SCHOLARSHIP: Awards honor Corona

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These scholarships, bestowed upon graduates of high schools in Davis and Corona’s hometown of Arbuckle, recognize Corona’s hard work, community service and dedication to law enforcement that served as inspiration to her colleagues and the Davis community.

Scholarships went to the following students, who plan to pursue law enforcement, criminal justice or first-responder careers: Davis High School: n Milena Kahan, Rochester Institute of Technology. n Maya Moore. UC n Mohamed Al-Ghlai, UC Davis. Davis School of Independent Study: n Ahna Meyer, Ventura Community College.

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Pierce High School: n Cynthia Corona, Sierra Community College/Sacramento State University. n Dante Muzzi, community college/Sacramento State University.

The Odd Fellows Lodge also offers annual $1,000 academic scholarships to active members or dependents of active members attending colleges, universities or accredited trade schools.

This year’s recipients include: n Mackenzie Walker, granddaughter of Mary Ann Doerzbacher. Walker is a 2023 Davis High School graduate who will major in molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley. n Analiza Gonzales, granddaughter of Rick Gonzales. She’s a current Sacramento State University student majoring in nutrition science. n Riana Gonzales, granddaughter of Rick Gonzales. A 2023 Davis High School graduate, Gonzales plans to major in psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. n Dylan Raven, son of Jonathan and Jennifer Schramm Raven, currently majoring in engineering at UC Irvine. values around supporting diversity and smaller companies.

Higher prices, she said, are due to annual price escalations; beverage prices increase by a large amount over the life of the contract. In Falbe’s research, dining directors have reported that students are “subsidizing the contracts” by paying higher prices. “These contracts undermine the university’s integrity and create a reputational risk. It is not a good look for a university to undermine its own health and sustainability priorities and policies with pouring rights contracts with soda companies.”

For decades, pouring rights contracts had been viewed as low-hanging fruit for obtaining a small amount of sponsorship money. However, in the l ast 10-15 years, these contracts’ ethics and reputational risks have changed,

Falbe said.

“In addition to being among the top three plastic polluters worldwide, Coke and Pepsi spend large amounts of money lobbying and campaigning against public health and sustainability policies. Evidence has accumulated documenting the harms of sugary drinks. Sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugar in the diet, and just one 20-ounce bottle a day exceeds the entire daily limit for added sugars and markedly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In the meantime, universities have rightfully strengthened their commitments to health and sustainability, further highlighting the inherent incompatibility between university values and pouring rights contracts.”

Another factor is that most students and faculty are unaware of these contracts and unaware of their provisions. Although they generally know that they are being marketed to and have limited choices on campus, they are unaware that it is because of these contracts.

Falbe is the only faculty member on the working group, with only one undergraduate and one graduate student. “Given that UC Davis operates through a system of shared governance between faculty and administration, it will be important for the decision to consider faculty and student views heavily. We would do a better job making this decision if we had adequate faculty and student representation proportional to their composition and key role on our campus.”

A student group, Pepsi Off Campus, held a demonstration on June 1, where they marched to Mrak Hall and back from the Quad, where they answered student questions. Leo Hecht, the spokesperson for Pepsi Off Campus UC Davis, said in a press release: “As students, we must show the administration that we will not stand for a contract that limits student choice and supports the second largest plastic polluter in the world.”

Falbe said, “Public universities have a unique responsibility to serve society and to do so with integrity. I do not believe that public universities should compromise their autonomy and values for sponsorship money, let alone such a small amount, from companies with a long track record of harming health and the environment.”