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CalFresh is a financial aid program that awards up to $194 a month for groceries.

Student hunger: a predicament to battle Yolo County, Code For America, GetCalFresh working to close hunger gap

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Every year, a group called the California Food Policy Advocates analyzes all 58 counties in California and compares consensus data on poverty information in each county. By studying food stamp rosters, the advocates are able to find and understand disparities between poverty and food stamp use. Five years ago, out of the 58 counties, Yolo County was rated 56th.

A wider variance between food stamp use and poverty numbers indicates people going hungry because it shows that people are not utilizing help to access food.

“Ideally, food stamps are based on poverty, so if your food stamp numbers match your poverty numbers, you are doing it right,” said Nolan Sullivan, the branch director of service centers for Yolo County’s Health and Human Services Department. “So the wider the variance supposedly the worse you’re do-

ing and the closer the variance the better you’re doing.”

Sullivan runs Yolo county’s MediCal, CalFresh, CalWORKS and all of the county’s employment programs. He explained that the board of supervisors commissioned a study to find out why Yolo County had such a high disparity. It found out that out of the four major cities in the county —Winters, West Sacramento, Davis and Woodland — Davis was doing the worst, with a 15 percent hunger rate.

Upon further examination, they found that out of a population of about 62,000 people in Davis, 32,000 are students.

Realizing that UC Davis was supplying more than half of Davis’ overall population, Yolo County launched major efforts to reach out to students and help them access government programs they may qualify for. Code for America has stepped in to further this effort.

“Code for America is a non-profit and network of people that helps make government work for the

people, by the people, in the 21st century,” said Maria Buczkowski, an associate at Vrge Strategies, via email. “Essentially [it’s] making government services more efficient.”

In order to meet students where they are, Code for America has created an online platform called GetCalFresh, where students can apply for food assistance in about 10 minutes from their smartphones.

“There are about 3 million individuals who are eligible for CalFresh but are not receiving the benefit,” said Caitlin Docker, the senior manager of public partnerships at Code for America. “We launched a service called GetCalFresh which helped folks navigate the process for applying, submitting their verification documents and having interviews with the county. It takes about [10] minutes for a student to apply and they can opt in to receive texts from the GetCalFresh team to get friendly reminders to upload verification documents. It’s really a service to make sure that if a student has a question, they have

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Shaun King to speak at UC Davis on Oct. 18 Tickets for event are $5 for students

BY CLA RA Z HAO campus@theaggie.org

On Oct. 18, civil rights activist Shaun King will speak at UC Davis’ Main Theatre in Wright Hall, which has 428 seats for students and members of the public. The event, scheduled for 7 p.m., will be hosted by the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center.

Shaun King is a writer and activist known for using social media to talk about issues relating to social justice including civil rights, police brutality and racial discrimination. He is also the senior justice writer for the New York Daily News and a commentator for the YouTube commentary program “The Young Turks.”

“Here I’ll be breaking down the root causes of systemic injustice in America and what we can do to affect change,” King posted on the event’s Facebook page.

King’s speaking event at UC Davis is titled “The New Civil Rights Movement.”

somewhere to go to for the answers.”

There are, however, more steps to this process.

After the initial application, students must attend a half-hour interview with the county, either in person or over phone, for verification and a few other questions. In the final step, students must submit a handful of documents, including a class schedule, financial award documents and pay stubs (if applicable). They don’t, however, have to submit their parent’s tax information, which is a common misconception. Another myth to dispel is the idea that this food assistance program is like welfare or that it affects students’ current financial aid — both of which are false.

“It’s not welfare. It’s a food program — it’s how you eat,” Sullivan said.

The county will get back to the applicant within 30 days of each step, meaning the maximum duration of the process is two months. However, if the HUNGER on 9

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UC Davis awarded $14 million to study Alzheimer’s disease in Latino population Study to address disease in California’s fastest-growing demographic

King has a large social media presence, which includes over 1.6 million followers on his Facebook page and 810,000 followers on his Twitter account.

As part of his speaking tour, King will be stopping at several universities, including Stockton University, the University of Chicago, Penn State and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, among others.

“King [will discuss] how this generation must come to grips with its own unique challenges,” the Facebook page states. “Instead of wondering who they would be and what they would have done had they been alive in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, King asks his audience to see their present place in the modern movement and what they can do for a more just world.”

Tickets are available online and at the Aggie Stadium ticket office beginning Sept. 25. The price for UC Davis students is $5, while the price for a general admission ticket is $10.

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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded UC Davis a $14 million grant to study dementia and possible causes of the disease in the American Latino community. UC Davis is one of nine facilities nationwide working collaboratively on this project.

At UC Davis, Dr. Charles DeCarli is a professor of neurology and one of the leading investigators in this upcoming study. Along with his team, DeCarli said he hopes to uncover any existing genetic links between the unusually high rate of dementia in Latinos.

In an email interview, DeCarli cited existing studies surrounding health disparities within African American populations and other more specific groups as partially influencing his decision to study dementia within the Latino community.

“There are no similar studies in Latinos,” De-

Carli said. “Leveraging the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) cohort affords an efficient and unique opportunity to examine the impact of disparities in vascular risk factors on brain health within a large, understudied population of diverse Latinos spanning the age range of risk for stroke and dementia.”

UC Davis’ Alzheimer’s Disease Center is looking forward to seeing the results that this test might bring.

DeCarli hopes to be able to identify “modifiable risk and protective factors with the ultimate goal of developing novel interventions to improve cognitive health and prevent dementia.”

The UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center staff also hopes to develop “novel treatments to prevent cognitive decline including behavioral and lifestyle changes” which may influence the risk of Alzheimer’s development, according to Sarah Farias, a neurology professor, in an email interview.

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SIX CONTEST WINNERS NAMED FOR CHANCELLOR’S RESIDENCE INTERIOR DESIGN CONTEST Gary, LeShelle May will incorporate all six unique design submissions into their home IAN JONES / AGGIE

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Instead of choosing one winner, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and his wife, LeShelle May, have decided to

combine six of the submissions for the Chancellor’s Residence Interior Design Contest. The six winners, consisting of students, alumni and staff, were each awarded the first-place prize of a $500 Amazon gift card.

35 UC EMPLOYEES WITH HIGHEST GROSS PAY IN 2016 WERE MEN Highest earners mostly doctors, coaches

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Due to the fact that Chancellor Emerita Linda Katehi moved her own furniture into the Chancellor’s Residence, the university distributed the old furnishings throughout campus buildings. Katehi’s departure in 2016 gave the

Mays an opportunity to refurnish the house by using ideas from students and alumni.

The six design contest winners consisted of three alumni — Susan Garrison, who designed a living room, Lien Sanchez, who also designed a living room and Rose Cabral, who designed a study — as well as three students. The three students are Deanna Chung, a graduate student at the school of Veterinary Medicine who designed a living room, 2017 graduate Alyssa Fumagalli, who also designed a living room and third-year psychology major Francesca Francisco, who designed a study.

The Mays decided to incorporate all six plans into their redesign.

Additionally, Chung won a separate People’s Choice Award for her living room design. For this honor, she earned a $150 Amazon gift card and Aggie souvenirs on top of her $500 prize. Chung spoke about how this opportunity helped aid her adjustment to campus as a new student.

“I found the competition through the UC Davis Memes for Egghead Teans Facebook group,” Chung said via email.

“I was taking an online class and learning how to use Adobe Illustrator and

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The Sacramento Bee reported in August that all 35 of the UC employees with the highest gross pay in 2016 were men.

The Bee reviewed salary data from the system and reported that of the list of 35 men, 29 serve as doctors at UC hospitals and four serve or formerly served as coaches for men’s sports teams.

UC employees are given base pay which is directly controlled by UC administrators, although pay from other sources is counted toward their gross pay. The Bee disclosed that the state-reported salaries of the 35 men ranged from $1.1 million to $3.6 million.

One of the highest earners is employed by the UC Office of the President. Jagdeep Bachher, UCOP’s chief investment officer, earned a gross pay of $1.3 million in 2016.

In response to the news, Ricardo Vazquez, UCOP’s director of media relations, said that much of the reported salary for the medical and sports professionals did not come from UC sources.

“In terms of salaries, it’s important to point out that the salaries for the physicians and sports coaches come almost entirely from non-state fund sources,” Vazquez said via email. “In the case of coaches, they are paid from Athletic Departments revenues that come from ticket sales, TV rights [and] licensing, among other sources. Similarly, UC’s top-earning doctors are world-renowned health sciences faculty whose compensation comes almost entirely from clinical fees and/or research grants.”

UC compensation data suggests that the 35 on the list are consistent with the demographic of past high earners.

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The Mays hosted a celebratory dinner for the winners on Aug. 9. Expressing gratitude, LeShelle May explained the couple’s decision to amalgamate the six ideas as opposed to choosing only one first place winner.

“Each submission was carefully presented and we loved something from each of the design presentations,” LeShelle told UC Davis News. “The final results of how we incorporate aspects of each will be truly representative of the Davis community.”

The chancellor emphasized the importance of UC Davis students and alumni working with the UC Davis administration.

“We’re thrilled that we had students and alumni eager to participate in the contest,” Chancellor May said to UC Davis News. “We believe the Residence belongs to the UC Davis community, and it was important to us that the community could help shape the space.”

“As in previous years, the top 10 earning employees at UC in 2016 (based on total pay) were health sciences faculty members, typically world-renowned specialists in their fields, and athletic coaches,” the summary of the data stated.

UC data also shows that 70 percent of the top-earning employees with the highest base pay in 2016 were men. Although UC President Janet Napolitano is a woman, of the 22 people who earned a higher base pay than Napolitano in 2016, only four were women.

Vazquez pointed out that in relation to the California state employees, the UC system has a smaller gender pay gap and has made more progress in closing said gap. The Los Angeles Times reported earlier in the year that the California Department of Human Resources found 2014 data which stated that “there is a 20.5% disparity in pay” between women and men employed by the state which they report to be “a wider gap than in the federal civil service and the private sector in California and nationwide.”

Vazquez added that in comparison to California’s overall gender pay gap of 15.9 percent and the federal workforce gender pay gap of 11.9 percent, the UC’s gender pay gap was 5.4 percent in 2014.

The Times article also projected that California would not successfully close the gender pay gap between state employees until 2044.

Vazquez said that the UC system has made more progress than the civil service system and would eliminate its gap before then.

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THRIVING PINK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER Local nonprofit organization provides grants for breast cancer patients

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Another interesting week in Davis Sept. 24 “Multiple subjects heard laughing at front door and banging on front door.”

Sept. 25 “Noise coming from the east of the residence at the frat.”

“Subjects playing loud music.”

Sept. 26 “Loud party.”

“Loud bass making reporting party’s residence shake.”

Sept. 27 “Open garage door.”

“Vehicle completely blocking driveway –– required towing.”

“Reporting party overheard male who was was asked to leave property by security planning to return to location at 1700 hours to ‘resume his operations [...]’”

In an effort to ease both the physical and emotional pain of cancer, Thriving Pink, a local nonprofit, set out to help those fighting breast cancer through grants and other support.

During the month of October, Thriving Pink hosts what it calls “Pinktober,” when the organization prompts the community to shop locally. Local stores in Davis, like the Davis Food Co-op, will be joining to contribute a portion of their sales toward these breast cancer grants.

Mary Liu, the executive director for Thriving Pink, expressed how much the organization means to her.

“Each of us has personal inspiration based on our relationships with others,” Liu said.

“In our community alone, over 4,000 women are diagnosed in their lifetimes. This is an eighth of women. For us, that’s our mothers, sisters, our neighbors and our friends. For me, one of my very dear friends, Ann Murray Paige, [...] passed away from breast cancer.

She started a nonprofit, and I wanted to carry on her work and her spirit that she wanted to continue, which was so dear to her heart.”

Liu described how she has grown along with the organization as time went by. She was initially motivated by her friend who had

passed, but the organization has developed to become something more for her and the community.

“I learned throughout the process,” Liu said. “For me, this has been a journey. It was devastating, not just for me, but for her and the whole community. For me, it was to honor and continue her nonprofit in a way I can do so. I started Thriving Pink to engage the community and other people so they can have the opportunity to give back as a thriving community in a direct way.”

Not only is the organization involved with grants, but the board also tries to help ease breast cancer victims’ suffering in whatever way they can.

“This is actually our second year, and our mission is to help local breast cancer survivors thrive,” Liu said. “Our vision is to make sure no one goes through a diagnosis of breast cancer alone. What we strive to do is to support local women in our Davis community.”

The organization has grown so much already even though it is still rather new. So far, it has three core programs, one of which is the Granting Pink program.

“A highlighted program is Granting Pink, which provides individual grants to local women to help them and their families for up to $1,000,” Liu said. “Last year we provided $20,000 to 18 women, and we would like to double that in a few years. All our programs

are free on a monthly basis.”

There will be room to grow as more people become involved by either helping through their local businesses or simply spreading the word and shopping locally.

“We try to be very visible, and we try to have a presence with a tangible and meaningful program,” Liu said. “We need to come together and try to make a positive difference any way that we can. Until there is a cure, we will continue to work together to make a difference.”

The grant has helped many people with breast cancer. One of the recipients was Chasity Balthazar, who recounted her experience with chemotherapy and her difficult times.

While the worst has passed for her, Balthazar is still fighting her battle.

“I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and I applied [for the grant] because not all insurance covers all medical needs in regards to cancer treatments, aside from the fact that I was not working and my husband was not working because he took time off to take care of me,” Balthazar said. “It was such a difficult and dark time in my life, and Thriving Pink helped me through that.”

And the organization provided more than just the grant money. Balthazar, like other cancer patients, was going through emotionPINK on 9

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International Cycling Safety Conference held in Davis

New video safety tools proposed

Researchers from around the world come to Davis to discuss bike safety

City Council discusses ordinance regulating police surveillance technology

BY AHASH F RA N CIS city@theaggie.org

On Sept. 19, the Davis City Council held a meeting at the Davis Community Chambers to address the surveillance technology used by the Davis Police Department and how the department can go about using and purchasing more surveillance equipment in the future. The Davis Human Relations Commission had previously proposed an ordinance that would be in line with the American Civil Liberties Union’s recommended guidelines. The ACLU has spearheaded a national campaign for transparency with surveillance technology, stating that “surveillance technology is often proposed as an efficient public safety tool. But too often, proposals ignore not only the true financial costs of surveillance technology, but also their potential to infringe on civil rights and undermine public trust and effective policing.” The cities of San Jose and Santa Clara have recently adopted similar ordinances that fall in line with the ACLU’s guide.

Davis Chief of Police Darren Pytel gave a presentation during the meeting that provided the police staff’s recommendations for the proposed ordinance.

“What this is about is trying to strike a balance between public transparency and the need to effectively investigate criminal cases using modern technology,” Pytel said. “There is some modern technology that’s widely used in law enforcement. Some of it is simple as car- and body-worn cameras, and there’s other technology that’s used to fight crime. The issue is that disclosure of that technology and how it’s been used — whether that helps criminals commit future acts.”

Pytel described the ordinance proposed by the Davis Human Relations Commission as “onerous,” as he

reasoned the department would need to hire someone to sift through hours of body- and dash-cam footage.

His outlined plan for the ordinance required less oversight from local government and allowed the department to purchase equipment without a warrant under “exigent circumstances.”

Mayor Robb Davis used a metaphor to describe Pytel’s proposed ordinance. So the council could create the menu of technologies that could be used,” Davis said. “You would still need a court order to use anything that’s on the menu, but if you wanted to order off the menu, that’s where we would fall into this exigent circumstance.”

A lengthy public forum followed Pytel’s presentation as residents came forward in support of an ordinance that followed the ACLU’s model, which also offers a civilian oversight component to the program. Members of the Human Relations Commission also came forward, defending their proposed ordinance to the council. Commission members Dean Johansson and David Greenwald, along with several other residents, came forward to voice their opinions in front of the council.

The council’s meeting concluded with the council voting unanimously in support of an ordinance that would closely follow the ACLU’s model and allow citizens and local government to regulate the Davis Police Department’s use of surveillance technology and require the police to go through city council if they need a particular piece of equipment.

City Councilman Will Arnold concluded the meeting with the following statement: “I’m in agreement with my colleagues [...] I believe the Human Relations [Commission’s] recommendation is not too onerous. I’m excited to embrace it [...] I urge our staff to move forward with crafting an ordinance for our city that is reflective of what the Human Relations Commission has approved.”

The story behind the scholarship

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About 160 researchers, professionals and practitioners from around the world attended the International Cycling Safety Conference in Davis held from Sept. 21 to 23. This year marked the sixth anniversary of the conference as well as the first time it was held in the United States. According to Professor Emeritus Mont Hubbard from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, one of the organizers of the conference, while the United States has a cycling rate of 1 percent, Davis has a cycling rate of 22 percent, making it a fitting host for the conference. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the very first bike lane made in the United States, which is here in Davis. Conference participants came from 11 different countries, bringing together a variety of backgrounds and perspectives on the issue of cycling safety.

Professional academics shared their research in an effort to increase safety for cyclists as well as promote awareness of the benefits of choosing cycling over other forms of transportation.

The diversity of the researchers enabled different countries to learn from one another, particularly the United States benefiting from European policies. Hubbard also explained that countries such as the Netherlands and Denmark have cycling rates as high as 30 percent nationally, forcing them to be more concerned about protecting the lives and safety of cyclists due to the much higher number of people cycling. Meanwhile, the significantly lower cycling rate in the United States has resulted in

laws that are more concerned with drivers than with cyclists.

“The car has dominated our landscape,” Hubbard said. “The last two keynote speakers talked about that idea of how our previous policies of accommodating the automobile have really made it much less safe for what we call vulnerable users, which are pedestrians and cyclists. When they get run into they’re 85 percent likely to die. So they pointed out how much this vehicular cycling philosophy has distorted the guidelines and standards that exists in the U.S. for road constructions.”

The topics that academics presented encompassed a wide variety of issues, while also maintaining unifying themes. Katie Wittmann, a cycling urban planner from Toronto, expressed her excitement about the research.

“The conference presentations struck a useful balance between common themes and variety,” Wittmann said. “Some studies revealed complementary results, and others offered unique perspectives or newly explored topics. We learned about everything from driver behavior to helmet legislation and testing to intersection treatments.”

While bringing together researchers is beneficial in sharing knowledge and furthering studies of cycling safety, being able to actually effect change has proven to be an entirely different issue. Practitioners attended the conference in an effort to encourage implementation of the research. Tara Goddard, a Ph.D. student in the School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University and a former bicycle BICYCLE on 11

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The families, foundations that support UC Davis students

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Less than a year before graduation, a tragedy struck the UC Davis community as a student set to graduate lost his life in a car accident. To honor the memory of Omar George Mahshi, who was a fourth-year student in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, relatives and friends established a memorial scholarship in 1994 for future students whose characteristics aligned with Mahshi’s.

The Omar George Mahshi Memorial Scholarship is offered under the College of Engineering, but other scholarships are available to deserving students in all of the university’s colleges.

“The amount of scholarships varies from year to year,” said Ron Bynes, the assistant director of Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarships. “We have about 300 that are endowments, meaning [students] get money every year, and then we have anything from 50 to 150 that are just gifts.”

In the College of Letters and Science, one such scholarship is the Daniel J. Crowley Memorial Scholarship, named after a professor in 1960 and meant for students majoring in the humanities who also have a physical disability. The Kathleen C. Green Memorial Scholarship, in the College of Biological Sciences, recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of female biology students.

As for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, this college offers by far the most scholarships for students within its range of study.

“You have to look at the history [of UC Davis],” Bynes said. “We started as Berkeley’s agriculture

school, [and then] we started moving toward becoming our own UC Davis. [The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences] was the only college, so for a while you’re just getting a lot of agricultural-based scholarships and that is what we are known for.”

Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarships is a service unit where students can go to seek assistance in their process to attain scholarships. However, there are more opportunities beyond undergraduate scholarships that students can earn.

“My family endowed a scholarship through the [Cal Aggie Alumni Association], and mine is called the Stegura-Vanden Bos Family Scholarship,” said Debby Stegura, the president of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association. “It’s for any [incoming] student from L.A. County.”

Stegura graduated from UC Davis in 1979 and double majored in political science and mass communication. Stegura’s scholarship awards a handful of students anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 to help with the cost of tuition, books, transport, rent and more. She has also started donating to the Dream Scholarship for undocumented students.

“When I was here my tuition was $212.50 a quarter,” Stegura said. “There’s obviously a need for funds, even if it’s a small amount of money. I wish that other donors would also recognize the need and see the big gap between […] the decreased funding and what it costs students to come through campus now.”

Stegura is a proud donor who recognizes the need for students to pay for college and supports the opportunities those students can grasp in order to fulfill those needs through scholarships.

“A college degree, no matter where you go, is the biggest social mobility tool that we have,” Stegura said. “Davis has been recognized as one of the best schools for social mobility, so I think it’s a good investment as a donor.”

Donors and students also often have the opportunity to meet one another, whether it’s through the Alumni Association or a different entity of campus.

Stegura has met previous recipients of the Stegura-Vanden Bos Family Scholarship as well as the most recent recipient.

“The alumni association has a couple points of contact between the donors, if they wish, and the recipients,” Stegura said. “They usually have a reception or a lunch. This fall [...] they’re having a reception in the evening, and the recipients are asked to be there and if you want to come as a donor you are welcome to come.”

Neda Rezvani, a fourth-year biotechnology major, attended one of these receptions after receiving a scholarship from the William and Charlotte Lider Trust.

“A few quarters ago there was a reception for people who actually received scholarships, like a ‘thank you’ to the donors,” Rezvani said. “They had an entire reception with donors [and] recipients.

The dean came, but unfortunately my donors never came. I wanted to meet them and say thank you, and I ended up sending a thank you letter to them anyway, but I was hoping to meet them in person.”

Rezvani encouraged other students to take advantage of scholarships offered at UC Davis, not only for the financial aid, but also for the recognition of a student’s merit — a gift for exhibiting a talent or something special.

“There are a lot of things that students gain from scholarships,” Bynes said. “It’s also something you get to add to your resume and help you [develop] skills. We build [the application] so you’re working on those skills and we try to do workshops and things around those so we can get students to understand that this is a skill that’s going to help you later on.”

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Extending a helping hand

Local businesses donate to natural disaster relief funds

BY ELI A N A SI SN ER OS city@theaggie.org

The past few months have been filled with tragic news regarding natural disasters, from Hurricane Harvey, which devastated the southeastern Texas community in August, to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on Sept. 19. Even for the greatest of sympathizers, finding the best mode to support those directly impacted by the natural disasters can be daunting.

Local businesses have recently assumed a role for Davis residents who wish to aid in natural disaster relief.

Community businesses like the Davis Food Co-op and Sudwerk Brewing Co. channeled their efforts this month toward raising money for post-disaster aid.

According to The Davis Enterprise, the Davis Food Coop donated over $3,000 to the Feeding Texas food banks following Hurricane Harvey. The Co-op raised funds by collecting monetary donations from customers, a process the business will continue at its registers until Sept. 30.

Lis Harvey, a manager of the Davis Food Co-op, was

pleasantly surprised by the number of donations the Coop received.

“In a month full of upheaval, our community’s generous and immediate response has been a bright spot,” Harvey said.

While the Co-op’s donation exhibits the philanthropic nature of the Davis community, the donation is an infinitesimal portion of the fundraising necessary to account for the damages caused by this year’s hurricane season. Accuweather, an online weather database, estimates that the cost of repairing damaged communities in southeastern Texas, southern Florida and other affected areas is an unprecedented $290 billion. As a potential humanitarian crisis begins to unfold in Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean following the destruction of Hurricane Maria, the U.S. government is racing to supply aid to those affected by the storms.

Kathleen Brandl, the Dock Store manager for local Sudwerk Brewing Co., reflected on her fellow employees’ desire to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey and other natural disasters.

“Sudwerk really prides itself in having fundraiser events,” Brandl said. “Normally, they are locally focused, but because of the recent disaster down in Texas, we felt that it was totally appropriate to branch out.”

The Dock Store tap room hosted an event on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Fundraising was generated through draft sales during the four-hour event. Brandl stated that the event “exceeded expectations,” with over 100 people in attendance and more than $340 raised. The money was donated to the hurricane-impacted recipients of the RAICES foundation, a Texas nonprofit for underserved immigrant and refugee families.

Several local businesses are leading the fundraising campaign for natural disaster relief and making way for other organizations to follow in a similarly charitable spirit. For more information about how to aid those affected by the most recent natural disasters in the southern United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, see the information below: United States — redcross.org Mexico — globalgiving.org Puerto Rico — unidosporpuertorico.com

If your DACA permit expires between September 5, 2017 and March 5th, 2018, you must apply for a renewal by October 5th, 2017. Limited grants are available to cover the $495 renewal cost.

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Opinion editorial board

the California Aggie EDITORIAL BOARD BRYAN SYKES Editor-in-Chief

Alcohol amnesty policy a step in right direction

EMILY STACK Managing Editor

UC Davis grants conditional immunity to students

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in drug, alcohol emergencies

KAELYN TUERMER-LEE City News Editor TARYN DEOILERS Opinion Editor GILLIAN ALLEN Features Editor ALLY OVERBAY Arts & Culture Editor VERONICA VARGO Sports Editor HARNOOR GILL Science & Tech Editor

CHIARA ALVES New Media Manager BRIAN LANDRYPhoto Director CHRISTIE NEO Design Director AMY YE Layout Director MAXINE MULVEY Copy Chief OLIVIA ROCKEMAN Copy Chief JAYASHRI PADMANABHAN Website Manager ALEX GUZMÁN Social Media Mangager

UC Davis recently became the third UC campus to enact an amnesty policy for its students. Deemed the “good Samaritan policy,” amnesty grants an official pardon, or immunity, for student drinking and drug use in the face of emergency medical situations. The policy went into effect on Sept. 25, the first day of Fall Quarter.

The academic records of students who are involved in a drug or alcohol incident resulting in a medical emergency will remain untarnished, although those students may be required to enroll in an educational course about the impacts of substance abuse.

Immunity can only be granted once every two years and ceases to apply if the incident involves assault or violates the Student Conduct Code in another critical way.

Given that a tainted educational record is a central source of anxiety for students, removing that disciplinary action encourages students to dial 911 without fear of repercussions.

While the Editorial Board applauds the university for its efforts, we are concerned that the one-call limit will discourage students from making multiple calls. Students should always feel empowered to call for help.

The beginning of the school year is notorious as a season of partying and reckless behavior. It’s in every university’s best interest to address that underage drinking is inevitable and can result in dire medical emergencies.

UC Davis should unequivocally prioritize students’ health and safety over imposing punitive measures that would serve to deter students from helping someone in need.

To avoid preventable deaths due to substance abuse, universities must allow easy and unbarred access to medical help that is free from consequences. By joining the list of universities who have embraced the amnesty protocol, UC Davis has taken a step in the right direction. We hope this will serve as a model for other universities.

The Editorial Board strongly suggests to students that if they are going to drink, they should learn their alcohol tolerances, always pour their own drinks and drink in a safe environment with people they trust. If you witness someone who is unconscious or needs medical attention, be an active bystander and call for help immediately. In other words, be a friend to a fellow Aggie in need.

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The inverted side of the extroverted coin INTROVERTS GET THE SHORT STICK, BUT MISCONCEPTIONS ARE SLOWLY ERODING

BY NICK IRVIN ntirvin@ucdavis.edu This is an age of social and identity stratification, and many groups are making their voices heard. Until recently, one such group has mostly avoided the limelight.

Its members make up between a quarter and a third of the American population, in a country inherently antithetical to their particular genetic code. They’re often found avoiding extra-large groups and overanalyzing last night’s social festivities. They’re introverts, and society has yet to adequately recognize them.

We can thank Susan Cain for attempting to move introversionawareness into mainstream conversation. Her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, signaled a potential shift in the dialogue about personality traits when it was first published in 2013. A lawyer by trade and a self-described introvert, Cain concocts a blend of narrative and exposition to demonstrate how introverts are perceived in the blatantly extroverted United States. For the introverts among us, it’s a welcome revelation.

As Cain illustrates, American classrooms are especially conducive to extroverted learning. Desks arranged in “pods” and an emphasis

on group activities –– usually in elementary and middle schools, admittedly –– leave out the “oddball” kiddos who can’t function as well in such social learning environments.

Even in high school and college classrooms, biases toward extroversion can provide interesting case studies for personality differences. Class discussions in the United States tend to focus on answering quickly and smoothly, rather than allowing for introspection and a dutiful thinking period before the big question-answer session. This tends to favor the extrovert with a quick, clever answer (on the surface) as opposed to the more analytical tendencies of the classroom introverts. Both methods can be useful, but one often supersedes the other.

American business models piggyback off this classroom-based approach. Corporate meetings are often the extrovert’s domain, with an emphasis placed on articulating ideas and voicing opinions or strategies that can leave the more soft-spoken of us out of the picture.

This is not to say such classroom or business models are wrong or unnecessary. To the contrary, speaking up is vitally important in all facets of life. Yet there are misconceptions regarding introversion that are facilitated by these normative models of sociability — which is why Cain’s work could prove (and perhaps has already proven)

monumental.

For example, the word “shy” is not synonymous with “introverted,” although some introverts indeed fall under this designation.

The socially awkward guy at the dinner party could indeed be an introvert, but most introverts have normal-to-excellent social skills, despite the stereotypes. What distinguishes an introvert from an extrovert, then, is not the adequacy of social fluidity and conversation, but rather the amount each is willing to experience at a given time.

The typical introvert also requires more time alone to “recharge” than the typical extrovert, and it’s unfortunate that this byproduct of our unique personalities is often portrayed as anti-social behavior.

Since there are probably over a hundred million introverts in the United States alone, it’s important to recognize the implications of our most basic of personality traits. Susan Cain writes that introverts “listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation.”

Perhaps that’s why many newspaper staffs are chock-full of introverts. And perhaps that’s why, if you’re an introvert looking for a place with similarly disposed people, this particular newspaper fits the bill. I hear we’re hiring.

Perspective in politics: Does identity play too much of a role?

IDENTITY POLITICS CAN OFTEN PRESSURE PEOPLE TO ADOPT ASSIGNED BELIEFS

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With recent political developments, identity politics play a large role in how the public interprets and discusses key issues. Regular people, not just politicians, have categories that they believe they belong in — just as they might list credentials and skills for a job interview. In the United States in particular, we see various identities cited as determining a person’s core values and political positions. If a

person defines themselves as poor and feels threatened by police because they purportedly target people by their national origin or skin color, then it’s easy to determine what that person’s views on other issues are. Or at least that’s what we think and what we often assume of other people. We assume how one identifies themselves will determine much of how they think, feel or act.

The main issue with this strain of identity politics is that it influences how people see themselves and puts them in a position where they must conform to what is expected for that identity group. The clearest example is the social pressure for minorities to vote Democratic in any and all forms and that the Republican Party is full of racist, sexist, bigoted homophobes. This pressure makes it harder for a person — especially a minority — in a place like Davis to even identify as supportive of the president or in favor of the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage since they’ll likely face severe backlash, scorn and utter condemnation. This is because American society doesn’t take into account many factors that may influence what a person believes in politics and often judges people based on simplified expectations of what that person probably identifies as. Minorities in the United States hold diverse political views on topics like marriage and drugs, but overarching societal pressure pushes for at least a hollow commitment to progressive politics.

The common narrative in this country is that people who are not white often suffer common injustices that can be countered through unity among races. That is why we hear of cases in which people like

George Takei argue that Japanese internment during World War II and the current Trump travel bans are reminiscent of the same evil and that we must all stand to fight issues like racism, bigotry and Islamophobia. But, considering the positions of Asians in the United States, many are at a halfway point between being classified as an oppressed minority and people who hold just as many advantages as their white counterparts. Asians are placed in an “us versus them” situation — and whether they act or remain silent, the resulting criticisms range from “white supremacy apologist” to “social justice warrior.” Simplified notions of advantages and disadvantages for Asians show the uninformed nature of the general public. The situation for Asians in the United States varies, but that obviously doesn’t sound like as clear of a narrative as people want to preach.

Although not picking on anyone in particular, Asians in America are often expected to also adopt a pan-Asian identity, to be united with other Asians and fight against injustice together. Identity politics lump people into the category of “Asian,” an all-Asian identity that pervades the United States and the rest of the West. If you grew up with other Asians, there’s often a social pressure for Asians to band together due to perceived similarities in beliefs and physical characteristics, in direct contrast to non-Asians and other minorities.

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The (Un)Associated Students of the University of California, Davis ASUCD MUST ADDRESS ITS NUMEROUS FLAWS AND DAMAGED REPUTATION

BY NICK FLORES As a three-year ASUCD member and former Internal Affairs Commission chairperson, I garnered a comprehensive understanding of ASUCD’s numerous conundrums. Though my review here is reductive, I hope to offer students an insider’s glimpse into the association tasked with representing them and recommend realistic solutions to redress ASUCD’s shortcomings and damaged reputation.

ASUCD appointed officials far outnumber its elected colleagues, and nearly all appointed positions require Senate confirmation. Yet Senators increasingly assume office ignorant of their prescribed (and admittedly administrative and bureaucratic) duties, which has led to haphazard, rushed Senate procedure — especially confirmation hearings. Prepared and experienced appointed leaders are paramount to ASUCD’s operational integrity; still, I’ve seen confirmations for Unit Directors last less than a minute. I’ve seen Court Justices confirmed who couldn’t name a single chapter of the Bylaws. Detailed, policy-grounded questions are avoided for the sake of brevity. The result is elections chairs who continually miss deadlines and fail to adequately staff their committees. The result is high turnover in Secretaries of the Department of Outreach and Recruitment (DOR) that corrodes longevity and disrupts interdepartmental communication. The result is a Marketing Committee with no visibility campaign or strategic messaging plan. The result is chaotic, antagonistic budget hearings. The result is institutional instability.

I urge Senators to adequately vet their nominees, to ensure they understand the full scope of their responsibilities and will enact meaning-

ful reform. I suggest that the Elections Committee be expanded, with at least one role dedicated solely to promotion and outreach. The Marketing Committee needs seasoned, committed leadership (possibly the vice president). DOR should be recalled from the Executive Office and made an independent body to relieve presidential pressures and ensure unbiased outreach efforts. The Underwriting, Sponsorship and Advertisement Committee should be revitalized to coordinate promotional practices. To complement legislative fixes, appointed officials must be held accountable and fired if they fail. Likewise, students ought to be informed of their ability to recall their elected representatives, a disclosure I argue should be included in all ballots.

Another glaringly obvious defect is election turnout, a problem that challenges ASUCD’s legitimacy and is partially rooted in a homogenous candidate pool and voter fatigue. The Winter 2015 Senate race was uncontested. All six students who ran won — one of whom was a first-year garnering a paltry seventy-eight votes. The past three presidential races have been virtually uncontested. To me, a candidate for president who’s unable to name a single ASUCD Unit is shameful and unacceptable.

Without institutionalized, community-based senator positions, folks in the LGBTQIA, African American, undocumented and transfer communities are continually underrepresented. Without institutionalized, college-specific senator positions, the table is monopolized by political science majors (which fosters the “wannabe lawyers and politicians” stereotype). Platforms are periodically recycled, and candidates become indistinguishable. Further, two elections per year equals two campaign cycles fueled by pandering Facebook messages and patronizing rhetoric.

I suggest a constitutional amendment to reduce the number of Senators elected at-large to six and the number of elections per year to one. In lieu, designated community-based and college-specific senator roles should be established to increase overall engagement.

A larger, more diverse candidate pool partnered with fewer bothersome campaign seasons will energize voters, as slate leaders will be forced to recruit outside of traditional ASUCD spheres. Higher voter turnout can further lead to badly-needed reforms like election thresholds and the creation of an elected External Vice Presidency, so that students can directly choose who votes on their behalf at the University of California Student Association (UCSA).

Though the topic of funding is a multifaceted issue-area, many internal remedies I’ve suggested are contingent upon sustained fiscal health. The ASUCD student fee has remained stagnant for over 30 years. This, combined with past reckless spending and a business manager who caves to upper administration at the expense of students, has nearly bankrupted ASUCD and led to an intrusive administrative role (think: the ASUCD Council on Services and Investment). ASUCD ought to pass a new fee initiative (packaged with the upcoming Unitrans fee initiative) to create a realistic operating budget tailored to 21st-century costs. This is far easier said than done, but over time and with dedicated, tactical leadership, ASUCD can increase its campus relevance. The words “For Aggies,

By Aggies” are purely rhetorical until we give them power, and I’m certain that ASUCD has the potential to both motivate and embolden.

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For sale: textbook, used, like, once A BRIEF STORY OF TRAGEDY

BY AARON LEVINS adlevins@ucdavis.edu The cold light of the waiting room was piercing. I fumbled with my keys in my pocket. It had been hours.

There was a line at the door. I was awaiting news. It only took something simple like this to get worked up.

I had about $100 left to my name. I’d spent the rest of my money just to get to this point, to stand T:11.625” here waiting in line. Now I didn’t know what the outcome would be when I got what I wanted. The blue lights became harsher the longer I stood in line.

Being a very masculine man is difficult. I’m a very, very tough guy who remains emotionally unavailable to the women in my life. The way I treat women is reflected in my favorite books, in which

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tough guys don’t give anything to the women who give them their all. Have you read A Farewell To Arms? I don’t give a shit.

Finally, I find myself at the front of the line. I hand the last money to my name to the cashier. He takes it, unaffected by my visibly exhausted and sweaty face. I take my receipt and my book. I cradle it in my arms as I exit the building.

Before I’m out the door, I read the cover of the book. It reads: “Metaphysics, Version One.” The impassive blue book becomes white hot, as it suddenly occurs to me that I needed version two. I check my person for my receipt. It is missing. I walk to a garbage bin.

I set the blue book inside and zip up my jacket. I pause for only a minute, and walk into the cold, rainy night.

Before long, my figure has blended into the crowd.

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Every college student’s dream: healthy instant ramen UC Davis alumni create Smart Ramen, a nutritional instant noodle meal

BY JACK C A RRI L LO CO NCO R DIA science@theaggie.org

Instant ramen is a staple of almost every college student’s pantry due to its low cost and quick preparation. However, these sodium-filled noodle cups are not nutritionally balanced, which was a huge concern for 25-year-old twins Tim and Tom Zheng, the creators of Smart Ramen and co-founders of Vite Kitchens. Tim, who worked in a Michelin-starred restaurant and other fine dining establishments, received his degree in economics, while Tom, a car detailer and an experienced graphic designer, received his degree in nutrition.

The product was conceived while the Zheng brothers were still attending college about two years ago. Both of them loved eating instant noodles, but never found a product that suited their tastes, especially from a health-conscious mindset.

“Instant noodles have a lot of calories, but they don’t have a lot of nutrition,” Tim said. “They’re deep-fried and made with the cheapest

kind of wheat you can get, so it’s low fiber, protein, everything. It’s just empty calories in every way. I kept complaining about needing to put eggs and vegetables and whatnot in, and drinking a lot of protein powder every time I wanted to eat noodles. Then I was like, ‘I’ve looked all over. I can’t find any kind of noodle that has protein and the other stuff in it’.”

This predicament led to the idea of a healthy instant noodle product that would eventually become Smart Ramen.

However, not everything went according to plan. Smart Ramen wasn’t the first project either brother set his sights on.

“Tim went to culinary school, and I tried to join the army,” Tom said. “Then I tried to do graphic design, then I realized that I don’t like graphic design. I got rejected from the army for back problems, then I went to community college […] It just so happened to line up that we both graduated at the same time and are living in the same house.”

The original iteration of the Smart Ramen noodles was created when the twins travelled to the East Coast to visit family. Tim figured it

out on the plane, and the two fine-tuned it in their hotel room. From there, the brothers continued to improve the product, using the same blend of flours from the first “rough draft,” and changing the recipe as they saw fit.

With the slogan “nutritious, delicious, and fast,” Smart Ramen is a nutrition-packed meal with 25 grams of complete protein and 25 percent of the daily value of vitamins and minerals. Additionally, Smart Ramen is prepared without MSG, preservatives or deep frying, which are common traits of most store-bought ramen.

“There’s the idea that, if it tastes healthy, then it can’t taste good,” Tim said. “You get a lot of health products, you chew into it, and you’re like, ‘This tastes healthy,’ and that’s never a compliment. We don’t want our noodles to taste ‘healthy’ — we want them to taste like delicious everyday noodles that you crave all the time.”

Instant ramen has been a hot commodity around the world due to its flexibility, fast cooking time, and filling quantity of food. Smart Ramen will feature chicken, beef and vegan versions, all created with the same healthy-eating mindset.

“As far as the research and science that goes into our noodles, our noodles are built to have a good macronutrient blend,” Tim said. “It has a balance of carbohydrates and good fats and protein. Our current target price is somewhere in the $2 range. We wish it could be cheaper, but we do not have the economy of scale that allows us to produce at $0.25 like giant factories do.”

Joan S. Frank, a UC Davis nutrition lecturer and academic coordinator who gave advice to the brothers, noted the importance of ramen for college students.

“College students worldwide live on ramen,” Frank said. “I think Smart Ramen is an excellent alternative to what’s currently available.

It is nutrient dense in the sense that it’s not just carbs and calories. It actually can be a complete meal, which the other products out there are not.”

Tim and Tom also work with a dynamic range of U.S.-based companies that provide ingredients like flour, vitamin, packaging and soup base. The consumer merely has to prepare it like any other instant ramen — the twins prep the ingredients by themselves. A large pasta machine does some mixing, sheeting and cutting, but the brothers still have to measure, mold and package everything by hand. To reduce the cooking time to a typical 3 to 4 minute range, they take the noodles and put them in a steamer that partially cooks it. They’ve also incorporated microencapsulation technology into their vitamin packet so the vitamins won’t suffer from heat degradation. Small aspects of each step are important in ensuring that Smart Ramen is the full package that the Zheng brothers envisioned.

“It’s going to be a round packet,” Tim said. “It’ll weigh about 110 to 115 grams, and will have 3 packets in it: the soup packet, which is going to be a paste, the Noodtrient™ packet, which is going to be spices and nutrients, and the dehydrated vegetable packet.”

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Ketogenic Diet Increases Life Longevity Study at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine finds ketogenic diet increases life expectancy

BY KR I T I VA RG HE S E science@theaggie.org

A recent study by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine shows that a high-fat, low-carb diet, more commonly known as the ketogenic diet, increases life expectancy and encourages healthy aging by improving physical characteristics such as muscle endurance.

“My lab’s main research has been aging and the impact diet has on aging,” said Jon Ramsay, a UC Davis professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences.

While Ramsay was conducting research on calorie restriction, he noticed that mice would eat a high carb diet where the carbohydrates would later be converted to lipids, which is what the mice would be living on for the rest of the day.

“We had this question of: is that change in metabolism having some impact on aging? Is there a way we could test that?” Ramsay said.

Zeyu Zhang, a graduate student researcher in Ramsay’s lab, performed behavioral tests on the mice.

“We tested on muscle performance and cognitive function,” Zhang said.

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student applicant finishes their end of the application as soon as they can, the process can be expedited. The final food award is an EBT card which functions much like a debit card, and can have a maximum award of up to $194 per month.

“You can use an EBT card at any major grocery store, and I know there are venues across UC Davis that do accept EBT cards as well,” Docker said. “It’s to buy any groceries.

You can buy packaged snacks [...] or things like milk or eggs, fresh produce and meat.”

Yolo County has even sent one of their officials, Max Vaca, to be on campus five days a week in order to inform and assist students in accessing CalFresh.

“We’ve got about 400 applications since he’s been on campus over the last two years,” Sullivan said. “Basically what we are trying to do is target students who are working over twenty hours a week or that are on work study or that have kids because they are likely eligible to qualify.”

Docker encourages all students to simply check if they are eligible to utilize CalFresh.

“Just think of it as another financial aid tool in their toolbox,” Docker said. “We know as students enter the school year, budgets are already stretched and most aren’t even aware that they may be eligible for food assistance.”

“I think Shaun represents a strong social justice focus,” said Bruce Smail, the director of the Cross Cultural Center. “He is addressing issues and concerns that impact many communities of color.”

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“Over the past 25 years, the California Civil Service reduced its gender pay gap by 5.3 percentage points, representing about one-fifth of the total gap between men and women,” Vazquez said. “Over that same period, UC

reduced its gender pay gap by 8.3 percentage points, representing three-fifths of the total gap between men and women. In other words, if the 25-year trend continues, UC will eliminate its gap long before the California Civil Service.”

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al turmoil along with loved ones. Thriving Pink provided emotional relief by becoming more involved with each recipient.

“Not only did they just do the grants for me; Mary, the owner, then followed me. It was not like they just granted me to pay for medical expenses,” Balthazar said. “It was the little things; she gave me a gift certificate for a facial. I went in to get the facial and she was there and she had bought me lunch. She goes above and beyond in such a dark time in my life.”

Thriving Pink provided an intimate setting for Balthazar. This created a special bond between the recipient and the organization on a more personal level.

“Thriving Pink and [I] will always have a life long relationship because they made me feel so good during my darkest times,” Balthazar said.

“I will always be there for women to help them feel the love that I felt.”

Her own diagnosis was not Balthazar’s first experience with cancer.

“My battle was tough,” Balthazar said. “My career was a pediatric oncology nurse. I knew what kids went through, and I saw how chemotherapy affected families. But being and going through it gives me a different perspective.

It’s much closer to my heart, and I understand what my patients and families go through.”

Balthazar now has the drive to help others once her battle finishes. She is still facing treatments, but she now wants to help others experiencing the same fight.

“It was a double-edged sword,” Balthazar said. “It was scary since I knew what was hap-

pening, but it gives me the fight and the voice to help others, not just women, but families and patients. It gave me that drive and force to help people in similar situations because I know what it feels like and I know how the children feel. Now I can pay it forward and help others in that way.”

As a breast cancer survivor, Brelle Rohwer described her motivations for helping the organization.

“Being a breast cancer supporter and survivor myself, I love to be able to pay forward,” Rohwer said. “I received a lot of support while going through treatment, and I’m trying to help in any way I can with women going through the same thing. They’re all strong and incredibly impressive women. I feel privileged to be able to work with them.”

Hospital bills can pile up, but Thriving Pink’s grants help with so much more than just treatment bills.

“Thriving Pink allows others in the community to support these women through our programs and through their direct donation,” Rohwer said. “That money can go towards anything they need like prescription medications, babysitting, groceries and anything at all. Last year, one of the recipient’s mother traveled back and forth from Florida so the money went to airline tickets for her.”

Thriving Pink works to lift a huge burden for those fighting breast cancer. Since October is here, there will soon be a number of activities for the community to join in and support the battle against cancer.

Farias is a clinical core co-leader at the university’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Farias said she is looking forward to working with DeCarli and others on the study.

Working alongside both Farias and DeCarli is Laurel A. Becket, a distinguished professor at UC Davis who studies biostatistics. She has been working at UC Davis’ Alzheimer’s Disease Center for the last 17 years and is also a core leader and mentor for the Latino Aging Research Resource Center.

According to the 2016 U.S. Census, California’s population is 38.9 percent Hispanic/Latino –– in 2015, Census data stated that California’s Hispanic/ Latino population is the state’s predominant ethnic group.

“Dementia is such a devastating problem that we just can’t neglect anymore, let alone 40 [percent] of California’s people,” Becket said.

Becket said she believes it is important that students recognize how common the disease is.

“Many students will encounter Alzheimer’s in older family members or friends or neighbors –– if not now, then in the future,” Becket said.

UC Davis’ highly-skilled team will collaborate with individuals from the University of Michigan, University of Illinois, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Texas Science Center, Wayne State University, University of Washington, University of Miami, San Diego State University and University of North Carolina on the project.

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DAVIS BEER WEEK 2017 With greater support, Davis Beer Week is taking off

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Four years ago, de Vere’s Irish Pub and Sudwerk Brewing Co. joined forces to create a Beer Week in the city of Davis. Given the city and the university’s background in agriculture and food science, it’s surprising that a Beer Week has only recently been established. Henry de Vere White, the owner and namesake of de Vere’s Irish pub, is making up for lost time by pushing the Beer Week to new heights, even in its infancy.

“Up to this point, it’s just been Sudwerk and my family covering the cost of it all,” de Vere White

said. “Now Davis Beer Week has moved under CHEF, where we can help promote it, help it grow and get sponsors.”

Chefs Harvesting Educational Foundation (CHEF) makes all the difference in this year’s festivities. As a non profit 501(c)(3), CHEF utilizes the support of local Sacramento and Davis foodies, most notably Josh Nelson of The Kitchen and Selland Family restaurants — all while focusing on the farm-to-table movement.

“The idea is that we want to generate events and support the farmto-fork movement throughout our region,” de Vere White said.

In the past, de Vere White was unable to attain any support for the

Davis Beer Week. Now, CHEF is stimulating immediate growth by unifying the Davis Beer Week organizers and the restaurateurs with beer aficionados in downtown Davis.

This year, de Vere White and his CHEF and Beer Week partners are using their newfound platform to raise money for a potential scholarship for the UC Davis brewing school.

“We give back to brewers by helping future brewers” de Vere White said.

One of the highlights of Beer Week is a distinctive flight of beers that de Vere’s Irish Pub has put together and will sell all week long.

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Manetti Shrem Museum Fall exhibit Iconic pieces make their way back to Davis

BY CA RA JOY KL E INR O C K arts@theaggie.org

Time to rejoice — the Manetti Shrem Museum has just reopened with two new exhibitions: “Dimensions of Black” and “John Cage.” The new work features contemporary art by African-American artists, including an interactive sound installation comprising 10 record players and a large selection of records to choose from. High-

lighting the university’s long legacy of innovative art, the exhibits feature pieces that are rarely on display and are created by artists connected to the UC Davis community.

The “Dimensions of Black” exhibit could be found at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego earlier this year. The exhibit features more than 30 prominent African-American artists from the past three decades, including Carrie Mae Weems and Dread Scott, with art rarely exhibited but now on special display at UC Davis’

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Davis Davis Shakespeare Ensemble recreates classic play inspired by City of Davis’ centennial

BY B ECKY L E E arts@theaggie.org

In celebration of Davis’ 100th birthday, the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble is presenting “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” using themes representative of Davis’ small-town quaintness. Taking place in the present day, this play transforms its characters into everyday Davis citizens — bikes and all. The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble, established in 2010 with primarily UC Davis students, continues to grow

annually, expanding its programs to neighboring cities such as Sacramento. In light of the city’s big anniversary, Director Rob Sallas went all-out in the reproduction of this cherished play by appealing to the community while retaining the whimsical elements of the original story.

“To honor Davis, we were inspired by the city itself when coming up with the design of the show,” Sallas said. “There’s lots of Davis elements incorporated into it, and bringing in modern elements really brings the play to life.

The mechanicals (sic) are working at different stores people may recognize from Davis and the lovers are inspired by UC Davis college students.

We also wanted to capture the fun and quirky energy of Davis, and we show that distinctly through the bikes. Our fairy characters frequently ride unusual bikes throughout the play.”

The unconventional use of strange vehicles on stage certainly makes the show amusing, albeit extremely challenging. Kyle Stoner, the actor playing Puck, learned how to maneuver several eccentric vehicles during play rehearsals.

“We have about 25 bikes and had to create parking spaces in the wings of the floor on stage,” Stoner said. “It was a huge issue of figuring out the traffic patterns. We have one bike that’s a tandem bike, and we had to think of how to turn it around. I’m riding about six or seven different vehicles in the show, so I had to have my own parking lot backstage where I have

impacted by UC Davis graduates.

True to his word, de Vere White will be donating $2 from each $10 flight sold to the UC Davis brewing school scholarship.

Nicholas Drake, a third-year food science major at UC Davis, recognizes the impact of Beer Week and its scholarship fund.

“It’s cool that the community is getting together and giving an opportunity to someone for higher education who might not necessarily have the means,” Drake said. “Our school is really good for this type of thing.”

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Manetti Shrem.

The “John Cage” exhibit, for example, was first featured at UC Davis 50 years ago during its premiere, and has since made its return. The exhibit invites visitors to co-create a unique auditory experience.

A result of this interactive exhibit is a closer connection and understanding of the art itself. There is always music playing in the exhibit, and it’s constantly changing based on visitors’ swapping records.

The exhibit is reminiscent of Cage’s work during his original “33 ⅓,” in which visitors could explore an empty auditorium stocked with about 300 random vinyls, encouraged to play the records at random to make a cacophonous sound. Recreating this iconic work is incredibly special, as it pays tribute to such an iconic figure from UC Davis history.

Since the Manetti Shrem offers free entry to students and is right on campus, there should be no excuse to not check out these new exhibitions of worldly artists. The Manetti Shrem Museum always presents thought-provoking pieces that leave its audience in awe — “Dimensions of Black” and “John Cage” are no exception.

What to look forward to in the coming month

BY SY DNEY ODMAN arts@theaggie.org

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Live, Monday, Oct. 9 Where? Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall When? 7 p.m.

What is it? As part of her nationwide book tour, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be visiting the UC Davis campus to talk about her book, “What Happened”. The book details Clinton’s devastating loss to President Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. In the wake of the current political climate, don’t miss the chance to hear about Clinton’s take on her journey throughout the campaign. With limited availability, tickets are for sale at the Hillary Clinton Book Tour’s website.

Disney’s Aladdin, Jr., Friday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 8 Where? Davis Musical Theatre Company When? 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

What is it? Experience Disney’s classic tale of Princess Jasmine and Aladdin, as Aladdin uses the power of a magical genie to win the heart of the beautiful princess. Put on by the Davis Musical Theatre Company, “Aladdin, Jr.” features a cast of Davis’ youngest and most talented performers. Find more information on the Davis Musical Theatre Company’s website.

TASTE 2017, Saturday, Oct. 21 Where? Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science When? 4:30 p.m.

What is it? Calling all wine and cheese connoisseurs, join the Mondavi Center at its annual fundraising event, TASTE 2017, for a night of live music, art and, of course, wine. The event will feature a vast selection of food and drinks from local wineries and breweries. Tickets are $35 general admission and $25 for UC Davis students over the age of 21. For more information, visit the event page on the Mondavi Center’s website.

Hudson, Saturday, Oct. 21 Where? Mondavi Center When? 8 to 10 p.m.

What is it? Following a delicious and savory experience at TASTE 2017, enjoy the rest of the evening with a performance at the Mondavi Center by Hudson. From the Hudson River Valley, this group of talented musicians draws influence from artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix. For more information, visit the Mondavi Center’s website.

all my things lined up, and we have to make sure we’re not parking anything in front of it. The bikes themselves are really fun and awesome, but the choreography of making everything fit and move in a tiny space in the dark with people running around was really difficult.”

Another challenge was finding a unique way to perform a play that most people are familiar with. Stoner had to somehow play a newer version of Puck while still exhibiting the character’s quintessentially mischievous traits.

“It was hard to figure out how to play Puck because I had to strip away all those notions I had of what people expect the character to be like,” Stoner said. “One of the things that’s great about Shakespeare in general is that he created characters that are relatable. In that way, playing Puck is not part of a time period [...] In our version, since it’s set in present-day Davis, the fairies are city pedestrians. I wanted to figure out which modern-day person will most closely relate to the traits that Puck has, because Puck isn’t just a character. He’s a collection of qualities.”

Costume design was also an essential element in the making of this play. Fourth-year design major and assistant costume director Kaylee Pereyra believes that costumes are an essential component of a play like “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” — it can either make or break a crucial character.

“I think each costume has its own little flare

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for the character and overall a very cohesive and visual display,” Pereyra said. “Puck is actually one of my favorite characters in the show. He has one static costume, and the designer tried to make him David Bowie-esque. He has this shirt that has a cat eating pizza on it, and it’s the perfect outfit for him. I’m a big advocate of costumes, and I don’t think they’re appreciated.

The costumes for this show totally complement the world that the director created and add to the attributes of the characters.”

Aside from the various bikes and set design in this rendition, A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s humor is what continues to make this play a crowd favorite. Using inside jokes relevant to Davis’ culture, the audience should expect to laugh incessantly throughout the show.

“The most rewarding aspect of the play is the humor,” Sallas said. “The play is consistently funny throughout, and we’re lucky that we have really great comedians in our cast. Our actor playing Bottom in the show is a professional actor from the Bay Area that we brought out, and he is very funny himself, which inspired us to up our game. The humor’s been the most enjoyable part.”

The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble will be playing “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Veteran’s Memorial Center Theater from Sept.

20 through Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Eventbrite page.

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and pedestrian coordinator for the City of Davis, explained that the issue lies in translation between researchers and practitioners. However, efforts are being made to establish a stronger connection between the two. “[We] as researchers are trying to be better at translating, and now there’s more opportunities such as social media to better translate what we’re finding to practitioners,” Goddard said.

The conference being held in Davis was a huge

honor for the city, as participants all enjoyed the local ambiance while being here.

“I appreciated that the event was held in Davis, where I felt very safe cycling all around the city,” Wittmann said. “It wasn’t the simple painted bike lanes on many streets that impressed me, but rather the off-road bikeways and key connections between blocks, schools and parks. Seeing the number of students biking to school and to campus each morning put a huge smile on my face.”

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necessarily a façade, but its pervasiveness in the West is a successful attempt at socially engineering a sense of brotherhood among often culturally divergent Asian peoples. Even so, it’s definitely difficult to tell some hardcore Chinese nationalists that the Japanese are fellow Asian friends who face similar disadvantages in the United States when the memory of Japanese atrocities on Chinese civilians during World War II remains strong in political discourse in China and the diaspora.

Having all of that in mind, we find that identity politics affects not just governmental deci-

sion-making, but everyday life. Whether people like it or not, identity politics often reinforces the stereotypes for particular identities. People who hold certain identities are expected to believe certain things — or else people think that something is off-kilter. People naturally seek the truth, and the truth often doesn’t require the sentence starter “As a ______, I believe ______.” The right answers are not always the ones prescribed for you based on your identity, but the ones that stem from your own individual conclusions.

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“The best leader is the one where everybody says, ‘we could have done it without him,’” Hawkins said. “I really try to be that way. On gameday, if I were the one that missed the bus and didn’t make it to the game, I would probably be missed the least.”

It may sound like a joke, but Hawkins genuinely believes in his team. His players have bought into his humble leadership and, as a result, have come away with a fresh, fighting spirit that is palpable. The gritty effort, the confidence and the enjoyment displayed by this team is unlike previous years — and it all starts with Hawkins’ unrivaled allegiance to Aggie pride.

“One of our guys said, ‘Aggie pride is not just a song, it’s a way of life,’” Hawkins said. “I feel pressure to represent Aggie pride, and Aggie pride is not winning football games, it’s how you’re conducting business, how you’re responding and how you’re acting. I feel a deep responsibility to that, because I believe it is the success model for [the players] in life, it’s the success model for [the players] in football. And I know that seems corny, like it’s some movie, but it’s real to me. That’s the beauty of sport done well, because it’s a laboratory

for life.”

Hopefully this re-establishment of the Aggie pride tradition will breed success, and ultimately culminate in motivated student-athletes, improved recruiting and a brighter future for this program. With four of the team’s last seven games at home, including a two-game homestand with North Dakota and Eastern Washington, UC Davis students will have plenty of opportunities to show their Aggie pride in person and to witness first-hand the new football culture that Hawkins is building.

“We need [the students’] energy and their emotion and their flavor to this thing,” Hawkins said.

“Although it was in the dinosaur days, when we played at [Toomey Field] and we played big games, the students would come in there and just be crazy.

It was awesome. It was a great environment, and [the students] add a lot to it. Hopefully we can get the students out here and get them engaged.”

This is a hungry, talented, and focused Aggie team that, despite two early losses to tough opponents, has the potential to finish out this season near the top of the conference. So roll through in numbers, Aggies; you won’t want to miss.

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AGGIES ANNIHILATE ANTEATERS UC Davis men’s soccer defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters 2-0 in its first game of conference play

BY D O M I N I C FA RI A sports@theaggie.org

The sun was out and shining last Thursday, Sept.

28, when the UC Davis men’s soccer team took on

the UC Irvine Anteaters in its first conference game of the 2017 season. Coming out of last season, the Aggies went 8-9-3 overall and 4-6 in conference play, making it to the Big West Conference Tournament, where they took a hard fought loss in the first game

to Cal State Fullerton in penalty kicks. The team is looking to improve on its efforts this season.

“The biggest thing we have been training and working on is our defense,” said head coach Dwayne Shaffer. “The second thing would probably be getting more of our players back and healthy to add more depth for our games.”

The Aggies went into the game possessing a 3-5-1 record overall on the year, and were looking to add a win to that record.

The first half belonged to the Aggies. UC Davis took an impressive seven shots in the half, three being on goal, while its defense limited the Anteaters to just two shots in the entire half, one of those being on goal. Out of the seven shots taken by the Aggies, two were taken by senior forwards Kyle Higgins and Noah Wilson, and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Wallis Lapsley had one save in the first half of play. However, none of the shots by either team were enough to put a goal on the board, bringing the score to 0-0 at the half.

UC Davis did not slow down the energy going into the second half, as junior midfielder Justin Wright made an incredible run in the 18-yard box, putting the ball in the back of the net and giving the Aggies the 1-0 lead at the 46th minute. Redshirt sophomore forward Adam Mickelson earned an equally impressive, no look assist on the goal. At the 59th minute of play, UC Irvine nearly equalized with a short cross

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MEN’S TENNIS LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW SEASON Aggie tennis hosts Aggie Invitational, looks ahead to Northwest Regionals

BY LIZ JACO BSON sports@theaggie.org

The Aggie Invitational took place the weekend of Sept. 29, 2017 and had the UC Davis men’s tennis team hard at work.

During a midday practice prior to the tournament at the Marya

A BAPTISM OF EXCELLENCE How coach Dan Hawkins is reinvigorating Aggie football

BY D O M I N I C FA RI A sports@theaggie.org

You’ve probably heard already, but a new era of UC Davis football is unfolding. The Aggies are competing this season under the leadership of head coach Dan Hawkins, who was hired following the completion of the 2016 football season. After six straight losing campaigns, the UC Davis football program desperately needed something to change for it to veer from the unsuccessful course it had been charting. Now, with the first half of the 2017 season nearly complete, the program seems to have found a new captain who is capable of steering the ship in the right direction.

The Aggies currently sport a .600 record through their first five contests — three of which were on the road — and have already matched last season’s win total of three. No matter the result, the team’s style of play with Hawkins influence is gutsy and entertaining. The Aggies play an up-tempo, pass-heavy attack, coupled with an aggressive defense, that has resulted in some impressive statistics and solid performances against big-time teams. So far this year, UC Davis averages one-and-a-half sacks, 343.6 yards passing, 469.4 yards of total offense and two fourth down conversion attempts per game. Hawkins knows the value of having the Aggies play what he coins as a “visually stimulating” brand of football. Moving the ball, making plays and scoring points not only gives this team a better chance at winning ball games, but also serves

Welch Tennis Center, head coach Eric Steidlmayer was heard reminding his players to stay aggressive and complimenting them on their serves.

The Aggie Invitational, the first competition of the season for UC Davis men’s tennis, hosts 72 players from 10 universities.

All Northern California Division I teams, Gonzaga University,

as entertainment, drawing much-needed attention from a UC Davis fan-base that has had little to cheer for in recent years.

But the impressive numbers and flashy gameplay are still only a small part of what a coach like Hawkins brings to the table for a collegiate program. Hawkins is a well-spoken and well-traveled man who possesses a truly unique, incredibly diverse resumé that highlights his vast wealth of experience when it comes to football and life. He began his college football career at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif. and soon transferred to UC Davis to play ball for legendary coach Jim Sochor. UC Davis became the birthplace of Hawkins’ coaching career, as he worked as an assistant under Sochor for a number of years after his playing days ended. Those years under Sochor still remain an influential part of Hawkins’ life. Sochor’s winning philosophy is ingrained in Hawkins’ mentality as he now coaches the Aggies generations later.

“I always tell people, [UC Davis] is my baptism of excellence,” Hawkins said. “I was on some good teams in high school and in junior college, but there was just some things here [at UC Davis] – some subtle and some not-so-subtle – that you just figure out. If you want a perpetual upward cycle, this is what you do. If you want perpetual excellence, there’s certain things you gotta do.”

Since then, Hawkins has coached at all different levels at programs across the nation and across the globe: high school ball in Sacramento, junior college ball in Weed, his first head coaching gig at Division II Willamette University in Oregon, then on to Boise State and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Hawkins has even coached in the Canadian Football League and overseas in the Austrian Football League, all packed around a two-year broadcasting stint with ESPN. Hawkins’ body of work, spanning over 30 years, gives him a worldly

into the box — the only thing stopping them was an incredible save from Lapsley. The Aggies were not done scoring goals, and in the 74th minute of play, Mickelson put one in the back of the net on a header assisted by senior midfielder Miguel Acevedo, bringing the score to 2-0.

“I just heard him come over my shoulder and call for the ball, so I played it to him and he was there with a great touch,” Mickelson said. “I think we [the team] need to continue with our defense and continue to get shutouts.”

The Aggies’ lead proved to be too much for UC Irvine, and UC Davis took home the 2-0 win. Overall, the Aggies produced 13 shots, half of them on goal, and limited the Anteaters to only 8 shots in the entire game. Lapsley had four saves in the game.

“It’s [soccer] a tough game to win, so anytime we get a win it’s huge,” Shaffer said. “I am extremely happy and pleased with my team, and I think I have a really good team. It was a good game for us to get a victory, and that is our first shutout of the year so that was awesome to get that result.”

The Saturday following the double header UC Davis took on California State Northridge and went into double overtime. However, the extra time was not enough for either team to secure a victory, leaving the game a tie and pushing UC Davis’ overall record to 4-5-2, going 1-0-1 in conference play.

Portland University and the University of Nevada, Reno were represented.

“It’s a great event to jump start our season,” Steidlmayer said. “It’s just going to be great tennis all weekend.”

With five new players on the roster, as well as a new assistant coach, Nathan Robinson, this is the first opportunity for the Aggies to compete as a new team.

Senior Tommy Lam, who played both singles and doubles in the tournament, is looking forward to his last season on the team.

“I’m feeling excited,” Lam said. “This is my last season and I want to do my best in it. My goal right now is to just try to stay healthy. I can’t really hit my two-handed backhand, which is one of my best shots, so I’m just trying to recover from [my wrist injury].”

On day one of the tournament, senior Everett Maltby and sophomore Mitchell Iwahiro won their first singles tournaments, with Maltby advancing to the Flight “A” round of 16 singles and Iwahiro the Flight “B” round of 16 singles. Doubles team sophomore transfer Jonathan Star and freshman Ivan Thamma qualified for the Flight “A” semifinals after defeating both Sacramento State and St. Mary’s University. Despite a loss to Portland University, doubles duo Maltby and sophomore David Goulak came back with an 8-2 win against Gonzaga University, advancing to the semifinals.

Saturday saw the Aggies kick it into gear, with Maltby qualifying for the Flight “A” main draw semifinals after winning his matches against Nevada and Santa Clara. Goulak, Thamma and Star

perspective that excellently reflects the eclectic UC Davis student body, including his football team.

“I’m into the Davis culture,” Hawkins said. “I’ve coached in 13 different countries and recognize all the international students — we have a nice international flavor on our team and on our staff, so I get that whole component and I want to be a part of that. I think football, when it’s done well, it’s marketing, it’s promotions, it’s branding. It represents the spirit of your school, the heart of your school. We want to be a vibrant part of [UC Davis], we want to be an interconnector.”

Much like his background, Hawkins possesses a mindset and personality that extends far beyond the realm of football. He recognizes the importance of a program that is “interconnected” with its school’s culture. In Hawkins’ eyes, the success of a college program is not simply measured in wins and losses. For him, it is more than just what occurs on the football field; it is building his players up to be top-tier students, teaching them to be men who work hard the right way and who will one day be “leaders in their industry and communities.” He envisions his program and his players as ambassadors of the UC Davis way of life. Hawkins embraces the high standard that UC Davis holds all of its students to, including its athletes.

“In our entire athletic department, there are 77 different majors,” Hawkins said. “This isn’t a bunch of lunk-heads. [The players on my team] are unbelievable dudes. They’re people you want to support. You come and cheer for those guys because they’re great people, they’re great Aggies.”

Underneath his obvious passion for football and for his team, Hawkins is a kind, charismatic, humorous and humble figure. It is not typical of Hawkins to talk about himself, and when he does it is often only for a brief moment. He has the ultimate trust in those around him, always knowing just how to show his appreciation for his coach-

all won their matches in the first round of singles consolation play. Despite his injury, Lam and freshman Arjith Jayaraman were victorious in their singles matches against Saint Mary’s. Doubles team Goulak and Maltby continued to sweep the competition with a win against Santa Clara in the consolation draw. Duo Star and Thamma fell to Nevada in the main draw.

For Flight “B,” Iwahiro won his match against Gonzaga, but fell short in his quarterfinal match against Cal. In the first round of singles consolation play, Jayaraman, freshman Chethan Swanson and freshman Dariush Jalali all won their respective matches. Swanson also won his quarterfinals match against St. Mary’s. In the doubles consolations matches, the Aggies were victorious, with Iwahiro and Jayaraman winning their match against Santa Clara and duo Lam and Swanson defeating Stanford.

On the third and final day of the Aggie Invitational, Aggies Lam, Goulak, Thamma, Swanson, Jayaraman and Jalali earned victories in their consolation play matches. Maltby fell to Cal’s freshman Paul Barreto in the singles Flight “A” semifinals.

Following the Aggie Invitational, the Aggies will travel to Pacific University for the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at the end of October. The competition will include Top-20 teams.

“Every tournament in the fall is something to learn from,” Steidlmayer said.

“I expect our guys to compete at their best and then review, whether they win or lose, figure out how to get better.”

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ing staff and players. He is cognizant of the fact that a successful program requires not just a capable head coach, but an outstanding supporting cast as well.

While Hawkins admits that he still has a significant influence over his team, he claims that it is those in his supporting cast who perform the “vital components” on gameday.

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The Zheng twins’ business mentality is to keep a living wage for the people who work with them, be transparent about their business practices and always have the consumer’s interests at heart. Though they’ve done a lot of work up to this point, Tom states that there is always more research to be done and improvements to be made, something his professor echoed.

“They’re still working on it, which attests to the fact that they want it right,” Frank said. “It just shows you that just about any product can be made healthier when you think about what goes into it.

Not just talking about the bottom line with what’s the least expensive ingredient, but what is the best ingredient that will make it healthy and nutritious, yet be something that people like and have fond memories of. They’re thinking about the end user, the flavors they want, what they are looking for.”

Once the product is released, the brothers plan on adding an “Aggie Discount” for current students, faculty and alumni who are interested in purchasing their product. Though they are running a for-profit company, Tim and Tom have extended an offer to anyone who is struggling with food and money: since their product testing results in spare noodles, they’re happy to give away whatever they can.

“It’s almost hard to validate that we’re doing something correctly,” Tom said. “Nobody’s written a manual.”

As part of their transparency promise, the twins are also open to showing their workspace, sharing

the recipe and contents of the Smart Ramen product as well as answering any other questions or concerns that possible consumers may have.

“We want to go to the Kickstarter route because we want to be able to be transparent,” Tom said.

“We want to avoid the kind of bureaucracy that might come with working with any larger companies. A big reason that we’re making these noodles is because we want them ourselves. We want Smart Ramen to be something that we would enjoy eating.”

Some of their future plans include a “crash course culinary school” series of videos, where Tim will teach proper cooking techniques in short clips, as well as plans to support Aggie Gaming and other UC Davis affiliated communities with free noodles and graphic design services.

“We want people to to understand that we’re not a business looking to make money,” Tim said.

“We’re just two twins who really like noodles and being healthy.”

The two monetary aspects that they’re interested in? To have a living wage, and to order all the side dishes, appetizers and desserts at restaurants they visit.

Their Kickstarter will launch this February and other updates will be posted on Smart Ramen’s Facebook page. Additional information can be found at smartramen.com or by directly contacting Tim and Tom Zheng at Tim@ViteKitchens.com and Tom@ViteKitchens.com.

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For cognitive function, Zhang used a process called the Novel Object Recognition Test to evaluate recognition memory in rodents.

While Ramsay wasn’t shocked by the results, what surprised him was the number of benefits besides the lifespan increase — in every physiological measure, the mice on the ketogenic diet seemed to do better.

Professor Craig Warden from the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior affirmed

that there was nothing that surprised him.

“The high quality randomized control trials in humans have already shown many health changes that are positive rather than negative for people eating ketogenic diets,” Warden said.

In the future, Ramsay plans to do more research in order to find less restrictive approaches that can induce periods of ketosis and whether or not those diets will have a benefit on longevity. Ramsay hopes to make the ketogenic diet easier to follow for humans.

Student Day @Mondavi Center

Thursday,

OCT 5 10AM

Mondavi Center Ticket Office

The annual one-day-only event where UC Davis students get first access to buying tickets to our most popular and often sold-out shows.

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FREE SWA

We’ve held back tickets to these events just for you:

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portunity for both beer enthusiasts and novices alike.

“It’s a good week for people who are just kind of getting into beer,” Ramos said. “And then for people who are already into beer, there are some pretty extreme events that you won’t find most of the other parts of the year.”

The current schedule consists of the previously mentioned week-long fundraising flight for the UC Davis brew school, as well as tap takeovers and varying events at the likes of Bistro 33, Sudwerk Brewing, The Davis Beer Shoppe and many more locations.

Thanks to the pairing of the eighth annual UC Davis Athletics Brewfest and the Beer Week Blowout, the week will end with a bang. The Brewfest will take place

outside of Aggie Stadium, leading up to the football game against Eastern Washington at 3 p.m.

“Maybe on Monday you really wanted to go out and try this fantastic IPA, but you had to study for a test or maybe you’re a parent and you live in Davis and you just couldn’t go on a Wednesday night,” de Vere White said. “Well, [Davis Beer Week sponsors] are going to showcase all of [their] beers until they’re gone on Saturday.”

Davis Beer Week 2017 began on Monday Oct. 2 and runs until Sunday, Oct. 8. Be sure to check out the Davis Beer Week website for more information concerning events, sponsors and times.

Cheers!

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In Conversation with Samantha Bee

Pete Souza

Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell

Also: Mariinsky Orchestra • The Hot Sardines • St. Louis Symphony Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • San Francisco Symphony

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Dia De Los Muertos, Sunday, Oct. 22 Where? Davis Cemetery When? 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

What is it? Prior to the actual holiday (which takes place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2), the Davis community will gather together to celebrate the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead.” Dia de los Muertos is a time for families to honor their ancestors, as they pray for their loved ones to continue on a positive spiritual journey in the afterlife. The early celebration will feature a variety of performers and artists, in addition to an altar of remembrance available for public contribution. More information can be found on the Davis Cemetery’s website.

UC Davis students:

• Your first ticket is FREE! • 50% off all tickets, everyday Restrictions apply. See mondaviarts.org/uc-davis-students for details.

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