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As it turns out,TurnItIn isn’t very popular with UC Davis professors. TurnItIn is an online database that checks papers for plagiarized content.UC Davis subscribed to the service on a trial basis during fall quarter,but officials decided it was too costly and ineffective to warrant an institutional subscription.

About900athletes will congregate at the UC Davis stadium and pool this June,as UC Davis hosts the Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games.

There are currently53UC Davis alumni serving in the Peace Corps,making the university14thin the nation for Peace Corps participation.The number has increased since last year,when UC Davis was ranked21. Last Thursday,approximately40students attended an informational meeting to learn how to continue UCDavis‘ commitment to service.

TheUCstudent regentandstudent regent-designate stopped at UC Davis on Friday during their statewide barnstorming tour. D’Artagnan Scorza,thestudent regent and an education graduate student at UCLA,visited UC campuses last week to discuss policy issues and recruit applicants for the2010-2011Student Regent position.Jesse Bernal,thestudentregent-designateand an education graduate student at UC Santa Barbara,accompanied Scorza.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan.22meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

A possible partnership between UC Davis andU.S.Bank to add a branch to the Memorial Union is inciting protest among some students.The branch would be placed at the East Conference Room in the MU and is intended bring revenue to the university.A10-year contract with a$3,000signing bonus would net$140,000per year for UC Davis,said ASUCD President IvanCarrillo at thesenate meeting onJan.15.

In the Jan. 22 issue of The California Aggie, the article “ACT receives criticism for video interviews” incorrectly stated that ACT’s designation as a slate entitles them to on-campus meeting space and SPAC funds, when in fact being a slate is not a SPAC designation and does not entitle them to SPAC funds. The Aggie regrets the error.

It is a prevalent online threat attacking UC Davise-mails– and many students and faculty members may not even know if they have become victims.E-mailphishing,or simply “phishing“ as it is more commonly known,is a form of online fraud in which the perpetrator attempts to gather personal information from unsuspecting individuals by sending oute-mailsor spam that appear to come from reputable organizations,said Mark Stinson,client services manager in the IET department.

Cuts to the Women’s Resources and Research Center budget resulting in the elimination of the Gender Education program next year is spurring outrage among students. The Gender Education (GE) program began after a Department of Justice grant in1999and has since been maintained by funds from various organizations,but was never officially added to the WRRC budget.

The next generation in ASUCD political organization got off to a somewhat rocky start this week. The newly formed group,ACT,was prompted to take its first video off its website when organizers learned some of the interviewees may not have been properly informed about the purpose of the video.Students in the video are seen in the ASUCD Coffee House and Memorial Union holding a sign reading “ACT“ and answering questions about student involvement in ASUCD.

Chevron Corporation gave theUC Davis Energy Efficiency Center a$2.5millionboostto create anew leadershipposition called the Chevron Chair in Energy Efficiency. The EEC relies completely on grants and donations from supporters.The centercollaborates with researchers and inventors to encourage commercialization of new or existing energy efficiency solutions.

President Barack Obama’s inauguration sparked a lively celebration on Tuesday night,as over400students crowded around campfires and live bands at the Domes.Guests danced inside music-filled domes,atop a bouncing charter bus and listened in silenced respect as President Obama’s historical speech was replayed over loudspeakers,commemorating what event organizers deemed as “A New Birth of Freedom” in2009.