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Yearly Archives - 2012

2012 Archives

News-in-brief: Tour de Cluck is Saturday

City NewsMay 24, 2012
Tickets for the Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl sold out, but there are still other activities associated with the event people can attend. Tour de Cluck begins at 8 a.m. with the Fowl Food Fair at the Davis Farmers Market. The Community Kick-off and Courage to Cluck Exhibition will be from 9 to 10 a.m. and […]

Arts week

Arts & CultureMay 24, 2012
MOVIES UC Davis Film Festival Tonight at 8:30 p.m., $7 Davis Varsity Theatre, 616 Second Street Produced in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and co-sponsored by Art Studio, the UC Davis Film Festival consists of short films and plays. This will be an evening of unpredictable and exciting short student films that […]

194 Chemistry to be renamed Peter A. Rock Hall

Campus NewsMay 24, 2012
In Fall 2012, 194 Chemistry building will no longer be Chem 194. Instead, the building has been renamed Peter A. Rock Hall. Beginning Fall 2012, Peter A. Rock Hall, or Rock Hall for short, will be the new name for 194 Chemistry, named after Peter Rock, the founding dean of the Division of Mathematical and […]

Occupella: LocalTones 2012

Arts & CultureMay 24, 2012
Glee aired its final episode of the season this week, leaving many fans desperately waiting for new a cappella-laden episodes. Luckily for them, Occupella is right around the corner. This year, Occupella, the annual LocalTones A Cappella Showcase at UC Davis, will be hosted at Freeborn Hall tonight with doors opening at 7 p.m. This […]

Editorial: Please innovate

OpinionMay 24, 2012
For those who spent hours waiting in line outside the ARC Pavilion to obtain five pieces of paper for their family and friends to attend a commencement ceremony of equal length, one thing was evident: administrative efficiency is not present at UC Davis. Tickets for the College of Letters & Science commencement ceremonies brought hundreds […]

UC Davis club Water Polo wins National Championship in dramatic fashion

SportsMay 24, 2012
Every year, UC Davis Campus Recreation supports clubs to promote leadership skills in competitive and recreational intercollegiate athletics. For the women’s water polo club at UC Davis, the season was far more than just building character. This year, 16 of the best water polo clubs around the nation gathered at the Florida State University’s Morcom […]

Editorial: Take a stance

OpinionMay 24, 2012
On Wednesday, UC Davis held its first of four open forums that will allow students, faculty, alumni and members of the public to get to know finalists for the position of athletics director. While we most likely won’t know who Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi selects until after commencement, the new athletics director will have a […]

Letter to the editor

OpinionMay 24, 2012
To the editor of the Aggie and the UC Davis Community, The Youth Empowerment Program is very thankful for the article printed about our Immigrant Youth Art and Poetry Exhibit held on May 15. However, there were some incorrect statements made in that article that we would like to amend. To begin, the purpose of […]

What the Lotus Valley meteorite can tell us

A fallen meteorite in Coloma, Calif. could tell us about the origins of our solar system, according to a talk given by UC Davis associate professor of geology Qing-Zhu Yin last Sunday. “If confirmed, what we have in hand is perhaps the most primitive materials, preserved in pristine condition in cold storage (never been heated […]

Campus Chic

Campus NewsMay 23, 2012
Rachel Goldstein, 2010 alumna in international relations, researcher and coordinator at the Center for Regional Change, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science The Aggie: What are you wearing? Goldstein: “The booties are from Nordstrom. I’m wearing J Brand mid-rise capri jeans in ‘cafe’ and my shirt is from American Apparel. My watch is Casio and […]

Youth Empowerment Program shares immigrants’ stories

FeaturesMay 23, 2012
Carlos P. from Honduras was abandoned by his mother when they lost their home and she fled to the United States. He stayed with his grandmother until she passed away in bed next to him. Carlos’ historically absent father came to pick him up at the funeral, but only a week later his dad was […]

Underdog Aggies take National title

LacrosseMay 23, 2012
Exhausted but exhilarated, the newly reigning National Champion UC Davis’ Women’s Club lacrosse team walked past a sign that read, “I learned to win by learning to lose.” “I feel like that quote really summed up our season,” said freshman goalkeeper Amy Corstorphine. A few weeks ago, UC Davis did not even know if they […]