Campus News

Lower Freeborn is how it’s spelled.But it’s often pronounced with a question mark at the end – “Lower Freeborn?” – by students struggling to find Campus Copies after their move downstairs. Campus Copies is just one of the ASUCD units forced to relocate for the2009-2010school year by the construction of the newASUCDCoffee House.Others are Campus Copies‘ partner,Classical Notes,which joins them in the Lower Freeborn maze,and the Post Office,which now resides in the Smith room on the second floor of the MU.

Every year,universities around the country are required to release the numbers of nine different categories of crime as a result of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Following a wildfire-filled summer that covered over336,000acres of California,the UC Davis Fire Department is doing its part to keep fires from becoming a problem here on campus. Monday marked the beginning of Fire Prevention Week,a national event sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association,said Kim Stephens,the fire prevention assistant for the UCDFD.

David Plouffe,campaign manager for Barack Obama,examined how election principles and strategies he oversaw can now shape the president’s approach to policy goals in a speech at the Mondavi Center Monday night. Plouffe addressed the consistent message and strategy – the “two pillars” in politics – that provided the campaign with the stability necessary to overcome external difficulties.

Bike theft: It happens to the best of us, and brings with it the crushing realization that the thief is somewhere in Davis enjoying your bike while you are stuck walking all the way to class. Statistically, bike theft on campus is on the rise. As of Sept. 29, the UC Davis Police Department received 38 bike theft reports in two weeks, more than the total reported thefts in the month of August.

California’s troubles are never far from the news today,and the consequences of these issues have begun to affect classrooms at the highest levels of public education. UC Davis students and professors participated in a walkout on the first day of class to protest the state’s budget decisions; however,some believe that the problems stretch much farther than cuts to education.

The thump from the techno-rock competed against the clamor from the distinctive party chit-chat; cheap plastic ping-pong balls were protected like a costly commodity; used red cups inexplicably vanished; close quarters quickly created close friends; spilled beer layered the floor,leaving a sticky tack indicative of only a long evening’s work. This was just another typical Friday night party in Davis.

With paper deadlines inching closer and midterms on the horizon,a perfectly healthy student making a trip to the health center might seem a bit pointless– but Student Health Services says it may be time to reconsider. The Student Health Center will be administering flu vaccinations this weekat the Memorial Union on Oct.7,8,and9.The cost for vaccination is$20,regardless of SHIP enrollment.

Janet Keyzer,a former UC Davis research coordinator,believes she was fired after she reported violations in her research group’s practices.In response,she is suing the UC regents. The lawsuitcomes after a lengthy18-month investigation conducted by theUniversity,which concluded that bothherand her husband’s2007terminations from their positions at UCDwere unrelated to her reporting of research improprieties.

While it might be standard for graduating law students to struggle with a large amount of student debt, those pursuing law related work in the lower paying public interest fields won’t have to face the daunting task of loan repayments. Instead, UC Davis’ newly expanded Loan Repayment Assistance Program, LRAP, has offered to shoulder the fees, starting Jan. 1.

Many UC Davis students are aware that their campus ranks highest among all UCs in terms of sexual assaults committed on and around campus.The numbers were surprising for a fairly small college town where most people feel safe leaving their doors unlocked.But in2007,69sexual assaults were reported,more than the amount at every other UC combined. At a press conference last Thursday,UC Davis officials announced that the data for sexual assaults in2007had been significantly inflated.The numbers are part of the Clery report,which is a federally mandated report of crimes that occur on and around a college’s campus.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 1 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. Meeting called to order at 6:11 p.m. Joe Chatham, ASUCD president, absent Chris Dietrich, ASUCD vice president, present Joemar Clemente, ASUCD senator, present Danny Garrett, ASUCD senator, present Justin Gold, ASUCD senator, present Erin Lebe, ASUCD senator, present Kevin Massoudi, ASUCD senator, present Justin Patrizio, ASUCD senator, present Laura Pulido, ASUCD senator, present Shawdee Rouhafza, ASUCD senator, present Trevor Taylor, ASUCD senator, present Mo Torres, ASUCD senator, present Previn Witana, ASUCD president pro-tempore, present Jack Zwald, ASUCD senator, present