Campus News

Tim Keller believes his invention will kill the cork for good.

Few ideas start with a light bulb turning off, but at Thursday’s Brown Bag Chat with Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, all it took was the flip of a switch to mobilize the university’s stance on energy conservation.

The fourth annual Epic Quad Battle,scheduled to take place on June5,has been canceled this year after the event organizers met with administrative officials.A formal letter was released on May22to the student body,officially announcing the decision and presenting the reasoning behind it.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 22 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

UC Davis forensic science program researchers testing new microscopic engravingtechnologyon gun firing pins have concluded that while it is feasible,the technology did not work well for all guns and ammunition tested.

The UC Davis School of Law will make history this summer when KevinJohnsonbecomesthe new dean andthe first Latino to head a law school in theUniversity ofCalifornia system.

Though the entire campus faces steep budget cuts next year, Peter J.Shields Library’s funding woes particularly impactthe vitality of the university,some UC faculty say.

Though many might consider three days of near-death experiences – that they probably won’t remember – quite dangerous, 4,000 UC Davis students can look forward to such a weekend and even avoid death with the help of Safeboats, a program designed to keep students out of harm’s way.

A symposium will be held today to give the UC Davis community a chance to learn how they can contribute to improvedlabor conditions inCalifornia.

DMCA violation A sophomore was referred to Student Judicial Affairs for a second Digital Millennium Copyright Act violation.

In the table that accompanied the Mondayarticle “ASUCD budget for2008-2009nears completion,” the proposed income column was incorrectly labeled.The income numbers shown refer totheproposed income for the2008-2009year.

If all goes as planned, Hutchison Drive won’t be quite as congested next fall.