throwing it out. The average dater keeps an expired relationship for almost half of that. Expiration dates. They’re not just tiny printed labels on the side of food products to warn us when an item is going to give us […]
Faux-tography
OpinionOctober 8, 2012
One of those really interesting people you talk to once in your life for hours after meeting as a result of a small dinner party your friend invites you to so he’ll be less alone but then leaves you alone with, well, he was into photography. Really into photography. We were at his house and there […]
International House hosts International Festival
City NewsOctober 8, 2012
The Davis International House held its second annual International Festival at the Veterans Memorial Center located on 203 E. 14th Street. The event was held on Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m. The subtitle for the event was “unity in diversity.” The event was entirely free to the public. Robert Blake, an International House Board […]
News in Brief: Bill Clinton to visit UC Davis Quad tomorrow
Campus NewsOctober 8, 2012
Former president Bill Clinton will visit the East Quad tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to endorse local Northern California Democratic candidates in a rally hosted by the Davis College Democrats. Clinton will endorse Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Jerry McNerney, Ami Bera and Jose Hernandez, all of whom are in races that are identified by the Democratic […]
Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program extends to UC Davis student body
Campus NewsOctober 8, 2012
The Summit Eating Disorders and Outreach Program (SEDOP), a nationally recognized health organization, met with physicians from the Student Health Center and members of the Student Counseling Center to discuss new ways to expand their outreach opportunities October 25. The Sacramento-based organization, which provides free assessments and individualized care for patients suffering from eating disorders, […]
News in Brief: Attempted kidnapping on UC Davis campus
City NewsOctober 8, 2012
A man was suspected of attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old girl on campus Sept. 30. The girl was walking around Orchard Park around noon when a man approached her on a black mountain bike. He asked where her parents were, and when she didn’t reply, he reached out to grab her. The suspect is described […]

Onward California tour visits UC Davis
Campus NewsOctober 8, 2012
The UC system is going mobile through the newly launched Onward California program, which aims to enhance understanding of UC contributions and innovations. The tour, which is visiting UC campuses across California and surrounding areas, stopped at the East Quad on campus Thursday, after stopping at the Davis Farmers Market the day before. The colorful […]
UC Davis comes up short in near upset of No. 2 Montana State
FootballOctober 8, 2012
In one of the most exciting games in recent UC Davis football memory, the Aggies came back from a 31-14 deficit at halftime to take the lead late in the third quarter before falling short 48-41 to second-ranked Montana State. The Montana State Bobcats came into the game at 5-0 and as the highest-ranked FCS […]
Column: Blorange or Grold?
SportsOctober 8, 2012
The good thing about having so many sports is there is always a playoffs season going on. And much like your favorite movies, they do not get old. And now it is baseball time. The slogan for recent years has been “There’s only one October.” A couple Octobers ago (in 2009, before they knew there […]
News in Brief: Cool Davis to host third annual festival
City NewsOctober 8, 2012
On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Cool Davis Festival will take place in Central Park from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., next to the Farmers Market. Visitors can roam around the “Cool Solutions Center” containing over 50 local exhibitions and demonstrations. According to the Cool Davis festival press release, visitors can see the latest electric cars, […]
