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November 2012 Archives

Column: Punch Line

Science & TechnologyNovember 28, 2012
Woman to Winston Churchill: Sir, you are drunk. Winston Churchill to Woman: And you are ugly. But tomorrow, I will be sober. Humor is as much a part of being human as anger, sadness, joy or any other emotion. Even more fascinating is the fact that humor spans every single culture on earth. Regardless of […]

UC Davis students rank high when it comes to Honest-tea

Campus NewsNovember 28, 2012
This October, UC Davis students displayed their honesty while quenching their thirst at Honest Tea’s “Honest Campus” sale. Honest Campus is a sale in which Honest Tea bottles are set up at unmanned stands on campus. Payment ($1, collected in a clear box at the stand), is made under the honor system. Once the stands […]

Saturate Yolo to show iPhone images of Yolo County

City NewsNovember 28, 2012
A new type of exhibit will be displayed at the Davis Art Center in January. The center will host Saturate Yolo, a display of images taken using an iPhone and focusing solely on Yolo County. Local Davis resident and artist Dave Webb created the exhibit, which will feature over 60 printed images and a five-frame […]

Highest-paid UC Davis faculty members from medical, professional programs

Campus NewsNovember 28, 2012
During recent budget cuts and proposed fee increases to the University of California system, highly paid faculty members have come under fire. At UC Davis, top paid faculty members include neurological surgery professor at the UC Davis Medical Center J. Paul Muizelaar, at $858,999.91; CEO of the UC Davis Medical Center Ann Rice, at $798,230.14; […]

Column: Under-reported rape

OpinionNovember 28, 2012
After a sexual assault, survivors are told to call the police, get the support of their friends, seek medical help, press charges and avoid taking a shower. This is great advice that will help survivors. But what if they shower, don’t have a rape kit done, don’t tell anyone and time goes by? We live […]

Column: A/S/L?

OpinionNovember 28, 2012
HotStud69 has entered the chat room. xXPrincessAngeluvXx has entered the chat room. HotStud69: Hey bbygurl wuts crackin? lol xXPrincessAngeluvXx: Nothing muchhh (: xXPrincessAngeluvXx: Just laying around in my underwear, hbu? (; HotStud69: Mmmm just thinkin bout u babe lol HotStud69: Tell me a lil more bby lol xXPrincessAngeluvXx: Okayy (: Im home alone watching a […]

Campus Chic

Campus NewsNovember 28, 2012
Victoria Yuen-Ruan, second-year linguistics and Chinese double major Spotted in the Memorial Union Bookstore The Aggie: What are you wearing? Yuen-Ruan: “Today I’m wearing a velvet jacket from Zara, a skeleton T-shirt dress and deer antler ring from Ebay, H&M ankle boots and an Urban Outfitters bag.” How did you decide what to wear today? […]

Davis and ASUCD plan Adopt-A-Student initiative

ASUCDNovember 28, 2012
ASUCD and the City of Davis Student City Liaison Commission have begun building an Adopt-A-Student program, which would provide food to UC Davis students made by local families. The idea is currently in an early planning stage and will allow all incoming and current UC Davis undergraduates who are struggling to provide food for themselves […]

Ask Doc Joe and Katy Ann

Campus NewsNovember 28, 2012
Doc Joe is a psychologist and attorney who has consulted with and advised people of all ages. Katy Ann is a licensed marriage and family therapist, who, like Doc Joe, has counseled and advised people of all ages. The discussion and advice offered in their column is not offered as a clinical recommendation or as […]

Mondavi to host UC Davis Concert Band

Arts & CultureNovember 27, 2012
Tomorrow night, UC Davis Concert Band will hold their end-of-the-quarter performance at the Mondavi Center. The theme is ‘technology through the ages’, from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair to the modern day intersection of art and technology through video games. The performance will include a diverse array of musical styles, from famous 1894 concert pieces, […]

How to make friends

FeaturesNovember 27, 2012
You’re in the CoHo and you see a pretty girl sitting alone; or maybe it’s your English class and you want that smart kid for a study buddy. Either way, it’s time to break the ice. Though learned and memorized social skills may not seem like the smoothest thing to practice, breaking the ice has […]

Column: Life after Death?

OpinionNovember 27, 2012
It’s a nightmare to have a loved one die on your birthday.  I never thought it would happen to me. This past weekend, as we sat in the theater waiting for a movie to start, a commercial reminded the audience to silence our cell phones. The guy on the screen had to choose between answering […]