Campus News

The ASUCD Court unanimously dismissed a complaint questioning the fairness of winter quarter's ASUCD elections during a pre-hearing on Wednesday.

Case 46, between plaintiff Chris Ambriz and the ASUCD Elections Committee, centered on a voting malfunction in which the website went down for three and half hours during the election. The Elections Committee extended the voting period by an equal amount of time on Feb. 20, the last day of the election.

Wine making has a new home at UC Davis after twelve acres of vineyard were planted next to the Robert Mondavi Institute of Wine and Food Science on Wednesday.

The teaching vineyard will be used by undergraduate and graduate students in the viticulture and enology department to help familiarize them with the process of grape harvesting from beginning to end and to work with a vineyard in each season.

In the Apr. 21 issue of The California Aggie, the article "Budget cuts affect Spanish grad students" stated that graduate students are facing an increased workload with less funding. This point should be clarified to explain that it refers to their scholastic workload and not their teaching workload. Graduate students have less time to complete their degrees, but have not seen an increase in their teaching duties. The Aggie regrets the error.

UC Davis is teaming up with the California Department of Public Health in an effort to better encourage public health practice and education within the state. The university signed a no-cost, four-year agreement with state public health officials earlier this month in what they hope will be a mutually beneficial relationship.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Apr. 23 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.

Tuesday marked the start of a week-long airing of a graphic television commercial on CNN, FOX News and Animal planet in California portraying images of primates being abused at the California National Primate Research Center affiliated with UC Davis.

The commercial, funded by Stop Animal Abuse Now, aims to halt what the group considers to be violations of federal law regarding issues of animal rights at the government-funded research center as well as similar centers at UCLA and UCSF.

Members of the Jewish community marched through the Quad yesterday for a "Walk to Remember" in honor of those lost during the Holocaust for Yom Hashoah, Hebrew for "day of remembrance."

Approximately 20 people walked single file in silence, wearing all black. Some had signs on their chests and backs that read "Never Forget."

A bit of imagination and a whole lot of devotion earned two of UC Davis' professors the highest tribute ever gifted by the university.

Last Tuesday, poet Gary Snyder and painter Wayne Thiebaud were awarded the UC Davis Medal during a ceremony held in the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom.

After a six month hiatus, the UC Davis Rec Pool will finally resurface on Saturday, sprinkling a much needed splash on overheated Davis residents. The pool, located on the corner of LaRue and Hutchison, will open at noon and is free for current students and $4 for non-students. During the summer, fees go down for non-students to $2.

UC Davis students are drinking less than in years past, leading to an overall decline in underage drinking and binge drinking, according to a report released by the Health Education and Promotion program on Apr. 14. According to the study, off-campus parties are more likely to result in problems than residence hall parties, Greek parties, campus events or at bars.

Fraternities and sororities may have a new way to pool their resources together as the Professional Fraternity and Sorority Council (PFSC) aims to become official. The council aims to help recruit more members to each fraternity and sorority and provide a resource to the students about the different advantages of the groups. There are currently approximately 300 UC Davis students involved in professional fraternities and sororities.

Every year, a new student appointee takes charge of the workings of the ASUCD $10.5 million budget.

Eli Yani, a sophomore political science major and Latin minor, was recently appointed as the new ASUCD Controller for the current term.

Over the last several weeks, the UC Davis Department of Spanish has faced a growing stir of uncertainty within its graduate department.

With the recent announcement of additional cuts to the department's operational budget, graduate teaching assistants and doctoral students are being forced to step up their workload, with less funding.

Don't be alarmed if you receive a warning voicemail or text message on your cell phone tomorrow - it's just a test.

UC Davis WarnMe Emergency Alert system will be conducting what will be a yearly test this Wednesday at approximately 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. to all registered e-mail accounts and phones.

It looks like there will be one less mutant in Davis come the end of the month.

The contest to determine which city "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will premiere in came out negative for Davis, in favor of Tempe, Ariz.

Though spokesperson for Twenty-first Century Fox Melinda Wood could not reveal the exact numbers, the race was very close, and the contest was "down to the wire."