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TODAY Summer Abroad Info Session Noon to 1 p.m. Education Abroad Center, Third and A Street Learn about the France summer abroad program, “World Cinema and the European Film Festival.”
Getting Paid Noon to 1 p.m. SCC Room E Thinking about getting a job and having to negotiate for your salary? Did you know that women, people who are LGBT and people of color are systemically underpaid in the U.S.? Learn how to estimate an appropriate salary and negotiate for what you deserve!
Porn and Popcorn 1 to 2:30 p.m. SCC Room E Learn about the role pornography plays in our society. No video footage of pornography. However, this (pro/con) discussion will be explicit in nature. Sponsored by Campus Violence Prevention Program.
Pinay Symposium: Kwento ng bayan (story of the nation) 7 to 9 p.m. 1003 Giedt Filipina women speak about their experiences, adventures, and hardships in the United States. Sponsored by SRRC & Kappa Psi Epsilon.
Big West Tournament for Women’s Basketball 7 to 10 p.m. The Pavilion Watch as women’s basketball plays in the first round of the Big West tournament. The first 200 students are admitted for free, otherwise tickets are $5 for UC Davis and Big West students and $10 for general admission.
WEDNESDAY VDAY UCD 2012 VMen Noon to 2 p.m. SCC Room E This presentation was compiled by dedicated V-Men to engage men- identified individuals in a dialogue about ending gendered violence. Learn more at vday.org.
Mij@ Stay out of el Sol: Colorism within Xican@ Communities 3 to 4:30 p.m. SRRC
How do you define colorism? Do you recognize colorism in your everyday life? The goal of the workshop is to come together across differences and move toward a new mestiza consciousness. Part of the SRRC Mujeres y Jot@s Series.
Woman-Centered Birth: Supporting a Woman’s Right to Reproductive Justice 6 to 9 p.m 26 Wellman Join us for clips from the film “The Business of Being Born,” followed by a critical and empowering discussion on women-centered birthing and reproductive justice. Panelists include a doula, midwife, physician, and person who is currently pregnant.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous 7 to 8:30 p.m. Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road Free yourself from excess weight and/ or obsessive thoughts about food and body image. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Meetings are open and free to the public.
Shakespeare reading group, Macbeth in March 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Learning Center” Upstairs, Pence Gallery, 212 D St. Broaden your knowledge of Shakespeare by reading and discussing a different play every month; this month is Macbeth. No prior knowledge of Shakespeare is necessary. It costs $8 for students and $10 for adults. To RSVP, e-mail davis.shakespeare@gmail. com or call 530-802-0998.
UC Davis Jazz Bands Performance 7 to 10 p.m. Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center Watch the Davis Jazz Bands perform with director Delbert Bump. Tickets cost $8 for students and children and $12 for adults. To receive placement in the AGGIE DAILY CALENDAR, e-mail dailycal@theaggie. org or stop by 25 Lower Freeborn by noon the day prior to your event. Due to space constraints, all event descriptions are subject to editing, and priority will be given to events that are free of charge and geared toward the campus community.
police briefs THURSDAY
A person was talking to themselves in a bathroom stall on F Street.
What a tool
SATURDAY
Someone attempted to break open a door with a screwdriver on D Street.
Fruitless rage
FRIDAY
Someone was throwing oranges at people from their car on D Street.
Scaredy cat Someone complained about music that was scaring a cat on Rutgers Drive.
Can’t hit high seas A girl was singing loudly and screaming on a pirate ship in a park on Pastal Way.
Can’t touch this Several people were vandalizing a house with hammers on Duke Drive.
Flush them out
LETTER Cont. from page 3 neighbors kindly, but the word “universally” actually means something. If religions universally promote this dignity, why don’t we see every religious person take action against institutionalized indignities such as slavery, prison brutality, racial segregation, gender discrimination and marriage bans? Moreover, why is religion often used to justify many of these? Yes, religion can be used to encourage beneficial behavior, but it also can be and has been used to encour-
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age very harmful behavior. Or does Hoel think that “universal” means “for white male heterosexual Christians”? I have one final question for Sam Hoel. Your religion makes many specific claims about the nature of reality. Are these claims true or not? If they are true, then let them stand on their own veracity, not on their supposed effect on human behavior. If they are false, then please do not insult humanity by suggesting that we can only be kept in line by lies and threats. Barnabas Truman UCD Alumnus and Friendly Atheist
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separate conclusions. Let’s return to the 99 percent. You’ve probably heard that the richest 1 percent of Americans owns about 40 percent of the wealth Danny in America. This is pretty Brawer alarming. On the flip side, the bottom 80 percent of Americans own only about 7 percent of the wealth. This national income inequality is certainly a major concern, but is there an even bigger problem to focus on? Well, if you don’t extend your gaze to the rest of the world, you’ll never know. hanks to the But now let’s remember Occupy Wall Street that America is only one of movement, we have just under 200 sovereign all heard about the wealth countries in the world. If inequality in the United we decide those other 6.5+ States among the top 1 percent and the 99 percent. billion people are worth mentioning, things start to This powerful statistic has caught on in the media and look a bit better for even taken the country by storm. the poor of America. Take a Statistics are a valuable tool second and try to guess what percentage of people in the for conveying information United States doesn’t fall in in a the top 50 particular manner. But In fact, the poorest 10 percent percent be careful, in America would be among the globally. We do because richest 30 percent globally have some the most pretty poor important people here, word in that last sentence right? So what do you think? was “tool.” Five? Ten? Twenty? No idea? The vast majority of Perhaps this will help. In statistics are created 2008, it was estimated that with a purpose in mind. the cutoff to be in the top Statistics are used by all 50 percent in global income sorts of people for all sorts was $2,138. So how many of reasons. Contrary to Americans pull in less than the popular joke, no, 73.47 percent of all statistics aren’t that? About 2 percent. In fact, the poorest 10 made up, but they can be misleading if you don’t know percent in America would be among the richest 30 percent how to pay attention. globally. In 2010, the poverty For example, along with line for someone living in the about 400 other students United States was just under at Davis, I am one of the roughly 3 percent from out of $11,000. Globally this would put someone in the top 15 state. (Yeah, we have to pay percent. If you make triple significantly higher tuition and wait for 10 minutes while the poverty level, $33,000, the bouncers at de Vere’s play you would be in the global their version of 20 Questions, 1 percent. In today’s world, over 1 billion people live on but when being harangued less than $1 a day. If you want at the Quad to sign some to experience real poverty, petition we can say we aren’t you’re going to need to leave registered California voters and get left alone, so I call it a America. So what exactly am I wash). getting at here? Well, if you Being from Seattle, I’m haven’t noticed, we live frequently asked about in an age of information. all the rain. Seattle has There are many benefits to the reputation of a sad, this, but some downsides depressing place that’s never sunny. But is it? Seattle as well. With so much receives over 150 days of rain information out there, it’s possible for almost anyone a year. In November, usually to cherry-pick evidence to the rainiest month for most back up whatever point cities, Seattle receives more they want. Political elites are rain than any other major especially guilty of this. So it’s U.S city. So I guess all the important to keep an open stereotypes are true, right? Well, what if I told you that mind. Try to recognize what you by annual rainfall, Seattle aren’t being told and don’t doesn’t even crack the top just focus on what you are. 10? With about 38 inches annually, we barely break the And know that as Americans, top 50, coming in at 44th. The even the worst-off among actual rainiest city in America us have it pretty good. So next time you listen to an varies between Mobile (Alabama), New Orleans and argument about what the 1 a few cities in Florida, usually percent of Americans should be doing for the other 99 receiving around 65 inches percent, stop and remember of rain a year distributed that, as Americans, we are over 60 days. From June to almost all a part of the global September, Seattle doesn’t 1 percent. even beat the average U.S. city in amount of rain. By seeing different sets If you want DANNY BRAWER to convince you to move to Seattle so you can join him of statistics, even though in cheering on the Sonics, let him know at they’re both true, one dabrawer@ucdavis.edu. can be led to completely
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health Cont. from front page that public hospitals are doing are efforts they’ve been doing for the last few years at a pilot level. “They’re dramatically expanding work they’ve been engaged in and replicating it throughout the entire hospital system,” Muller said. Kizer said 17 counties are participating in this waiver program. “They get additional money; an aggregate amount for the state is about $3.3 billion, and they have milestones and certain things that each hospital has to do in order to get payments,” Kizer said. To develop a quality improvement
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before the act is helpful. Pungent foods like onions will come through in taste and smell while something like pineapple will create sweet secretions. If you Sam want a neutral atmosphere, Wall the best approach is to drink lots of water. These considerations can make the area of interest more accommodating to the performing party, and some people also find it makes them less selfconscious about receiving oral attention. Because oral sex – at oor oral sex. Sentenced to a life of least in mainstream culture – is often seen as a notbeing the “back-up” method of stimulation for quite-sex act, there is a misconception about the days when you don’t feel role of protection. Consider like getting too hot and the never-ending “spit heavy. Adding insult to or swallow” debate. The injury is the fact that it is often viewed as an act that answer, from a safe-sex standpoint, is that the fluid neither men nor women in question should be going enjoy performing. She into a condom. Granted, gives it for his birthday, the risk of he gives transmitting it when There is a learning curve when it STIs he’s trying to get comes to oral sex and your lover is (sexually transmitted something more than happy to learn with you infections) else. But, is lower with with a little oral sex than with other love and understanding, types, but the risk is still I think oral sex can be present for both infections brought back to the place transmitted via fluids and it deserves. those that come from skin Now, there are some to-skin contact, such as people who really don’t herpes. All of this means find oral sex pleasurable. that you should put some If this opinion has been type of barrier between the formed on the basis of mouth and the area being one or two lackluster experiences, I do urge you stimulated. The two most common to give it a few more tries. But if you feel you’ve tried types of barriers are condoms and dental plenty of times and it still dams. For those of you sucks (ha), then that’s unfamiliar with them, completely fine, too. dental dams are basically If you’re someone who squares of latex that are does enjoy oral sex, your placed across the vagina. partner may still be less Both they and condoms than enthusiastic about performing it on you. This vary in thickness, so is not an insurmountable you can choose a style problem, but the solution according to the level of sensitivity you’re relies on that old friend after. Some barriers are communication. Find also flavored for the out what’s making your enjoyment of the giving partner hesitant. They partner. You can find may be worried about a selection of flavored not being “good” at condoms (plus other safegiving oral and don’t sex materials) by checking want to disappoint you. out the LoveLab here on If this is so, assure them campus. Lastly, if you’re that you’ll provide them in need of a dental dam with feedback. The but do not have one on “oh, that’s good but a hand, do not despair. You little to the left” type of can improvise by cutting feedback is helpful, the a condom lengthwise “OMGyousuckatthis” so that it takes on the kind is not. If you’re the performing partner, relax. necessary shape. Once you’ve gathered There is a learning curve your resources and had when it comes to oral sex a talk with your partner, and your lover is more you should be equipped to than happy to learn with give oral sex the attention you. it deserves. My advice? There are a few other ways to make oral sex more Set aside some of your sexy-times just for oral comfortable for both you experiments. Take turns and your partner. The first giving and receiving, play is to do some grooming of around with positions. your nether regions. You Find out what speeds and don’t need to go for a total pressures really get you wax (unless that’s your thing), but some trimming and your partner going. of the pubic hair will make Just make sure to give it easier for your partner to your tongue and lips a rest afterwards. feel what they’re doing. It will also increase pleasant sensations on your end. SAM WALL found out that there are vegan In this same vein, paying condoms while writing this article. Find out more by writing sewall@ucdavis.edu. attention to what you eat
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strategy, Kizer said they need to look at what is currently being done, what the needs are, where the opportunities for improvement are, what things are being monitored and what isn’t being monitored. “We’re hiring new staff — there is no existing staff except for me,” Kizer said. “The people who will be hired will be UCD employees who may or may not have faculty positions.” Three service contracts were signed with the state, with numerous others still underway. Kizer said he signed one earlier this year called the Every Woman Counts program: a three-year, $1.8 million contract that works with the state to reach out to under-served women for breast and cervical cancer
services. Another contract is still in state review and will focus on the adverse events that occur in surgery. “These are primarily service contracts and there are substantial opportunities for research,” Kizer said. “We can use the data and other things that come with this for research and opportunities for education.” Kizer anticipates that as they continue, there will be graduate students and others working on the effort to improve the Medi-Cal program. “It’s part of what the university does,” Kizer said. “Their three-legged purpose is to teach, to educate and to do public service.” CLAIRE TAN can be reached at city@theaggie.org.
Keeping the prices reasonable and the food high-quality and fresh are two of Zawaydeh’s main concerns in planning El Toro Bravo. Those are the most important aspects to running a business in a college town, he added. “We love the students,” Zawaydeh said. “They are a major part of our business and we care about creating something that works for them.” El Toro Bravo will be Davis’ eighth Mexican restaurant. There are plenty of tasty Mexican options according to Danielle Nisan, a junior animal biology major. “I really love Guadalajara’s and I will continue going there despite the addition of a new Mexican restaurant,” Nisan said.
Cont. from front page sors in Sacramento, El Toro Bravo is the first of its kind. However, the Mexican restaurant will feature a style similar to that of the other members of the Third Street clan. There will be counter service during the day and full service during the evening, said Zawaydeh. El Toro Bravo will also put a creative twist on the Mexican classics, he added. Zawaydeh will be working with a chef knowledgeable in Mexican food to create a menu. “Although I can’t release specific menu items yet, I can tell you that they will be quality, fresh, creative and affordable dishes just like our other restaurants,” Zawaydeh said. SARA ISLAS can be reached at city@theaggie.org.
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El Toro Bravo will open in June on 3rd Street.