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Yearly Archives - 2012

2012 Archives

News-in-brief: Aggies at The Pub event tonight

Campus NewsJanuary 25, 2012
Tonight is the Aggies at The Pub: Beat the Clock event at Gunrock Pub on campus. The event, hosted by Gunrock Pub and ASUCD, begins at 5 p.m. The price of beer increases as the night goes on and there will be a special food and drink menu. Aggies at the Pub events take place […]

News-in-brief: City environmental nominations due in February

City NewsJanuary 25, 2012
Nominations for the Davis Environmental Recognition Award are due Feb. 10. Recipients will be chosen at the February Davis Natural Resources Commission meeting and Davis City Council will distribute the awards in April. Individuals, groups, businesses and nonprofit organizations are all eligible for the award. The city encourages those nominated to have gone above and […]

News-in-brief: Aggie ReStore grand opening today

Campus NewsJanuary 25, 2012
The grand opening of the ASUCD Aggie ReStore is today at 11 a.m. Located in the M.U., the Aggie ReStore aims to reuse things that would normally go to the landfill. The Aggie ReStore is selling items such as accessories, CDs and different student-made items. — Hannah Strumwasser

Column: On my SOPA box

OpinionJanuary 25, 2012
I have a hard time trusting technology companies. That doesn’t mean, mind you, that I trust Congress. It’s just that we’re conditioned to distrust the people we inevitably elect. Tech firms, by contrast, are more often the objects of our praise and wonder. They’re supposed to be on our side. But the difference between the […]

News-in-brief: White car suspected in fatal hit-and-run

City NewsJanuary 25, 2012
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), a white vehicle – possibly a sports car – struck and killed a UC Berkeley student on Highway 113 on Jan. 21. A car with a front end a little bit low to the ground hit 21-year-old Vladimir Debabov before fleeing the scene, Woodland CHP Officer Bryan Konvalin told […]

Unitrans general manager to leave after 16 years of service

Campus NewsJanuary 24, 2012
Geoff Straw became a Unitrans driver in 1985, the general manager in 2004 and is now moving on to become the executive director of regional transit in San Luis Obispo. Beginning on Jan. 30, Straw will be working in San Luis Obsipo, also a college town.  He said he feels very confident in the staff […]

Column: Debt and lies: government spending out of control

OpinionJanuary 24, 2012
It’s a tough time to be young and hungry. Youth employment numbers are historically bad. National student loan debt is somewhere north of the $1 trillion mark. And to top it off, a boomer-controlled federal government is racking up trillions of dollars of debt that they expect young Americans to pay for. In the dirty […]

News-in-brief: City of Davis to hold job skills workshop

FeaturesJanuary 24, 2012
The City of Davis will be hosting the sixth annual Recreation Job Fair and Skills Workshop on Feb. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Center, located at 203 E. 14th St. The workshop will feature scenarios and skits demonstrating good and bad interview and employee behavior, a presentation about how to […]

Local cold weather shelter houses homeless

City NewsJanuary 24, 2012
The Cold Weather Shelter is one of the many local programs that provide services to the homeless. Founded in 1993 as part of Davis Community Meals, the shelter offers homeless men and women a warm, safe place to sleep during the winter months. Officially opening its doors in mid-November when temperatures begin to drop, the […]

Police briefs

City NewsJanuary 24, 2012
THURSDAY Too wired A man was selling fiber optic cable door to door in a threatening manner on Luz Place. Time to sublet? Someone stole $300 of items from their roommate on El Segundo Avenue. SATURDAY Trolling Someone was yelling and singing under a bridge near Shasta Drive. Go with “run” A man was yelling […]

Students bond over religious differences

FeaturesJanuary 24, 2012
Whether you believe in one God, many gods, no god or aren’t quite sure, you are eligible to live in the Multifaith Living Community. The Multifaith Living Community (MLC), located behind the Cal Aggie Christian Association building (CA house), is a residence option for UC Davis students. Forty students have the opportunity to live in […]

Column: Inflation nation

OpinionJanuary 24, 2012
Ahh, the good old days. Remember those? A gallon of gas used to be a quarter. If you found a dollar on the street you could take your friend out to that great new movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (yes, that was an actual movie back in the day), buy “soda pop” and popcorn and still […]