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Monthly Archives - October 2012

October 2012 Archives

Editorial: Pass it

OpinionOctober 30, 2012
KDVS recently submitted a bill asking ASUCD for $36,000 in order to purchase the equipment needed for the KDVS tower relocation project. This new tower would eliminate the already existing threats from encroaching stations that interfere with KDVS frequencies. This new tower would allow the station to reach the greater Sacramento area, opening up opportunities […]

Editorial: Be safe

OpinionOctober 30, 2012
Davis has been described by many as a cute, safe little farming town. However, this past month has proven such accusations of safety to be wrong. Davis has gone creepy. And quite frankly, we are scared. In October alone, three crimes have been rampant in the news, none of which bring comfort to the college […]

Entertainment Council to be relocated, Creative Media expands

ASUCDOctober 30, 2012
The Unit Relocation and Space Allocation Committee (URSAC) has voted to relocate the Entertainment Council (EC) to the former AS Papers space located in Lower Freeborn and to have Creative Media expand its programming unit into EC’s current space on the third floor of the Memorial Union (MU). The committee, which is responsible for determining […]

Column: Teachers’ worth

OpinionOctober 30, 2012
In 2009, the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) performed a study called the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This study, which takes place every three years, evaluates the performance of world nations in relation to each other and examines ways in which each nation was successful. One of the findings found that […]

ASUCD Senator Yara Zokaie steps down

ASUCDOctober 30, 2012
Yara Zokaie, former ASUCD senator and alumna of UC Davis, officially resigned from her position on Oct. 18. Although Zokaie currently attends law school at the University of San Diego, the former senator elected to retain her seat after graduating from UC Davis last June until the expiration of her term at the end of […]

Senate Brief

Campus NewsOctober 29, 2012
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 25 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend Senate meetings.  Meeting called to order at 6:14 p.m. Yena Bae, ASUCD vice president, present Kabir Kapur, ASUCD […]

Vini Wine Bar features self-serve wine

City NewsOctober 29, 2012
Among a string of new businesses in Downtown Davis is Vini Wine Bar. Owned by former Davis resident Jeff Day, the bar officially opened on July 15 and is located on 611 Second St. across from the Varsity Theater. At the bar’s center, there are three circular self-serving stations with three others strewn across two […]

Hollow wins

FootballOctober 29, 2012
Those of you who were in attendance at the UC Davis sporting events this Halloween weekend got to see UC Davis football in their dominating performance in a convincing win that put them on top of the Big Sky Conference. And how about the baseball team taking down the Oakland Athletics in an exhibition match […]

News in Brief: How loud are you?

Campus NewsOctober 29, 2012
Intel visited UC Davis this fall for their “Make Noise for Ultrabook” challenge. Students from participating campuses were invited to scream or cheer as loud as they could for the chance to win new Dell Ultrabook devices for their school, an estimated cost of $10,000. Schools from across the country have submitted videos of their […]

Column: A little faith

OpinionOctober 29, 2012
In religion, when we experience trouble in our lives, we often question the faith we feel toward our prospective divinity. In love, experiencing trouble in relationships doesn’t just cast doubts on deities, but dating as well. This situation makes me wonder: Are religion and love really that different? From the ages of 16 to 20, […]

Aggies women volleyball dominate weekend series

SportsOctober 29, 2012
The Aggies took on the role of “spoilers” for this year’s Halloween as they pulled off two impressive road wins this past weekend. UC Davis continued its travels with a trip to Cal State Fullerton on Friday night to take on the Titans. The Aggies were coming off two tough losses the previous week against […]

News in Brief: Experimental College hosts photo scavenger hunt

ASUCDOctober 29, 2012
The Experimental College is currently holding a photo scavenger hunt that began last Friday and will continue until Nov. 2. Participants in groups of two to four must take photographs that include all members with certain objects listed in the hunt’s instruction sheet. This includes pictures taken with a cow, a carved pumpkin or with […]