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CAPS Mind Spa undergoes redesign

Yolotales show becoming a big hit Puppet show created solely by local couple

Addition of new resources makes space more accessible to students

Art & Angie’s Yolotales

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By ZANDER WOLD Aggie News Writer

We all know of famous children shows such as “Sesame Street” and “Dora the Explorer”, but another one is becoming more popular.

A new local show called “Yolotales” is about a few puppet friends having adventures, while also trying to educate the audience.

With five main characters in the show and a whole crew needed to write, shoot and edit the episodes, it may come as surprising that the entire show is done by just two people, with no other help.

Art and Angie Davis never thought their show could reach the success level it has, and have come far away from their original jobs.

Art was running a small record company in Boston, Mass. His now wife Angie was a worker in the store.

They wrote books and comic strips independently. The books were going to include a cartoon, which led to an epiphany of creating a children’s show.

Angie sewed the puppets from socks, one of which was based on a sock monkey she found in a market. The puppets were tied to ‘50s television characters, a theme Art wanted to connect the show to.

“We wanted any one of any age to watch it,” Angie said.

Last October they came out with the first of what ended up being five episodes of Yolotales Express, which were 15 minute segmented shows.

The name of the show is based on how they fell in love with Yolo County, according to Angie.

“We had a vision and honestly we followed our gut,” Art said. “As we followed our hearts and the more

we created, the more success we had.”

They had a hard time believing how successful the show was becoming, with increasingly more channels on public television picking up the show.

“We thought we were crazy,” Angie said.

Recently a full episode of “Yolotales” was released, which is 21 minutes long, opposed to the 15 minute long episodes of Yolotales Express.

Every two weeks a new episode will come out. There are already over 100 cities across the country playing their show.

However, according to Art and Angie it is a tough schedule having only two people create every aspect of the show by themselves.

They made the puppets, provide

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UC Davis “Therapy Fluffies” welcomed on Campus At least once per quarter, the UC Davis Stress and Wellness Clinic’s Mind Spa, conveniently located at the Student Health and Wellness Center on the second floor Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Clinic, holds an event entitled “Therapy Fluffies.” The event, meant to help students de-stress and take a healthy break from the life of a college student, is hosted by the Yolo County SPCA. “Excellent dogs like we have here today may not have passed prescribed ‘behavior tests’ at the shelter; [the animals] just need

a warm environment where they can grow, and that’s where we come in and provide them with suitable foster homes. Our main adoption days are 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Davis Petco, adoptions include a two week trial period after an animal is adopted.

We are always in need of volunteers and adoptive parents, our main goal is to help the animals,” said Yolo SPCA Volunteer Coordinator Anamarie Urrutia.

Students seem to appreciate the event as an opportunity to play with dogs and destress.

“I really appreciate the therapy dogs, since they remind me of my dog from home. I just love dogs a lot, so it’s really awesome when I can pet them without being embarrassed for asking,” said sophomore animal biology major Allison Royal.

For more information regarding “Therapy Fluffies” or on how you can get involved with animal rescue at the Yolo County SPCA, please e-mail volunteers@yolospca.org.

— Written by Gheed Saeed — Photos by Anna Oh

Former UC Davis student has “The Voice” Aggie Features Writer

It was a Monday night, the sixth of February, a night that would spark national recognition of former UC Davis student Lindsey Pavao.

A couple months earlier, while Pavao was working at Pinky’s Bar and Grill, the owner recommended that she audition for the second season of NBC’s “The Voice”. Pavao, who typically didn’t follow television competitions, soon found out that the auditions were only six days away. So, she decided that there was nothing to lose and headed to San Francisco.

After a long series of auditions, she was picked out of thousands of other contestants to perform for the judges on the second episode of the show, during the “blind audi-

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tion” round. Judges Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine listen to the contestants facing the audience, turning their chairs around if they want a contestant to join their “team.”

Contestants are required to sing covers, so Pavao did a unique spin on the Trey Songz song “Say Aah.” “I wasn’t trying to make it ‘better,’” said Pavao in an e-mail interview. “I just wanted to sing it the way I would, make it sincere. I guess I figured that if I was lucky enough to be on this show I was going to put it all out there.”

Shelton, Aguilera and Green turned their chairs around during Pavao’s performance. She ultimately decided to join Aguilera’s team.

Pavao will appear next on the show during the upcoming “battle round,” during which she will sing Forecast

Matthew Little, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

Aggie News Writer

Is the combination of exams and the upcoming finals week stressing you out? Are the Week Eight blues getting you down?

The Mind Spa, a free service provided by the Stress and Wellness Clinic, a division under Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), has recently undergone a redesign.

The Mind Spa, located on the second floor of the Student Health and Wellness Center, offers an array of relaxing resources for students to enjoy, free of charge.

Now available to students are two state-of-the-art human touch massage chairs, a biofeedback machine, guided relaxation and meditation videos and self-assessment computerized screenings for anxiety and mood difficulties.

“We are trying to accommodate for more services,” said Tatum Phan, staff therapist and psychology intern. “We now have two massage chairs.

We’re continuing to work on the space and to revamp it. The space isn’t perfect yet, but we’re always trying to find ways to increase privacy and make it more welcoming, as well as to attend to accessibility issues.”

According to Phan, the installation of a second massage chair has accommodated the traffic flow. In addition, the Mind Spa’s new hours of operation, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., have made it more accessible to students. Pham looks forward to adding even

more resources for students to enjoy in the future, including a craft corner.

“The original idea for the Mind Spa came from the recognition that UC students experience significant levels of stress and would benefit from having resources to manage that stress,” said CAPS psychologist and coordinator of the Stress and Wellness Clinic Dorje Jennette. “About 40 percent of UC students reported that stress interfered with their academic success.

Students can develop some resiliency through the Mind Spa. Knowing how to relax and cope with stress goes a long way toward keeping on top of the challenges of life on campus.”

The Mind Spa is hosted by student Stress and Wellness Ambassadors, such as junior English major Christina Lee, who introduce and guide visitors to resources that are suitable.

According to Lee, her role as an ambassador is to teach students about what the Mind Spa offers and how to use the resources.

“The Mind Spa developed through student involvement,” Jennette said.

“Students were involved in the selection of resources.”

According to Jennette, while CAPS receives student funding, the Mind Spa itself was made possible through funding from the Andrew D. Donnell Memorial Fund.

For more information about CAPS services, visit shcs.ucdavis.edu.

STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

Pig Day is Saturday at the Farmers Market

head to head against another member of Aguilera’s team.

From 2007 to 2009 Pavao was a psychology major at UC Davis, and in her spare time she played various gigs with a group called “Boxes” consisting of her and Matthew Torres.

They performed all over the Davis area, playing their first shows at the ASUCD Coffee House.

“The energy of Davis shows is so cool and accepting and open. I didn’t feel judged, I felt like Davis embraced the kind of music we made,” Pavao said.

Pavao spent a lot of time in Shields Library studying, joking around with friends, pulling all-nighters in the 24-hour study rooms or sneaking into the music department to play the piano.

Happy first day of March! There was some wacky weather early Wednesday morning, but it looks like Thursday won’t be as bad.

Expect early morning showers along with some wind. Now go celebrate with a Wicky Wacky Woo!

By STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN

News iN Brief

Lindsey Pavao competes on NBC singing competition

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Brian Nguyen / Aggie

The CAPS Mind Spa is free to use and can be found on the second floor of the Student Health and Wellness Center.

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The day of the year every Davis foodie waits for is almost here. The Davis Farmers Markets 21st annual Pig Day will take place this weekend in Central Park. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, baby pigs, people dressed in pig costumes and pig-based foods will inhabit downtown.

The festival, which celebrates pigs, food and local agriculture, is the Market Executive Director Randii MacNear’s favorite market event. She has been managing the market since before Pig Day’s inception two decades ago.

Arts and crafts projects will be available for children. Pig ears, pig tails, pig noses, piggie faces, as well

as painting piggie bank booths will be all be housed at the market.

There will be musical performances from The Peter Franklin Band and Regal Beezers. Regal Beezers will also host “Tots’ and Babies’ Dance” at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the Market Shed end of the market pavilion.

Food vendors from the market will offer piggie cookies and pops, along with other meat options such as pigs-in-a-blanket and corn dogs. The Food Bank of Yolo County will be serving a farm breakfast of pancakes, bacon and juice, with proceeds benefiting the local community.

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TODAY Study Abroad Info Sessions Noon to 1 p.m.

Education Abroad Center, Third and A Streets Learn about the Quarter Abroad writing and internship program in Sydney today at noon, and Summer Abroad Chile “Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy, Chile” on Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

PEACE Workshop 1 to 2 p.m.

Student Community Center Meeting Room A Get involved in Principles of Community Week by attending a free and interactive workshop.

Campus Celebrity Bike-a-thon 4 to 6 p.m.

ARC Lobby Support the new student-led initiative We Are Aggie Pride, which aims to create an emergency fund for students in need of financial assistance. Featuring NUT 10 Professor Liz Applegate, football coach Bob Biggs, Vice Chancellor Fred Wood, FST 3 Professor Charlie Bamforth, WFC Professor John Eadie, CMN Professor Virginia Hamilton, and outgoing ASUCD President Adam Thongsavat.

Green Team Campus Center for the Environment Meeting 5 p.m.

CCC Conference Room in Student Community Center Discuss opportunities in the area during the rest of Winter quarter and get updates on all the events that have been going on.

Please bring a snack to share with the group if you can.

Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer, “Civility and Peaceful Protest” 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Student Community Center Meeting Room D Get involved in Principles of Community Week by attending a lecture about peaceful protest.

American Red Cross Volunteer Orientation 7 p.m.

202 Wellman Go to this Volunteer Orientation and by the end of it, you will become an official member in the Regional and Woodland Red Cross Chapter. This is open to everyone, not just ARCC members.

Women’s Basketball 7 p.m.

ARC Pavilion Women’s Basketball will host our rivals from Cal Poly. The first 100 students can enter a raffle to shoot a half-court shot for $25,000.

French Club Meeting 7 to 10 p.m.

184 Young Listen to a presentation about the study abroad program in Paris, and watch a screening of a French movie.

breakfast at one of the UC Davis dining commons. Breakfast is free but registration is required; go to sac.ucdavis. edu to sign up.

Crafternoon Noon to 1 p.m.

Silo Patio Get crafty and support the new initiative We Are Aggie Pride, which aims to create an emergency fund for students in need of financial assistance.

Gymnastics 7 p.m.

The Pavilion It’s the Aggies vs. Arizona, San Jose State and UAA.

Dead Arts Society Showcase 8 p.m.

Wright Hall, Lab A Go see original scenes and choreography written, directed, and performed entirely by students! There will also be performances Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

SATURDAY Worm Composting Workshop 1 p.m.

Tri Co-Ops, Reagan Circle Learn to compost with worms. Free worms and bins will be given away, with availability.

Women’s Basketball 2 p.m.

The Pavilion The Aggies take on UC Santa Barbara for their Senior Day and what might be their last home game.

Women’s Water Polo 2 p.m.

Schaal Aquatic Center Vs. UC San Diego.

Tracy Caldwell Dyson Lecture 4 p.m.

UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom Dyson is a UC Davis alumnus and NASA astronaut who has been to the International Space Station and made three spacewalks. Attendance is free but registration is required; go to ls.ucdavis.edu.

Queer Winter Mixer 5:30 p.m.

LGBT Resource Center, Student Community Center Meet new people and have fun at the LGBTRC.

SUNDAY Fun and Easy Greek dance 7 to 10 p.m.

Davis Art Center, 1919 F Street at Covell, Studio E Learn the fun easy Greek dance Trava Trava as part of the Davis International Folkdancers’ ongoing class. Bring gritfree, non-marking shoes. The first class is free to newcomers.

FRIDAY Meals with Mrak: Ralph Hexter, Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor 8 to 9:30 a.m.

UC Davis Dining Commons Participate in an informal roundtable discussion with Ralph Hexter over

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ing as Speaker of the House.

In comparison, Gingrich spent roughly $3 million on ads directed in the exact opposite direction. The result? Romney won Florida Victor by 14 percent.

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2012, it needs to stop de Prior to the Florida pristroying itself from within. mary last month, Mitt You and I both know that Romney’s campaign spent won’t happen, and since over $15 million on negyou’re probably also wearative ads directed at feling your cutoffs right now, low GOP contender Newt join with me as I say, “good Gingrich. The ads assaultriddance.” ed Gingrich on a variety of issues ranging from his VICTOR BEIGELMAN hopes a series of attack past with former President ads are launched at him for writing this column. Or an angry e-mail will be just fine.

Ronald Reagan to his 1997 ethics violation while serv- Contact him at vbeigelman@ucdavis.edu.

from Iraq.”

When stories do err on the side of prosperity, though, they tend to have qualifying, and likely equally despondent, Chelsea messages as any othMehra er piece. “Democracy in Senegal” easily turns into “Discontented Senagalese Vote for President.” The U.S. teams with the new Yemen government, but on a strategy to combat Al Qaeda.

That news is more often pessimistic than opoday’s internationtimistic isn’t necessarial news stories refuse ly journalists’ fault. A 1996 to settle into binastudy at the University of ry logics that would code Chicago found that huthem as either “cheerless” mans were more willing to or “cheerful.” Rather, alpass along bad news than most everything we read in equally believable good the headlines is depressnews, contradicting our ing and then maybe slight- general tendency to want ly less depressing. to see the world as a place From a choice of 12 inwhere good things happen ternational stories from to good people. Another The New study from York Times the same Until science catches up with God, report published Monday, we are all eventually going to found that for examdo face that final curtain someday people ple, the not display least tragic a simple was about Nelson Mandela preference for bad news. being sent home from the They instead transmit inhospital. It is a shame that formation that matches as readers we must scour the same “emotional vafor these blood diamonds lence” of the conversation in the rough, if only betopic — bad or good news cause there is an abundepending on whether the dance of other rarely repreceding topic is negative ported, conflict-free stories. or positive.

Former South Africa Tragedy, however you President Nelson Mandela, look at it, sells for two of most famous for his antireasons: Humans are inapartheid efforts and now herently, as Freud would 93, spent Saturday night argue, sadomasochists, or undergoing a diagnostic analogically wired. For the procedure to ease his long- sake of not making this yet standing abdominal pains. another demoralizing diaHis investigative laparostribe, let’s go with the seccopy, Defence Minister ond argument.

Lindiwe Sislu confirmed, Our vantage points are did not indicate anything set up in direct view of anserious. Doctors, therefore, other; that is to say, we condischarged Mandela the struct opinions and ponext morning. sitions by comparing our While it is certainly a resituation to an opposite. lief to hear our modernReading and watching day Ghandi is in better spir- the kind of morbid things its, Mandela’s latest health we do is a way to confirm scare reminds us of our that no matter how unformortality. tunate a day it has been, Until science catches up things could be — and are with God, we are all even- — worse. If anything, it’s a tually going to face that fi- narcissistic way of reconnal curtain someday. Just ciling with the world, yet as Emily Dickinson wrote, it may be the only way we “Death very kindly stops know. its carriage for us when we Nelson Mandela offered cannot — or do not want an alternative direction to to — halt it ourselves.” position ourselves in when And if there is a single he said, “Part of being opticommon denominator be- mistic is keeping one’s head tween living things, it is pointed toward the sun, precisely the reality of the one’s feet moving forward. life cycle.

There were many dark moThe media, of course, ex- ments when my faith in huploits this universal prinmanity was sorely tested, ciple, enough so that the but I would not and could sterile texts and voices of not give myself up to deour various news sources spair. That way lays defeat make sure we don’t forget and death.” our looming, undisclosed Instead of turning away expiration dates. “Watch or to another, we are well out,” reporters seem to advised to face onward, in caution with accounts the direction of our very of “Suicide Bombs in first step. Ahead. Unlike Nygeria” or “Blast Wounds pages in a newspaper, progin Afghanistan.” “You’re ress doesn’t simply unfold. lucky,” correspondents might suggest by posting Contact CHELSEA MEHRA at cmehra@ “Names of the Dead,” and ucdavis.edu if you have any happy news stories.

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campus Judicial report Failed Learning Mechanism A sophomore was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for altering a quiz and submitting it for re-grading in a physics course. After receiving his quiz, the student met with the professor to go over his mistakes. Then the student went home and made changes to the actual quiz, allegedly doing so as a personal learning mechanism. In the next discussion section, the TA for the course mentioned that some quizzes should have received more points if students provided a particular answer to one of the questions. The student saw that he had given that particular answer and submitted his quiz to be re-graded. The alterations to the quiz were found, and both the unaltered and altered versions of the quiz were sent to SJA to be reviewed. The student stated that he had forgotten that he made the changes, but also admitted that what he did is in violation of school policy. The student accepted Disciplinary Probation until Winter quarter 2013 and received a zero for the quiz from the instructor.

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Plagiarism A student was referred to SJA for plagiarism found in a research paper he submitted for an

anthropology course. The TA noticed that some sections of the paper were copied word for word from an online source that was not cited. In a meeting with an SJA officer, the student claimed that he was having difficulty with the course and the research paper because English is his second language. The student agreed to accept Disciplinary Probation until Winter quarter 2013 and received an F for the research paper from the instructor. In addition, he was given an informational booklet on plagiarism to read prior to attending a mandatory meeting with a writing specialist in the Student Academic Success Center.

Unauthorized Collaboration A sophomore was referred to SJA for unauthorized collaboration during an exam in an economics course. While administering the exam, the TAs noticed the unauthorized collaboration between the student and her friend and reported this conduct to the professor. In her meeting with a judicial officer, the student admitted that she should not have collaborated with her friend during the exam.

She explained that she had done so because she did not want her friend to fail. She agreed to be placed on Disciplinary Probation status until Winter quarter 2013 and received a zero on the exam from the instructor.

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Cont. from front page Although she was not able to continue her junior and senior year at UC Davis due to financial concerns, she looks at her first years of college as a growing experience.

“Living in the dorms and then living on my own was a big growing phase for me,” Pavao said. “I learned how to be independent and still do what I want with my life. It broke my heart leaving. The sense of community and intellectual curiosity at UC Davis was always so cool to be around.”

She connects with many of her friends on a musical level, like her roommate Simone Thompson. They met in a music theory class and have been collaborating on original songs ever since then.

Pavao also continues to perform her songs at local venues or open-mics while being true to herself during the process, Thompson said.

“She really is as cool and as genuine as she comes across,”

said Lindsey’s boyfriend, Byron Anson. “This show has not and will not change the type of person she is.”

The support of her family has helped to shape the way Pavao connects with her own passion for music, said Michelle Pavao, Lindsey’s sister.

“Our whole family has been musically inclined,” Michelle said. “We have all influenced each other musically but with Lindsey, her passion for music and her creativity really comes from inside her. There’s something really unique about her songwriting.”

Lindsey’s brother, Earl Pavao, told her a long time ago that no matter what she does, whether it’s work or music or school, to do it whole heartedly, and Lindsey says that’s exactly what she’s doing.

Before the show, Lindsey never performed in front of large audiences or cameras, but at local coffee shops with friends. While her name is sprouting up all over the web, she said her passion for songwriting genuinely

Christina Aguilera (left) and Lindsey Pavao (right)

remains the same.

“I definitely feel like a rookie compared to a lot of people on this show who are already career musicians,” Lindsey said. “But I try to take what little experience I have and

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Pepper spray lawsuit

Information needed On Feb. 22 the ACLU announced that a group of students and alumni would be suing UC Davis about the pepper spray incident. The lawsuit states that the university went against constitutional rights to protest freely.

This lawsuit is justified in looking for answers to lingering questions about the events of Nov. 18. The university should be held accountable for what happened and this lawsuit will help to do so.

Five task forces were created to look into the pepper spray incident, and the campus has still not received any results. Specifically, the investigation put together by UC President Mark Yudof has been delayed yet again, and will be coming out in “early March.” We’re frustrated with these delays, and it seems as though they’re merely sweeping the issue under the rug.

The first of these investigations began in November, and it is reasonable that students want answers. This lawsuit would force answers from the university that students and community members deserve. It is important that administrators know

that our community still wants an explanation of what happened on Nov. 18.

However, suing the university does have its consequences. Defending lawsuits can be expensive, and this money should be going toward student outreach and needs. Rather than spending money on a lawsuit, the university could put money into student-administration relations programs or student groups on campus.

Our campus should focus on moving forward and combating the problem that protesters were fighting against when they were pepper sprayed — rising tuition. Furthermore, we should not have to rely on a lawsuit to get information about our university. The university should be spending all of its effort and money on making the UC system affordable and transparent for all students.

Hopefully this lawsuit will bring the answers that our community is still looking for, and allow our campus to move forward and focus on coming together to fight the attack on higher education.

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Jordan S. Carroll

In memory of Barney Rosset

B

arney Rosset, the publisher behind Grove Press, died at age 89 last week.

Throughout his life, Rosset was a strong defender of First Amendment rights. During his tenure at Grove Press, he fought and won obscenity trials all over the country to establish the right to publish sexually explicit novels like Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence, Tropic of Cancer

by Henry Miller and Naked Lunch

by William S. Burroughs. While his victories were won in the

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Responses to Feb. 27 presentation by Israeli speakers I attempted to attend an event on Feb. 27 put on by ChaiLife club and StandWithUs, a pro-Israeli organization. Often, Palestinians are blamed for our “lack of dialogue,” and our refusal to sit down with Israeli and Jewish students to just talk things out. I am personally against dialogue, as the word implies that both parties are on equal footing — obviously Israel as the Occupier and Palestinians as the Occupied cannot sit down as two equals. It’s the equivalent of asking a white man and black man to sit down to dinner in 1960s Mississippi — absolutely absurd. But alas, it is often the accusation we get. However, the actions of the pro-Israel community were far from the words they often speak.

Concerned students and Davis community members had planned a simple walkout — a common technique to show disapproval of an event — and some people would stay back to ask questions respectfully. We showed up to Olson 106, the advertised location, only to find that we had been sent a decoy. A member of Aggies for Israel gave a short speech and left.

We heard that the event had been moved to Wellman, and we made it just in time. By changing the room last minute, they were going to avoid all thought of Palestinians.

That is not conducive to the dialogue that they supposedly so desperately want with us.

There were admittedly hecklers from both sides. I have much respect for the mediator of the event, who tried to let everyone speak, even when pro-Israel attendees would not let people ask questions during the designated Q&A period. It is important for people to know that the event ended abruptly, not because of Palestinians rioting, but because the Jewish and Israeli community began yelling as soon as a Jewish American stuDavid Siegel M.D., MPH dent got to the mike with statistics.

Professor of Medicine, UC Davis He was not able to ask his question School of Medicine because as soon as he declared his

On Feb. 27 at a presentation at Wellman 106, I witnessed behavior that has no place at UC Davis.

A presentation, “Defending the Israeli Image,” sponsored by ChaiLife Club at UC Davis, Chabad of Davis and StandWithUs and led by two Israelis was repeatedly interrupted by hecklers and individuals whose intent was clearly to disrupt the proceedings.

One individual planted himself at the back of the room and continuously shouted slurs (“rapists, murderers”) and refused to allow the event to proceed. Although most of the individuals who could be described as opposed to the ideas presented confined their behavior to occasional hooting and jeers, six to eight individuals felt empowered to prevent any collegial exchange of ideas. Under the circumstances, the Israelis, a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces and a Druze woman showed grace and courage.

Disgracefully, campus security and the UC Davis Police did nothing to prevent this behavior. I was told that they were following orders to do nothing unless there was violence. They also refused to take the names of the disruptive individuals. Clearly this sets a chilling precedent for future campus public events where one individual could disrupt the event without any fear of consequences.

To me, this represents the antithesis of what should occur on a university campus. I call on the campus administration, particularly Chancellor Linda Katehi, to investigate what occurred at this event and take appropriate actions against those who behaved outside of the UC Davis code of conduct. I further call on Chancellor Katehi to take appropriate action to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

1950s and ‘60s, I believe Rosset’s commitment to free speech still has something to teach us today.

It’s true that these sensational cases won Grove Press publicity and boosted sales, but Rosset defied censors out of principle. According to S.E. Gontarski, when an interviewer in 1959 suggested that sexually explicit literature should be restricted if it goes too far, Rosset shot back, “I feel that personally there hasn’t been a word written or uttered that shouldn’t be published...”

It’s easy to forget that was a radical position at the time. While the U.S. prided itself as a beacon of liberty, it still convicted booksellers and authors for distributing “obscene materials,” which were considered outside the protection of free speech.

Even what many consider classic works of literature often had to be smuggled in from Paris. Ulysses by James Joyce was banned in the U.S. for over a decade! It wasn’t until Memoirs v. Massachusetts and Attorney General v. A Book named Naked

Lunch in 1966 that the nation saw the end of legal harassment and censorship of literary works.

Thanks in part to Rosset, authors can now write freely about sex without euphemism or obfuscation. This is a historic achievement, but we have yet to achieve Rosset’s full ideal: anarchism of expression. While obscenity law is now rarely applied to literature, it’s still invoked for pictorial, photographic and cinematic works.

Beyond obscenity, authors still face state repression for speaking out. In Rosset’s day, Grove Press took a serious risk in publishing subversive material, including books by Malcolm X and Che Guevara, and government exposés like the memoir of Soviet spy Kim Philby. Consequently, the press was carefully monitored by the CIA and hounded by death threats. After Rosset published an issue of the Evergreen Review celebrating Fidel Castro’s rebellion against Fulgencio Batista, a group of Cuban nationals threw a fragmentation grenade into their New York editorial office. (Luckily,

said.

Blance Neige will only have two performances at the Mondavi before going on its U.S. tour. Roth encourages UC Davis students to take up the chance to watch this once-in-a-lifetime performance, as it’s not likely in the near future that Blance Neige will be touring the U.S. again.

“I can’t imagine anybody who won’t enjoy this. It’s an incredibly accessible piece.

I guarantee that everybody will love it.”

Cont. from page 4 However, the two are excited about the show.

“The Mondavi Center’s stage is huge, so it can definitely accommodate a production as big as Blanche Neige. But we’re really excited to work on something like this as we both love challenges, and this is definitely one of the more technically-challenged shows we’ve worked on,” Golden MICHELLE RUAN can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

position, people began shouting at him. Eventually a man grabbed the microphone from his hand, and people began swarming in on him as he yelled that this is what the Israeli community always does — limits the “dialogue” to their own terms and ends it before they can be criticized. That is not a democracy, despite what Israel supporters will tell you.

During the event, one of the speakers commented on how Israel gives Palestinians all of their electricity and water. I made a comment to a friend, and a man in front of us interrupted and told me I was wrong. I gave him a legitimate example: Last week, it was reported that Israel was planning on demolishing solar panels in the Palestinian village of Hebron. These solar panels were given to them through grants from the Spanish government but Israel is revoking the building permits. The man did not believe me and did not give me his e-mail when I offered to send him links with information.

I’d like people to know that this is why I stand up against Israel. I would not be doing this if Israelis were simply shopping or lounging on the beach, like one of the speakers said her days are typically like. I am against the human rights violations, the apartheid system of government and the occupation of an indigenous people. These speakers are portraying Israel in an inaccurate light, and I feel it is my duty to raise awareness. I was touched by the support Students for Justice in Palestine had from other campus organizations and the community, and I encourage readers to look out for our upcoming events if you are curious about the situation on the other side of the wall, where Israelis do not travel.

Lyla Rayyan Senior international relations and communication major Co-president of Students for Justice in Palestine

no one was injured.) cupy the Grove Press offices, demanding reparations from men.

Now, whistle-blowers like At one point, Valerie Solanas, auBradley Manning are jailed for thor of the “Society for Cutting daring to speak government seUp Men (SCUM) Manifesto,” crets. Like Rosset, Manning and even lurked outside Rosset’s offichis comrades at Wikileaks have es with an ice pick. an anti-authoritarian vision of a world with full transparency, one We can’t excuse Rosset (or, for in which nothing is unspeakable that matter, Miller or Lawrence) or hidden from view. In other as creatures of their age. Clearly, words, absothey were out of lute freedom Thanks in part to Rosset, authors sync with histoof speech. ry in many other can now write freely about sex Like Wikileaks’ ways, looking forJulian without euphemism or obfuscation ward to a freer and Assange, howmore inclusive ever, Rosset culture. also had a problematic relation Nevertheless, Rosset provides ship with women. While Rosset an inspiration for us at a time did great work in popularizing in which the conservative culblack and queer liberation, there’s ture wars have returned. He was a a great deal of masculinism in his man with a “whim of steel,” refuseditorial choices. With a few exing to compromise his editorial ceptions like Susan Sontag, wom- integrity to appease prudes or caen are largely absent from the ter to the mass market. If our own Grove Press catalog during the generation is to continue to fight Rosset years. The sexual freedom for artistic freedom, we will need of men seemed to be the publish- more people like Rosset. er’s primary concern.

This failing led Robin Morgan JORDAN S. CARROLL is a Ph.D. student in English and a group of feminists to ocwho can be reached at jscarroll@ucdavis.edu.

“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.” — Dr. Seuss

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The California Aggie’s Arts and Entertainment Section

volume 6, number 8

Uyen T. Cao

Farewell This is it. After five years of college and four years spent in the lower dungeon of Freeborn, otherwise known as “The Basement” of The Aggie, my last column has arrived. And as my words find their way onto this page, I can’t think of many other instances more surreal than this moment alone. So many years and moments of struggling to find the right words to say, this will be the last time.

This year has been a whirlwind. After changing my major from landscape architecture to art studio at the end of my fourth year last spring, I can’t remember a time where I’ve been busier with deadlines, dirtier from all the ink stains and Gamsol-soaked clothes, more tired, more sore … and more happy.

It’s pretty shocking to see the difference when you fully commit yourself to something you wholeheartedly love to do.

Within eight months, I have created work that I am actually proud of producing and labeling as my own.

And as all these sentiments come to play, I can’t help but think: “College, you’ve been one hell of a roller coaster ride!”

I came into this system as a shy Asian girl full of insecurities, trying to hide among the crowd. Now, I can’t help but look into the future with big beaming eyes knowing that the world really is my oyster.

My parents, like many Asian parents, wanted me to become a doctor or lawyer.

Unfortunately for Mom and Dad, I was never good at math or sticking with plans.

Growing up, I would watch my dad build things that would provoke my endless imagination. Whenever something needed to be done, my dad would do what was necessary to build or fix it. He would somehow, time after time, figure things out on his own. He never went to mechanic school but he taught himself how to fix cars; he never went to music school but he taught himself how to read music; and finally, he taught himself English when he first came to the U.S. to support my family. I’ve always aspired to be like him because he showed me that willingness to learn alone is enough to get you far in life.

With English being my second language while growing up, I never imagined that I would get the opportunity to be an editor at my college newspaper or a contributing writer for an international fashion magazine. I had never taken a formal painting class until my freshman year of college, and I never thought I would be commissioned to three public murals within a year’s length. Once again, the word “surreal” comes to my mind.

Anything is possible, really.

By the time I graduate, I’ll be over 20 grand deep in debt.

With interest, I’ll probably be paying off this debt for the next decade of my life. Would I say it was all worth it? Hell yes.

There are some things you can’t learn in the textbooks but rather in the actual experience of being in the moment and letting things transpire in the course of time. Combined with this willingness and hard work, everything just “magically” comes together. In the context of these few years in Davis, I have gained experiences that are invaluable and utterly irreplaceable.

Well, things have gone full circle in this singular chapter in my life. I am going to Spain on April 1. By March 24, all of my belongings will be moved out of Davis. And by next fall, I hope to end up in New York to take on the art world. These years to come as a postgrad in the real world will be interesting and I welcome them with open arms.

This is the final goodbye.

Thank you for keeping up with me on this journey since September. So long, sweet, sweet Davis and all of the wonderful friends I’ve made; all the great experiences I’ve been blessed with, both the good and the bad. I’ll never forget these wonderful years.

With all that said, I would like to introduce you all to ELIZABETH ORPINA, the new arts editor for The California Aggie. MUSE has been a close project in my heart and I am certain she will do an incredible job.

UYEN CAO would like to know what has been your most memorable experience of college thus far. Let her know by e-mailing her at arts@theaggie.org.

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An Interview with Steve Aoki Steve Aoki, along with Datsik, scheduled to perform in Davis on March 14 at Freeborn Hall

By ELIZABETH ORPINA Aggie Arts Writer

An established DJ, electro house musician, record producer, club promoter, globetrotter and perhaps one of the most influential producers of underground electronic music circles, Steve Aoki has a history of hard work and success. Formerly a UC Santa Barbara student, Aoki was mastering the art of the house party, booking bands such as Jimmy Eat World and The Rapture. Now, Aoki is well known in the electric music scene, rapidly becoming popular with chart-topping artists, and has contacts with big names in the industry, all who are more than happy to drop by Aoki’s home recording studio at any time.

Released in January 2012, Wonderland boasts a collection of singles that feature collaborations with a variety of influential and unique artists in the industry. From Travis Barker, LMFAO and Kid Cudi to Chiddy Bang and Lil Jon, the featured artists boast sounds that range from popular radio tunes to combinations of rap music and electronic sounds.

Halfway through his 60 day/60 venue tour, Steve Aoki took the time to speak with MUSE this

past Friday. In the middle of the day, he emerged the near future? from an elevator to answer a phone call from House music is evolving at a very fast rate. The Davis. Probably on his way to sound check or access of music has changed from physical to to rest up before his show in Chicago, Ill., Aoki digital to completely online. Everything exists in shares his thoughts on drug usage linked to his the internet. It’s like a virus. It keeps growing in so many different ways. music, the future of his Sub-genres go into music genre and the more sub-genres; evimportance of living in erything is becoming the moment.

DIM MAK’s Dead Meat Tour: Steve Aoki, more hybridized. I love Datsik and special guests when things can mix MUSE: What can Davis and match in ways that expect from your show Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) work. A couple of years coming our way? $25.00 | general admission (student tickets sold out) ago, people would’ve AOKI: You can definitePurchase tickets at: Freeborn Hall Ticket Office been scratching their ly expect a very diverse Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. heads with “Tornado,” sound. When Datsik which actually comes comes out, he brings out in April with vothe Datsik sound — cals. Now it’s totally acmeaning heavy bass and crazy sounds. You feel his music in your body. ceptable. It’s a more exciting time. The environWhen I go on, I have my own thing. When you ment has completely changed. All of the genres combine the both of us, you get this epic fucking are breaking their own rules. craziness. I usually have a DJ set, but this tour I’m How do you feel about the usage of drugs comdoing a complete Steve Aoki set. bined with the listening of your music?

Where do you see your genre of music going in People can and will do it. You can’t stop them. It is

MUSIC

just part of a culture. The last thing I want is for anyone to die or get hurt when listening to anything.

You want to be safe and be educated on the risks. I don’t endorse drugs, but I’m not anti [drugs] either.

The Honeybadgers and The Twanglers

Today, 7:30 p.m., free Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. The Honeybadgers, Watermelon Music’s all-star band, will headline a show tonight at the newly remodeled upstairs hall at Odd Fellows Hall. The band is a mix of rhythm and blues, and is made of Jeff Simons, Ron Cowden, Leo Adamian, Scott Morris and Al Qahhar.

Additionally, The Twanglers will add their own Neo-Americana-Euro-LatinBlues fusion as the opening act.

How do you stay motivated and energized with everything you have going on? What happens if you work yourself to exhaustion?

We’re traveling for 60 days. I sleep a lot. My health and nutrition are important — I always drink lots of water. I’m a straightedge. I don’t do any drugs.

What are you most proud of in your career?

What are some long-term goals of yours?

I’m most proud of Wonderland — it took me two years. I have features on every song. It took a long fucking time. It encompasses more of my own song writing. This album isn’t made for clubs — it’s an album of influential songs. It’s very eclectic. In terms of long-term goals, I think more day-by-day and year-by-year. I just want to create music that is relevant to my crowd in a global way. I have 250 gigs a year across the world because of my music; I love being able to play for a global audience.

Ganglians, A Classic Education, G. Green

Saturday, 8:30 p.m., $5 Luigi’s, 213 E St. Before heading to the SXSW tour, Ganglians will be performing at Luigi’s for an all-ages event. Joined by A Classic Education, having come all the way from Italy, and G. Green, the night will be packed with musical performances.

As KDVS radio DJ and head of Crossbill Records Michael Leahy puts it, “Luigi’s brings a much-needed, all-ages music venue in downtown Davis.”

ELIZABETH ORPINA can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

“House music is evolving at a very fast rate. The access of music has changed from physical to digital to completely online. Everything exists in the internet. It’s like a virus. ” — Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki

THEATER/ MONDAVI

Courtesy of Dove Shore

Angélique Kidjo

U.S. debut of Blanche Neige at the Mondavi

Tomorrow, 8 p.m., $24.5 / $18.5 / $12.5 (student) Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center Angelique Kidjo, a four-time Grammynominated artist, is celebrated for her traditions of bringing American R&B, funk and jazz influences from Europe, Latin America, and her childhood in West Africa where she was brought up.

There is a charm and an indescribable energy experience through her voice and music.

Listening to L.I.S.A. Live bands perform every Thursday on KDVS 90.3

Ballet based on the original Snow White by the Brothers Grimm

ART/ GALLERY Bryce Vinokurov

Mar. 6 to Apr. 7, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

(Tuesday to Saturday), free Alex Bult Gallery, 1114 21st St. Suite B Bryce Vinokurov is currently a teaching art lecturer and long-time faculty member of the art department. Starting Tuesday, Vinokurov will have his own exhibition to display his series of work. Come support a local artist and join Vinokurov for the opening reception next Saturday (Mar. 10) at 6 p.m.

POETRY Christopher Sindt and Kitty Liang

Fenris Wulf, KDVS Studio Technician, managing the sound as Tumbleweed Wanderers records in Studio A.

By PETER AN

Aggie Arts Writer

Ballet Preljocaj’s Blanche Neige

courtesy of JC Carbonne

“It’s like Oedipus in reverse. Instead of a child who wants to kill a parent, the Evil Queen is the parent who wants to kill Snow White,” Roth said.

In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, the Robert and On the technical aspects of the production, Roth noted Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts will host that the dance still contains elements of traditional ballet the U.S. premiere of world-renowned Ballet Preljocaj’s dance techniques.

Blanche Neige on March 17 and 18. Ballet Preljocaj, pro- “They don’t dance in toe shoes,” Roth said. “The Evil Queen nounced prezh-oh-kahzh, is France’s leading contempo- dances in these heels and it’s just amazing to watch. Gaultier rary dance company. did an amazing job with the costumes, and the ways the cos Ballet Preljocaj’s version of Snow White will deviate from tumes move on the dancers are just incredible.” the Disney classic that many of us

Roth isn’t the only one who know and love so well. Instead, this is raving about how astounding contemporary romance — which Blanche Neige will be. Zak Stellywas choreographed by famed choRiggs and Daniel Golden will Ballet Preljocaj’s Blanche Neige reographer Angelin Preljocaj, who be putting together the sets for will be at the pre-show gala on Blanche Neige the week before its March 17 at 7 p.m.

March 17 — is derived from the premiere. Stelly-Riggs is the master March 18 at 3 p.m. original story told by the Brothers carpenter and head rigger, whilst General admission: $75 | $64 | $40, student admission: Grimm, which is more graphGolden is the master electrician ic than its cartoon counterpart. who coordinates with the artists $37.50 | $32 | $20 (prices vary depending on seating) There will still be an evil queen, a to make sure that the lighting deTickets can be purchased at the Mondavi Center Ticket Booth beautiful heroine and dwarves, but sign is incorporated into the venHours: Monday to Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. this grown-up re-telling of Snow ue. Together, they both make sure White touches on more mature that Mondavi has the right equipthemes and contains a bit of nudiment and enough power necesty as well. sary to put on a show that meets Besides the breathtaking dancing that will take place, all the performers’ criteria.

Blanche Neige will also feature giant and intricate sets de- “It’s a technically challenging piece to put on,” Golden said signed by Thierry Leproust, a prominent set designer. The about the production. So far, the two have only correspondcostumes, worn by the 26 dancers in the production, are cre- ed with Blanche Neige’s set team via e-mail and phone calls ated by Jean Paul Gaultier, the same person who designed about the space necessary for the sets. They haven’t seen the Madonna’s infamous cone bras. The music is a selection of sets in real life yet, but they have a good idea of how they will Gustav Mahler’s symphonies, well known for their extrav- look when they arrive because they have a lot of photos and agant sounds. The entire production is a collaboration be- blueprints by which to judge them. tween some of France’s most celebrated artists, all of whom “The show will take place on the Jackson stage, the main are masters of their individual fields. stage, which is 50 feet by 100 feet wide and it is 120 feet by 50 It took nearly three years to bring Blanche Neige to the feet deep, so it’s a pretty big stage. It seats about 1,800 peoMondavi, according to Don Roth, executive director of the ple,” Stelly-Riggs said. “There will be a number of drops and Mondavi. He had originally seen a video of the full-length one big set piece. There will also be black curtains to split ballet in 2009 when he was in France and was captivat- certain sets. ed instantly. He immediately started discussing with Ballet “Lighting-wise, it seems to be a dark show. This ballet is Preljocaj’s management the possibility of having Blanche very complicated in contrast to other ballets that use muted Neige performed at the Mondavi. Roth, who has seen the live lights and simple scenery,” Golden said. production of Blanche Neige, describes it as a “dark Snow White.”

See BALLET, page 3

By MICHELLE RUAN Aggie Arts Writer

There are the highlights of an amphitheater in acoustics and appearance, but then what KDVS’s Studio A lacks in lighting, it makes up for in an eclectic mix of live bands. Live in Studio A, also known as “L.I.S.A.,” is a weekly event in which bands showcase their music underneath Freeborn Hall. Every Thursday from 11 p.m. to midnight, a different band will air whatever stylistic conceit represents its music through KDVS’s radio station at channel 90.3 FM. When tuning into 90.3 FM on a Thursday night, one can hear the album-quality sounds that emanate through the radio. The show gives bands an opportunity to carry a greater audience with their music. Small details give an effect of immediacy, allowing bands to step away from overproduction and return to the live experience. The energy and closeness of the ear to the music removes the barriers usually present in music in the forefront.

Behind the performances in Live in Studio A is Karen Carchidi, the booking coordinator. Her early

Photos by Brian Nguyen / Aggie

days in the business were as cozy as Studio A is today.

“I used to make dinner for bands and crew and that is a great way for everyone to relax to get to know each other,” Carchidi said.

After her time in smaller radio station broadcasts, she moved to the wild sprawl of coordinating for the likes of Etta James and Janet Jackson. However, KDVS’s freeform radio has been her home going on for six years now.

The bands performing at L.I.S.A. come from a variety of different places, ranging from Prague, to Italy, to Mexico. Often the bands are local and homegrown, stretching from the Bay to Davis, representing that Northern California goodness.

A good number of UC Davis students tune into L.I.S.A., some even making the show something to look forward to week after week.

Alexa Pandika, a sophomore communication and psychology double major, occasionally tunes into “L.I.S.A.” “I love the music they play, and I like that I’m able to hear about new bands and discover different types of music,” Pandika said.

To new listeners, often the bands playing live for KDVS may appear to be more obscure than others, but that doesn’t mean the quality isn’t there.

KDVS aims to bring the amount of passion every band has for the love of music goes beyond common exposure.

“From my experience, musicians, no matter how famous, are people just like the rest of us and [are] often humble and appreciative,” Carchidi said.

“Some are very unique, but that is usually just comical at best and frustrating at worst — but always interesting. Everyone has great stories to share.”

For technical and electrical aspects, behind the coordination waits a team making Live in Studio A happen. Fenris Wulf is the studio technician, engineering the show so that it captures the room’s full acoustics. One can find all of the performances on YouTube, courtesy of Lien Do, the team’s videographer. With the voice penetrating households and car interiors, commentary in between sets can be heard as well. Working in unison, the team strives to bring an audience much greater than just UC

See L.I.S.A., page 8

Today, 8 p.m., free John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. This week, Poetry in Davis (organized

by Professor Andy Jones) presents Kitty Liang and Christopher Sindt. Liang was born and raised in Beijing, China. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing at UC Davis. Sindt is the director of the MFA creative writing program at St. Mary’s College. Sindt has recently published a collection of poems entitled The Bodies. Tonight, both will give stirring readings and presentations of their works.

SickSpits Open Mic

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., free Griffin Lounge, Memorial Union It’s finally here again. SickSpits monthly Open Mic night has finally made its regular rotation back to the first Tuesday of each month. Join students in a fun and unexpected night of live performances.

Everyone is encouraged to sign up and share their talents of singing, poetry, spoken word, etc. Be sure to bring your harmonica, guitar, bongos, etc. and be ready to go! Otherwise, you can just be a spectator.

UYEN CAO can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

In review: Professor Grivetti presents an emotional lecture The Last Lecture Series event offers an inspirational and fascinating look at one professor’s journey

By PAAYAL ZAVERI Aggie Arts Writer

We can all look back on our lives and pinpoint a key moment or decision that changed the course of our lives and led us to where we are now. This was Professor Louis Grivetti’s main message in his Last Lecture titled “From Dinosaurs to Chocolate: Taking the Road Less Traveled.”

His lecture on Tuesday was part of ASUCD’s Last Lecture Series, hosted by the

Academic Affairs Commission (AAC). This honors the late Dr. Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon who gave his last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” which was subsequently turned into a book called The Last Lecture. This book is an inspiration to millions of people and has inspired UCD’s Last Lecture Series.

“We aim to provide students with the opportunity to get acquainted with and learn from professors in an unconventional, notextbook-required way and we strive to hon-

or exceptional professors on the UC Davis campus,” said Annemarie Stone, chair of the Academic Affairs Commission and junior English major. “So my favorite portion of the event is when I see that both of these goals are being met. Since this university is so huge, I think that feelings of alienation and apathy are common, and this event strives to check that issue of a growing gap between students and professors.”

Professor Grivetti’s lecture was promising from the start. After the professor him-

self came down the aisle to thank everyone for attending, baskets of chocolate were passed around for everyone to take samples.

Anything involving chocolate must be good so naturally this had audiences even more intrigued. After the AAC and a former student introduced Professor Grivetti, the lecture began.

Professor Grivetti began his talk by saying that there is nothing more important than

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women’s basketball PREVIEW

No. 1 Stanford too much for UC Davis baseball

By RUSSELL EISENMAN Aggie Sports Writer

The UC Davis baseball team came out flat against No. 1 ranked Stanford on the road Tuesday evening.

The Aggies were only able to scratch across one run against five pitchers, and fell 5-1 to the Cardinal for their second straight loss.

UC Davis falls to 5-3 overall on the season.

Brian Burke made his first UC Davis start, striking out three in 2 2/3 innings of work.

Stanford struck first with a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning, but UC Davis quickly responded in the top of the second when Paul Politi hit a double and then scored on freshman John Williams’ single to left field. Brett Morgan flied out to end that inning with the bases loaded, wasting an Aggie threat.

Stanford regained the lead in the third and never gave it up after that.

After the fifth inning, UC Davis pitchers Chris Levy and Spencer Koopmans held the Cardinal to just two hits the rest of the game. Ryan Allgrove was 2-for-4 to lead the Aggies offensively.

Coach Matt Vaughn was pleased with how his squad did against the toprated team in college baseball.

“Being able to see and play a team of that caliber on their home field in that environment is great experience,” Vaughn said. “The next time we play a team like that we’re a little better prepared.”

UC Davis will play against Creighton this weekend at Dobbins Stadium. The Bluejays were a playoff team last year and return most of its roster, meaning this will be another challenging series for the Aggies in the first ever meeting between the two schools.

“We had a great weekend at Bakersfield, but could’ve played with a little more energy against the Cardinal,” Vaughn said. Although the Bluejays are not ranked, Vaughn believes it critical to keep an aggressive approach against a high-caliber squad.

“We have to approach the game the same way no matter who we play,” Vaughn added. “Our goal is to play good baseball. We’re trying to play the game not the opponent.”

Dayne Quist will be on the mound to start the series for UC Davis, first pitch on Friday at 2:30 p.m.

RUSSELL EISENMAN can be reached at sports@theaggie. org.

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Junior Paul Politi scored the Aggies’ lone run in their 5-1 loss to the Cardinals.

Men’s Basketball Preview Teams: UC Davis at Cal Poly; at UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 5-23 (3-11); Mustangs, 15-14 (6-8); Gauchos, 15-9 (9-4) Where: Mott Gym — Cal Poly, Calif.; The Thunderdome — Santa Barbara, Calif.

When: Tonight at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Sophomore Josh Ritchart is averaging 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in his second year as an Aggie. He is second on the team in three-pointers made with 67 on the season and shoots just under 40 percent from behind the arc.

Despite Ritchart’s shooting ability, head coach Jim Les has challenged his 6-9 forward to become a more versatile player this season.

The challenge has paid off. Ritchart averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds in two games last week. He also picked up two steals in each of the contests and had a potential game-saving block in the closing seconds against Cal State Fullerton.

Ritchart was named the Big West Player of the Week for his efforts, the first such award an Aggie has garnered this season.

“I’ve gotten better at learn-

ing other ways to score instead of just being a three point shooter,” Ritchart said.

“Coach has been teaching me to use the shot fake, get open, [and] draw fouls. [I’m] tying to get to the basket and get to the free throw line.”

Did you know? After this weekend’s games, UC Davis will take on Long Beach State in the Big West Conference tournament next Thursday.

The Aggies did not compete in the postseason tournament last year.

Preview: Winners of four out of their last six contests, the Aggies will head to Southern California this weekend to play in their final two regular season games of the year.

With a win over secondplace Cal State Fullerton fresh in their minds, UC Davis will be playing with a newfound confidence.

“We’re playing well and [they] should be playing with confidence,” Coach Les said.

“We’re going [to Cal Poly] with the thought of playing well and playing our game and going after a tough road win.”

Ritchart agreed that with its recent success the team has started to feel more comfortable playing together.

“I think after we got those first couple wins our confidence level really skyrocketed,” he said. “It made us play more together, just play harder knowing that we had finally got a win.”

When the Mustangs visited the Pavilion earlier this season, UC Davis caught them off guard with an up-tem- Josh Ritchart po defense and sophomore rebounding effort that lead to a 39-25 halftime lead for the Aggies. Cal Poly ultimately won the game 67-65, but was given quite a scare on the road.

In this second contest between the Big West rivals, the favored Mustangs will be ready for the Aggies’ defensive pressure.

As such, UC Davis must continue with the strong rebounding that it has shown in recent games.

“We preach gang rebounding,” Les said. “We’re starting to get it and it’s key to finish the defense with the first rebound and that gives us good flow offensively.”

two,” said coach Karen Yoder. some wins.

Preview: The Aggies are The road to .500 will not in big need for some wins be easy, however, with the coming off a disappointing Gamecocks winning five weekend in the Cathedral of their last six games to City Classic, in which they go along with the Vikings finished 1-4. winning four of their last five.

After yesterThe game against day’s game against Maine, who has Sacramento State been outscored was postponed 47-6 in their diffidue to weather, UC cult early schedDavis now directs ule, will also be their attention to a good test to see their fourth preif UC Davis can season tournament pounce on an of the year: the opponent going Highlander Classic Rachael Miller through offenin Riverside start- senior sive struggles. ing on Saturday.

Unlike the previ The openous tournaments where UC er versus Portland State Davis faced numerous Top should give fans an early 25 teams such as Stanford, preview to how the Aggies UCLA, and Washington, the stack up against other teams Aggies’ opponents in the in the Big West Conference, Highlander Classic are all as the Vikings have already unranked. blown out Big West mem Additionally, because bers Long Beach State and South Carolina is the only Cal Poly in a 12-1 game and a team UC Davis will face 9-0 game, respectively, both that has a winning record, in five innings. this will be a great opportu nity for the Aggies to collect — Doug Bonham

tales Cont. from front page voices, do all the camera work and edit themselves. Art composes and plays the music and writes the script himself. They do admit that it might soon be time to get a larger staff, especially as the show reaches more success.

The current viewership coverage of the show is now almost two million households and the show can be found all cross the internet, including their website, yolotales.com. They also

have been distributing DVD’s for the show and their books throughout Yolo County.

Art and Angie do not plan on getting the show to the major networks, due to many regulations and copyright issues.

They do not want networks to censure the show. However, they still hope to increase the number of channels it appears on throughout the country.

Being an independent business, the show depends heavily on sponsorship and has local sponsors as well as an opportunity for anyone to donate who wishes to.

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advantage in the first round of the Big West tournament.

Yet, in its way stand Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, two teams that will provide more than enough adversity for the Aggies.

The Mustangs are riding a nine-game winning streak that has put them atop the Big West with an 11-3 league record. UC Davis was one of the teams that fell in the midst of Cal Poly’s rampage back in January by a score of 87-65.

Yet, head coach Jennifer Gross sees no reason to count this one out. The Aggies’ strong performance over Pacific this weekend was an encouraging game that will hopefully carry over into this week’s match-ups.

“We’re playing better; we’re playing with a lot of passion right now,” she said. “There’s a different level of focus and intensity, and we need to focus on our defense and come out with an energy and passion that we’ve had all year.”

On Saturday, UC Davis will play UCSB, a team that the Aggies edged by a narrow margin of 51-47. The Gauchos are also in the race for a home game for the first round of the conference tournament, in 6th place with a 7-7 record.

Both games will be testing for UC Davis, as both are must-win situations if the Aggies are to ensure they play at Hamilton Court for the first round of the Big West tournament.

“We have two home games and we’re going to bring everything we have to the table and see what happens,” Gross said. “It’s nice to be playing in front of our fans at Hamilton court … the players are really excited.”

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Softball PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis vs.

Portland State; vs. Maine; vs. South Carolina Records: Aggies, 5-12 ; Vikings 7-7; Black Bears 1-6; Gamecocks 10-4 Where: Harrison Softball Field — Riverside, Calif.

When: Saturday at 2 p.m.; Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Who to watch: Rachael Miller has gotten off to a fantastic start this season. The senior catcher already has three home runs on the season and leads UC Davis with 11 RBI. Miller is not just a slugger, however, as she is also composed at the plate with a team-high seven walks through two weeks of play.

Did you know? Freshman Cassandra Ginnis leads the Aggies in at bats (52) as well in hits (16). Ginnis has been a shining example of UC Davis’ great freshman class which has already made a strong impact on the team.

“It’s a really good group of women who continue to want to make an impact now as opposed to in a year or

A similar mentality must be taken when the Aggies play at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night.

When the Gauchos played at UC Davis in January they outrebounded the Aggies 45-23 while scoring 42 points in the paint and putting up 20 second-chance points, compared to zero for the home team.

“They’re a team that has a lot of weapons and they play really well together,” Les said of the thirdplace Gauchos. “Points in the paint is something that we’re going to have to deal with and be ready for and be more physical and have more of a mentality in the paint.”

The Aggies will hope to see the return of guard Paolo Mancasola from injury this weekend. Harrison DuPont has also been banged up in recent games, but Coach Les is hoping that a light week of practice will have his team healthy and rested for this final weekend of regular-season games.

Headline: Women’s Basketball preview Teams: UC Davis vs.

Cal Poly; vs. UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 16-10 (8-6); Mustangs, 15-12 (11-3); Gauchos, 13-14 (7-7) Where: The Pavilion When: Thursday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m.

Who to Watch: Senior Kasey Riecks had a strong showing against Pacific on Saturday with 13 points, potentially marking the end of her recent struggles.

Riecks has been consistent for the Aggies and has 1,044 career points to show for it, placing her 14th on the UC Davis alltime career points list.

She is chasing assistant coach Des Abeyta, who has 1,080 in 13th.

Did you know? Other seniors are also chasing milestones as the last season of their UC Davis careers wind down.

Hana Asano has 281 assists in her career, placing her in 9th all-time.

She also has 194 steals, seven short of 7th place all-time.

C l o s e l y Kasey Riecks t r a i l i n g senior Asano in the steals column is Samantha Meggison, who is currently 10th in UC Davis history with 158.

Two more steals would move her up to 9th.

One more Aggie is also on the record watch.

Lauren Juric stands tall with 60 blocked shots, four short of 7th on the UC Davis career list.

Preview: It is senior week for the women’s basketball program, but beyond that, the Aggies know it’s all business. This week’s games, the final two of the season, will determine the Aggies’ fate in the postseason.

UC Davis is fighting for one of the top four positions in the Big West Conference, and with it, home-court

Teams: UC Davis vs.

Arizona, San Jose State, Alaska Anchorage Where: The Pavilion When: Friday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Friday’s competition will be senior Erika Van Dyke’s last regular-season performance at the Pavilion.

The Sacramento native has earned all-conference honors in every postseason of her collegiate career and was the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion on beam in 2011. Her careerhigh score of 9.900 on beam is tied for the school record.

Van Dyke serves as cocaptain of the squad alongside fellow senior Lauren Eller.

Did you know? The first set of Regional Qualifying Score rankings were released on Monday. UC Davis is ranked 9th in the Western region and 54th in the nation.

Preview: The Aggies will return to the Pavilion

Friday night in a quad- an exciting performance rangular meet against Friday evening. In adArizona, San Jose State, dition to UC Davis’ inand MPSF rival Alaska creased level of perforAnchorage. It will be UC mance as of late, Arizona Davis’ last home meet be- and San Jose State are both nationalfore the conferly ranked teams ence champion(No. 17 and No. ship at the end 31 respectively) of the month. coming off of reThe team is recent wins. turning after a Arizona capsuccessful away tured its fourth meet against consecutive win Seattle Pacific, in last week with a which the Aggies score of 195.675 saw improved over Washington. scores on every Erika Van Dyke San Jose State event. senior defeated both Most notably, California and last weekend was the first meet of the Maryland on its way to a season in which UC Davis score of 194.900 that was was not forced to count a just short of the squad’s season high. fall on bars.

But UC Davis can be “Hopefully we’ve got ourselves into a groove expected to rise to the coming down the final challenge.

“We’ve got ourselves stretch with three regular season meets and the lined up physically, menconference champion- tally and emotionally to ships,” head coach John finish this season off.”

Lavallee said.

— Kaitlyn Zufall Aggie fans can expect

The couple only hopes the show continues to grow as more episodes come out, and they hope to stick with similar themes throughout the episodes connecting them in a better way.

For now they can only continue being amazed at how much success they have reached and how they have come a long way to making their very own children’s television show.

“I’ve always been the weird creative kid,” Angie said. “You just put the puppet on and a character is created.”

ZANDER WOLD can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

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GRIVEtti Cont. from page 5 the “willingness to take risks,” because that is how he has gotten to where he is today. He began the lecture by describing his childhood dream of studying dinosaurs and his efforts in his undergraduate years toward achieving this. His recollections about his college days were very entertaining. In particular, he described the importance of general education courses, saying to all the undergraduates, “Never underestimate the value of G.E. classes.” Of course we hear people say this all the time, but now Professor Grivetti has given a real example.

He then went on to talk about a job he landed in Egypt which

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changed the course of his life.

This new job was not about dinosaurs — it had to do with nutrition and geology, something very different than what he studied. It just goes to show that we can never predict anything.

During this portion of his career, Grivetti describes his experience of being an American in Egypt during the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel. He very smoothly tied in important historical events with the course of his own life so we got a real sense of his experience. This was just one of many instances that had an impact on his life. It gave a sense of how much we are impacted by the world around us.

After this, Grivetti elaborated on his career after he returned from Egypt and the path that led him to Davis. He initially came

to Davis as a postdoctoral student in geography and was later hired as a professor in both the geology and nutrition departments. This path eventually led him to study the history of chocolate, and so the journey from dinosaurs to chocolate finally makes sense.

He showed a particular enthusiasm for presenting the work of his graduate students and presented several exceptional projects. This accounts for the nearly-full auditorium of the ARC Ballroom, where the lecture took place.

Just from hearing this Last Lecture, it is clear that Professor Grivetti is an exceptional professor with a passion for his work and students. His eloquence and sense of humor made the event very enjoyable and inspirational.

Professor Grivetti ended the lecture on an amusing note, in which he presented a dinosaur bone he found when he was very young and invited audiences to come and touch it.

“Professor Grivetti was so excited about his lecture and demonstrated so much enthusiasm for it and his work that I knew it was going to be a great event,” said Stephanie Johnson, sophomore political science major and a member of the Academic Affairs Commission.

Professor Grivetti’s last slide summed up the awestruck and inspirational sentiment of the evening: “We stand on the shoulders of giants; we owe our careers to those who went before us.”

PAAYAL ZAVERI can be reached at arts@theaggie. org.

L.i.S.A. Cont. from page 5 Davis to the live music from under Freeborn Hall.

On the coattails of the band selection also ride the personalities behind such diversity. Still, the experience of live music and being there in person fulfills and overlooks any other form of scrutiny.

“I love that bands get an opportunity to be heard,” said Megan Leibowitz, a sophomore biological sciences major.

Leibowitz often tunes in on Thursday night after hearing about Live In Studio A from an upperclassman.

Live in Studio A happens every Thursday from 11 p.m. to midnight.

Tune into 90.3 to listen to live bands perform their set with all their bouts of perfection and moments of imperfection.

PETER AN can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.