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March 2 2009 Archives

Women’s tennis wins big at home, knocks off UC San Diego 6-1

SportsMarch 2, 2009
The Aggies‘ stars came out on Friday afternoon. Each of the top four starters for the UC Davis women’s tennis team – Randi Schuler,Desiree Stone,Dahra Zamudio and Herzyl Legaspi – earned wins in singles and doublesplayen route to a6-1victory over UC San Diego.

Women’s lacrosse falls to Stanford, beats Fresno State in first homestand

SportsMarch 2, 2009
UC Davis welcomed the best andthenewest competition the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has to offer to Aggie Stadium last week. Defending champion No.16Stanford came to Davis on Wednesday,followed by the last-place team in the divisionof first-year programs,Fresno State,on Saturday.The Aggies split the homestand in expected fashion,losing to the Cardinal and easily dispersing of the Bulldogs.

Swimming and diving places second at Big West Conference Championships

SportsMarch 2, 2009
090302_sp_mwswim.cNotes:Headline: Swimming and diving places second at Big West Conference ChampionshipsLayercake: Thirteen conference records broken at four-day eventBy ANDREA GUTIERREZAggie Sports Writer The UC Davis swimming and diving team has never looked so strong. The Aggies made their way into both the school and conference record books this weekend at the Big West Conference Championships. […]

Senate Briefs

Campus NewsMarch 2, 2009
ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at theFeb.26meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

News in Brief

City NewsMarch 2, 2009
Sexual assaults reported downtown Two separate sexual assaults were reported in Downtown Davis early Thursday morning. The first victim was speaking with a friend in a parking lot on the300block of G Street when the suspect allegedly approached her from behind,reached under her skirt and sexually assaulted her,said Davis policeLieutenant Tom Waltz in a press release.

Legitimacy of ASUCD elections called to question at senate meeting

Campus NewsMarch 2, 2009
Some called last Thursday’s ASUCD senate meeting “heated and offensive.” Some called it “beautiful.” Almost all,however,just wanted to voice their concerns regarding the winter2009elections. “This has nothing to do with ASUCD slates [such as LEAD or ACT],” said Momo Newbon,Ethnic and Cultural Affairs commission chair and formersenatorial candidate. “It has everything to do with an unfair election.“

Hail to the Chief

OpinionMarch 2, 2009
After attending the maelstrom of logically fallacious arguments that was last Thursday’s ASUCD Senate meeting,I’m going to treat everyone to a segment I like to call “Really?!? With Richard.“ Really,people? An aspect of technology behind the voting website stops working for three-and-a-half hours and this makes for an “unfair” election? If nobody could vote for any candidate for the same period of time,all the candidates were subject to the same conditions.Voters who were unable to vote during that time frame had an additional three-and-a-half hours the next morning.

Gimme stability

SportsMarch 2, 2009
Vince Oliver called it very,very important. Mark Payne said whoever finds it will win the Big West Conference. Phrase it however you like,the message remains the same:stability is the key,and finding it before the Big West Tournament could mean the difference between earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament and watching March Madness from home.

Forensic science methods called into question

City NewsMarch 2, 2009
Though CSI-based television shows often glorify forensic evidence as foolproof,experts say real crime labs may be more prone to errors than previously thought. A recent U.S.National Research Council report called the forensic science system “badly fragmented,” and claims forensic techniques are in dire need of improved reliability.

Dining in Davis: Barista Brew Café

FeaturesMarch 2, 2009
Does Davis really need another café? No matter how diverse your coffee requirements,there seems to be an establishment in town for every need.So,to try to muscle in on this market,especially during our current economic downturn,would be a sink or swim affair.

Daily Calendar

FeaturesMarch 2, 2009
TODAY Autism Awareness Association fundraiser 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Yolo Berry Yogurt, 316 C St. Stop by anytime today with a flyer and 20% of Yolo Berry’s proceeds will go toward the AAA’s community outreach efforts.

Correction

City NewsMarch 2, 2009
The “Best Drink Special” feature in The Aggie’s Best of Davis section included two errors due to incorrect information provided by a manager at Café Bernardo.The Wicky Wacky Woo drink is not a dollar off on Wednesdays and it is not free on birthdays.The Aggie regrets the errors.