Campus News

In the Nov.18issue ofThe California Aggie,the editorial “ASUCD Senate” incorrectly stated that Senator Chad Roberts hasn’t been to a senate meeting since Oct.23,when in fact he attended the Nov.6meeting.It also stated that over his term he has co-authored one piece of legislation.While that is true,he also co-authored four resolutions.It also stated Roberts has missed eight of20meetings,when he has missed nine of27.The Aggie regrets the error.

In the Nov.17issue of The California Aggie,the article “Students elect six new ASUCD senators” incorrectly stated that Justin Patrizio received more votes than Laura Pulido,when Pulido received100moreNo.1votes than Patrizio.The Aggie regrets the error.

Jay Mechling has faith in our generation.“You’re really going to like this talk,because it’s about you,” Mechling told the audience,explaining that his lecture would focus on the Millennials,the current generation of youth born between1982and2000.

In reviewing what many call the most “historical” and “unprecedented” election of our time,Dr.Eric Rauchway took a look at our history’s past to examine the role that race,partisanship,the young voting population and other key variables played in electing Barack Obama as our nation’s nextpresident.

The amount of money students receive for financial aid will no longer be a surprise,as the University of California has developed a personalized tool that estimates the money each student will presumably receive from state funding. The web-based tool is available on the UC website and is personalized according to each campus,since each receives different funding.Before the tool,students did not know what they would receive until after they applied for a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a Cal Grant.

Using unauthorized material during an exam Two students reported a fellow classmate to Student Judicial Affairs for using unauthorized material during an exam.When questioned by a SJA officer,the classmate admitted to using his notes,but claimed he was simply using them to check the spelling of some words.Because this was not the student’s first offense,the student agreed to delayed graduation,deferred dismissal and community service.Deferred dismissal means that if the student is again found in violation of any kind of academic misconduct,he would likely be dismissed from the university.

A recent report by UC Berkeley researchers delves inside the Law School Admissions Test,examining itseffectiveness and possible new testing methods.The LSATiscurrentlyused to predict a student’s academic success in their first year of law school,but does not predict future success in the profession as an attorney.The study aims to find tools to design a test that would assessprofessional effectivenessmore comprehensively.

You can hardly recall what life was like before theInternet,you text-message at a fervent pace and you probably remember exactly where you were the moment the World TradeCentertowersfell. Professor Jay Mechling of the American studies department will give a lecture on the generation that fits this description – the Millennials,born between1982and2000.

UC Board of Regents to meet in San Francisco UC San Francisco‘s Mission Bay campus will host the UC Regents‘ three-day set of meetings beginning today.Theregents will meet in closed session to receive updates on the university‘s legal issues followed by an open session meeting to consider budget,environmental and design approvals.

The Panhellenic Council sponsored a self-defense seminar last week in Freeborn Hallfor hundreds of sorority sisters with an instructor who turned out to be a con artist. David Portnoy,also known as Dave Parker,contacted the Panhellenic Council and offered to put on a free safety seminar for women.Last Monday,80percent of all eight Panhellenic sororitieswere required toattend the seminar.

The ASUCD Elections Committee announced on Friday afternoon that Danny Garrett,Mo Torres,Justin Patrizio,Laura Pulido,Jack Zwald and Erin Lebe have been chosen as ASUCD‘s newest senators,representing the student body from fall2008-2009.

Dan Barker,a former preacher who has become an outspoken atheist,told his story to over300members of the campus community on Friday night.