Campus News

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at theApr.23meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

Tuesday marked the start of aweek-long airing of a graphic television commercial on CNN,FOXNews and Animal planet in California portraying images of primates being abused at the California National Primate Research Center affiliated with UC Davis. The commercial,funded by Stop Animal Abuse Now,aims to halt what the group considers to be violations of federal law regarding issues of animal rights at the government-funded research center as well as similar centers at UCLA and UCSF.

Members of the Jewish community marched through the Quad yesterdayfor a “Walk to Remember” in honor of those lost during the Holocaust forYom Hashoah,Hebrew for “day of remembrance.” Approximately20people walked single file in silence,wearing all black.Some had signs on their chests and backs that read “Never Forget.“

A bit of imagination and a whole lot of devotion earned two of UC Davis‘ professors the highest tribute ever gifted by the university. Last Tuesday,poet Gary Snyder and painter Wayne Thiebaud were awarded the UC Davis Medal during a ceremony held in the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom.

After a six month hiatus,the UC Davis Rec Pool will finally resurface on Saturday,sprinkling a much needed splash on overheated Davis residents.The pool,located on the corner of LaRue and Hutchison,will open at noon and is free for current students and$4for non-students.During the summer,fees go down for non-students to$2.

UC Davis students are drinking less than in years past,leading to an overall decline in underage drinking and binge drinking,according to a report released by the Health Education and Promotion program onApr.14.According to the study,off-campus parties are more likely to resultinproblems than residence hall parties,Greek parties,campus events or at bars.

Fraternities and sororities may have a new way to pool their resources together as the Professional Fraternity and Sorority Council (PFSC) aims to become official.The council aims to help recruit more members to each fraternity and sorority and provide a resource to the students about the different advantages of the groups.There are currently approximately300UC Davis students involved in professional fraternities and sororities.

Every year,a new student appointee takes charge of the workings of the ASUCD$10.5million budget. Eli Yani,a sophomore political science major and Latin minor,was recently appointed as the new ASUCD Controller for the current term.

Over the last several weeks, the UC Davis Department of Spanish has faced a growing stir of uncertainty within its graduate department. With the recent announcement of additional cuts to the department’s operational budget, graduate teaching assistants and doctoral students are being forced to step up their workload, with less funding.

Don’t be alarmed if you receive a warning voicemail or text message on your cell phone tomorrow – it’s just a test. UC Davis WarnMe Emergency Alert system will be conducting what will be a yearly test this Wednesday at approximately 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. to all registered e-mail accounts and phones.

It looks like there will be one less mutant in Davis come the end of the month. The contest to determine which city “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” will premiere in came out negative for Davis, in favor of Tempe, Ariz. Though spokesperson for Twenty-first Century Fox Melinda Wood could not reveal the exact numbers, the race was very close, and the contest was “down to the wire.”

In order to spread awareness of the fact that every15seconds someone in an underdeveloped country dies for lack of access to clean water,the1,000Wells Project at UC Davis held their first “die in“ Apr.16on the Quad.