Daily Archives - February 7, 2012
February 7 2012 Archives

UC Davis students arrested at Occupy Oakland
Campus NewsFebruary 7, 2012
An estimated 300 protesters were arrested Saturday, Jan. 28 by the Oakland police. Ten UC Davis students were among those arrested. The events included marching through streets and an attempt to occupy Oakland’s city hall and the vacant Henry Kaiser Convention Center. Protesters were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and mass arrests by the […]
Police Briefs
City NewsFebruary 7, 2012
FRIDAY Taco Hell An intoxicated person was throwing food at customers in Taco Bell on G Street. Kids these days A group of children were riding bikes and one had a gun on Pacific Drive. SATURDAY Practice hits Several people were smoking marijuana on a tennis court near Tulip Lane. Beats the swings Two children […]
Letter to the Editor: Incident at WRRC
OpinionFebruary 7, 2012
As you may know, on Monday, Jan. 30, interns of the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) found their life-size critique representation of Barbie with its neck wrapped with a noose and tied to a water pipe above in the basement of North Hall. The Life-Size Barbie Project was constructed by engineering students to show […]
Column: Republican candidates aren’t that bad
OpinionFebruary 7, 2012
Conventional wisdom has it that the Republican candidates are a sorry lot. After months of intense campaigning and the scrutiny that accompanies it, the four remaining contestants are known more for their vices than their virtues. Romney is uninspired and vacillating. Gingrich is a loose cannon. Santorum is sanctimonious and whiny. Paul is Jane Fondaesque […]
News-in-Brief: Student Regents holding public forum today
Campus NewsFebruary 7, 2012
The UC student Regents will be holding a public forum today to provide students with information on how to apply to be the next student Regent. The forum will be today from noon to 1 p.m. at the Student Community Center in Meeting Room B. Lunch will be provided.
Aggies can’t beat Bears
GymnasticsFebruary 7, 2012
After a close competition with Cal at the Pavilion on Jan. 27, the Aggies had hoped to come out strong against the Golden Bears on Sunday to capture the first-place finish they had so narrowly missed. But it was not to be. Shaky performances on bars and beam once again put UC Davis in second […]
News-in-Brief: Sundt Construction, Inc. wins contract to build new Tercero housing
City NewsFebruary 7, 2012
UC Davis awarded Sundt Construction, Inc. with a $71 million design-build contract for a 1,200-bed student housing project to be completed in June 2014, the company announced Monday. Construction is set to begin in June of this year for the 330,000-square-foot Tercero Student Housing Phase III project. The project consists of seven buildings with 108 […]
