Yearly Archives - 2012
2012 Archives
Men’s Basketball Preview
Men's BasketballFebruary 23, 2012
Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton Records: Aggies, 4-23 (2-11); Titans, 18-7 (9-3) Where: The Pavilion When: Saturday at 7 p.m. Who to watch: At this time last year Adam Malik was just another UC Davis student, not a member of the NCAA Division I Aggie men’s basketball team. After playing in 32 games […]
In review: Chronicle
Arts & CultureFebruary 23, 2012
Rating: 3.5 out of 4 In Chronicle, three teenagers are endowed, compliments of a mysterious glowing object housed at the end of one particularly precarious tunnel, with superpowers. What could go wrong? This will come as a shock: quite a lot. First time director Josh Trank set out to make a “found-footage” teenage superhero movie. […]
Artists Studios to open downtown this summer
City NewsFebruary 23, 2012
The Downtown Davis Open Artists Studios project is now underway, intent on bringing more color to the Davis community. The venture will introduce new artists’ studios into the downtown area, and will also deliver more opportunities for the public to learn about art. The project is spearheaded by the Downtown Davis Business Association (DDBA), in […]
Campus Judicial Report
Campus NewsFebruary 23, 2012
Not Theirs to Sell A student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for alleged misuse of university property after he sold a professor’s course material to Notehall. However, the material had already been given to the students in the class. As a result, over 30 students in the class purchased course material they had […]
CD Review: The Shadow
Arts & CultureFebruary 23, 2012
The Shadow Label: NDN Records Rating: 2.5 The Shadow’s album of the same name reverberates “punk” in every note and out every musical pore. The sound is hard and fast and, more often that not, lyrically cynical. With lines like “there is no cure for culture, there is no hope for us,” The Shadow maintain […]
Campus Rec Youth Programs to hire summer camp counselors
FeaturesFebruary 23, 2012
What better excuse to spend the summer in Davis than the opportunity to partake in rock climbing, dance, flag football and the best that Campus Recreation has to offer … and get paid for it at the same time? Youth Programs, a unit of UC Davis Campus Recreation which offers a diverse range of summer […]
Guest Column: Letter to MUSE
Arts & CultureFebruary 23, 2012
Editor’s note: As rumors have been circulating that lack of funding has pushed the Master of Fine Arts program in the theatre and dance department down to what might be its last year, there is the reality that more programs and organizations in the field will be cut. In fact, these are pressing issues that […]
Column: Downton Abbey
OpinionFebruary 23, 2012
Deeply repressed Edwardian gentry and their servants suffer through romance and intrigue in a British costume drama on a channel where the median viewing age is 62. It doesn’t sound like a recipe for success, but Masterpiece Theater’s “Downton Abbey” has become a runaway hit for PBS. Celebrities obsessively tweet about the show while memes […]
UC Davis on the runway
Arts & CultureFebruary 23, 2012
By SASHA SHARMA Aggie Arts Writer Editor’s Note: For the rest of this quarter, Aggie arts reporter Sasha Sharma will investigate the process of designing a runway collection from beginning to end. Check MUSE bi-weekly to see Funmilayo Alabi’s progress as she continues to work on her collection for the Picnic Day Fashion Show taking […]
Guest Opinion: Fixing Aggie Athletics
OpinionFebruary 23, 2012
Last week, Rajiv Narayan wrote to encourage civic education and involvement. Amen! Certainly doing something about the outrageous cost of public education is a top priority. But before there was Occupy and before anyone on campus knew what it felt like to be pepper sprayed, a crisis had brewed up within Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA). After illegitimately dropping four […]
ASUCD Bike Barn brings bike shopping directly to students
Campus NewsFebruary 23, 2012
The ASUCD Bike Barn is in the final stages of creating a bike and services online order program while also preparing for the opening of a new accessories-only store in the Memorial Union (MU). The new program, dubbed the Aggie Bike Buy, will allow students to order a customized bike and service package through a […]
UC Davis ruins Santa Clara’s Home Opener
SoftballFebruary 23, 2012
Coming off a difficult road trip in San Diego, UC Davis bounced back with a 3-2 win as it traveled to the Bay Area to face Santa Clara University. After a few tough losses against nationally ranked teams in the first week of play, the Aggies entered the game hungry for a victory. With the […]

