Monthly Archives - March 2012
March 2012 Archives
Women’s Water Polo Preview
SportsMarch 15, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. Maryland; vs. Fresno Pacific Records: Aggies, 8-11; Terrapins, 10-3; Sunbirds, 4-15 Where: Schaal Aquatics Center When: Saturday at 1 p.m.; at 2:30 p.m. Who to watch: Senior center Dakotah Mohr scored a hat trick last week against Sonoma State. Did you know? The Aggie defense has allowed just 60 goals in […]
Women’s Basketball Preview
SportsMarch 15, 2012
Teams: UC Davis at Oregon State Records: Aggies (17-12); Beavers 18-12 (9-8) Where: Gill Coliseum — Corvallis, Ore. When: Thursday at 7 p.m. Who to Watch: After the pain the UC Davis seniors felt following last week’s loss to Pacific, you can expect senior Samantha Meggison to come out firing on Thursday. Meggison earned first […]
Column: Whose library?
OpinionMarch 15, 2012
Until last month, the website library.nu acted as the Pirate Bay of academia, offering users free downloads of hundreds of thousands of scholarly books. But, like so many file-sharing servers before it, library.nu attracted the ire of some powerful enemies: An international group of publishers ranging from Cambridge University Press to Elsevier banded together to stop […]
Dept. of State releases new travel warning for Mexico
City NewsMarch 15, 2012
Students might want to think twice before heading to Mexico this spring break. On Feb. 8, the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BCA) of the United States Department of State issued an updated travel warning detailing the security conditions in Mexico. Due to the ongoing drug trafficking and violence in Mexico, the bureau recommends U.S. citizens […]
Aggies headed to WNIT
SportsMarch 14, 2012
The women’s NIT announced Monday evening that UC Davis women’s basketball will take on Oregon State in the tournament’s first round at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Corvallis, Ore. This marks the third time in five years the Aggies have made an appearance in the WNIT. UC Davis was one of four Big West Conference […]
Trivia Night to take place tonight at Gunrock Pub
Campus NewsMarch 14, 2012
With finals week around the corner, students have the opportunity to relieve stress with cheap beer, trivia questions and fun prizes. In the third and final installment of an effort to add a student menu and special events for students at Gunrock Pub, UC Davis Dining Services and ASUCD will be hosting “Aggies at the […]
Column: Office cravings
OpinionMarch 14, 2012
If college has affected your nutrition, you might be wondering what will happen on a full-time job. Last year, over 40 percent of American employees gained weight, many of whom suffer a diet-related chronic disease. At work, shifts in diet are not always due to a lack of food knowledge but instead a change in […]
News-in-brief: UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau steps down
Campus NewsMarch 14, 2012
UC Berkeley chancellor, Robert J. Birgeneau has announced his resignation Tuesday after seven years of service. In his e-mail addressing the UC Berkeley campus community, he did not state a direct reason for his resignation, which will take effect Dec. 31. Birgeneau said he is grateful for sitting as chancellor during one of the university’s […]
Youth football — not so innocent
Science & TechnologyMarch 14, 2012
Of the 5 million Americans who play football in a given year, 3.5 million of them are children ages seven to 13. Despite this, little is known about the effects of the constant head-to-head impact players frequently incur during a typical game. But Stefan Duma, a biomedical engineering professor and researcher at Virginia Tech University, […]
Aggie Digest
SportsMarch 14, 2012
Swimming and Diving Sophomore Liliana Alvarez will represent UC Davis at the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships this week in Auburn, Ala. The San Aselmo, Calif. native qualified to compete in the 100-yard breaststroke by posting solid times in the event throughout the season, including a season best of 1:00.71 at the Mizzou […]
Darkness breeds discomfort on Davis streets
FeaturesMarch 14, 2012
Although the general sentiment seems to be that the UC Davis campus and surrounding community is relatively safe, many students feel uneasy about navigating the dimly-lit city at night. The Clery Act Statistics, which show the number of crimes reported on university property over a given year, do not suggest that UC Davis has a […]
Proposed $10 student organization room fee suspended
Campus NewsMarch 14, 2012
UC Davis Conference and Event Services (CES) rescinded a proposed room reservation fee March 6 that that would have taken effect beginning Spring quarter. The fee would have charged $10 to any club organization or party that planned on holding meetings on campus. The arrangement is currently free to students. To demonstrate dissatisfaction with the […]
