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March 2012 Archives

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BaseballMarch 15, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. San Jose St.; St. Mary’s Records: Aggies (8-8); Spartans (9-8); Gaels (10-6) Where: Dobbins Stadium; Municipal Stadium, San Jose When:  Friday 2:30 p.m.; Saturday (at San Jose) 1 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m.; Monday 2:30 p.m. Who to watch: Senior pitcher Tom Briner, who has made the transition from closer to starter […]

Editorial: Let it die

OpinionMarch 15, 2012
On March 6 the Davis City Council voted unanimously to postpone the Davis City Minor Alcohol Preclusion Ordinance. If passed, the legislation would have given police the ability to cite those under-21 who were intoxicated in public beyond a Blood Alcohol Content of .01. We are glad that the ordinance will not be going into […]

Column: Future ad society

OpinionMarch 15, 2012
The year is 2054. John Anderton, played by a sunken-eyed Tom Cruise, walks into the Gap. His eyes flash as an automatic sensor scans his retinas, and a woman shows up on a screen in front of him. “Hello, Mr. Yakamoto!” she says cheerfully. “Welcome back to the Gap. How’d those assorted tank tops work […]

Review: The House of Bernarda Alba

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
The curtain rises to reveal a sparse set up of the Wright Theatre stage. With a thrust in the middle, the floor floats atop the stage without banisters, free of form or boundaries. The House of Bernarda Alba, performed by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, acts out on stage the quiet drama […]

Getting to know ‘Anarchist Handbook’

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
Among the slew of offerings KDVS puts forth each week, month, and year is a politically named and relatively new talk show hosted by Clay Norris and Brian Moen. Together they compose “Anarchist Handbook,” a weekly forum with a taste for – let’s not simply say “anarchy” – challenging the institutional framework of the everyday. […]

Campus Judicial Affairs

Campus NewsMarch 15, 2012
Plagiarism A sophomore was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for plagiarizing a paper in an anthropology course. The TA who was grading the student’s paper noticed that some paragraphs were written better and more accurately than other paragraphs within the paper. The TA proceeded to look up a couple of phrases via Google and […]

CD Review: Young Empires

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
Artist: Young Empires Album: Wake All My Youth Label: Pirates Blend Records Rating: 3 Young Empires is a Toronto-based band that released its first album Wake All My Youth only a month ago. Since then, the band – comprised of bassist Jake Palahnuk, guitarist Robert Aaron Ellingson, vocalist and keyboardist Matthew Vlahovich and drummer Taylor […]

MU Art Lounge showcases student abuse

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
Starting with a reception yesterday, the Art History 401 Curatorial Principles class taught by Professor Susette Min began curating an exhibit held in the Memorial Union (MU) Art Lounge. The exhibit itself is about a timely and controversial topic and is part of a collaboration process involving 16 undergraduate students. Regarding recent events detailing student […]

Arts Week

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
MUSIC Poetry Night Reading Series presents the Science Singers at the John Natsoulas Gallery Thursday, March 15, 8 p.m., free John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. A group formed as a result of the UC Davis arts and science fusion program, which created the course “Science and Society 42: Earth, Water, Science and Song,” Wendy […]

News-in-Brief: Study hours extended on campus during finals week

Campus NewsMarch 15, 2012
Study hours at many different study spots on campus will be extended throughout finals week. ASUCD Academic Affairs Commission and Campus Recreation have collaborated to extend study hours in order to provide students with more options when studying for their finals. Griffin Lounge and The Wedge will be open 24 hours. Study hours have been […]

Column: China wants more

OpinionMarch 15, 2012
We are nearing a time when “Made in China” will no longer be discreetly etched under our plastic tchotchkes or sewn through the backs of our labels.  Because of increasing blue-collar labor costs this past decade in Guangdong and other coastal hubs, China is at the bottom of any manufacturer’s list for super-cheap hands. This […]

In review: 21 Jump Street

Arts & CultureMarch 15, 2012
Judging by the audience reaction at last week’s early screening of 21 Jump Street, I can say with some certainty that your enjoyment of the film will be directly proportional to your enjoyment of dick jokes. Because there are a lot of them. A whole lot. Too many to count, actually. And with a story […]