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ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 29 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

If you prefer your porn viewing experience in a more public setting, you may be out of luck. The Entertainment Council has declined to screen a showing of the acclaimed pornographic film, “Virtual Reality Stimulator” by Ultra-Magnum Creations.

The “Big Oil Goes to College” report, recently published by the Center for American Progress, criticizes 10 campuses nationwide for their research contracts with major oil companies – UC Davis included.

The Aggie Public Arts Committee (Aggie PAC) is a newly formed committee that is interested in adding a variety of art to campus, especially murals.

Fourth time’s the charm; “Those who do not learn from history…”; Authorized material only

While America still stands in the midst of a controversial war abroad, the country has started to feel the symptoms at home – civil unrest at plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero and threats of burning Qurans are just a few of the more recent examples.

In two separate protests held on Thursday and Sunday, unions representing UC employees attempted to relay their concerns to UC administrators.

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the 2010-2011 budget earlier this month, both student and university level advocates saw it as a culmination of their year-long efforts to lobby for state support of public higher education.

A recent study conducted by the University of Washington found that students studying abroad doubled the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed per week from four when at home to eight while abroad.

Last Friday Chancellor Linda Katehi publicly launched The Campaign for UC Davis at the Mondavi Center for performing arts, aiming to raise one billion dollars in philanthropic support from 100,000 donors by 2014.

UC Davis has introduced the world’s most sustainable winery and brewery, meeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 21 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.