Yearly Archives - 2016
2016 Archives

Police Logs
City NewsNovember 15, 2016
More turkeys, more tomfoolery, more accidental calls Oct. 30 “Turkey in the roadway, vehicles stopping causing a traffic hazard.” Oct. 31 “Open line –– sounds like it’s in a pocket.” Nov. 1 “Child playing with phone.” Nov. 3 “Male subjects pants keep falling down, with his genitals exposed.” Nov. 4 “Male on a motorized bike […]

Yolo Food Bank’s eighth Annual Running of the Turkeys Fun Run/Walk
City NewsNovember 15, 2016
Participants line up for Thanksgiving 5k before gobbling up dinner feasts For the eighth year in a row, the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) will host the Running of the Turkeys on Thanksgiving morning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 24 — this annual event features a 5k Fun Run/Walk. YFB also hired a race coordinator this […]

Library hosts workshops to shape future space
Campus NewsNovember 15, 2016
Community consideration taken into account for campus library improvements The UC Davis library hosted four workshops from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26 for the UC Davis community in order to further develop the Library Space Planning Project. The project aims to incorporate a variety of new spaces within the three campus libraries to serve the […]

Interim Provost Ken Burtis announces upcoming renovations for Chemistry Complex
Campus NewsNovember 15, 2016
Projects will focus on adding new, safer equipment with more modern design Earlier this month, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ken Burtis announced at a Department of Chemistry meeting that the university is going to begin working on multiple projects to help upgrade many areas within the Chemistry Complex. Bill Starr, senior project manager […]

Women’s Basketball Season Preview
Front page storyNovember 15, 2016
UC Davis women’s basketball is back. The same team that shocked the conference with an upset over undefeated UC Riverside in the Big West Tournament semifinals returns to The Pavilion with the addition of a talented freshman class. The 2016-2017 squad has been on campus since Summer Session Two, taking classes and working together at […]
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The heartbreak of the 2016 Cleveland Indians
SportsNovember 15, 2016
The Indians made it all the way to the World Series but came just short of winning it all After last Wednesday’s victory against the Atlanta Hawks, Lakers head coach Luke Walton drifted during the middle of a postgame presser to catch the score of the World Series Game 7 between the Cleveland Indians […]

Fatigued UC Davis swim team splits double-dual at home
SportsNovember 15, 2016
With two opponents coming into town, Aggies split their matchups to improve to 6-3. Just two weeks out from an upcoming three-day invitational, the UC Davis swimming and diving team found itself in a double-dual meet versus the Pioneers of Cal State East Bay and the Wolf Pack from Nevada. While the team won big […]

Community through clothing
Arts & CultureNovember 15, 2016
Asterisk Clothing Fair provides free, accessible clothing for transgender, gender-nonconforming individuals The third annual Asterisk Clothing Fair will be held on Nov. 22 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the LGBTQIA Resource Center (LGTBQIARC). The fair intends to provide free clothing for transgender and gender-nonconforming folks, as it can sometimes be both expensive and dangerous […]

Moonlight is the best film of the year
Arts & CultureNovember 15, 2016
Barry Jenkins’ film is subtle, gorgeous — and urgent It can seem flippant, even callous, to write a movie review at a time like this. In the wake of shock and horror, as the nation and the world reel from the realization that it can happen here, as we come to terms with dark and […]

A rite of passage
FeaturesNovember 15, 2016
UC Davis bike circles represent campus pride, history On an autumn afternoon, bikes zoom around campus as students rush to-and-from midterms. Nina Sherwood, a first-year managerial economics major, entered the bike circle at the intersection in front of Rock Hall and the Student Community Center (SCC) on her way to class. However, she didn’t quite […]

Seven out of 10 of UC employee subset face food insecurity, low wages
Campus NewsNovember 15, 2016
Teamsters to negotiate with Board of Regents for improved wages According to a study released on Oct. 17 by The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute of Occidental College in conjunction with a University of California (UC) union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 2010, seven out of 10 clerical, administrative and support UC workers face […]

ASUCD Senate calls for more transparency in chancellor search
Campus NewsNovember 15, 2016
New resolution voices concerns of student representation to UC Regents ASUCD passed a new resolution on Oct. 20 calling for a halt in the University’s chancellor search until a more democratic process is established. Resolution #1, which passed unanimously, came just two weeks after the Graduate Student Association (GSA) passed its own version of the […]

