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Daily Archives - December 3, 2012

December 3 2012 Archives

Winter shelters open for homeless

City NewsDecember 3, 2012
Shelters for homeless individuals and families in the City of Davis opened for the cold-weather season beginning mid-November. The Davis Community Meals winter shelter at 512 Fifth St. opened Nov. 12 and will close March 31. The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter at various host sites opened Sunday and will continue until March 16. Additionally, Fourth […]

Stanford women’s basketball too tall of an order for UC Davis

SportsDecember 3, 2012
Many teams have and will suffer the same fate as the Aggies against Stanford, the best team in the country. In front of 2,612 fans — the ninth largest home attendance at UC Davis in history — the UC Davis women’s basketball team fell 87-38 to the Cardinal, a team that currently holds the No. […]

Column: ‘Artist’

OpinionDecember 3, 2012
Am I an artist? This is a question that goes through the mind of everyone who digs a little bit into a hobby that is considered an art form, and I’m sure it constantly goes through the minds of people who already consider themselves to be artists. When can I consider myself an artist? And […]

Men’s basketball drops two games on the road

Men's BasketballDecember 3, 2012
Two games and two late-game scoring sprees add up to two losses for the Aggies. UC Davis traveled to Reno, Nev. and Moscow, Idaho this weekend with hopes of improving to 3-1 on the season. Instead, they came home 1-4, largely due to deficits that forced them to play catch-up in the second half. It […]

Column: Useless gifts

SportsDecember 3, 2012
As fall sports wrap up and winter sports usher in a new season, it is the season of giving useless things that people don’t want. With that spirit in mind, I’ll give my opinion on a couple of things from this past quarter. Here is another installment of awards that are hopefully more flattering than […]

Column: Single rights movement

OpinionDecember 3, 2012
People say maintaining a happy relationship is one the hardest things to do in life. I say maintaining happiness as a single is even harder. As we go about our lives, we’re constantly surrounded by twos. A table for one is secretly a table for two — you plus the lack of a relationship staring […]

Aggie Digest

SportsDecember 3, 2012
This past weekend, the UC Davis swimming and diving team wrapped up their trip to Missouri with impressive results. The Aggies finished third out of nine teams with 575.5 points. On the first day of competition, junior Samantha Shellem shattered the UC Davis school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a winning time of 4:48.59. […]

Standing in Motion dances to first place

FeaturesDecember 3, 2012
Ribbon fans fluttered through the air, changing from thick, brilliant strokes of color across the stage to thin wisps spiraling around dancing girls’ heads. They jumped, twirled and dazzled the audience with their synchronized moves. The Applegate Dance Company’s junior-level dance troupe Standing in Motion took home the $200 prize Saturday, Dec. 1 at the […]

What did you bring to college?

FeaturesDecember 3, 2012
The Class of 2016 is wrapping up their first quarter as college students, having undergone the difficulties acclimating to an entirely new environment. From pictures and posters to books and stuffed animals, college first-years have brought all kinds of items from home to make their dorm rooms feel a little more comforting. “I brought a […]

News in Brief: Davis, Woodland agree on cost-sharing for surface water project

City NewsDecember 3, 2012
On Nov. 21, Davis and Woodland came to an agreement on the cost-sharing of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency project. According to the Davis Enterprise, both cities agreed to split construction-related, non-consumption costs 50-50. All consumption-based costs will be split 60-40 between Woodland and Davis, respectively. The agreement reduced the cost for Davis by $10 […]

ASUCD senators bid farewell to table, new senators seated

ASUCDDecember 3, 2012
At Thursday night’s ASUCD Senate meeting six senators ended their terms and six new senators were sworn in. The farewell speeches of the former senators, Anni Kimball, Justin Goss, Jared Crisologo-Smith, Patrick Sheehan, Erica Padgett and Carly Sandstrom, were followed by the swearing-in of newly elected senators Alyson Sagala, Armando Figueroa, Felicia Ong, Tal Topf, […]

Senate Briefs

ASUCDDecember 3, 2012
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov. 29 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend Senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:13 p.m. Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice […]