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volume 131, number 53
tuesday, april 24, 2012
Goodwill makes plans to build new donation-only site in Davis Endorsement by board of supervisors a matter of discussion By EINAT GILBOA Aggie Staff Writer
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors met on April 16 to discuss revoking their decision to endorse Goodwill’s use of public bonds to fund a new Davis donation site. On April 10, the board voted 5-1 to approve the building of Goodwill donation centers in West Sacramento and Davis. The board was asked to make a finding that the Goodwill center was in the public interest. If that finding had been made, Goodwill would have been eligible to issue tax-exempt bonds. The subsidy comes in the form of not charging taxes for financing, which means California taxpayers would be subsidizing that location. Supervisor Don Saylor requested reconsideration of the Davis location based on “unanswered questions about Goodwill’s operations,” said Supervisor Jim Provenza at the April 16 meeting. “It didn’t seem that proper notification had been made with the existing resale nonprofits in Davis,” Saylor said. “Right after the meeting on April 10, I talked with All Things Right & Relevant and the SPCA about what they thought might be the impact on their efforts, and they were very concerned.” As Goodwill is quite a bit larger than the two local organizations, qualms were expressed that the organizations were not given a proper chance to compete. “What I was opposing was the town board of supervisors endorsing special funding at a lower interest rate,” said Ruth Shumway, president of All Things Right & Relevant and R&R Thrift.
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Goodwill will open a donation only site in Davis within the next couple of months. going on here?’” Shumway was troubled by Goodwill receiving endorsement, as it would be harder for local nonprofits to gain access to the same funding. She was also worried about Goodwill diverting the stream of donation away from local agencies. “There is us and SPCA and we’re all wait-
All Things Right & Relevant is an organization that gives its money to mental health agencies and employs mental health clients. All of the donations given to the agency stay within Yolo County. “Goodwill is a giant corporation. The goods that people are donating to them are leaving the county,” Shumway said. “Since the board is for the county, we said, ‘What’s
ing for the same consignment donation,” Shumway said. All Things Right & Relevant recently opened bonds on an open market in order to finance their move to a new location. “We even said, if you’re handing out endorsements, we’d like you to endorse us as a project that’s been in business for almost 20 years,” Shumway said. “We’ve never asked for help, and it all stayed in your county.” Saylor agrees that it would best benefit Davis to have donations remain within the community. “All our donations from the community get recycled into community benefits,” Saylor said. “Goodwill would take donations to other communities, and revenues from sales would go to Goodwill operations.” Saylor said Goodwill will proceed with their Davis donation site, but it will not have a public tax subsidy. “The county is not contributing to an uneven playing field,” Saylor said. The organization plans to open its donation-only site within the next couple of months. “They have signed the lease already and are in the process of doing modifications to the space in the shopping center on Covell,” Saylor said. The Board of Directors will be meeting with Goodwill as well as with All Things Right & Relevant for further discussion. “We look forward to meeting with Goodwill the week of April 30 to find out what’s going on,” said Kim Kinney, executive director of the Yolo County SPCA. EINAT GILBOA can be reached city@theaggie.org.
Mixtape Society throws back to the ’90s
News iN Brief
Campus radio station KDVS seeks funds
New club exchanges mix CDs
By CHELSEA MEHRA The annual KDVS 90.3 FM fundraiser started Monday and will continue through Sunday. An organization funded by ASUCD, local businesses and listeners, KDVS gets half its income from its audience. In order to provide the community with shows and programming, KDVS is asking for donations. Depending on the pledge amount, a thankyou gift consisting of mu-
Tuesday Musik Quiz 9 p.m., donations encouraged Luigi’s Slice, 213 E St. Features special guests and surprises
Wednesday Fundraiser Night at Sophia’s 9 p.m., donations encouraged Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, 129 E St. DJs Dogtones, Mr. Glass and more
Thursday Dance Party at Delta of Venus 9 p.m., $2-10 donations 122 B St. Mr. Glass, DJ Howard and eclectic DJs
Friday Show at Robot Rocket
sic, books, shirts or DJ services is given in exchange. Cash, credit card and personal checks are accepted, and donations are tax-deductible. For more information, visit fundraiser.kdvs.org. Check out these events in order to contribute and support this nonprofit, student/volunteer-run, freeform and college/ community radio station. — Elizabeth Orpina Residence 8 p.m., donations encouraged 633 M St. Riana Marela and Predictable
Aggie Features Writer
Think back to the good ol’ days when your music player didn’t come in various candy-colored shades, but in black and gray. Or when your songs weren’t listed alphabetically by artists’ last names but serendipitously started playing, and when your music didn’t have elaborate cover artwork but had to be labeled on a thin, white strip of tape with a Sharpie. The UC Davis Mixtape Society (UCDMS) realized many of us might be nostalgic for this former, arguably less convenient, age when sheer music, not medium, was of peak importance. UCDMS is a new student club that began in Fall Quarter for members to exchange mix CDs. Though the first few meetings may be bumpy, they promise that just like a fine wine,
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UC Davis Mixtape Society members (from left) Jennifer Dijaili, Gregory Tam, Adrianna Sung and Evonne Soon listen to mix CDs at a recent club meeting.
Saturday Fundraiser shows At Bows and Arrows, 1815 19th St., Sacramento 8 p.m., $5 G. Green, Burgers and more At Robot Rocket Residence, 633 M St. 8 p.m., donations encouraged Emily Jane White, The Fancy and Joe Boekbinder
Sunday
Star Wars-style lightsaber battle filmed on the Quad With computers, students can use the Force too
Finale Party 9 p.m., donations encouraged The Attendance Office, 1315 L St. DJ OddJob and more
Davis Volunteer and Service Fair today Today is the Davis Volunteer and Service Fair. Hosted by ASUCD, the event will give students an opportunity to explore different volunteer options. Creating a service fair was part of the platform of ASUCD Senator and sophomore international relations
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and psychology double major Anni Kimball. Over 50 organizations will be at the event with information about ways to give back to the community. The fair will take place on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Hannah Strumwasser
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Stephen Leung (right) and David Chang (left) battle it out.
By LANI CHAN Aggie Staff Writer
It is remarkable how often Star Wars sneaks into the daily vernacular. How often are people overheard referencForecast
It’s been gorgeous lately, but I feel sorry for the Band-uh students in the parade who were wearing those heavy wool uniforms. At least it wasn’t raining on the parade like it’s going to be raining Wednesday night into the wee hours of Thursday morning. Tyson Tilmont, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team
ing Wookiees, stormtroopers, miscellaneous droids or their own imaginary Jedi skills? Even an innocent passerby who has never seen any of the six Star Wars films could recognize a heavy rasp riddled with respiratory distress
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as an attempt to imitate Darth Vader. Well, consider a strip of the Quad the most recent context for the use of the Force. A simple search on YouTube for “UCD Lightsaber Battle” will lead to a minute-long video, created by junior biochemistry major Stephen Leung, of two UC Davis students engaging in some pretty real “aggressive negotiations.” And not with fliers or petitions, but with lightsabers, complete with the appropriate visual and audio effects. “It was fun. We wanted to do it in public, where a lot of people could see it,” Leung said. “The Quad is the most public place on campus. We didn’t want to act like Jedi, though. We wanted to be as normal as possible — just normal students.” Leung’s idea to have a choreographed lightsaber fight played out in a flashmob-type demonstration on campus, premiering on YouTube after months of editing. The finished product captured the well-rehearsed fight
See SABER, page 5 Lets take a step back and say “Happy late birthday” to the oldest living man. Jiroemon Kimura turned 115 years old on April 19. What’s his secret? Eating food in small portions! Mimi Vo