Campus News

The leaves start changing colors,the air is crisp and it is already that time of year again – flu season.Student Health Services is offering vaccination clinics this week available to all registered students – no appointments are required.Students on the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) can receive the vaccine for a reduced price of$25and all other students with private plans can get it for$35.Charges will be billed to students‘ campus accounts.Students who cannot make the clinic times are encouraged to schedule an individual appointment.

Finding a parking space at the garage near the Memorial Union may be harder than normal for a couple weeks while the structure undergoes lighting improvements. The North Entry Parking Structure is going through a light replacement project that aims to save energy,money and providepatrons with a safer and better-lit structure.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 30 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

The Cross Cultural Center explored stereotypes in a forum Wednesday evening to discuss how the media portrays and labels the presidential candidates. CCC interns began the event with a group skit by advising attendees on the importance of voting based on ability and not personal or physical criteria.

The Cross Cultural Center is accepting applications through Friday to attend the Reaffirming Ethnic Awareness and Community Harmony (REACH) retreat this winter,scheduled to take place Jan.9to11at the Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa in Kelseyville,Calif.

UCSF chancellor to step down UCSF’s Chancellor J.Michael Bishop announced earlier this week his decision to step down at the end of this academic year.Bishop,72,has been the campus‘ leader for10years.

Take note,sports fans – pompous displays of group pride may actually be a sign of insecurity. A recent study led by UC Davis professor Cynthia Pickett examined the motives behind collective pride in group settings.

Takingphotos ofexammaterials Asociology student was witnessed taking unauthorized photos of exam materials during a class review session.To prepare the class for an upcoming exam,the professor provided students with a list of possible test questions,on the condition that it was to be returned at the end of the session.While the professor had momentarily stepped out of the classroom,the student began to take photos of the materials.She subsequentlye-mailedthe photos to various classmates.After admitting the misconduct to the professor,the student agreed to a sanction of Disciplinary Probation through graduation.

The debate surrounding Proposition2prompted a group of UC Davis expertsto release a study thatdelves into the economic implications of the ballot measure. The initiative would require housing for egg-laying chickens to allow them to lie down,stand up and turn around freely.

In the Oct. 27 issue of The California Aggie, the ASUCD Senate Briefs incorrectly stated that according to the bylaws, commissioners can be considered for removal from office after two missed meetings. Commissioners can only be considered for removal after three missed meetings. The Aggie regrets the error.

By combining the old world with the new world,UC Davis bee breeder and geneticist Sue Cobey has developed an enhanced line of honeybees to combat the troubles of the bee industry. Cobey crossed her “New World Carnolians” with “Old World German Carnica” semen in order to create a more genetically diverse line of bees that can better resist disease and pests.By combining both of these breeds,the new bees are highly hygienic and have a very gentle temperament,Cobey said.

SinceOct.13,the nation’s largest research libraries‘ digital collections have been available to students and facultywith just the click of a mouse. The HathiTrust effort is a shared digital repository that includes thelibraries of the10UC campuses,the University of Michigan,Indiana University and other major research libraries reaching a total of23university collections scanned by Google.