Monthly Archives - March 2012
March 2012 Archives
News-in-Brief: Davis’ Ben & Jerry’s closes
City NewsMarch 5, 2012
Those looking for a Vermonster in Davis are out of luck. Ben & Jerry’s at the Davis Commons officially shut its doors on Feb. 29 at 5 p.m., earlier than their normal closing time. A sign was posted on the store’s door thanking customers for their years of patronage and announcing its closure. Sam Hensley, […]
De Vere’s holds first ever biking event
City NewsMarch 5, 2012
This Saturday marked de Vere’s Irish Pub’s first foray into the biking scene with the launch of the first annual de Vere’s to de Vere’s bike ride. Rick Houston, the regional liaison for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, proposed the event. The ride began this past Saturday morning starting at the de Vere’s 1531 […]
News-in-Brief: Findings of UC Davis task force on pepper-spray incident to be released Tuesday
Campus NewsMarch 5, 2012
The UC Davis task force investigating the pepper spray incident on Nov. 18 will be releasing its findings Tuesday. At noon the task force documents will be available online, and there will be a meeting to present the findings Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the UC Davis Conference Center ballroom. The task force was […]
Students re-occupy the Quad
Campus NewsMarch 5, 2012
On Saturday, student protesters re-established the occupation on the Quad. Since winter break, only a few tents have remained on the Quad. Students occupied Dutton Hall at the end of Winter quarter, and then occupied the old Cross Cultural Center Building in January. “I don’t think the movement has stopped or slowed down, I […]
Column: Mother of the year
OpinionMarch 5, 2012
There’s a rumor floating around the internet right now that Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is with child and predictably, many people are responding to this magnificent news with backlash. I, on the other hand, will be thrilled if it ends up being true. Before I launch into the long list of reasons that Snooki’s possible fertilization […]
Senate Briefs
Campus NewsMarch 5, 2012
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the March 1, 2012 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings. Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m. Adam Thongsavat, ASUCD president, present, left early Bree […]
UC Davis to host Big West first round
SportsMarch 5, 2012
Head Coach Jennifer Gross had said that the final two games were going to have “a high level of intensity and urgency.” This ended up being a drastic understatement. The UC Davis women’s basketball program came into its final two games of the regular season vying for a spot in the top four in the […]
“Days of Action to Defend Public Education” begins with a mock funeral
Campus NewsMarch 5, 2012
120305_ca_Action Edits: HRS RT KZ bp Notes: Headline: “Days of Action to Defend Public Education” begins with a mock funeral Layercake: Participants mourn the death of public education By MAX GARRITY RUSSER Aggie News Writer A mock funeral procession for the “death of public education” was held on Thursday afternoon in the Quad which included bag […]

Seniors saluted
GymnasticsMarch 5, 2012
On Friday night the Aggies took on Arizona, San Jose State and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Alaska Anchorage in a competitive meet that coincided with Senior Night at the Pavilion. Seniors Erika Van Dyke and Lauren Eller were recognized alongside former gymnasts Betsy Lim and Jennifer Mueller who will both graduate this spring. Van […]
Cal Aggie Camp looking for student volunteers
Campus NewsMarch 5, 2012
Cal Aggie Camp is currently looking for volunteers as camp counselors, cooks, medics, or life guards for its July 8 to 21 summer camp. Cal Aggie Camp is a two-week summer camp for foster and inner-city youth in the greater Sacramento area. The camp is at Camp Gold Hollow in Nevada City, according to camp […]

Road woes continue
Men's BasketballMarch 5, 2012
The UC Davis men’s basketball team was handed two tough losses in the final weekend of the regular season, putting the Aggies on the back foot as they prepare for their first postseason contest in two years. The Aggies could not dig out of an early hole on Thursday night at Cal Poly and lost […]
Aggie Digest
LacrosseMarch 5, 2012
Lacrosse The Aggies opened their week with a 22-14 loss to High Point on Wednesday. Junior attacker Elizabeth Datino tallied five goals while freshman Charlotte Morris added four assists, but the High Point Panthers were able to come away with a win due to an overwhelming second-half performance and 17 total steals. Datino’s performance marks […]
