April 10, 2012

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tuesday, april 10, 2012

Student Farm surges in popularity, teaches volunteers about sustainable agriculture

News iN Brief

Pepper spray task force results to be released Wednesday

Farm to host Earth Day event on April 29

The findings from the pepper spray task force are tentatively set for release this Wednesday. The results will be posted on the UC Davis website and there will be a town hall meeting on Wednesday in Freeborn Hall at 3:30 p.m.

The release of the results depends on a hearing that will take place Tuesday regarding an agreement that would allow the results to be released, minus the names of most officers involved, but including Lt. John Pike and former Police Chief Annette Spicuzza.

The pepper spray task force, led by former Associate Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, was put together by UC President Mark Yudof. The results, slated to be released March 6, were halted due to the Federated University Police Officers Association’s request for a court order to halt the public disclosure of the report.

The Alameda County Superior Court judge ultimately rejected the police union’s arguments, but placed a 21-day stay on the report to allow the union time to appeal his decision.

According to a press release from UC Spokesperson Steve Montiel, the task force and the police union recently jointly asked an Alameda County Superior Court judge to lift the stay, and the task force hopes to release the results this Wednesday.

— Hannah Strumwasser

By GHEED SAEED Aggie News Writer

The Student Farm is an experimental farm on the UC Davis campus encompassing approximately 21 acres of land located on the west side of campus near the Domes.

Established in 1977, the Student Farm has experienced an immense surge in popularity since its creation by a group of students and supportive faculty members.

According to the Student Farm website, the program focuses on three main principles: a focus on sustainable agriculture principles and practices, an emphasis on in-field, experiential learning and the encouragement of student initiative, creativity and exploration.

“Students gain a hands-on understanding of organic gardening and farming principles and practices, what it takes to grow food from seed to table year-round, as well as a sense of connection that comes with growing food, working the land, and working with others,” said plant pathology graduate student and Student Farm

Evan Davis / Aggie

The Student Farm, located on the west side of campus, was established in 1977. employee Stacey Parker.

The Student Farm is divided into varying gardens and fields that seek to focus on a crucial aspect of sustainable agriculture. The Market Garden

encompasses approximately one-fifth of the 21-acre Student Farm and teaches students the basic ins and outs of crop production, according to Stuttdent Farm Community Activities

Coordinator Jeff Mailes.

In addition, the Market Garden produces food for the 70 members participating in

See FARM, page 2

City sets goal of net-zero Davis The study conducted by the energy institute shows that net-zero is possible and necessary

By PAAYAL ZAVERI Aggie News Writer

Davis is on the verge of a major breakthrough: it is the first city to take on the goal of carbon neutrality and net-zero energy by the middle of this century. This goal was created as a result of a study initiated by the UC Davis Energy Institute and the Valley Climate Action Center.

The City of Davis won an award for its success in energy efficiency from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The Valley Climate Action used this award to fund the study. Both the city and UC Davis have climate action plans.

“The general definition [of net zero] applies to energy, but it also is being applied to waste and pollution and water and other resources. But the idea is that you have a certain demand for energy and you want to reduce that demand as much as possible and then meet it with clean, renewable sources,” said the

director of the study, Gerry Braun of the UC Davis Energy Institute.

UC Davis has already made progress in net-zero energy with the creation of the West Village Project, which is a community based on net-zero energy, according to Braun. It is the first and largest net-zero community in the country. This is what provided the inspiration for the goal of netzero energy in Davis.

However, it is a very different progress try-

ing to implement this in because they are not starta blank slate, Braun said.

In order to get netzero they would need to restructure existing energy systems.

Irisa Tam / Aggie

The Avid Reader expands into new location Second store set to open in beginning of May

By EINAT GILBOA Aggie News Writer

Independent bookstore The Avid Reader will be expanding its offerings in its new additional location, which was previously occupied by toy store Alphabet Moon, at 605 Second Street.

The store will keep its previous location at 617 Second Street and move certain subject areas into the new store this spring, said owner Alzada Knickerbocker.

“The new store will house mostly action-related books, such as travel, cooking, gardening, home and sports,” Knickerbocker said. “What will stay will be fiction, mystery, science fiction, history, business and philosophy.”

The children’s section will mirror this separation of action-related genres.

“Crafts, games and

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The Avid Reader has been located in Davis for the past 25 years and will be expanding next month. sports will also be moving,” Knickerbocker said.

In view of the recent closing of Alphabet Moon, The Avid Reader plans to fill in for some of the services formerly offered by vending a selection

of toys.

“There have been a lot of businesses that have gone and are missed,” said operations manager Nicholas Wiegand.

The study came up with a number of recommendations for the city to reach its goal.

“One of the recommenda-

tions was that the university and the city find ways to work together because most of the demand for energy in Davis is residential and our non-residential demand is for the university,” Braun said.

Another recommendation is for the city to conduct surveys to see how households and property owners will be willing to help the city achieve its goals and what steps need to be taken to achieve these goals.

“The most challenging aspect will be working with households to determine what their next best step is for their condition,” Mayor Joe Krovoza said. “For our city goal of net-zero carbon, if we are going to get to that goal, there will have to be a great focus on the residential sector.”

The Mayor also stated that he was organizing a series of meetings with UCD, the

See ENERGY, page 2

ICC’s Countdown to Summer!

Welcome to week two of the ICC’s Countdown to Summer! Each week the Internship and Career Center will provide you with a task that will help you be prepared to land a job or internship by summer.

Create and have your resume and cover letter reviewed: If you have ever applied for an internship or job, you most likely have been confronted with the agonizing process of trying to sum up your life’s accomplishments onto one page. Perhaps more agonizing is the feeling of having no qualifications appropriate for the position and the need to generate a resume despite your deficits. The Internship and Career Center provides for this integral part of the job hunt. Delaying will NOT make it better. Not only that, but the Spring Internship and Career Fair is also coming on April 19 and it is ideal to hand out resumes there. The ICC is here to get you started.

Attend a workshop (in person or online): If you have no experience in writing a resume and have not attended one of our many workshops held in South Hall, do so. You can find a copy of our Spring quarter Program of Events (including workshops and webshops) on the ICC website.

Use online resources: Do you know how to write a resume and cover letter

but need a little inspiration or reminder? Each year the Internship and Career Center publishes the Career Resource Manual for that very purpose. This manual includes sample resumes and cover letters, as well as a list of verbs to help you be more descriptive. It also includes general information on the job search including career planning, informational interviews, transferable skills and much more. The manual can be found on the ICC website.

Visit South Hall for in-person advising: Whether you have your initial draft, think you are sufficiently knowledgeable in writing resumes and cover letters or just want a second look to reassure you of your awesomeness, drop in for advising with our numerous and extremely well-trained student advisors. There is someone at the ICC to help you from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Follow these tips and you will find yourself with a competitive resume and cover letter that detail your unique experiences and what you can contribute on the job or in an internship. Look for next week’s article to help you prepare for and attend the fair.

The UC Davis Internship and Career Center (ICC), located on the second and third floors of South Hall and online at iccweb. ucdavis.edu, has decades of success helping to launch Aggies on their professional paths, and its services are FREE to currently enrolled UC Davis students.

See AVID, page 4

Forecast The rain this week looks like it won’t be anything special except to those of us who depend on the California water system to survive.

It looks like we’ll have a good portion of the rain overnight Tues., and it will start tapering off by Wed. afternoon.

Tyson Tilmont, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

the city ing with

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Facebook purchased Instagram, bringing it one step closer to taking over the world.

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daily calendar dailycal@theaggie.org

TODAY Spring Membership Drive All day 166 Young Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society is having the last week of its Spring Membership Drive. Applications and requirements are available on the bulletin board in Young Hall near Room 166. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday in mailbox #181 at the Center for Student Involvement on the fourth floor of the MU.

The Experimental College’s Spring Registration 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

260 South Silo Register for various opportunities with the Experimental College. Registration can be mailed in or done in person (cash or check only). This event will continue, at the same time and location, through Friday.

Diabetes Crash Course 6:10 to 7 p.m.

263 Olson Diabetes is a rapidly growing health concern in the U.S. and worldwide. Attend this presentation on the basics of diabetes in order to gain the knowledge to be able to educate yourself and others regarding their health. The event is hosted by the Diabetes Advocacy and Awareness Group.

Freedom of Expression in the University: Rights & Challenges 6 to 8 p.m.

UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom Join this forum toward ensuring that First Amendment rights are protected on campus while striving to create an environment in which opposing and conflicting ideas can be fully and productively discussed.

Theta Xi Rush event 7 to 9 p.m.

Theta Xi house, First and D Street Join Theta Xi and the ladies of Division I soccer team and club lacrosse.

Relapse 8 to 10 p.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

WEDNESDAY Walk with Warren Noon to 1 p.m.

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Old Davis Road Join Arboretum Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts for a lunchtime stroll in the UC Davis Arboretum’s native plant collections. Enjoy the early spring weather, learn about the Arboretum’s collections, see spring wildflowers in bloom and get a little exercise. For more information, please call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

H.E.L.P. Club General Meeting 6 to 7 p.m.

1130 Hart Attend the first general meeting of the quarter to learn about our community service programs (feeding the homeless, tutoring foster children and more) and find out how to get involved in the community!

Food will be provided!

Take Back the Night 6:30 to 9 p.m.

UC Davis Quad Take Back the Night is a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault. The event is hosted by UC Davis’ Campus Violence Prevention Program, featuring guest speakers, music, campus resource tables and more.

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 obsessional 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. Go to foodaddicts.org for other meeting locations.

Theta Xi Rush event 7 to 9 p.m.

Theta Xi house, First and D Street Join the Theta Xi brothers at their rush week barbeque.

Relapse 8 to 10 p.m.

Rominger West Winery, 4602 Second St. Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

THURSDAY Shinkoskey Concert 12:05 to 1 p.m.

115 Music Attend this free performance of Shuann Chai playing the piano.

Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Speaker series 4:10 to 5 p.m.

1005 GBSF Come to this event to listen to Martine LaBerge, Ph.D., of Clemson University give her seminar on “Total Knee Replacement: A Platform for Education, Research, and Economic Development.”

7th Annual DAVIS FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL 5 to 9 p.m.

Veteran’s Memorial Center Theatre, 203 E. 14th St. The Davis Feminist Film Festival is a grassroots festival of short films from around the world featuring issues and perspectives often ignored by mainstream media. Tickets range from $5 to $15.

Theta Xi Rush event 7 to 9 p.m.

Theta Xi house, First and D Street Attend Luau Night with a performance by “Na Kieki O’ Hawaii.”

Relapse 8 to 10 p.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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 Eco-friendly trespassing

WEDNESDAY

ble to know where you belong without experiencing it firsthand. Every city has its own unique vibe. Make sure you find the one that suits your needs best, whethJazz er it be proximity to clubs Trice or burgers featured on The Food Network.

I stuck with my D-Day of February 1, when I would infiltrate the land of hotness monsters and plastics, to keep my peace of mind and ease my transition. Everything I did during the months following am forever in love with graduation (buying a car, Los Angeles when I’m foregoing a social life, worknot actively hating it with ing 70-hour weeks) centhe undying fury of a honey tered around my move. I felt badger. Traffic’s a pain but so prepared! Silly rabbit, nathank God it’s 75 degrees in ivety is for kids.

March and there are palm It costs THAT much for a mattress that wasn’t used in trees on my drive to work.

I was headed to an open a crackhouse? I can’t make casting call for a server posi- a protected left turn ever? tion (yes, they’re called cast- Really? L.A. in general feels ing calls here and every cus- like its own planet, where tomer service job seriously re- normal Earthly rules don’t quires a headshot with an ap- apply. Five streets south of plication) when I wanted to me is Miley’s Starbucks. Five call it quits. I ran into three- streets north, food-stamp hour traffic because President dispensaries are as common O-freaking-bama decided to as those for medical MJ. I was take a trip to the same mall. lost all the time. And by “all I had to stop into the nearest the time,” I mean every sinBest Buy to calm myself down gle goddamn time I left my apartment. and wait for Which isn’t traffic to subside. The whir It’s impossible to know where bad at all. of flat screen you belong without experiencing That’s the only way TVs puts me it firsthand I learned at ease. where any At Davis, my favorite professor held meet- thing was. Just make sure ings where she prepped my you have a phone charger in peers for their move to New your car. You don’t want your York. The L.A. bashing during phone to die while lost in these meetings worked my Compton. nerves. “Driving’s a pain, peo- In regards to my Obamaple are superficial there and hates-me meltdown, I realNew Yorkers care more about ized I could either let all the their art.” Yeah, it’s true. But it annoying things about L.A. was important to hear those piss me off every day, or I things. You need to make sure could learn to deal and adyou’ll enjoy where you move just to my new world. There’s regardless of the setbacks. no point in being frustrated Sidebar: The cost of living is with traffic and parking if I cheaper in L.A., apartment actively chose to have it in availability is cake and there my life. Instead of pouting, I are no snowstorms. Suck it, allow a five-second freakout where I use every cuss word New Yorkers!

My friends and I had our I know, then I put it behind own L.A. Hunan meetings me. If you spend your whole where we mostly shit-talk- day being pissed off and ed, but also thought of the stressed out, you won’t get factors behind our decision anything done. to move. We had to know Hilda from Ugly Betty put exactly what we were get- it wisely. “Mama, you want ting into. I became obsessed to fit in with these people? with researching the area. They’re not gonna change.

Wikipedia, Yelp and Rent. YOU have to.” com are your besties. Take There are no freshmen advantage of them. What orientations or welcome are the crime rates? Where rallies to get us acclimatcan I find affordable hous- ed to our new home. We ing? How often do celebs hit have to prioritize how much pedestrians in this city be- adapting we’re prepared to cause they were strung out do. If you have to be near on cocaine and self-enti- the beach everyday, moving tlement? I haven’t been hit to Kentucky for a job might yet, but Lindsay did just get not be ideal. Don’t make it off probation so it honestly too hard on yourself. Did I could happen to any of us at make the right decision in my move? I don’t know yet. any minute.

I ventured to the land of But nothing beats getting to broken dreams on many watch the sunset from my occasions not just to eat balcony everyday.

Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, but to scout the Hit up JAZZ TRICE at jazztrice526@gmail. place out for safe neigh- com or twitter.com/Jazz_Trice and he’ll borhoods and where feasi- respond with something to make you smile. ble jobs were. It’s impossi- Or scream. Luck of the draw.

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Several people were camped under solar panels on East 14th Street.

Easter bunny gone bad Someone found footprints throughout a house that had been egged, on Hepworth Drive.

Still safer than the sandbox Someone was putting glass and nails in a play area on Alvarado Avenue.

Party rock Someone called 911 and made “shuffling noises,” on Lake Boulevard.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY They’re just burnouts Several fire throwers were practicing loudly on E Street.

Leave them out to dry Two juveniles were passed out in a laundry room with a bottle of alcohol on Drake Drive.

Police Briefs are compiled by TRACY HARRIS from the City of Davis daily crime bulletins. Contact TRACY HARRIS at city@ theaggie.org.

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Farm Cont. from front page the Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA), including a portion of the food served in the Dining Commons, Mailes said.

The Market Garden also caters to Silo appetites on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at its individual booth at the UC Davis Farmers Market.

The Ecological Garden incorporates a different sector of the Student Farm, educating interns and volunteers alike on the science behind the crops.

“The Ecological Garden focuses

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Cont. from front page city and private-sector experts to look at how to take the recommendations of the net-zero study and implement them in the city.

They will also work to find funding for this project and find ways to get citizens involved.

“It’s also very important and very exciting to engage citizens in spreading the word about what they themselves can do, and especially households can do

If you’re not fully convinced that grad school is a good choice yet, did I mention that tuition is covered? I am literally being paid to go to college Matan again. The UC Regents can Shelomi do whatever they want and my personal finances won’t take a hit, because my tuition is being paid for by the government (and, by extension, you)!

Before you get your pitchforks, know that the reason that some Ph.D. programs are paid is that can barely contain my the average salary of the excitement. April 14 graduates isn’t enough to is nearly here! Ah, Tax justify med-school levels Day: Almost as fun as the of tuition or debt. Entering first day of school, or go- an unpaid Ph.D. program ing to the dentist! Mind is a terrible idea. The sciyou, as a grad student, I ac- ences also are much more tually enjoy taking classes likely to fund students; and learning, so my love of getting a humanities detaxation is genuine. Also, I gree of any kind is a terrible idea. The stipends have nice teeth.

As annoying as it is to aren’t much, either. There’s have to pay the government a reason grad students are a share of your income, stereotyped as subsisttake comfort in knowing ing on ramen noodles and that your cash is going to a criticism. Being a graduworthy cause: Me. Since I’m ate student means getting an NSF (National Science paid expenses to do what Foundation) fellow, my sti- you love, like travel, as oppend comes directly from posed to taking a higherthe government and, in- paying job you dislike but affording d i r e c t l y, such perks from you.

Your tax- Can I help it if my study organism yourself. I es pay for is in Indonesia, or if the conference chose the former with me to live.

I’m speaking at is in Hawaii? no regrets: My rent, Food tastes my instant noodles, my gin, my dai- better when it’s free. ly caviar baths, my exten- As for tuition, I sympasive porn and Fabergé egg thize with the undergrads collections, my Tuesday- here, I really do. I see how night hooker-thons ... it all your tuition keeps going comes from you! Hooray, up, exponentially, year after year. You keep paytaxes!

Of course, I do have to ing more but getting less, work for this money. If as sports teams and othI’m not on campus do- er perks get cut. I even ing the wetwork, then I’m know students who’ve at home reading articles, had to drop out because writing papers, analyzing they can’t pay tuition, and data and, yes, applying for that’s really terrible. anything, having more research funding. If Science is expensive! Your earned my B.A. elsewhere taxes help pay for my re- gives me a greater perspecagents, my DNA sequenc- tive on why tuition here is ing, my ground-up moon ridiculous. Consider this: rocks and even my micro- While the cost of private universities may be more scope slides. Thanks!

OK, they also pay for my than for public colleges, trips to exotic locations. the financial aid offered is Can I help it if my study also greater. We are rapidorganism is in Indonesia, ly nearing a point where, or if the conference I’m for a middle-class famispeaking at is in Hawaii? ly, an Ivy League degree Last summer I spent 10 costs less than a degree at weeks in Japan doing re- a UC. The former lets you search and gaining “cul- take as many classes as you tural experiences,” which want for the same tuition, is legalese for federally with no lab fees. The latter funded tourism. My air- makes you buy your own fare and stipend were paid scantrons, which I find utfor by the NSF, and my liv- terly mind-blowing. I’ve ing expenses were covered always depended on the by the Japan Society for the kindness of generous camPromotion of Science. A puses and governments, so summer of sushi, karaoke, coming here was a culture and Pokémon merchan- shock of sorts. Believe me, dise co-sponsored by both tuition-paying citizens of American and Japanese underfunded campuses, I feel your pain — even if my taxpayers! Arigato!

Oh, and I also discov- bank account doesn’t. ered a novel cellulolytic system with possible MATAN SHELOMI flavors his ramen with use in the biofuel industry schadenfreude and the tears of freshmen, while I was there. You’re and can be reached at mshelomi@ ucdavis.edu. welcome!

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on educating volunteers and interns about the complex biological relationships that exist between the plants and animals found in the garden,” Mailes said. “The Eco-garden is also a place where students are trained to become environmental educators to elementary school children. The trained students then engage the visiting children in a wide range of fun and educational activities.”

The Student Farm is not limited to the Market Garden and Ecological Garden.

“Other regions of the Student Farm include research fields where certain classes and graduate students can conduct their research, and a Workshop where students can gain skills build-

to reduce carbon consumption,” Krovoza said.

Additionally, the City of Davis is competing in the Cool California Cities Challenge, led by the Cool California Initiative. This is a competition in which 10 cities in California compete to reduce their energy consumption. This is one way that Davis is working toward reducing energy consumption and attaining net-zero. Currently, the city’s climate action plan calls for 75 percent of all households to participate in aggressive reduction of

ing and repairing farm equipment,” Mailes said.

Due to the Student Farm’s popularity, the Farm will not be recruiting new volunteers until Fall quarter. Students interested in sustainable agriculture instead have the opportunity to enroll in classes PLS 5 and PLS 49, said Mailes, which teach the basics of organic crop production.

The Student Farm is hosting an Earth Day event called “Spring Fair at the Farm” on April 29, which will be an opportunity to learn more about the sustainability efforts of the Student Farm and other eco-friendly student groups.

GHEED SAEED can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

their energy use.

Davis has a number of advantages that will aid its goal toward net-zero energy, according to the report.

Many of its residents are already environmentally conscious and there are already many private investors that fund solar energy usage. Also, the tradition of bicycling in Davis will help meet the need for lowering transportation energy. Another advantage is that UC Davis is an expert on energy efficiency and renewable energy; evidence of this is

the West Village.

“The purpose of the project was to use UC Davis resources to help the City of Davis reach its climate goals,” said Alan Wecker, a second-year MBA student leading the graduate student researchers on the study. “Also to look at the climate action plan, try and come up with a number of methods to help the City of Davis reach it goals and even come up with a few proposals.”

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

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Wi-fi

Missed connection On any given day in the CoHo, one can often overhear the grumblings of someone trying to connect to Moobilenet, the Wi-Fi network on campus.

The internet on campus is often very hard to connect to.

Specifically in Olson and Wellman Hall, the connection is often slow, if not nonexistent.

While this may seem like a good thing (anything to stop students from going on Facebook during class), it often hinders professors’ lecture plans and makes it difficult to show videos in class. When professors take time away from class to load a video, it takes away valuable learning time from students. And it’s awkward. Furthermore, students use internet on campus to do school work and turn in assignments.

The fact is that we are in a time in which we need technology to succeed. Smartphones are commonplace, and many students use their laptops in class.

Having the internet is not only helpful, but also necessary.

Students often use the internet to download lecture slides from Smartsite or look at the online reading that a professor is discussing.

UC Davis is one of the top universities in the country, and we should be able to figure out a way to make our internet connection run quickly and smoothly. We at The Aggie are no technology experts (we don’t even have Wi-Fi in the office), but it seems that there should be a way to make the network connection better on campus. While it may be expensive, it’s worth it.

A large amount of problems with the network connection have not been reported, Mark Redican, director of communication resources, said in an Aggie article.

Well, this is our formal complaint. As students in the 21st century, for the amount of tuition we pay, we’d like our internet on campus to work, all the time, please.

Santa monica college

Haven’t they learned?

Once again, student protesters were the victims of police violence.

Last Tuesday, a group of 30 activists were pepper sprayed while attempting to gain access to a Board of Trustees meeting at Santa Monica College (SMC). A small number of students were allowed into the meeting, presumably until the room reached capacity. Over 70 people were left outside protesting the $180-per-unit fee increase being discussed inside.

If this sounds familiar, it’s because similar events have been happening all across California, and the world, for the last few months. University systems are failing their students, students are reacting through activism, and campus police – at the will of the school – are responding with violence.

And though it happened at Montreal’s McGill University on Nov. 10, and at our very own UC Davis on Nov. 18, there is such a great disconnect on campuses that nothing about the culture of public education has changed enough to prevent the incident at SMC. Campus administration does not understand its students, and in turn treats them as an enemy.

Following the pepper spraying at UC Davis, then-Police Chief Annette Spicuzza was quoted supporting the use of chemical weaponry and UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi sent an e-mail to the campus community citing the “health of the students involved in the protest” as justification for police action.

If you’re a regular reader of The California Aggie or have been paying attention to Occupy, these quotes are little more than trite relics of the uncharted territory that followed our own campus crisis. In response to unresolved campus anger, the Chancellor apologized for the pepper spraying.

Yet following the pepper spraying at SMC, school president Chui L. Tsang issued a statement saying the same bullshit.

Students were pepper sprayed to “preserve public and personal safety.” Did he really think it would work this time?

If there is anything we have learned over the last few months, it is that campus administrations do not know how to work with students. From the community college Board of Trustees to the UC Regents, there is little to no student representation when it comes to tuition hikes. Both of the student regents at UC Regents meetings are graduate students, and only one has voting privileges.

This is why students want access to board meetings. This is why three UCLA students were arrested after the public comment session at the Regents meeting over spring break. There are student voices, and they’re not being heard.

A simple solution? Institutionalize more interaction between students and administrators. This means having more than an hour of public discussion at a meeting that affects hundreds of thousands of students’ livelihoods and the future of our state. This means finding a bigger room when there are not enough seats. This means listening to and addressing the concerns presented by protesters.

And most of all, this means not allowing police officers to use pepper spray, or any other form of violence, to silence student voices.

Police at SMC may have temporarily blinded 30 protesters, but we’re still watching.

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UC needs to question investments in coal companies

By KITTY BOLTE

Sophomore, Environmental Science and Management major, khbolte@ucdavis.edu

It’s time to look critically at the investments our university holds, particularly in the energy sector. According to data released today by the California Student Sustainability Coalition, the University of California Regents hold $234 million in 15 of the largest coal mining and coal burning corporations, including Massey Energy, Patriot Coal and Ameren Corp., with millions more possibly in individual campus foundations. A portion of that money comes from our tuition money.

Records of endowment holdings through 2011 show that

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Global warming fail

W

hen it comes to global climate change – more infamously known as global warming – it’s easy to be depressed. After all, what’s there to love about monster hurricanes, more tornadoes and droughts, and other increasingly violent gifts from nature?

Turning to the leaders of our country doesn’t make me any more optimistic. It was just a few weeks ago that Rick Santorum, riffing on the supposed dangers of climate change, argued that all the fuss was merely groundwork “for government to be able to step in and even more greatly control your life.” He is at his most eloquent when speaking about CO2, the main culprit for rising temperatures: “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is.”

Touché, Rick Santorum. Touché.

At least Santorum is honest.

This is unlike Mitt Romney, who has somehow managed to stand on both sides of pretty much every major issue up for debate in modern America. It was just a few years ago that Romney, then Governor of Massachusetts, “presided over the introduction of one of the country’s first capand-trade programs, for the six largest power plants in the state,”

the $234 million the UC holds in the “Filthy 15” coal companies includes: $25.8 million in Southern Company, the fourth-largest carbon polluter internationally. $12.1 million in Peabody Energy, the world’s largest privatesector coal company. $19.1 million in Duke Energy, responsible for 1,248 deaths due to pollution in 2009.

These numbers reflect only assets held centrally by the UC Treasurer and do not include individual campus foundations.

This information comes from a report titled “Reducing California Higher Education’s Support of and Dependence on Coal,” authored by Sarah Siedschlag, a CSSC Alumni. It is publicly available on the CSSC website,

sustainabilitycoalition.org.

The report details investment structures in UC, CSU and CCC systems, endowment holdings in the “Filthy 15” coal corporations and opportunities for reducing investments in “dirty” energy corporations while increasing support for sustainable energy initiatives.

Using public dollars and student tuition money to fund practices that degrade and pollute our environment is unacceptable, as is the lack of investment transparency and student representation on investment committees. As students in a university system committed to sustainable practices, it is imperative that we push for our institution to put its money where its mouth is.

as written in The New Yorker. uncomfortable facts.

Then there’s his line in his book Unfortunately, this doesn’t bode No Apology about how “higher well for our future. While there energy prices would encourage is debate about the specifics, energy efficiency” or his comment scientists agree that the climate to Larry Kudlow on CNBC about trajectory is ugly. For example, as how one fact is incontestable: “It’s the pace of Arctic and Greenland getting warmer.” Whoops. Minus melting increases, sea levels will rise to dangerous levels. Some 10 points. projections peg this increase at And then there’s President up to, if not even slightly higher Obama. Back in 2009, Obama than, seven feet. Say goodbye to helped push the country’s first New Orleans and ever cap-andMiami. trade legislation And it’s even easier to take shelter As I stated at through the House of under the umbrella of ideological the beginning, it’s pretty easy Representatives. belief ... to be depressed A system of about all tradable permits this. Yet, not all feel this way. I that would incentivize businesses talked with Arnold Bloom, one to reduce greenhouse gases, capof the professors on campus and-trade was considered vital who teaches a class on climate by environmentalists and a WMD change. To my surprise, he was by conservatives. Luckily for the hopeful about the future. “I right, the legislation died in the Senate, a victim of politics and the get more optimistic the more I teach,” he said. Instead of trying recession. to enact change through the In Al Gore’s eyes, this didn’t political process, he has found reflect well on the president. In another means to push the a blistering 7,000 word op-ed ball forward. Bloom’s approach published by Rolling Stone, Gore offers one potential avenue eviscerates Obama’s handling for progress, a route that does of the legislation and his failure not depend on the glacial pace of leadership on climate change of political progress. Through in general. To Gore and other environmentalists, the president is education, he is planting the either sleeping at the job, or he has seeds for future action.

It’s disappointing that in simply accepted defeat, conceding order to enact change, we need the stage to climate-change to bypass the political process, deniers and perhaps waiting for the start of the second round come at least for now. Put simply, the political forecast for real, November. meaningful action on climate All this resistance begs the question: why? The fuel for deniers change is grim at best. So yes, we must keep up the pressure is often ignorance or ideology. It’s on our elected officials. But we easy to fire accusations and cry simply cannot wait for them any “hoax” if you aren’t aware of the longer. volumes of evidence pointing to human action as the culprit to rising temperatures. And it’s even JONATHAN NELSON is thinking of visiting New easier to take shelter under the Orleans before it disappears underwater. Contact umbrella of ideological belief, safe him at jdnelson@ucdavis.edu if you’re interested in from unpleasant questions and carpooling.

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Who’s That Aggie?

Former ASUCD Senator Tatiana Bush looks forward to graduation

By KELSEY SMOOT Aggie Features Writer

Editor’s note: In Who’s That Aggie?, The California Aggie finds a student on campus and investigates their background and experiences at UC Davis.

A photograph of a student spreading her arms in an attempt to protect her peers during the Nov. 18, 2011 protests can be found on the Facebook pages of dozens of UC Davis students. Many said they posted the photograph as their profile picture to honor the solidarity and courage exemplified by the photo.

The student in the photo is Tatiana Bush, a fifth-year political science and sociology double major. While some may recognize her from the photograph, few know that the former ASUCD senator and current student director for African Diaspora Cultivating Education (ACE) is graduating this year to pursue a career in education in Southern California.

After transferring to UC Davis from San Francisco State University three years ago, Bush said it was a struggle to fit in and find a community.

“I’ve never had a big problem with academics. But making friends was kind of hard. I spent my entire first year here sitting in my room playing video games. I might as well have still been in high school.

But once I did find a community of people, I found tutoring connections, internships and job opportunities,” Bush said.

Bush subsequently became a member of the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Committee, a student outreach assistant for the Early Academic Education Outreach program, the Gender and Sexuality coordi-

nator and ultimately the student director of ACE. While the mission statement for ACE emphasizes recruitment and retention of students of African descent, Bush says that her work with ACE serves to recruit, retain and show students the social benefits of attending UC Davis.

“ACE is pretty much the heart and soul of the African Diaspora at UC Davis. Our job is to intertwine the academics with the social aspect of college and give students a resource with which they can use to make friends, network and advance their education. We show them how their personal intersectionalities can be extremely beneficial,” Bush said.

In addition to her work with the Chancellor and student resource programs, Bush was elected to be an ASUCD senator from 2010 to 2011. While she originally thought the work would be easy, Bush said that attempting to pass a bill for alternative graduation celebrations proved how difficult her role as a senator was.

“It was so hard. In every job there comes the one day that solidifies how hard your job really is. I thought I could easily woo everyone into voting my way. If I could do it all over, I would change some things. But it made me realize what politics are really like,” Bush said.

Despite all of the roles she has played on campus, she said that her most memorable moment can be encompassed with two words: pepper spray. After the pepper spray incident during the Occupy protest, she was nominated to be on the Reynoso Task Force, a board created to evaluate some of the university policies in regard to the incident.

The soon-to-be graduate said her extra time at UC Davis was necessary to solidify

avid Cont. from front page “There are holes in what the downtown provides.

Since there is no longer a toy store in Davis, we aim to give people what they are looking for.”

The store also plans to increase its selection of greeting cards.

“We have had a lot of demand for cards,”

Tatiana Bush stands up to police officers during the Nov. 18 protests.

her future plans.

“I could have graduated last year, but I had no clue what I was doing. My roommates graduated and left because they had found jobs. I didn’t have anything. It took that extra year for me to realize that I wanted to be in education. I got a position with Teach for America, and soon I will be moving to L.A. to teach social studies at the junior high or high school level,” Bush said.

Osahon Ekhator, senior political science major and close friend of Bush, said her likable personality attracts people.

“She inspires people. Her personality is infectious. People want to follow her and see what she’s doing. It’s easy for people to believe in the stuff that she does,” Ekhator said.

Bush’s ASUCD and ACE intern, junior Knickerbocker said. “We lost a card store down here a few years ago, and this will also play on people’s interests.”

Knickerbocker attributes much of the store’s success and ability to expand to the closing of Borders.

“We weathered the storm of chain bookstores and managed to stay in business,” she said. “When Borders came, they cut my business in half.

With their being gone, there’s a lot more activity.”

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economics major Jerome Wren, said that he’s learned the art of persuasion from Bush.

“She has an uncanny ability to make people do whatever she wants,” Wren said.

Bush said that if she could give one piece of advice to an incoming first-year, it would be to make older friends and take initiative.

“Mistakes are beneficial. But you can’t make all the mistakes in the world. So make older friends, and learn from their mistakes. And, do what you talk about. I’m so tired of the lethargic and apathetic state of mind for this generation. If not now, when?” Bush said.

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“With the expansion, we hope to capture a new audience, some of whom in the past were customers of Borders,” Wiegand said. “We want to provide everything they got there and more.”

Both Knickerbocker and Wiegand said the store tries to take customer feedback in stride, hence the expanded offering of books and other items.

“Being an independent, small store, we sell a combination of things we believe people would be interested in, but we also have a suggestion box, and we listen to all of that,” Knickerbocker said.

“We weren’t always given a chance because of Borders, but we’re always trying to do things to appeal to our customers in general,” Wiegand said.

Janis Lott, co-owner of Newsbeat, welcomed The Avid Reader’s expansion as she believes the store’s expanded offerings will benefit the community economically.

“Having more retail is good

for the Davis economy,” Lott said. “It’s wonderful when local independent business owners can develop downtown.”

Though both stores will now be selling cards, Lott is confident the two stores will complement each other.

“At first, my reaction was, ‘What do you mean, you’re going to be selling greeting cards?’” Lott joked. “But this way, we are better able to meet the needs of the public at large.”

Lott hopes that the increased selection of retail at The Avid Reader will continue a trend of retail downtown.

“We’re invested in making Davis a wonderful place to come and have interesting places to stop into,” Lott said. “There has been a nationwide increase in restaurants dominating downtowns, but we want to make sure ours is not solely restaurant-driven.”

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UC Davis adds Pinterest to arsenal of social media tools Student involvement key to successful implementation

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UC Davis now has its own Pinterest profile to share information about the school through pictures, videos and stories.

By KELLEY REES Aggie News Writer

UC Davis has been working diligently to create a virtual social network for the campus. By installing University of California, Davis Facebook, YouTube and Twitter home pages, the university is keeping up with the everchanging, endless array of online social media sites.

The newly instated UC Davis Pinterest page is no exception.

The social media site, which Time magazine has listed in its “50 Best Websites of 2011,” allows for quick and striking visuals of UC Davis campus features to be shared with a vast audience and further disseminated by individuals who take particular interest in a certain post.

The idea behind Pinterest,

which was completed in 2010, is perhaps the least tech-savvy innovation of which one would think — a pin board. The oldfashioned organizational instrument, conventionally used for prospective brides-to-be or home decorating gurus, inspired its creation.

University Communications began use of Pinterest in late February. Susanne Rockwell,

University Communications social media editor, said the team is continuing to evolve and adapt their skills in response to the site.

“Our goal is to share how great UC Davis is through pictures, videos and stories,” said Rockwell. “We’ve looked at other university sites for inspiration — but I think our students can provide the best ideas.”

Students are encouraged to share suggestions for boards and pins by e-mailing socialmedia@ ucdavis.edu.

Director and associate professor in the technocultural studies department Jesse Drew acknowledges this student involvement as a vital necessity for the success of any university social media implementation.

“Students are the driving force of social media and universities are trying desperately to catch up,” Drew said.

With so many outlets of social media, the emergence of a new kid on the block begs the question, what does Pinterest have to offer that others don’t? A distinguishing factor of the site is its focus on the visual. Twitter allows a few words to strike a chord while Pinterest emphasizes aesthetics above all.

A prime example of the commanding effect such photos can have is evidenced by the Study Abroad board on the UC Davis Pinterest site.

Blake Cooper, outreach and marketing coordinator at the Education Abroad Center, collects photographs from UC Davis students on exchange and uploads them to the Study Abroad Pinterest board or the

Aggie Abroad Network. The current allotment of pictures totals upwards of 3,500.

“Pinterest allows for the ability to tell stories visually in an image,” Cooper said. “Students studying abroad now stay connected to campus with images [uploaded to Pinterest]. So central campus could come across an image and press one button and this image would lead to the Pinterest site. It’s a way to connect the picture with the program.”

In addition to a Study Abroad board, the UC Davis Pinterest site also hosts an Aggie Athletics, Aggie Traditions and The Sustainable Campus boards, along with a score of other university-related pins. The site is tuned to all things Aggie, conscientiously promoting a social media network wholly unique to UC Davis.

“Since much of social media is based upon sharing images, Pinterest is of course capitalizing on that trend by making it several steps easier to do so directly from the web, and to build a community of sharing in doing so,” Drew said.

Although Pinterest may be a behemoth in the virtual world, don’t expect other sites to fall by the wayside anytime soon.

“I think that the community will continue to grow as Pinterest gains popularity among students, but that Facebook will remain the primary social media forum for some time to come,” genetics major Sara Watson said.

KELLEY REES can be reached at city@theaggie. org.

UC Davis lacrosse drops two tough games Aggies fall to 2-2 in conference

By JASON MIN

Aggie Sports Writer

The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team hoped to bounce back after its tough road trip to the East Coast two weeks ago.

However, things did not get easier this past week as the Aggies lost two difficult games to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rivals California and Oregon.

Both games had periods where it seemed anyone could win, but the Aggies were not able to secure the victory in either match.

With the losses, UC Davis moved to 5-7 overall, 2-2 MPSF play.

Wednesday — California 15, UC Davis 10 UC Davis began the week pitted against MPSF rival Cal on a chilly Wednesday night at the Aggie Stadium.

The game started off tough for the Aggies as they found themselves in a 6-1 deficit in the first half, but the team was able to claw back. UC Davis scored four goals in the last nine minutes of the first half, cutting the lead to 7-5 before halftime.

When asked what she learned about her team from this game, coach Elaine Jones said, “I learned that my team doesn’t give up or quit.”

In the second half, however, Cal was able to take over the game with four unanswered goals, extending its lead to 12-6 to put away the game early in the second

half.

Juniors Elizabeth Datino and Stephanie Guercio, along with freshman Elizabeth Landry, had two goals apiece in the defeat.

“Datino was very consistent for us this entire weekend, and Landry did a good job of working hard all over the field,” Jones said.

Sunday — Oregon 16, UC Davis 13 The Aggies traveled to Eugene, Ore. to face another MPSF rival in the Oregon Ducks.

UC Davis played a great first half going into halftime, tied in at nine.

The Aggies came out of halftime with a lot of energy and seemed ready to take control of the game. Junior Hannah Mirza completed her hat trick early in the second half on her way to four total goals in the game. Datino and Guercio also contributed with three goals each.

Despite the three-goal Aggie advantage, the Ducks were able to fight back due to the extraordinary play of Jana Drummond, who had six goals. The game was tied at 1313 with 16 minutes to play, but Drummond and the Ducks scored the three straight goals to put the game away.

“We need to have more composure when we have the lead,” said Jones. “We were excited; we were up three and left the game plan.”

Even with the tough losses, Jones did not hold back from praising members of her

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Junior Elizabeth Datino scored a total of five goals in the Aggies two losses last week. team. “[Goalie] Jordan Majka had some big saves for us, and Mirza did a great job scoring goals and winning draws,” Jones said.

The entire game was a tight one, consisting of seven ties and four lead chang-

es. Although the Aggies were not able to come out on top for either games, the team is already looking ahead to this weekend’s matchup with Denver.

JASON MIN can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

Study finds melanoma rates rise

By Monika Fallon

Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia)

With summer just around the corner and everyone anxious to jump into bathing suits and sundresses, a recent Mayo Clinic population-based study which found a rise in melanoma cases in young adults, especially in women, is concerning.

“Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, develops in the cells that produce melanin — the pigment that gives your skin its color,” according to the Mayo Clinic website. The risk for melanoma increases with exposure to UV light from tanning beds and

direct sunlight, as well as close family history of melanoma and exposure to certain chemicals or radiation.

From 1970 to 2009, patients between the ages of 18 and 39 were checked for “first-time diagnoses of melanoma.” The study found a fourfold increase in young men and an eightfold increase in young women.

Researchers believed the rise in melanoma cases could be a result of the increased use of indoor tanning beds.

The important thing for young adults — especially college students — to remember about decreasing their risk for melanoma is that coverage

is key, whether that involves clothing, a wide-brimmed hat or sunscreen.

PubMed Health, a website managed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, said initial symptoms of melanoma can be a simple mole or sore on the skin, and can be diagnosed and removed quickly by a dermatologist if spotted early.

The website also provides the useful acronym ABCDE for selfdiagnosis for people who are unsure about a recently-emerged skin abnormality.

A stands for asymmetry; simple enough to remember and even easier to check for: merely look at the mole or lesion

and judge whether one side is significantly different from the other.

B stands for borders; if the growth has abnormal edges.

C stands for color; if the color changes within the growth or grows darker over time.

D stands for diameter; the growth is suspect if it is about 6 mm or larger.

E stands for evolution; if the mole continues to change appearance over a relatively short period of time.

Although the study showed an increase in cases of melanoma, it also showed a decrease in deaths caused by skin cancer, which is likely because of early detection

methods.

More sunscreen companies are producing lotions which protect against both UVA and UVB sunlight as well, significantly decreasing the skin’s exposure to the harmful rays.

Although catching a case of melanoma early reduces chances of fatality, the only real way to prevent skin cancer is by taking measures to protect yourself from the harmful rays.

So before you head off to Foxfield in your spaghetti-strap sundress, ask your roommate to get your back and slap on some SPF-50. When you’re the only one who doesn’t look like a lobster the next day, you’ll thank me.