Daily Archives - August 6, 2009
August 6 2009 Archives
HireMe! Academy helps post-grad students
FeaturesAugust 6, 2009
What’s the number one job search secret? Go to the Internship and Career Center to find out. Today the Internship and Career Center, located in South Hall, held the last sessions of its Hire Me! Academy, a series of workshops meant to help graduating seniors and recent alumni become job search experts by learning the “six keys to job search success,“according to the program’s website.
Daily Calendar
FeaturesAugust 6, 2009
FRIDAY Arboretum Music: Folk Music Jam Session Noon to 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road All skill levels are welcome to go play some lunchtime music in this acoustic jam session. Davis Rock band camp present Purple Smurfs! 5:30 p.m. E Street Plaza Davis Rock Band Camp is a program that takes a […]
City councils, DDBA discuss use of Target Community Enhancement Dollars
City NewsAugust 6, 2009
On Monday, the Davis City Council collaborated with the Davis Downtown Business Association to work out details of a multi-media marketing campaign that would focus on downtown spending. Target contributed $100,000 to the city for public safety, parking and streetscape enhancements as well as other community enhancement projects. Free from restrictions, the city can choose to spend the funds whichever way it sees fit.
CD Review: Kasabian
Arts & CultureAugust 6, 2009
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third release from English electro-indie group Kasabian. If their second release Empire disappointed fans of their first self-titled release, WRPLA steps back to solidify the band’s foundation as a solid and electric rock group – perfect as a soundtrack for speeding (on your bike, of course).
CD Review: Discovery
Arts & CultureAugust 6, 2009
In recent months, artists from around the world have been inclined to use synthesizers, talk boxes, auto-tune, pitch shifts and other various electronic devices, causing a gravitational shift toward glitzy electro pop in multiple other genres.
California crops possibly in danger
Campus NewsAugust 6, 2009
A large portion of California’s crops might be in danger in the near future as a result of global climate change. A recently released study states that the number of chilling hours required for the production of orchards in the Central Valley has decreased 30 percent since 1950. It also states that plants that are dormant in the winter do not grow as well with fewer chilling hours.
$114 million budget crisis hits UCD
Campus NewsAugust 6, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signing of the California state budget the morning of July 28 confirmed University of California, Davis a $114 million cut. The grand UCD total is just a fraction of the $1.5 billion the UC must cut systemwide
