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Daily Archives - February 19, 2009

February 19 2009 Archives

Women’s water polo preview

SportsFebruary 19, 2009
Event:Irvine Invitational Teams:No.7UC Davis vs.No.10ArizonaState; TBA; TBA; TBA Records:Aggies,9-3; Sun Devils,7-3 Where:Anteater Pool– Irvine,Calif. When:Saturday at10a.m.and TBA; Sunday at TBA and TBA Who to watch:Although the scoring for the Aggies has been balanced in their first12games,one player has been producinggreater than anyone‘s expectations.

Women’s tennis preview

SportsFebruary 19, 2009
Who:UC Davis vs.San Francisco Records:Aggies,5-6 (1-3); Dons,3-2 Where:San Francisco,Calif. When:Fridayat1:30p.m. Who to watch:On Saturday,senior Jenna Kappel and doubles teammate Andrea Phillips shut down the Titans‘ Lani Agsalud and Karina Akhmedova,8-0.Kappel then beat Akhmedova at No.3singles,6-0,6-3.

Women’s lacrosse preview

SportsFebruary 19, 2009
Teams:UC Davis at St.Mary’s Records:Aggies,0-1 (0-1); Gaels,0-1 (0-0) Where:St.Mary’s Stadium – Moraga,Calif. When:Sunday at7p.m. Who to watch?MidfielderMolly Lapolla is coming off of a two-goal,one-assist performance in last Saturday’s openinggame loss to the Oregon Ducks.

Women’s basketball preview

SportsFebruary 19, 2009
Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal Poly; UC Santa Barbara Records:Aggies,9-14 (5-7); Mustangs,15-8 (7-4); Gauchos16-7 (11-0) Where:The Pavilion When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at4:45p.m. Who to watch:The Aggies could use a repeat performance from sophomore Paige Mintun tonight against the Mustangs.

Variations on a Theme

OpinionFebruary 19, 2009
As you all may be aware of,Facebook has been under heat from users for a recent update in its Terms of Use.Under these changes,all user-generated content – basically anything that’s ever been posted or uploaded on Facebook – could be used,altered and even sublicensed by the site.

Union ratifies service worker agreement

Campus NewsFebruary 19, 2009
After 18 months of negotiations, the University of California has finally reached an agreement with its service workers regarding wage increases. The agreement was ratified on Feb. 12 by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299, which represents 8,500 service workers at the 10UC campuses.

The obsolete education

OpinionFebruary 19, 2009
In the classic1989movieDead Poets Society,Robin Williams‘ portrayal of a poetry professor inspiring his students to love poetry for its intrinsic qualities – as opposed to a singular focus on grades – is at once touching and haunting.

Stay Classy

OpinionFebruary 19, 2009
“Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son,” says Dean Wormer in Animal House. Just because you’re an adult in the eyes of the law doesn’t actually mean you have to act like it. Okay, yeah, maybe mooning strangers on I-80 and flashing the vajayjay sign in your holiday greeting cards is not exactly model behavior, but it can be stupidly entertaining and really fun.

Softball preview

SportsFebruary 19, 2009
Teams:UC Davis at St.Mary’s Records:Aggies,5-3; Gaels1-4 Where:Cottrell Field – Moraga,Calif. When:Saturday at noon,2p.m. Who to watch:With the help of freshman shortstop Kelly Harman’s bat,UC Davis was able to split four games this weekend at the Desert Classic in Las Vegas,Nev.

Sacramento airport seeks protection from bird strikes

City NewsFebruary 19, 2009
Last month’s crash of US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River has airports across the country considering the severe danger of bird strikes. Flight 1549 was brought down when birds were caught in each of the plane’s engines at 3,200 ft.

Most picturesque

FeaturesFebruary 19, 2009
1.UC Davis Arboretum 2.Davis Greenbelt 3.The Quad

Yolo Superior Court faces more cases, less money

City NewsFebruary 19, 2009
Underfunding from the state and a surge in new cases has put Yolo Superior Court in a precarious position.Yolo Superior Court dealt with a large increase in case filings last year,according to statistics released early this month.