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Any lady squirrels out there not looking for anything serious? Keep your eyes peeled for males with ear tags and dyed fur. Not only have these males adopted human fashion trends, but they are also among the 68 squirrels that have already been given hormone injections to stop them from reproducing as part of an experiment to control the population of Eastern Fox squirrels on campus. “There has been no noticeable increase in the population of the Eastern Fox squirrel,” said Sal Genito, director of the Buildings and Grounds division of Facilities Management. “What I can tell from observing myself, I believe that the population is pretty much stabilized.”

Due to the implementation of furloughs, students may have to find another way home at night. This is one possible solution Unitrans has suggested in response to their mechanics receiving furloughs. “Our operations can get by with fewer days, but the maintenance affects the day to day operation of our service to students,” said Geoff Straw, Unitrans manager. “If we can’t manage it through overtime or request service from outside agencies, we’ll have to cut service.”

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Sept.24meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The meeting was called to order at6:12p.m. Joe Chatham,ASUCD president,present 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

One solution to unemployment may lie in an easier transfer process for community college students. A report published in August by Sacramento State’s Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy (IHELP) indicates that the transfer process between community colleges and universities must be streamlined.Doing so would help California fill the1million job gap between available jobs and college graduates projected for2025.

Thousands of students and staff stood sweating in the heat at last Thursday’s faculty and student walkout rally,fanning themselves with picket signs and fliers. By noon,when the rally began,temperatures had reached almost95degrees.But that wasn’t the only reason why students and faculty were sweating.

Electric vehicles may become the environmentally friendly future to mass motor transportation. UC Davis‘ Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Research Center and BMW have partnered together to conduct a one-year study to see just how possible this future actually is.

At noon Thursday, thousands of students, staff and faculty filled the east quad to rally support for a system-wide UC walkout; by 1p.m., their numbers and voices had risen and they were marching to Mrak Hall to make their message loud and clear.

“How did you get a green one?” Janna Tolla,director of the Recreation Pool and one of my supervisors,looks incredulously at the color of my vest last week at the UC Davis Fire and Police Department’s safety drill. “Don’t worry,I’m just covering the story,” I said.

One theory behind escaping a recession is that things have to hit the proverbial “rock bottom,” before they can build themselves back up. The same may be true for UC undergraduate student tuition fees. A proposal released earlier this month would raise basic undergraduate fees for California residents to $10,302 by next fall – 44 percent higher than they were in the fall of 2008,according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.

Over 100 UC Davis professors will not show up to classes today. The systemwide walkout aims to bring attention to the cuts being made across the nine UC campuses. Many students and staff-members are participating in order to protest the program of furloughs, fee hikes and enrollment cuts that the administration will levy over the next year.

Queer Welcome Today and Friday,11a.m.to1p.m. LGBT Resource Center,University House Annex Come learn about LGBTQI Resources and meet the staff and student leaders on campus! Refreshments will be provided.

Approximately 10 scantily clad students chanted slogans on the Memorial Union Patio this afternoon to raise awareness about rising student fees.