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volume 131, number 97
MONDAY, october 22, 2012
Expert panel discusses civil liberties Opinions on war, national defense emerge By ROHIT RAVIKUMAR Aggie News Writer
Students and guests gathered at Giedt Hall for an event organized by the student libertarian organization Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) last Tuesday. There, three prominent political pundits spoke about the issues of civil liberties facing the United States. Though the event’s press release labeled it a debate — “Liberal, Conservative and Libertarian Experts Debate Civil Liberties” — the first speaker, libertarian Jacob Hornberger, proved that statement incorrect. “Guess what? It’s not a debate,” Hornberger said. Hornberger was followed by Glenn Greenwald and Bruce Fein, who identified as liberal and conservative, respectively. Both addressed the state of civil liberties in this country and indicted President Barack Obama for leaving Guantanamo Bay open, continuing America’s policy of military in-
tervention around the world and for passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA was spoken about at length by all of the speakers, including the moderator, pundit Jack Hunter. “Barack Obama has given us the NDAA, which can impose indefinite detention on American citizens,” Hunter said. In his speech, Hornberger criticized the economic sanctioning policies of the United States, often seen as a cleaner alternative to war. “You’ve got occupations, invasions, sanctions, embargoes; you’ve got an embargo against the Cuban people that’s lasted for some 50 years ... and they squeeze the lifeblood out of the Cuban people. I’ve been to Cuba; people are suffering,” Hornberger said. Greenwald, who spoke next, discussed the likely applications of the powers granted to the president by the Patriot Act and the NDAA.
News iN Brief
vent her from calling for help. At the time, the attacker wasn’t wielding a weapon or wearing a mask. Munoz said the woman suffered scrapes and cuts on one of her legs and foot. The DPD plans to increase patrolling around the area. The police said this is the first reported stranger rape in Davis this year. — Claire Tan
Wanted: Talent The City of Davis Community Services is searching for performers for the third annual Davis’ Got Talent. Applications, demos and lyrics need to be submitted in an envelope before 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 at City Hall, located on 600 A St., Suite C. There is a $10 audition fee for residents and additional fees for non-residents. Auditions will be held on Nov. 9. Audition times are contingent on the number of entries the city receives.
referenced a section of the civil code that he said infringed on due process. “Any government official in the state of California can institute any proceeding, judicial or administrative, and not be held accountable in a court of law, even if the act was with malice and without probable cause,” Li said. The panel did not know much on this provision. Another audience member stated that the issues of civil liberties could best be solved by increasing the number of representatives in the House of Representatives. “There comes a point at which you have such a great number that discourse becomes impossible,” Fein said in response. The event was the second of five stops for the panelists on a Civil Liberties College Tour. ROHIT RAVIKUMAR can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.
Program offers students chance to work and travel abroad
Woman raped near Downtown Davis Last Thursday, a 20-yearold woman was raped on the sidewalk near the intersection of Fourth and I Street at around 11:50 p.m. Sgt. Mike Munoz of the Davis Police Department (DPD) told KCRA 3 that the woman wasn’t able to provide a detailed description of the rapist due to the darkness and due to the attack occurring from behind. The attacker smashed the woman’s cell phone to pre-
“It is always the case ... that abuses of government power extend far beyond their original application. If you look at how the Patriot Act was justified when it was enacted, it was supposed to be a temporary measure to combat terrorism, but if you look at how it’s been used over the last decade, it has been used overwhelmingly...in cases completely unrelated.” Fein, the final speaker, referenced the power of the American military relative to its enemies toward the end of his speech. “If you took the troop-to-enemy ratio towards Al Qaeda and Afghanistan today, and applied that ratio to World War II, fighting the Germans and Japanese, we would have fielded an armed force of three and a half billion soldiers,” Fein said. After the three speeches, the floor was opened up to a round of questions and answers. The first audience member to speak was former City Council candidate Jon Li, who
Auditioning is open to participants of all ages and styles. The City of Davis requires all lyrics and actions to be family appropriate. Twelve acts will be chosen for the final performance on Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Theatre. They will have a chance to win $200 and perform at next year’s Fourth of July Celebration. — Claire Tan
Camp Adventure provides students work with children internationally By NATASHA QABAZARD Aggie News Writer
Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services presents students the opportunity to go travel to various parts of the world, while getting free airfare, housing and a daily stipend. Selected camp counselors get the chance to explore life on a military base while becoming exposed to new cultures and environments. Camp Adventure, with its slogan “Catch the magic!” is a service program offered through the University of Northern Iowa, which provides college-aged students with summer camp counselor and leadership positions. The program has sites in 23 different countries in Europe and Asia, along with some in the United States. For assignments, counselors rank the countries from one to 23 in order of preference. While veterans are generally given priority, most participants will get to work in one of their top 10 preferred countries. Megan Elliot, Staff Development Coordinator at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento, has attended sites in Hawaii, Italy and Iwakuni and Yokosuka in Japan. “We look for students who enjoy working with children,” Elliot said.
“In Camp Adventure Youth Services, the children always come first. Camp Adventure students are full of energy, are creative and are looking to create magical moments for youth that last a lifetime.” In order for participants to be considered, they must have 40 hours of youth experience in a group setting with children between the ages of 5 to 12, a GPA of 2.5 or higher and no misdemeanors or felonies on their record. Camp Adventure does not just help those wanting to see the world, but it also offers valuable work experience. “After my Camp Adventure Youth Services experiences, I received a job working as the Youth Activities Director on a Naval Base,” Elliot said. Before participating in Camp Adventure, students must attend training alternating between the UC Davis and CSU Sacramento campuses, during Winter and Spring quarters, every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. “The training process was timeconsuming but completely worth it at the end when I had all of these invaluable tools,” said Amanda Jones, a third-year psychology major who worked on the Iwakuni, Japan base this summer. “It defi-
nitely prepared me for the summer with the kids.” Camp counselors are trained in games and first aid, as well as how to deal with the problems that many military children have due to isolation and frequent moves because of their parents’ profession. “I would highly recommend this program to others because it is a wonderful chance to travel abroad, to work with children, to build your résumé and to meet people from all over the country who have the same interests as you,” said Lindsey Armstrong, a fourth-year managerial economics major and head of recruitment at UC Davis. Armstrong spent 10 weeks on the Zama, Japan site. Camp Adventure is currently accepting applications. Interested students should visit their website at campadventure.com to fill out information sheets. Information Sessions are currently taking place in 114 South Hall today at noon and Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. There will be interviews on campus Nov. 27. An alternate date is Dec. 8, at CSU Sacramento. These sessions are mandatory in order to participate in the program. NATASHA QABAZARD can be reached at campus@ theaggie.org.
Students invited to think big at art museum open forum Local artists prioritize museum collections over educational art programs By MENGSHI SHAO Aggie News Writer
Three open forums were held to gather ideas and opinions from students and community and faculty members for the building of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, which is estimated to open in 2016. Last Thursday, an open forum for students was held in Nelson Hall, which is the current art gallery on campus. The estimated cost of the building is $30 million, which does not include additional funds required for the development of the museum and the outdoor spaces. The museum’s outdoor spaces will be nearly double the size of the physical building. Unlike UCLA and UC Berkeley, which have their art museums off campus, the new museum of UC Davis will be on campus, across the Mondavi Center. “We really want this museum to function as a community center and that’s why we are doing [these] open forums — to get people involved early. The best way to get people excited to go to the events is to let them participate in the process,” said Rachel Teagle, the direc-
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tor of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. According to Teagle, students will not be charged to go to the museum. The maintenance fee will be covered by funds previously collected from donors such as Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem. During the open forum, students of various majors shared their own opinions. Hands-on programs were the most frequent suggestions. Students explained that they want more space to experience art rather than looking at pieces of art. Art workshops and graduate-led tours were also suggested. “I’m so excited to know that twothirds of the new museum will be outdoors and we could do a lot of untraditional things like combining the idea of science and technology,” said Dylan Laufenberg, a firstyear computer science major. As for the architectural features of the art museum, students offered new and creative ideas. Students suggested that a dome should be built for display and the exterior of the building be used for movie nights. The opinions from community members focused more on the art collections rather than the programs.
“I really want the museum to focus on collections. I’m a little bit disappointed in the size of the gallery and the storage space,” said Randall Goodwin, an architect, who has been living in Davis for 15 years. “... The Nelson Art Museum was constrained but they have done a good job.” The grounds of the new art museum will be 75,000 square feet, and the building will be approximately 25,000 square feet. The rest of the 50,000 square feet will be left for outdoor space. “I think the program is great and I think people will come,” said Stephen Giannetti, local artist and UC Davis alumnus. “Instead of taking the museum out for [public or community] events, I would like to see this space function more as an art museum.” According to Teagle, the museum primarily aims to serve University faculty and students and then grow with time to cater to members of the community. “We are a university art museum. It is my hope that as our staff grows, and certainly through our events programs, we will also serve our community,” she said. Teagle said that 19 contractorarchitecture teams were compet-
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The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is estimated to open in 2016. The building will cost approximately $30 million. ing to sign on to the project and the number had been reduced to seven. Three out of seven will go through a final selection process in November and the final plan will be reached in February. “The choice of landscape is important because we are able to think about the big ideas like bikein movies, [and about] being comfortable to hang out outside,” Teagle
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said. The museum will be located near the main entrance of the University. Teagle estimated that they will break ground for the museum in 2014, with an exact date depending on the architecture team that is selected. MENGSHI SHAO can be reached at campus@theaggie. org.
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