Campus News

The Memorial Union may be getting a new addition to take over the East Conference Room – a U.S.Bank. Though no contract has yet been reached,the university has been in talks with ASUCD President Ivan Carrillo to try to reach a consensus.Carrillo hosted a townhallstylemeeting on Jan.26to inform students about the situation and hear ideas and concerns.Carrillo said roughly40students attended the meeting.

UC Davis hit a record high for the number of applications from high school seniors and transfer students for fall 2009, with a 5.4 percent increase compared to fall 2008.

Forget Halloween and Christmas.For200foster children,the most exciting holiday of the yearis two weeksin July spent at Cal Aggie Camp – a place that represents everything they know of comfort and home. “For me,camp is a place where people care,” said Sabrina Silva,a17-year-oldcamper who has been in the foster care system with her twin sister since they were toddlers.

Approximately20women gathered Friday afternoon to discuss ways to save the Gender Education program. After the2008-2009school year,the program will be cut if it is not put on the official Women’s Resources and Research Center budget – something that organizers are fighting to make happen.

Over70students and supporters gathered Tuesday afternoon by the Memorial Union to speak about the wall separating Palestine and Israel. The event was hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine,with speaker Schachaf Palokow,from Anarchist Against the Wall– a human rights organization dedicated to supporting popular Palestinian resistance to the Israeli separation wall.

Students can experience a taste of the real world by showcasing research projects under the guidance of UC Davis faculty. The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference will be held on April 25, in Freeborn and Wellman Halls.

Multiple personalities A student was referred for having a friend answer questions inhis name using an RF “clicker.“ The student admitted to receiving unauthorized assistance on course work and agreed to Disciplinary Probation and10hours of community service.If a student is found in violation of any university policy while on disciplinary probation,he or she is likely to be removed from the university.

An empty state piggy bank leaves King Hall School of Law expansion and renovation at a standstill.Due to a tight state budget,the California Pooled Money Investment Board halted payments for state-funded capital projects on Dec.17.On Jan.9the campus suspended theKing Hallproject for90days.Contractor K.O.O.Construction will maintain the area during this period.

With a name like Smartsite, you’d think everyone would be using UC Davis’ course management system as a personal study buddy. In reality, the cutting edge courseware technology is still young and developing, and faces a number of common misconceptions that keep students and professors from realizing the full “smartness” of its potential.

In the Feb. 3 issue of The California Aggie, the article “Former UCD police officer alleges discrimination” incorrectly stated that the UC Davis Police Department and Chief Annette Spicuzza did return requests for comment.

Susan Ferriss and Ricardo Sandoval usually ask the questions.This time UC Davis students,staff and faculty interviewed them. As foreign correspondents in Latin America,the married journalists have interviewed powerful people including Vicente Fox and Hugo Chavez.They spent decades living and working in Latin America and now work for The Sacramento Bee.

Barack Obama may already be president,but in less than three weeks,UC Davis students have another important vote to cast. ASUCD elections will take place beginning at8a.m.on Feb.18and19online and at the Memorial Union.Students will vote to replace half of the senate’s twelve members whose terms expire winter quarter,as well as for the ASUCD president and vice president.In addition,students will approve or defeat three ballot measures:The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) and two constitutional amendment measures.