Campus News

As global warming becomes an increasingly talked about issue among elected officials, one ASUCD senator had the opportunity to listen to top world leaders discuss their ideas for combating global climate change.

Preventing childhood malnutrition in developing countries is one step closer to reality thanks to a recent grant given to UC Davis researchers by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The $16 million grant will provide funding to test a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS), a peanut butter-like paste filled with necessary nutrients and minerals. It will be distributed to malnourished children between the ages of 6 months and 2 years, as well as breast-feeding and pregnant women in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Malawi.

In the midst of a devastating budget crisis, the regents decided that freshmen enrollments could be curtailed by 10,000 students next fall if the state does not provide sufficient funding.

During their Nov. 20 meeting in San Francisco, the regents approved a 2009-2010 budget proposal for UC. While the university is facing a large pitfall for the 2009-2010 academic year if the state does not meet its needs, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed an additional $65.5 million mid-year funding cut to UC for 2008-2009.

Cruz Reynoso, professor emeritus of law at UC Davis, will be assisting in President-elect Barack Obama's transition to the White House.

Reynoso was appointed as a member of the administration's agency review team, one of several leaders in a justice and civil rights sub-team. He and other experts from across the country will review the current departments, agencies and commissions and advise the president-elect on future policy decisions.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov. 20 meeting location, the Memorial Union's Mee Room.

The annual UC Davis study of California business leaders reported disappointing results - women are significantly underrepresented in the top levels of the state's largest firms.

The UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives publish the study annually, which reports the numbers of women in director and executive officer positions in the top 400 corporations in California.

As part of the Distinguished Speakers Series, former Senator George Mitchell spoke about his time in the Senate, his investigation into steroid use in baseball and the threats the world faces at the Mondavi Center Wednesday night.

"There isn't a man, woman, or child that doesn't trust George Mitchell," said Don Roth, Executive Director of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, in his introduction of the former senator.

The Mercer Veterinary Clinic will continue its 13-year long tradition of making holiday gift baskets for pets of the homeless this December.

"These baskets help make the holidays a little brighter for these special animals and their loving owners," said Eileen Samitz, the holiday pet basket coordinator. "These animals are not only pets, but they are warmth, comfort and sometimes protection, and often they are the only family that these less fortunate folks have."

Since the start of the fall quarter, a 17 member board of directors has been meeting weekly and holding office hours in preparation for the 95th annual Picnic Day celebration, scheduled for Apr. 18, 2009.

In consideration of UC Davis' centennial celebration, the theme for the upcoming event will be Reflections: 100 Years of Aggie Legacy.

This holiday season Delta Chi fraternity is hosting its second Toys for Tots charity drive in partnership with the Coffee House.

Toys for Tots is a charity event in which people donate old and new toys during the holiday season, which are given to children throughout the community facing economic difficulties.

In the Nov. 18 issue of The California Aggie , the editorial "ASUCD Senate" incorrectly stated that Senator Chad Roberts hasn't been to a senate meeting since Oct. 23, when in fact he attended the Nov. 6 meeting. It also stated that over his term he has co-authored one piece of legislation. While that is true, he also co-authored four resolutions. It also stated Roberts has missed eight of 20 meetings, when he has missed nine of 27.The Aggie regrets the error.

In the Nov. 17 issue of The California Aggie, the article "Students elect six new ASUCD senators" incorrectly stated that Justin Patrizio received more votes than Laura Pulido, when Pulido received 100 more No. 1 votes than Patrizio. The Aggie regrets the error.

Jay Mechling has faith in our generation. "You're really going to like this talk, because it's about you," Mechling told the audience, explaining that his lecture would focus on the Millennials, the current generation of youth born between 1982 and 2000.

In reviewing what many call the most "historical" and "unprecedented" election of our time, Dr. Eric Rauchway took a look at our history's past to examine the role that race, partisanship, the young voting population and other key variables played in electing Barack Obama as our nation's next president.

The amount of money students receive for financial aid will no longer be a surprise, as the University of California has developed a personalized tool that estimates the money each student will presumably receive from state funding.

The web-based tool is available on the UC website and is personalized according to each campus, since each receives different funding. Before the tool, students did not know what they would receive until after they applied for a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a Cal Grant.