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Monday, November 25, 2024

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Correction

In the May 6 issue of The California Aggie, there were two errors in the "Ten questions with John Boe" interview. First, Boe did...

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Bike Barn yard sale

10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

ASUCD Bike Barn

All parts are 35 percent off, bikes are 25 percent off and specialized products are 45 percent off!

What do you like to see in a professor?

More students than not have been known to roll their eyes when professors vehemently stress the importance of teacher evaluations.

As it turns out, however, those bubble sheets really do matter.

Ten questions with…

Editor's note: UC Davis department of English lecturer John D. Boe recently sat down with Aggie Features Writer Danai Sakutukwa to talk about everything from his journey to UC Davis to his experience as a stand-up comedian.

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Bike Barn yard sale

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ASUCD Bike Barn

All parts are 35 percent off, bikes are 25 percent off and specialized products are 45 percent off!

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Health center groundbreaking ceremony

10to11a.m.

LaRue Road Basketball Courts

Celebrate the groundbreaking of a newCowellStudentHealthCenter.

Average Joe uses Spidey senses to become superhero

Joe Fields knew that with great power comes great responsibilities. Fields adored Spiderman growing up, but when he saw collectors hoarding the comic books he loved, his spidey senses kicked in.

The Average Joe made a decree: He promised to use his great powers to save comic books from the greedy villains and bad guys.

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Senior recital:Amy Kuo

3:30p.m.

115Music

This free concert will featureworks by Bach,Dutilleux,Muczynski and Shapey!

Dining in Davis: Fins Market & Grill

They have good seafood in the Northeastern United States. I know this fact because my dad is from New York. He loved eating seafood in New York - almost as much as he loves complaining about how seafood here stinks because it's not from New York.

Last time I checked, Davis isn't in the Northeast - unless you're in Hawaii, in which case you have better things to do than keep reading this. Regardless of where you are, the fact of the matter is I'm not in the Northeast.

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New Pacific Trio performance

12:05p.m.

115Music

This free concert will feature Igor Veligan on violin, Nina Flyer on cello and Sonia Leong on piano.

 

Asian American studies speaker

1:40to3p.m.

6 Olson

San Jose Councilmember Madison Nguyen,who won a historic wrongful death suit against the San Jose Police Department,will give a talk.

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Local food taste test

11a.m.to1p.m.

ASUCD Coffee House

Try some local foods produced by the UCD Student Farm!

 

Farmers Market

11a.m.to2:30p.m.

East Quad

Get fresh fruits,veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market.

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Student Farm bike tour

Noon

Memorial Union flagpole

Take a bike ride out to the Student Farm and learn how this small, student-run organic farm feeds its members, volunteers and ASUCDCoffee House patrons! Get some free fruit too!

 

Ben and Jerry's free cone day

Noon to 8 p.m.

Ben and Jerry's,500 First St.

Cool down with a scoop of ice cream free of charge.

Moms and dads on campus

Changing diapers,picking up toys and checking an8-year-old's homeworkaren't the typicalresponsibilities ofan undergraduate.

But forsome UC Davis students,that'sjust part of an average day.

 

From morning to night

Cedric Papa's day starts at5:45a.m.The27-year-oldsenior exercise biology major - and father of three - usually starts his morning at the gym,andthen studies before his kids wake up.

Papa then goes to campus at7a.m.,where he attends classes and studies until6p.m.on weekdays.

"Bysix I'm ready for a change- be with the kids and to forget about the books," he said.

Correction

Correction:

 

In Friday's article "Legislator proposes tax increase on beer," itstated that the new taxon beercould raise the price by30cents per gallon.The article should have stated that it could raise the price by30cents per can.The Aggie regrets the error.

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Local Foods Week kickoff

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ASUCD Coffee House

Check out a display that explains the links between the UCD Student Farm, Project Compost and the Coffee House!

 

La Raza Cultural Days kickoff

Noon to 2 p.m.

West Quad

Learn about student struggles and successes at this event.