City News

Student political advocacy groups are taking campus voter registration records to new heights as Election Day approaches. As of Tuesday,2,000students registered to vote since the quarter began thanks to the combined efforts of the UC Davis chapter of Students for Barack Obama (SFBO) along with Davis College Democrats. In the first eight days,UC Davis not only broke the previous California student registration record – held by Cal Poly,San Luis Obispo – but doubled it.Davis registered1,447students in eight days,surpassing Cal Poly’s record of450in a week.

In the Oct.7issue ofThe California Aggie,the article “Number of international students at UCD slowly increasing” stated there are over2,500international students and scholars at UC Davis.The article should have stated that there are over4,000international students and scholars. In the Oct.6issue of The California Aggie,the ASUCD Senate Briefs misspell the name of the ASUCD president.The name should be spelled Ivan Carrillo. The Aggie regrets the errors.

Homeless assistance providers in Yolo County will have to cut programs and services this year due tolack of MLfunding. Yolo‘s homeless providers have depended on grants from the Federal Emergency Shelter Grant program for a number of years,but the FESG will not be providing any funds to organizations in the county this year.

California residentswill soon be able to register to vote from a computer instead of by mail thanks to Senate Bill381,which just became law. Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger signedthe bill lateSeptember,which will allow voters to register online.Electronic registration will not be made available until the state‘s new electronicvoter registration database,VoteCal,is in full operation,likely2010.

When kids end up in the court system,the experience can be overwhelming.With that in mind,a group of volunteers organizesto provide support for these youths.

Residents of the city of Davis largely consist of families and students.Thecity of Davis holds an annual Neighbors‘ Night Out event,which was held for the third consecutive yearthis Sunday. Event organizers say the purpose of Neighbors‘ Night Out is for students and local residents to meet,establish contacts and build relationships.

A parade of her own An individual was walking along Second Street with a wheelbarrow full of stuffed animals,yelling and talking toan invisible person behind her.

A group of parents,children and other community members gathered Sunday for a pro-life prayer demonstration on Fifth Street.The demonstration,known as a Life Chain,is an annual event that has occurred inDavis for over10years.

Fees and tuition at California colleges are rising rapidly, and California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi says it’s up to students to change that. Garamendi spoke at a Davis College Democrats rally on campus on Friday in front of an audience of about 85 people. He gave a rousing and energetic speech touching on national and regional political issues, including the federal Wall Street bailout and the state budget deal.

Friday’s article on the unemployment rate incorrectly stated that August job losses led to a total of15,109,000unemployed Californians.The job losses actually brought the number of employed Californians down to15,109,000.The number of unemployed Californians was1,417,000.The Aggie regrets the error.

The 2007 Guinness Book of World Record’s “Largest Corn Maze in the World” has grown. Cool Patch Pumpkins, located in Dixon, has grown three acres since last year to a size of 43 acres. It is also the site of a complex consisting of a pumpkin patch boasting over 2,000 pumpkins of 30 varieties, a food area with tri-tip sandwiches and hot dogs and a children’s play area complete with a mountain of straw.

California’s job market is in its roughest patch in 12 years, and students may be affected. The unemployment rate in California for the month of August was 7.7 percent, the highest since 1996.