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News-in-Brief: Provost to visit UC Davis, students encouraged to attend forum

On Wednesday, UC Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lawrence Pitts will be coming to the UC Davis campus. The provost, who is the highest ranking  academic officer of the UC…

Guest Opinion: ASUCD in crisis

The state of our student government is in crisis. At the end of this Fall 2011 election, ASUCD will undoubtedly be dominated by one campus slate, BOLD. Six out of…

Column: Apathetic students of UC Davis

If you’ve made it to this corner of the newspaper, you already know that a tumbleweed brush might as well be running for ASUCD Senate. Some say this is a…

Men’s basketball season preview

New coach. New direction. The 2011-12 basketball season got off to a strong start last week with a 108-63 exhibition win over Menlo College in the Pavilion. Now, with the…

Column: Voting troubles

I am a failure as a poli sci major. Today is Election Day, but I will not be taking part in it. I registered to vote too late. Yes, I…

Dining in Davis: G Street Wunderbar

In Review: G Street Wunderbar Hours: Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Food: ** Ambience: * Cost: $ Key Food…

Column: An untapped resource

College can be scary. Upon arrival, many will experience their first time living away from home, their first time being in charge of creating their own schedule, and if they’re…

Davis economy continues to rebound

When Blockbuster went bankrupt, someone or some people fixed the sign of the Davis branch to read Blockbusted. But several months have passed now and there are fewer reasons for…

Letter to the Editor: Rally Nov. 9

On Nov. 16, the UC Regents will vote to increase our fees by 81 percent over the next four years. There is no one we can petition or convince to…

Letter to the Editor: Response to Chilean Student Association

In the article “Chilean Student Association” from Nov. 1, Boris Cardenas expresses concerns about our activities. To be clear, the Chilean Student Association is not a political organization. It has…

Editorial: Let everyone speak

Over the past month, UC Davis has been hosting town hall meetings to discuss possible changes to the athletic department as mentioned in the Dempsey Report. In the report to…

Rocknasium expands into neighboring suites

After 20 years in the same location, owners Mark Leffler and Carter Shmeck decided to expand Rocknasium, a local rock climbing gym, into its neighboring suites. The new space, at…

Police Briefs

FRIDAY U-jerk Someone put a U-lock on a bike that wasn’t theirs on Hawthorne Lane. Watch for potholes People were biking while smoking marijuana near Putah Creek. Strike! Someone threw…

Editorial: Party has gotten too loud

After this upcoming election, at least nine of the ASUCD Senate seats, in addition to the president and vice president, will be members of the BOLD slate. This is an…

New high-speed rail budget doubles to $98 billion

Students wary of the burdens of air travel may see a new option opening for their treks to Southern California. The commencement of November brought with it the California High-Speed…