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October 10 2008 Archives

Women’s volleyball preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Riverside; UC Irvine Records: Aggies (8-9, 0-4); Highlanders (6-12, 1-2); Anteaters (7-9, 2-1) Where: The Pavilion When: Today at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m.

Women’s tennis preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Event: SMC Invitational Host: St. Mary’s Where: Korth Tennis Complex-Moraga, Calif. When: Today, Saturday and Sunday; all day

Women’s soccer preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Who:UC Davis vs.UC Riverside; Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies (5-4-2,0-2-0); Highlanders (5-7-1,0-2-0); Titans (6-6-1,1-1-0) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Today at3p.m.; Sunday at noon

UC Davis Bike Auction to be held Saturday

Campus NewsOctober 10, 2008
Transportation and Parking Services is holding its biannual bike auction Saturday morning at the new West Entry Parking Structure at the intersection of Hutchison and Dairy. Bicycles may be viewed from8to9a.m.The bidding will commence at9a.m.and last until each of the over425bikes are sold.

Seeing the world in a whole new way

FeaturesOctober 10, 2008
A man’s curiosityledhim into the operating room to undergo a procedure that could restore his visionor take his life.After unwrapping the bandage,he could see the world again after43years of blindness.But was the world what he expected,or was it all just a big disappointment? Eight years after his surgery,Michael May spoke on Tuesday night at the Davis Musical Theatre Company about his experiences before and after regaining his eyesight.The lecture was hosted by Explorit Science Center.

POLICE BRIEFS

City NewsOctober 10, 2008
MONDAY Those shoes are mine,betch! An individual on Shasta Drive called the police,hysterically stating that his mother took his shoes.

New major in the works for next year

Campus NewsOctober 10, 2008
UC Davis has always been known as a farm school,and now with faculty and staffworking towards establishing asustainable agriculture undergraduate major,it can further that reputation. “There is a big need to have a major that educates students broadly about agriculture,” said Mark Van Horn,director of Student Farm.“The major will combine the natural sciences and technology as well as the economic and social issues and how those combine to make the totality of agriculture.“

Men’s water polo preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Teams:No.13UCDavis vs.No.12Santa Clara Records:Aggies,6-8 (4-2); Broncos,8-5 (4-2) When:Saturday at noon Where:SchaalAquaticsCenter

Men’s soccer preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Teams:No.13UCDavis at No.15UCSanta Barbara Records:Aggies,10-1-1 (2-0-1); Gauchos,6-3-2 (1-0-1) Where:Harder Stadium– Santa Barbara,Calif. When:Saturdayat7p.m.

Many Davis speed limits out of date

City NewsOctober 10, 2008
According to state law, speed limits have to be reevaluated and justified every five years. There are currently several street sections in Davis where the speed limits are not up to date. “Every five years we have to update our traffic surveys.… It affects some of our speed limits,” said Roxanne Namazi, senior civil engineer with the Davis Public Works Department. “Fifty-four of 120 [speed segments] are now impacted.”

Football Preview

SportsOctober 10, 2008
Event:Homecoming Teams:UC Davis vs.Southern Utah Records:Aggies,2-4; Thunderbirds,3-3 Where:Aggie Stadium When:Saturday at6p.m.

Food, Fun and Compost

FeaturesOctober 10, 2008
Desperate for an excuse to take an afternoon break from reviewing lecture slides for that first midterm? Well, Sunday’s Celebrate UC Davis may be the only opportunity you will ever have to see 100 birthday cakes in the same place. The Davis Chamber of Commerce has organized an array of festivities in celebration of the university’s centennial. The events, geared toward people of all ages, will take place from noon to 4 p.m. throughout the downtown area and the UC Davis campus.