Campus News

The University of California doesn’t normally send students and faculty to countries on the State Department’s travel warning list– but overwhelming interest has led both the system and Davis to give students that opportunity– even in light of the recent violence. “We are offering a four week program through the UC Davis Summer Abroad Program and both a semester andyear long program throughthe UC Education Abroad Program,” said Diane Adams,associate director of UC Davis‘ Education Abroad Center.

At the beginning of every quarter,students flood the UC Davis Bookstoreto endurelong lines and crowded aisles to purchase textbooks.This winter quarter,the bookstore management had to consider closing down due to an unsafe amount of student shoppers present at the same time. In response to situations like this,the Campus Unions and Recreation Board – a student advisory group – has proposed to renovate the bookstore,as well as other parts of the Memorial Union.

Due to mounting budget losses,The California Aggiehas found it necessary to make several mid-year cuts.The most visible of these is our decision to cease having a print edition of the newspaper on Fridays.

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.