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April 2012 Archives

Police Briefs

City NewsApril 17, 2012
WEDNESDAY That’s why it’s a restroom Someone was sleeping in a public restroom on Research Park Drive. THURSDAY Dream car A man was passed out in a red Camaro on the side of the freeway near Mace Boulevard. Really hates Twilight A child was walking with a stake in in his hand on Loyola Drive. […]

Column: Time for accountability

OpinionApril 17, 2012
On Nov. 21, Linda Katehi stood before up to five thousand students and personally apologized for the events three days earlier. She struggled to hold back tears as she referenced memories from her own past, of the struggle in her home country of Greece during the ‘70s, of the morning when the military junta in […]

New-in-brief: Armed Suspect Robs Radio Shack

City NewsApril 17, 2012
On Sunday, the Davis Police Department (DPD) was dispatched to the 634 G St. Radio Shack around 6:45 p.m. in response to a report of an armed robbery. After a preliminary investigation, officers determined an unknown suspect entered the store, took out a handgun and demanded money and an Xbox 360 video game system. There […]

Column: Dat [Teaching] Ass[istant]

OpinionApril 17, 2012
This wouldn’t be an Aggie column without at least one article on sex, so here it is! Those of you who know me personally probably saw this coming. Those of you who know me very personally have already seen … actually, I’m not going to finish that joke. Before their first years as teaching assistants (TAs), all […]

GiveLocalNow campaign calls for increased local donation

City NewsApril 17, 2012
Gail Catlin, executive director of the Nonprofit Resource Center in Sacramento, recently gave a presentation in Woodland on behalf of GiveLocalNow, a campaign aimed at increasing philanthropy in Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento and Yolo County. “The goal of the event was to encourage organizations and to tell their local impact story,” Catlin said. The Yolo […]

News-in-brief: Picnic Day Pre-Week Events

Campus NewsApril 17, 2012
This week is Picnic Day Pre-Week. There will be events on the Quad every day leading up to Saturday. Tuesday, Tug o’ War, noon to 1 p.m.Wednesday, Cow Milking Contest, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Mini Carnival, noon to 1 p.m. Trivia Night at the Silo, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Entertainment Showcase, noon to […]

Column: Money runs the world

OpinionApril 17, 2012
The quarter-life crisis is something adults don’t know about or shrug off as nonexistent. Thanks to our craptastic economy, job market and tuition, we twenty-somethings won’t make more money in our lifetime on average than our parents did, the first time since the young adults of the Great Depression. We owe more money, have shittier […]

Students and alumni propose campus credit union

Campus NewsApril 17, 2012
With the departure of U.S. Bank from its Memorial Union (MU) location, conversation about the future of banking services in the university has engendered alternative options. One group of students and alumni is beginning the process of installing a student-run credit union to take up the financial role that U.S. Bank once served on campus. […]

PG&E patches up problem pipes in West Davis

City NewsApril 16, 2012
Back in February 27, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) began a project to replace 2,000 feet of natural gas distribution lines in the Stonegate neighborhood of West Davis. In November 2011, a total of 42 gas leaks had been reported, but the number has risen to 60 in the months since. A total of 81 […]

Aggies build momentum at Mondo

SportsApril 16, 2012
Head coach Drew Wartenburg had hoped to succeed in all aspects of this weekend’s meet. UC Davis certainly achieved that goal. The Aggie men capitalized on the performance of senior Ethan Ostrum, who won the men’s pole vault after clearing 5.0m. Sophomore Nathan Strum and freshman Trevor Ehlenbach earned a 1-2 finish in the 1,500m […]

Students lock lips in protest

Campus NewsApril 16, 2012
Last Friday, students took part in a “Kiss-in Against Capital” at the Memorial Union (MU). Participants gathered at noon to make out and bring awareness to student debt and issues concerning the UC Regents. The event took place in solidarity with similar events around the world. — HANNAH STRUMWASSER

Column: Is Les more?

SportsApril 16, 2012
The last few weeks have seen significant turnover in UC Davis men’s basketball. Head coach Jim Les’ announcement of the departures of sophomores Harrison Dupont, Alex Tiffin and Mike Kurtz was followed just a week later by the announcement that freshman Tyrell Corbin would be leaving the Aggies at the end of the academic year. […]