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Yearly Archives - 2013

2013 Archives

Police Briefs

City NewsFebruary 19, 2013
TUESDAY Inside job Someone reported money missing from the office of the Davis Police Department on Fifth Street. WEDNESDAY Sugar-coating Somebody left whipped cream bottles and death threat notes on a person’s property on Marina Circle. SATURDAY Science is B.S. Someone was defecating in front of the UC Davis School of Medicine Neuroscience building on […]

Call me

OpinionFebruary 19, 2013
For some people, getting the physical intimacy they want out of a relationship, when they want it, is pretty easy. One call or text message, and your lover is on their way over for a quick bit of sexytime (or you’re on your way to their place, or to your secret love den, or what […]

Undergraduate to launch online shopping platform for Greeks

FeaturesFebruary 19, 2013
A loud truck blaring music pulls up outside the house where Mike Eidlin, a third-year economics and Japanese double major, sits with his friends. Girls in bikinis hop out, passing out free Monster energy drinks. No, this isn’t your average frat party. After Mike Eidlin did his research, he discovered it’s actually a little something […]

Aggies sweep the Davis Challenge with 4-0 record

SportsFebruary 19, 2013
This weekend, the UC Davis women’s water polo team swept the Davis Challenge at home, defeating Cal Lutheran, Cal State Bakersfield, Sonoma State University and Pacific in the span of two days. Without a doubt, the Aggies performed superbly and were able to sustain their energy and momentum throughout the course of the four grueling […]

Aggies lead off season with three wins

SportsFebruary 19, 2013
After a doubleheader on Saturday, the Aggies bounced back to defeat Washington in Sunday’s series finale at Dobbins Stadium. Overall, the Aggies won three out of the four games to begin the season against a Pac-12 team. Sophomore Nick Lynch led the Aggies with three RBIs and went 7-16 for an average of .438 over […]

News in Brief: Money stolen from Islamic Center

City NewsFebruary 19, 2013
On Tuesday at around 1:50 a.m., the Islamic Center of Davis, located at 539 Russell Blvd., was burglarized. According to a Davis Police press release, the suspect entered the mosque through an unlocked window and took money out of donation boxes. Footage from a security camera showed the suspect leaving to park a white vehicle […]

Rationality

OpinionFebruary 19, 2013
If you’re a repeat reader of my columns, I think a thought has probably crossed your mind at some point or another: “Isn’t everything that this guy is writing about basically common sense?” I say things like: balance your money between saving up for a rainy day and splurging just to have a little fun […]

Hypocrisy

OpinionFebruary 19, 2013
Anyone advocating a laissez-faire capitalist society (i.e., a government whose sole purpose is the protection of individual rights, which I outlined in my first column) might seem to face a problem. Obviously, we live in a mixed society, and many facets of our society reflect this. Besides the wealth-redistribution schemes and economic regulations that I […]

Herbal remedies

OpinionFebruary 19, 2013
Having a female reproductive system is spectacular. Cycles surround us — the moon, the sun, the seasons — and there is a raw pleasure in feeling a cycle occurring within the body. It can be difficult to appreciate female anatomy and cycles amidst taboo culture, but not impossible. Perhaps the best way to celebrate the […]

Vote

OpinionFebruary 19, 2013
Voting for the ASUCD Winter Quarter Elections starts today. All undergraduate students are eligible to vote for the six new senators and a president and vice president. Members of the ASUCD senate have a say in how the campus is run, specifically the areas that impact students most. This includes The Pantry, Tipsy Taxi, Picnic […]

Watts Legal?

Campus NewsFebruary 19, 2013
Ever hear of the Compton Cookout? It was a “theme” party held at UC San Diego a couple years ago. The sponsors served watermelon and collard greens to people encouraged to dress up “Compton-style.” The university and greater San Diego community got upset — understandably so. But the community couldn’t stop it. No one could. […]

UC Davis women’s basketball suffers tough losses on the road

SportsFebruary 19, 2013
The Aggies had a tough two-game road trip, suffering losses to both the third- and sixth- ranked teams in the conference. After starting out flat in the first half of the Hawai’i game, the Aggies provided a strong second half performance which unfortunately fell short. In the second game, the Aggies fought through the entire […]