Campus News

Students in need of a loan needn’t be intimidated by the looming credit crisis. Although more students are taking out loans this year,university officials urgethem not to worry – the credit crisis will not dramatically hinder their ability to pay tuition.

In the Oct.24issue ofThe California Aggie,the article “Study examines abusive teenage boys,” incorrectly identified Elizabeth Reed as a UC Davis assistant professor of pediatrics.Reed was a graduate student at Harvard University during the study and Elizabeth Miller,the study’s senior author,is an assistant professor of pediatrics at UC Davis.The Aggie regrets the error.

Wednesday is the last day to apply for the Middle Eastern and South Asian (MESA) leadership retreat Nov.14to16atSly Park Center – or for what organizers say will be “the most amazing experience you won’t ever forget.” The second annual retreat is hosted by the Cross Cultural Center and sponsored by a variety of campus organizations.Last year approximately40students and faculty attended.This year,they expect up to65participants – not all of which will be students in the MESA program.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct.23meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

The first qualitative study of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends found that the combined environments of school,homeand the community affect a young man’s tendency to abuse,according to UC Davis research in collaboration with Harvard University. The study was publishedin the September issue of theAmerican Journal of Men’s Healthandinvestigates the environments surrounding young male perpetrators in order to discern what causes their abusive tendencies.

Over 400 University of California faculty members sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, denouncing his recent decision to cut all state funding for labor research programs on UC campuses. The criticism came after Schwarzenegger line item-vetoed $5.4 million in funding for the Miguel Contreras Labor Program (MCLP), a multi-campus labor research program which also sponsors the Institutes for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) at the UCLA and Berkeley campuses.

It’s like having your car stolen – only if your car was easy to hide, could be re-painted in five minutes and had a peel-off sticker for a license. “It is 100 times easier to steal a bike than it is a car,” said Lieutenant Matthew Carmichael of the UC Davis Police Department.

Campus clubs wishing to reserve a meeting room will have to register with the Student Programs and Activities Center and pay an initial$35fee to create an account beginning Nov.1.

Experts finally agree on retrofitting for UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium It took over a decade, but UC Berkeley’s Seismic Review Committee has finally found the best way to hold the stadium together during an earthquake.

Senate debates endorsement A particularly contentious ASUCD Senate discussion last week on resolutions opposing Propositions4and8and endorsing Davis‘ Measure W,ended in a philosophical debate about the true mandate of the representative body of student government. Two of the resolutions aimed to express the senate’s opposition to California’sProp4,which would require parental notification of a minor’s abortion,andProp8,which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.The third resolution supported Measure W,a parcel tax to help preserve programs at Davis schools,which passed with a9-2-1vote.

Cell phone use during an exam A professor referred a junior to Student Judicial Affairs for using a cell phone during an exam.The professor noticed the student looking at her cell phone and pushing buttons.The student claimed she was checking the time,but using a cell phone during an exam foranyreason is a violation of theCode of Academic Conduct.Because this was the student’s first offense,she was offered Disciplinary Probation until fall quarter2009,to which sheagreed.

After over a year of contentious negotiations,the University of California and the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees labor union have tentatively reached an agreement on a new contract for the11,000patient care workers at UC hospitals around the state.