Daily Archives - May 25, 2010
May 25 2010 Archives
Police Briefs
City NewsMay 25, 2010
THURSDAY: Rotten luck; She’s got the blues; Sticky business; Buzz off!; Bounce House.
Meditation linked to increased concentration
Campus NewsMay 25, 2010
When you are daydreaming toward the end of a two-hour lecture, deep breathing is probably the last thing on your mind. Turns out, it may be the best thing for it.
How sweep it is
SportsMay 25, 2010
UC Davis had lost seven of its last nine games. Of those seven losses, four were decided in the seventh inning or later.
Governor funds Cal Grants
City NewsMay 25, 2010
The governor kept his promise to protect higher education, but it may come at the expense of two critical state social programs.
Editorial: ‘No confidence’ vote
OpinionMay 25, 2010
Beginning tomorrow, students will have the chance to make a strong and definitive statement to Mark Yudof and the UC Regents about whether or not they have confidence in the administration and its voting members.
Dining in Davis: Taste of Thai
FeaturesMay 25, 2010
With an abundance of restaurants bombarding downtown Davis, it is not surprising that Taste of Thai manages to sprout above the weeds of other Thai restaurants.
Court to decide fate of controversial West Sac gang injunction
City NewsMay 25, 2010
Mark Merin, local defense attorney, will examine the current West Sacramento gang injunction at the annual Yolo Chapter of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) meeting this Thursday.
Column: Unfair elections
OpinionMay 25, 2010
Given that California uses initiatives that allow citizens to directly vote on constitutional amendments, we have a greater responsibility to be informed about issues that may on the surface seem inconsequential.
Column: To drink or not to drink
OpinionMay 25, 2010
A seemingly kind but shabby looking man offers you Seattle’s Best Coffee at Borders. The old man has been sitting across from you on a stool for at least an hour. He disappears for a few minutes and comes back to offer you a cup of coffee. What do you do?
Column: Leaving home
OpinionMay 25, 2010
Two nights before I drove back up to Davis at the end of my one-week spring break, my parents sat me down in their last-ditch effort to convince me to study abroad and learn Chinese in Hong Kong instead of going to Turkey.
Column: Beef unsentimental
OpinionMay 25, 2010
I don’t like being sentimental, really. It’s in poor taste most of the time. I like to take the British stiff upper lip approach when it comes to socially-demanding displays of crocodile tears. So my last two columns will not be emotional, and I’m certainly not going to thank anyone. The trite phrase, “I couldn’t have done it without you” is absolute bullocks and I will not partake in such nonsense.
Campaign for ‘no confidence’ vote up for discussion today
Campus NewsMay 25, 2010
Students unsure of their confidence in UC President Mark Yudof and the UC Regents will have the opportunity this afternoon to hear the main reasons whether to vote “no confidence” in UC leadership.
