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2013 Archives

Veterinary students win ultrasound system with music video

UncategorizedApril 18, 2013
The Food Animal and Reproduction Medicine (FARM) Club at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine received a large animal Easi-Scan ultrasound machine, after winning a national music video competition by BCF Technology. According to a FARM club news release, the machine is worth over $10,000 and is most often used in bovine medicine for […]

Double homicide in South Davis incurs shock, sadness

City NewsApril 18, 2013
Davis Police are continuing their investigation of the double homicide of an elderly couple in South Davis. On April 14, police were called to the 4000 block of Cowell Boulevard around 9:20 p.m. after receiving a call for a welfare check. The Yolo County Coroner’s Office released the names of the victims on April 16, […]

Trajectories change in aftermath of athletic cuts

FeaturesApril 18, 2013
Editor’s note: Three years ago, four sports were discontinued. While most of those 153 athletes are long gone, a handful of seniors remain. We caught up with them — and seniors who transferred schools — before the last directly affected class graduates. Josef Stitts was 8 years old when his older sister brought home an […]

New MU venue expected in summer 2015

ASUCDApril 18, 2013
The Memorial Union (MU) is scheduled to receive a new venue in July 2015. During the renewal project of the MU, the space that is currently occupied by the post office will feature an entertainment venue which will also function as a pub. The addition of this venue to the MU will be a component […]

Studio 301 Productions presents ‘Batboy: The Musical’

Arts & CultureApril 18, 2013
This month, Studio 301 Productions presents a comedic musical with themes of social acceptance, gothic overtones and a half-man, half-bat protagonist. Batboy: The Musical tells the story of Batboy, a monster who is found in a cave in West Virginia. Batboy is adopted and educated by a local veterinarian. However, a cattle plague kills the […]

Baseball Preview

BaseballApril 18, 2013
Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside Records: Aggies, 12-22 (0-9) ; Highlanders, 17-15 (6-3) Where: Dobbins Stadium — Davis, Calif. When: Friday at 2:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to Watch: The lack of recent run support for the Aggie pitchers cannot be blamed on junior Nick Lynch. Lynch’s batting […]

City Council postpones fire department reconfiguration

City NewsApril 18, 2013
At a March 5 meeting, the Davis City Council voted to delay the decision to reconfigure fire engine staffing for the Davis Fire Department until June. “We wanted to get more information and look at [it] in the greater context. At the time of the meeting, it was getting late and we didn’t want to […]

Picnic Day sports events

SportsApril 18, 2013
Women’s tennis — 11 a.m. at Marya Welch Tennis Center The UC Davis women’s tennis team will have its last match of the regular season on April 13 against Sonoma State. The Aggies have already finished Big West Competition and sealed a sixth-place finish in the league with a 4-5 conference record. UC Davis holds […]

YouTube pro

Science & TechnologyApril 18, 2013
YouTube, one of Google’s most popular services and the third most popular website worldwide, offers the most features and content of any video sharing website to date. With roughly a billion unique visits every month, the company is constantly upgrading and adding features. Naturally, it is useful to know some of the tips and tricks […]

Women’s tennis to host Sonoma State in Picnic Day feature

SportsApril 18, 2013
The beating winds will blow, Picnic Day festivities will come but the tennis will not stop. The UC Davis tennis teams are entering their final weekends of competition before the Big West Conference Championships tournament. The men’s team is coming off a tough weekend with tightly contested matches. They faced off with Cal Poly on […]

Letter to the Editor: Give international students tuition break

OpinionApril 18, 2013
Have you ever wondered how much you pay for tuition in comparison to your friends each quarter? Certainly, California residents pay way less than nonresidents. Yet, local students moan about the tuition hike and how much it hurts Californian families. How about nonresidential students? Simply, if you are not a California resident, you get charged […]

Campus Judicial Report

Campus NewsApril 18, 2013
Tardy for the Party One night in the dorms, two resident advisors (RAs) were doing their routine rounds in one of the buildings around midnight. They were heading to the stairs when they heard residents talking loudly, and as they listened closer they heard some comments regarding alcohol. The RAs knocked on the door of […]