Campus News

Representatives with United Auto Workers 285 were scheduled to meet with the UC bargaining committee on Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. However, UC representatives did not attend in any official capacity, said Molly Ball, UAW representative at UC Davis.

The competition between UC Davis and Sacramento State goes beyond just the football field. On Tuesday, Blood Source will host the third annual Causeway Classic blood drive.

In stark contrast to the increasingly negative tone of the fast approaching election, the Davis College Republicans (DCR) and Davis College Democrats (DCD) held a debate on Wednesday to discuss the pros and cons of their candidates for governor and Proposition 23.

Ever since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, pundits, politicians and preachers throughout the United States have argued that the world is entrenched in a clash of civilizations – but very few have addressed the reasons why this conflict continues to grow at home.

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.