Campus News

Over 400 University of California faculty members sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, denouncing his recent decision to cut all state funding for labor research programs on UC campuses.

The criticism came after Schwarzenegger line item-vetoed $5.4 million in funding for the Miguel Contreras Labor Program (MCLP), a multi-campus labor research program which also sponsors the Institutes for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) at the UCLA and Berkeley campuses.

It's like having your car stolen - only if your car was easy to hide, could be re-painted in five minutes and had a peel-off sticker for a license.

"It is 100 times easier to steal a bike than it is a car," said Lieutenant Matthew Carmichael of the UC Davis Police Department.

Campus clubs wishing to reserve a meeting room will have to register with the Student Programs and Activities Center and pay an initial $35 fee to create an account beginning Nov. 1.

Experts finally agree on retrofitting for UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium

It took over a decade, but UC Berkeley's Seismic Review Committee has finally found the best way to hold the stadium together during an earthquake.

Senate debates endorsement

A particularly contentious ASUCD Senate discussion last week on resolutions opposing Propositions 4 and 8 and endorsing Davis' Measure W, ended in a philosophical debate about the true mandate of the representative body of student government.

Two of the resolutions aimed to express the senate's opposition to California's Prop 4, which would require parental notification of a minor's abortion, and Prop 8, which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. The third resolution supported Measure W, a parcel tax to help preserve programs at Davis schools, which passed with a 9-2-1 vote.

Cell phone use during an exam

A professor referred a junior to Student Judicial Affairs for using a cell phone during an exam. The professor noticed the student looking at her cell phone and pushing buttons. The student claimed she was checking the time, but using a cell phone during an exam for any reason is a violation of the Code of Academic Conduct. Because this was the student's first offense, she was offered Disciplinary Probation until fall quarter 2009, to which she agreed.

After over a year of contentious negotiations, the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees labor union have tentatively reached an agreement on a new contract for the 11,000 patient care workers at UC hospitals around the state.

ASUCD and the Entertainment Council are jumpstarting fall quarter with a free informational and entertainment event today at 5 p.m. in Freeborn Hall.

Fall Kickoff will feature live performances for the first 1,000 students at Freeborn Hall by The Matches, Zion I, San Quinn, Random Abiladeze, Mobility and the Lounge Lizards as well as tabling information by ASUCD units.

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CAPS advisory committee

9 a.m.

AS Conference Room, Third Floor MU

This group offers a chance for students to comment on the administration of CAPS and to discuss how useful CAPS' programs are for students.

Nonie Darwish, author and public speaker, will be visiting UC Davis on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 8:30 p.m. in 1100 Social Sciences. Hosted by the Davis College Republicans, the title of her presentation is "Searching for Peace Within."

"From the side of my culture, the Middle East, I will start by saying every culture has challenges with peace and we might end the finger-pointing," she said.

The hunt for a new chancellor begins Thursday. University of California President Mark G. Yudof announced the selection last week of an 18-member committee consisting of regents, students, alumni, staff and community members to advise him on the selection of UC Davis' sixth chancellor.

Don't be shocked when all the Coffee House employees are wearing tie-dye on Monday - it's just how the Coffee House is celebrating its 40th birthday.

"People might be a little freaked out, when they look up at the cashier," said special events intern Cecilia Landholt, who was responsible for much of the planning. "But we're just getting the word out about our 40th anniversary and sending a big thank you to all of our customers and employees."

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the reporter's watch during the Oct. 16 public meeting location, the Memorial Union's Coffee House.

UC Davis students now have easier access to their student leaders with the introduction of a new channel on the MyUCDavis website today.

The new channel, called My Student Government (MSG), will appear on the bottom left-hand corner of all undergraduate homepages and will work similarly to other channels like My Student Housing.