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A World unchanged

Center will address free speech at time when colleges are grappling with issue

BY AL LY RUSSE L L campus@theaggie.org

University of California President Janet Napolitano recently announced that the University of California schools will be creating a National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in Washington D.C. The center’s goal will be to address and uphold the rights of students and university speakers under the First Amendment.

Stephanie Beechem, the head of media relations at the UC Office of the President, clarified how students can expect to see this new center in action.

“Through the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, UC hopes to move the conversation around free speech to thoughtful dialogue and meaningful action,” Beechem said via email.

“Key to the center’s efforts will be the creation of a fellowship program that will draw from leading public policy thinkers, legal scholars, social scientists, journalists and others.”

With regard to the recent announcement of the Center, Kevin Johnson, the dean of the UC Davis School of Law and a Mabie-Apallas professor of public interest law and Chicano and Chicana studies, said he is enthusiastic about its creation.

“A center dedicated to the study of freedom of expression is an excellent idea,” Johnson said. “We need to have a respectful dialogue as a community about freedom of expression. These are challenging issues and deserve our attention.”

From historic college campus protests during the Vietnam War to UC Davis’ 2011 pepper spray incident, freedom of speech has remained a controversial topic on college campuses.

Last spring for example, Milo Yiannopoulos, a leading figure of the “alt-right,” visited UC Davis after being invited by the Davis College Republicans. His event drew a large number of protesters and was ultimately shut down. At both the Davis and Berkeley campuses, Yiannopoulous was unable to speak due to protests.

Andrew Mendoza is the chair of the Davis College Republicans and a second-year political science major. Mendoza said he was disappointed in the event’s cancellation last spring.

“Our university has an obligation to ensure the constitutional right of speech for all students, especially minority opinions on campus,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza, when mentioning “minority” groups on campus, is referring to himself along with fellow Republicans at UC Davis.

“Social science professors who identify as Republicans represent less than 10 percent nationwide,” Mendoza said. “UC Davis should pledge to improve intellectual diversity among their faculty if they want to show that they’re serious about free speech on campus.”

Johnson spoke about the constitutionality of events such as the one last spring.

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uCSA escalates demands for dismissal of regent pattiz UC Student Association passes second resolution for Pattiz’s removal

BY PRI YA N KA SHR E E DA R campus@theaggie.org

During its board meetings on Oct. 14 and 15, the UC Student Association (UCSA) passed its second resolution calling for the removal of UC Regent Norman Pattiz from his position on the Board of Regents.

The resolution demands Pattiz’ resignation based on his alleged workplace sexual harassment charges and use of a gun to threaten an employee. Quoting multiple sources, the resolution provided evidence of the accusations in addition to citing multiple university policies that define sexual harassment.

“In November 2016, it was revealed that UC Regent Norman Pattiz came forward with repeated acts of sexual harassment,” the UCSA letter states. “The University of California defines sexual harassment as ‘unwelcome sexual advances, unwelcome requests for sexual favors, and other unwelcome verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.’”

The available evidence to corroborate the allegations against Pattiz includes on-the-record statements from employees Raymond

Hernandez and Heather McDonald, both of whom attest to the fact that Pattiz brandished a loaded firearm in work environments and at an employee, in addition to repeated displays of verbal conduct of a sexual nature in the workplace. Additionally, there is a recording available of Pattiz asking a female coworker, “Wait a minute — can I hold your breasts? Would that help?” during a broadcasting at PodcastOne studio.

News coverage of abuse by Pattiz first began in November 2016.

UCSA President Judith Gutierrez described the efforts that the organization has taken to resolve this issue since.

“UCSA first called for his resignation in January of 2017 and escalated our demand to not just rely on him to resign, but to also call on other regents, President Napolitano and Governor Brown to do anything they can to censure or dismiss him,” Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez elaborated on the reasoning behind the more powerful nature of the most recent resolution.

“Our latest resolution, passed in October 2017, calls for the UC to immediately ban Regent Pattiz from campus when he is not at regent

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In 1909, what was known as The University Farm School opened its doors to 18 eager students. More than 100 years later, the campus now known as UC Davis boasts more than 35,000 students. Although the campus has shifted and grown over the years, UC Davis alumni remember their time as students being not so different from what students experience today.

“Well, I mean, there’s the whole youth and phones and how electronics have come in, but [...] students are students,” said Sean Davis, who graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. “For example [...] they procrastinate just as much as they always have.”

Davis has been working at UC Davis for about 20 years now as a lecturer in computer science. Even though he’s an expert in computers now, Davis didn’t have the luxury of laptops and conveniently located computer labs around campus when he attended school here in the 1970s.

“From the standpoint of computers, the basement of Hutchison was where the [only] computer was,” Davis said. “You went down there and you gave them your computer cards and you ran them through the computer and you’d pick them up the next morning with your output. It was just a big old computer which was raised up on special floorings.”

The computer labs in places like the library and Wellman Hall didn’t exist either, but instead were lounges for the students. Wellman itself was a completely fresh design at the time and offered a funky, colorful atmosphere.

“Wellman in the ‘70s was an amazing design,” Davis said. “The interior was all one big [...] trip. You’d go in and there’d be a band of blue on a wall coming down at an angle [...] and the tiles were blue.

Then they had a picture of an electro-micrograph of a head of an ant on one of the walls.”

When Davis was a freshman, he got to experience a whole different kind of Tercero as well. At the time, there were two clusters of six buildings titled the letters of the alphabet, and Davis decided he wanted to join the 64-person Pierce Co-op that occupied the G building.

“They cooked for themselves down where Trudy’s of Tercero was [which] was called Trudy’s Fox Hole [during that time],” Davis said.

“The co-op was more responsible, you-do-the-work-for-yourselvestype stuff; we cooked and cleaned for ourselves. That was a terrific experience.”

Another student who happened to live in the Tercero Co-op at the same time as Davis is David Dodd, who graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in German. Dodd recalls some of his favorite pastimes as a student — activities a little less popular with today’s student population.

“We did stuff like going to the barns and jumping from the loft into the hay, believe it or not,” Dodd said. “We climbed the water tower. There was this place called ‘the Trestle’ [...] over the railroad tracks, and we would climb on the ladder and walk across. You could go across and go down through a trap door and watch the trains go by. It was quite a thrill.”

One piece of campus culture that has remained through the years is none other than The California Aggie itself, a student-run organization then and now and something Dodd is proud to have been a part of. “[The Aggie] was the most fun,” Dodd said. “We were a daily [paper], so there was a lot of pressure. I don’t know how many hours I spent writing, but I was just a reporter then to staff writer in my freshman year. The next year I was campus editor, and that was really fun because I got to write anything I assigned myself.”

Dodd enjoyed writing book reviews, album reviews and record releases, but was most stoked for concert reviews. According to Dodd, UC Davis experienced a booming entertainment scene, hosting breakout music groups at the time like The Talking Heads and The Police.

This was 1977, which was a historic year for rock and roll,” Dodd said. “The big wave happened, all these bands broke that year.

And we had this guy booking the Coffee House at the time, and he booked all these acts before they broke and they were at Davis as they were breaking. They would play in stadiums, and they would play in the UC Davis coffee house.”

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Peering back through 40 years of Davis history, similarities and differences

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SEVERAL STUDENTS CONFIRMED AS COMMISSION MEMBERS

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BY RO D N E Y TO M P K I NS campus@theaggie.org

The ASUCD Senate was called to order at 6:09 p.m. on Nov. 3 by Vice President Adilla Jamaludin. Senators Khadeja Ibrahim, Michael Gofman and Yajaira Sigala were absent. Business and Finance Commission Chair Alexander Mirov was also not in attendance.

Lily Karim, a second-year biomedical engineering major, was confirmed as the Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Commission Chair with no objections.

The Senate then received a presenta-

tion from Justin Barnes, the Teach for America campus representative, about the benefits of applying to the Teach for America program.

The Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Commission quarterly report entailed the commission’s recent work in conjunction with Title IX to create an anonymous online portal for victims of any kind of assault. The commission plans to host an event about domestic violence myths, ground itself in the Greek system to continue spreading awareness and provide more tabling events in the Quad.

There was no prior legislation proposed the previous week. The Senate then moved to discuss a bill proposed

by Senators Jose Meneses and Gofman, but yielded due to Gofman’s absence.

Bills to allocate $372 for the Entertainment Council’s Production Manager’s back pay, allocate $1,300 from Picnic Day events to “pay back some of Doxie Derby’s revenue from Picnic Day 2017,” and $500 to be transferred from the Bike Barn expense budget to Bike Barn’s budget were introduced and sent to the Business and Finance Commission.

Next, Bryan Sykes, the editor-in-chief of The California Aggie, provided the newspaper’s quarterly report. After hiring nearly 30 new staff members, the newspaper is now running with approximately 110 staffers. Additionally, the newspaper, with the help of the library and funding from alumni, will be completely digitized within the next few years.

Prior to public announcements, Senator Simran Grewal left the Senate meeting.

Julie Jung discussed the Best Senator Practices event that was held for the senators and commission chairs after the Senate meeting on Nov. 9. The meeting was intended to remind the elected representatives of their responsibilities to their units and promises made during the election process.

Controller Jin Zhang spoke on behalf of Naeema Kaleem, the ASUCD Elec-

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tions Chair, about senators who critically responded to the Senate candidates running in the Fall Elections rather than helping them to succeed.

J.T. Ghim, the assistant director of Intercultural Programs, reported on the International Education Week taking place from Nov. 13 to 17. There are around 8,000 students and scholars supported at UC Davis. Those planning the event are working on outdated programs regarding international students and are providing ways for international students to feel more supported while attending the university.

The Senate then confirmed Hailey Gleason, a first-year environmental science and management major; Ryan Birkett, a fourth-year environmental science and management major and Brooke Pritchard, a first-year political science major, as commissioners of the Academic Affairs Commission with no objections.

Judicial Council members Sydney Hack, a second-year international relations major; Jason Hsu, a second-year computer science major; Aria Aghalarpour, a third-year political science major and Devo Leichter, a third-year political science major, were confirmed unanimously by the Senate.

The Senate, due to a lack of present senators, then voted to suspend the bylaws in order to approve Marissa Levinson, a fourth-year marine ecology and organism biology major, as a commissioner

of the Environmental Policy and Planning Commission with no objections.

Commissioners Kia Aliakbar, a thirdyear biomedical engineering major; Samuel Bennedy, a second-year philosophy major; David Lima, a fourth-year political science and philosophy double major; Travis Candieas, a fourth-year international relations major; Natalie Gutierrez, a second-year political science and managerial economics double major; Jero Real, a fourth-year biomedical engineering major and Aparna Komarla, a second-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, were confirmed to the External Affairs Commission unanimously.

The Senate took a 10-minute break at 8:26 p.m.

During public discussion, ASUCD President Josh Dalavai spoke about how senators and commissioners should be present at all events as promised when running for positions. Jamaludin also stated that no senator should have to stay in order to form a necessary quorum when they need to tend to more urgent matters. Internal Affairs Commission Chair Jacob Ganz proposed establishing new legislature that would require senators and commissioners to follow through with responsibilities.

After ex-officio and elected officer reports, the meeting minutes from Oct. 26 were approved with no objections. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

Police Logs:

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Turkey down Oct. 31 “Male transient throwing items and pouring unknown substance on vehicles in the plot.”

Nov. 1 “Unitrans bus sideswiped unoccupied parked vehicle at bus stop.”

Nov. 2 “Reporting party advised a dog walker just brought in 10 dogs into the park and park rules state no more than 3 dogs per person — reporting party requested they be advised as the dogs are going crazy and not being controlled.”

“Reporting party’s bike tire was stolen. Routinely brings in truckloads of bikes and bike parts to his yard which he thinks may be stolen.”

“Neighbor installed noise-making device along the fenceline or by the driveway.”

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Nov. 4 “Reporting party witnessed a female trying to break up a party and watched a subject slap the phone out of her hand. Reporting party has since walked away.

Female is still inside.”

“Turkeys in the roadway. Per reporting party, one may have been injured by a vehicle.”

“3 to 4 credit cards and cell phone in storm drain at rear of property.”

Nov. 6 “Fare evader refusing to get off the train — yelling at the staff and escalating.”

“Reporting party’s son on the roof and refusing to come down, attempting to ascertain what he’s doing on the roof.”

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City of Davis, Airbnb agree on new tax

BY PRACH ITA CH AW LA city@theaggie.org

The City of Davis recently announced a tax agreement with Airbnb. On Nov. 1, Airbnb began collecting and remitting the Transient Occupancy Tax to the city. A 12 percent TOT already exists and is collected from all hotels, motels and bed and breakfast setups in the city. Given that Airbnbs are not traditional brick-and-mortar businesses like hotels, the city did not have a way to collect the TOT. “Fundamentally, it’s about fairness, considering that Airbnbs essentially provide the same services as any hotel in the city,” said Davis Mayor Robb Davis. “Since hotels are required to pay the TOT, we believe that Airbnb should be subject to the same tax. The problem was, we didn’t want the burden of collection and recording to fall on the hosts.”

In June 2016, the public approved a 2-percent hike to the TOT, increasing it from 10 to 12 percent. The new tax agreement with Airbnb means more revenue from

visitors, especially during graduation and move-in weekend at UC Davis.

“We worked with Airbnb to be able to collect the TOT and disperse it to the City,” said Assistant City Manager Kelly Stachowicz. “It helps us make sure that they are paying their fair share of the TOT into the city coffers, which can go to the fund we put toward general public services like firefighters, police officers, parks, any of our basic city services.”

The tax agreement benefits many on a surface level, but digging deeper, it may affect hosts’ businesses. Nightly charges for every listing will increase by 12 percent, making every listing slightly more expensive.

“We were the first Airbnb in Davis in 2011,” said Neil Michel, whose Airbnb is in downtown Davis. “Being able to have this extra form of income has made all the difference for us [...] From a host experience point of view, [the tax agreement] is as good as it could be, but it doesn’t change the fact that the cost of staying in our unit is going to go up by 12 percent. It’s making us less competitive in the local accommodations market.

What it really does is it delays the time until the next increase in our nightly rate. I would have loved to increase my nightly rate this year, but I don’t get to do that because the extra 12 percent goes towards the city for now, which is unfortunate.”

Automating tax collection makes the process easier for Airbnb, the City of Davis and hosts. With this tax policy, Davis joins more than 300 jurisdictions globally, where Airbnb collects and remits taxes, including more than 30 jurisdictions in California.

“We’re not trying to drive Airbnb out of Davis and make it impossible for people to host people in their homes, but we do believe that it’s equitable that people should all pay the TOT,” Davis said. “That tax is going to be used to fund essential city services. There is even an agreement on part of the current council that the TOT collected specifically from Airbnb [that] could go toward services to increase affordable housing. It will be invisible to the host and to the guest — it will just be collected and remitted to us based on the agreement.”

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THE TURKEY HAS NO INTEREST IN BEING PARDONED

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LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS CHESS ANSWER Tactics and position are key. Note the rook can and will check if the king takes the bishop. The queen exchange will be more valuable then the bishop and rook, the opponent would likely give up the rook than the queen.

1. Bxe3+ Chess

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White to move checkmate in three moves. It is possible to get a mate with just a bishop and a knight, but the board’s margins will be a part of the tactics.

Sudoku Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row, column and 3x3 square must contain one of each digit. Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing.

2. Kf3 Qxe2+ 3. Kxe2 Bxg1

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FIRE IN SHARPS & FLATS APARTMENTS DAMAGES HOMES 10 Davis residents displaced by small fire

BY AHASH F RA N CIS city@theaggie.org

On Saturday, Oct. 28, firefighters were alerted to a small fire in South Davis. Responders arrived at the Sharps & Flats Apartment Complex at 1660 Drew Circle and found smoke floating out of a window that had been broken by the fire.

“We got the call at 10:31, and the team arrived shortly after,” said Fire Division Chief Joseph Tenney.

“It was in the morning, Oct. 28, a Saturday. The first engine company got there, checked the water flow, alarm and sprinklers, and made sure everything was under control [...] about three rooms were damaged by the sprinklers [...] 10 people were displaced.”

While the fire was hazardous, it was a flood from the sprinklers that damaged the rooms in the upper floors of the complex, making it uninhabitable for 10 residents, who were assisted by the Davis Fire Depart-

ment and the American Red Cross. Their identities and stories, however, are not available to the public for privacy reasons.

“The cause of the fire was a candle,” said Fire Captain Richard Moore, the lead investigator on the case.

“It had been left burning for a while and ended up starting a fire that made the sprinklers kick in. We haven’t found anything else.”

A single candle caused a small desk fire. Management at the Sharps & Flats Apartment complex, along with J Street Apartments and The Grove, is owned by the FPI Management corporation, which declined to comment on the situation.

Although the fire didn’t occur on UC Davis’ campus property or dormitories, the majority of residents at Sharps & Flats Apartments are UC Davis students.

There are over 80 apartment complexes in Davis, most of which are used to house the thousands of students that attend the university.

DAVIS CELEBRATES FALL WITH ANNUAL FESTIVAL Davis Farmers Market celebrates Fall Festival with activities, parade MIC HE L L E G O R E / AGGI E

GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN SIGNS AB 562 INTO LAW, CRIMINALIZING AUDIT INTERFERENCE Bill follows investigations into UCOP’s role in campus-wide audits

BY E LIZABETH MER CADO campus@theaggie.org

On Oct. 2, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 562 into law. The bill adds wording to an existing section of California Code as well as a new section meant to prohibit the interference of state audits by any individual, making the act punishable by fine. A new section, 8545.6, was written into law.

“Any officer or person who fails or refuses to permit access and examination and reproduction, as required by this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor,” states Section 8545.2 of the Government Code.

Section 8545.2 also states that “any officer, employee, or person who, with intent to deceive or defraud, commits obstruction of the California State Auditor in the performance of his or her official duties relating to an audit” will be “subject to a fine” up to $5,000.

BY H ADYA AMI N city@theaggie.org

The Davis Farmers Market held its annual Fall Festival on Oct. 28 in celebration of the start of the new season. The festival featured games, parades and food for the community, as well as other kid-friendly activities. It served to bring the Davis community together and lift people’s spirits for the upcoming holiday season.

“I can say that we had about two dozen children participate in our costume parade, and the Soroptimist International club had several dozen pumpkin painters at their booth,” said Alison Feliciano, the office manager of the Davis Farmers Market.

“The Soroptimists offered up pumpkin painting, and we had two craft stations — make-your-own felt pumpkin and make-your-own harvest flower wreath. We also had pony rides and a petting zoo.”

According to Feliciano, the festival has been a tradition in Davis for at least 20 years, demonstrating the commitment that community organizers have to Davis locals. However, Feliciano also explained that there has been a drop in attendance over the years.

“Community support has varied from year to year,” Feliciano said. “When it first began, there were fewer weekend commitments for families, such as sports and school events. As life has become so much busier, we’ve had attendance drop to some degree. For those who are able to attend, it’s

The bill was originally written by California Assemblymen Al Muratsuchi, Kevin McCarty and Phil Ting shortly after the investigation of the UC Office of the President in connection to its involvement in State Auditor Elaine Howle’s audit.

The investigations revealed interference by UCOP in audits done on individual campuses and $175 million saved that UCOP had failed to report.

Audit teams conducting inspections across UC campuses gave out surveys to be filled out with reviews of UCOP’s services and performance. The responses were supposed to be confidential but were discovered to have come into contact with UCOP before being returned to state auditors.

In the California State Audit Report from April 2017, conducted by Howle, reviews of UCOP were said to be altered to reflect positively on the office before they were submitted.

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a much-appreciated, free, fun and family-oriented event. It’s one-stop happiness for the whole crew [...] mom and dad can shop, kids can play, lunch for everyone, and they all go home happy.”

Attendants of the farmers market, including Achi Mishra, a fourth-year electrical engineering major, also enjoyed the uplifting nature of the Fall Festival.

“I really love fall, and I love that the Farmers Market hosted this event because I think it was really joyful and and made everybody excited for the season,” Mishra said. “It’s great that the community works together to make events like this happen.”

Gopika Mavalankar, a fourth-year international relations major, also expressed her excitement over the event.

“Seasonal celebrations are always exciting for everyone involved,” Mavalankar said. “I thought it was a really great way to get everyone together and excited for fall.”

The city of Davis has developed a reputation for maintaining a strong sense of community and encouraging residents to come together and rejoice in happy celebrations or important causes that will serve to benefit members of the community.

“The farmers market is often referred to as ‘the heart of Davis,’ and having a celebration to honor the harvest season and all of the hard work that our farmers put into their crops is a great way for the community to say ‘Thanks,’” Feliciano said. “It connects the community to the people who feed them.”

ANTI-CAMPING ORDINANCE LAWSUIT DENIED BY JURY Sacramento homeless population continues to have no right to rest

BY DYL A N SVOBO DA city@theaggie.org

On Nov. 2, a Superior Court jury denied homeless plaintiffs’ claim that the city of Sacramento selectively enforced its longstanding ordinance banning prolonged camping in public and private spaces within the city.

“Homeless plaintiffs hoped to prove that the city violated their constitutional right to equal protection under the law by selectively enforcing the ordinance against people forced to live outdoors,” Cynthia Hubert wrote in an article in The Sacramento Bee. The lawsuit originated in September 2009 when Sacramento civil rights attorney Mark Merin, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the homeless, allowed over 20 homeless individuals to camp on his private property within the city limits of Sacramento.

Merin and homeless plaintiffs contended that the city of Sacramento looked the other way when Black Friday shoppers and Boy Scouts illegally camped within the city limits. Shoppers, individuals with the Sacramento Valley Conservancy and attendants of Fairytale Town’s overnight campouts all testified that they camped in Sacramento without prior permission or receiving a summons.

Senior deputy city attorney Chance Trimm and the jury thought otherwise. The jury voted 9-3 in favor of the city’s right to cite and arrest homeless

campers who did not otherwise have a permit to camp.

“It’s going to be interesting how the trial turns out,” said Jon Adler, who works for Harm Reduction Services in Sacramento, before the trial. “If they are going for the constitutionality of the camping ordinance, I don’t think they’re gonna get it.”

The verdict maintains the state of affairs, which leaves Sacramento’s growing homeless population without a right to rest.

Homelessness rose 38 percent from 2015 to 2017 in Sacramento County, according to the county’s point-in-time count. The Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness reported 71 homeless deaths occurred in 2016, and 776 from 2002 to 2016.

“We need to look at communities around the nation that have had varying levels of success with innovative programs that use tent cities and tiny houses among others,” said Sheryle Stafford, a social work professor at CSU Sacramento.

“There are no alternatives [other] than the camps on the river and downtown streets,” Stafford said.

“For those that want to stay unhoused, we need to make sure there is a place for them to go instead of constantly running them off the river and downtown sidewalks.”

In 2016 alone, the Sacramento Police Department and Sacramento County Park Rangers issued

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1382 anti-camping ordinances.

“Arresting or citing the homeless isn’t going to end homelessness,” said Michelle Aguiar, a social work student at CSU Sacramento. “Punishing the homeless for being unhoused is akin to punishing a drug addict for being hooked on a substance. Just like citing a drug addict isn’t going to help them get clean, citing an unhoused individual isn’t going to get them off the streets.”

On Nov. 7, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved a three-year, $44 million homelessness prevention plan. All of the money will

go toward California’s Mental Health Services Act. On Sept. 20, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced plans to build two new homeless shelters in North Sacramento. Steinberg was the only City Council member to vote against the anti-camping ordinance when it was implemented in 1995.

Despite the verdict, Merin stills sees an opportunity to get the anti-camping ordinance repealed by taking the case to federal court, according to The Sacramento News and Review.

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Student Community Center: A conspicuous building with hidden gems

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CCC, SRRC, AB540, URC, other resources found in Student Community Center

BY SAHI T I V EM UL A features@theaggie.org

The Student Community Center is a vibrant, colorful building on the UC Davis campus. From serving as a study spot to housing the South Coho, the SCC has a multitude of resources to cater to the needs of the diverse groups of students in the UC Davis community.

The Cross Cultural Center was the fruit of a hunger strike “born out of student activism and political struggle, [and it] provides a culturally relevant community space where student voices can be expressed and respected,” states the CCC’s mission statement.

The CCC’s goals are centered around social justice, and it relies on student activism to innovate and spur change. It is “committed to providing programs and experiences that allow each individual to freely explore, discover and understand their identity.”

It also believes in the “fluidity of human diversity,” and like the rest of the resource centers, has many programs available for students, such as PEACE, REACH, SoDA, and provides various resources including the Art Lounge, the Provost Fellowship and a newsletter.

The AB540 and Undocumented Student Center

is geared toward AB540 and undocumented students, but provides a safe space for all students.

“This center is open for everyone,” said Edith Ruiz, a third-year animal science major. “I think overall it’s a good space to just hang out and meet new people. That’s one of the reasons why I came here too. My freshman year I didn’t really find myself because I’m not from the area so I came here and I made a lot of new friends.”

From providing legal assistance to a place to eat lunch and refrigerate food, this center strives to achieve holistic care.

“There’s also legal assistance for free for students that have any questions,” Ruiz said. “[It] is also just a safe space for people to come in do homework. We also have a refrigerator [and microwave] that’s open if you want to use.”

The AB540 center also has a lending library with books that are available for students to borrow free of charge. Students can check the availability of books online. The DREAM Committee has opened a forum where AB540 and undocumented students can request books they need, and the committee will try to use its funds to purchase these books for them.

They also have iClickers, calculators and lab coats as free resources to borrow.

“We deal with a lot of different programs,” said Hector Gamero, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical and aerospace engineering who works as the education and training coordinator at the AB540 center.

“I like to think of it as three separate sections. One section is folks coming into the university. We create programs that help [high school and transfer students] make the [application] process a little bit easier, because it’s very specific for undocumented or AB540 students to be able to apply [and] also be able to [fund themselves].”

Continuing to support students in the next step of the journey — the second component of the program is to help current students have successful college careers.

“We work a lot on retention and awareness,”

Gamero said. “One of the greatest things that we were able to see come up from this space is a source of community. We’ve been able to see students come together [and] feel safe in this space and connect with other community members. It wasn’t until we had this space where they were able to connect and be able to disclose themselves.”

The third aspect of the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center works to help students secure their futures after their undergraduate career at UC Davis.

“We also help them with afterwards,” Gamero said. “If they’re thinking of pursuing a higher degree in grad school [and] they identify as being AB540 or SCC RESOURCES on 9

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Campus prepares for rainy season Staff plans ahead, prepares infrastructure for storms

BY GA BRI EL M U LC A I R E features@theaggie.org

In Davis, November usually brings the first significant rains of the season. Residents will have to adjust by digging out their raincoats and umbrellas, by crowding the Unitrans buses and by buying bike fenders to avoid the “freshman stripe.” But when rain turns into intense storms, everyone on campus relies on infrastructure to prevent damage and disruption to their campus routines.

While much of this infrastructure might be invisible to students, there are dedicated teams of staff who work hard to plan ahead in anticipation of this year’s storms. When the forecast calls for heavy rains, many of these staff members will meet to coordinate the best course of action.

“Normally, when we know the storm is coming, we have a big meeting involving all the different folks,” said Michael Fan, the director of UC Davis Utilities. “There’s the facilities people that deal with flooding inside buildings and utilities […] and we also meet with the campus Emergency Operations Center. We all sit in the same room to plan, so we know that if something happens, if a really big one comes, we are ready.”

Fan knows the importance of planning ahead, and he and the other groups of staff who prepare for storms are well-equipped to allocate resources effectively.

“I think the key is before the storm, in the

planning stages […] I’ve been here on campus for 20 years, so I know where the vulnerabilities and the flooding situations are,” Fan said. “Campus is designed for certain stormwater levels.”

The utilities unit works with several other campus groups and systems. For example, the Arboretum waterway serves an important purpose during storms, functioning as the ultimate destination for runoff water from around campus.

“When the storms come, we’ll keep the water level lower at the Arboretum waterway, because all the runoff is coming to the waterway,” Fan said.

“If that level is too high, the water is gonna back up to whatever the drainage system is.”

Because of its importance during storms, the Arboretum itself needs to be prepared for the rainy season, both in terms of the current construction and routine maintenance.

“All the work inside the channel is completed for this phase, so the rains won’t impact us,” said Andrew Fulks, the assistant director of the Arboretum. “[The waterway] is designed and managed to handle any of the storms we get here [...] We prune dead limbs off of trees, make sure storm drains are clear of leaves and pick them up as they come down, cover bare dirt with mulch to prevent erosion. For the waterway, we install absorbent ‘socks’ at each storm drain, to catch any oils that run off the road after the first rains.”

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Transforming the UC’s energy portfolio UC Davis leading way on solar development

BY B E NJA MI N P ORTER features@theaggie.org

Solar development has contributed significantly to the UC system’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2025, and UC Davis has played a major role in this progress. However, more challenges still lie ahead to achieve a balance between environmental and economic sustainability.

According to its website, the South Campus Large Solar Power Plant, which became active in 2015 and is located south of I-80 near the Raptor Center, produces 16.3 megawatts (MW) of power, which helps to offset UC Davis’s carbon footprint by about 14 percent annually. “[This 14 percent] will vary from year to year, depending on total generation, total consumption and other sources of greenhouse gas emissions,” said Camille Kirk, the director of sustainability and a campus sustainability planner.

The 16.3 megawatts represent almost half of the 36 megawatts of on-campus solar power generation in the entire UC system, showing that UC Davis is leading the way when it comes to solar energy.

At the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Leadership Awards in late October, David Phillips accepted an award on behalf of the University of California. Phillips was a key figure in the development of the South Campus project while he held the director of utilities position at

UC Davis.

In addition to the South Campus project, UC Davis also has rights to 24 percent of the power from the 60 MW Five Points Solar Park in Fresno County and the 20 MW Giffen Solar Park, helping UC Davis provide about 36 percent of solar power generated in the UC system.

While the solar investments are proving to generate adequate amounts of power to chip away at the reliance on carbon, costs remain a question for skeptics.

“Due to lower than expected electricity pricing over the last couple of years, the solar projects are currently costing more per kWh than wholesale electricity,” said David Trombly, a utilities engineering supervisor. “If electricity costs go up as projected, the solar energy pricing will become favorable.”

Even with the likelihood that solar and other renewables will become favorable in the future, it still remains important to proceed intelligently in the development of renewable energy with one eye on sustainability and the other on economic realities. James Bushnell, a professor of economics at UC Davis who has done research on energy policy and environmental economics, expressed concern about how rapid solar development can cause excess supply at certain times of day and alter prices.

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the California Aggie EDITORIAL BOARD BRYAN SYKES Editor-in-Chief EMILY STACK Managing Editor HANNAH HOLZER Campus News Editor

House tax bill a threat to higher education Tax on tuition waivers, assistance would make graduate school unaffordable to many

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

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After a year of attempting various controversial legislation — immigration, the travel ban, the health care debacle — the House Republican party has wheeled out its latest project on the docket: a tax bill that would be disastrous for education at all levels.

Its effects would include taxing the endowments of private colleges, allowing parents to use 529 plans for K-12 private schools and scrapping the $250 deduction that teachers can use to offset out-of-pocket cost of classroom supplies.

The Editorial Board takes particular issue with the bill’s proposal to count tuition waivers and assistance as taxable income.

Under section 117(d) of the current Internal Revenue Code, graduate students can potentially receive untaxed tuition waivers. Over 172,000 students currently benefit from this provision, which makes graduate education slightly more affordable and partially compensates graduate students for the teaching and research work they do for the university, often for meager stipends. The tax bill in the House would remove this provision and tax the value of tuition waivers as earned income.

There is a world of difference between tuition waivers and income. Taxing tuition waivers in the same way as general income is an astoundingly bad-faith interpretation of what income means. It’s particularly malicious coming from a party that’s seemingly hell-bent on slashing taxes for corporations and the wealthiest people in the nation.

This tax could push students out of graduate school.

Speaking to Inside Higher Ed, one student said that her taxable income would more than double. Another said, “That would push us to the poverty line.” No part of squeezing every last penny out of graduate students is fiscally responsible. Nor is it a break for the middle class, a popular selling point for any and all tax proposals.

Any person, organization or political party that paints affordable higher education as a problem is one that does not have the best interests of the American public at heart.

Students and scholars flock to the U.S. from across the globe to learn and teach in our institutions, which are some of the crown jewels of American achievement. A college education has been one of the hallmarks of the American Dream since the term was coined.

If the House bill passes, it would strip students of the assistance that allows them to continue their studies, making graduate education more unaffordable than it already is. Taxing tuition waivers as income would blow a hole in the side of graduate education. It would also, by extension, wreak havoc on undergraduate education, as undergraduates would be robbed of teaching assistants and graduate instructors. It could devastate American research and innovation.

It would undo decades of work that have gone into making graduate education affordable and expanding access to the halls of academia. In short, The Editorial Board believes the proposed legislation is a disgrace.

How used bookstores offer a more intimate reading experience THE DIGITAL AGE HAS SHIFTED THE READING DISCOURSE

BY NICK IRVIN ntirvin@ucdavis.edu At the corner of Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road, a certain store awaits shoppers as they brave the stifling heat to browse its wares.

After entering through the sliding doors, these shoppers will eye rows and rows of red-orange shelves, stacked high with an assortment of goodies. Is it a Martian rendition of Walmart? A marijuana dispensary?

No, it’s a used bookstore — something that deserves to be recognized for its steadfast commitment to the art of traditional reading.

This particular used bookstore is called Bookman’s, and it’s some-

what of a cultural icon in Tucson, where I’m from. Its bookshelves beckon readers of all ages, from the teeniest toddler flipping through picture books to Don DeLillo fans and everyone in between. Bookman’s atmosphere lives and breaths dog-eared pages and crinkled covers, quintessential components of used books.

Yet Bookman’s is not unique in this regard — every used bookstore I’ve visited has invoked this classic image, one that places page-turning above profits, providing access to cheap books and an environment conducive to reading.

Logos Books, right here in downtown Davis, is no exception. Its soft lighting, classical music and tight shelving can tickle a reader’s

heart and turn a novice into a bibliophile in no time. That’s the power of used bookstores. They allow a special sort of bond to form between books and their readers, a living connection with pages that have been turned and prodded and marked up by the pens of previous owners.

There’s satisfaction in a worn page or a smudge in the ink — the book’s been used, picked apart, read in bed or at the beach, perhaps thrown at a wall because of a sucky ending. It’s been read, even if only theoretically. Someone took the time to buy or donate or pass the book around. There’s been interaction, and books are designed for interaction.

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Possible cuts to campus counseling departments put student health at risk UC ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO ADDRESS UC RIVERSIDE’S NEW COUNSELING EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS

BY JOLENA PACHECO mspacheco@ucdavis.edu On the UC Davis campus, students are offered access to Counseling and Psychological Services. These services can help with a variety of mental health concerns, from academics and relationship concerns to depression and anxiety. Types of services include individual counseling, group counseling and eating disorder services, all of which are easily accessible at no charge for registered students.

Professional help can be challenging to find when it’s needed, so having it offered on a college campus is a great resource to utilize. Any amount of help a person can receive is a step in the right direction.

Although services are short-term, counselors can further help refer students to off-campus counseling resources as well, if necessary.

How would you react if this resource was no longer available to students here at Davis?

College campuses offer counseling resources to their students, and right now one of them is in trouble. UC Riverside is cur-

rently being ignored by administrative members of the UC in their contract renegotiations over the working conditions for their existing counseling staff and department. UC representatives have failed to appear during the last six meetings to negotiate requests for new employee contracts. CAPS staff, the UC Office of the President and the University Professional and Tech Employees union — which covers 12,000 UC workers in the state — are supposed to come to a consensus. Failure to renegotiate as a group could result in a loss of existing staff and changes to the counseling department.

In June 2017, the UC Office of the President and UPTE informed CAPS that it was “not a priority nor at risk for understaffing.” But the counseling services offered on college campuses should absolutely be treated as a priority for the sake of the students. For many of us, campus resources are the first places we approach when in need. Having a mental illness can make it difficult to find motivation to perform daily routines. So searching for a counseling center can take even more effort, especially once someone has admitted to themselves that they need or want help.

People can search for another resource on their own, but it can be a confusing process and add more stress to the situation. Outside therapy resources require a mental health insurance plan, which can sometimes be separate from regular health insurance. As college students, we are most likely still covered under our parents’ insurances.

For those who wish to keep their mental health conditions private, this can scare them away from reaching out to outside sources.

Going through on-campus counseling first allows students to assess their situations. The sessions give them a chance to figure out problems and may get them more comfortable with accepting that there’s something wrong. Once they know more about what they’re dealing with, it may make them feel a little more at ease to talk with their parents.

Campus counseling and psychological services are significant to the wellbeing of students. Balancing academics, social life and family back home, students experience different levels of stress and deserve to have easy access to the help they need. These resources can save lives — they saved mine.

It’s time to restore Hetch Hetchy THE BAY AREA MUST INVEST IN ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER

BY JESSICA DRIVER jmdriver@ucdavis.edu Have you ever looked out over the Yosemite Valley and thought, “Somebody should cut down all these trees and fill this puppy with water — because I’m thirsty”? No. So why do we allow Yosemite’s lost Hetch Hetchy Valley to remain underwater?

John Muir, who fought hard against the O’Shaughnessy Dam that flooded Hetch Hetchy, referred to the valley as the “Tuolumne Yosemite.”

“[A]t a depth of more than 4,000 feet, you see a beautiful ribbon of level ground, with a silver thread in the middle of it, and green or yellow according to the time of year,” Muir wrote. “The opposite wall of the cañon rises in precipices, steep and angular, or with rounded brows like those of Yosemite.”

The “silver thread” Muir referred to is the Tuolumne River, which has supplied drinking water to San Francisco since 1934, and the valley Muir described lies under 300 feet of Sierra water.

The huge environmental loss has done nothing to quell the 100year controversy sparked by the damming of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

Every time conservationists propose a reevaluation of the reservoir, Bay Area voters oppose that reevaluation.

In 2012, San Francisco voted against a study that would evaluate “how to drain the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir so that it can be restored by the National Park Service and identify replacement water and power sources.”

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Existentialist A-frame laments: “I get blown down, I get put back up, ad infinitum” FINDING MEANING IN ADVERTISING FOR A FRATERNITY

BY AARON LEVINS adlevins@ucdavis.edu I was blown down today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure. The wind took up a great gust, and the people on campus charged with maintaining my condition had left me a telegram: “SORRY, DON’T FEEL LIKE PUTTING YOU BACK UP. HAVE TO WAIT THE WEEKEND OUT.” Which told me something: I’m pretty sure I got blown over on a Friday.

UC Davis is a campus full of life. Yet so many times I found myself

simply being passed by or being outright ignored. The signs around me are much more interesting: the ski or snowboard club has a beautiful sign with a mountainous landscape painted on it. The equestrian club of course has a majestic horse featured on it. And what do I have?

“RUSH ZETA.” Now, there are moments when these simple, bold letters give me pleasure. They are elegant and striking. However, like all pleasure in this temporary world, it is only fleeting. Finding comfort in my appearance has been a thankless task, and it’s so much more difficult to be happy if you are constantly being blown over.

Nearly every week the wind will gust and I will again find myself flat. These repetitions of being flattened have become a routine I’ve accepted. Not with peace, but with passivity.

I have been, for the length of my short existence, searching for a meaning to imprint upon my meaningless life. What more can a poorly built A-frame wish for than just the comfort of standing upright and the attention of curious students?

However bleak, I will push through this pressing anxiety. I will search for meaning among an absurd, windy world. And I will not be a stranger to my authentic self.

What this year’s dose of global warming will bring to November THE REALLY INCONVENIENT TRUTH

BY ROSIE SCHWARZ rschwarz@ucdavis.edu Unfortunately this week’s humor article veers a little too close to the actual truth, so I’ll try to keep that distinction through making light of a serious matter. If you’re offended by the idiocy behind my logic, I assure you that I do believe in global warming. But at the same time, I just happen to be an idiot.

Global warming exists and, because of that, a lot of things are going to happen. As someone who understands everything, I’m not going to take the time to explain the nitty-gritty details of our selfdestruction. However, I will tell you what to look out for in this lovely month of November.

Confused turkey migratory patterns: Yes, this exists. And if you think it doesn’t have anything to do with our wonky jet stream, then you should open up Google and educate yourself. Things are happening in front of our very eyes — and by that I mean turkeys are everywhere. I tried to take a shower the other day and was met

with a turkey knocking on the door asking how much longer I was going to be. That’s not normal. While I felt angry that there was a turkey who let itself into my house, I thought about how they must feel landing in an expensive Northern California town when they had prepared for something a little more affordable. This never used to happen, and now because the weather is changing, the turkeys are taking over. I’d recommend staying home and letting the turkeys do their thing for a little bit as they start to find their place in this cute little overeducated town.

Increased CO2 output from bikes: I don’t really know how to explain this, and riding bikes is usually good for the environment.

But the buses we take to school so that we can ride our bikes that we left on campus are not so good. Now that it’s raining, many people opt for the gas-guzzling busses (or they could run on potatoes, I’m not sure) so they can avoid biking to school. However, I urge you to consider that the more you do this, the more CO2 (?) you will put into the atmosphere, which will lead to increased rainfall, meaning you’ll have to keep participating in this toxic system until

Davis becomes a hub of rain (not that it isn’t already). I urge you to do the noble thing and just not go to classes when it rains. It will save the environment.

Four different climates in a day: We seem to already be desensitized to this very scary symptom of global warming. But the bigger problem exists when the confusing weather forces students to start their day in Uggs and 40 layers — and end it barefoot in class and practically naked. Our classrooms are crowded as it is. All this discarded gear and sweat will lead to increased humidity in the air, which will probably just lead to more rain and will melt some ice caps somewhere. So honestly, I think a way to avoid contributing to this tragedy would be to go make some tea, put on your pajamas and just stay home, where you can regulate the temperature to be whatever you want it to be.

Since nobody likes to change their lifestyle and global warming is happening anyway, I think it’s best to just take it in stride and stay home and not touch anything and maybe all other major countries and companies will follow our lead.

Davis students put Stranger Things kids to shame in panicked biking contest ESCAPING MONSTERS FROM THE UPSIDE DOWN PROVES LESS PANIC-INDUCING THAN A MIDTERM

BY OLIVIA LUCHINI ocluchini@ucdavis.edu In the wake of the second season of “Stranger Things,” everyone is going to be associating bikes with the ragtag group of tweens around which the show circles. Davis students refused to lose their title of “bike lords” without a fight and thus challenged these kids to a battle: Who could ride a bike in a panic better?

You might think that children riding banana-seaters from the ‘80s while escaping a Demogorgon would definitely have much more panicked pedalling tubes (legs) compared to some young adults whose bodies are functioning off of a cup of hazelnut coffee, two chicken Mc-

Nuggets and an ounce of seasonal depression — but you’d be wrong.

“I looked over at this college student,” said Mike, a character from “Stranger Things.” “I thought he was going to fall over before he even got on his bike. He was wearing a bathrobe and a pair of Birkenstocks.

I was shocked that Birkenstocks were still around, more than anything.

Really thought you guys were going to leave those in the last century.”

However, this bathrobe-clad hero hopped over his seat and got in the zone. In the audience, one other UC Davis fan screamed, “YOU HAVE A MIDTERM IN 10 MINUTES!” Like a Spanish bull seeing red, bathrobe boy stormed off in a frenzy, leaving the “Stranger Things” kids in his dust (both the dirt kind and the Cheeto kind).

“Are you frickin’ kidding me?” said Dustin, also from “Stranger

Things.” “This kid looks worse than Will in season two. And if you’re going to comment about spoiler alerts, you literally decided to read an article about this show, so you oughtta can it, bozo.”

Other Davis students also bested the kids in biking, but with different motivations. The crowd told one of them that their pass time was in three minutes and that eduroam wasn’t working. For another, a crowd of vicious turkeys was placed behind them — and that student biked right off the edge of the universe, or at least all the way to Woodland.

“I think the lesson is that hard work will really get you anywhere,” bathrobe boy said. “And also that college is scarier than a bloodthirsty monster from an alternate dimension.”

How to deal with the fact that the Plan B vending machine doesn't dispense snacks

UNIVERSITY DECIDES TO SUPPLY “WOMAN PRODUCTS” OVER “EVERY-STUDENT NECESSITIES”

BY L ARA LOPTMAN lrloptman@ucdavis.edu If you’re reading this, you’ve probably tried to get snacks at the Plan B vending machine at the ARC, only to realize that it does not, in fact, dispense snacks. Actually, this machine only dispenses broken dreams.

Deceiving? Yes. A rookie mistake? Also yes.

But we’ve all been there, so don’t feel too bad.

We’ve all had those days when we try to go to that one really niche study room at the ARC and think there’s a vending machine in there. We’ve all tried to get snacks in said machine but instead been confused, as it only seems to dispense contraceptives. Most importantly, we all know that contraceptives don’t taste the same as snacks.

If you follow this logic, you can really begin to see the problem with mistaking the Plan B vending machine at the ARC for a standard vending machine. Luckily, The California Aggie has compiled some great tips to help you cope with the injustice of promoting women’s health over providing students with Chex Mix. Take in the fact that your rights as a student are being violated You might be wondering, “Why have my pre-

cious snacks been replaced by products that only help women?” This is a great question that we can only blame on the matriarchy. Once we dismantle the matriarchy, your rights as a student are sure to become a part of the big picture again.

It’s important to remember here that, as a student, you’re endowed with certain rights, so let the university know that you prioritize Kit-Kats over preventing an unwanted pregnancy.

Pretend to play it cool when you accidentally end up buying something If it does happen that you only realize the machine doesn’t have snacks once you’ve purchased something from it, it’s important to keep it cool and casual. For example, try shouting to everyone in the room, “I meant to buy this tampon, it was on purpose, and it was my original intention.”

Everyone in the room will be blown away by your honesty. Not only that, but they will also be wildly impressed by your decision to use a vending machine that didn’t dispense snacks, considering how mainstream that kind of thing usually is.

If you follow these tips carefully, you’ll be the talk of the niche ARC study room in no time. Everyone will think it’s so chill that you advocate for students’ rights (unless the students are women) and are vocal about your vending machine purchases.

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Greener pastures aren’t always best UC Davis researchers make efforts to prevent costly citrus disease from spreading

BY NATA L I E COWA N science@theaggie.org

Grapefruits, oranges and other delicious citrus fruits are tasty to the Asian citrus psyllid, an insect responsible for the mass decimation of citrus plants.

Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing, is a citrus disease caused by a bacterium spread by this psyllid.

The Asian citrus psyllid spreads the disease by injecting a pathogen into the leaf when feeding.

The insect is no larger than a grain of rice, yet it is guilty of killing citrus groves around the world.

Brazil, Texas and Florida have lost millions of citrus trees, resulting in a loss of revenue. The citrus industry as a whole has seen an economic loss of over $3 billion. If the disease were to move to California, its effects would be devastating.

The symptoms of citrus greening are not limited to color changing, as the name may suggest. A citrus fruit inflicted with citrus greening is characterized by a bitter taste.

Its original name, Huanglongbing, is Chinese and is translated to “yellow dragon” because of its identifying attributes. “[Citrus greening] makes the tree produce shoots where they are longer than they should be and the leaves stick up like rabbit ears and turn bright yellow where it looks a little bit like a dragon with scales,” said Neil McRoberts, a UC Davis associate professor of plant pathology.

While efforts have been made, few have been successful in detecting citrus greening early and thwarting its growth. Methods have generally been inefficient and archaic. Citrus growers typically attempt to scavenge among the millions in an orchard to find the plants affected. They then remove each individually to stop the multiplication of the disease.

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UC Davis researchers turn to unusual source of protein Larvae supplements chicken feed as synthetic methionine is phased out of organic use

BY DYLAN HENDR I CKSON science@theaggie.org

In a collaborative effort, researchers from the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biological Agricultural Engineering and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine have developed a process of growing black soldier fly larvae and introducing them as a dietary supplement for chickens.

Normally, methionine is supplemented via synthetic means — that is, introduced into chicken feed. But in the case of organically raised chicken, the amount of synthetic methionine is limited to two pounds per ton of feed. However, the National Organic Program, the branch of the United States Department of Agriculture that certifies organic products, aims to decrease or even eliminate synthetic methionine for use on organic chickens and eggs.

So why flies?

Researchers have considered Brazil nuts and fish

meal to fill the gap of supplemental methionine, but aside from being less cost prohibitive than the former, there is a simplicity in using larvae.

“Remember that birds have a natural inclination to eat insects,” said Maurice Pitesky, a professor in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. “So we’re just trying to take advantage of that natural inclination.”

“The chickens like it more,” said Lydia Palma, a graduate student in the lab of Jean VanderGheynst, a professor in the Department of Biological Agricultural Engineering. “And the impact of growing insects on the environment is less than that of growing crops like soy and corn.”

VanderGheynst’s lab designed the larval breeding system. Initially a senior design project, the black soldier fly larvae was not originally a focus of VanderGheynst’s. However, once it showed feasibility, the idea took off.

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UC Davis awarded grant to study parents, children of Mexican origin California Babies Project to study stress in Mexican-origin children, families

BY DAV I D SOLT ER O science@theaggie.org

Leah Hibel, an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, and her team have been awarded a $2.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health in order to study stress and health of Latino families of Mexican origin. By creating a basic understanding of how difficult circumstances affect these families, Hibel hopes to utilize the findings from this research to help address their specific needs.

“We hope to make sure this project is not taking the mindset of our knowledge of our White families when approaching this research,” Hibel said.

“Some of the main stressors we will be looking at are fear of deportation, marital issues, discrimination and socioeconomic status because they are at a higher risk of poverty.”

Hibel explained that the purpose of this research is to understand the unique experiences of Latino families.

Hibel and her research team, consisting of professors, graduate and undergraduate students, will work with about 250 families in Sacramento and Woodland.

Andrea Buhler, a Ph.D. candidate in human development at UC Davis, is part of Hibel’s research team.

“My goal is to support people in achieving greater levels of wellbeing, and effective strategies

require scientific research to understand the specific risk and success factors impacting human development in different contexts,” Buhler said. “I identify as Latina, speak Spanish and feel a great sense of purpose and enjoyment in doing this work.”

The research is going to focus primarily on quantitative research aided by qualitative open-ended questions. Biology is also an important component that will be studied.

Cynthia Alvarado-Martinez is an undergraduate lab research assistant in Hibel’s research team. She was also an undergraduate summer research fellow in 2017.

“Research has shown that sleep is an important determinant in mental health,” Alvarado said.

“Sleep deprivation can be detrimental to not only adults, but to the well being and health of infants and children. Yet, considering the importance of sleep and the rapidly growing Latino population in California, there is little information on the infant and child development in Latino children.”

While studying these areas of struggle, Hibel hopes to also understand the strengths of these families.

An exciting component of this research is that we have families collect samples of their saliva so we can measure the hormone cortisol, which is a biological marker of how the body deals with stress,” Buhler said. “Hopefully, we will elucidate the processes of how stress gets under the skin and how it manifests in behavior, social relationships, the development of self-regulation and sleep.”

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App Built By UC Davis Freshmen tackles awkward introductions Questi uses anonymity to help people overcome shyness

BY K RIT I VAR GHESE science@theaggie.org

The hardest part of any social interaction, whether it’s asking for job advice, getting help with homework or talking to that cute person who sits next to you in class, has got to be the introduction. It’s a feeling everyone knows well, with the sweaty palms and the racing heart. Well, Questi hopes to change that. The app, created by firstyears Abhiman Reddy and Jerry Kennischov, hopes to encourage social interaction by allowing a user to anonymously ask questions on another’s profile.

“I wanted to build this app because I wanted to create an environment where social interaction can happen in an anonymous manner,” said Reddy, an economics major. “In the modern world, despite the rise of the internet, there isn't an application through which we can overcome shyness and talk to people we wouldn't normally have the courage to.”

This isn’t just another Yik Yak, though. Instead of offering one-sided interaction where people project their own lives, Questi encourages two-way conversations.

“The way this is different from other social media sites is that it uses a Q and A format,” Reddy said. “In Questi, you don't post about yourself.

Others ask you questions to which you reply.”

However, there might be some concerns with the anonymous feature. Questi decided to use a

weak AI, or Artificial Intelligence, with keyword matching to block any attempt at cyberbullying.

“When user A wants to ask user B a question, the person asking the question [could use] inappropriate language,” Reddy said. “For example a user saying ‘you are ugly’ would get a prompt saying, ‘don’t be rude’ and the question wouldn't go through… When the app detects that these words are being used it doesn't let them go through. This prevents cyberbullying.”

Questi wants to change the shallow connection of social networking.

“Questi will make the environment for communication more comfortable because people nowadays hide their true emotion and purpose of talking,” said Kennischov, an undeclared student in the College of Letters and Science. “The problem is critical because people are losing their social abilities and other social apps cannot truly connect people closely.”

One user found an interesting use case: using Questi for professional networking.

“Students using this app can ask questions to others with professional answers,” said Jim Fang, a first-year math major and a current user of the app.

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state, which includes the public University of California, from regulating the content of speakers invited to speak on campus,” Johnson said. “The university can enforce content-neutral, reasonable time, place and manner regulations to ensure public safety in events on the university campus.”

Recently, Adela de la Torre, the vice chancellor for student affairs and campus diversity, informed students via email about fliers with the message “it’s okay to be white” that were posted around campuses nationwide, including at UC Davis.

The fliers were removed, according to de la Torre

in the email interview, “because they were posted without prior approval.”

Deciphering the difference between upholding freedom of speech and fostering spaces for hate speech is an issue colleges throughout the nation are grappling with.

In addition to the Center, a national conference in 2018 will host the UC president and faculty and student leaders in an attempt to brainstorm new methods to ensure that students’ First Amendment rights are upheld on college campuses.

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meetings, because we feel he is an immediate threat to our community,” Gutierrez said. “We also call on the Board of Regents to remove him as chair of any committees, and when possible, deny his right to vote on regental decisions.”

The external vice president of the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation Daniel Nagey, a third-year economics and psychology double major, acts as the liaison for the UC Davis undergraduate population to UCSA. “We’ve personally asked different regents and Janet Napolitano to ask for [Pattiz’s] resignation and they’ve all said no due to dirty politics and whatnot, but it [...] just really has been disgusting [...] to see somebody in that position still having that position of power,” Nagey said.

According to the UCSA, it is unaware of any direct legal actions from law enforcement or UC officials, including UC President Janet Napolitano, regarding Pattiz and these allegations.

“The Board of Regents and President Napolitano continue to sidestep any requests we have made to urge for Pattiz’s discipline,” Gutierrez said. “They have done what we consider the bare minimum; UC regents are now required to get the same basic training about sexual conduct as everyone else at the UC. No regent has been bold enough to join our call.”

Nagey detailed the standpoint taken by the UC regents and officials.

“All the administrators have taken a very neutral stance saying that they don’t want to be the ones to call them out but they would potentially support something if somebody else came out with it,” Nagey said. “It means that they’re not really down for the cause.”

Since being named president of the UC in 2013, Napolitano has created initiatives such as the CARE advocate program and requiring engagement in mandatory consent training. Gutierrez claims that though Napolitano “has responded to public criticism that UC is mishandling sexual violence allegations” the silence on “Regent Pattiz undoes that work.”

“Survivors of sexual violence, who may be facing PTSD and other mental health concerns, have to go through the trauma again and again knowing

that a man voting on every critical decision affecting them at our University is an assailant,” Gutierrez said. “We cannot trust Regent Pattiz to make good decisions.”

Nagey echoed Gutierrez’s sentiment.

“It’s really uncomfortable for students who are survivors that somebody in such a high position of power has done such incredible acts [...] and it’s kind of demoralizing to see that nothing has really happened to him,” Nagey said.

Nagey continued on to describe his personal frustration with the issue and his encouragement that UC Davis students advocate for change.

“It’s just frustrating [...] because they keep trying to blow it off like nothing ever happened and we want students to vocalize that they don’t want this person in power,” Nagey said.

Gutierrez also stated that this issue can be seen as cause for reform and improvement to the Board of Regents.

“Regents should not have 12-year terms and there should be a method for removing them in cases like this of egregious behavior,” Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez concluded with a statement regarding the presence of sexual violence on college campuses.

“Sexual violence on college campuses is a silent stigmatized epidemic, and no university is exempt, including the UC,” Gutierrez said. “As long as Regent Norm Pattiz is in office, the UC and President Napolitano specifically cannot stand by its commitment to end sexual violence.”

Gutierrez described the correlation between the actions of Regent Pattiz and trends within society.

“Pattiz’s actions reflect a toxic culture in our society, where men can say what they want and use violence as a threat to get what they want,” Gutierrez said. “Trauma from sexual violence and gun incidents are far too common. The UC cannot ignore such a perpetrator among its ranks. He must be removed from a position of power within the UC system, both as discipline for his actions and as a message to current and future members of the UC community that abuse will not be tolerated at the institution where we work, learn and live.”

Neither UCOP nor the UC Regents Office immediately responded to a request for comment.

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Room-sized computers, dorm-coop hybrids, a daily print newspaper and CoHo rock concerts are all aspects of Davis culture that have clearly changed through time, but something that stands out the most is the growth in the connection between campus and community.

“When I settled on Davis and moved in, at first I wasn’t sure because it’s such a small town and it seemed like there wasn’t a lot to do or there wasn’t much to it,” said Thara Randawa, a 2009 graduate with a degree in biology. “My wife and I stopped in [Davis] within a few years after we graduated, and the town seemed very different. Downtown seemed [...] more active, like [UC Davis] had crept out into the city a little bit; more of that campus vibe had pushed its way out, which is cool.”

Randawa and his wife went to Davis together a little less than a decade ago, and grew to enjoy their educational experience in a small college town — the most intrinsic characteristic of Davis that will hopefully never change.

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“We both really miss it,” Randawa said. “We love where we live now, but there’s something about the town. We both loved it a lot. California is a great place to travel, so anywhere we can work it in [our travels], we like to stop in Davis at the very least.”

A lot has changed over the years, each decade characterized by its own unique contributions. Despite any changes to the campus or the culture, UC Davis students have always retained an affection and pride for their Aggie home.

“A certain tradition at Davis [is] about being serious about school and at the same time being aware of the world, and to know that not everybody thinks the same way,” Dodd said. “You can’t really stereotype a Davis student the way you might a Berkeley student or a USC student, [...] and I think that’s part of the big strength of Davis. Anywhere you go out in the world you’re going to meet people who went to Davis. These people will show up throughout your whole life and you will have that instant connection of that [shared] place, and that’s what’s really cool.”

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of the President had requested campuses to send their survey responses to it and that the deputy chief of staff of the Office of the President [...] organized a conference call with all campuses to discuss the survey and screened the surveys before the campuses submitted them to us,” the April 2017 report stated. “Specifically, because the Office of the President interfered with the survey process, we

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believe that the survey responses carry an unacceptably high risk of leading us and users of the survey results to reach incorrect or improper conclusions about the efficacy of the Office of the President’s operations.”

Claire Doan, a UCOP spokesperson, said via email that “The University of California did not take a position on AB 562.”

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money. It’s just like, ‘Eh I’ve just had a good day.’”

You won’t be disappointed by all the diverse talent offered, the hard work present and the embrace of soft live music. Strike up a conversation with one of the vendors, or simply enjoy the honesty behind the merchandise.

Visit the Craft and Vintage Fair’s website for more information and a list of remaining 2017 dates. The 2018 dates will begin in February.

To volunteer, contact daviscraft.vintage@gmail. com, and to sell as a vendor contact squareTcrafts@ gmail.com.

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undocumented, that’s also a very unique path, so we have allies and mentors who know that journey and can help our students.”

Also working toward student retention is the Student Recruitment and Retention Center. The SRRC has many programs, with each one focusing on a different community within the context of retention and recruitment. They provide things like scantrons and blue books on every odd week of the month while also having a professional counselor, Tracy Thomas, available at the center a few times a week to support students.

“We have study space hours [...], a test bank, which is available here if folks want to see a test that was previously given to a class, [and] we also give out scantrons and blue books on every odd week,” said Alejandra Araya, fourth-year international relations and Spanish double major. “We have a lot of retention initiatives in the sense where we want to make this space a resource for people for anything that they need. If they just want to study or if they want to hang out with their friends […] we’re here to serve the students.”

In addition, the Undergraduate Research Center, as its name implies, helps students navi-

gate research opportunities and the pathways to finding a research position that is a best fit for them.

“URC provides undergraduates with the resources they need to start getting involved with research,” said Chioma Okoyeigwe, a third-year human development major. “Students will come in and make an appointment to speak with one of our advisors and [essentially] during the meeting, the advisor goes over the whole spiel on how to talk to professors, how to figure out what particular type of research you want to do. There’s so much variety and I feel like a lot of students think it’s just lab but it’s really more than that. There’s research in history research in the arts too.”

This just scratches the surface of all the resources that are offered to students in the SCC, and the SCC is most definitely not the only center that houses resources such as these. All these centers share the underlying passion to serve the diverse campus communities, meeting them where they are. And most importantly, many of these centers were formed from student activism and efforts, and the continue to evolve as students respond to the needs of other students.

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swered by students who are good at their specific subjects.”

The one thing most social media hasn’t been able to tackle is the awkwardness of meeting someone in person for the first time. Social awkwardness can keep a lot of people from networking, something vital to anything from building a relationship to building a career. Questi helps to alleviate this worry. So Aggies, get socializing.

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NaNoWriMo Returns Yolo County bands together for annual month-long writing challenge

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Laughter, coffee and creativity were flowing at Crepeville on a Wednesday night as residents of the Davis community furiously typed away on their laptops. It was the eighth day of NaNoWriMo — formally known as National Novel Writing Month — and just the beginning for many aspiring writers.

Founded in 1999, National Novel Writing Month is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring creativity and motivation among writers everywhere. Each year on Nov. 1, thousands of participants all over the world pledge to write 50,000 words in 30 days, a feat that does not come easily. While some may win the challenge and others may not, the overall intention of NaNoWriMo is simply to get words on the page.

“You don’t really have a choice once you

decide to write 50,000 in one month,” said Davis resident Kelsey Ha. “You can’t secondguess yourself, and sometimes you may even surprise yourself.”

In the past, students at UC Davis have participated in NaNoWriMo as part of a seminar course taught by molecular and cellular biology professor Ian Korf. Although the course was not offered this year, there is still a strong presence of active NaNoWriMo participants in the Davis area.

“There’s always a core group of people that I know are going to do it every year,” said Elizabeth Kauffman, the co-municipal liaison of the Yolo County NaNoWriMo region. “I feel like there’s definitely more student participation if there’s an incentive, like a course on campus to get them involved.”

Within Yolo County, many writers say that the supportive community that comes along with participating in NaNoWriMo is

what pushes them to succeed in completing 50,000 words. Led by Kauffman, local NaNoWriMo participants often gather together for “Write-In” events throughout the month to share ideas and motivate one another to achieve their goals.

On any given night, some writers complete up to 3,000 words.

“I love the community,” said first-time NaNoWriMo participant Jennifer Gerhart.

“The support is incredible, especially if you’re feeling defeated one day. Everybody has your back and you can provide that support back to other people.”

With two weeks left until the final day of NaNoWriMo, participants continue to write each day in the hopes of hitting 50,000 words. While some, like Ha, are already well past the halfway mark, many are hoping simply to stay on track until they reach the finish line.

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Davis Craft & Vintage Fair brings warmth to winter Purchase handmade crafts on a chilly November Sunday

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The recent fall chill in the air took on a whole new meaning this past Sunday. The time had just changed, so the usual 4 p.m. sun was now low at 3 p.m., dispossessing us of sun rays and lighting. Luckily, the Davis Craft & Vintage Fair in Davis’ Central Park was a warm presence, with a humble front of booths and a gentle hum of guitar strings strumming along amid the trailing voices of vendors and buyers. It was hardly the typical

chaos of a Saturday morning farmers market; it had much more to offer than met the eye.

A short skim through the aisle of vendors revealed an array of goods, from jewelry to yard art to paintings and more. A standout booth, however, displayed a sizeable collection of vibrant ceramics. The owner and creator of such intricate pieces is Kim Rotchford — a ceramicist of about 11 years, but an artist for much longer.

Although Rotchford began her ceramic journey with her husband, she was the one who really ran with it.

“Well I’ve been an artist for quite a few years — like 30-some-odd years — but my husband

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In celebration of 1967’s Summer of Love, Sudwerk Brewery is celebrating the landmark year’s 50th anniversary featuring covers of Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, It’s A Beautiful Day, Youngbloods,

Buffalo Springfield, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, Cream, Neil Young and Country Joe and the Fish.

The event will be complete with a light show, lava lamps and even a tie-dye booth to capture the essence of the late 60s. The event will have one band and multiple solo artists performing songs from bands that played during the original Summer of Love. Eric Dewey, an

It’s time to dust off those vintage bell bottoms and paisley print shirts — Root of Happiness Kava Bar in downtown Davis will be hosting a groovy ‘70s dance party. The event will feature a selection of talented DJs from the greater Sacramento area, and they will be showcasing their amazing talent with a ‘70s twist. Some of the featured names include Big Joe Daddy, Krakinov, GAMMA and Brian Botano.

Big Joe Daddy, or Joey Wisgirds, is one of the premiere underground EDM producers in Sacramento.

“I love Davis, and I love EDM,” Wisgirds said. “I can’t wait to change things up at the disco party.”

The management team at Root of Happiness strives to create an environment that appeals to all types of college students and young adults in Davis. Julian Nunn, the active manager for the past two years, shared his favorite part of hosting events.

“I love going to the events and enjoying the same party atmosphere of a club or bar but with none of the negatives,” Nunn said.

“People are outgoing, and it creates a really cool experience for people.”

Nunn stressed the importance of providing alternatives to those who want to have fun while still being safe and responsible. The event will also provide the perfect opportunity for people learn about or even try kava.

Ava Taesali, an assistant manager of two years, believes that kava is a cultural experience that anyone attending should give a try.

“I love to bring people together in a unique environment,” Taesali said. “I feel hella proud when people are having fun in a culturally diverse setting. I want people to warm up to kava because it’s a unique cultural tradition.”

Guests can expect to be psyched out and ready to dance at this Nov. 17 event, with music starting at 9 p.m. More information can be found on Root of Happiness’ Facebook page.

and I decided we would take a class together one time, and we picked ceramics, and that was the rest of the story,” Rotchford said. “I just fell in love.”

One glance around at her tables of crafted gems and you will find there is no single one exactly the same. Even though they don’t actually change color, each communicates its own seemingly iridescent story in its design, shape and depth of coloration.

Her inspiration? “Somewhere in my twisted brain,” Rotchford said, laughing.

But her creativity is just as spur-of-the-moment as her initial dive into ceramics. “[...] I’m just sort of spontaneous,” Rotchford said. “I’ll just kind of sit down and whatever happens happens. I don’t plan. [...]”

The freedom she experiences in constructing a piece, combined with the calming process behind it, contributes to what ties Rotchford to her craft. In turn, customers reap the benefits of having these byproducts of passion, love and talent in their homes.

For Diana, a human development major, this product comes in the form of a small felt bird to hang in her room. “[I] really like the [vendor] where I bought the bird felted thingys from [...] it’s really affordable and I like birds,” Diana said. “I’ve seen her [the vendor] before at the Whole Earth Festival, but this time around

she had way more affordable things.”

However, if buying crafts, vintage or upcycled items isn’t your thing — or you would simply like to get involved — lead volunteer for the fair, Deb Ariola, commented on opportunities for volunteering. Students are even encouraged to sell their own products.

“Student groups and fraternities have volunteered in the past, but we lost our volunteer coordinator and are looking to get students involved again,” Ariola said. “They are an important part of our community, and we’ve had students as vendors and customers as well as volunteers.”

Headed by Ariola, there is an “active growing team” behind this event, and students can help “host the craft table for kids to get creative, help vendors set up or take down their booths and help with advertising [on] campus and community calendars, newsletters, newspapers,” Ariola said.

Take it from Rotchford, though: on Nov. 19, you will want to be down at Central Park sometime between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., if even just to experience a bit of comfort on a cold, crisp Sunday.

“I like the music,” Rotchford said. “It’s just a really cozy event to do [...] I don’t even care if I make much

organizer and drummer for the show, believes these songs kickstarted rock and roll culture.

“I mean, it was all experimental. It was a time when rock and roll was getting its traction in society,” Dewey said. “There’s a lot of good music coming out today, but there was also a ton of great music that came out from that era. It changed how music, and particularly how instruments, were played. Nobody would have expected someone to set a guitar on fire like Jimi Hendrix. That’s wild, crazy stuff. The music was also sophisticated and there were different styles.

Rock and roll had been primarily rockabilly at the time, and this was a period when rock and roll began to expand its horizons. I’m sure it was an exciting time to be a musician.”

Dewey not only believes late-60s rock and roll revolutionized today’s music industry, but also provided a strong message for our country at the time.

“I think we need to get back to the core message of Summer of Love today because there’s so much division in our country right now,” Dewey said. “The idea that you accept people for who they are and love them for who they are is a powerful message that we’ve somewhat lost track of.”

Richard Urbino, a bass player for the event, lived through the counterculture movement. To him, the Summer of Love ultimately represented a lifestyle

that shifted sound and societal values during that era.

“It was basically a bohemian lifestyle,” Urbino said. “There was a standard way to do things and there was the unusual, bohemian way to do things.

Basically the bohemians of San Francisco got control of the media and everyone focused on them for bit of time. They had a different look, and the music had different sounds. It was just a different way of doing things.”

Music was not only more exciting then, but created a sense of agency for the artists.

“Everything was much more organic then, and there was no real corporate control of music,” Urbino said. “There’s an aspect of that still existing today, but typically it’s controlled by corporations.”

Due to the amazing turnout and response from the first event at Odd Fellows, the organizers reached out to Sudwerk’s Dock Store manager, Kathleen Brandl, to host the event in Sudwerk Brewery’s Tap Room, a perfect setting for this community event.

“We typically host community events like fundraisers, nonprofits or university organizations,” Brandl said. “We like to host a lot of music and our big events are just fun things for the community to do. Living in Davis, sometimes there’s not a lot of

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the value of solar output in California is declining even faster,” Bushnell said. “This is because there is already so much solar output on our system that we have a glut of energy during the middle of the day.

In April 2017, electricity produced in the middle of the day was almost worthless because we already had more than we could use.”

Storing solar electricity has long been a concern if there is excess production, an issue that Kirk also discussed.

“We could have installed more solar if we had sufficient storage to avoid exporting,” Kirk said.

“When we installed our Large Solar Power Plant, analysis showed that storage did not make financial sense, and probably still wouldn’t, though we do continue to explore storage options, especially as part of class projects.”

Despite these challenges, Kirk remains optimistic that these investments will prove to be worth it in the long run.

“We expect electricity prices to rise from other providers, so our on- and off-site solar through the power purchase agreement model of delivery should prove to be cheaper in the long run because we have a fixed price for electricity for the duration of our contracts,” Kirk said.

Kirk and Trombly agreed that the UC’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 is highly ambitious, but they think that UC Davis is on the right track.

“UC Davis is very well-positioned and has already demonstrated major progress in reducing emissions,” Kirk said. “Carbon neutrality is an ambitious goal, but we think we can achieve it through many different steps.”

Trombly echoed these sentiments, adding that after these major investments in solar power, it may be prudent to explore other types of clean energy to supplement UC Davis’ solar and hydroelectric power and its biodigester, each of which contrib-

ute to an energy portfolio that is currently about 60 percent carbon-free.

“We would probably benefit from diversifying our investment in renewables to some other production type, but these decisions will be hashed out as part of the climate action planning process,” Trombly said.

While engineers and project managers work to design, develop and fund new renewable energy efforts across the UC system, students are also engaging in the process by spreading crucial information with their classmates and working to bring change to campuses.

CALPIRG, a group that is active on campus on the issue of getting UC Davis to commit to an entirely renewable energy portfolio, is pleased with the progress that has been made in the last several years to reduce the entire UC system’s reliance on fossil fuels.

“The UC system is doing great work for the environment with a commitment to carbon neutrality,” said Jillian Patrick, a fourth-year environmental science and management major and UC Davis’ CALPIRG chapter chair. “Solar and other clean energy sources are becoming increasingly more affordable and accessible — renewable energy is the future.”

While the UC as a whole has an additional 13 megawatts of solar power in development, UC Davis currently does not have any pending plans for more solar projects, given the dent that its solar investments have already put in the carbon neutrality goal. However, with CALPIRG’s activism, UC Davis may develop more renewable projects in the coming years to continue transforming and diversifying the school’s energy sources.

“So far this quarter we have collected over 1,000 petitions through outreach and engagement with the campus community to show our Chancellor there is ample support for 100 percent clean energy here at UC Davis,” Patrick said.

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The Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp

The Hot Sardines share yuletide classics that evokes New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets and New Orleans jazz halls.

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The Mark Wood Experience Holiday Extravaganza

This founding member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra creates holiday magic with the Davis Senior High School Symphony Orchestra and Davis High Honor Choir.

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Brandi Carlile and her indispensable collaborators, Tim and Phil Hanseroth, a.k.a. The Twins, have always offered listeners both control and abandon, often within a single song.

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New bookstores maintain an atmosphere of sterility that contrasts with their used-book cousins. While the selection at new bookstores may be more extensive (though not always), outrageous prices diminish any good feelings created by stepping into the bookstore in the first place. When a paperback copy of George R.R. Martin’s “A Feast for Crows” costs more than two Chipotle burritos, who can be blamed for turning to other sources for cheaper books — with more interaction to boot?

Used bookstores may be part of the reason why new books are so expensive — but that’s chump material when we realize that used bookstores offer a classic reading experience that exceeds that of their new-book counterparts.

Everyone always talks about technology’s effects on reading. Debates rage over gadgets like e-readers, which have been the target of scorn from more traditional book readers. Conflicts have emerged over the issue of printed reading versus reading on screens.

These arguments fail to notice the physical void technology has created when it comes to new book-

stores. Led by online giants like Amazon, it’s now easier than ever to browse, digest good reviews and order a book without leaving your futon. This increasingly modern trend has caused a ripple effect, in which brick-and-mortar book retailers for new books are forced to add online ordering to their business model or risk losing a share of the reading market.

Barnes & Noble adapted well to this blend of online and physical bookselling retail. On the other hand, Borders, which used to be the country’s second largest-bookstore chain, filed for bankruptcy and eventual liquidation in 2011, in part because it failed to jump on the online bandwagon while it still could.

Used bookstores are largely immune to this digital shift. In many ways, the internet age has rendered reading a more technological enterprise — and used bookstores offer an excellent antidote.

So the next time you spot a used bookstore, don’t be afraid to step inside and get lost in the ambiance.

There are worse places to spend your money.

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state mandate that water diversions be “reasonable” in 2016.

Yet both of these oppositions occurred during the historic five-year drought in California, before the drought’s state of emergency was lifted in April 2017. Californians are making water conservation a way of life now, and when thinking about sustainability practices and water conservation, Yosemite’s lost Hetch Hetchy Valley comes to mind.

It’s time that Californians reassess our less-than-intelligent drinking water solutions.

Researchers and conservationists say that San Francisco may have options it is refusing to invest in.

“We understand that San Francisco’s water system will need certain improvements and some hydropower will need to be replaced with renewable power,” the Restore Hetch Hetchy group said. “We have done substantial research on these water and power alternatives, but San Francisco appears to need a political or legal imperative to consider these water and power alternatives.”

San Francisco has six water reservoirs. Hetch Hetchy only stores 25 percent of San Francisco’s drinking water, and that water could be diverted outside of the National Park, allowing the valley to be restored.

San Francisco will begin supplementing its drinking water this year with six new wells that will provide the city with an additional 4 million gallons of groundwater per day, proving that the city can be

innovative when it needs to be. San Francisco can make changes if it is willing to invest in alternative sources of drinking water.

“This is the first new potable water supply we’ve added to our system since the 1960s. [...] This is a significant milestone,” said Paula Kehoe, the director of water resources for the Public Utilities Commission.

San Francisco could research available surface water, following the examples set by Davis and Woodland, which partnered to complete the regional surface water supply project last year. The project diverts surface water from the Sacramento River to provide 85 to 95 percent of the drinking water in Davis and Woodland.

If San Francisco invested in a study to reevaluate the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, it would likely find an answer that conservationists and Bay Area voters could agree on.

Yosemite has 4 million visitors a year. A study from 2011 showed that Yosemite visitors spent $379 million in local communities, and visitor spending impacted the U.S. economy by $30 billion. Another Yosemite valley would only produce even greater revenue for the park. Maybe some of that revenue could help San Francisco find the answer to its water needs.

We have to be smarter and think more progressively about our country’s natural resources. Step one: Realize that Hetch Hetchy reservoir isn’t our best option for drinking water.

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things to do, so we like to spice things up and make it more exciting. The culture behind the tap room is to savor the session. Most of the beers are lower in alcohol and we have no TVs. The idea is just to grab a beer with your friends and hang out and enjoy yourself as opposed to sitting behind a TV or going crazy at a club.”

The event is also supporting the Davis Phoenix Coalition, a local nonprofit organization that fights intolerance and violence resulting from hate.

The Summer of Love was meant to foster community values and harmony.

“Especially with our current political atmosphere, it’s important to remind others that they should learn to accept one another,” Brandl said. “It’s food to celebrate diversity and inclusion.”

The event is free and will take place at the Sudwerk Brewery Dock Store on Nov. 18.

Doors open at 4 p.m. and the show starts at 5 p.m.

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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Utilities also coordinates with Grounds and Landscape Services. The grounds crew is often some of the first people on campus in the morning, and they are often some of the first people to respond to damage from a storm.

“In terms of big storms, the first thing we do is come in and check the campus to make sure that it’s safe,” said Cary Avery, the associate director of Grounds and Landscape Services. “We make sure that there’s nothing blocking streets or sidewalks or anything, make sure no limbs have fallen down, we make sure the drains are all clear, and then we basically go through the campus and make sure all walks, roads and building entries are safe and clear.”

Last winter, UC Davis experienced some particularly intense wind and sustained rainfall. The La Rue bike underpass flooded and several trees fell.

“Well, last year was certainly challenging,” Avery said. “What happens is the more rain we get, some of the evergreen trees, they tend to hold a lot of water, and those trees are more susceptible to breaking out with heavy rain. Those are some

of the things I’m talking about where we know that we have issues, and we kind of keep an eye on that stuff.”

Despite the challenges presented by storms like those last winter, Fan says that the campus was still prepared.

“Last year the amount of rainfall was huge […] but actually last year, there was actually the least amount of flooding damage,” Fan said. “Part of it is that we’re really used to these planning efforts, to get all the people from different expertises sitting in the same room, to prepare us ahead of time […] the amount of rain actually increased, but I was surprised to see that the amount of flooding was way less.”

For Fan, it’s important for people to know that UC Davis is well prepared for storms, and that groups like the utilities unit are there to help.

“I’d highly encourage people to call us, anytime they see anything stormwater related,” Fan said. “Over the years I’ve been here, I’ve gotten calls from students about dropping skateboards into the water intake, or their lunch or their iPhone […] we have good systems here.”

asking them to learn quickly and learn on the fly.”

This on-the-fly learning was nothing new for Hall.

She spoke of the sacrifices that are necessary to succeed in basketball and makes sure that she puts in the proper work to get to this next level of basketball. To her, basketball isn’t just a fall sport with breaks in between the season — it’s a commitment to achievement.

“I feel like basketball, they say, is a winter sport,“ Hall said. “But for me it’s year-round. You just always have to be ready and especially when you find out you’re going to go play at the next level. That’s when you really need to get in the gym and start getting shots up.”

This commitment is necessary to fitting in with the returning players, and Nafekh loves what she sees from her newest teammates. This is what is important to Nafekh and the rest of the of the returning players.

They understand the initial hardships that come with coming with a new program and make sure that they’re there for the newcomers.

“I think it’s a learning curve for everyone, but it’s going well,” Nafekh said. “We know that it’s a lot to take in and a lot to learn, but everyone will be happy with you if you’re just trying your hardest and going as hard as possible.”

With last year’s success, the team must now use whatever resources it can to make this year a success.

Gross knows that success is not a given and the team cannot go into the year expecting too much or to exceed the previous year’s triumphs. Gross explained that the biggest hurdle between her team and the ultimate goal is not necessarily wearing a different uniform.

“It’s us versus us no matter who we’re playing,” Gross said. “And how good can this team be? So, right now we still have a week and a half of practice before we’re heading into our first official game, and so it’s even too soon to talk about them right now.”

With the regular season underway, only time will tell whether the Aggies made the proper moves to ensure another successful season. According to Nafekh, this competition is the culmination of all of their hard work. It is when they know that everything paid off.

“It’s been a long month of just practicing and I know everyone just looks forward to games, so I think we’re all super-pumped to finally get out there.”

After a decisive 77-34 victory in an exhibition game against the Academy of Art, the Aggies went on to defeat Washington State on Friday and won by a mere two points against Pepperdine on Sunday. The Aggies will face off against Portland State tomorrow at 7 p.m.

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the disease may have spread among the grove.

“While you’re allowing these trees to be productive and potentially making money from them they are the Typhoid Mary,” said Carolyn Slupsky, a UC Davis professor in nutrition and food science and technology.

Once a plant has been infected with Huanglongbing, there is no cure. Thus, methods to detect the disease early are worthwhile.

Fortunately, UC Davis researchers have endeavored to find new ways to approach the disease.

“We’re looking at what happens to the plant’s metabolism when the plant becomes affected by this bacterium,” Slupsky said. “The technique that we’re developing is not based on the bacteria itself, but how the tree is responding to it.”

Slupsky’s lab takes samples of leaves on a tree, grinds them up and measures the metabolites extracted to detect the pathogen.

Another project the lab is working on is focused on the bacteria-transmitting psyllid itself. Research is examining how the bacteria behaves inside the insect, along with methods to stop the transmission of the bacteria by the psyllid.

Research spearheaded by Johan Leveau, a UC Davis professor of plant pathology, focuses on the microbes within citrus trees to better detect symptoms of Huanglongbing.

“The methods we are using include a non-invasive sampling approach to specifically collect the phyllosphere microbes as well as marker gene targeted, next generation sequencing technology to profile the microbial community,” said Xiaochen Yin, a postdoctoral scholar working under Leveau.

Yin added that because microbes are efficient in responding to environmental changes, the ability to identify microbial changes aids in diagnosing a plant early.

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“The project was shown at the [Engineering Design] Showcase and had a lot of interest,” said Matthew Paddock, another graduate student in VanderGheynst’s lab. “She took the senior design project as a proof of concept and used it to raise additional funds [for the current project].”

Black soldier fly larvae are distinct from common house and blow flies for two main reasons.

They have a longer pupal phase than the latter, typically 20-30 days compared to 3 days. This means that BSFL can grow larger than other types of larvae. In addition, adult black soldier flies have no mouths and therefore cannot transmit disease, allowing for safe, large-scale breeding.

While the eggs are not laid in lab, the entire larval stage, from hatching to harvesting, takes place within carefully designed plastic bags. The bags contain their food, almond shell hulls, fertilizer for nitrogen content and hoses for air intake and outflow. The bags can sustain hundreds of larvae at a time and grow within a climate controlled environment that governs humidity, temperature and oxygen flow. Almond shells, most commonly used for animal bedding, are a byproduct of almond harvesting and can be a cheap source of food for the larvae. The tailings from the larvae are also reusable compost, a bonus to the larvae themselves being high in protein.

After two or three weeks, the larvae will begin to pupate, or transition to their adult phase, and

in turn “self-harvest themselves”.

“The black soldier flies will actually crawl into a dark area when it is pre-pupating,” Palma said.

“In a scaled-up facility, you would probably want to utilize that part of their life cycle to collect them.”

This method of harvesting is more efficient than the alternative: sifting manually through the tailings and collecting the larvae individually. Once collected, the larvae are killed via freezing, dried out, and ground up to be mixed in the chicken feed.

For the experiment to be considered successful, Pitesky and his team must make sure that there is no significant difference between the hens that have eaten the BSFL enriched meal and those that have not. One indicator is in the taste and quality of eggs.

“We’re making sure the shells are still of the same quality as those from hens that are not fed the soldier fly larvae,” Pitesky said. “We’re checking to see if the fatty acid profile in the yolk are the same or equivalent… and finally, we’re trying to make sure that there are no flavor differences.”

The team have carried out a number of taste tests around campus, using a control egg and an egg from a BSFL-fed chicken. Pitesky’s group plans to announce preliminary results next spring at the Western Poultry Disease Conference in Salt Lake City, with a peer reviewed article to be published the following fall.

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second half of regulation play with the score tied at 0-0, sending the game into extra time.

“Wouldn’t have changed anything the way we came out,” Wilson said. “Maybe we started a little slow but we picked it up and the whole game was a battle. Their [Fullerton] keeper just made some fantastic saves.”

The first half of golden goal overtime play concluded with countless pressure by both teams, the only shot in the entire first half coming from UC Davis. Going into the second half of overtime, the game remained tied at 0-0.

In the 106th minute of play in the second overtime period, it seemed as if the game was over, as a cross on the ground from Fullerton seemed like a wide-open goal, but was just saved off of the fingertips of a diving save by Lapsley. The remainder of the second half of extra time proved to be equal, ending at a 0-0 score, and sending the game into penalty kicks.

It was a very tense moment in the stadium, with all fans sent into a frenzy on who would become Big West Champions. After three made shots by both UC Davis and Fullerton, the Aggies fourth and fifth penalty shots were both missed, with the Titans making their fourth, bringing the penalty score 4-3 in favor of

“For me, it’s anytime we do an ESPN game,” Rivas said. “The band is just super energetic at basketball games, but at ESPN games, the energy is even more noticeable.”

The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! is part of UC Davis athletics, so there’s always a debate on whether to consider marching band a sport, even within the band itself.

“In our band, there are a lot of people who probably don’t consider marching band a sport and a lot of people that do consider marching band a sport,” Hong said. “I do very much feel like marching band is a sport. It’s like a sport of the arts, in the same way you would consider dance and gymnastics. I think it’s very precision-based, like archery or golf. The thing about sports, too, is that you’ll have your higher level teams and you’re not as serious teams, and the way that I look at the Cal Aggie Marching Band, is if you compare us to basketball, we’re like the neighborhood pickup team. And other [college] bands, they’re more like the actual team, they take it very seriously.”

Coppock echoed her bandmate’s sentiment.

“We do take music seriously,” she said. “Sometimes people think because we don’t have auditions and don’t make cuts, that we don’t take ourselves seriously. We do, but we do have fun.”

Fullerton, and giving the Aggies the loss.

Even though the Aggies took the tough loss in penalties, Shaffer knew that his team was the better team on the field.

“I thought the first 20 minutes we were a little off, but after that we turned it on and we were doing really well,” Shaffer said. “We created great chances to score a goal, but their goalkeeper made a few unbelievable saves and overall I thought we were the better team, had the more dangerous chances, but have to give credit to Fullerton.”

Shaffer continued his comments, giving recognition to his team and playing amazing soccer all year long.

“As I told them afterward, I told them keep your heads up, you guys were awesome all season and played outstanding soccer,” Shaffer said. “We were top five top goal scoring team in the country, and they should be proud of themselves. The eight seniors on the team contributed heavily today and were outstanding. Let’s make sure we know that we did not lose the game, the game goes down as a tie. The penalty kicks are just what determines it and it is unfortunate the game had to go to penalties.”

Now the Aggies are just waiting for a possible atlarge bid for the upcoming NCAA tournament.

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offensively midway through the second quarter.

Backed up to their two-yard line, the Aggies put together their longest scoring drive of the season, traveling 98 yards in 18 plays and scoring their first points of the night on a four-yard touchdown reception by sophomore tight end Wesley Preece. Preece initially hauled in a 15-yard catch on a key fourth-and-13 play four plays earlier to keep the drive alive.

The Thunderbirds quickly responded with a 29yard field goal and a safety just before halftime, pushing their lead to 26-7. In the final minute before the break, a UC Davis punt was blocked and the ball bounced through the back of the endzone, tacking on two more points to the Southern Utah lead.

On the opening drive of the second half, junior linebacker Mason Moe recived a targeting penalty and was subsequently ejected from the game for his hit on a Southern Utah receiver.

Southern Utah continued its momentum, adding

14 more points and never giving UC Davis much of a chance to close the gap.

Junior running back Namane Modise sparked the Aggies in the third quarter with a long 57-yard kickoff return that set them up in enemy territory at the 41-yard line. Four plays later, junior quarterback C.J. Spencer took a direct snap and ran four yards up the middle for a touchdown to bring UC Davis back within 20 points.

The Aggies had a chance to make it a two-possession game early in the fourth quarter, but Maier was picked off at the 11-yard line on a fourth down play, effectively sealing the victory for Southern Utah and putting any UC Davis comeback hope to rest.

The Aggies will have a week to prepare for a very hot Sacramento State team that has won four of its past five games. The Causeway Classic is scheduled for Saturday Nov. 18 with a 2 p.m. kickoff in Sacramento.

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The bands keep playing until they run out of music to perform and the last band standing is the winner. This past Picnic Day, the Battle of the Bands lasted eight hours.

“It’s a whole day for us,” Hong said about Picnic Day. “We’re literally getting ready at 4 a.m. and then [we] don’t leave campus until past midnight.

We do two parades, a rally, and then battle, so we’re literally playing all day.”

The band is rich with traditions, and every band member has their favorite traditions and gigs.

A favorite tradition held by a lot of members is the seasonal caroling. During the Christmas season, trumpet players carol through Davis and on Valentine’s Day, the low brass section performs love songs downtown and around campus. For snare drum player Chelsea Coppock, a fourthyear animal biology and entomology major, it’s the freshman rally on Picnic Day. “One of my favorites is at the start of Picnic Day and we all wake up really early,” Coppock said. “The freshmen put on a rally for their uppers, which is everyone past their freshman year.

They arrange their own songs and they practice it. There’s breakfast and stuff, so it’s really fun.”

For clarinetist Chris Rivas, a third-year evolution, ecology, and biodiversity major, his favorite events are the ESPN basketball games.

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After greatest season in team history, team hopes to build off success

BY B RA D L E Y G EI S E R sports@theaggie.org

In 2016-17, the UC Davis women’s basketball team had its most successful season since joining Division I. The Aggies semifinal loss in the Big West tournament and ensuing third round exit in the WNIT tournament left the Aggies yearning for another chance to step out on the court and build off their success of the previous season. With most of the core group returning, as well as some promising new talent, head coach Terry Gross is looking forward to seeing what the team has up its sleeve.

“I feel like this could be the best team that we’ve ever had at UC Davis,” Gross said. “But if we focus too much on March, then we’re not going to achieve what we can achieve. I’m really excited.”

The excitement is echoed throughout her team. For first-year forward Cierra Hall, the season’s start means that all of the hard work she has put in and all of the relationships she has already built with her teammates can finally be put to the test and pay

off. Hall credits her teammates for welcoming in the first year Aggies with open arms and making them feel immediately as though they were a part of something special.

“I cannot wait.” Hall said. “Just being on the court with this new team. This team, I call my family now, so I can’t wait to get out there and get some wins with them and just have some fun.”

With every new year comes changes which can help or hinder a team’s shot at success, but senior forward Dani Nafekh likes what she is seeing from this year’s team, and hopes that she and the other veteran players on the team can lead this team much like those who came before her. Coming into her final year at UC Davis, Nafekh is excited to take on the leadership role and hopes that she can summon the same veteran leadership of ex-teammate Lauren Beyer and everyone else who helped to get her where she is today and use it to deliver something special as other teams take notice of the Aggies success.

“We know we did super-well last year,” Nafekh said.

“Obviously last year we were confident and knew we

were a good team, but now we know that other teams know we were a really good team so we have to play knowing that people are coming after us.”

Gross is looking forward to seeing this new iteration of Aggie basketball, crediting her returning players for stepping up all offseason in order to be ready for the challenges the team is facing. She likes what she sees in her first-year players, and credits them with being one of the strongest classes that she has had in years. Gross

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will not go easy on the newcomers, however. According to her, it’s not an easy road to even make it to the court for the season, but it’s a system that has brought the team success before.

“They’re in a difficult situation because we’re going more at a veteran’s pace than a newcomer’s pace,” Gross said. “So we’re throwing them into the mix and we’re WBB on 12

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UC Davis men’s soccer team takes 4-3 loss in penalty kicks to Cal State Fullerton in conference championship

BY RYAN BUG SC H sports@theaggie.org

With the stands completely packed, forcing some to stand to watch the game, the UC Davis Aggies men’s soccer team took on the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Aggie Soccer Field in the Big West Conference Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Aggies were 7-2-1 on the regular conference season going into the game and were looking to bring home the first Big West Championship for UC Davis men’s soccer.

“It makes a huge difference with the amount of noise and cheering that was there,” head coach Dwayne Shaffer said with regard to the incredible fan turnout. “The support motivates the players and helps them, and it was awesome. Davis is a soccer community, and it is awesome to see it come back, and hopefully we will keep giving the fans what they want.”

The first half of play was back and forth, with a constant change of possession between both teams. The Titans outshot the Aggies in the first half, taking five shots to the four that UC Davis took, but it seemed that UC Davis was the predominant possessor of the ball for the majority of the first half of play. Sophomore goalkeeper Wallis Lapsley had one save. The Aggies knew at halftime they would have to continue to work hard, with the bustle of the crowd, and having to watch the two total yellow cards that they received in the first, making sure they did not add on to that total.

Starting the second half, the crowd was on edge in the 46th minute of the game, when an exciting header by senior midfielder and captain Noah Wilson nearly found the back of the net but was saved at the last minute by the Titans goalkeeper. The second half proved to continue to be exciting, as a shot by Fullerton in the 51st minute from a free kick nearly went in the top cor-

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AGGIES STRUGGLE IN LAST HOME GAME OF SEASON UC Davis football overwhelmed by firstplace Southern Utah on senior night

BY BREN DA N O G B U R N sports@theaggie.org

The UC Davis football team suffered a painful 4727 blowout loss to visiting Southern Utah, the top team in the Big Sky Conference, in its final home game of the season on Saturday evening.

It was a disappointing setback for the Aggies, who

came into the contest with high hopes, having shown lots of improvement and promise over their twogame winning streak.

“This is part of the growing pain I think,” said sophomore quarterback Jake Maier. “You have to experience stuff like this before you can really get to where you want to be.”

It has been a season full of ups and downs for UC Davis, but there’s no doubt that the team is continuing to get better each and every time it steps on the field to compete, regardless of the outcome.

“The nature of competition is if you’re not willing

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ner of the net, but hit the crossbar at the last second, drawing gasps of relief from the collection of fans in attendance. Throughout the remainder of the half, the game continued to be a strong and fast paced performance by both teams, until the 82nd minute, when a flurry of through balls for the Aggies sent a shot to sophomore defender Marco Formico, which was barely saved off of the fingertips of the Titans goalie. UC

Davis did not stop the offensive pressure. A cross into the box and a header in the 88th minute by senior wing Evan Barrett seemed to float into the corner of the net, but the Titan’s goalkeeper reached his hand into the air for the save, the ball barely brushing off of his glove, ending what was an incredible and exciting

to deal with some of that, you’ll never feel the joys and highs of the other side,” said head coach Dan Hawkins.

Before the kickoff, the team’s 14 seniors were honored as part of the Senior Day festivities, where they greeted family members at midfield and received standing ovations from the home crowd.

The 1982 UC Davis football team, the first in school history to reach the national championship game, was also honored before the game. Hawkins was a member of that squad and played fullback.

The Aggies fell behind early in the contest, trailing by 19 points at halftime, and never found any sort of rhythm on offense. They had a rough time stringing together first downs and sustaining drives and failed to convert on the majority of their third downs in the first half.

Defensively, the Aggies struggled to contain the explosive Southern Utah offense, which killed the home team with a slew of big chunk plays through the air. Overall, the incredible speed and athleticism of the Thunderbirds, combined with several instances of missed tackles in the open field by the Aggies, resulted in a lopsided defeat.

“They’re a good football team,” Hawkins said.

“They’re good physically and well-coached. There’s a reason they’re in first place in the Big Sky.” One of the lone highlights for the Aggies took place in the first quarter when junior wide receiver Keelan Doss recorded his 94th catch of the year, setting a new school single-season record. Doss finished the night with 11 receptions for 93 yards. “[Doss] does all the minor details,” Maier said.

“He does a great job of getting open, he reads zones

really well, and he beats man coverage better than anybody I’ve seen.”

Maier also set a new single-season record for UC Davis, topping 300 passing yards in a game for the eighth time this year. The sophomore transfer from Long Beach City College has played a pivotal role in his first year, leading a high-powered UC Davis offense that is averaging over 32 points per game.

“This is the best decision I’ve ever made in my life to be a part of this, and I love every second of it,” Maier said. “I couldn’t be more motivated to get this place rolling and really be someone that makes a big impact here at UC Davis.”

Despite the frustrating result, the Aggies still have a lot left to play for in their season finale next Saturday against Sacramento State. With a victory in the Causeway Classic, UC Davis would close the campaign with a winning record for the first time since the 2010 season.

“It stings, but we’re still very motivated,” Maier said. “We have a lot on the line this last week coming up — a lot of pride and just a lot to play for.”

Early in the first quarter, each team traded interceptions on back-to-back plays. Junior cornerback Isiah Olave leaped in front of a Southern Utah wide receiver and high-pointed the ball to record the turnover at the five-yard line. On the very next play, the Aggies tried to run a quick wide receiver screen behind the line of scrimmage, but Maier’s pass was intercepted at the goal line for an easy Southern Utah pick-six.

Down 21-0, UC Davis started to get into a groove

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A look into the Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! student musicians, traditions

BY LIZ JACOBSO N sports@theaggie.org

The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! is UC Davis’ official marching band. The Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! was formed in 1929 as a small pep band for the football team. Now, the band has upwards of 200 members and is open to students of all majors and levels of experience.

The Band-uh! is mostly student-run and operates completely on a volunteer basis.

The arrangements the band performs and the choreography arecreated by students themselves. This year, arrangements included breakup songs, Guardians of the

Galaxy, Led Zeppelin, high school songs and the Foo Fighters.

The majority of Band-uh! members are not music majors, but simply have a passion for music. Jan Hong, a fourth-year psychology and human development major and bass drum player, joined the band their first year at UC Davis.

“I have done music all my life in public school,” Hong said. “I am someone who has trouble making friends, so band has always been a really welcoming place for me, and when I came to college here, I didn’t really know where to go, and the band anywhere is a good place to be, in my opinion, so that’s why I joined. It’s just like

automatic friends [and] I love music.”

The band performs at every home football game and basketball game as well as at other community events throughout the year including birthday parties, commencement ceremonies, the Save the Music Festival in Belmont, Calif. and Snow Fest in Tahoe. This year, the band even had the opportunity to perform

at an Oakland Raiders game during halftime. The biggest events for the band are Homecoming’s Pajamarino and Picnic Day. At Picnic Day, the Band-uh! hosts a Battle of the Bands, inviting schools like Stanford, Humboldt State University, UC Irvine and UC Berkeley.

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