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Chancellor apologizes for spoiled ceremony
Davis firefighter Bryan ten Bosch, below, shows off the medal he earned at the U.S. Police and Fire Championships in San Diego. At left, ten Bosch on the job, shows fire apparatus to local students during a 9/11 memorial event. Courtesy photos
By Caleb Hampton Enterprise staff writer There are no excuses for UC Davis’ poorly planned undergraduate commencement that was cut short June 10 due to extreme heat. That’s the message this week from UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May, who took responsibility for the ill-fated event and apologized unreservedly in a video message posted online Thursday. “I know that many of you are rightfully hurt, upset, frustrated, disappointed that we did not give you the celebration that you rightly deserved,” the chancellor said. “I don’t want to point any fingers. I don’t want to make excuses. Ultimately, what happens at the university is my responsibility and I’m deeply, deeply sorry.” In past years, UC Davis held undergraduate commencements as seven separate indoor events. For the first time, the ceremonies were planned this year as three outdoor events, which were held June 10-12 at UC Davis Health Stadium. The campus expected roughly 12,500 people at each event, including graduates. The June 10 ceremony was
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Competitive fire Davis firefighter hits the track By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer A Davis firefighter represented his department last week at the United States Police and Fire Championships,
Bryan ten Bosch, a four-year veteran of the Davis Fire Department, has long trained for the
His U.S. competition, a track and field pentathlon held June 11 at Mesa College in San Diego, had been canceled and rescheduled several times due to the
COVID pandemic. The one-day event featured the long jump, javelin throw, 200meter sprint, discus and 1500-meter run, with competitors from police, fire, corrections and similar departments from across the country.
“It is a great symbol of brother- and sisterhood when we can meet together and take part in friendly competition,” ten Bosch said. That will give way to the World Police and
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Orchestra students, parents sound off on program changes
HDT outlines wind-down of testing as case rate rises
By Aaron Geerts
Enterprise staff writer
Enterprise staff writer A unique protest filled Community Chambers with music Thursday during public comments at the Davis School Board Meeting, as orchestra students and their parents arrived en masse to respond to upcoming changes to the district’s musical program. Recently, the district made the decision to have one teacher lead the respective music departments at Harper Junior High, Emerson Junior High and Da Vinci junior high schools, beginning in the 2022-23 school year. An email sent
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out by associate superintendent Rody Boonchouy said this decision was made to ensure ongoing sustainability and coherence of the district’s renowned music program. The plan calls for the current orchestra director at Emerson, da Vinci and Harper, Greg Brucker, to take the role of Harper music director; for Emerson band director Veronica Tonus to do the same at Emerson; and for Holmes band teacher Clyde Quick to eventually do so at Holmes. In an email to parents, Brucker said, “I am 100%
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committed to making this work and work in support and collaboration with the new junior high team.” But parents, students and staff showed up for the public-comment section to express outrage with the announcement and urged the district to reverse its decision, claiming it would destroy the music program. More specifically, speakers pointed out the different music programs’ nuances and the need — for example — of string instruments to be taught by string specialists.
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By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Yolo County’s COVID19 case rate has topped 40 per 100,000 residents for the first time in four months, according to state data. The case rate of 42.7 on Friday is higher than that in neighboring Sacramento County but lower than the rate of 48 in Solano County. Ten California counties have higher case rates than Yolo. Reported rates reflect an undercount of positive cases, however, as rapid at-home antigen test results are not included in
the official numbers. “We don’t know what the real rates are,” Dr. Brad Pollack, director of Healthy Davis Together, told the City Council during an HDT update on Tuesday. The state on Friday also confirmed another COVID-19 death in Yolo County, bringing to 323 the total number of county residents who have died from the virus during the pandemic. Hospitalizations also increased locally this week, with five COVID-19 patients in the county’s hospitals, three of them in
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