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tuesday, MAY 29, 2012

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs to leave UC Davis Fred Wood to become chancellor of University of Minnesota, Crookston

ly taught at a small school in Northern Idaho. The University eventually asked him to come back and he started to teach

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— Angela Swartz

Aaron Juarez / Aggie

Aggie News Writer

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Fred Wood is putting on a heavy jacket and

heading to the University of Minnesota, Crookston after over 33 years of being a part of the UC Davis community.

After obtaining his Ph.D. in Chemistry at UC Davis in the early ‘80s, Wood brief-

Police altercation ends in Tasering of student The Davis Police Department is investigating the Tasering of a male UC Davis student that occurred on May 23 at 2225 Glacier Drive.

Police said the Tasering was in response to the student resisting arrest after being involved in a physical altercation with a female student around 10 p.m. that night, a police press release stated.

Officers said that after the male student was handcuffed, he managed to get the handcuffs off in the back seat of the patrol vehicle. He then allegedly kicked open the rear door and pushed and punched an officer in the face. The police proceeded to subdue the student with a Taser. He was subsequently transported to the Yolo County Jail.

Police said despite numerous requests for the female student to keep her distance and not interfere with the male student, she placed herself in close proximity to the struggle. She was arrested, then released with a citation for interfering with police officers.

According to the press release, a review of the force used and an internal investigation into policy compliance are underway. The police said they have an audio and partial video recordings of the incident.

Internal investigators will analyze all available evidence and information to provide as complete a picture as possible of this incident, the release stated. The police urge witnesses to provide additional information and/or video recordings to the Professional Standards Unit of the police department at (530) 747-5400 to enhance the fact-gathering process.

Fred Wood, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, will begin his position at University of Minnesota, Crookston on July 2.

By MAX GARRITY RUSSER

News iN Brief

Chickenfest at Tour de Cluck On Saturday, Davis Farm to School hosted its third annual Tour de Cluck. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., attendees milled around Davis Central Park, gorging on food provided by the Fowl Food Faire at the Davis Farmers Market and participating in activities involving chickens and bicycles.

Egg-cellent examples of the city’s chicken-mania were events such as the Cluck Exhibition community kickoff, in which members of the community stood on stage to cluck and crow, and the Tour de Cluck Silent Auction that sold chicken-inspired artwork.

People also wore full-body chicken suits and ran around the park.

Known as Tour de Cluck’s Mother Hen, Events Coordinator Jacqueline “Jake” Clemens said the event was created as a fundraiser for Davis Farm to School.

According to its website, Davis Farm to School is an organization that strives to encourage local, farm-fresh food in school food.

“I was looking for how to make a contribution to a fantastic community,” Clemens said. “I found out about Davis Farm to School and researched possibilities to create some type of fundraiser to benefit [the school], and ran across the chicken coop tour in Portland.”

Clemens said the idea was conceived in 2009, with the first Tour de Cluck taking place in May

2010.

“My husband and I figured if we could find the sweet spot with chickens and bicycles, that’d be a great thing for Davis,” she said. “May is Bike Month and the community and city are really involved in it.”

In addition, Clemens said the bicycling community has embraced Tour de Cluck, although she said there is never a guarantee that there will be one annually.

Tour de Cluck’s signature event was the Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl, selling out 700 tickets. With 18 chicken coops set up all over town, people of all ages biked along bicycle pathways and trails to view the displays.

“The chicken coops are made by people who live in Davis,” Clemens said. “There are hundreds of chicken coops in Davis — it’s a whole backyard chicken-keeping culture.”

Clemens said Tour de Cluck is a great communitybuilding event.

“It’s not just the activities the day of, but the process of putting it together and the connections that are made,” Clemens said. “It just involves all aspects of the community.”

— Written by Claire Tan — Photos courtesy of Tour de Cluck Flock Foto

UC Davis and City of Davis receive Urban Greening Grant East corner of Arboretum to receive native California garden

By ADAM KHAN Aggie News Writer

The east end of the UC Davis Arboretum is scheduled to be remodeled in the early summer of 2013. The California Strategic Grant Growth Council recently donated $891,000 for the addition of a California Native Collection to the empty field that currently sits behind the parking lot of Davis Commons.

The garden will be centered around species native to the Central Valley and will include thematic elements that encourage sustainability and appreciation of local

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The project was also funded $40,000 by the Municipal Art Fund to create a symbolic “gateway” between downtown and UC Davis that will include a sculpture by artist Christopher Fennel, who was selected from a pool of 63 applicants for his work with recycled material. In addition, the parking lot of Davis Commons will be reconstructed to create a new pedestrian pathway that will run directly from the Commons into the Arboretum.

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Aggie Public Arts Committee showcases artwork on campus Juried CoHo Art Show and bike murals among the committee’s projects

By STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN Aggie News Writer

Artwork abounds throughout campus thanks to the Aggie Public Arts Committee.

The Aggie Public Arts Committee (APAC) is an ASUCD unit that works to encourage and install publicly displayed art throughout the UC Davis campus and the Davis community.

“The committee contributes to the cultural enrichment of the UCD student body by adding art to public spaces that is aesthetically pleasing, thought-provoking, visually stimulating and of enduring value,” said senior community and regional development major and APAC’s committee chair Deborah Schrimmer.

One of these public spaces is the ASUCD Coffee House. The Juried CoHo Art Show was created in 2011 in order to both showcase the works of student artists and to bring art Forecast

It’s finally starting to feel like summer!

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The Aggie Public Arts Committee works to display art across campus.

They are in the process of re-painting the bike circles. into an otherwise art-less space.

“The CoHo receives a lot of foot traffic, and the Aggie Public Arts Committee noticed the absence of art in its facilities,” Schrimmer said.

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“We sought to activate a high-traffic but overlooked corridor on our campus. We implemented a juried

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If you need some inspiration to not give up on Spring Quarter, search “slinky on a treadmill.” If that doesn’t prove that you shouldn’t give up, I don’t know what will!

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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous

TODAY Hindustani Vocal Ensemble 12:05 to 1 p.m.

115 Music Watch this free performance of the Hindustani Vocal Ensemble with director Rita Sahai.

Concert at Luigi’s 8 to 10 p.m.

Luigi’s Fun Garden, 213 E Street Go watch this performance with groups including White Fang, Fine Steps, Bad Daddies and Sneeze Attack. Tickets are $5.

WEDNESDAY

Chill Day Noon to 2 p.m.

The Quad The UC Davis Campus Judicial Board is hosting its annual “Chill Day” event in which they will be giving out free snocones. In light of upcoming finals, the theme is: “Chill out,” Relax and Don’t Cheat!

Senior Recital 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

115 Music Watch this free recital as Amy Lui plays saxophone accompanied by John Cozza on piano.

Farm to College Event 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Segundo Area Central Lawn Farm to College night is a biannual event hosted by UC Davis Dining Services celebrating Davis’ local and sustainable food system. The event will include educational activities and opportunities to explore where our food comes from and how it was produced, the power of our food dollar and our regional food community. It costs one swipe for meal plan holders, $14.50 for general public or $11.60 with UC Davis staff pin/ID card.

UC Davis Jazz Bands Performance 7 to 8 p.m.

Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center Watch the UC Davis Jazz Bands with director Delbert Bump. Tickets are $8 for students and children and $12 for adults.

7 to 8:30 pm 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 www.foodaddicts. org for other meeting locations.

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

115 Music Watch this free concert with Susan Lamb Cook playing the cello accompanied by Gayle Blankenburg on piano.

Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series 4:10 to 5 p.m.

1005 GBSF Listen to Kristina Ropella of Marquette University in her seminar entitled “Functional Neuroimaging Using MR: Moving from Basic Research to Clinical Application.” For more information, visit www.bme.ucdavis.edu.

Two-Part Production from The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance 8 to 10 p.m.

Main Theatre, Wright Watch this two-part production including the world premiere of and the snow fell softly on all the living and the dead

by Granada Artist-in-Residence Ellen Bromberg and a celebration of the work of Professor Della Davidson through choreography and performances by her long-time collaborators. Tickets are $1719 for general and $12-14 for students, children and seniors.

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.

paint as many of them as we can,” Schrimmer said. “This project speaks to our commitment to campus beautification and aesthetics.”

Senior landscape architecture and APAC member Brenna Jones agreed.

“The committee’s goal is simply to bring art to campus and make it a more beautiful place,” Jones said. “We have brought art to walls that were empty, and we have also fixed up existing art on campus.”

According to Jones, APAC is in the process of bringing artwork to the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). In addition, the committee plans to paint the inside of the bike tunnel that runs beneath La Rue Road with Aggie blue and gold stripes.

Currently, APAC is seeking new members for 2012-13. Students who are interested should contact aggiepublicartscommittee@gmail.com.

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Cont. from front page art show that allows students of any background to submit. Pieces are selected by the committee, then displayed for a quarter. We pride ourselves in spotlighting the talent of the entire student body, not just art or design majors.”

Displayed art pieces have included photography, screenprinting, paintings, charcoal drawings and mixed media.

“APAC plays a significant role in improving the aesthetic quality of our campus,” said sophomore mathematics and political science double major and ASUCD senator Patrick Sheehan, who acts as a liaison between APAC and ASUCD. Most recently, APAC repainted the faded Aggie Pride murals within the bike circles that can be found throughout campus.

“The Aggie Pride murals were in desperate need of a STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN can be reached at facelift, and we’re trying to campus@theaggie.org.

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and I did.) All parents aren’t cookoo like reality TV moms, but the rest of us would like the chance to have a happy, unplanned accident thanks to a fun night and a bottle of Jazz tequila, too.

Trice Found the point!

Preparation is key, and not just when it comes to babies. We never had the need to plan far into the foreseeable future since it was mostly written out for us.

Elementary school, then middle, then high, then college. We had some say in where we would end up but he season finale of “Modern Family” threw the steps were already laid out. Now, there needs to be me for a loop, y’all. some semblance of planMitchell and Cameron tried so hard to adopt a baby/find a ning in the career paths or suitable surrogate/steal a child lifestyles we choose because they greatly predict how our but inevitably gave up on exfuture will play out. Whew, I panding their brood for now did it. after another failed attempt.

I have babies on the brain That was nothing in comparison to the curveball at the and know my life won’t have much meaning if I don’t beend: Gloria, who spent most come a of the episode great father. helping her I get furious when I see parents That’s why sons-in-law auditionyanking their kids’ arms in locate their ing is on soon-to-befrustration ... the backbut-not-really burner for child, revealed that she was pregnant, beam- the moment. The chance for work comes few and far being with accomplishment. I tween, and usually only pays almost broke my laptop with enough to help buy grocerhow hard I slammed it shut. ies. A full-time job where I get (There’s a point, I swear, and I’m pretty sure I can find a way paid to produce art is equalto make it coincide with post- ly rewarding as performing it grad advice too. Give me a sec — except with stability and better pay. There will always to find it …) be roles that need actors, My biological clock is on the verge of exploding. I want but interning with a producto have a child so bad it hurts. tion company now will lead to good job later and put me I want the crying and the screaming and tantrums and in a better place financially to raise a child. the hatred and resentment a You know how much surchild feels towards their parrogacy will cost ya? Upwards ents. I also want the joy of seeing yourself in your child. I of $50,000 including mediwant to watch them grow be- cal expenses, the donated egg and the expensive ass bracefore my eyes and learn and let you buy for the surrogate mature and finally reciproso she doesn’t duck out with cate the feelings I have for your seed. I previously said them. But, like the “Modern “money runs the world” for a Family” ‘moes, it won’t be so reason. And a lot of states ban easy to get what I want. joint, unmarried adoption, Being gay blows somemaking it a two-fold slap in times (yes, I know what I the face to gays who can’t get just typed) thanks to the married in the first place. hardships of trying to have Being picky with whom a baby. Unless my science you date is a factor for anyteachers were lying to me, gay people can’t make babies one thinking of raising a together the old straight way. family. Long-term relationships should be beAdoption and surrogacy are tween like-minded people the roads that lie ahead for guys who want to have a kid with shared life aspirations. together. But it’s often costly Having a kid is difficult for and filled with setbacks that couples regardless of sexuality and can be especially diput an emotional strain on sastrous on couples who difthe relationship.

Others misunderstand my fer on having them or not. desire for children at my age. That’s a conversation that’s okay to have on the first date.

I feel like the ability to bear children may not be given as The “Modern Family” finale much weight by straight cou- is an indication that all the baples as it is by gay or infertile by-prep might be for nothing ones. I get furious when I see depending on the outcome (and possible unplanned surparents yanking their kids’ prise). Erring on the side of arms in frustration or lack being ready for it either way the patience to explain why they can’t buy a humongous can only help us out.

Snickers bar in the grocery Share baby names with JAZZ TRICE at store. (I’ll do the same thing jazztrice526@gmail.com or twitter.com/ if my kids act like my sister Jazz_Trice.

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Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, presented information on a matching campaign for scholarships.

Appointments and confirmations Emily Alice Gerhart was confirmed as the External Affairs Commission Chair.

Meeting called to order at 6:13 p.m.

In the May 24 article titled “The 12th Annual UC Davis Film Festival,” it was implied that Ngoc Le is a male. Ngoc is a female. It was also stated that the mockumentary was a submission even though it was not in the lineup. The Aggie regrets these errors.

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Senate briefs ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the May 24 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.

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Admittedly, not every graduate student has this luxury, but the proportion is certainly higher than among most cubicle drones. I probably work far more than 40 Matan hours a week, but it’s work Shelomi I enjoy at hours I can set myself. I don’t notice how much I’m working because the labor doesn’t interfere with my social life and I’m having too much fun doing it anyway.

I know what some of you are thinking: Work can be fun? And not just work, but school-work? The kind of ne of the biggest stuff you spend the first 18paradoxes in re21 years of your life waitsearch is the perception of workload: I’m si- ing for the graduation ceremony that marks you never multaneously always busy having to do any of it again? and always have free time.

How could that possibly be At any given moment I undoubtedly have work to do, fun? If you’re one of the peobut it can usually be put off ple thinking this, I have one until later. While a lot of this word for you: Science! With a capitol “S” and an exclamadepends on your advisor tion point, because that’s how and your research subject, it sounds it is indeed when I read possible This system of study, to me, it. If you to have a very flexible is the ideal way to structure still don’t get it, enjoy schedule as a life your future a graduate at Dunder student. You don’t need to work 9 to 5 or Mifflin, with your TPS reports and your stock options work weekends … but you and six-figure salary, because probably will want to. that’s where you’re headed.

Science doesn’t sleep.

The reason grad stuResearch doesn’t take a vacation. Even if I can’t do any dents put up with, well, everything is because scimore lab work for whatever reason (out of materials, ence is such a great motivator. It’s not just the restudy subjects died, beansults. The very act of scienccounters say I can’t afford any more Taq polymerase), ing all the science for science is pleasurable. Science I can always apply to new is about gaining knowledge grants or read more scienwhere once sat ignorance. tific literature.

You have a question. You Much of that type of find the answer. Simple, work – reading journals, yet deeply satisfying, like designing protocols, escratching an itch. The namailing collaborators, ture of the questions differs running statistical analyamong scientists, howevsis and writing up results er. Part of graduate school – is stuff you could do at is learning what types of home in your pajamas … which I do regularly, with questions drive you.

Some scientists seek to an energy drink at the ready and Anamanaguchi progress humanity: curing disease, solving the enblasting in my headergy crisis and all that cliphones for motivation.

This type of work is usual- chéd crap that infests every college application ever. ly the bulk of research, too: For others, it’s the quest Every hour one spends in for Truth. “Does the world the field collecting insects work like I hypothesized? or plants or archaeological treasures corresponds to Let’s find out.” These big picture scientists have an 100 hours indoors sorting, identifying and labeling ev- overarching question that erything. If you were hoping justifies their work, which fills in pieces of the puzzle. to go into archaeology and live the life of Indiana Jones, Then there are the scientists like myself who you will be greatly disappointed. I hope you like pot- aren’t searching for answers, but for the questery shards! tions themselves. “What do This system of study, to me, is the ideal way to struc- we not know? What have we not discovered yet?” It’s ture a life. You are nevnot about “Why,” it’s about er bored because you al“Why not!” To find someways have a task available, thing brand new, be the first but your schedule is flexible enough that you can hop to publish about it and have it named after me: That’s among your various projects and your extracurricular what gets me to work every and social obligations freely. day, or at least to my laptop.

As long as you are productive and show your advisor signs MATAN SHELOMI is throwing Science! at of life or progress periodical- the walls to see what sticks. Offer him a postdoc at mshelomi@ucdavis.edu. ly, you are still on track.

Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present, arrived at 8:20 p.m.

Yena Bae, ASUCD vice president, present Kabir Kapur, ASUCD senator, present Jared Crisologo-Smith, ASUCD senator, present, arrived late at 6:20 Bradley Bottoms, ASUCD senator, present Justin Goss, ASUCD senator, present Anni Kimball, ASUCD senator, present Paul Min, ASUCD senator, present Don Gilbert, ASUCD senator, present Joyce Han, ASUCD senator, present Erica Padgett, ASUCD senator, present Beatriz Anguiano, ASUCD senator, present Patrick Sheehan, ASUCD senator, pro tempore, present Yara Zokaie, ASUCD senator, present Presentations Sergio Cano, chair of the Internal Affairs Commission, presented a PowerPoint on the ASUCD election codes. He covered campaign finances and election violations and briefly presented past elections records.

Joshua Coronado-Moses, Roman Rivilis, Eric Renslo and Joshua Herskovitz were confirmed to the Internal Affairs Commission.

Unit director reports Jason Alpert, editor in chief at The California Aggie, announced that the new editor in chief is Janelle Bitker. Hannah Strumwasser is the new managing editor. The Aggie has already hired a new ad manager and business manager.

Andrew Florio, executive producer at Aggie TV, said there are over 2 million views on the YouTube channel and they have produced over 100 videos. As of today, they are working a deal with the UC Davis Bookstore to play their videos in the store.

The Davis In A Day film is to be released on June 8.

Rosa Gonzalez, director of The Pantry, said The Pantry has been doing well, and is currently looking at applicants for next year’s staff. The Pantry will be open during the summer.

Consideration of old legislation Senate Bill 111, authored by Cano, introduced by Goss, to amend the presentations and public discussions process for the ASUCD Senate. Cano said Internal Affairs thought this bill made the senate a lot more efficient. The bill passed unanimously.

Public discussion Caitlin Alday said she would not support Senate Resolution 26. Alday said it’s a matter of priorities and legalizing samesex marriage is only a small part. Alday suggested something that prioritizes most marginalized communities, and she hoped the Senate listens more to GASC.

Senate Bill 113, authored by Cano, introduced by Sheehan, to establish yielding remainder of speaker’s time guidelines. The bill passed unanimously.

Padgett said that ASUCD did not have the right to tell students how to feel about gay marriage.

Senate Resolution 26, authored by Crisologo-Smith, co-authored by Torres and introduced by Crisologo-Smith, to condemn discriminatory marriage laws in the State of California. In a 9-3-0 vote the resolution was referred to the ASUCD Court. Crisologo-Smith, Anguiano and Zokaie voted no.

Senate Resolution 27, authored by Sabrina Dias, co-authored and introduced by Kapur, in support of the recommendations given by the Reynoso Task Force concerning actions taken against protesters on Nov. 18, 2011 on the UC Davis campus. In a 4-4-4 vote, Bae broke the tie and the resolution passed.

Gilbert, Goss, Sheeban and Min voted no.

Han, Crisologo-Smith, Anguiano and Zokaie abstained.

Crisologo-Smith said he didn’t want to comment on marriage itself, but that the nature of the discrimination is wrong.

Sergio Cano said that he doesn’t think the Senate should be taking a stance on issues like this.

Public announcements Edward Montelongo announced Empowering Voices is Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room.

Meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m.

Open positions within ASUCD can be found at vacancy.ucdavis.edu. MICHELLE MURPHY compiled the senate briefs. She can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

ICC’s countdown to summer!

Congratulations, you have made it to week nine of Spring Quarter 2012!

Graduation is looming, and unless you’re struggling to find extra commencement tickets, your priorities have most likely shifted from finishing school to starting your career. If you have been following the Internship and Career Center’s (ICC) Countdown to Graduation series hopefully you have landed some job interviews. You may even find yourself struggling to choose between three amazing job offers. From determining the cost of living for the city you might be moving to, to negotiating for a higher salary, the ICC is here to help you through this new and exciting process. We’re also here for continuing students.

​ Once you receive your first job offer, there are some important things to consider before accepting it. Be up-front, yet professional with potential employers. Recruiters speak with one another and career karma exists.

Don’t jeopardize your fledgling professional reputation. If you’ve been offered a position and you need more time to assess your options, express your interest in the job then ask if you can have time to evaluate. Mention the elements of the offer that appeal to you: salary, location, tasks, population served. Be sincere. It is far better to ask for additional time (within reason, no more than a few weeks) than to accept a position only to later decline. If you have been extended an

offer, you have confirmation the company is interested in having you work for them. They want you to know it is where you want to be. They fully expect that you have been interviewing elsewhere. Most organizations prefer to hire people that will stay with them long enough for the organization to see a return on the investment they make in training. If you need help deciding between two offers, don’t grab for a quarter to flip. Use the ICC website search bar to find the “Factors in Accepting a Job Offer” checklist.

Better yet, come see us in South Hall.

Salary is one of the obvious, but not the only, factor in choosing whether

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OPINION

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administrators

Suggestions for hiring Vice Chancellor Fred Wood and Associate Vice Chancellor Griselda Castro, both of Student Affairs, will be leaving UC Davis at the end of this quarter. While they are not the only university employees leaving after what can generously be described as a tumultuous year for the campus administration, they are some of the most powerful. Both Wood and Castro were involved in the events surrounding the Nov. 18 pepper spraying, and their replacements will face the same responsibility.

Now that we have the opportunity to move forward with new leadership, we would like to see replacements that reflect consideration of student needs on campus. The Aggie Editorial Board has made a list of the qualities that we would like to see in the future leaders of Student Affairs.

Youth. We need our administration to be relatable.

There is a generation gap which the administration has failed to bridge. How do we explain to a generation that received near-free public education the trials that follow from student debt?

Innovation. UC Davis used to be a hub of innovative projects, such as the Domes at Baggins End, which were built by students and eventually taken over by Student Housing. Student Housing, which falls under Student Affairs, closed the Domes this fall. They were reopened in Winter following a massive

fundraising effort from students, alumni and faculty.

Where has support for these unique and creative projects gone? It seems these days that if it’s not making money, it’s not welcomed at UC Davis.

Commitment. We need administrators who are dedicated to improving the University for students, despite the external pressure to turn our campus into a politically correct profit hub.

Additionally, the administration needs to start seeing students as partners, rather than adversaries. We are not “health and safety” violations to be prevented, or cows to be herded. Administrators work with us, and no vice chancellor that feels otherwise will be successful on this campus.

Interest. Administrators need to show a desire to seek out and actually listen to student opinions. Even if students don’t always actively seek out ways to meet Mrak, it is the administrator’s duty to know their campus.

Respect. In recent years, the UC Davis administration has been paternal and oppressive in the interest of “the students.” Which students are they protecting when they contradict the students’ needs? If you think we as young intellectuals are not able to act autonomously, you shouldn’t have the position.

To the unlucky souls who are hired this summer, welcome to UC Davis.

air conditioning

Colder than Winter Quarter Depending on where you’re from, the weather outside presents itself as either completely beautiful or the Sahara Desert. But compared to the colder weather conditions of Winter Quarter, these temperatures call for one thing — less clothing.

As the number of weeks we have spent in Spring Quarter gradually increases, so do the numbers on the thermostats in our apartments. Not only does this weather lift student spirits, produce allergic reactions and foster opportunities for sunburns, but it allows us to appreciate and welcome the air conditioning of the classrooms we so dread to be in for multiple hours at a time.

However, students are finding themselves uncomfortable sitting in these airconditioned rooms, or what are now being referred to as ice chests. For some reason, the insides of campus lecture halls have turned into meat lockers. Maybe we didn’t notice it when we donned our fleece hoodies, wool mittens and rain pants a mere couple of months ago, but now the indoor temperatures are becoming unbearable.

Not only is this overuse of air conditioning en-

vironmentally harming and a waste of energy, but it also causes disturbances in class.

Occurrences of students leaving lecture early to seek solace in any sort of heat source have left professors perturbed. Some have even offered to bring blankets to class to maintain the turnout of students.

You would think UC Davis, being the biking capital of the nation and all, would realize that students don’t have enough room for in their satchels/man-purses or beaten-up JanSports for Snuggies, heating blankets and winter jackets.

Doesn’t this campus have an atmospheric science department? Aren’t we one of the top research universities in the nation, winning award after award? How about winning the hearts of the shivering students by developing some sort of smart thermostat that realizes when people are in pain from the arctic winter winds produced by the air conditioning?

Perhaps if this problem was fixed, those of us who prefer to show off our tanned guns in bro tanks and sculpted biking legs in mini skirts would happily attend and be able to pay attention in class.

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resident Obama’s reelection campaign has made a strategic decision to focus on Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital. The goal is to paint a picture of Romney’s past that is characterized by a willingness to shaft ordinary workers in pursuit of the biggest profit possible.

In case you don’t know the details, Bain Capital is a private equity and venture capital company that Romney co-founded and helped run for over a decade. The modus operandi at Bain is to acquire a struggling company, initiate structural reforms, and then, assuming all goes well, sell at a profit. This strategy has served the company well — Bain controls billions of dollars and is currently one of the preeminent investment firms in the world.

In his campaign, President Obama has been focusing on the structural reforms that are integral to Bain’s management strategy. In effect, “structural reforms” is a code-phrase that involves cutting a company down in size to reduce costs, the end goal being to restore and increase profitability.

The problem with this approach is that these cuts often lead to mass layoffs for workers. To add insult to

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Wood then found a calling for advising, and through the years held the positions of associate dean of Undergraduate Advising in the College of Letters and Sciences, vice provost of Undergraduate Studies and finally his most recent position of nearly four years, vice chancellor of Student Affairs. In total Wood has spent six years as a student and 26 years as a faculty member of UC Davis.

“I arrived on campus as a community college transfer student in 1978,” Wood said. “My intention was to get my doctorate and leave and then go and teach at a small school.”

During his years here Wood has helped countless students with problems inside and outside of the classroom.

“I have many memories of helping students who were struggling get through,” Wood said, referring to some of his intro-level chemistry students. “They are all wonderfully intelligent students.”

On the advising side of student

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injury, those at Bain Capital often sic in our economy. The rewards at walk away millions richer while the top are immense, and you are their proletariat brethren are left to set if you can reach the pinnacle. fend for themselves, newly jobless But, by very definition of the word, and destitute. not everyone can be the best. In Obama’s campaign has seized this order for there to be winners, there issue as a main argument against must also be losers.

Romney. After all, he argues, do you With such a duality, any crireally want a president in the White tiques on capitalism Mitt Romney House who made his fortune off style – also known as “creative dethe backs of savaged workers? It has struction,” where it is no sin to become a central narrative for the break businesses and fire people – Obama team, and become someit is one that he will thing much deepIt certainly would paint a negative er than mereno doubt continue to use with inpicture of our modern, cutthroat, ly a questioncreased frequening of Bain’s busiglobalized economy cy in the coming ness practices. months.

Such criticisms Predictably, this has sparked a raise deep questions about the sysnegative reaction from Romney’s temic economic world we live in, campaign. Less expected, howevand whether it is possible for such er, was the flack the President is an environment to be either just or taking from members of his own fair. party. For example, Cory Booker, So whenever I hear President the Mayor of Newark and a promi- Obama attacking Romney’s backnent figure in the Democratic par- ground in private capital and ty, called the attacks on Romney’s Romney’s ease at initiating layoffs, business background “nauseatI recognize that such charges carry ing” and “crap.” They were harsh greater weight than perhaps initialwords, and they predictably had ly intended. To criticise Romney’s Romney’s fanclub crowing while success is to criticize the environObama was forced to spend time ment that led to his fortunes. defending his campaign strategy.

Maybe that is not such a bad I can understand why Romney’s implication. Maybe there is, in business legacy would be a ripe tar- fact, something really messed up get for criticism — there is nothing about more than just the current intrinsically appealing about the state of the economy. Of course, notion of ordinary Joes and Janes any conversation about the merits receiving pink slips while the Mitts of the way our economy is strucof the world swoop off into the sun- tured and how it is incentivized set, a few million richer. would be a serious discussion inYet to critique this reality seems deed. And debates about serious, to level criticism at the very nasubstantive issues that cannot be ture of capitalism. It certainreduced to 10-second sound bites ly would paint a negative picture are apparently rather out of vogue of our modern, cutthroat, globalthese days. ized economy. The fact is that capitalism today involves a desperDespite it all, JONATHAN NELSON still has a soft spot ate struggle to be the best, a type for serious conversations. E-mail him at jdnelson@ ucdavis.edu if you’re interested. of social darwinism that is intrinaffairs, Wood aided students with problems that occur beyond the textbook.

“I understood that student’s lives are impacted by financial situations, family situations and work,” Wood said. “I was worried about students’ debt, and I was worried about getting them through quickly. It’s fine if students want to take longer, but I don’t want them to have to take longer.”

Wood also has fond memories of the staff that worked closely alongside him over the years.

The staff that has worked alongside Wood has had the same feelings about the Vice Chancellor.

“I first met Fred sometime during the 1990s when he joined the Sexual Harassment Advisors group as a volunteer advisor for his college,” said Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Emily Galindo. “To be honest, he stuck out because we had very few male advisors. In looking back, that was probably the beginning of my respect and admiration for him because he has always been the type of person to reach out to others to the campus community, students, faculty and staff to make their experience as positive as possible. During the last five

years since he has been my direct supervisor, I have valued his guidance, support, sense of humor and most of all his friendship. He’s a wonderful person and will be truly missed.”

Wood’s family ties to Crookston, Minnesota, his mother being born in Crookston and both of his daughters attending Minnesota universities, along with his lifelong goal of being part of a small school community, made his decision easy.

In a press release, Robert Jones, University of Minnesota’s senior vice president for academic administration, said that Wood brings “outstanding administrative and academic credentials, a passion for ensuring innovative and supportive educational experiences, and a strong understanding of a multi-campus system with a land-grant mission.”

Wood is determined to make an impact on the campus and surrounding community.

“You really have a chance to impact the students, and even the region,” Wood said.

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Alumnus creates website to write about love Triple Digit Love uses social networking to share sentiments

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UC Davis graduate David Bekour created tripledigitlove.com in order to return to the age of personalized love letters.

Cutting-edge platforms like Facebook all seem to result in the same old song. You know, the once close-knit community that has turned into what many would consider an alienating experience, as such sites quickly begin adding millions of members and new ways to share content.

These days, one can easily “Like” a person’s status from the comfort of their Macbook only to then awkwardly wave at the person when passing by in person. The Internet has perhaps made actual interaction too much.

David Bekour, UC Davis graduate, found the need for change.

He found the need to hybridize the allure of social media’s microwave approach to sharing content with the cozy texture of interpersonal letter writing. What he got was tripledigitlove.com.

“Tripledigitlove.com is a site that makes it easy to share sentiments with important people in your life,” Bekour said. “We stay connected with our friends and family through all types of social media, and with literally two clicks of the mouse, someone can send out their letter across Facebook or Twitter. Celebrations in our lives never happen alone, and to celebrate love is to share it widely.”

Bekour completed his undergraduate work at UC Davis in 2003 in English and sociology. He went on to graduate with his Juris Doctor degree from the UC Davis School of Law in 2006.

Bekour’s care and attendance to love is very much connected to his lifelong battle with a neuromuscular condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

“When I was diagnosed with

Spinal Muscular Atrophy as a baby, my parents moved from Tahoe City to Auburn so I would have access to better schools and medical treatment,” Bekour said. “My parents sold their business and started fresh to give me those opportunities. For me, as an adult, there is one big lesson in their decision: Love is the greatest motivator that we can have in our lives.”

One thing Bekour hopes is that the site captures the multi-dimensional aspect of love. Triple Digit Love hosts letters that range from children writing to their grandparents to widowers reflecting on eternal love.

“There is a whole spectrum of romantic love,” Bekour said. “If you spend a few minutes on the site you’ll discover there are as many different types of love letters as there are people. If you read a letter from a parent, it’s going to have a different perspective than if you read a letter from a child.”

Janet Nguyen, sophomore philosophy major, is pleased to find that Bekour has a shared interest in redefining intimacy as something shareable and worthy or mass celebration.

“Writing has always been a big part of my life and my medium for remembering the important things in life,” Nguyen said. “While I sometimes post intimate letters on Facebook or Instagram screen shots of them on my phone to maybe encourage a friend or two, I think Triple Digit Love is ideal in establishing a place where love can be both harbored and spread between those who care.”

Like Nguyen, writing has been a natural outlet for Bekour as well.

“Love is best displayed not only through words but also through

action, and I think Triple Digit Love combines both of those in a meaningful way,” Bekour said.

“Writing a few paragraphs to tell them what they mean to you isn’t like writing a midterm, but there is a certain degree of effort that makes it special.”

According to senior psychology major Erin Boldec, this effort is what gives the site an antiquated touch to an otherwise modern medium.

“I haven’t written anything on the site yet, but from what I read, I feel like people dipped feathers in ink instead of pressed keys,” Boldec said. “There was a certain sense of nostalgia alleviated in the creation of this site. Whoever this guy is, he brought that old blackand-white Hollywood romance front and center, but packaged it in a way that our generation could understand.”

Triple Digit Love prides itself in this timeless feature, Bekour said.

“The important distinction is Triple Digit Love provides a space where your letter and a picture, your expression of love, will always remain,” Bekour said. “While there are built-in tools to share your letter through social media, the letter itself will never get buried on your profile.”

The website is only three months old, but is growing slower than Bekour expected. He finds that perhaps people find it daunting to sit down and write a love letter.

“There is a popular belief that a love letter needs to be full of romance and perfect prose,” Bekour said. “But we simply encourage people to write from their heart.”

ISAIAH SHELTON can be reached at features@ theaggie.org.

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Buy a shirt, provide an education Students and alum create nonprofit to save education in Vietnam

By DEVON BOHART Associate Features Editor

At 5 years old, Dieu lost both of her parents. She now lives with her grandparents, who have a very low income. Her grandma, the family breadwinner, recently fell ill and could no longer provide for the family; consequently, Dieu was unable to afford an education. This is where Thought Threads came in.

UC Davis students and an alumnus came together and over the past year and a half have developed a business plan for a nonprofit organization called Thought Threads, which now financially supports Dieu’s education.

“Our main mission is to subsidize education for students in developing nations,” said senior economics major Leo Thom.

“We feel that education is something so basic and so primary.”

The organization raises money through the sale of T-shirts, hence the name Thought Threads. Thom, one of three co-founders, had an interest in the fashion industry and in charity and wanted to combine the two.

“We try to team up with a team in the area and a local designer,” Thom said. “It’s an easy way to give back and we think people can relate to this, especially being on a college campus. And you are going to buy clothes anyway, so why not have those funds go to a good cause?”

Co-founder and senior sociology and Asian American studies double major Daphne Nguyen is currently supporting two of her cousins who are going to school in Vietnam, which is why Thought Threads efforts are focused there.

“I became a part of Thought Threads because I wanted to pass on the opportunities of an education that I was able to receive to others who are less fortunate than I am,” Nguyen said in an e-mail.

Nguyen also agreed with Thom that the organization makes it easy for people to

give back and it also applies to a lot of different people.

“Thought Threads is a great idea because we are trying to do good in a creative way that allows a lot of different people to become involved,” Nguyen said in an e-mail.

“From designers, to students, families and friends, anyone can be a part of all aspects of our organization.”

Thom, Nguyen and a third co-founder, Bryan Hutchinson, a senior managerial economics and Spanish double major, came up with the idea of selling T-shirts to help subsidize education in other countries just last year and immediately wanted to put it into action.

“We are entrepreneurial people and we wanted to channel that to a positive goal.

So we started talking about starting a nonprofit and decided this would be the best way to give back,” Hutchinson said.

The three co-founders met in their coed professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, and said that being part of it has helped them expedite the start-up process, such as introducing them to Calvin Chan, a 2006 graduate in computer engineering.

Chan, now the president of the organization, heard about Thought Threads when he visited the fraternity and offered his expertise in starting a business to the young entrepreneurs.

“I think that education is really important; that’s one of the main reasons why my parents immigrated here from Hong Kong,” Chan said. “I feel fortunate because I know that there are a lot of children out there who do not have the opportunity, so I want to give them the opportunity to learn and go to school.”

While the organization is still in the beginning stages, having sold only a handful of shirts due to supply and printing difficulties, both Thom and Hutchinson said they have high hopes.

“If we have to put a monetary goal on it, in our first year we hope to generate at least

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$10,000. [It] sounds like a really large number compared to what we have raised right now, but I think that’s because we haven’t been out there yet,” Thom said. “We’re starting small, but have big plans.”

These big plans include expansion to other countries and eventually more than just sponsoring children: creating an entire foundation and even a school, Thom said.

With such big plans, it may seem questionable that a group of college students can pull off something this large, but Thom said that college is the best time to begin something like Thought Threads.

“People are often hesitant to start up something while they are in college but I think that being in college is the best time to start up a company just because you are around so many different ideas and perspectives,” Thom said. “Don’t wait; if you have an idea just go with it.”

Thom, Nguyen and Hutchinson certain-

ly didn’t wait, and now a child in Vietnam is receiving the funds for an education, thanks to Thought Threads.

“Everyone in their heart has love, whether they want to show it or not, so buying a $20 shirt can help a little girl in another country go to school when otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to,” Hutchinson said.

The team said that by supporting children and their education, they would be indirectly helping the community as a whole.

“There is a huge correlation between education level and poverty level, meaning that a majority of impoverished communities don’t have kids that graduated secondary education,” Hutchinson said.

“Not only are we helping the kids, but we are helping the community with future generations, one step at a time.”

To purchase a Thought Threads shirt, visit www.thoughtthreads.org.

DEVON BOHART can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

Poetry encourages students to take action Students for Justice in Palestine ends the year with poetry reading

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“Poetic Resistance,” hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine, featured a performance by Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi.

By JUSTIN ABRAHAM Aggie News Writer

Last Thursday, over 70 attendees from UC Davis and the Sacramento area arrived at Olson Hall for “Poetic Resistance,” a reading hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The event featured a spoken-word performance by renowned Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi and an open discussion led by Professor Sunaina Maira of the Asian American

URBAN Cont. from front page Director of Horticulture Emily Griswold hopes that the new installments will transform the empty lot into a flourishing point of interest.

“This is kind of our prime opportunity for this space which has been neglected and [to] make it into a destination place, or a kind major entry into the Arboretum,” she said. “Because the site is connected to the city greenbelt system and bikeways, and is the closest place the Arboretum gets to downtown, we have this unique opportunity to connect the campus to the city.”

The new garden is designed to celebrate the wildlife native to the region. Large trees will define the perimeter of the field,

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Kanazi’s voice rang loudly in the modestly sized classroom. He described his style as “angry poetry,” often pacing around the stage and gesturing animatedly towards the audience.

His poetry discusses political themes such as human rights, social policy and Arab-American identity and often takes inspiration from current events.

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which will be filled with small meadows to form the center space. A central swale will drain the site into the Arboretum waterway.

“A lot of people come to Davis and have no idea what was here before,” Griswold said. “Personally, I think it’s really important to have a demonstration of our local native plants. They’re so underappreciated and not even known about.”

The plot of land will also be regraded into a shallower slope which will allow easier wheelchair and pedestrian access from the walkway into the Arboretum.

Another key issue planned to be addressed is the storm water management. The waterway used to be a former channel of Putah Creek, but has since become an elongated pond having been disconnected from the larger water system. The lack of

current, coupled with the nutrients from runoff and soil erosion, allows large algal blooms to float to the surface of the water in large, green mats.

“We’re going to be working with water experts on how to deal with this problem,” Griswold said. “Because it’s disconnected from the live Putah Creek, any flow must be done with pumping. Ideally we’re going to have a scenario with pumps connected to a solar array. This has been one of the most difficult issues to manage and we’re going to have to take into account various engineering criteria, maintaining the health of the collections, as well as a significant amount of money.”

Jennifer McKenzie, a junior majoring in Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology who works almost daily in the Arboretum, is excited for the new development.

and poetry,” Kanazi said.

Flanked by a traditional Arab “kufiyah” and a podium adorned with the flag of the Palestinian movement, Kanazi recalled how his background influenced his artistic career and motivated him to rediscover his roots.

“My maternal grandmother was from Jaffa, and her stories were filled with memories from her homeland,” Kanazi said.

“She played an important role as I began to be interested in my heritage.”

Kanazi was inspired to write after he saw Def Jam Poetry on Broadway in 2004 and when he was introduced to progressive politics at the University of Massachusetts.

His writing intensified after 9/11 to combat the “vitriolic language” and racism that many Middle Eastern Americans face.

“Sometimes I would talk to someone and they would say something incredibly racist so I would think to myself, ‘Hey, I’m going to write a poem about you,’” Kanazi said.

The event is part of Kanazi’s nationwide campus tour in support of the controversial Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Kanazi’s appearance at UC Davis was a result of collaboration between himself, SJP and Maira, who is also affiliated with the BDS movement.

The campaign urges for various forms of commercial boycott in protest of Israel’s actions in its conflict with Palestine.

During the discussion period, Maira introduced an academic boycott of Israeli universities and academics in protest of what she considers a disregard for freedom of expression.

“As an American scholar, critique of Israel is subject to punitive measures,” “I think any attempt to get the Arboretum getting back to a native plant community is a good thing, especially for the organisms,” she said. “It will be a more informative and more valuable teaching tool if it’s a healthier ecosystem.”

The Arboretum expansion will also tie into a larger, citywide effort at urban beautification.

John Natsoulas, owner of the John Natsoulas Gallery located on the corner of First and E Street, works closely with the Davis Transmedia Artwalk, which was recently expanded to 16 sculptures and two murals and will feature tours guided by smartphone technology.

“The gateway is going to link the town, just like the Artwalk. That will be the predecessor,” he said.

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Maira said. “They are subjected to harassment by their peers and colleagues.”

Although BDS is a campaign targeted towards Israel, Maira describes how it is part of a larger movement for civil rights.

“It is important to make connections with our different movements,” Maira said.

“We are coming together in the same way that we are working against the UC budget cuts.”

Kanazi’s poems also make references to civil rights figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi to bridge cultural and temporal difference between progressive movements.

“I’m not an ethnocentrist; it’s not about nationalism,” Kanazi said. “It’s that system of oppression we’re fighting against, whether it’s fighting mass incarceration or what the War on Drugs is doing to people.”

The reading was SJP’s final event of the academic year, which saw the shifting of the club’s function from spreading awareness to actively participating in the BDS campaign to promote Palestinian rights.

“With the boycott, we are trying to take our goals a step further and not just leaving it after awareness” said Lyla Rayyan, co-president of SJP and senior international relations and communications major.

Despite initial difficulties in securing funding and departmental sponsorship for the event, Rayyan considers “Poetic Resistance” a success.

“I think that what is great about Remi is that he is able to take art, culture and politics and show us that they can come together,” Rayyan said.

JUSTIN ABRAHAM can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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projects are only a few in a number of initiatives to make the Arboretum more accessible and capable of facilitating academic pursuit. Other future initiatives include additions to the Cole facility and a new parking lot located at the West End entrance.

Say what you will about Humboldt State’s impressive 2011 season — there was no excuse for UC Davis’ loss to a Division II program.

At a time when the Aggies were looking to build momentum after major losses to Arizona State and Hawaii, UC Davis fans were counting on a win over the Lumberjacks to help turn the season around.

Instead, the Aggies were handed a

“We want to make more meaningful landscapes around the academic departments that make more public the work of UC Davis,” Griswold said.

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23-17 defeat that will go down as one of the worst moments of the year.

Look for more Rosenblum Awards next week.

TREVOR CRAMER would like to wish senior first baseman Eric Johnson a speedy recovery. He would also like to congratulate Matt “The Man” Yuen on being named next year’s sports editor. If you want to comment on this column or any sports story, please e-mail sports@theaggie.org.

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Awards Part I

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t’s practically all over.

Sunday’s baseball game against UC Irvine was the last sporting event on the UC Davis campus for the 2011-12 school year, and with the exception of those athletes making their way to the track and field national championships (congratulations to Sarah Sumpter and Ashley Hearn), Aggie athletics are over until August.

So with a full year of sports in the books, it is time to hand out some post-season awards, which I will call the Rosenblum Awards, in honor of the sports editor in charge when I first started working for The Aggie.

Of course you can still look out for The Aggie’s traditional Athlete of the Quarter and Athlete of the Year awards next week, but here are some categories not covered in our traditional awards issue.

Best dressed — Jim Les, head coach, men’s basketball While Les’ team struggled this season on the floor, the Aggies were constantly guided by a wellput-together head coach off it.

With the stylish suits and the slicked back hair, Les often looked more like a character in “Mad Men” than the head coach of a basketball team. His stylish looks may not have helped the team during its 20+ game losing streak, but at least Les was better dressed than his predecessor, Gary Stewart.

Honorable Mention: Mike Kurtz for the liberal use of bow ties.

Best comedy routine(s) — UC Davis baseball team If you haven’t seen the videos of UC Davis baseball yet, put down this newspaper and head straight to YouTube.

The team notorious for getting along well, in a sport that often encourages a certain level of goofiness, the Aggies (in conjunction with Assistant Athletics Communications Director Amanda Piechowski) produced two videos that have caused fans to laugh out loud.

“Look at all our hits” satires UC Davis record season in recording hit-by-pitches with Comcast Sports Netstyle quality, while their dance to the LMFAO hit “Sexy and I Know It” gives the fans an idea of just how relaxed the team is.

Best game face — Blair Shinoda, guard/center, women’s basketball If you know women’s basketball, then you understand why Shinoda deserves this award.

The look of sheer determination displayed on the junior’s face as she makes her way down the floor is something that only hours of practicing in a mirror could yield.

The look is a perfect combination of focus, ferocity and poise that strikes fear into the hearts of opponents. Shinoda’s game face helped her to an impressive season in 2011-12, and Aggie fans can only expect the face and the player to improve next season.

Best senior day — Volleyball The perfect senior day is a combination of several ingredients: great seniors, a rousing speech and the outpouring of emotion.

The UC Davis volleyball team had just that when it said goodbye to Betsy Sedlak and Katie Denny this season.

The duo will go down in UC Davis history as two of the program’s greats, and they were lauded by fellow players and coaches as not only great players but great

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Sumpter and Hearn qualify for national finals Ostrom ties pole vault mark at NCAA prelims

Track

By VEENA BANSAL Aggie Sports Writer

Sarah Sumpter became the first woman in UC Davis’ five-year NCAA Divison I track and field history to qualify for the NCAA Championship Finals on Thursday.

Sumpter finished 12th on Thursday night in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Prelim Meet atTexas.

Sumpter, the Big West Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, secured the last

qualifying spot for the national finals, which will be held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa next month. She was timed in 34 minutes, 24.87 seconds, almost three seconds ahead of Weber State’s Sarah Callister, who was 13th.

“Sarah found herself in the unenviable position of bouncing between 11th and 13th place before locking up a trip to the national championships on the final lap of the race,” said head coach Drew Wartenburg.

Senior Ashley Hearn will join Sumpter in Iowa, after qualifying for the finals with a school re-

cord discus throw of 54.13 meters on Friday.

Hearn’s throw, which converts to 177 feet, 7 inches, broke her own UC Davis mark of 173-05 set at the 2010 Big West Championships.

“Ashley Hearn advancing to the NCAA Finals proved to be the highlight of the second day,” said Wartenburg. “Her early mark held up well and now enables her to finish her collegiate career competing with the best.”

Junior Melanise Chapman, who holds the school record (11.67) in the 100 but entered the region-

al ranked 28th with a windaided mark of 11.59 seconds, advanced to the semifinals in the 100m dash, but was unable to qualify fo r the finals, as she placed ninth with a time of 11.76 seconds.

UC Davis junior Ethan Ostrom tied the school record in the pole vault on Saturday, but narrowly missed advancing to the national finals after a jump-off.

Ostrom was one of four Aggies in action during the last day of the regional meet. Senior Jonathan Peterson and sophomore Alycia Cridebring were not able to advance in the 5,000-me-

ter run while fellow pole vaulter Mike Peterson also did not advance.

“Solid vaulting provided the highlights on the final day of competition,” said Coach Wartenburg. “Ethan saw his season close in bittersweet fashion with a school-record mark that earned him a jump-off for the final spot to nationals.”

After qualifying for the finals this weekend, Sumpter and Hearn will now continue training for the NCAA Finals which will begin June 6.

VEENA BANSAL can be reached at sports@ theaggie.org.

Emotional ending UC Davis seniors finish careers with fourth straight series win “There’s no one hotter coming in as a pitcher right now than Andrew Thurman,” Vaughn said.

“I think it speaks to what we’ve done as a team all month. We’ve never stopped playing hard. We were able to get enough early and Kupbens made it stand up. It was a great effort offensively.”

Kupbens gave up a leadoff single in the ninth, got the next batter to fly out, and then induced a sixfour-three double play to end the game.

“I don’t really know how to put it in to words,” Kubpens said of his last start as an Aggie. “Just a lot of pride; we’ve put it in a lot of hard work. These guys behind me are fantastic. They played a great game for me today, just a lot of pride in this team.”

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Brett Morgan was one of nine UC Davis seniors who finished their collegiate careers this weekend in the games against UC Irvine.

baseball

By RUSSELL EISENMAN Aggie Sports Writer

It was an up-and-down last weekend for the UC Davis baseball team, as it saw the careers of some key seniors come to an end.

While the Aggies were able to take the series from UC Irvine by winning on Friday and Saturday, Sunday’s disappointing defeat on senior day was one the Aggies would like to forget.

UC Davis finishes 27-30 overall, fifth in the Big West Conference at 12-12. The 27 wins are the highest win total for the Aggies since 2008 when they advanced to an NCAA Div. I regional.

Friday — UC Davis 4, UC Irvine 0 In his final collegiate start, senior Anthony Kupbens threw a complete game shutout, giving up just five hits, all singles. No Anteater runner ever passed second base during the game.

“It’s incredibly rewarding while incredibly sad, because that’s the last time we’re going to see him out there,” said head coach Matt Vaughn. “UC Irvine is one of the best teams in our conference and they didn’t have a chance against him.”

UC Davis got out on top of UC Irvine’s starter Andrew Thurman early, putting up four runs in the first three innings.

Freshman Tino Lipson lead off the first with a single, moved to second on David Popkins’ groundout, and then came around to score after a double from sophomore Nick Lynch. Junior Paul Politi followed with a double of his own to score Lynch and give the Aggies a 2-0 lead.

With one out in the third, Popkins was hit by a pitch, Lynch singled to left, and then Politi singled to right for an RBI that scored Popkins. With two outs, freshman Kevin Barker singled to right to score Lynch and give UC Davis a 4-0 advantage.

Saturday — UC Davis 3, UC Irvine 1 For the third consecutive weekend, senior starter Tom Briner went the distance for UC Davis, throwing his fifth complete game of the year to lead the Aggies and claim the series against the Anteaters.

Briner struck out just one batter, did not allow a walk and surrendered just five hits in his final outing as an Aggie.

“I’m running out of superlatives for this pitching staff,” said Vaughn. “These guys are special.

They’re setting the benchmark for what our guys have to be and what you have to do to be successful in this conference. All I’ve had to do is give them the ball. They’ve been incredible Aggies in this program from when they got here until their very last outing. It’s special. It’s very special.”

Offensively, UC Davis jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the second. Senior Eric Johnson singled to short, advanced to second on an errant pickoff attempt and later scored on senior Brett Morgan’s single up the middle. Senior Ryan Allgrove followed with a walk and Lipson singled to right to score Morgan.

In the fourth, Allgrove singled with one out and scored on Popkins’ double down the right field line to increase the lead to 3-0.

Popkins, Lynch and Barker were all hit by pitches to bring UC Davis’ record-breaking total to 100 on the season.

Sunday — UC Irvine 10, UC Davis 1 A very emotional Senior Day took a drastic turn when Johnson was injured when a UC Irvine runner collided with him in the first inning.

After a delay of nearly 30 minutes, Johnson was taken off the field on a stretcher, and the game resumed.

Senior catcher Scott Kalush capped his Aggie career with a solo home run in the third, but UC Irvine avoided the sweep to spoil the home finale.

The final game capped off the careers of Allgrove, Briner, Johnson, Kalush, Kupbens, Morgan, Popkins, Ryan Lucas and Dayne Quist, who were honored in a pregame ceremony.

“I love this team,” Vaughn said.

“We finished with our secondhighest win total since we’ve gone to Div. I. We set a goal at the end of April to win 26 games and we ended up winning 27, so we exceeded our internal goals for the last month.

We won our last four series against very good opponents. This group of seniors took it upon themselves to make sure everyone else did the work and it’s special when you have a group of guys like that.”

Quist was given the loss in his final game as an Aggie to finish the season at 6-3 and fourth in the Big West in strikeouts with 85.

After the game, the seniors took pictures and received an ovation from the fans, including Johnson, who returned with a cast on his arm.

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

Sports Brief

Lacrosse coach Elaine Jones resigns UC Davis head lacrosse coach Elaine Jones announced her resignation from the University on Wednesday.

In 11 seasons as head coach, Jones amassed a record of 97-90,

but struggled in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, going just 14-35 in nine seasons in the conference.

“I am proud of the time I have given to developing the program;

however, 10 years is a long time,” said Jones.

“That being said, I feel that change can be good and now is the time for me to step away and allow someone new to embark on their jour-

ney to carry UC Davis forward.”

The Aggies went 6-10 this season and finished tied for fifth in the MPSF standings with a conference record of 2-5.

UC Davis Interim

Athletic Director Nona Richardson said UC Davis will conduct a national search for Jones’ replacement beginning in the near future.

— Trevor Cramer

UC Davis will not renew men’s tennis coach Daryl Lee Interim Athletics Director Nona Richardson announced Wednesday that UC Davis will not be renewing the contract of men’s tennis coach Daryl Lee. “We’re grateful to Daryl for the time and effort he has put into

the men’s tennis program and wish him well,” Richardson said.

Lee went 146-206 in 19 seasons as head coach, and tallied a record of 5-20 in Big West Conference play during the Aggies’ six seasons at the Division

I level.

His last season with UC Davis was far from impressive, as Lee led the Aggies to a 6-16 record.

The Aggies went just 1-4 in conference play, but pulled a surprising upset over Pacific in the Big West

Tournament before having their season ended by Cal Poly 4-0.

Lee will officially leave the position June 30 when his current contract expires.

— Trevor Cramer