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Fall Weekend of Service on the horizon Students encouraged to get involved and help community

By MAX RUSSER Aggie News Writer

The Fall Weekend of Service, hosted by the UC Davis Community Service Resource Center (CSRC), gives students an opportunity to volunteer a small amount of time to large local causes.

The CSRC, a branch of the Internship and Career Center (ICC), hosts a weekend of service every quarter for students and faculty alike to lend a helping hand

in the Davis, Woodland and Sacramento areas. Those interested in getting involved can sign up on the ICC website. The Weekend of Service starts on Nov. 5 and ends on Nov. 6. Online registration for the event closes on Nov. 2.

“The students and staff of UC Davis are very good at volunteering with community service, so they need an outlet to get better involved,” said ICC program Coordinator Ken Barnes.

“Students can really get into

a solid project for one or two days without it affecting their studying.”

There are numerous organizations involved with the Fall Weekend of Service.

Online registration gives the choice of volunteering for any event that is still in need of helpers. Some of the events have already filled beyond capacity.

Community service opportunities for the weekend range from disposing of

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ask katehi Editor’s Note: Ask Katehi is a weekly column where students get a chance to ask Chancellor Katehi questions.

er woman had ever gone to college. When I graduated from high school, I was determined to pursue my dream. I never imagined the obstacles I would have to overHow do you feel about being the first fe- come because I was a woman. male chancellor at UC Davis, as well as one At the National Technical University of of the few women leading a university at Athens, I was one of only two women in a all? What advice do you have for class of 190. As an engineering stuyoung women who want to purdent at NTUA and as a graduate sue careers that are traditionally student at UCLA, I didn’t have feperformed by men? What advermale mentors to look to for supsity did you have to overcome? port because there were few womI am very honored and proud to en in my field at the time. But each be the first female chancellor of time someone told me I couldn’t do UC Davis. As an undergraduate something, I vowed to prove him or student in Greece, I didn’t even her wrong — and I always did. know that universities had chan I encourage more students — cellors, let alone that a woman particularly women and those from could be one. Today, I am one Linda Katehi underrepresented groups — to purof only 16 female chancellors or Chancellor sue careers in science, technology, presidents of universities in the engineering and mathematics beprestigious 61-member Association of cause by doing so, you are helping to improve American Universities, or AAU. The num- quality of life. Young women need to know ber of women leaders has grown since my they are capable of pursuing any career, even undergrad days, but clearly, there is room those dominated by men. And I believe it is for improvement. critical that these women have female men I grew up on a small island in Greece and tors to help guide them along the way. had dreams of becoming an electrical engineer — a field dominated by men. In my Do you have a question for the chancellor? E-mail campus@ hometown, we had no library and no oth- theaggie.org.

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Party smart UC Davis partners with Davis for fall enforcement the City of Davis Police Department.

This collaboration between UC Davis and the city of Davis has been in place As of October 15, there have been 18 since 2003. It encourages safe partying by DUI arrests, 168 noise complaints, 15 providing tips for hosts along with partydrunk in public arrests and 12 Student goers. Letters have been sent to greek life Judicial Affairs referrals. coordinators, apartments and first-year After a comprehensive five-year study student in order to educate about the on 14 California college campuses, UC risks of alcohol.

Davis, along with six other uni “Fall enforcement is an effort to enversities, was asked to develop gage students to party safely, along a program called the Safe Party with police efforts to ensure safer parInitiative to address high-risk tying. Students who make good decidrinking and related probsions in the beginning can plan lems. This includes a fall ensafely for the rest of the year,” Li forcement program during said. the first six weeks of school.

The Safe Party Initiative en “The Safe Party Initiative is courages Davis students to be a collaboration between the educated by distributing reUC Davis and City of Davis sources for students such as magpolice departments to deal nets, brochures and bookwith high-risk alcohol ismarks that address alcosues.

Fall enforcehol poisoning, Davis laws ment is for the first 6 and policies and blood alweeks of school. UC cohol concentration.

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“The goal is to educate / Aggie Davis police departments constudents of the dangers of alcoduct joint patrols to handle alcohol-re- hol, move to further enforcement and lated problems,” said Mandy Ming Li, al- use that as a deterrent for those who are cohol, tobacco, & other drug risk reduc- underage,” Glaslow said. tion coordinator.

Coordinators hope that the Safe Party During fall enforcement, the UC Davis Initiative will be the proactive piece necand Davis police departments share the essary to keep information about alresponsibility of patrolling Davis. cohol risk reduction accessible for stu “One police [officer] walks down- dents, and to keep the community safe. town on foot, one vehicle is dedicated to The police send in weekly statistics to Li downtown to assist patrolling and there in order to monitor progress. is a party car to respond to noise party “Safe Party deals with the City of Davis complaints,” said Glenn Glaslow, lieuSee PARTY, page 2 tenant, patrol division commander of

By DANIELLE HUDDLESTUN Aggie News Writer

News iN Brief Second town hall meeting tonight The second town hall meeting to discuss changes in the UC Davis Athletics Department will be held tonight at 6 p.m. in Ballrooms A and B of the UC Davis Conference Center.

The topics covered will include the change proposed by the Dempsey

Report and the search for a new Athletic Director.

An ASUCD-sponsored forum has also been scheduled for Nov. 2, and a third town hall meeting will be held Nov. 16.

— Trevor Cramer

Local lawyer submits referendum against water rate hikes Petition pushes increases further down the road

By EINAT GILBOA Aggie News Writer

On Monday, City Clerk Zoe S. Mirabile acknowledged that Davis lawyer Michael Harrington submitted to her office petitions for a referendum against Ordinance No. 2381, a motion that would have increased the base and metered water rates in the City of Davis.

Five thousand one hundred twenty four signatures were obtained, stated the petition receipt. Three thousand seven hundred were needed to overturn the ordinance.

Ordinance No. 2381 decreed that the City of Davis could increase water rates up to 14 percent per year for the next five years, stated the City of Davis website.

“Simply by qualifying, the referendum halts the council’s decision to raise water fees until an election month,” said Davis City Councilmember Dan Wolk.

The city’s website stated rate increases were purported to “(1) fund current and projected increases in the costs of operations and maintenance of the water and sanitary sewer infrastructure; (2) fund utility repair, replacement, and upgrade costs; (3) enable the City to comply with state and federal regulatory requirements; (4) assure

a reliable long-term supply of drinking water; and (5) manage groundwater supplies to avoid land subsidence.”

The website also stated the rate hikes would help fund the surface water project, which would “provide surface water from the Sacramento River to use in conjunction with groundwater supplies, currently the City’s only source of water.”

At the Davis Water Forum on Sept. 21, Diana Jensen, principal civil engineer for the city, said Davis is currently in compliance with regulations, but regulations change.

“We found that surface water is the least costly solution to meet future regulations,” Jensen said.

The rate hikes could potentially increase expenses for UC Davis students. In response to a question at the water forum by a UC Davis student, Robert Clarke, interim public works director for the city, said, “We’re not unaware that price increases will affect a lot of people. It makes for some tough choices. Eventually we need to make some significant investments in our infrastructure and we recognize that this may be a challenge. We still think it’s the right choice for the community at this time.”

“As a City Council, our fiduciary duty is

to find the lowest rates over time to provide quality water into perpetuity to our constituents. The referendum works on the assumption that we can maintain the status quo which is not accurate,” said Councilmember Stephen Souza in an email. “As a city we are required to meet state and federal environmental standards by 2017. In order to meet these standards we must begin the development of new water sources and infrastructure now. Any delay will increase our costs.”

Now that the referendum has been submitted, for it to progress further it will have to be certified by the county.

“Then it will come back to the council.

The council will have to make a decision to either put the issue on a ballot or do something else,” Wolk said.

“I appreciate every person who signed the referendum in concern and public engagement,” Souza said in an e-mail. “We now have a tremendous opportunity to come together and find that responsible solution and move this important surface water project forward as a community.”

Harrington, the petition’s author, could not be reached for comment.

Einat Gilboa can be reached city@theaggie.org.

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A petition by a local lawyer has delayed possible water rate increases in the City of Davis.

Causeway Classic crimson competition continues Blood Source to host annual competition between Sac State and Davis

By CHARLOTTE YOUNG Aggie News Writer

It’s the time of year again, when UC Davis and CSU Sacramento face off against one another in the annual Causeway Classic, including the fourth annual ASUCD Blood and Marrow Drive, where students from their respective schools compete to see who can donate more blood and marrow.

On Nov. 1 and 2, students at Davis can donate to help the school keep its current three-year reign over Sac State.

“We’re continuing the healthy competition between campus clubs and organizations with the most participants, as do-

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nors or volunteers,” said Lisa Teixeira, student co-director of the drive. “For every donor or volunteer, the organization gets one entry into a drawing for $500.”

Through the blood drive, UC Davis students have a chance to help save the lives of those in need of blood, said Brie Leon, an account manager for Blood Source, the blood drive company that puts on the UC Davis blood drives.

“One pint of blood can save up to three lives and every two-and-a-half seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion. Blood donation is a simple way that someone can make an impact,” Leon said.

“We service 40 hospitals in the area, including UC Davis Medical Center, and the Forecast

Temperatures will range in the low to mid 70s for the next couple of days. There will also be a light breeze today, but the clear skies will make for the viewing of Jupiter at its opposition on Friday night absolutely stellar!

Tyson Tilmont, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

UC Davis blood drives make a huge difference in the lives of patients each and every year.”

If incentives of saving lives and beating Sac State again aren’t enough of a draw, the drive is also offering free giveaways and drawings for donors.

“They’ll receive the new t-shirt, a coupon for a chicken sandwich from Chickfil-A at Arden Fair in Sacramento and will be entered into drawings to win an iPod Touch, IKEA gift cards and more,” Teixeira said.

In last year’s competition, Davis won by a whopping 112 pints of blood, beating Sac State for the third year in a row. In order to donate blood and earn points for your Thursday

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school, donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in general good health in order to donate.

Donors are also encouraged to drink water and eat before donating, and must be willing to dedicate about an hour to the whole process.

Steven Lee, a leukemia patient who recently relapsed, said he believes that UC Davis and Sac State can have a huge impact this year. Lee has been a familiar face at university blood drives, hoping to promote the donation of blood and bone marrow to help cancer patients such as himself.

CHARLOTTE YOUNG can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

On Interstate 94 near Ann Arbor, an 87-year old man was caught with 228 pounds of cocaine on Monday. Someone should have told him that although cocaine does make you feel invincible, it does NOT reverse aging.

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TODAY

THURSDAY

October Book Faire 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Women’s Resources and Research Center, First floor North Hall Each quarter the Joy Fergoda Library at the WRRC hosts a book fair where books can be purchased for under $3. Proceeds will be used to buy new books for the library. Nonfiction, fiction, poetry and more! The faire will be open until Friday.

Asexual Spectrum 101 5 to 6 p.m.

LGBT Resource Center, University House Annex Learn about asexuality, demisexuality, grey-asexuality, and the ace community.

Prized Writing Awards Reception 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitor’s Center The 22 published authors, 10 honorable mentions and the cover artist for the 22nd annual volume of Prized Writing will be recognized at an awards ceremony. A catered reception will be provided in the AGR room of the Buehler Alumni and Visitor’s Center for invited guests from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and the awards program will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Rd. Having trouble controlling the way you eat? Free yourself from excess weight and obsessive thoughts about food and body image. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Whiskey Dawn Concert 9 p.m.

The Davis Graduate, 905 Russell Blvd.

After taking Nashville by storm, rising California “new country” buzz band Whiskey Dawn returns to their home state to perform in concert at The Graduate.

Tickets are $9.

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and werewolfism.

Again, confessions for highly public and shocking crimes should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

Psychological studies on false confessions in particular note that they are more likely to occur to highly suggestible or mentally unstable people.

It had already been highly publicized that the culprit was a werewolf, the

Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series 4 p.m.

1005 Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility Building Dr. Frits Thorsen of the University of Bergen, Norway, will discuss the development of novel animal models to study melanoma brain metastases.

School of Law First Amendment Lecture Series 4 p.m.

Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom, King Hall Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will discuss the First Amendment in the age of information overload. RSVP at http:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/2011central valleyfoundationlecture.

Art Studio Program Lecture Series 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Technocultural Studies Building New York-based painter Joanne Greenbaum is primarily concerned with the formalism of plastic arts. Her canvases don’t follow formulas of conventional painting, but rather, continuously test and expand the possibilities by which painting can evolve.

American Red Cross Club Meeting 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.

118 Olson Missed the first general meeting? No worries! Just come to the third general meeting of the year and learn about all the volunteer opportunities around Davis and the Yolo community.

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authorities told Garnier that villagers recognized him and he was already known for his odd manner. The conditions were ripe for Garnier to believe himself to be a werewolf, and thus, give a false confession.

This Halloween, have some sympathy for the token skeptics in your horror movie marathon.

If you were in his shoes, you would probably act the same way.

AMY STEWART can be reached at science@theaggie.org.

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time I get a chance I’ll try to go on scout offense. I always remember my freshman Cont. from page 4 year. I told Randy Wright evwinter break? ery time, I’m just like, “Dude, All my roommates are I don’t care where I’m at, just Niner fans and I’m a huge throw me the ball.”

Steelers fan, so we’re going to go to the Monday You think Coach Biggs will Night Football game at ever let you get in there, Candlestick. maybe on Senior Day? No, not at all.

You played wide receiver in high school. Do you For all football news and updates, you ever miss playing on can follow CAELUM SHOVE on twitter @ offense?

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What girl would go for bland perfection when she could instead have a taste of trouble that is mouth-wateringly delicious?

Thus, we are enraptured Zenita with the depressed, the torSingh tured, the combustible and sometimes all of the above.

These warped womanizers stretch and redefine the limits of our imaginations like silly putty. And so we become the putty in their hands. ince nice guys finish last, why don’t they up- But there’s more. We have grade to rascal? It’s only a secret ... Despite the indisa matter of time before nat- putable, unsurprisingly obvious fact that women are ural selection disposes of them completely. The world better than men, we’re still of romance would be a per- afflicted by chronically low self-esteem. fectly peachy paradise if there were a one-to-one ra- It’s too weird for us to have nice boys hovering tio of girls and jerks. That way everyone gets what they around, serenading us with songs of praise, or drooling want! Here’s why: fountains as they gape at us Girls are all self-proopen-mouthed while simulclaimed psychologists and statisticians of love. We have taneously scribbling tearsmudged an inherpoetry inent need to Our inner psychologists begin spired by snatch mundane deyearning for the strange and our interminable tails and jab even extreme beauty. at them beIt’s only neath the flattering to be pursued by lens of pocket magnifya whiny, weepy, love-struck ing glasses for sharp-eyed Romeo for that dazed halfscrutiny. Rather than colhour before slamming my lecting data, we hoard evhead into my desk seems a ery morsel of evidence and brilliant idea. plot the happenstance of But how can a guy beour love lives on timelines and graphs, which we com- come the jerk that girls crave? By simply investing a pulsively organize in the few hours a week watching endless file-cabinets of our episodes of “Yu-Gi-Oh” and minds.

“Dragon Ball Z” and taking Once we amass enough copious notes on the maninformation to thrice overnerisms of Seto Kaiba and flow the Earth’s oceans, we use confidential algorithms Vegeta. to analyze the results. That’s I think all guys could benefit from spiky hair right. We don’t daydream — we do unfathomable ap- that changes color, superpowers, possession of hoplied math. By incorporatlographic technology and ing the data we have stocknicely-fitting blue trench piled through years of obcoats … not to mention the servation and experimennonchalant, “couldn’t care tation with our professional knowledge of psych, stats, less” attitude. Selflessness is cute but selfishness is sociology, astrology and sexy! rocket science, we predict the future (and you thought So, men, quit trying so hard. Being nice is a waste your computer games were of time and energy; it will cool!). get you nowhere in love.

We read minds. We take Don’t share what you’re pride in being 99.9 percent right. We also have clandes- thinking. Don’t tell us what you like about us. Don’t retine meetings in Area 52, (wherein we have attempted mind us you care about us and failed to make most de- or respect us. Don’t rememvious plans for a matriarchal ber anniversaries or birthdays. Don’t ever apologize universe). for hurting our feelings. And But we bore of being so don’t ever open doors or consistently correct. Our pull out chairs for us. inner psychologists begin yearning for the strange and Girls love to be treated terribly. It lets us pretend we even extreme. After all, if boys are mysteries, we’re far live in a society where males and females are equal. We’re too sophisticated to waste sick of being considered our time on the simple and fragile. straightforward nice guys.

But maybe what we Jerks are much more sometimes want is not fascinating. They know what we truly deserve … our lives are miserable Maybe there’s a reason nice without problems to disentangle, so they gracious- guys have not been weeded out of the world. Maybe ly provide us the mental we just need a slap of reality exercise we need by forcto knock any delusions we ing us to puzzle them out like mind-boggling Rubik’s might have about romance out of our brains. This is it! cubes that your prankster friends took apart and realigned in your absence.

Send ZENITA SINGH your life’s woes at zensingh@ucdavis.edu!

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dents and permanent residents hold meetings to keep the Davis community safe. When specific areas are found to be at a higher risk than others, further patrolling is conducted. It allows the entire community to create a partying standard.

The program works well due to support from the community and UC Davis.

“We have a really good partnership between the city and campus,” Li said.

Cont. from front page and is directed towards parties,” said Barry Swartwood, lieutenant of the UC Davis Police Department.

The program has been promoted through a letter sent to Chancellor Katehi, Facebook advertisements and e-mails. It allows students to plan ahead to host safe parties, while reducing violence, noise, injuries and other risks related to underage drinking.

DANIELLE HUDDLESTUN can be reached at At least twice a year, stu- campus@theaggie.org.

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He was either physically inept or mentally incapable of comprehending the rules. But instead of learning, he picked up the ball and walked off. Why? Michelle Because his mom most Nguyen likely said, “Honey, you don’t have to play by their rules.”

This guy never learned how to adapt because he was told it was okay to do whatever he pleased with no regard for others. This is the guy that will not hold the door open for you or yield to pedestriex, drugs and alcoans because, quite frankhol are things that we’ve been told, from ly, he just doesn’t give a damn. a very early age, to steer Next, we have the rebel. clear of. If you do them, you’ll die. And like all oth- While all the others girls er bad deeds, they share a were collecting Beanie Babies, she most likely common denominator — collected dead bugs. And one that gives birth to all when everyone was wearthings malevolent: peer ing Sketchers, she decidpressure.

Peer pressure is the root ed not to wear shoes at all.

She probaof all evil, bly grew up we learned.

That is why He was either physically inept to be that hipster girl our paror mentally incapable of sitting next ents made comprehending the rules to you in it their class, the moral duty one who thinks she’s betto incessantly remind us ter than everyone else beto “be ourselves” and to cause she’s not a mindless “never let anyone define follower. us.” They foresaw all the Ironically, she’s condrunken escapades and drug-ridden revelries that forming to the “non-conformist” crowd. Suddenly, would ensnarl us during our teenage years, so they wearing holes in your shirt is no longer being made certain that when different; rather, it’s fitthe time comes, we’d ting in with the rest of the know how to say “no.” rebels who wear holes in It is understandable, their shirts. This goes to then, that our concerned show peer pressure canparents did everything they could to veer us away not be avoided, unless you’re a hermit. from the herd mentali Kids who were told to ty. No one wants his or “just say no” when sither kid to turn into some uations got uncomfortpush-over who simply able grew up to be recluscan’t stand his ground in the face of persuasion. But es of society. Back in third little did our parents know, grade when the class went on a camping trip to the the lessons we learned about peer pressure could lake and everyone pressured little John to jump bring about detrimental in, he said “no” and was effects in the long run. then eventually pushed in College campuses are breeding grounds for peer anyways.

Now, at the age of 20, pressure. Take, for insocial gatherings give him stance, those of us who heart attacks and he disswore we would never tances himself from socidrink alcohol. You innocently agree to accompany ety in an attempt to avoid your friend to a party with all instances of peer pressure. He lives an unhealthy no intention of drinking, but once you get there you life cooped up in solitude because he never learned wind up taking one sip — how to deal with confronor six sips too many. tation. He was told to “just Back in grade school, say no” and walk away. being the only kid who Hence, as ideal as “bedidn’t collect Pokémon ing yourself” sounds, cards was tough, and our it would be much more parents made our lives pragmatic to adapt and easier by making us beget along with others. lieve we were “unique” and that we didn’t have to Kids who don’t learn how to accommodate and conform in order to fit in. make compromises when But kids who grew up confronted with pressure believing they are “spegrow up to be less conficial” no matter what anydent and less successful one else says about them than their counterparts. turn out to be one of the So perhaps caving to a following three: arrogant little peer pressure isn’t so pricks, rebels or hermits. bad. After all, everyone’s The arrogant prick who doing it. lives life assuming everyone else is wrong used to be that kid who could nev- MICHELLE NGUYEN can be reached at michellen1990@yahoo.com. er play softball correctly.

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White children more likely to receive CT scans

Monster mash

Unnecessary scans lead to needless risk

By CHELSEA MEHRA Aggie Science Writer

A recent study found that white children are far more likely to receive CT scans than are African American or Hispanic children.

Led by JoAnne Natale, medical director of the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine, this study is an analysis of previous research, which found a prediction rule for CT scan use.

Natale analyzed a group of 40,000 children by looking primarily at the effects of race and ethnicity, though not the costs, of obtaining perhaps unnecessary CT scans.

The initial impetus for pursuing research in CT scanning of children younger than 18 years old is two-fold, according to Nathan Kuppermann, chair of the UC Davis department of emergency medicine and lead author of the previous research. “[Because] CT use in this country is increasing at a very high rate and clinicians are using CT scans without good evidence, the purpose of this study was to generate evidence around CT use for children with head trauma, particularly because radiation is a real risk for children,” Kuppermann said.

Natale’s most recent study found that for children with more severe head trauma, there was no significant difference in the CT rate between the three race categories of children. However, in the low-risk group — that is, the children who probably are not in need of a CT scan — there was a greater difference with white children receiving CT scans more frequently.

Reasons for a disparity in CT scan usage among white, African American and Hispanic children are admittedly complicated, according to Natale and Kuppermann.

However, the study’s findings seem to indicate that an “important driver of inappropriate CT

service Cont. from front page electronics using e-waste recycling with the Albert Einstein Residence Center to arranging material for library programs at the Sacramento Public Library.

Tree Davis, a Davis organization dedicated to “enhancing the urban forest,” has worked with the CSRC Weekend of Service for every quarter since last fall. Since 1992 it has worked with over 2,000 volunteers to plant 7,000 trees in the Davis community.

“Our programs usually fill up very quickly, but this quarter we are in need of recruiting thirty more vol-

ower Peter Stumpp was placed on the rack and threatened with torture until he confessed to killing and eating 14 children and two pregnant Amy women and their fetusStewart es. He said that the Devil had given him “a magical girdle” which would turn him into a devouring wolf. He was later executed, having his skin burned off by red-hot pokers and his limbs broken to prevent him from returning from the grave.

This particular cons a horror movie junkie, Halloween is fession of werewolfism is most likely due to the my favorite holiday. psychology of a torture What’s not to love about situation, rather than watching scary movies mental illness. Many psywith friends dressed in a huge variety of costumes? chological studies have found that even in situaHorror movies have the tions where the threat of rare quality that no mattorture is not involved, ter if the movie is good or people will give false conbad, it can be equally enfessions if pressured by joyable. Truly good horan authority figure, let ror movies, such as The alone when “coerced” Exorcist, can scare audiwith violence. It’s difficult ences even 40 years latto tell cener. Even turies latbad horror Stories of werewolves (most er whethmovies like Jennifer’s recognizably in Europe) go back er Stumpp even comBody can centuries mitbe fun ted these if you’re crimes, let drinking alone whether he actualwith friends and making ly believed in his own sufun of the terrible acting. pernatural confession.

However, because I’ve A great deal of the seen so many horror Stumpp story would be movies (especially monsuitable for a gory monster movies), I also know ster movie: a quiet vilthat I would be one of lager transforming into a the first to die. The token skeptic/scientist is one of huge wolf and devouring women and children. A the first to go, along with the slut and the comic re- close look at the psychology and history of the sitlief. The skeptic denies uation, however, means that monsters exist; he or that at best it was a senshe may insist that scisationalism of a serial ence disproved any such killer and at worst a tragic creatures, and if the dimiscarriage of justice. rector wants an ironic scene, the skeptic is killed The case of Gilles seconds after making that Garnier in France in 1573 is even more muddied. proclamation.

Over the course of about Just such a scene is in last year’s terrible remake a year, several children went missing or were of The Wolfman, where found dead, and the authe werewolf Lawrence thorities of the province Talbot is strapped to a issued an edict that the chair as a doctor pompwerewolf responsible be ously explains how incaptured. Late one night, sane Talbot is. Talbot a group of villagers came screams, “I will kill you all!” The audience laughs, upon what appeared to be a wolf with the body the doctor scoffs and wolf-Talbot promptly kills of a dead child in the dim light. The fact that the them all. child had been savaged The skeptic is depicted was beyond dispute, but as foolish, cowardly and close-minded. What’s sel- where some saw a wolf others saw Gilles Garnier. dom mentioned in these Garnier himself, a removies is that history clusive hermit, testiis almost always on the fied that he went huntskeptic’s side. ing in the woods and a Take werewolves, one spectre gave him a magof the major classic monical salve that would alsters of the horror movie low him to hunt as a wolf. industry. Stories of werewolves (most recognizably He confessed that he had strangled and eaten at in Europe) go back cenleast four children during turies. Along with witchthis period and was lates, accused werewolves would be brutally tortured er burned at the stake for the crimes of witchcraft until they confessed to horrible crimes.

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use” in low-risk children is parental requests made more by white parents than either of the other two races, Kuppermann said.

Emergency department physicians were more likely to report “parental requests” when asked to list the major influences on their decision to obtain a CT scan in a child with minor head trauma.

Although a very useful tool when injury is indicated, CT scans can be especially detrimental to children when injury is not indicated, given their high dosage of radiation and false positives.

The risk of CT scanning is “potentially higher for children, whose brains are still undergoing various forms of maturation, and are thus more vulnerable to the effects,” said Susan Rivera, professor of mind and psychology at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain.

Statistically speaking, Kuppermann estimates that for every 1,000 to 5,000 children that get a CT scan, depending on the age of the child, one might die from a lethal malignancy [or deadly cancer] and another couple might develop a malignancy they will survive from.

The emotional and economic costs of these decisions — to scan or not to scan — are an addition-

al factor not explicitly addressed in Natale’s study, but certainly a topic for further research.

Peter Lindert, distinguished research professor of economics, argues there are three major reasons for a continued upward trend in the share of national income spent on health care costs — personal income, effect of aging and technology improvements in health care.

“For those demand and supply reasons, health care costs would go on rising even if the government were able to control prices,” Lindert said.

Natale’s study was keen on implementing the qualitative measurements suggested by Kuppermann by noting “the importance of strong, evidence-based guidelines to assure equal and optimal care.”

Embedding the evidence of their prediction rules in electronic health records, Kuppermann and his colleague at Columbia University won a $3.5 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Kuppermann and Natale hope that their research will decrease the rate of inappropriate CT scan use among emergency clinicians.

unteers,” said Keren Costanza, executive director of Tree Davis, in an e-mail interview. “We may need to recruit from beyond the UC Davis community in order to accomplish our project.”

The CSRC hosts this quarterly affair to bring student awareness to the many other service opportunities it has to offer.

“It’s a weekend where we’re advocating philanthropy, but also letting students know that there is a community service center on campus that they can go to,” said student advisor and sophomore genetics major Amrit Sahota.

A community service database on the CSRC website allows the user to search by location, keyword and

area of interest for the ideal service project. Student advisors in their office, South Hall Room 225, can also be of great help for finding that perfect way to get involved.

A volunteer can also benefit in the process of assisting another, Sahota said.

“Not everyone can always get an internship, and this is a great way to put something on your resume and get a letter of recommendation,” she said.

More information on the Fall Weekend of Service and the CSRC is available on their website, iccweb. ucdavis.edu/cs.

CHELSEA MEHRA can be reached at science@ theaggie.org.

MAX RUSSER can be reached at campus@theaggie. org.

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By Caelum Shove Aggie Sports Writer

a success until we make the playoffs. I think its something we can always build on going into next year.

You come in with two goals every year­ — it’s to make the playoffs and to win conference. It’s all about just taking responsibility for our actions and seeing if we can do something about it. I think if we win conference if we win out, then it’s just something to build on for next year.

For junior linebacker Byron Gruendl, the years are flying by.

Since arriving on campus in 2009, the Danville, Calif. native has played in every UC Davis football game, and has done so with tremendous success.

Last year Gruendl was All-Great West Conference Honorable Mention on deYou came onto campus fense and won the Palmer as a freshman in 2009; Moody Award, given to the you’ve played in every Aggies’ most outstanding game since you got here. sophomore.

What’s it been like to be In this 2011 campaign entrenched in the foothe is currently second on ball program for three full the team with 37 tackles years now? and one sack.

Time has flown by. You Gruendl took time to Byron Gruendl put so much work into sit down with California junior this thing. And you put so Aggie sports writer Caelum much time and effort. You Shove to discuss the season thus far, his career as a UC don’t realize that the years and the Davis football player and life away practices and all those workouts all fly by. You don’t realize the seniors from the field. that are on this team, you probaI think it’s fair to say this season bly won’t see them that much afhasn’t gone the way you guys would ter this season. It’s just weird how have wanted. What’s your attitude life is, and it’s how the season is. I’ve at this point with four games re- been extremely fortunate to be part of the program for this long. maining?

This season’s been really different than other seasons I’ve been here, What’s the most important thing just the fact that our team‘s been you’ve learned through three years way closer. When I first came in of Division I football? here the offense and defense were Division I football has shaped me basically separated into two teams. all around as the person I am today.

This summer we really made an ef- My work ethic, my time managefort to come close and bond togeth- ment skills, where my priorities are, er. When we hit those first couple the things I value in life. My position weeks, somewhere along there we coach [defensive coordinator Mark got into a funk. We had no confi- Johnson] always says, “Football is dence as a team; we weren’t clicking life within 100 yards,” and I always on all cylinders. In all aspects of the look at it like that. Football is just life, it’s shaped who I am today. game we were struggling.

Four games left in the season and they’re all really winnable games You came into the program at the and we have a lot of talent on this same time as Johnson. What’s that team. I think we’re going to win. I been like and how has it affected think we’re going to go 6-5 on the your relationship?

Johnson has been the best coach season.

I’ve ever had — easily, hands down.

If you go 6-5, you win against He’s taught me all I’ve known about Cal Poly and you win against football. The guy is perfect for this Sacramento State. Do you consid- program. He’s a father figure. He’s a guy that every guy on this team er this season a success?

I would never think of the season as looks up to and respects with all of

Byron Gruendl our hearts. He’s really changed the program, at least the defensive side of the ball.

How have you matured as a football player in your three years here, besides getting bigger?

Besides getting bigger? [Laughs] Just confidence. That’s the thing I look at. I understand the scheme way better. I understand the whole defense and the concepts of our blitzes and our coverages. When you finally get that understanding you can go out there and play with confidence; you don’t have to worry about making mistakes.

Is there a moment you can point to when on the football field you thought, “This is exactly where I want to be, this is exactly what I want to be doing right now?”

Cal Poly last year was so sweet. We were down 21-3 going at halftime and coach Johnson brings up the defense and says, “There’s no pixie dust, there’s no magic potion, you guys gotta go out and want it.” Next thing you know we go out the second half, we create three turnovers, score 22 unanswered points and we win with about 30 seconds left in the game. That’s what football is all about. That’s when I knew I loved the guys I’m around and the coaches I’m with. That was probably the pivotal moment in my career.

What are you studying?

Econ.

How’s that going?

It’s going well. When I first came here I had no idea what I wanted to do. Then the last couple years I did a few econ classes and decided — besides the fact that they forced me to declare a major — that econ is something I’m really interested in.

And then, post college plans.

Nothing yet?

Graduate, get a job, and make lots of money. [Laughs] Fair enough. We’ll bring it to closer plans. What are you doing for

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Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies 7-6-2 (5-2-0); Gauchos 9-5-1 (2-4-0) Where: Meredith Field at Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara — Calif.

When: Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Alex Aguiar scored his second goal of the season in the Aggies’ victory over Cal Poly on a penalty kick.

The sophomore midfielder has started every game and is tied on the team for most shots taken. Aguiar took three shots last time UC Davis played the Gauchos and four shots in the Aggies’ most recent game against Cal Poly.

Did you know? Some teams enjoy home field advantage, but UC Santa Barbara is in a league of its own.

For the past four years, UCSB has led the nation in average attendance. Last year, they totaled 70,471 fans over Alex Aguiar the season, giv- sophomore ing them an average of 5,873 fans per game. A full game at UC Davis consists of about 1,200 fans.

The perennial soccer powerhouse offers giveaways like the pros. Their last offer on Saturday — megaphones — brought in over 4,900 fans.

It is also tradition for the Gaucho fans to toss celebratory tortillas on the field after their team wins.

Preview: Having won its past three games, and five of its last six, UC Davis holds a winning record for the first time since it opened the 2009 season 2-0.

The Aggies stand atop the Big West Conference at 7-6-2 with a 5-2 league record and are now the team

to beat.

UC Davis has really gotten the ball rolling, sweeping the conference awards for the second consecutive week.

For the second time in a row, sophomore goalkeeper Omar Zeenni was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Week for being essentially impervious as goalie.

Sophomore Kevin Schulte followed freshman Matt Sheldon as the Offensive Player of the Week after providing the two goals that stunned the No. 4 UC Irvine.

UCSB has not played up to expectations and currently stands in sixth place in conference, but is in no way a walkover. They are 2-4 in league, but one of those victories was over UC Davis. Head coach Dwayne Shaffer knows not to underestimate the Gauchos, but is also excited about playing in Santa Barbara.

“That is the greatest place to play men’s college soccer…When you go down there, it gets you jacked up to play,” he said.

Shaffer, as he has said the whole season, believes his team’s performance has improved every game and will give the Gauchos a good fight.

“They’re so mentally tough now because each game has been close. You can’t train that kind of fight in practice, you just have to experience it,” he said.

This experience is a guarantee for the upcoming game, as the Aggies hope to continue their winning ways in front of the toughest crowd in college soccer.

— Matthew Yuen

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‘Tis the season for snow sports Compare season pass prices at Lake Tahoe resorts

By LANI CHAN

Aggie Features Writer

Skiers and snowboarders can see one upside to the upcoming season of chilly, rainy days — however dreary it is on campus, it means it must be snowing somewhere.

Luckily for Davis students, Lake Tahoe is roughly only a two-hour drive away, and with it, thousands of square miles of fluffy terrain to ski and ride. The only problem facing Tahoe addicts is deciding where to invest a few hundred dollars in a lift pass for the season.

Keeping in mind that students will likely want to coordinate with others when purchasing their passes, here are current season pass prices at some of Tahoe’s most popular resorts.

Vail Resorts, after purchasing Northstar-At-Tahoe last year, is offering a Tahoe Value pass that will allow college students restricted access — meaning passholders will pay an additional fee on certain “blackout” days — to both Northstar and Heavenly Lake Tahoe for $299. Unlike last season, Sierra-At-Tahoe will not be included in the deal, but offers unrestricted access to students for $279.

Alpine Meadows Resort, under the new ownership of KSL Capitol Partners, has partnered up with Squaw Valley U.S.A. to offer a combined student pass for $349. Alpine is also grouped with Homewood Mountain and Kirkwood resorts for the Unlimited Tripl3Threat pass, which allows unrestricted access for $329.

“There’s so much to do and see here. We’ve been selling passes pretty consistently,” said Megan Maracle, a resort associate at Northstar. “We have a wonderful, laid-back environment. The variety of trails lets the advanced people come to shred or do the terrain park, or just slide down the mountain like me.”

Northstar has been a local favorite in past seasons, but its blacked-out Saturdays for college students this year have been a slight deterrent to some.

“I didn’t know that Northstar had no Saturdays this year. That’s too bad,” said Jessie Adams, senior art history and international relations double major. “I’ve always loved Northstar for their trails and their terrain park.

I can go off on the side on the jumps without getting intimidated.”

Maracle did note that Northstar pairs well with Heavenly because it tends to be less crowded at Heavenly on Saturdays, when the college pass is blacked out at Northstar.

Other resorts, such as Squaw Valley, have elected to allow access on Saturdays after seeing the reaction to Northstar’s restriction on their peak day of business.

“We know college students can often only head to the snow on Saturdays,” said Julie Maurer, vice president of marketing and sales at Squaw Valley. “Our college pass has only 10 blackout days.”

Maurer said that Alpine was right next door to Squaw Valley, making it a logical choice to partner with for a season pass deal. It offers two different but equally great resorts for a competitive price.

“It’s an incredible value to have access to that amount of acreage,” Maurer said. “Squaw and Alpine combined gives you 6,000 acres, 270 runs and 44 lifts, which is a really compelling ski offer. Also, both courtesy resorts have a great après-ski scene College students can visit both Heavenly Resort and Northstar with the Tahoe Value Pass. that I think will be very attractive to college students.”

On the other hand, the Tripl3Threat college pass gets students into three resorts: Kirkwood, Alpine and Homewood. Normally $329, but $255 if purchased through the Ski or Snowboard Club at UC Davis, students find that the Tripl3Threat pass offers them the best opportunities for riding even on the busiest days of the season.

“Options are always necessary with how crowded Tahoe can get,” said Allie van Dorn, a fifth-year senior community and regional development major. “$255 for three of the top resorts in Tahoe is virtually unheard of. Not to mention that Kirkwood doesn’t have any blackout dates. This pass will ensure that any day you want to ride, you will.”

Even after looking at the season courtesy pass deals at each resort and consid- Kirkwood Mountain Resort is just one of three resorts that are included in the Tripl3Threat college pass. ering what they offer, there are still a myriad of things to take into account when making the decision.

“It definitely matters where my friends get their passes,” Adams said.

“I’m most likely going to coordinate with my roommates.”

Also to consider is distance from Davis, where accommodations for the night will often be, and where the clutch friend with 4-wheel-drive wants to go. Additionally, many of the special college deals will expire in November, and most resorts are opening in less than a month.

Choosing where to ski and snowboard this winter will be different for everybody, but in any case, there will surely be sufficient Davis representation on Tahoe’s slopes.

LANI CHAN can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

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Northstar-at-Tahoe offers a variety of winter sports, including a 9,000 square foot ice skating rink.

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Squaw Valley offers a swimming pool and a hot tub heated to 102 degrees.

Happy Halloween from the Aggie!!!

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Squaw Valley is partnered with Alpine Meadows in college season pass deals this year.

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