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Kevin Gerard Seery, 42, died of asphyxiation in his College Square apartment at 945 J St. on Oct. 1. Davis police arrested James Elron Mings, 36, of Davis, on suspicion of murder. He is being held without bail at the Yolo County Jail.

Apple held an event presenting the iPhone 4S on Oct. 4. It was the first Apple event in which Tim Cook presented as Apple’s new CEO since Aug. 24.

At a recent Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) conference, speaker Eli Pariser discussed the nature of information distribution over the contemporary internet, marking it as an increasingly personal and notably removed process.

“They’ve asked me to give a lecture, I’d rather give you a story,” opened Jonathan Franzen at the beginning of his speaking engagement last Friday at the Mondavi Center.

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The California DREAM Act is more than just a dream. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 131 into law Saturday. The measure allows for undocumented immigrant students to receive scholarships and aid, including Cal Grants, at public universities.

About 100 people met in Davis’ Central Park Friday night for Occupy Davis, an interpretation of the national Occupy Wall Street movement. The movement began in New York City in mid-September.

Many students select which university to attend based on financial reason, specifically when choosing between a public school and private school. But even within the University of California, the range of average living expenses can vary by thousands of dollars a year.

Opening up October with a weekly address, President Barack Obama came out rallying on behalf of the gestating American Jobs Act. The proposed bill has idled in the U.S. Congress for roughly three weeks since its White House send off.

As of last month, virtually all of UC Davis’ municipal solid waste is now diverted to the Yolo County Central Landfill. It lies just over three miles away from the City of Davis limits.

A Yolo County jury convicted Marco Antonio Topete of first-degree murder for fatally shooting Sheriff Deputy Jose \

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