March 6, 2014

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VOLUME 133, ISSUE 19 | THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

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In February 2014, UC Davis was chosen by the Department of Energy to build a solar-powered home to compete in a Solar Decathlon in UC Irvine during October 2015.

UC Davis was chosen as one of the 20 universities to compete in the competition.

The competition is also featuring other top research universities such as Stanford,Yale and nearby rival school, Sacramento State.

“We don’t know exactly how the Department of Energy made its final selections. They have a very rigorous proposal process,” said Frank Loge, principal investigator for the team and a

professor in the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering. “We … pulled in a remarkable team of interested students and faculty from across many disciplines at UC Davis to prepare a proposal … and we told an interesting story while we did it.”

Although the team was confident, they were as surprised as anyone when they heard the news. Loge even admitted that the team got started late in the proposal process. The team was able to successfully convey its research decathlon on 9

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Union cancels strike on one front, calls for strike vote on other AFSCME 3229 calls off service worker strike, announces strike vote for patient care workers LAUREN MASCARENHAS campus@theaggie.org

On March 4, AFSCME 3229, the union that represents University of California (UC) service workers and also other service and patient care workers at the different UC medical centers, announced that the 12,000 AFSCME 3229 patient care workers plan to hold an unfair labor practice strike vote on March 12 to 13.

UC service workers provide groundskeeping, facilities maintenance, custodial and food services at UC campuses, medical centers and research labs. According to AFSCME’s website, 99 percent of AFSCME workers are currently income eligible for some form of public assistance.

After almost two years of intense negotiations between AFSCME 3229 service workers and the UC, a tentative agreement was announced on Feb. 27, prompting AFSCME to call off the fiveday strike scheduled for the week of March 3.

The tentative contract for UC service workers includes a 13.5 percent across-the-board wage increase over the next four years, healthcare benefits for employees and retirees and safe staffing protections, including limits on the UC’s ability to hire outside contractors.

According to AFSCME spokesman Todd Stenhouse, the proposed strike forced the UC’s hand.

“The cost of a strike was far greater than the cost of a settlement for UC,” Stenhouse said.

“The ball was always in their court and it was a question of whether they were going to honor their responsibility as a world-class institution.

On [Feb. 26], they finally chose to come to the table in a spirit of compromise.”

Eight thousand three hundred service workers were set to strike from March 3 to 7, along with 13,000 patient care technical workers also represented by AFSCME 3229 who voted in favor of a sympathy strike. UC anticipated the cost of the strike at approximately $10 million.

“It is good to have this bargaining wrapped up with a deal on its way to our valued service employees,” said Dwaine B. Duckett, UC vice president of human resources. “Ultimately both sides chose compromise over conflict.”

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O I L TRAI N S PUT CI TY OF DAV IS AT RIS K OF

explosions Local activists voice opposition to “crude by rail” transport LUJAIN AL-SALEH features@theaggie.org

Davis resident Lynne Nittler, founder of theYolano (Yolo/ Solano) Climate Action Central, was shocked to discover an imminent threat running through the heart of town.

Currently, hundreds of barrels of unrefined oil from North Dakota cross through Davis to reach their final destination at an oil refinery in Richmond. Due to the several safety and environmental hazards associated with this trek, local citizens like Lynne Nittler have voiced their opposition to this type of oil transport, which is also known as “crude by rail.”

“This is not my favorite kind of topic I tell you. I would much rather be doing carbon footprint stuff, and I would much rather be gardening than to be consumed with oil trains … Yuck! Yuck! Yuck!” Nittler said. “But we found this issue and we couldn’t turn our backs on it.”

Aftering following and researching the issue, Nittler discovered that the issue of oil trains is also affecting nearby cities like Benicia. After moving through Davis, the unrefined oil continues to Benicia, and currently, the Valero Oil Company has proposed to build oil stations, meaning that even more oil trains will be arriving there.

As Benicia residents became more concerned with the proposal, nearby cities, like Davis, and others organizations have joined in on the controversial topic.

The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC),

an environmental advocacy organization, crafted a 30page research-intensive document outlining safety issues and specific impacts on 12 different groups across the nation, including Benicia.

“There were another 11 or so groups scattered across the country, meaning the exact issue they [Benicia] are facing, 11 other communities in the United States are facing too,” Nittler said.

Although concern has grown in the city of Benicia, the Benicia City Council will have the ultimate vote on whether to construct a new rail station in the city.

According to Nittler, the NRDC showed up at the Benicia Planning Commission meeting this summer prepared with a 100-page document stating all the reasons why an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was in fact required.

“Valero was shocked. They said there is not an issue here, there is no danger, it’s just a larger rail terminal, we’ll just be bringing in some new oil to refine and it will all be fine,” Nittler said. “Some residents then asked, ‘Are we sure we want more rails and more trains coming in? Are we sure we want a train sitting there blocking our traffic through our downtown?’”

After several meetings, the City of Benicia decided that an EIR must be required and will be releasing a draft EIR in March 2014, and it will be open for public comment for 45 days.

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6 / THURSDAY BME Distinguished Seminar Series 4:1o to 6 p.m. | GBSF Auditorium Join Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick from Michigan Technological University as he speaks on “Speckle & Similar Phenomena in Biomedicine.”

The event is free.

7 / FRIDAY Grapes of Wrath Symposium 10:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. | Wright Hall Come to this symposium to explore Steinbeck’s work directly, as well as the larger social, cultural and historical issues it raises.

Participating UC Davis scholars include Sasha Abramsky, author of “The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives.”

The event is free.

Davis Roots: Mark Otero 5:30 to 7 p.m. | Davis Roots, Hunt-Boyer Mansion, 604 Second St. Listen to Mark Otero, UC Davis School of Management alumnus and CEO/co-founder of KlickNation, speak about his journey in building a successful company. The event is free.

Movie: “Postman in the Mountains” 7:3o to 9:30 p.m. | International House, 10 College Park Come watch a movie about a retiring mailman who walks his son over his job in the mountainous regions of the Hunan province.

The event is free.

8 / SATURDAY Davis Farmers Market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Central Park Support your local farmers and buy seasonal produce, baked goods, hot food-to-go and more.

St. Baldrick’s Day 2:30 to 5 p.m. | DeVere’s Irish Pub, 217 E St. Attend DeVere’s one-day event for people willing to shave their heads as a sign of solidarity with children fighting cancer. The event is free.

Art of Painting Conference and Opening Reception 3 to 9 p.m. | John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Attend a talk with Chester Arnold, an art tour with the artists of the Davis Mural Team and the grand opening reception celebrating the art of today’s top painters. The event is free.

9 / SUNDAY Live Music and Sketch Sunday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Monticello Seasonal Cuisine, 630 G St. Watch artists sketch as Bob and Donna Wren play folk and classical music on the piano, harp, guitar, violin and octave mandolin.

The event is free.

Artist Reception 1 to 4 p.m. | Gallery 1855, 820 Pole Line Road Check out local artist Joseph Finkleman’s framed mixed media works, which will be on exhibit throughout the rest of the month.

The event is free.

10 / MONDAY Pub Quiz 7 to 9 p.m. | DeVere’s Irish Pub, 217 E St. Come to the quizmaster Dr. Andy’s weekly celebration of knowledge, strategy and entertainment. Teams can have up to six players, and attendees are encouraged to arrive by 6 p.m. to secure a table. The event is free.

11 / TUESDAY Salsa Tuesday 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. | The Graduate, 805 Russell Blvd.

Check out these dance lessons with Cori from Barbara’s Dancing Tonight. Admittance is $6. 18+

12 / WEDNESDAY Author Event at UC Davis: Yiyun Li and Lucy Corin Noon to 1 p.m. | The Lounge, Memorial Union Store Listen to Lucy Corin and Yiyun Li of the English Department present their new books. The event is free and will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

Walk With Warren Noon to 1 p.m. | UC Davis Arboretum Headquarters Join Warren Roberts, the Superintendent Emeritus of the Arboretum and famous storyteller and punster for an always engaging noontime exploration of the Arboretum’s Warren G. Roberts Redbud Collection in spring. The event is free.

Davis Farmers Market 2 to 6 p.m. | Central Park Support your local farmers and buy seasonal produce, baked goods, hot food-to-go and more.

Community Men’s Talk and Drum Circle 7 to 9:30 p.m. | International House, 10 College Park Men ages 18 and up are welcome to join this drum circle to talk about anything in a non-judgmental, supportive environment.

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Community invited to provide input, address concerns

GABRIELLA HAMLETT

city@theaggie.org Over the past few months, Healthy Yolo, a program started by the Yolo County Health Department to get the community more involved in addressing public health concerns, conducted four community assessments.

The assessments were done in efforts to understand the greatest public health needs of Yolo County. They include the Community Themes and Strengths Assessment, the Community Health Status Assessment, the Local Public Health Assessment, and most recently, the Forces of Change Assessment.

Mark Harlan, coordinator of the Yolo County Health Program, set up and facilitated the two community meetings where the four assessments were conducted. The project kickoff was July 14, 2013.

“It’s a community-driven project to improve the health and well-being of Yolo County residents. Forces of Change identifies those issues that may affect the project … we wanted to be aware of things to come so that we wouldn’t be blindsided, so that we could avoid pitfalls,” Harlan said.

The assessments were conducted through work sessions, surveys and different community outreach. According to Harlan, the most recent work session took place Jan. 30 for the Forces of Change assessments.

Participants were non-paid volunteer members of the community, and the assessment itself was released

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Poetry Night: Camille Norton 8 to 9 p.m. | John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Listen to widely published poet and University of the Pacific professor of English, Camille Norton, read selections of her poetry.

The open mic will begin at 9 p.m. with a performance by The Spokes.

Yolo County conducts public health assessments

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The Grapes of Wrath 8 to 10 p.m. | Main Theatre, Wright Hall Come watch this adaptation of Steinbeck’s award-winning novel about tenant farmers seeking jobs, dignity and a future during the Great Depression. Showtimes are March 6 to March 8 at 8 p.m. and March 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17-$19 for adults and $12-$14 for students, children and seniors.

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via a press release on Feb. 14.

The next phase of the project will be to compile the four assessments into one community health assessment. What’s needed most is community-wide input and involvement to identify strategies for addressing the key health concerns.

“We’ll be going out to different parts of Yolo County. We’ll be talking to City Council members …

We’ll share the data and determine which health issues they feel they should be addressed within their region and also look at goals and strategies and address action plans,” Harlan said.

Yolo County Health Officer Constance Caldwell, M.D., said in an email that the assessments are a positive step for the communities in the county.

“The assessments should give us a both a better idea of what our

communities’ greatest strengths and needs are, and what health issues our residents are most concerned about.

This information will be able to guide the focus of public health efforts going forward,” Caldwell said.

The assessments address health issues such as the “automobile-centric culture,” the effect of low-nutrient processed foods and the drought’s effect on agriculture, among others. Harlan believes it is important for community members to speak out about what health concerns are more pressing in their community.

“I would like people to take a look and to tell me and tell the county what those pressing issues are … We’ll be having a calendar of events on our website sending out some info advertising where the community forum will be and HEALTHY YOLO on 9

UC Davis celebrates annual Black Family Week Cross Cultural Center hosts events to focus on black culture, community ALYSSA VANDENBURG

campus@theaggie.org From Feb. 23 to Feb. 28, UC Davis celebrated its annual Black Family Week. This event, presented by the Cross Cultural Center (CCC), served as an opportunity to celebrate African heritage on the UC Davis campus and community.

According to Nilofer Chollampat, a third-year psychology with an emphasis in biology major and a co-coordinator of Black Family Week, the event aimed to showcase the culture of the black community at UC Davis.

“The week raises awareness that there is a black community on campus and that there are issues that they face,” Chollampat said.

The event staff felt that the week provides an essential way for students to find a cultural community on campus, as well as promote the value of diversity.

“We are below three percent of the students on the campus, so it is really hard to see black culture and heritage

on the campus,” said Toni Postell, a fourth-year dramatic art major and another co-coordinator of Black Family Weekend.

Black Family Week gives students, faculty and the community as a whole the chance to appreciate the African American community and the diversity it brings to the UC Davis community as a whole.The week covered a wide range of topics pertaining to black history and culture, such as black Greek life on campus and interracial dating.

The week’s events incorporated a range of activities, including Gospel Extravaganza, a “One Drop Rule” discussion about the perception of color in the black community, Zumba and the annual Soul Speaks, an expression of African culture put on by African Diaspora Cultivating Education (ADCE).

Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of the Congo, came to the event to show a short film, speak about the issues affecting women in the Congo and take questions from

the audience. The event, entitled “Healing the Heart of Africa,” featured a presentation about human rights violations occurring against women in the Congo.

STAND, UC Davis’ human rightsoriented club, hosted the event, which was attended by students and community members alike. “[The event] is for the students, but also for the African American community, whether it’s people in the area or alumni or graduate students,” STAND President Natasha Jha said.

“It’s an opportunity to learn more about different social justice issues not just at Davis, but all over the world.”

The week’s events aimed to educate students and community members, and solidified the pride and sense of community among black students on campus.

One event focused on black women’s natural beauty through a Natural Hair Contest put on by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority BLACK Family Week on 8

news in brief Yolo County Superior Court rules Daniel Marsh’s confession admissable On Feb. 28, Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed deemed Daniel Marsh’s confessions admissible to be used during his April 14 trial.

Marsh, 16, stabbed Oliver “Chip” Northup, 87, and his wife Claudia Maupin, 76, in their condominium on Cowell Boulevard on April 14, 2013.

On June 17, 2013, Marsh spoke with officers after being arrested, waiving his right to remain silent.

Marsh’s defendants made various claims of why Marsh’s June 17 confession should be kept out of court, which included the interview tactics that were used by officers, Marsh’s history of mental health problems, his age and the circumstances surrounding his arrest.

On the day of Marsh’s arrest, Officer Eddie Ellsworth of the Davis Police, who had encoun-

tered Marsh before, told Marsh that he needed to make plans for a youth diversion program related to Marsh’s May arrest for possessing a knife on the campus of Davis High.

Ellsworth testified that Marsh willingly went to the police station with him, even though he was told that he didn’t have to, and after reading Marsh his Miranda rights.

“The motion was to deem Marsh’s confession inadmissible due to a Miranda violation,” said Jonathan Raven, the Chief Deputy District Attorney of Yolo County.

“The court ruled no Miranda right violation of the statement to police so it is admissible.”

While Friday’s testimony didn’t state the specifics of Marsh’s confession, it has been reported that Marsh admitted to choosing his victims, Northrup and Maupin, after noticing that their condomini-

um windows were open, just two doors down from his father’s home.

Marsh has been recorded saying that the homicides gave him a “high” for a few days afterwards, and that he’s been ignoring the urge to kill since age 10. Marsh has a history of anxiety and depression, and in December 2012 was transported to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

After privately watching the interview, Judge Reed addressed the arguments and stated that Marsh knowingly and intelligently waived his rights, and said that the confession was admissible for use in court.

Reed also granted a defense motion to postpone Marsh’s trial until April 14. Marsh is being tried as an adult and is currently in custody at Yolo County Juvenile Hall.

— Taylor Cunningham

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UC Davis holds Principles of Community week Events teach students, faculty alike the importance of campus diversity

ALYSSA VANDENBURG

campus@theaggie.org Feb. 24 kicked off the Principles of Community week at UC Davis. The event, which occurs annually near the end of February, serves as an opportunity for students and faculty alike to facilitate the growth of a community respectful of people’s differences as well as to evaluate how well the UC Davis community follows our Principles of Community.

The UC Davis Principles of Community (POC) state: “We recognize that each of us has an obligation to the community of which we have chosen to be a part. We will strive to build a true community of spirit and purpose based on mutual respect and caring.”

The week allows students the opportunity to collaborate among themselves in order to fulfill the mission of the POC. Planned in conjunction with ASUCD, student organizations and graduate coalitions, POC week gave students the ability to establish a deeper connection with their own cultural heritage and also to increase their awareness of outside cultures.

“It means creating opportunities for us to connect,” said Mikael Villalobos, the Administrator of Diversity Education in the Office of Campus Community Relations at UC Davis.

The week, which included activities

both on the Sacramento campus (the UC Davis Health System Center) as well as the Davis campus, began on Monday with a reaffirmation ceremony led by Julie A. Freischlag, M.D. the new Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences and also the Dean of the School of Medicine, at the Sacramento campus.

According to Vickie Gomez, the Diversity Coordinator in the Office of Campus Community Relations at UC Davis, the reaffirmation ceremony welcomed the new vice chancellor and also highlighted how to “better live the experience of community and fully integrate the Principles in all aspects.”

At the Davis campus, the POC week began with a Cultural Awareness Night at the Memorial Union on Feb. 24 that was attended by students, staff and Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. The event featured music groups (the Bomba Fried Rice Band and Mariachi Cielito Lindo Band), dance groups and spoken word groups, and it also gave students the opportunity to speak about their cultural heritage through an open mic.

“It was wonderful to see that the multi-cultural acts really spoke to the level of diversity we have on campus and in the city as a whole,” said Neha Venkatesh, a first-year biological sciences major and member of Bhangre Di Jaan, a Bhangra dance team that had its inaugu-

Davis Honors Challenge, Integrated Studies Honors Program to combine New program includes same amount of students, expanded class opportunities

MELISSA DITTRICH

campus@theaggie.org The two bodies of the UC Davis University Honors Program (UHP) have developed a plan to become one program in Fall Quarter 2014. The Davis Honors Challenge (DHC) and the Integrated Studies Honors Program (ISHP) will combine into one singular UHP. Current students enrolled in UHP will have the option to remain in their respective program, but students admitted this fall will be accepted into the new UHP. Ari Kelman, the University Honors Program Director, said that after becoming the director, he checked in with students and faculty of both DHC and ISHP to evaluate the status of the programs. Although both were running fairly effectively, Kelman said that those involved with the programs were concerned about the UHP being divided.

“Having two distinct honors programs includes a lot of inter-program rivalry,” Kelman said. “DHC students thought students in ISHP are getting more opportunities, and students in ISHP thought the DHC students had more flexibility.”

According to Kelman, students who were recruited into one honors program would question why they were not in the other, and he said the combination of the two programs will reduce confusion and create more interaction between all UHP students.

Janet Sandoval-Reynoso, a firstyear international relations and linguistics double major and DHC student, said students in their respective programs feel somewhat isolated from others in the program.

“We haven’t really had contact with the other students,” SandovalReynoso said. “Anything that keeps students connected is a good idea.”

According to Gideon Cohn-Postar, a DHC Research Analyst and previous DHC student, students in each program had different access to academic opportunities. He said this issue was due to honors students from different programs not being able to take the same seminars.

“Great students aren’t interacting with each other,” Cohn-Postar said.

“We want to make sure students have access to all faculty members.”

Another difference between the

two programs is the admittance procedures. Students can join ISHP solely by invitation, while any freshman, second-year or transfer student who earns and maintains a 3.25 GPA can apply to DHC. With the new UHP, any first-year, second-year or transfer student can apply, and the same amount of incoming students will be admitted to the program as were let into both programs previously.

The curriculum for the honors program will also be changed. Kelman said that many students struggle with taking honors seminars because these classes do not count for general education (GE) credits and can be used to fulfill requirements for students’ majors.

“It was really challenging for students to be told that time they could normally be using for required classes had to be used for Honors requirements,” Kelman said. “Students would suggest to faculty members that the classes shouldn’t be as challenging for this reason.”

The new plan involves classes that will count towards honors students’ GE or major requirements, which will allow the classes to be challenging and also contribute to UHP students’ degrees. By the end of their second year, students are expected to complete a total of 26 units in required honors courses. By the end of their third year, students will complete a community service project that can include helping out a cause they believe in, become a peer advisor or tutor. By the end of their fourth year, students will have completed a Capstone project that can be lab research, an honors thesis or a community service project.

Kalvin Zee, a second-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major and DHC student, said that the change in courses is a good idea.

“Right now, the classes are skewed towards hard sciences, which makes it difficult for students who want to take classes in the softer sciences,” Zee said.

The plan still needs approval from the academic senate, which is currently reviewing it. If approved, the plan will go into effect this fall, and incoming freshman will be accepted into the University Honors Program, rather than the DHC or ISHP specifically. n

ral performance at the Cultural Awareness Night event.

Events for the rest of the week addressed various topics from race to sexual orientation. Events open to students included a Social Justice 101 class; Soul Speaks, a multicultural expression and talent showcase put on by UC Davis’ African Diaspora Cultivating Education; a film screening of Brother Outsider; a Dialogue on Religious Diversity, and Safe Zone Training to make campus more accepting of LGBTQIA people.

“The Principles of Community speak directly to maintaining a climate of justice,” said Elizabeth Cote, interim director of the UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center, via email. “The Safe Zone training provides people with the opportunity to reflect on their beliefs and gain the knowledge and skills to contribute to a climate of justice on our campus.”

These events were hosted by a variety of student organizations and campus departments, including the Multi-Cultural Immersion Program, International Student Association and the African Diaspora Cultivating Education.

UC Davis staff were also encouraged to participate in the week’s programs, with an event specifically for staff entitled, “How Can We Build Greater Campus & Workplace Community?” This event was intended to be a dialogue among the staff

regarding inclusion of different cultures and ideas on campus.

“The aim of the week is to understand that we as a community facilitate the dignity of our students and respect for our differences, as well as understand that our differences are what makes our community unique,” Gomez said.

UC Davis implemented the POC as a campus-wide policy in 1990 in an effort to create an environment in which every student could feel included and appreciated. Since then, UC Davis has formally reaffirmed the Principles twice, in 1996 and 2001.

The main intent of the week was to increase awareness of the Principles, which many students still only recognize through seeing part of the statement printed on the back of their student ID cards.

“I still think that there is the great awareness that we hope to have with regards to the Principles of Community across the student body … there is a real opportunity to have them know that we have these guiding principles that we really take to heart,” Villalobos said.

According to Gomez, the POC week was well-received, and the Office of Campus Community Relations hopes next year’s will be too, as 2014-15 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Principles of Community. n

news in brief UC Davis students participate in March in March On March 3, a handful of ASUCD senators, along with students from ASUCD Lobby Corps and University Affairs participated in the March in March in Sacramento. The event began at Raley Field in West Sacramento, where students from all over California met and then marched to the State Capitol to advocate for legislation regarding higher education. Upon reaching the capitol building, students rallied and listened to speeches

by California Assembly members Paul Fong and Rocky Chavez in addition to community college students and faculty members.

The Student Senate of California Community Colleges organized the march to unite students at community colleges and other state universities and to instill motivation in students to take action for higher education.

Harley Litzelman, a first-year sociology and communication double major and the current legislative aid for Lobby Corps, attended and helped organize the event. When external director of Lobby Corps and third-year international relations major Sumeeta Ghai ran for ASUCD vice president, Litzelman temporarily held the position and aided with the legislative aspects of Lobby Corps.

Litzelman described the main motives for UC Davis organizations’ participation in March in March.

“We want to expand Lobby Corps

from its traditional status as elite students in suits marching the halls of the Capitol and briefly meeting with legislative staffers,” Litzelman said. “We still want to be lobbyists, but we also want to be activists, organizers, protestors and most importantly, advocates.”

Adina Kuncz, a third-year political science major, also helped organize March in March as a member of Lobby Corps. Kuncz previously attended Santa Barbara City College, where she served as a senator and attended the march last year as well.

“We needed to show that all students across California unify on their concerns for higher education, regardless if you’re from a CC, CSU or UC,” Kuncz said.

The march demonstrated the effort and advocacy for issues dealing with higher education, such as high costs and rising class sizes, that our California state legislature currently faces.

Students were able to express their advocacy for more accessible higher education during the entirety of the march and influence ideas on state legislation.

“The quality of policy affecting community colleges is inextricably bound to the quality of policy affecting four-year universities,” Litzelman said.

“Community college policy is higher education policy, so it is only natural for us to stand in solidarity with them.”

— Laura Fitzgerald

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POLICE BRIEFS

This Week In senate

27 / THURSDAY A turn of the screw Someone on Bombadil Lane tried to cancel movers for showing up over 50 minutes late. The mover demanded a cancellation fee, and when the reporter refused to pay, he dismantled her doorbell and put a screwdriver through the door.

Power play On Ninth Street, a woman was walking around saying she was with PG&E, asking to look at people’s bills and social security information.

28 / FRIDAY Dare you to move On Miller Drive, an unknown female was dancing on someone’s front lawn.

Let it go A naked guy was shouting obscenities on Anderson Road.

1 / SATURDAY Driven out of his mind On M Street, a known male was trying to run someone over.

Felt cooped up Three chickens wandered into someone’s front yard on Oak Street.

Police briefs are compiled from the City of Davis daily crime bulletins. Contact EINAT GILBOA at city@theaggie.org.

WEEKLY WEATHER Short-Term Forecast Although the area’s rainfall totals are still significantly below average for this time of year, this past storm has actually brought the rainfall totals for February above the average. Not only did this storm bring up our rainfall totals, but it also produced a small funnel cloud off the I-5 near Woodland Friday evening. It reportedly did not fully develop into a tornado, but it certainly did show that March was coming in like a lion this year!

Today (3/6): High 67, low 47, slight chance of rain in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon, calm winds Friday (3/7): High 69, low 45, sunny and warmer, breezy in the early afternoon Saturday (3/8): High 70, low 50, mostly sunny, calm winds

Long-Term Forecast On Sunday afternoon, a storm system will spread some rain over the area. It should quickly wash out by Monday morning with gorgeous, sunny weather expected through most of the upcoming week. The Climate Prediction Center calls for above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall through the extended period, a grim outlook that certainly does not help with the ongoing drought.

Sunday (3/9): High 67, low 52, PM rain Monday (3/10): High 67, low 46, partly cloudy Tuesday (3/11): High 67, low 46, mostly sunny Wednesday (3/12): High 67, low 46, mostly sunny

ASUCD Vice President Bradley Bottoms presided over the weekly senate meeting on Feb. 27. The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m.

Senate then proceeded to unit reports. Unit directors from Unitrans and STS/Tipsy Taxi presented. STS director Jay Chou announced that the unit will be hiring someone to take his position beginning finals week.

Senator Jonathan Mitchell walked in at 6:46 p.m.

During appointments and confirmations, senators confirmed Mina Arasteh to the Environmental Policy and Planning Commission. Next, senate moved to committee reports, and the Unit Relocation Space Allocation Committee and the Marketing Committee presented. The Marketing Committee announced that the usage of the ASUCD logo, discussed in ASUCD bylaw 16, will hereafter be allowed if used in certain colors.

After public announcements, Senator Gareth Smythe motioned to have the senate see Senate Bill #50, which limits the length of breaks during senate meetings to 30 minutes unless otherwise made public 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Senator Katie Sherman made a small grammatical correction to the bill, and then senate then passed it 11-0-1.

Senate then motioned to re-refer Senate Bill #48, which would create a Renovations and Construction Committee, back to the Internal Affairs Commission.

Next, senate motioned to table Senate Bill #47, which calls for senate to have a quarterly town hall-style meeting, and did so with a 11-0-1 vote.

The meeting then moved into ex-officio reports. Jenna Wooster, chairperson of the External Affairs Commission, announced she is retiring from her position after Winter Quarter.

Dana Sever, chairperson of the Academic Affairs Commission (AAC), said that the commission is looking at potential alternatives to Saturday finals. Also, Sever said that the AAC is looking for a professor to host the next “Last Lecture” event for Spring Quarter.

Spencer McManus, Internal Affairs Commission chair, spoke about the updates to SISWEB, which include a new schedule-building tool in addition to more customization options.

Senate then moved back into appointments and confirmations, briefly interviewing and then accepting four candidates to the Student Health and Wellness Committee.

Senator Miles Thomas motioned to move into consideration of old legislation. Senate Bill #55, which would allocate money from the KDVS reserves to buy six new computers for the station, passed unanimously.

ASUCD President Carly Sandstrom addressed her decision to veto Senate Bill #41, which would amend the ASUCD bylaws to somewhat mirror California’s Brown Act of 2003, which calls for open meetings for local government bodies. She cited politically incorrect language, logistical concerns and unfeasible legislation as her reasons for the veto.

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> ASUCD Senator > Fourth-year Biological systems engineering major

1. What would you want to do for your dream date?

I’ve actually thought about this. Here’s my dream date: a tandem bike ride to the Arboretum where we sit on a beach towel and have a picnic in the middle of the day. That’s my dream date. So, beach towel, Arboretum, picnic, dream date and tandem bike ride. One, because I’ve never been on a tandem bike ride and think it would be pretty romantic. It’s a little cliché, but I think it would be really fun. I could have said skydiving, but realistically, I’m never going to go skydiving on a first date.

2. If you could live anywhere, where would you move to best serve your career interests?

Seoul, Korea because I’m interested in semiconductors, or Silicon Valley, California. I would prefer to live in Silicon Valley because it’s still close enough to home. And it’s also a booming tech industry and it’s California, which is the most beautiful place in the world.

Seoul, Korea is one of the leading tech industries in the world. They are exponentially increasing their semiconductor devices and things like that.

If not Korea, then Israel. Tel Aviv, which is actually where I’m going this summer. Because they have one of the best start­up industries in the world, America actually funds part of their startup industries.

Israel, Silicon Valley California or Seoul Korea. Those are my top three. They’re pretty diverse. I’m in my 20s and I want to get out there and experience what the world has to offer.

3. Do you have any pet peeves?

Often, a lot of people speak to hear the sound of their own voice. A lot of people reiterate facts that others have already stated. To improve efficiency, I think that people should consider what has been said before, before they MITCHELL on 15

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> Environmental Policy and Planning commission chair > Second-year Envrionmental policy, analysis, and planning major

1. What’s your most embarrassing fashion mistake?

Oh, I feel like every day is an embarrassing fashion mistake.

Normally, I just don’t care enough, which is probably a good thing. I did have a pair of plaid shorts and I wore like a plaid flannel shirt and then Crocs.That was a bad day.That was just all bad on a lot of levels. [They’re] industrial outdoor Crocs so they wear down slightly less frequently.They’re actually pretty comfy.They’re not fashionable — I won’t be the first to admit, they’re atrocious, but they’re definitely comfy.

2. Which online dating service would you use?

I hate the internet. I don’t know enough of any of them to even make a judgment, all I know is they exist and I think it’s silly.

3. What’s your favorite memory on the UC Davis campus?

I think my favorite memory was [when] I was in the tractor class ABT [Applied Biological Systems Technology] 49, and I was driving a mid-sized tracker, but it had this really huge implement they use to level the ground that was maybe about 30 feet long, and I was driving it across the field and I was like,“I guess I can go faster” and so I slowly increased the speed and then I was going like about 25 to 30 miles per hour with this huge — and then the teacher of the tractor class is like *waving arms* “STOP! STOP! STOP!”That was super fun.

4. What skills will your major give you, and how do you plan to apply those skills?

I think it will give me a lot of skills as far as navigating the extremely complicated and bureaucratic regulations that the country and the state of California in particular have placed on human interactions with the environment. I’m not sure MOED on 15

Watts Legal with DANIEL WATTS Question: I read online that Ellen Degeneres doesn’t own the selfie she took at the Oscars, even though I think she used her own phone. That got me to wondering: Who owns the pictures on my iPhone? If I post on Facebook a photo of my friends that I took with my iPhone, can one of my friends get me to take it down?

— F.V. Davis, CA Answer: Any work of art put in a fixed medium of expression is a copyrightable work. The copyright belongs to the author. When a photograph is taken, the author is usually the photographer. During the creation of a photograph, the photographer is the one who put the artistic effort into it by choosing the white balance, or the angle of the shot, or the timing. The photographer is the “artist,” even if this particular photograph required very little actual effort.

Ellen does not own her selfie — or at least the copyright in her selfie — because she was not the photographer.

It was actor Bradley Cooper, not Ellen, who stretched out his arm and snapped the most-tweeted photo of all time.

Since he used the camera, he owns the copyright unless certain exceptions apply.

Indeed, if an exception applies, the internet ma­­y be wrong about Ellen. A photographer does not own the copyright to his work if he signed over his rights to somebody else like his employer. Photographers for the Associated Press or Reuters, for instance, probably sign employment contracts agreeing that their photographs are works for hire, which means the copyrights belong to the people paying their salaries. If Bradley Cooper signed an agreement to take the photograph for Ellen, and signed a contract to that effect, Ellen, not Cooper, would own the selfie.

And because of a court ruling that came out a couple weeks ago, there’s even the possibility that any actor in the photo could own a small piece of the copyright. In Garcia v. Google, the Ninth Circuit considered whether an actress who played a bit role in the film “Innocence of Muslims” owned a copyright in her performance.

(She wanted the film taken offline; she’d been receiving death threats since the film was dubbed to make it look like she was calling the prophet Mohammed a child molester.)

The director of Innocence of Muslims never made the actress sign an agreement transferring ownership of her performance to him, so the court decided that her performance in the film was an independent work of authorship, and she owned a copyright in her portion of the film. The court ordered Google to take down all copies of the film from YouTube, though emphasized that the takedown order did not apply to versions of the film without the actress’s performance.

Based on that decision, one of the actors appearing in the Oscar selfie photo could argue that they own a copyright in their “performance” — after all, they posed! — and tell Twitter to take the photo down. Twitter would probably fight that in court (and would probably win, since posing for a photo is less of a performance than acting), but it’s not outside the realm of possibility.

If you asked me this question a month ago, I would have said your friends do not own copyrights in photographs you took of them. After Garcia v. Google, it’s a little unclear.

Even if your friends did file a lawsuit against you, they would not be able to win much money unless they took the time (and money) to register the copyright with the federal government.

Although an author automatically owns a copyright in every work he creates, he cannot get much money in a lawsuit unless he has paid registration fees to the U.S. Copyright Office. That takes effort that the average college student is probably unwilling to put in.

Daniel is a Sacramento attorney, former Davis City Council candidate and graduate of UC Davis School of Law. He’ll answer questions sent to him at governorwatts@ gmail.com or tweeted to @governorwatts.

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Students experiment with legal hallucinogen salvia Reasons for use include easy access, undetectability in drug tests

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features@theaggie.org Have you ever woken up in class and realized your professor wasn’t actually shooting flames out of his fingertips?

Maybe that’s a little radical for a post-lunch day dream, but it would be a realistic hallucination if you’d smoked salvia before heading to lecture.

Salvia, which is legal to purchase in the state of California for those over the age of 18, causes users to experience anything from extreme euphoria to full-blown hallucinations.

The term “salvia” comes from the scientific name Salvia divinorum — Salvia as the genus and divinorum indicating the species. According to Mosen Aly, the owner of Smoke Hut, a smoke shop on Covell Boulevard, salvia itself is commonly referred to as sage, and is the only species of the plant type that is distributed for psychedelic use.

“It was never meant to be smoked,”Aly said.“Salvia was legalized to be burned as incense, and the label on a package describes it as ‘a tool for self-exploration.’”

Salvia use was recorded for the first time in 1938 as a vision-inducing tea made from the leaves of the salvia plant, according to the University of Maryland Center for Substance Abuse Research.

As the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen, salvia can be ingested in a variety of ways: through smoking, chewing the fresh leaves, burning it as an incense or by making it into a drink.

Once the drug is absorbed into

the bloodstream, it distorts human perception.

Aly said most of salvia’s appeal comes from its ease of access and the fact that it doesn’t show up on drug tests, two factors that set it apart from other drugs.

Even so, it hasn’t reached widespread popularity. Aly said that salvia sales have made up only about 1 percent of the total sales of his store since Smoke Hut opened three months ago.

“The package says that it’s not intended for human consumption,” Aly said.“I originally bought 18 packages of salvia to sell, and I still have 12, if that tells you anything.”

Nate Zanger, a second-year managerial economics major who has had first-hand experience with the drug, said that even though it’s legal, salvia poses safety concerns for many people.

“It can be really scary,” Zanger said. “People do it once or twice, and then they’ve had enough.”

Rachel, a second-year exercise biology major who declined to giver he last name, said that she and a few friends have experimented salvia in the past, but are not regular users, partly because the effects of salvia are dissimilar to typical college party drugs like marijuana or alcohol.

Salvia’s hallucinogenic effects don’t promote socialization, and do not typically last for more than 10 minutes.

“Salvia is kind of a gateway drug for shrooms and acid,” Rachel said.

“I’ve considered doing that, but haven’t really gotten around to it because I’m scared of it, mostly for

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Pipes and other tobacco smoking accessories can be found in various shops around Davis.

health reasons.”

While salvia’s range of effects are largely based on the user and the strength of the specific salvia, Zanger recalled two separate hallucinations.

“You feel like out of the world, you’re not there. One time that I did it, I was looking at this rug on the wall, and I started seeing a skeleton in it. I made a whole story out of the rug and started saying it.

The rug was black and yellow-ish, and the black came out at me in a 4D sort of way — it separated from the wall,” Zanger said.

Rachel described a situation in which she felt an “out-of-body” experience caused by salvia.

“Initially, I laughed uncontrollably,” Rachel said. “Then I felt like the table that I was at was being sucked into the earth. I hon-

estly thought that I was never going to come back into reality.”

Zanger also said that the drug has caused him to relive scenes from his past.

“Another time I was on salvia it was like I was at the finish of a cross country race,” Zanger said. “I saw my coach and envisioned the whole race, everything — it took me back to high school.”

Though he said he would recommend it to others, Zanger did offer a bit of advice to new users.

“If you’re considering trying salvia, do it in a safe place,” Zanger said. “Do it with other people who are sober just in case something goes wrong; on a couch or something.”

According to Rachel, when you’re on salvia, your sense of selfawareness suffers.

Public forum discusses downtown drunkenness Neighborhood court initiates conversation about solutions

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On Feb. 26, the Downtown Davis Business Association held a public forum to discuss downtown nightlife and some of its issues, most of which are alcohol-related.

Community members, ASUCD representatives, business owners and the Davis Police Department attended the meeting.

The meeting was initiated by Judith MacBrine, a facilitator of the neighborhood court.

“The focus of neighborhood court is restorative as opposed to punitive,” MacBrine said during her presentation.

The issue at hand, as outlined by MacBrine, is downtown alcohol abuse and misuse, which takes the form of public drunkenness, public urination, battery and possession of an open container of alcohol.

Some of the concerns listed by the participants of the forum included the distribution of alcohol, the increase of signage for restrooms, college parties in residential areas, deeper mental health issues and property damage.

“What’s really nice about Davis is that all of the bar scene is really contained within a few blocks, so if any rowdiness is occurring it would be within small parameters,” said Allison Kopas, a third-year communication major. She added that she believes that this would hopefully make the nightlife less of an annoyance to the local community.

“As [a] community, we all have a part in this and this isn’t happening just because people like to get drunk on the weekends and it’s not just their issue, there are a lot of issues for many different players as to why this is happening,” MacBrine said.

Some examples that MacBrine said she has seen range from a woman misplacing her panties to someone walking on the train tracks, falling and subsequently getting rocks in her orifices.

MacBrine went out driving on the evening of Feb. 22 to see some of the downtown nightlife in action.

What she witnessed were crowds around bar entrances, making entry impossible, to which she attributed much of the public urination. She said that if people can’t reach the restrooms they are going to take to the streets.

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Pee Street because there is primarily where we see most of the public urination,” MacBrine said.

MacBrine said some of the primary causes are the student’s desire for experimentation, bonding experience, the cultural standard of “getting wasted” at 21, preloading at home, binge drinking and a fad of blacking out.

Some of the solutions the participants identified were a focus on a multi-generational downtown, easy access to food and water, education, working with ASUCD and a Davis Bouncer school.

“If we [are] able to bring the stakeholders together and continue this conversation I think it’s really going to benefit the downtown as a whole,” said Stewart Savage, executive director of downtown Davis.

Savage sees data collection and greater participation in future forums as the next steps for the community.

“The hardest part is trying to come up with solutions with only a few people in the room — if we were to get more people involved we [would] have a greater idea for success,” Savage said.

According to Savage, the downtown bars and restaurants are very participatory and work closely with law enforcement to ensure things don’t get out of hand.

“It’s a community problem; we all need to come together to figure out the solutions. It requires cooperation from many groups in the community,” said Ton Phan, police lieutenant for the patrol division for the Davis Police Department (DPD).

Moving forward, Phan said that the DPD will be holding meetings to discuss how to better handle drunkenness and to research what other cities are doing to deal with similar issues.

“I think people think we have 10 to 20 police officers on the street, and that’s not so. We have anywhere between four and eight on a busy night and it takes a couple big fights and our resources are drained,” Phan said.

This is an issue because it takes officers away from other problems happening around the city.

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“You don’t realize what you’re doing, but if you watch a video of yourself on it, you realize you’re not functional,” Rachel said.

“That’s another reason why kids don’t do it more frequently.”

Since it is legal, salvia does not seem to have a black market in California; both Rachel and Zanger said that everyone they know has just bought salvia from Davis smoke shops that offer it.

Salvia comes in a range of strengths, and is sold in bags of one gram. The cost of a bag of salvia ranges from $10 to $35 at Smoke Hut. “Users consume about onetenth of a gram per use,” Aly said.

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news in brief Delayed Fifth Street construction to be completed early May City of Davis officials said that the Fifth Street construction will be completed as soon as early May 2014.

The project was initially projected to be completed January 2014, but has experienced a few setbacks.

Vanguard Construction Services of Livermore began working in early October 2013 with the intention to make biking and pedestrian activity along Fifth Street safer.

They will be adding bike lanes between A and L streets. They will also be adding a dual left-turn lane and turn pockets, upgrading and adding access ramps in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act and adding new traffic lights and pedestrian activated traffic lights at the C and J street intersections.

To date, they have completed much of the work, said Roxanne Namazi, City of Davis senior civil engineer in the Public Works Department.

“The majority of the concrete flatwork including upgrading the access ramps and sidewalks — adjacent to the ramps — is completed. Foundations for the signal poles, pedestrian signals and street lights have been poured. The conduits for the street lights and traffic signals have been installed,” Namazi said.

In its entirety, the total project is projected to cost $1.9 million, according to Namazi. It will be payed for in part by a $836,000 Sacramento Area Council of Government grant, Davis transportation and transportation roads funds, $200,000 from a Highway Safety Improvement program grant and $50,000 from Community Development Block Grant funds.

The principal reasons for the delay were the halting of construction work on Thanksgiving and New Year’s in order to minimize “public disruption” over the holidays.

Construction is also waiting for traffic lights to arrive.

“Street lights are scheduled to be delivered within the next few weeks.As soon as street lights are delivered they will be installed — they will not be energized until we have PG&E’s service points. Signal poles and equipment, Econolite, are scheduled to be delivered early April. Signal installation and striping work will be done during the month of April,” Namazi said.

The street lights are to upgrade traffic signals on A, B and L streets.They will be adding additional eight-phase signals at the intersections of F and G streets and a fire station access traffic light at the E Street intersection.

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AKIRA OLIVIA KUMAMOTO arts@theaggie.org On March 8, Indian musician Rita Sahai will be returning to perform at the Mondavi Center. Sahai performs Indian classical vocal music and will be accompanied by other musicians who specialize in traditional Indian instruments.

Sahai specializes in a form of music known as Hindustani which is traditional repertoire from Northern India. Classic Hindustani pieces tend to feature either an instrumental or vocal soloist, tabla (a two-drum instrument), a drone (an instrument that provides a perpetual tone to follow) and a melodic instrument (like a violin or harmonium). Sahai accompanies herself on the tanpura, a traditional drone string instrument.

Sahai was born in India and has performed music since she was a child.

Since the age of 9, she studied Hindustani with renowned instructors and eventually came to the U.S. to expand her musical knowledge. She eventually trained under internationally-renowned sarod (traditional Indian string instrument) maestro Ali Akbar Khan, during which time she mastered Seni Allauddin Gharana style — a branch of Indian classic music known for its intricate ragas (a traditional Indian melodic pattern).

The musician has been widely praised by critics for her mastery of Hindustani music and was deemed “Gayan Alankar,” which means “The Jewel of Music.” She has recorded music with bluegrass Grammy award-winning artist Béla Fleck and tours throughout the world offering performances and music classes.

Chair of the UC Davis Department of Ethnomusicology, Henry Spiller, has seen Sahai perform before and expressed in an email interview his awe of the musician.

“Rita is a very natural, quiet, calm presence on stage, and she makes me (and the rest of the audience) feel at ease,” Spiller said. “Yet when she sings, she demands my attention, and I find myself intimately and actively involved in the minutest details of the music: the rich beauty of her voice, her subtle melodic ornamentation, her slow unfolding of the piece’s tonal material. It is exhilarating.”

Sahai will be accompanied by an array of talented musicians. The instruments featured will be harmonium, tabla, slide guitar and viola. Sahai’s performance will mainly showcase her vocal ability. The use of slide guitar with vocal pieces is considered rare. Instrumentalist Vikram Shrowty will be playing the instrument and said he is excited to see how the performance turns out.

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Kanwaljit Kalsi, a life-long friend of Sahai, will be accompanying her on the harmonium. Interestingly, the harmonium is the one instrument used in traditional Hindustani music that is not original to India. The instrument is German, but blends well with Indian classical vocal music.

“I play harmonium when accompanying Indian singing,” Kalsi said.

“It is easy to carry; it sounds sweet and one can sing and play at the same time. You can use it for light music, folk music as well as for classical Indian music.”

Though Sahai is well-versed in many traditional Indian vocal classics, she writes a lot of her own music and will be performing original new pieces on March 8. Rita said she hopes her music will inspire people to learn more about music. She also said she hopes people will emotionally connect to her pieces.

“Indian music is based off emotion,” Sahai said. “I am looking forward to touching everyone’s heart — that’s my goal. Some musicians try to show off, but I just want to touch people’s hearts.”

The performance will take place in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre in the Mondavi Center. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Ticket prices vary. For further ticket and show information, you can visit tickets.mondaviarts.org.

I may spend most of my time with video games nowadays, but I’m the kind of guy who can appreciate a good card/party game every now and then. Spot It! Hip falls into that category despite my initial skepticism. Adding the words “hip” or “hipster” to anything doesn’t appeal to my personal taste, but the core Spot It! formula makes for a fun game with friends.

Spot It! Hip is a small tin can full of cards, each with various illustrations of things such as donuts, glasses or tacos.The idea of the game is to match similar objects with each other across numerous cards. For example, if I have a card with a spoon on it and another card placed in the center has that same spoon icon, I attempt to call out the name of the icon before anyone else.

The actual goal of the game beyond that basic premise varies. Spot It! Hip’s instructions list five different game options that each put their own unique spin on the game. One involves collecting cards after naming similar objects; another is about having the least amount of cards, and my personal favorite,“Hot Potato,” introduces a system in which the loser holds every single card in a giant stack by the end of the game.

The first few rounds are slow as everyone learns the intricacies of the game, but once the pace picks up it never goes back down. At its best, Spot It! Hip is a room full of people yelling things like “Cool Panda!” and “Mustache!” while frantically placing cards. I imagine it looks insane to an outsider, but trust me, it’s fun.

Spot It! has been around for a few years now, but Spot It! Hip specifically targets the college crowd. Personally, I didn’t gain any extra enjoyment from the game by encountering icons like “YOLO” and “Swag,” though I suppose it boils down to a case of subjective humor.The hipster label does little to benefit the game, but it doesn’t hurt it either.

At the very least, Spot It! Hip reminds us that simple card games with friends can be surprisingly fun. Simple card games with friends and a few drinks can be even better, but you didn’t hear that from me.

SHAKESPEARE-ON-A-SHOESTRING PRESENTS THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Low budget production features almost all-female cast

ABBY ALCALA | AGGIE Cast of The Merchant of Venice rehearses for their upcoming performance from March 13 to 16.

JOHN KESLER arts@theaggie.org Shakespeare-On-a-Shoestring (SOS), a no-budget troupe in the Department of Theatre and Dance, will present The Merchant of Venice from March 13 to 16.

The play is directed by Bella Merlin, a UC Davis theatre and dance professor. Merlin came up with the idea of the Shoestring series, which minimizes the use of costumes and aims to maximize drama and audience involvement, shortly after she began to work at UC Davis.

“I arrived in 2008 when the financial crisis was happening, and production budgets were being hacked,” Merlin said. “I wanted to tell the world that actors could tell any story despite the budget, so I made a series that deliberately had no budget.”

According to Merlin, the idea for the series came about by accident.

“I was at a conference in the Mondavi two years ago and we were talking about different facilities on campus,” Merlin said. “I realized that with the Wyatt [Pavilion] Theatre, we had a facility that was perfect for Shakespeare and it just came out of my mouth in the midst of this conference.

At that point, I realized it was crazy that we hadn’t done something with it already.”

This particular staging of The Merchant of Venice features a minimal amount of props and almost no set decorations.

Callie Heyer, a fourth-year dramatic art major who plays Bassanio, described this as a rewarding challenge on the actors.

“I think it’s really given the actors the forefront,” Heyer

said. “We’re the ones who bring the color and excitement to the show in the way other shows compensate for by using sets and lighting.”

Except for the actor playing Shylock, the entire cast in this production is female. According to Merlin, this was unintentional.

“I initially wanted a multicultural cast, but Grapes of Wrath was running at the same time,” Merlin said. “That play is very realistic and thus needed men to be men and women to be women. I didn’t need that so I could cast whoever I wanted based on their performance.”

Pablo Lopez, a first-year Chicano studies and dramatic

art double major who plays Shylock, expressed how the casting situation helps push him to embrace his role.

“As an actor, I feel no difference, but it allows me to imagine what it’s like to be entirely different, to be the one percent who are pushed aside,” Lopez said. “It allows my imagination to work. Also, theatre is mostly women and I’ve grown accustomed to being around women anyway.

I was the only guy in my freshman seminar last quarter.”

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Presented by the UC Davis Department of Music, Rita Sahai will be performing a Hindustani classical vocal concert where she will be accompanied by the table, harmonium, viola and slide guitar. Sahai is a talented composer and performer whose vocal talents have led to recording vocals for the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist Béla Fleck.

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Pianist and composer Delbert Bump will be presenting a new style of music called “SA-ZIL” that combines aspects of Salsa and Brazilian, creating a danceable combination of music.

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Widely read and award-winning poet Camille Norton will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Following Norton at 9 p.m., the open mic will begin with The Spokes, the only all-female a capella group at UC Davis who has toured extensively throughout California.

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The artist Ann Agee, whose work includes installations in the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Arts, will be lecturing on campus. The ceramic artist and sculptor is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.

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PAUL SANCHEZ arts@theaggie.org On March 7, the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will be hosting The Grapes of Wrath Symposium, honoring the 75th anniversary of the publication of the Steinbeck novel while also exploring the larger social, cultural and historical context surrounding the novel, both in the past and the present.

The symposium is free to the public and will be held in Lab A at Wright Hall, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending at 5:45 p.m.

Andrea Del Moral, a current Master of Fine Arts candidate in the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, contributed to the planning of the symposium, and chose the groupings of faculty that will be speaking together in their respective sessions.

In an email interview, Del Moral also explained that the quality of the UC Davis faculty in both the agricultural sciences and the social sciences and humanities will

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present itself in these pairings, with the hope of allowing new connections to be made by students and faculty alike.

“The symposium is an opportunity to build context interactively, with people who can share a lot of background knowledge,” Del Moral said. “We’re an elite campus in terms of agricultural technology and research; we also have great historians, social scientists and humanities scholars with deep knowledge of the phenomena that weave through Grapes and also through our California farm communities and urban centers, where poverty is also on the rise.”

Del Moral explained that she hopes the symposium will help expose the United States’ current problem with rural poverty; the first topic of the symposium will feature Sasha Abramsky, author, journalist, University Writing Program lecturer and Center for Poverty Research affiliate, and Marianne Page, professor of economics and deputy director of the Center for Poverty Research,

who have both researched and written extensively on the topic of rural poverty in America.

“I’m looking forward to hearing Sasha Abramsky and Marianne Page talk more about rural poverty at the symposium. My understanding is that rural poverty is increasing, compounded by droughts across the West that have farm owners planting fewer crops, and creating fewer jobs.

Since I buy food, that affects me directly,” Del Moral said.

Del Moral explained that the study of theater and its surrounding context has a unique way of bridging together various aspects of academia, allowing for a clearer understanding of the human condition.

“One of theater’s strengths is that it can bridge academia’s silos by foregrounding human experiences that pervade all fields of specialization. Grapes of Wrath is a terrific show for that. I’m really happy that it resonates with so many people from so many parts of campus,” Del Moral said.

D AV I S M U R A L T E A M COMMENCES WORK ON COMMUNITY MURAL Parking garage at First, F streets to be painted INEZ KAMINSKI arts@theaggie.org On March 1 at 8:30 a.m., Mayor Joe Krovoza and the Davis City Council officially dedicated the second floor of the parking garage on the corner of First and F streets as the Art Garage.

The mural is directed by the Davis Mural Team and is organized by team member John Natsoulas.

Although the Davis Mural Team usually works independently of the community, anyone and everyone was welcome to participate in painting the mural.

The garage will also have a mural all through the stairwell and on the first floor and entryway of the garage. The second-floor mural is only the first phase of the project. Completion of the Art Garage is expected to take multiple weekends.

There are 10 members on the Davis Mural Team.

They are responsible for nearly all of the public art in town, and began in 2011. This particular project is being greatly driven by members Kerry RowlandAvrech and William Maul. Maul has been a profes-

sional artist for 35 years and painted the first mural by the Davis Mural Team, as well as the fourth mural, behind Peet’s Coffee & Tea. “Kerry and I drew everything on the second floor; we’ve spent the last two nights drawing that out,” Maul said. “We’re [painting] a Prius going through the wall [on the first floor], and then on the other side it’ll have the front of the car too. This is going to be my favorite part; it’s my pet project. I’ll also supervise the painting of the stairwell.”

According to Natsoulas, this is the first time that the City of Davis and the Davis Mural Team have worked together so closely.

“The city has not really worked with us on this until now,” Natsoulas said. “This is a breakthrough for us. We struggled with the city. The murals are all funded by myself and the John Natsoulas Gallery and the artists. We approach the owners of the businesses.

[The parking garage is] a city building, and Regal Cinema Group allowed us to come in and do this.”

The participants in the painting of the mural came from all walks of life, ranging from professional artists, college and high school students, seniors and small children alike.

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THE LOUNGE LIZARDS PRESENT “ N O I N S T R U M E N T S AT TAC H E D ” A cappella group to host annual concert

COURTESY The Lounge Lizards pose for a group photo.

Courtesy of Evelyn Faith Photography.

ZOE SHARPLES arts@theaggie.org On March 14, The Lounge Lizards, UC Davis’ co-ed a cappella group, will host the annual show “No Instruments Attached,” performing a mixture of old favorites and

new songs alongside several different a cappella groups.

The show will welcome to the stage UC Davis’ male a cappella group The Afterglow, The Cal Jazz Choir from UC A CAPPELLA O N PAGE 1 4

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SCI+tech UCLA researchers link common pesticides to Parkinson’s disease Inhibition of ALDH by chemicals in pesticides contributes to risk for disease EMILY SEFEROVICH science@theaggie.org

A team of medical researchers at UCLA has drawn an unnerving link between pesticide exposure and an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease. For individuals of a genetically at-risk population, even low levels of exposure can exponentially increase the likelihood of developing the disease. The research was published in the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Neurology.

Parkinson’s disease is the progressive degradation of an individual’s capacity to move in a smooth, stable fashion. This chronic disorder involves the loss of function and eventual death of indispensable neuronal tissue in the brain, specifically of the substantia nigra region (this is the region responsible for voluntary movement). One of the primary functions of the endangered neuron population is the synthesis of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is key for movement control and coordination. As Parkinson’s disease progresses, the declining neural population of the substantia nigra region is unable to secrete adequate levels of dopamine for an individual to produce coordinated movement.

What begins as a faint quiver eventually progresses into a pronounced loss of muscular control.

“Impaired balance and gait tends to affect patients’ activities of daily living and the tremors can further impede patients’ fine motor function such as writing, eating and working,” said Lin Zhang, director of the Movement Disorders Program of the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Initially, the UCLA team discovered a link between Parkinson’s and the pesticide benomyl, which has been banned from use by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency. While benomyl’s selective toxicity was intended to target microorganisms, invertebrates and earthworms, the research team revealed that benomyl and an assortment of common, currently used agricultural and industrial pesticides may have similarly devastating consequences. Used in the production of organic/inorganic foods, maintenance of golf courses and the sterilization of commercial buildings and homes, these chemicals may trigger the chronic effects of Parkinson’s through the inhibition of a crucial toxin-degrading enzyme, aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) — coincidentally one of the primary enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism.

According to study author Jeff Bronstein, people with a relatively common variation to the genetic sequence that codes for ALDH are particularly sensitive to the effects of ALDH-inhibiting pesticides.

ALDH inhibition prevents the degradation of toxic aldehydes into less toxic byproducts that can more easily be dealt with by the body. In individuals with insufficient ALDH enzyme, the toxic aldehydes build up and cause harm to dopamineproducing cells. As dopamine concentrations decrease over time, an individual’s risk for developing Parkinson’s increases.

The study was conducted on a group of 360 patients with Parkinson’s disease from three different agriculture-heavy counties in Central California. Additionally, 816 people from the same area who did not have Parkinson’s were recruited for the study. The team of researchers focused their analyses on individuals with ambient exposures to pesticides at work and at home, and used information from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to determine approximate

levels of exposure.

“In this study we looked at a certain region of the polymorphic gene in question; we found seven different genetic variants, but you can cluster them into two major categories: The first class is ‘clade 1’ and composes roughly 65 percent of individuals; approximately 35 percent are ‘clade 2.’ In the absence of pesticide exposure the variation alone doesn’t increase an individual’s risk of developing Parkinson’s much, but for the individuals of clade 2, exposure to the pesticides does increase the risk [several-fold],” Bronstein said.

The key takeaway point from Dr. Bronstein’s statement is that in a perfect environment, individuals in either clade 1 or clade 2 would not see an increased risk for Parkinson’s; expose this population to certain pesticides, however, and everyone, especially clade 2 members, becomes susceptible. It’s not that clade 2 members have a higher overall risk of developing Parkinson’s, it’s simply that this population is more significantly impacted by pesticides when they are present.

“For the vulnerable populations, inhalation and ingestion of the chemicals were the primary routes of exposure,” said Beate Ritz, UCLA professor of epidemiology.

It is important for potentially exposed individuals to wear gloves, masks and protective equipment when pesticides are being applied, and to know what pesticides are being used. A primary focus of this study and the work surrounding it is to identify the mechanisms by which the environment may contribute to Parkinson’s disease.The ultimate goal is to develop ways to treat it.

Pesticides are a perfect reminder of the potential dangers that human ingenuity poses to many species, including our own. These chemicals, which are designed with the sole purpose of benefiting humanity, may be our downfall if we aren’t thorough in testing their biochemical consequences. n

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in the works, and that Sandstrom should not have waited until the bill had been passed almost unanimously (10-0-2) through senate to voice her concerns with the bill.

A motion by Thomas to divide the house on overturning the veto was not seconded.

Next, Smythe motioned to move the meeting to elected officer reports. After the reports, senate moved to orders of the day. Bottoms and McManus announced two upcoming court cases: Thomas v. Sandstrom on March 3 and Kinsey v. Gonzales on March 8.

The meeting moved to public discussion. ASUCD Controller Eric Evans discussed future plans for the ASUCD post office and the Experimental College. Senator Mariah Watson then motioned to call a closed section meeting for next week regarding “personnel matters.” Senators and the public then discussed more efficient methods of obtaining and publishing senate meeting minutes.

Finally, senate approved the minutes from the Feb. 13 senate meeting.

Bottoms adjourned the meeting at 10:05 p.m.

— Scott Dresser

BLACK FAMILY WEEK Cont. from page 2

and Linda Francis Alexander scholars.

“It was a really great event for the black community and was empowering for black women especially. It affirmed and celebrated the beauty of black hair and black women,” said attendee Funke Aderonmu, a first-year international relations major.

According to Chollampat, the event coordinators wished more students knew Black Family Week was happening.

“It is a challenge getting it known to the greater Davis community because not even everyone is aware that there is a Cross Cultural Center on campus,” Chollampat said.

In order to increase student awareness, students from the CCC tabled outside the Memorial Union utilized social media and encouraged teachers to give extra credit to students who attended events during the week.

Fong Tran, program coordinator at the CCC, said that many students are generally unaware of CCC events.

“There are students that are super aware because they are leaders on campus and take the time to engage through activism, but there are other students that might not be aware, so we as a department have made a really strong effort to be visible,” Tran said.

Black Family Week is actually separate from Black Family Day, which will be held May 17. Although Black Family Day used to be held as the kickoff ceremony for Black Family Week, Black Family Week was moved to take place during February, which is Black History Month. Despite this change, the intent behind Black Family Week has remained the same — to remind students to value the diversity on the UC Davis campus.

“The University is investing in providing the diversity on this campus and how it relates to our movement towards having students well-equipped to operate in the world,” Tran said. n

TECH TIPS

THIS WEEK IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Attention Apple device users BUG IN APPLE’S SECURITY CODE

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For all of those Apple device users — be it iPhone, iPod, iPad or Mac — a recent software update was made available that fixes a critical security protocol and ensures the integrity of online information. With this hole in your operating software, which has existed since iOS 6, hackers could potentially access confidential information such as passwords, bank accounts and pretty much any other form of private data accessible via your device. If you have not updated your Apple devices recently, we recommend to do so as soon as possible.

The patch came through for iOS; meaning iPhone, iPad and iPod on Feb. 21. Yet the bug applied to the Macintosh OS X platform as well, and Apple waited until Feb. 25 to provide the necessary software patch for their Mac users. With the flaw in their source code well-acknowledged by the iOS update and the delay in OS X, Apple has since been scrutinized for their lack of promptness in fixing such a large hole in security.

The programming code which contained the fatal error is presented here: if ((err = SSLHashSHA1. update(&hashCtx, &signedParams)) != 0) goto fail;

goto fail;

This section of code is called when an Apple device connects to an encrypted site, and it is supposed to authenticate the identity of the website the user is attempting to visit. Imagine typing in your bank website, and a false web page is displayed instead; where this function should verify the sites encryption key, it does not. The real bug is in two words of the included code, “goto fail;,” more specifically the second one that appears.

For anyone who has taken introductory computer science classes, the problem should be fairly obvious. Apple made a very low-level mistake in a very important section of their code. The command, “goto fail;” effectively jumps to a different place in the code.

The first “goto fail;” is correct and acts as a vital security check, but the second is a typo that is not attached to the “ifstatement” above. What this code does is perform a check which may proceed to the first “goto fail;” being initialized, but if it is not, then the function exits the “if-statement” and runs the second “goto fail;” regardless of any check. The way this code is written means that it will “goto fail;” every time, completely skipping over the remaining security checks in the function.

Those concerned with their internet security may visit Gotofail.com using Apple’s Safari browser to test if your device is in need of updating. n

New gesture recognition technology is now cheaper than ever before and uses significantly less power than touch screens. AllSee, created by Bryce Kellogg,Vamsi Talla and Shyam Gollakota from the University of Washington, has a small sensor that can be installed on the phone. Through this sensor it uses television signals that already exist to recognize gestures and sources of power itself. Unlike current gesture recognition technology, the device can be in your pocket and still pick up your gestures.

DIET VS. REGULAR

According to a paper published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, cognitive psychologist Cecile Marczinski found that mixing vodka with diet soda would get men drunk faster than if they had mixed it with regular soda. Apparently, diet soda mixers increase the rate of alcohol absorption. It may come down to the the types of sugars used because because diet drinks contain artificial sugars.

BREAST MILK CHEESE

It turns out you cannot make cheese from human breast milk. According to Michael H. Tunick, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there is a lack of protein in it that doesn’t allow it to curdle to make cheese. Breast milk only contains one percent protein. In early lactation, 90 percent of the proteins are whey proteins, decreasing to 50 percent in late lactation.

BOGUS RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED

Cyril Labbé, a computer scientist from the Joseph Fournier University in France, discovered that over 120 fake research papers were published in 30 journals between 2008 and 2013. The fake papers were created through the use of SCIgen, where anyone can create a bogus paper. Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created SCIgen in 2005 to test the peer review system for both subscription-based journals and open-source journals. As of now, most publications have agreed to remove the SCIgen created papers. n

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Duane Wright, a third-year student in the sociology Ph.D. program at UC Davis and unit chair of UAW Local 2865, expressed that the greatest challenges of the current class sizes is the studentto-TA ratio. Wright explained that with her previous experience in the education system, she was able to develop personal relationships with students; here it has proven to be a much more challenging task.

“It’s difficult to not go above and beyond the hours that we’re paid because it means so much to us. In a survey back in 2011, over 100 members responded saying they’ve gone over hours working for free just because teaching means so much … I’ve held extra office hours and extra study sessions. It’s hard to see people struggling and not want to help them,” Wright said.

She says one can only speculate as to why the University would not be responding to allegations of too large class sizes.

“It’s come down to the priva-

tization of the University. The fact that it’s being run more like a private corporation than a research institution … This model is less about quality education and research and more about branding that’s based on growth to make it look successful. It’s that corporate model that says, well if they’re growing, everything must be going good. There’s no sober analysis about what’s the quality of education and the quality of life on this campus,” Wright said.

As employees of a higher education institute funded by the state, they are protected by the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act. Section 3567 states that any employee or group of employees may present a grievance to the employer if a higher education employer refuses to participate “in good faith” in an impasse procedure.

Caroline McKusick, a thirdyear student in the anthropology Ph.D. program at UC Davis and guide on the union’s executive board, explained that the union filed the grievance because they refused to bargain over the student-to-TA ratios.

“The University originally re-

DECATHLON Cont. from front page

in the proposal with examples of zero-net energy usefulness.

“I believe we were selected … on the merits of the proposal, which has a clear audience and need.While most energy-efficient housing is aimed at high or mid-market, ours is aimed at those that need it the most,” said Brett Synder, an assistant professor in the Department of Design.

The Department of Design was instrumental in putting together the design proposal.

They had several meetings that brought together people across the University from landscape architecture, social sciences, engineering and transportation.

“The University is obviously a big part of our efforts. We will run much of our operations through the Energy Efficiency Center innovation hub in the West Village, and look forward to interacting with campus communications and development staff especially to help make this a win that all of UC Davis can be proud of,” Loge said. “Obviously, the biggest resource is our student body, and for now, it’s a wealth of talent — we’re still putting together the structures we need to harness all that excellence and enthusiasm and put it to good use.”

The project generated a lot of interest on campus. Currently the team is looking for the most motivated students that will bring their skills, background and curiosity to the table for a true collaborative experience.

“Because this is such a complex project, we’re expecting faculty to choose the students they feel best suited to their specialties,” Loge said.“That process is ongoing.”

Faculty will start incorporating class projects within courses to contribute. Some engineering classes can require students to work on the project.

“There are three ways students can participate. For instance, there could be some engineering classes which require student[s] to choose between an array of options to contribute to the project. Second, there can be an internship for course credit of three to four units; third, students can be involved with cer-

fused to move on [our] demands but now they are because of the large amount of bargaining sessions across the state … We are hoping that if we keep bargaining we can convince them to come further on these issues to prioritize our compensation,” McKusick said.

Wright said that the University simply wouldn’t bargain over the TA-student ratios. The reason the union filed the complaint was because they believe that they have unfair working conditions and that their demands must be heard. She adds that there is a huge difference in the working conditions when a TA has 10 students versus 100.

“If you’re like myself and you’re more interested in a student-centered approach and breaking the student-teacher barrier, smaller class size helps facilitates that,” Wright said. “When you have a larger class size it’s a more one-way transmission of knowledge and you’re treating students like empty vessels that you have to pass knowledge onto … by having larger class sizes we don’t have the educational authority to teach how we want to teach.”

Students have differing views on the matter of their class sizes. Shan-

tain elements of the team. They can volunteer, fundraise and help put up a SmartSite together and a listserv [for] communication within the team,” said Ben Finkelor, executive director of the Engineering Efficiency Center.

Daniel Sperling, interim director of the UC Davis Energy Institute, believes the solar project will fight societal challenges such as climate change and energy efficiency.

“Solar energy replaces fossil energy (natural gas, petroleum, coal) and thus largely eliminates emissions of greenhouse gases,” Sperling said. “For example, West Village itself is already nearly zero-net energy. State laws require it for future buildings.All it requires is better efficiency and more use of renewable energy which is clean, non-polluting and good for the environment.”

The project will result in a working prototype house that will find a permanent home on campus, and be accepted in the larger marketplace. Since the home must be shipped to Irvine, it must be put into containers and reassembled.

“Our initial concept was to ship the house in parts through containers as a starting point.

We will reconstruct the home in Irvine using rails, and this laborious process will involve using storage containers, barges and rail cars, but it is structurally sound,” Finkelor said.

The team also looks at this as an opportunity to showcase how great UC Davis is as a school.

“We battle societal challenges. We may not get recognition because we are not an athletic powerhouse like Stanford or UCLA. However, we solve world problems with our agricultural school. We are doing big things like figuring out how to address climate change. Every student should feel like this is the opportunity to get engaged,” Finkelor said.

The team has communicated with some local and regional housing providers, and they have expressed a keen interest in what we’re hoping to accomplish. Statewide, there is a target for 100 percent of new homes to be zero energy efficient by 2020.

“We look forward to bringing those goals into reality using technologies and techniques that hold a modular home to a tight price point,” Loge said. “Succeeding will make it harder for anyone to complain that it can’t be done.” 

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when people can go to these community events. They can look online and read reports. We’ll have a forum where people can write comments on the document,” Harlan said.

The Community Health Assessment will be available April 2014 along with the online forum and the calendar of community outreach events.

Participants in the work sessions believe these assessments are necessary to start tackling huge health care disparities in communities in Yolo County. Hermenegildo Varela, community health educator for Woodland Healthcare, sees the assessments as an opportunity for addressing health care concerns such as obesity, diabetes, transportation and insurance.

“With the assessments, not only the county, but [also] the clinics will be aware of the needs [of the community] and hopefully they will make the health services more accessible,” Varela said.

He adds, one of the biggest problems is transportation to health care facilities in

na Howard, a second-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, said that large classes make it much harder to have one-on-one interactions with professors.

“There is not a whole lot that can be done because so many people need to be taking the same classes. The size of the larger lectures would have to drastically decrease to make much of a difference, and I don’t know if this would be possible … Most of the professors I’ve had for my large classes would have no idea who I was if I saw them outside of class, and if I needed to get a letter of recommendation [from] a professor I would have nobody to ask,” Howard said.

Caileigh Brown, a fourth-year computer science major, said that she prefers small classes because it allows for more personal interaction with professors but that she has still been able to connect with professors and TAs by putting in much more time out of class. She sees this as more of a student’s responsibility whether they connect with their professors and TAs or not.

“The TAs tend to be overworked because of the large classes

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mural a lot more community-oriented than we [have with the other murals], having the community come in and help us throw paint on the walls and get creative with it,” RowlandAvrech said. “Then we’ll have other artists come in and tighten it up later.

A lot of people come up [to the Mural Team] and want to get involved.

This is the way to do it.”

The mural on the second floor shows a progression from right to left of history, culture and art in Davis, beginning with the Davis Art Center in 1960. Other representations include the Blue Mango restaurant, open from 1979-95, the Whole Earth Festival and the Picnic Day cow. The 140-foot wall ends with a painting of the Mondavi Center, done by Davis High School

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with Merlin as an educational experience.

“What’s great about working with her is that she’s the acting professor here, so she already knows most of us very well,” Wyatt-Mair said. “She had an acting intensive course over the summer — 10 hours a day for two weeks — so it’s nice to have a director who knows your work, your process and what you need to work on. She’s

Woodland from Knights Landing, a rural community near Woodland. According to the Knights Landing Clinic’s website, before its recent opening, the community had lost its migrant clinic in 2008 and had no close source of medical care. This was a problem because individuals had to travel 20 minutes to Woodland to see a physician, which is a challenge due to limited bus hours and lack of access to other modes of transportation.

“Another big problem is about health insurance. With the health reform, more people can have insurance but there’s still a large part of the community that [doesn’t] have documentation so we still have a big problem,” Varela said.

Varela believes the health assessments will allow community members to contribute their hopes for how to improve their individual communities throughout Yolo County.

“The assessments are very important.

People that live in communities know what their needs are … it’ll be important to get input to know what they need and what they want,” Varela said.

Students see community health assessments as a step in the right direction. Maya

and grading … students, however, tend to not go out of their way to talk to the TAs so I think that might be more of a student issue,” Brown said. “Chances are anything that’s being bargained won’t be around by the time I graduate.

The facilities I need, like the gender neutral bathrooms, are actually available on campus ... at the ARC or the SCC. It’s more a matter of seeking them out.”

Though there is no date set for demands presented in the bargaining sessions, union members believe that much is at stake if the University doesn’t come to an agreement with them. Wright noted that graduate students are an integral part in freeing up professors time for research — research that brings the University prestige and therefore more revenue.

“We are a central part to the foundation of the University. With the declining graduate student working conditions, it negatively affects the whole graduate program,” Wright said. “You can see the decline in education and the decline of the University overall.

What we’re fighting for is quality, accessible education.” 

art teacher Doug Wright.

“I’ve never seen something like this happen this quick,” said Wright, a UC Davis class of 1994 alumnus.

“A couple of my high school students are here; my daughter’s here. We have such a diverse group. I’ve lived here for 22 years now, and it’s called the Republic of Davis for a reason.

I thought maybe five to 10 people might show up. We’re probably close to 50, two hours in.”

Natsoulas is greatly involved in Davis art and culture. His gallery, the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, is the largest of the Davis art galleries, and hosts workshops with artists, music performances, performance art shows and conferences.

“If we go to a community and identify a place that needs love and needs attention, and bring people together to do that, a lot of people will protect that space,” Natsoulas said. n a director but she takes moments to teach us and work with us rather than just criticizing.”

Merlin said that this show aims to be accessible for most audiences.

“If anybody has never seen any Shakespeare before, this is a good entry point because we focus so much on trying to keep the story clear,” Merlin said. “The audience is the final, crucial player. We can’t do it without them.”

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Rhine, a second-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, is a member of the ASUCD Student Health and Wellness Committee along with a non-ASUCD affiliated committee called the Student Mental Health Advisory Committee.

As a member of these committees Rhine believes it is important to be analyzing community health issues because without it, change cannot come about. Her committees have made strides in the past year to analyze and address student health.

“Sometimes what is effecting students’ health the most is not necessarily apparent or it might have a stigma associated with it; such is the case with mental health issues.

By getting the conversation started, more issues become apparent,” Rhine said.

Ultimately, getting the conversation started is what will bring about change.

Harlan believes that the health assessments will invite community members to get informed and in turn inform officials about what they want changed.

“One of the factors in improving the health of all in Yolo County is that the community has to be a part of it. I think its important that they’re given the opportunity to voice their opinion,” Harlan said. n

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Faulty reasoning

SB 41 veto On Feb. 24, ASUCD President Carly Sandstrom vetoed Senate Bill #41 (SB 41), a measure that passed through senate with a 10-0-2 vote.

The bill called for more ASUCD transparency by amending the bylaws to somewhat mirror California’s Brown Act of 2003, which calls for open meetings for local government bodies. In the case of SB 41, all meetings of the ASUCD senate and its subordinate bodies would have to be announced, with an agenda, 48 hours prior to them taking place.

In her veto message, Sandstrom cited logistical issues with being able to publish agendas on time for Monday Internal Affairs Commission meetings, because the Student Government Administrative Office is closed on Fridays. Sandstrom also vetoed the bill because she took issue with the use of the word “crippling” in it, a word she called “politically incorrect.”

If Sandstrom has issues with the wording of the bill, why would she wait until after senate passed it to

bring up her concerns? Senate had discussed SB 41 for weeks before passing it, amending the language throughout the process.You would think our president would be aware of pending legislation before it hits her desk.

Additionally, senate passed SB 41 — not even one senator voted against it. We’re all for checks and balances, but vetoing a bill passed almost unanimously through senate is irresponsible and wholly unrepresentative of senate and its constituents. The fact that our student body president vetoed a resolution that would make ASUCD more transparent as a whole is telling within itself and is downright embarrassing.

The issue of transparency is not confined within senate. During the last two weeks, both Ballot Measure 1’s supporters and opponents have attempted to obtain specific election data from ASUCD Election Committee Chair Eric Renslo.

They asked for a breakdown of the votes by day, especially on the

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LATIN AMERICANISMS with JORGE JUAREZ

IN TRANSITION

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ow many times have hip-hop aficionados been characterized as lovers of thug music?

Answer: many times. There is an undeniable racialization of the rap scene in the U.S. that has been an ongoing project for certain media and political entities since Rapper’s Delight first hit the airwaves and flooded the music world with its inner-city funk.

The flip side to this this dominant criminal narrativization of rap as a musical

Such acts should be applauded in an era of increasingly manufactured corporate pop music which would seem to have no interest in relating to its listeners or the lives they lead. medium has been its popularity exploding in parts of the country which by their very makeup seem antithetical to its urban soul.

White suburban kids have become a prime consumer base for the latest in hip-hop, almost single-handedly (have you been to a hip-hop concert lately?) spurring on new artists like Danny Brown, Action Bronson and Freddie “Gangsta” Gibbs, among others, to the forefront of 2014 hip-hop.

Now you might ask yourself what if anything does this has to do with Latin America? After all, it is the focus of this column. I’d like to let Trap artist Gucci Mane answer that question: “All I wanna be is El Chapo/ Fully automatic slice your auto/ All I wanna be is El Chapo/ Three billion dollars in pesos/ All I wanna be is El Chapo/ And when I meet him I’mma tell him bravo.”

This song is one of Gucci Mane’s most realistic songs, in that, yes, he probably wants nothing more than to be El Chapo (other Gucci Mane fans knowing his personality would agree), and that it captures the sort of ripped-from-the-headlines aesthetic that is the lifeblood of that most Mexican of artforms: the corrido.The corrido is simply stated, a musical ballad which recounts a popular story, often with a criminal tale in mind, at times coupled with the self-effacing swagger you might expect from a rap song, and culminating in what some see as a dangerously subversive message.

One of the newest corridos to hit the Mexican airwaves (not everywhere since

certain states have outright banned the airing of corridos) is La Captura del Chapo (El Chapo’s Capture). It is already being heard through booming sound systems on streets in Mexico’s northern states.

The arguments often levied against narcocorridos (to be seen as separate from the more popular, and to a certain extent more benign category of corrodes — think rap vs. gangsta rap) by certain sectors of Mexican society closely resemble the charges against gangsta rap in the U.S.This critique finds its basis in what can only be described as a misdirected moral panic.The main issue many have with narcocorridos as a subgenre of Mexican music is the idea that they do one of two things: they either glorify the violence that is found in their lyrics, or they directly participate in perpetuating this violence in Mexican society.

There does however seem to be a racial — or national for that matter — double standard at work in the pop culture sphere.

Criminally inclined songs, be they murder ballads or heist tunes, have been part and parcel of white American music for generations. Many a country artist has staked his career on narrating the criminal exploits of others. Johnny Cash,Willie Nelson, George Jones; these, and many other artists, have seen fit to recount the lives and actions of the American underbelly’s inhabitants. And yet, rather than be lambasted as enablers, they have been heralded as storytellers, branded as bards of the little man. All claims to which I sign on to.

The reality is that music as art — and precisely because it is art — is intrinsically tied to the political standing of its social and physical enclosure.What I mean by this is that an artist of any stripe cannot be faulted for creating something that represents the reality of his or her community. In fact, such acts should be applauded in an era of increasingly manufactured corporate pop music which would seem to have no interest in relating to its listeners or the lives they lead.

Life is bleak, dark and murderous. Not all the time but certainly some of the time.

Why then seek to hide this ugliest of truths?

Why not let our artists confront it as they so choose, and let their listeners and fans decide what does or doesn’t pass the litmus test of musical reality.

If you, like JORGE JUAREZ would also like nothing more than to see Gucci Mane take a stab (not a literal stab moral panickers) at a Corridosonly album, send your ideas for making this a reality to jnjuarez@ucdavis.edu.

first day of elections, Feb. 18, when there were initial issues with voters accidentally abstaining from voting on Measure 1. Renslo, through Creative Media, released only the basic data from the election — the number of votes for each senate and executive ticket candidate and the number of yes, no and abstention votes for Ballot Measure 1.

When asked, Renslo refused to release further information, referencing the ASUCD bylaws and constitution and claiming the lack of precedence. Arguing that something cannot be accomplished because it is not specifically addressed in the bylaws is ridiculous. Having no precedent for something does not imply that one cannot be set.

ASUCD has taken steps toward making itself more transparent and accountable — SB 41 is evidence of that. We appreciate that the current senators have tried to enact legislation to promote transparency, but we hope that the next table and administration will be more successful. n

with SARAH MARSHALL

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eing a student is hard. It’s a long, difficult process that can feel isolating and even impossible at times.

But the glass isn’t always half empty!

There are a ton of great things about being a transfer student (and a UC Davis student in general) that I’ve discovered over the past year and a half. Knowing that I’ll be graduating in June, I feel like I

It’s weird that I’m jealous I never had swipes. But think about it … having access to unlimited food that you don’t have to cook or clean up yourself? What’s better than that? have an obligation to pass on my wisdom. So here you go!

Once I transferred here, I was struck by an odd jealousy. Sure, it was cool to finally be a UC Davis student, but I still felt like I was missing out on a lot.

It can be really hard to meet people as a transfer student, and one of the things I was most jealous of is that I never got to live in the dorms.

Like I said, it was an odd jealousy. To me, there’s just nothing like being thrown into that “college” experience by learning to cook ramen in a coffee pot and packing your entire closet into a room smaller than your shower. I mean, where else can you get that kind of knowledge?

Oh and the Dining Commons (DC)! Again, I know — I’ve heard it a thousand times. ItBut as much as I feel like I missed out on those key experiences, transferring in also gave me a lot of unique opportunities.

It was also super cool to be able to have my car with me 24/7. I’ve never really experienced a time that I didn’t have my car — I bought it on my own when I was 16 and have had it ever since — so to find out that people had to bike to the grocery store or take a bus

to Target was incredibly foreign to me.

It was just so nice to be able to drive around to anywhere I needed, especially home.

Between a few bad cases of strep throat my first few months in Davis, dislocating a rib after multiple back spasms and missing my puppy more than I could bear, having that privilege was more wonderful than I have words for.

And because I was an older student, I felt like I already had a good grip on balancing my school and work load. Yes, my UC Davis classes were much tougher than any class I took at my community college, but still. I felt like I had all the tools I needed to navigate my way through tough classes and nine hour shifts.

I had also had the chance to live on my own before coming to UC Davis. Balancing a budget with a full-time school schedule and a full-time work load at 20 years old was an incredibly powerful, and irreplaceable experience.

I’d also like to point out how great it was coming into college as a 21-year-old.

I mean, is there really any better way to transition into adult life than taking a midterm after your first mojito night? Talk about grace under pressure, preparing oneself under non-ideal circumstances, and learning from your mistakes — enjoying a pitcher of that sweet, sugary mint deliciousness that you later discover is your worst enemy.

While mojito night and I may have a love-hate relationship, I will still miss it. There are just some things in Davis that you can’t find anywhere else. Like those DC cookies. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I will forever miss those DC cookies. There’s just nothing like them.

Aside from that, one of my biggest fears of graduating is that I will never again live in a place that has an In-N-Out, Chipotle, Habit, Mikuni’s, Black Bear Diner, Burgers and Brew and a Dutch Bros. pretty much walking distance from my house.

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LITERARY LESSONS with EREN KAVVAS

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE with ELLEN PEARSON

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have heard through the grapevine that the people who run UC Davis are pretty smart. In order to manage various student academic websites, organize class schedules and keep havoc from wreaking everywhere, they maintain a very well-organized system. One would think that with this kind of organization, there might be at least some attention paid to the basic necessities. I’m not talking about fancy golden fountains with water coming out of the mouths of nymphs.

No, I’m talking about toilets. For whatever reason, UC Davis just hasn’t been able to nail it in the sanitation department.

Also, people like to pee on the toilet seat.

I don’t know why.

Please everyone, stop doing this. Please.

I’m really tired of sitting on other peoples’ urine.

There are a few successes on campus, but all in all, the restrooms are a major wreck. I, like everyone else, need water.

And then, after I consume this water, I need to do a little dance to get it out the other side. Personally, I prefer not to do this dance in public, but considering my last few experiences, the bushes are looking pretty hospitable. For the record, I am a girl, and I cannot comment on the men’s bathrooms. So bros, this article might not perfectly encapsulate your struggle, or you might be able to relate. I have no idea.

Boys’ bathrooms are like the pinnacle of mystery and coolness, and one day I hope to find myself nervously locked in one with Johnny Depp after a mystifying first encounter.

In any case, I thought a creative way to discuss my disdain for UC Davis bathrooms might be to compare each one with a book. For example, take Wellman.

When I use the restroom there, especially the one on the first floor, it reminds me of reading Animal Farm. It’s scary, unpleasant and does not end well. I think that whenever a girl spontaneously gets her period, it always seems to happen in Wellman — there is often a lot of blood.

Also, people like to pee on the toilet seat.

I don’t know why. Please everyone, stop doing this. Please. I’m really tired of sitting on other peoples’ urine. Just like the pigs in Animal Farm steal the dignity of the other farm animals, so does Wellman take my dignity every time I have to use paper towels as toilet paper because I know for

a fact there will not be toilet paper in the stall. I just imagine some sinister Bathroom God watching from above, twiddling his thumbs and scoffing,“All bathrooms are equal, but some bathrooms are more equal than others.” It’s just a dark and hostile experience.

Second only to Wellman comes the CoHo bathroom.This bathroom is for all the people who don’t know about all the secret bathrooms or don’t have enough time to get to one. It’s like a book off a high school reading list. It’s a good starting point and perfect for people who aren’t all that curious about reading or just don’t have enough time to read (but let’s be honest: the only legitimate reason you have to not read is if you’re in training to go and populate Mars).The CoHo is also incredibly convenient. It’s where shit gets done, literally. People drink coffee, coffee does magic, magic gets disposed. It all happens in the undersized feeding hole we call the CoHo. Somewhat a step above CoHo bathrooms are Giedt bathrooms. Giedt has all the building blocks of a great bathroom — lots of stalls, good cleaning efforts, well stocked. However, with all the high-tech work that was put into that building, I can’t understand one thing: why can’t the stalls lock? I say this with the risk of confusing everyone because maybe they do lock very well, and I just can’t figure it out.

However, I am pretty sure that most of the stalls cannot lock! I just don’t understand!

It could be the ultimate bathroom experience! It’s like Sartre’s Being and Nothingness.That could be an amazing book. It’s a good idea. However, it neither makes sense, nor can be completed in a lifetime.

Just like the girl who understands the locks at Giedt, an existentialist is twiddling his mustache at me for that comment. But trust me, even Sartre doesn’t understand that book.When you ponder the consciousness of a chair, I lose my trust. Giedt, like Sartre, needs to figure out how to regain my trust.

And thusly I present to you the bathrooms of UC Davis. I recommend to the board of people who decide important matters that we can add a new facet to the University Reading List (which I think is a thing that exists).We should have copies of Animal Farm at Wellman, a copy of Romeo and Juliet at the CoHo and Being and Nothingness at Geidt. And then, instead of implementing that idea, they can figure out why a university as bureaucratically complex as this cannot even provide appropriate sanitation.

To discuss the disgusting with EREN KAVVAS, you should email her at ebkavvas@ucdavis.edu. For more in-depth bathroom reviews, check out updavis.com.

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he history of agriculture always starts with the estimate that “agriculture” began 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, in what is now called the Middle East. This is where wheat was domesticated, large scale irrigation was created and wool was initially shorn from sheep’s backs for human use.

While this all may be true, labeling the Fertile Crescent as the “origin of agriculture” reflects a Eurocentric approach to agriculture that has had detrimental and oppressive effects on the way we perceive other cultures and

The United States Forest Service (USFS) was established in the early 1900s to manage the nation’s timber resources. In their minds, letting a forest burn was like letting mountains of cash shrivel in flames. ways of cultivating. Notice that wheat, irrigation and wool are all products of European necessity: wheat is the chosen food staple, irrigation is necessary in northern climates and wool is crucial for long winters.

Creating such a Eurocentric image of agriculture has predictably limited us in imagining the spectrum of land management practices used by non-Europeans.

When gold-miners rushed into California nearly 150 years ago, they were awestruck by the magnificent “wilderness” before them.

California was not a land of “wilderness” untouched by human hands or unchanged by human intention. Its forests, meadows and valleys — and the plants and animals within — were strongly influenced by hundreds of generations of land management. California Indians are labeled as “hunter-gatherers” by most history and anthropology books.

By painting California Indians as hungry wanderers across hillsides and along rivers, their complex food system is easily obscured.

California Indians practice land management in ways that challenge their classification as “hunter-gatherers.” Oak trees, which produce a crop of acorns, were considered private property by families and were pruned to maintain the health of the tree as well as increase production.

Edible roots were also a common component of California Indian diets.

While harvesting this underground crop, special attention was paid to dispersing and leaving smaller bulbs that would

mature in the coming seasons. When European settlers saw California Indians tending edible root plants, they called them “Diggers” — a derogatory term meant to insinuate a savage reliance on dirty foods. Remnants of the slur exist today.

For example, in a small town in Northern California that exists within Pomo traditional tribal lands and next to their federally-designated tribal Rancheria, a bar popular with the conservative ranchers exists called “Diggers”.

Perhaps an even larger insult to the traditional knowledge of the California Indians came with the rejection of their most powerful land management tool: fire. The United States Forest Service (USFS) was established in the early 1900s to manage the nation’s timber resources. In their minds, letting a forest burn was like letting mountains of cash shrivel in flames. Thus, the USFS adopted a total fire suppression mandate, and in 1944, the U.S. public met Smokey the Bear.

The USFS fire suppression policy held strong for nearly six decades until ecologists could adequately explain and document the role of fire in a healthy forest ecosystem — which California Indians have known for centuries. Frequent, lowintensity fires clear out dead plant debris while stimulating a diverse community of forest animals and plants. Six decades worth of greed and dismissal of traditional knowledge has left us with extremely flammable forests that often culminate in devastating, high-intensity fires.

California Indians used to frequently set forests on fire to return nutrients to the soil, reduce competition amongst plants, stimulate young shoots as fodder for deer and elk and to reduce insect and pathogen communities. Doing so created open stands of forest that were easily navigable by plant gatherers and also more visible for hunters searching for deer and elk. The frequency ensures that a fuel load could not build up.

Clearly, California Indian traditional knowledge has been disadvantaged by the racist, oppressive actions and structures created by European settlers.

Not only did they cultivate food, but they cooperated so well with natural processes that Europeans couldn’t even recognize it. While we cannot change the course of history, we do have the opportunity to start giving homage to the people and cultures that developed the best land management practices for the California landscape.

If you are starting to think of California “wilderness” differently, email ELLEN PEARSON at erpearson@ucdavis.edu

Re:Recycling GUEST OPINION with KATHERINE LIU

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few years ago, I walked into a Costco which had its tire section at the entrance when a tire came in. As I curiously walked closer to the tires (because hey, I’ve never been to a tire shop before), I was shortly greeted by a noxious odor from the stack of tires, and I walked away.

These tires clearly emitted some serious volatile organic compounds, or VOCs for short, many of which are of concern in the non-toxic side of environmental activism.Yet with a brief visit to many green stores both online and brickand-mortar, one can encounter objects made from recycled tires, inner tubes and bicycle tires. These objects range from purses, belts, coasters, bags, pencils and so forth. Car tires have also been recycled into pavement, gym mats, cushioning substrate for playgrounds and as building material in experimental or DIY sustainable housing.

Is it possible that recycling, while normally a very good environmental technology, tends to supercede the health and safety side of being “green”? Tires are not made of natural rubber of course: they are made of synthetic vulcanized rubber

made from plenty of mystery synthetic chemicals (something I’d never want close to my skin as a bag, and something I hope wouldn’t pollute the ground).

If you look up online the words “BPA” and “receipt,” a plethora of articles will come up about BPA being found in receipts, sometimes in amounts larger than in certain plastics. According to some articles, people who work at cash registers have higher BPA levels, and that BPA has been shown to migrate into the skin even deeper than soap and water will go.

There is now strong advice to stop recycling receipts, as BPA has been found in recycled paper products such as pizza boxes and toilet paper. Most places here on campus let you refuse a receipt, but in the bookstore you may need it for a return. During very busy times of the quarter they are checked, and large bins of receipts often result. Even the BPAfree receipts from the Food Co-op may contain another bisphenol chemical like BPB or BPS. Hopefully, environmental organizations are already aware of this and don’t recycle these products, but the people I asked in

the bookstore weren’t sure. If they are recycling receipts, they should highly consider disposing of them differently, and the campus should switch to receipts without any bisphenol chemicals.

What other things should we think a little bit more before reusing, upcycling or recycling? Many green product stores offer Christmas ornaments, clipboards and other items made from the green motherboards taken from old computers. The motherboards are removed and stripped until they become green boards with funky line patterns and holes on them. I have read plenty of articles about dangerous fire retardant chemicals in computer parts including the motherboards; should these things get a free pass as everyday objects one would touch frequently?

Other products that you should think twice about: recycled wood may contain mystery chemicals used to treat it from bugs and mold. I have seen snack bowls made from vinyl records in eco-boutiques — not only is the plastic not food-safe, but it’s vinyl, one of the more questionable plastics. Many upholstery swatches in the Aggie Reuse store also have flame

retardants. Some people grow plants for food in plastic or newspaper containers.

Furthermore, we need to think about the inks, adhesives and other substances that hitch along with the paper, plastic and metal products that go in the recycling bin.

Of course I am not saying we shouldn’t recycle or upcycle, just that we be mindful of what and how we do it. A record bowl is a nice decoration, but to eat out of it is another matter; newspaper for paper mâché is fine, but for composting or planting we need to consider pollutants that can get into our food supply or soil. We need to think about the safety of recycled water when it comes to our food supply and surrounding environment.

There is so much to consider. However, it can be quite a mental challenge, and I understand that we have to accept a certain level of risk; otherwise, we’d live inside hazmat suits. I hope there can one day be a better conversation about how and what we recycle.

KATHERINE LIU is a third-year psychology major who can be reached at katliu@ ucdavis.edu.

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MICHELLE “MELLES” TRAN 4TH YEAR, ECONOMICS BE AWARE OF YOUR BODY AND KNOW YOURSELF.

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LAYERS, ANDROGYNOUS, PRACTICAL. JAMES KIM How to Wear:The Denim Shirt.

The denim shirt is a classic, staple piece that every girl and guy should own in their wardrobe, but how do we keep it chic without looking like we’re going to some tacky, denim-on-denim rodeo? Fourthyear economics major, Michelle “Melles” Tran, shows MUSE how she rocks a denim top for the spring season for a clean and simple, yet finished and sophisticated look.

First off, ask yourself where you’re going.

A denim top is appropriate for both a fun night out with friends and for a professional environment like the office depending on how you coordinate your outfit that day.

For the guys, pairing your denim or chambray top with a clean pair of fitted chinos rolled at the hem and desert boots or boat shoes is an easy way to create a fashion-forward, yet relaxed and comfortable look. Feeling dressy? Throw on a blazer, and yes, you are allowed to do that; however, your blazer MUST have texture.

If you have any sort of glossy sheen-like quality to the jacket, it is way too awkward and formal to pair with a denim material.

If you’re aiming for an edgier, streetwearinspired look, pair your denim button-up with a black leather biker jacket or combat boots or even ripped denim jeans for the bottom, just as long as they’re of different washes. You can go lighter on the top and opt for a darker wash on the bottom, but NEVER wear the same wash for both or you’ll be looking like you came straight from the 90s, and not in the good way.

Now for the girls, you have OPTIONS!

arts@theaggie.org For spring, think outside of the box and pair a denim shirt of a lighter wash with, for example, white lace shorts or a long flowy pastel maxi dress. Crop tops were a huge trend on the spring/summer 2014 runway, so if you’re feeling bold, pair a denim shirt with a black crop top and maxi skirt or floral leggings or Boho harem pants. If you’re going for a more polished and sophisticated look, match your denim shirt with a fitted blazer, slacks and heels and you’re good to go. Some of my favorite trends this season were the structured pastel separates in the Alexander Wang for Balenciaga collection and the accordion-pleated maxi skirt with metallic detailing in the Proenza Schouler ready-to-wear runway show. Obviously, most of us can’t afford these pieces, but I can already see these trends trickling down to stores like ZARA, H&M and Forever 21 for a more affordable price that work just as well with a denim shirt than an unimaginative white V-neck or khaki pant.

James’ Notes: Personally, I suggest investing in a high-quality denim shirt as it is, in fact, a classic and will never grow out of style as long as you live. Get creative with your outfits and try different ways in incorporating other trends of the season into your wardrobe and pairing them with your denim shirt and see what you can come up with. Casual or formal, relaxed or polished — the possibilities are endless. Cheers!

Interview with Michelle “Melles” Tran: 1. If you could describe your personal

style in three words, what would they be?

Layers, androgynous, practical.

2. Who or what is your style icon?

I get inspired by blogs that involve anything with menswear, sneaker culture, streetwear, workwear, queer fashion or androgynouslooking people in the fashion industry. I grew up being really interested into sneakers which lead me to streetwear and photography. Since I’m graduating soon, I look into how I could dress business casual and business professional that would suit me.

To name a few, I get inspired by urban, men’s lifestyle fashion bloggers, like Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs, the faces of Street Etiquette, for their thrift store and tailored looks, their usage of ethnic prints, and their ability to combine menswear, streetwear and sneaker culture into their blog. Asian womyn fashion directors Janie Cai, Esther Quek and Jeeyong Kang are womyn who incorporate menswear suits and styles and tailor them to their body with a feminine touch. Often times, they use bright colors and accessorize with matching earrings and bags.

I find myself on Tumblr a lot, relating to queer and/or androgynous looking womyn with their styles as far as hair and how they dress everyday.

3. What are your three must-have items in your wardrobe?

Button-ups, shoes and chinos.

Button-ups are my go-to. I love dressing in layers and I like to mix and match my button-ups. They’re also versatile because they are pieces you can wear all year-round and depending on the print/material they can be worn for various occasions.

I think shoes make or break an outfit.

Two of my favorite everyday shoes are my Nike Multi Flyknit Trainers and my Allen Edmonds McAllisters. My Flyknit Trainers are bright so they pop out amongst my darker tones in my outfit and they are also really lightweight and comfortable. My McAllisters are dress shoes that I bought off eBay and I love the quality of Allen Edmond’s leather. I appreciate how I can wear them casually but also in business attire.

Chinos are really versatile and once you find the perfect fitting pair, you just get addicted. I find myself really attached to Uniqlo’s chinos and have pairs in various colors to wear casually and in professional settings.

4. What is your favorite accessory and why?

I’m not much into accessories. The only accessories I wear everyday are watches.

I enjoy Casio’s retro looking watches. I am currently sporting a Casio Calculator watch and I like how it’s very practical and looks vintage.Yes, I’ll calculate tax, tips and sales for you. I did my Nutrition 10 midterm using my watch once since I left my calculator at home.

5. Where do you love to shop and why?

I’m a frugal shopper. I try to find deals online from FrugalMaleFashion, a subreddit.

There are really cheap online deals that this community discovers and shares. Everytime I’m in my hometown, San Jose, I do a whole day of visiting thrift shops near my area. I also recently discovered the Alameda Antique Fair where it’s similar to a flea market but with more unique, vintage and higher quality items. I love the thrill of the CAM PUS CHI C O N 1 4

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A guide to studying abroad ( Students discuss education abroad experiences ) Quarter Abroad:

If you’re restricted by time or finances, you might go abroad for only a quarter.

Naseem Rad, a fourth-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, spent a total of five months in Madrid, Spain during Fall Quarter of her third-year.

Rad said she would have loved to stay for more than a quarter, but found it difficult to find science classes related to her major. Instead, she took Spanish language classes and was able to add a Spanish minor after her return to Davis.

“It was a good experience in making a home for yourself,” Rad said. “I had neigh-

borhoods that I knew really well, and a lunch place that I loved to go to.”

According to Rad, it was odd to come back to Davis after spending time abroad because her last quarter had been so vastly different than that of her classmates.

“You’ve been doing and seeing so much, but it seemed like nothing had changed at all in Davis,” Rad said. “But of course everyone was excited to have me back and to hear about my trip.” n

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Food makes up a significant part of traveling abroad and experiencing other cultures. Caity Tremblay, a third-year comparative literature major, spent time in both Egypt and Morocco, and shared some of her experiences with food and entertainment in the two countries.

One of Tremblay’s most vivid memories was when she witnessed a sheep being slaughtered for a three-day festival.

“I didn’t take it as well as I thought I would. Others were able to watch and then eat it, and I kind of half watched and then couldn’t eat it,” Tremblay said. “I couldn’t take the [sheep] screaming, that was very upsetting for me.”

Tremblay realized that food preparation was a major cultural difference between Morocco and the United States.

“We’re very separated from that in America; we’re not normalized to it,” Tremblay said. “It also means that we’re not very

features@theaggie.org Thinking of studying abroad, but have no idea where to start?

UC Davis offers a wide variety of study abroad options to serve a range of needs. When choosing a program, students should consider length of stay, housing, language and internships offered, among other things.

The nine students below have weighed in on their study abroad experiences and offer advice to potential travelers.

To apply for a study abroad program, students can visit the UC Davis Study Abroad Office on 207 Third St. Suite 120 or go online to studyabroad.ucdavis.edu.

For fall or summer 2014 programs, En-

into his year abroad was that his relationships with people from home would change in his absence.

“I was worried that everyone was going to forget about me, but I actually found that that doesn’t happen,” Brown said. “You think about what you’re going to miss out on while you’re gone, but then there are the crazy things that you experience over there, [abroad].”

He said that homesickness was never a real issue for him, but that during the last month of his stay in Spain, he was ready to come home.

Instead of worrying about missing out back home, he said his biggest piece of advice is to just put yourself out there from the beginning.

“Of course it can be uncomfortable, but the earlier you face that fact head on and dive into it, the better your experience is going to be,” Brown said. n Apartment:

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aware of where our food comes from and what it actually means to be eating animals every day.

When I came back to the states and went to the grocery store, the meat section disgusted me.”

In Egypt, Tremblay said the food options were fascinating, citing the iconic food of “koshari,” a substantial soup made of lentils, garbanzo beans and noodles in a lemony tomato sauce.

“In Egypt, we went out to hookah bars, which are really popular there. It’s not like here,” Tremblay said. “In Morocco, we went to a classic belly dancing performance, but I think that it was mostly set up for tourists.

I got the impression that belly dancing was generally more of a private or intimate thing.”

In general, Tremblay said that people were really respectful of her food choices as long as she was not uptight about it.

“People were accommodating and wanted you to have a good experience,” Tremblay said. n

How to apply:

Studying abroad for an entire year is a big commitment, both of time and money. However, to fifth-year mechanical engineering major Colin Brown, it was worth it.

Brown went abroad to Madrid, Spain through the UC Education Abroad Program which allows students to commit for either a semester or a year at a time, with the option to extend their programs.

One of Brown’s biggest concerns going

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Homestay:

In most study abroad programs, students have the option between a homestay with a family, or living in their own apartment in the city.

Jillian Giblin, a second-year exercise biology major, spent last summer in a Granada, Spain homestay program. She said she chose the homestay because she wanted to immerse herself fully into the culture of Spain.

“People who lived in apartments on their own didn’t acclimate as much to the differences between the U.S. and Spain,” Giblin said. “I made a lasting connection with my host parents, who[m] I now call my parents.

I ate meals with them and hung out with them, and it really integrated me into their culture.”

For a successful homestay, Giblin believes it’s important that students are flexible.

“I know people had issues with their host parents because they weren’t willing to follow the rules and the ways of living,” Giblin said. “It is a different feeling than the typical college experience, because you’re living with them, and by the end of the trip, it’s like you’re living with your parents.”

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Taylor Chin, a fourth-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, spent fall quarter of his third-year in Oaxaca, Mexico attending classes and participating in a health-related internship at a local clinic.

Chin said he was able to see things on his trip that he would never have been able to in the United States as an undergraduate student.

“I saw natural births and C-sections, and some different kinds of surgeries,” Chin said.

“In the U.S., we don’t have the freedom of seeing those types of procedures, but in Mexico, we were more free as students to see whatever we wanted to see.”

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“I didn’t know what I was getting into, and it was challenging because all of the people only speak Spanish,” Chin said. “But the doctors and patients that I worked with were willing to listen to me, and the experience improved my communication skills in both English and Spanish.”

For fourth-year history major Dana Bugaj, the language barrier served as a deterrent, leading her to choose an Australian placement through the University Writing Program.

“I chose Australia because it would allow me to do my internship in an English-speaking country,” Bugaj said. “I felt like I would get more out of it without the language barrier.”

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Erin Golackson, a fourth-year anthropology major, chose to stay in an apartment in France because she knew that at the end of the day, she would want some personal space.

“I knew that I would be speaking a lot of French day-to-day, and be immersed in the culture all day long, which can be mentally grading,” Golackson said. “I wanted to have my own space to come home and unwind, whereas a homestay can be intimidating because you have to come home and experience all of the nuances of the culture.”

Prior to her travels in Europe, Golackson said she had a fantastic experience in an Australian homestay program. Golackson said that the idea of living alone in Paris really appealed to her, and ended up staying in a small studio apartment.

According to Golackson, the main thing to think about when choosing between a homestay and an apartment, is to know yourself.

“Know your tendencies and what you need in a living situation,” Golackson said.

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Cory Forbes, a fourth-year international relations major, attended classes at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy last fall, while having no knowledge of the Italian language prior to his trip.

“I figured that it would be overwhelming, but it was a lot more overwhelming than I thought it would be,” Forbes said.

“But after two or three months there, I only used Italian when I went out.”

According to Forbes, the rapidness of speech in Italy was also difficult to adjust to.

“The main thing when people are speaking fast is to catch a few simple phrases that you know, and then try to piece together what they’re asking,” Forbes said. “Italians would notice when your Italian was struggling and would switch over to English, and that’s when you know you’re not doing well speaking Italian.”

Forbes, who is now continuing his study of Italian at UC Davis, said that it was much easier to learn the language while abroad.

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city@theaggie.org Every year, Randii MacNear dresses as Ms. Piggy (not the copyrighted ‘Miss Piggy’) on Pig Day at the Davis Farmers Market to “get her pig on.”

MacNear is the Davis Farmers Market manager and executive director of Pig Day, an annual Davis tradition.The City of Davis celebrated its 23rd annual Pig Day on March 1.

“This year, it’s very special that we will be able to have Pig Day on the actual National Pig Day [March 1],” MacNear said. “We are

the only farmer’s market in the state of California that does something like this, maybe the only one in the world.”

National Pig Day was started in 1972 by two sisters from the midwest — Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave. According to Rave, the holiday was founded “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals.”

According to Professor Donald Broom of the Cambridge University Veterinary School, pigs have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated. Even more so than dogs and human three-year-olds.

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the search and finding something that I not only appreciate the texture, quality, print and cut of but also the fact that it’s in my size.

I’d like to think thrifting and deal hunting is like digging for treasure.

6. What is your most treasured item in your wardrobe?

Speaking about treasures, some of my most expensive and rarest items are my sneakers. My all-time “grails” are my Jordan Royal 1s and my Jordan Black Cement 3s. Jordans get retroed and released every handful of years. These two are the 2001 release and are rare and sought out for now because of it’s quality, age and details. Something I appreciate about sneakers is that you may have the money to buy something, but that doesn’t mean you’ll find it and in your size. As a female sneakerhead, it is difficult to find particular sneakers due to my small shoe size; however, it’s all that much more rewarding when you find your grails in your size and for a price you would want to pay for.

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Along with Matt-Biers Ariel and Milton Kalish of Cool Davis, a local organization which focuses on aspects of climate change, Nittler decided to alert the National Resources Commission of Davis of what she says is a dire situation.

“I asked the Natural Resources Commission to make a recommendation to our City Council to comment on the EIR. I also asked them to invite all of our neighboring uprail [communities] to sign the document,” Nittler said. If we can get as many cities to sign on, that becomes much more powerful. So that was our goal.”

If the City Council does make an official comment, Nittler said that it can be sent to federal and state regulatory offices where it may be influential.

“We want the City Council to come out with a statement about what needs to be done to make the

trains safer and that needs to go out at the federal level because it is all regulated at the federal level,” Kalish said. “We figured that as an official city government, they have more standing and more clout and credibility than a band of activists.”

Along with gaining the support of City Council, Kalish agrees that collaboration among up-rail communities will be essential in exposing the multiple safety and environmental issues.

“There is a huge national debate on safety right now,” Nittler said. “I have to read five to 10 articles every night to keep up.”

Due to the fragility of old train tracks (trestle tracks), accidents have been on the rise all over the United States since 2012. Additionally, the 60 foot long, 10 foot high tank cars are extremely heavy, and the trains often have around 50 to 100 cars and can span for over a mile.

“These trains are potential bombs. It is as if we were playing Russian Roulette,” Biers-Ariel said. “There will be explosions

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Berkeley and Acquire A Cappella from UC Santa Cruz.

The Lounge Lizards will be performing a broad range of songs including “Radioactive”

by Imagine Dragons and “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.The audience can also expect some older tunes by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Muse and Simon & Garfunkel.

The oldest a cappella group on campus, The Lounge Lizards was started by UC Davis students.Vika Mlonchina, current Lounge Lizards treasurer and a third-year communication student who joined The Lounge Lizards in her first quarter, talked about the history of the group.

“Our group has been around for nearly 20 years.We started in 1995 in a dorm lounge on campus. There was a huge turnover [of new members] in spring 2011 and that’s when we started acquiring the new group,” Mlonchina

with these trains because the current tankers, DOT-111As, were not meant to carry oil, but non-flammable material. So all we can do is cross our fingers and hope Davis doesn’t have a major accident.”

As of now, companies that run and maintain the tankers have stated that it would take 10 years to phase in newer, stronger cars.

“This is a huge public threat of imminent death. It should be actually not only illegal, but criminal to be filling these tank cars and sending them out through our communities,” Nittler said.

Over the course of the train’s journey to the Richmond refinery, the trains are routed over the Sierra Nevadas, down through Feather Canyon, Roseville, Sacramento, West Sac, across the causeway, through Davis, Dixon, and across the Suisun and the marshes.

“It is a very dangerous route all the way,” Nittler said. “So that’s one train of thought.”

In addition to potential explosions, the probability of oil spillage

said.

Today, the group is still going strong and holds auditions twice a year. New recruits are given an audition song, vocal exercises and a questionnaire.

“We can get up to 100 people to audition.

We like to see their range and how well their ear picks up on music,” Mlonchina said.

Jordon Wade, a soil science graduate student, joined The Lounge Lizards four years ago.Wade said The Lounge Lizards have previous connections with the UC Santa Cruz Acquire A Cappella group, who will also be performing.

“We actually have a pretty good relationship with [Acquire A Cappella].They performed in this exact thing last year and then also we go to [...] their several day [long] festival, Acquire Fest, down in Santa Cruz.We went to that last year, and I believe we’re going to that again this year in early May,”Wade said.

The Lounge Lizards also gives its members the chance to showcase other talents, such as staging dance moves and arranging musical scores.

also lurks around the corner. When the trains cross through Davis, they chug along the side of watersheds and ecosystems which support the health of wildlife.

In response to the oil by train issue, Gov. Jerry Brown recently placed an extra $6.7 million to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Office of Spill, Prevention and Response.

Although Nittler is happy that more government agencies are recognizing the dangers that the trains pose, she also said it confirms her fears about future catastrophic events.

“They are setting this money aside in anticipation of issues with these trains. I’m not sure if that is exactly comforting or not,” Nittler said. “There is the hope that they will have emergency plans in place, they are aware that danger is coming to us, and somebody speaking about the danger, so I guess that’s comforting.”

Nittler and Kalish agree that it is fortunate that the crude by rail issue is garnering national recognition

“It’s a really cool experience to have everyone come together. It’s also an opportunity for people to show off different skills that they have other than singing,”Wade said.

Wade said the show is all about audience engagement, and the groups want it to be interactive with the audience. The shows appeal to all kinds of people, but there are usually a lot of families in the audience.

“The take-home message for our show is we like to really get the audience engaged; we have a variety of ways of doing that, but that’s our thing that we try and drive home.We make sure to have a fun show for everyone that comes,”Wade said.

The Lounge Lizards have been busy promoting the show through promo videos, photo shoots and live performances on the Quad.

“Recently I’ve contacted a couple of student organizations and asked if we could come to their meetings and sing to them to publicize our concert,” said Miguel Guerrero, a secondyear economics major and public relations chair. “We had a photo shoot and we also re-

7. How has your style changed since high school?

My style has definitely matured and refined since high school. I was always a bargain shopper but now I’m more aware of quality basics and brand names whenever I thrift. I still incorporate sneakers into my everyday wear but my taste on sneakers has changed for example. Back then I wore bulkier shoes such as Nike Dunk SB, part of Nike’s skateboard sneaker and clothing line. Today, I wear slimming and lighter sneakers like the Nike Roshe or the Nike Janoski.

8. What does fashion mean to you?

Fashion is a way of representing my hobbies, gender expression and daily life.

9. What items would you recommend our readers to incorporate into their wardrobes for the upcoming spring season?

I’m trying to find myself a pair of leather sandals for spring. That’s what’s up.

10. What final tips can you give to our fashion-forward readers?

Be aware of your body and know yourself. n as prominent media sources like National Geographic and the The New York Times publish more stories on the subject. Recently, Nittler herself was interviewed on the topic for two hours by Marketplace: National Public Radio (NPR).

“When major media sources are finally picking up on it, that really helps. There have been major accidents and people are beginning to realize that [these trains] are running through their communities and they just don’t know it,” Nittler said.

Looking into the future, Nittler holds on to the hope that even if the new station in Benicia is built, their letters and outcry will continue to heat the national debate and place pressure on agencies for negotiations at the national level.

“Even if we can’t stop it locally, it really does matter. It is a worthwhile outcry,” Nittler said. “Railroads were built to connect communities, not endanger them. What community wants to have this degree of hazard running through it?” 

corded a couple of our songs and they’re on our YouTube page.”

The all-male a cappella group The Afterglow was started by students in the UC Davis vocal performance department in 2003. Their name is the official title for a barber shop aftershow party.

The Afterglow has performed with The Lounge Lizards in previous shows. They will be showcasing a range of songs including “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack and “Open Arms” by Journey.

Kevin Pelstring has been president of The Afterglow for three years and in a phone interview spoke about a surprise they have in store for the audience.

“We’ll bring one [successful song from our past repertoire] back, but we’re going to keep that one secret,” Pelstring said.

“No Instruments Attached” will begin at 8 p.m. in 123 Sciences Lecture Hall on March 14. Tickets are $3 presale and $5 at the door.

Tickets can be purchased online at the UC Davis ticket office. n

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that has an In-N-Out, Chipotle, Habit, Mikuni’s, Black Bear Diner, Burgers and Brew and a Dutch Bros. pretty much walking distance from my house.

And those quirky little Davis things that you just can’t find anywhere else in the world: egg heads, the Arboretum, crazy bikers and DC cookies — I know I already listed those, but I just can’t help myself. They’re too good!

Regardless of whether you’re a freshman or a graduating senior, take the time to appreciate all this cool stuff, and DEFINITELY swipe me in if we ever get the chance.

If you haven’t had the chance to experience some of these things yet, email SARAH MARSHALL at smmarshall@ucdavis.edu to hear more!

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the diversity of functions that pigs represent and contribute to our society, including intelligence, reliability and resourcefulness.

Although Pig Day still features the same vendors from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Central Park in downtown Davis as every other week’s Farmers Market, it is obvious from first glance that it is a special day.

“My favorite, or at least the most shocking part of Pig Day is the gigantic pig balloon. I love the green landscape contrasted with a big, gigantic, pink interruption,” said Jimmy “Jimbo” Recinos, Davis community member, at Pig Day. The many pigs in costumes were willing to give hugs and high-fives, welcoming everyone into the festivities.These human-sized

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speak. Speak more directly. I think that’s one of my pet peeves. Some people that speak go in circles, repeating the same point over and over again. It loosens the effect of their point. So, someone who is very direct with their point, has a way more effective manner than someone who alludes to it over and over again.

4. Is there a book or other piece of literature that you think every college student should read?

The Power of Now. It’s all about living your life in the present, rather than being haunted by the past and being scared of the future. We’ve all gone through hard times in our past. I’m sure every college student has. And if we think about it constantly, it will haunt us and make our lives in the now miserable. That book is really remarkable, and what it stands for. It stems from the teachings of Buddha and a lot of other prominent religious figures. And it’s all summed up into one spiritual book.

It was recommended to me by a friend. I was going through a really hard time, and I would just read a chapter before going to sleep every night. It made me feel empowered before I went to sleep, waking up in the morning with a fresh slate.

5. What trait do you find most impressive in an individual?

Perseverance. I think perseverance is one of the most impressive traits you can have. How you rally when life puts you down, really matters. People who persevere and push through those boundaries who try and help themselves, that really goes a long way. Those who try and push themselves to their true potential, that really goes a long way. When I ran for senate, I really pushed myself 100 percent. I was not willing to lose by a couple votes. I wasn’t willing to accept the fact that I didn’t try hard enough, so in doing that, I gave 100 percent into every single thing that I did. I worked my butt off, and it paid off. It goes to show that if you put 100 percent into something, then you will come out the victor. So perseverance is a great trait to have. That’s the most powerful trait that I look for in a person.

6. What is your favorite movie and why it is your favorite?

My favorite movie is “Gladiator.” It’s my

pigs would later dance energetically to the Peter Franklin Band and the Regal Beezers.

“The people in pig costumes seemed at first everywhere and a little terrifying, but they are all so nice; pretty soon, you just want to be their friends,” said Brandon Hayashi, a Davis community member, at Pig Day. Jim Nielson’s farm in Woodland contributed baby piglets for petting and playing. Attracting kids and adults, the day’s namesake is able to charm all members of the community. For more adorable fun, Greenich’s Acres offered pony rides and a petting zoo.

“I was so disappointed that I couldn’t go to Pig Day. What made it worse was that I kept receiving Snapchats and pictures of my friends petting, chasing and enjoying all the brown-and-pink piglets,” said Nancy Crowd, a fourth-year design major. “I was almost inspired to create a line of pig clothing for Silent Crowd [her clothing comfavorite movie because it shows heart. It has a lot of heart. It shows what this guy went through, and seeing the very end how all the people side with him in the end. Not to mention Hans Zimmerman did the soundtrack. “Gladiator” because it’s Russell Crowe and Marcus Aurelius has heart. There’s also action, combat and love. It touches on every feature that most movies have and makes them great. The way that the story is told is amazing. How the flashbacks to the Spanish fields and how they get him in jail, there is always the same song. I still hear that song sometimes, when I’m wandering in the grass.

7. How was your transition from high school to college? Did you face any challenges?

In my first year I definitely struggled. I wasn’t even an engineer in my first year, I was nothing, and I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was afraid to take a chance and pick a harder major. Eventually I started to go toward the bio department in my sophomore year of college.

Sophomore year, I started going in the pre-med route. Then in junior, I realized that I was curious about how our phones work, how machines work, how devices work, why they work and how they work. I wanted to know more. I doubted that I could do it, but I took the chance and started taking the [Mathematics] 21 series my junior year of college. I’ve been playing catch-up ever since.

8. If you got to invite three people (dead or alive) over for dinner, whom would you choose?

Nikola Tesla, my number one, because I would ask him what the unified field theory is. He claimed to have solved it.

Obviously he’s dead.

Number two, I would have to say Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX technologies, because he has done so much entrepreneurial work and he really know how to run a business. There are questions that I want to ask and I want to learn. Kind of funny, Elon Musk started the company Tesla. There’s a little correlation.

Steve Wozniak. This guy literally started Apple. He built the Apple I, I think in the ’70s, in his garage. I think he was 16 years old. Steve Jobs came to him with an assignment from Atari and he ended up building Apple I. He started building Steve Jobs’ assignments, for Steve Jobs, and eventually he put together Apple I. He built it using the mosfet, which is one of the most basic conductors around. n

pany] .”

MacNear expressed her interest in pigs.

“I am such a fan of little pigs,” MacNear said. “I collect little salt and pepper shakers with pigs on them. My favorite part of Pig Day is when the kids get to pet the baby pigs.

They are so happy with all the attention.”

There were sections of piggy crafts for children, sponsored by Davis Parent Nursery, Davis Community Church Nursery School and University Covenant Nursery School.

Local artist Heidi Bekebrede brought supplies to facilitate clay piggy-bank painting.

Of course, pig-themed eatery and confections are the most sought-after delicacy at Pig Day. A live cooking station by Sutter Davis Hospital sets up demonstrations for learning and tasting healthy and delicious pork recipes.

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exactly where I want to take myself as far as a career path, but I definitely feel like my major gives me a lot of really good — sort of a good foundation to understand economic modeling associated with the environment, understand relevant and applicable federal and state laws just so I know the legal framework of any environmental work, and also just give me a foray into the scientific issues associated with the environment, which is why I chose it. I thought it would be a really broad perspective that I could use and apply to something more refined once I figure out what that is.

5. Where do you ideally see yourself in 20 years?

I feel like on top of Mt. Everest would be nice, but that’s a good question. As long as I’m happy really, I don’t really care. Happy and outside, preferably, would be a good thing, or in a career that lets me spend a fair amount of time outside.

6. What was the scariest moment of your life?

Once I was working on a roofing project for a shed I was building at work, and I was standing on top of a ladder on the part where it tells you not to stand on that, you know the little top step that says “DO NOT STAND HERE.” I was standing on the step above trying to use a drill, and then the drill twerked and my arm moved in a weird way, and I grabbed on the rafter of the roof, and the ladder just totally fell off, and it was like a 12-foot ladder, so I was just hanging there. Eventually, I was able to realize it was only like ... I don’t know, I think my legs were only 10 feet off the ground so I was able to sort of just let go and go down, but it was definitely, there was a good four or five seconds where I thought I’m going to die right now and then wait, I’m 10 feet off the ground. I was super lucky, it would have been bad otherwise.The drill was not so fortunate though, it did not survive that incident, it fell and ... my boss was not thrilled.

7. What is your ideal cup of coffee?

I hate coffee so much, with a burning passion, and I think people waste lots of money on it, and if it’s not shade grown, you’re killing the world. Drink tea. Shade grown.

That’s the thing, most people don’t realize that as far as the environment’s concerned, people are just like “oh, its organic, so it’s better,” but even if it’s organic, if it’s not shade grown — which means it’s grown in a current rainforest — then it means it

ucate the community about what agriculture is, and to promote consciousness about where food comes from,” MacNear said.

Many of the Farmers Market vendors modified their selections in celebration of the porcine inspiration. Among these were pork ribs from Monticello Seasonal Cuisines, pulled pork sandwiches from Bledsoe Meats, bacon or pulled pork breakfast sandwiches from Fat Face, pigs-in-a-blanket from The Hotdogger, piggie-pops from Upper Crust Bakery and pig cookies and bacon-flavored frozen confections from Davis Creamery and Fat Face. The Yolo County Food Bank also participated, serving pancakes, bacon and juice to benefit the local community.

Pig Day is just one of the many ways that the Davis Farmers Market engages the Davis community to live greener, stay aware and be healthy. n was probably grown on a plantation, which means the rainforest was clear cut. Shade grown coffee: if you’re gonna drink it, but don’t.Tea is better.

8. What does YOLO mean to you, personally?

It means the county that Davis is mostly located in, although it’s funny a lot of people don’t realize that part of our campus would jurisdictionally fall within Solano County depending where you are on campus. But Yolo is the county we live in and nothing to do with Dre or whoever. County was here first.

9. What are your favorite social media channels?

I use Facebook.That’s pretty much it. I don’t know, I’m not technologically inept.

I used to build servers and all that, so I understand the internet, I just don’t think that it really works with my life so well. I prefer talking to folks in person. I used to be really into online stuff, and then I realized a lot of my friendships were drifting in that direction, and I don’t think it is — I don’t know, I just prefer in-person better.

10. Historically speaking, which era of history is most appealing to you?

By far, the sort of Wild West era, with the exception of the atrocities the US committed on Native Americans and a lot of the folks living south of what’s currently the US-Mexico border. I definitely wish I could have been alive then. I feel like it would have been a much better fit with my hatred of the internet and the desire to just spend time outside, wandering around.

11. Which Hogwarts house would you be sorted into?

I don’t know, maybe Slytherin just to be contrary. But Gryffindor would be fine though, I don’t care in all honesty, I’ve never understood why we as a society are collectively obsessed — I feel like every time there’s some sort of new technological advancement as far as different types of things you can do programmatically online, there’s like some new improved way to sort yourself into Hogwarts. I don’t get it. I feel like it’s sort of slowly evolving, like at one point it was in magazines you’d take questionnaires, and then it moved online onto Facebook polls and I’m sure within a few weeks it’ll be like,“Take a picture of yourself and send it to the website, we’ll figure out which house you go in.” I don’t know, I wish those people developing all these things would apply themselves to do something that I think benefits society and the world more, but that’s just my perspective. n

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Ball don’t lie KENNETH LING • Aggie Sports Editor

UC DAV IS LOS ES, 67- 5 4 , TO U CS B AT H OM E

RYAN REED sports@theaggie.org With the bright lights shining, the UC Davis men’s basketball squad failed to shoot the ball well and fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 67-54.

The Aggies missed 11 free throws and made only four of their 19 threepointers on the night, leading to a 13-point loss.

Coming into the game, coach Jim Les and the UC Davis Aggies keyed in on UCSB junior forward Alan Williams, who has averaged 21.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game this season.

“I’m going to lose some sleep tonight trying to figure it out, trying to come up with a plan [to stop Williams],” said Les before the Aggies played UCSB. Apparently, Les managed to come up with something as they performed admirably against Williams. He battled foul trouble throughout the night, picking up two quick fouls to start the second half before fouling out with 5:40 left in the game. On the night, Williams scored just eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds, albeit in a short 16 minutes.

Instead, it was sophomore guard Michael Bryson who did much of the

heavy lifting for the Gauchos. He finished two points shy of tying his season high in points, scoring 19 points while adding seven rebounds and two steals.

Seldom-used sophomore forward Sam Beeler also came in and played 17 huge minutes with Williams in foul trouble, grabbing seven rebounds and blocking two shots.

UC Davis was able to defend well for much of the game. They held UC Santa Barbara to 37.5 percent shooting from the field in the first half, along with 28.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc on the night.

The Aggies struggled where they typically do, on the boards. Williams and Beeler grabbed a combined 17 rebounds in 33 minutes, almost equaling the 20 total boards snagged by the Aggies. Meanwhile, the Gauchos also grabbed 17 offensive rebounds.

Where UC Davis lost the game, however, had little to do with the Gauchos. They shot themselves in the foot consistently, missing the first shot of a one-and-one free throw opportunity several times. They also missed multiple wide-open three-pointers, which could have helped them to spark a run.

In the game, the Aggies made only 21.1 percent of their threes, far below

the 35.9 percent mark that they have made this season. That included a three of 11 effort by senior guard Ryan Sypkens and a zero for two night by junior guard Corey Hawkins.

“I think it was a little nerves,” Les said. “I thought we were a little passive in the first half attacking the zone, but the second half was much better.”

The game was also the last game in the five-year career of Sypkens at UC Davis. Sypkens was named to the All-Big West Freshman Team during the 2009-10 season after averaging 5.2 points per game. He was also named All-Big West Honorable Mention for the 2012-13 season while leading the conference in three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made. Sypkens is also only the fourth player in Big West history to make over 300 threes in their career, a mark he reached when the Aggies took on Long Beach State.

“It was honestly a blessing to have a senior night like the way that is was tonight,” Sypkens said of his packed final game in the ARC Pavilion.

UC Davis now has to head down south to take on UC Riverside, a game which will likely decide whether the Aggies will be in attendance at the Big West Conference Championship tournament. n

WOMEN’S BAS K E TBALL P RE VI E W Agg i es hope to f in i s h t he se a son s t ron g agains t UC Ri ve rs i de a n d I rvi n e

Teams

UC Davis vs. UC Riverside; vs. UC Irvine ReCORDS

Aggies, 13-14 (8-6); Highlanders, 6-21 (2-12); Anteaters, 14-14 (7-7) WHERE

The ARC Pavilion — Davis, Calif.

When

Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m.

WHO TO WATCH

Sophomore guard Molly Greubel had a huge game against UC Santa Barbara on March 1. She scored 14 points, shooting a perfect 4-4 from the field and 5-5 from the free-throw line. Expect her to continue her excellent shooting. preview

UC Davis has been playing their best basketball all season. They are currently on a three-win streak after beating Big West No. 1 Cal Poly last week, and UC Santa Barbara in a dominating fashion. The Aggies look to finish the regular season on a high note as they face UC Irvine and UC Riverside at home.

UC Riverside fell to last place after losing to CSU Northridge this week. However, UC Riverside is one of the best shooting teams in the Big West, shooting 40.7 percent from the field. The Aggies stack up just as well,

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Junior Sydnee Fipps shoots a jumpshot over Cal State Fullerton defender.

with UC Davis currently shooting 42.2 percent, the best in the conference.

The key to victory for the Aggies is containing UC Riverside’s Brittany Crain, who owns the highest scoring average in the Big West, with 18.9 points per game. But with the recent outstanding performances by sophomore forward Alyson Doherty and junior forward Sydnee Fipps, UC Davis should have no problems competing against the Highlanders.

The Aggies look to sweep the season series against the Highlanders after defeating them in their first matchup on Jan. 16, 77-67.

UC Davis will be hosting UC Irvine for the season finale and senior night. The Aggies will need to rebound the ball as they face one of the best rebounding teams in the Big West. The Anteaters are currently averaging 41.6 rebounds per game, while UC Davis is averaging 35.7. UC Irvine’s Camille Buckley is a double-double machine, averaging 18 points per game and 11.2 rebounds per game.

Doherty and Fipps have been surging as of late. Fipps has averaged 20 points in the last four games and Doherty has been a dominant force in the paint. The Aggies will need their energy as they close out this season.

This will be a test of endurance for the Aggies as they face two toughminded teams before the Big West tournament on March 11.

— Oscar Duenas

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dedicate this column to the infamous and mercurial NBA player Rasheed Wallace, who taught me about basketball justice.

If you don’t know what I am talking about, a simple YouTube search for “Rasheed Wallace ball don’t lie” will bring up the famous video I am alluding to.

For those of you who want a definition of this phrase, “ball don’t lie” is a belief in karma regarding basketball. If a ref makes a bad call and gives the other team a free throw, the belief would mandate that the opponent would miss the free throws.

I am a firm believer in a slightly different version of the “ball don’t lie” philosophy. What you put in is what you get. If you start a small lineup, it’s only logical for your team to get outrebounded by 23.

Wait, does that sound familiar? Oh yeah, the men’s basketball team was outrebounded by UC Santa Barbara by that margin.

Conclusion: we need a big man.

I’m not going to rant about the players, because — believe it or not — I think they’re playing the best they can, given the situation.

Junior forward Clint Bozner has actually impressed me with his play as of late. I’m not even blaming coach Les for starting the lineup like he did — he finally went with a “big” lineup for once.

I’m ranting about the fact that despite what the season has shown and what the Aggies have known for quite a while, there still isn’t a demand to recruit a big man.

For the sake of all that is good and holy, please recruit a power forward or center coach Les. Let’s talk about recruits shall we. With two scholarships left to give this year, UC Davis’ first signing was Isaiah Walton, a 6’4” shooting guard who scores in bunches and can help create for others.

In other words, Walton is junior guard Corey Hawkins’ replacement when Hawkins graduates. I really have no problem with this; talent is talent, and the Aggies will need to replace Hawkins eventually.

But my question is:When is Walton going to play? With freshmen Brynton Lemar and Darius Graham, sophomore Olivier-Paul Betu, juniors Corey Hawkins and Avery Johnson and redshirt senior Tyler Les all playing next season, there are six guards who will be competing with Walton.

Why not recruit a big man? After all, with only three true big men, sophomore Justin Dueck and juniors J.T. Adenrele and Clint Bozner, there is plenty of room for another big man. Another big man would allow players like redshirt senior Josh Ritchart and freshman Georgi Funtarov to move to a more natural position such as playing a stretch four or maybe even as a small forward. Conclusion: we need a big man.

It’s been painfully evident that the loss of Adenrele has cost the Aggies the ability to be a competent rebounding team this season. While I have really been impressed with the play of Bozner and his toughness, he can’t do it alone.

Conclusion: we need a big man.

Some might say it’ll be better next season when Adenrele comes back from his injury.

Hopefully, these people are right and Adenrele comes back and once again shores up the frontline. But wouldn’t it be nice if Adenrele and Bozner could have another big man who could step up and play some minutes while learning behind these two? Conclusion: we really need a big man.

What if Adenrele isn’t 100 percent when he returns (knock on wood)? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a big man who could step in and help the Aggies on the boards and block shots?

Conclusion: What is coach Les waiting for? We really need a big man.

With the frightening size of the UC Irvine frontline now and in the future, with three players 7’ or taller, a player who could help Adenrele negate the giants of Irvine would be an enormous help. Conclusion: we need a big man.

Coach Les, the ball don’t lie. We need a big man.

You can send scouting videos of centers to KENNETH LING at sports@theaggie.org.

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Junior Clint Bozner rises for a layup attempt against UC Santa Barbara opponents.

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