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News-in-Brief: WarnMe test on Nov. 4

UC Davis' WarnMe emergency alerting service will be put to the test on Thursday just before noon.
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News-in-Brief: UAW negotiations to resume in two weeks

Representatives with United Auto Workers 285 were scheduled to meet with the UC bargaining committee on Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. However, UC representatives did not attend in any official capacity, said Molly Ball, UAW representative at UC Davis.
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Annual Causeway Classic blood drive begins

The competition between UC Davis and Sacramento State goes beyond just the football field. On Tuesday, Blood Source will host the third annual Causeway Classic blood drive.
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DCD and DCR face off

In stark contrast to the increasingly negative tone of the fast approaching election, the Davis College Republicans (DCR) and Davis College Democrats (DCD) held a debate on Wednesday to discuss the pros and cons of their candidates for governor and Proposition 23.
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Islamophobia lecture provides avenues for change

Ever since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, pundits, politicians and preachers throughout the United States have argued that the world is entrenched in a clash of civilizations - but very few have addressed the reasons why this conflict continues to grow at home.
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Aggie Senate Briefs

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct. 29 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.
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Entertainment Council cock-blocks its planned pornographic screening

If you prefer your porn viewing experience in a more public setting, you may be out of luck. The Entertainment Council has declined to screen a showing of the acclaimed pornographic film, "Virtual Reality Stimulator" by Ultra-Magnum Creations.
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New report criticizes UC Davis-Chevron alliance

The "Big Oil Goes to College" report, recently published by the Center for American Progress, criticizes 10 campuses nationwide for their research contracts with major oil companies - UC Davis included.
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New committee works to spread art on campus

The Aggie Public Arts Committee (Aggie PAC) is a newly formed committee that is interested in adding a variety of art to campus, especially murals.
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Campus Judicial Report

Fourth time's the charm; "Those who do not learn from history…"; Authorized material only
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Dr. Reza Aslan to give lecture on ‘Islamophobia’

While America still stands in the midst of a controversial war abroad, the country has started to feel the symptoms at home - civil unrest at plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero and threats of burning Qurans are just a few of the more recent examples.
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Unions heating up pressure on administration

In two separate protests held on Thursday and Sunday, unions representing UC employees attempted to relay their concerns to UC administrators.
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University and student advocates pleased with state budget

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the 2010-2011 budget earlier this month, both student and university level advocates saw it as a culmination of their year-long efforts to lobby for state support of public higher education.
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Study shows students overindulge overseas

A recent study conducted by the University of Washington found that students studying abroad doubled the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed per week from four when at home to eight while abroad.
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UC Davis launches billion-dollar campaign

Last Friday Chancellor Linda Katehi publicly launched The Campaign for UC Davis at the Mondavi Center for performing arts, aiming to raise one billion dollars in philanthropic support from 100,000 donors by 2014.
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