Campus News

Recyclemania, a nationwide competition among 100 universities, kicked off on Sunday, running until Mar. 27. During the competition universities strive to collect as much recyclables as they can during the allotted time period. The more a university collects, the higher they will be ranked.

Thanks to a new UC Davis program, 10-year-old Ian Killmer’s doctor was able to perform a life-saving procedure on him under the instruction of pediatric trauma specialists 100 miles away via teleconference.

Brendan Chan thinks students would be safer if they were allowed to carry concealed weapons.He is in the process of founding a UC Davis chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus,a non-partisan organizationthat claims over36,000members nationwide.

The University of California Board of Regents voted last week to reduce next year‘s freshman enrollment bysixpercent– 2,300students– as a result of the continuederosion of state support. Regents say all applicants meeting the minimum GPA and test score requirements will still be guaranteed a spot in the system,although fewer will be admitted to their first and second choice campuses.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Jan.15meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

Recyclemania,a nationwide competition among100universities,will be kicking off on Jan.18,running until Mar.27. During the competition universities strive to collect as much recyclables as they can during the allotted time period.The more a university collects,the higher they will be ranked.

Whether you’re pre-med or pre-law, an aspiring corporate employee or an independently-minded entrepreneur, success in today’s job market all boils down to one factor: writing skills. Beginning in the fall of 2009, the University Writing Program will offer a 20-unit Expository Writing minor designed for students in every field of study who want to boost their writing skills and be better prepared for life in the professional world.

Reply-All A senior was referred to SJA for unauthorized collaboration.Intending to send her completed homework to a friend who was having trouble in the class,the student accidentally forwarded the homework to the entire class and professor.The student admitted dishonesty and accepted a censure and a writing assignment on unauthorized collaboration.

Once considered one of the top libraries in the UC system, Peter J. Shields Library has plummeted in ranking, funding and capability in recent years. Previously ranked as high in the American Research Library’s rankings as 24th in 1986, Davis sat at 60th at the end of 2008.

With Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration less than a week away,and an economic collapse seemingly even closer,students are nervous to hear what challenges Obama must face and hopefully defeat.On Tuesday,over100students and community members filled the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom to attend “Challenges for the President,” where a panel of UC Davis professors discussed the social,economic,legaland foreign policy issues facing the future administration.

The wheels on the Unitrans buses may go round and round,but a different set of wheelsoncampus has slowed down lately.Adam Shapiro,a third-year clinical nutrition major,is in a wheelchair,and when he wants to get to class in Everson Hall,the uneven pathways are sometimes so rugged that he worries that his chair might tip over.

As of spring2010,UC Davisstudentswill no longer turn to the CowellStudentHealthCenter for their medical needs.Instead,theywill be able togoto the Health and Wellness Center that iscurrentlyunder construction on the west side of La Rue Road,just opposite from theActivities and Recreation Center and adjacent to The Colleges at La Rue.