Monthly Archives - March 2012
March 2012 Archives
SHAWCing Tips: Be Mindful and STOP Before You Eat
Campus NewsMarch 6, 2012
Are you sick of diets that don’t work? Counting calories, restricting sweets, or only eating certain food groups only to end up back at square one? Are you searching for a new diet that will finally bring you closer to the ideal weight you’ve been striving to reach? The fact is, diets don’t work. According […]
UC Davis can’t capitalize in Riverside
SoftballMarch 6, 2012
After Wednesday’s game against Sacramento State was postponed due to rain, the Aggies traveled down to Riverside over the weekend to compete in the Highlander Classic. UC Davis, with many of its players dealing with flu-like symptoms all week, would win one of three close, low-scoring games in the tournament. With their record on the […]
Finance and Investment Club to hold Career Panel
FeaturesMarch 6, 2012
UC Davis’ student-run Finance and Investment Club is organizing its fourth annual Career Panel, which gives students the opportunity to ask six senior professionals in business and investing about their various industries. This year’s panel will be held Thursday in the ARC Ballroom at 8 p.m., and it will be open to the entire campus […]
Column: Go down
OpinionMarch 6, 2012
Poor oral sex. Sentenced to a life of being the “back-up” method of stimulation for days when you don’t feel like getting too hot and heavy. Adding insult to injury is the fact that it is often viewed as an act that neither men nor women enjoy performing. She gives it for his birthday, he […]
UC Davis men’s tennis team edged by USF 3-4
Men's TennisMarch 6, 2012
The UC Davis men’s tennis team lost a close match to the University of San Francisco 3-4 at the Marya Welch Tennis Center on Sunday. However, the most memorable display of the event was the heart and courage put forth by senior Chris Aria during his game-deciding match. After losing the first set 4-6, Aria […]
Column: Crazy train
OpinionMarch 6, 2012
If there is one thing Californians can’t resist, it’s being chic. And during the 2008 election cycle, high-speed rail was the political equivalent of a pair of six-inch Louboutin stilettos. That year, politicians from Barack Obama to Arnold Schwarzenegger relentlessly pitched trains as the sure-bet investment of the future. Enticed by rosy predictions of low […]
Editorial: Keep campus free
Campus NewsMarch 6, 2012
Last week, UC Davis announced that starting March 18, it will begin charging student groups a fee of $10 for using campus classrooms. The income is intended to help offset the $460,000 that was cut from Student Affairs last year. While it is understandable that the department needs to find an alternate source of revenue, […]
Astronaut and alumna Tracy Caldwell Dyson returns as distinguished speaker
Campus NewsMarch 6, 2012
On Saturday, one UC Davis alumna returned to campus to discuss the out-of-this-world accomplishments she’s made since graduation. As a part of the College of Letters and Science Annual College Celebration, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson spoke to a room full of guests of all ages who were eager to learn about her missions in […]
Wasted opportunities
BaseballMarch 6, 2012
The UC Davis baseball team committed eight errors in three weekend games and couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome the mistakes. Senior catcher Scott Kalush hit the Aggies’ first home run of the season in the lone win Saturday afternoon. UC Davis moves to 6-5 overall on the season. Friday — Creighton 7, UC Davis […]
Column: The global 99
OpinionMarch 6, 2012
Thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement, we have all heard about the wealth inequality in the United States among the top 1 percent and the 99 percent. This powerful statistic has caught on in the media and taken the country by storm. Statistics are a valuable tool for conveying information in a particular manner. […]
Police Briefs
City NewsMarch 6, 2012
THURSDAY What a tool Someone attempted to break open a door with a screwdriver on D Street. FRIDAY Scaredy cat Someone complained about music that was scaring a cat on Rutgers Drive. Can’t touch this Several people were vandalizing a house with hammers on Duke Drive. Flush them out A person was talking to themselves […]
Editorial: Not there yet
OpinionMarch 6, 2012
It’s (still) an uncomfortable time to be a woman. This week, the Women’s Resources and Research Center is holding Gender Equity Awareness Week, spreading the all-too-unknown information that women, in fact, have yet to reach an equal status to men in the United States. Although this is evident through an infinite number of statistics (women […]
