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volume 130, number 101
Good eats: Food Day comes to Davis
News iN Brief
Male robs 7-Eleven Wednesday morning Early Wednesday morning, a male subject robbed the 7-Eleven store located at 525 L St., according to Lt. Paul Doroshov of the Davis Police Department. Around 1 a.m. the subject walked into the business and asked the clerk to purchase something. While the clerk was giving the subject change, the suspect pointed a handgun at the clerk. The worker gave an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect.
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Students to gather for free, local food
The suspect was last seen walking northbound on L Street. He is described as an Asian male, about 35 years old, 5’1” and around 180 pounds. He wore a blue t-shirt and a blue and black baseball cap. The clerk was not harmed. Doroshov advises the public to call authorities if anyone has seen someone of this description. –– Angela Swartz
University Airport to hold open house Wednesday morning Brian Nguyen / Aggie
Peason, sophomore sustainable agriculture and food systems major, left, cycles on the bike-blender as Rachel Rockholt, first-year agriculture environmental major, right, makes a smoothie. The bike-blender will be at Food Day on October 24.
By DANIELLE HUDDLESTUN Aggie News Writer
This upcoming Monday, schools and churches across the nation will gather in celebration of the first Food
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The University Airport will hold an open house this Saturday. Aviation enthusiasts are invited to get an up-close and personal look at vintage aircrafts at the 9th annual University Airport Open House. From noon to 4 p.m. this Saturday, the Friends of the University Airport (FOUA) will display contemporary and historic airplanes, as well as antique cars and motorcycles, at the University Airport. Pilots will be on hand to answer questions about the airplanes, many of which are museum quality, said historian and FOUA member Greg Lentz. “You get to go right up to the airplanes,” Lentz said. “Normally, you’d have to go some distance to see
an event like this. But we’re presenting it to you in your own backyard.” The Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Club will also be present to discuss options for those interested in learning how to fly. Chapter 52 of the Experimental Aircraft Association will provide refreshments, and admission and parking is free. “We want to make people aware that we have this airport and show that it’s valuable,” Lentz said. “Flying is the ultimate expression of freedom.” The University Airport is located at 1 Airport Road, two miles west of the UC Davis campus.
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Day. UC Davis will be hosting two events on campus. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has declared Food Day to be a national day. A movement for real food has become a real issue,
and with the help of many, such as Michelle Obama, it has been added to calendar. “Food Day is a day to bring
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Occupy Wall Street groups continue organizing Davis protesters assemble in Central Park By JAMES O’HARA Aggie News Writer
Occupy Wall Street has gone global. From New York to Tokyo to Rome, what started as a small group camped in New York’s Zuccoti Park has blossomed into an international movement numbered in the thousands. Davis, not to be left out, is no exception in what has rapidly transformed into worldwide effort. Protesters, from
young and old, students and unemployed, conservatives and liberals, met on Oct. 12 in Davis’ Central Park to lend their voice to the Occupy protests. On the Occupy Wall Street’s Oct. 15 international day of action, the Occupy Davis group also protested against banks, marching from Central Park to Kristina Geddert / Aggie downtown banks. “We are the 99 percent,” A group of Occupy Davis protesters, included
Bernie Goldsmith, a Davis resident shown holding
See OCCUPY, page 4 a sign, marched downtown last Saturday.
Brown approves energy and health bills “I’m not from California” Why out-of-state students come to UC Davis
Legislation supports renewable energy and banning tanning beds
By Claire Maldarelli
By CLAIRE TAN Aggie News Writer
Gov. Jerry Brown approved Senate Bills 489 and 746 on Oct. 8 and 9, respectively. Sen. Lois Wolk (D- Davis) authored Senate Bill 489, also known as the Renewable Energy Equity Act. The bill is designed to open California’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program to all eligible forms of renewable energy. “This will allow agricultural businesses and homeowners to more easily and economically convert their renewable byproducts into clean renewable energy and to off-set their electricity use, help reduce the need for new power plants and transmission infrastructure and save money on their power bills,” Wolk said in her policy summary. According to Wolk, California has been seeking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. She said the NEM program was only open to wind or solar power generators, which take advantage of the program’s ability to get renewable energy quickly but prevent the benefits
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Gov. Brown recently approved Senate Bill 746 (SB 746), proposed in 2007, which prohibits the use of tanning beds for those under 18. of combining the different types of renewable energy. In particular, small-scale eligible renewable energy producers incur more costs that outweigh the benefits of renewable power. “I applaud the governor’s decision to sign these bills into law,” Wolk said. “Making it easier for all
Californians to utilize clean, renewable energy takes us closer to reaching the state’s goal of obtaining a third of our energy from renewable sources by 2020.” The bill was supported by organizations such as the California
Forecast I recently learned that dubstep is actually the sound of Transformers working out. Rather than grunts and groans, they produce doofs and whomps ... what a concept. As you may have noticed, my forecasts tend to keep getting further from actual weather forecasts until our weather gets more exciting! Alex Neigher, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team
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One of the typical questions students at UC Davis ask when first getting to know someone is usually, “What part of California are you from?” Most often responses include SoCal or the Bay Area, but ever so rarely you may hear, “I’m actually not from California.” Out-of-state students are indeed a rare breed at UC Davis. Last year 867 out-of-state students accounted for only 4.5 percent of all admitted first-year students, which is only slightly higher than the 4.2 percent of international students admitted. And the 2010-11 school year tuition for out-of-state students was $35,958.91 as opposed to $13,079.91 for in-state students. So why do students liv-
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ing as far away as New York, Virginia or Puerto Rico decide to attend UC Davis as opposed to their state school or a college closer to home?
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This is Fig. And you’re welcome. Becky Peterson
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TODAY Undergraduate Research Center Info Session 5:10 p.m. 409 Surge IV Learn about research funding opportunities for undergraduates through the President’s Undergraduate Fellowship. The fellowship provides funds for undergraduates to pursue research projects or other creative activities under faculty supervision.
Botany and Environmental Horticulture Club 6:10 to 7:30 p.m. 2064 Science Laboratory Building Mystery topic, free pizza and a plant raffle are on the agenda.
Marketing & Business Association Workshop 7:10 to 8 p.m. 118 Olson Gerrit Buddingh, financial analyst at Wells Fargo, will speak about the Financial Analyst Program, his career as an analyst, and the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Interested in joining MBA? Learn about the organization, what we do and future events. Pizza & refreshments will be provided.
Poetry Night Reading Series: Ruby Ibarra 8 p.m. John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Ruby Ibarra is Filipina-American UC Davis alumna, rapper and spoken word artist. Ibarra was a member of SickSpits Poetry Collective as well as the UC Davis Slam Poetry team. She has been featured on publications such as WorldStar Hip Hop and Myx TV, as well as MTV and VH1’s blogs. For the past year, she has been touring and performing across the U.S.
FRIDAY Undergraduate Research Center Info Session 12:10 p.m.
409 Surge IV Learn about research funding opportunities for undergraduates through the President’s Undergraduate Fellowship. The fellowship provides funds for undergraduates to pursue research projects or other creative activities under faculty supervision.
SATURDAY Men’s Soccer vs. Cal Poly 3 p.m. Aggie Soccer Field The Aggies take on the Mustangs.
Taste of Ghana 7 to 10 p.m. Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. The Otwetiri Project presents an evening of West African food, music and dance to raise money to improve the educational conditions in a small village in Ghana. Tickets are $40. E-mail demellon@ sbcglobal.net or call (530) 219-5265.
SUNDAY Field Hockey vs. UC Berkeley 11 a.m. Aggie Stadium The Aggies take on the Golden Bears.
PARK(ing) Day Davis 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. E St., between First and Third Streets The UC Davis landscape architecture students will be reclaiming parking spots as public space.
Women’s Soccer vs. UC Santa Barbara 1 p.m. Aggie Soccer Field The Aggies take on the Gauchos. To receive placement in the AGGIE DAILY CALENDAR, e-mail dailycal@theaggie. org or stop by 25 Lower Freeborn by noon the day prior to your event. Due to space constraints, all event descriptions are subject to editing, and priority will be given to events that are free of charge and geared toward the campus community.
campus Judicial reports Philosophy of cheating An undergraduate was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for suspected plagiarism on a philosophy paper after the class reader discovered that ideas and passages from an online source had been copied in the essay without proper citation. When the student met with a judicial officer, she admitted that she had decided to rewrite her entire essay and had therefore run out of time, so rather than having an incomplete essay she borrowed from the online source. The student accepted the sanction of disciplinary probation, and also agreed to meet with the Student Academic Success Center for writing help. In addition, the student received a zero on the paper from the instructor.
No shirt, no shoes, no service An upperclassman was referred to SJA for violating the terms of his previous disciplinary agreement with SJA. The student had been referred to SJA before and as part of accepting responsibility for his actions had agreed to do 15 hours of community service. However, when it came time for the proper paperwork and documentation to be turned in, it was clear that he had not actually done
the community service as outlined in his agreement. When he met with the judicial officer, the student claimed no knowledge of those conditions, but with evidence to the contrary he agreed that he had broken the agreement. For this second violation, the student was put on deferred separation status. In addition, the student forfeited his right to do the community service and was required to pay a sanction payment of $150 instead.
More reasons not to procrastinate A student was referred to SJA on suspicion of plagiarism. Specifically, the student was found to have copied passages from an online source without any kind of citation. When the student met with a judicial officer, he admitted to having taken material from the source, stating that he had waited until late the night before to finish the essay and thus had not had enough time. He agreed to the sanctions of deferred separation and community service. Members of the office of Student Judicial Affairs compile the CAMPUS JUDICIAL REPORTS. Additional information about SJA and the Campus Judicial Board may be found at sja.ucdavis.edu.
police briefs SUNDAY
Polterguest
Foul play A man was standing with a baseball bat outside Dollar Tree on E. Eighth Street.
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Someone came home and found all their couches tipped over, on Glide Drive.
Just call Blood Source There were “blood-curdling screams” to call the police on Mace Boulevard.
Ninja fail A man in all black was wandering around carrying a stick on Glacier Drive.
Apple a day Someone found an apple that had been used to smoke pot on Hanover Drive.
Occupy Amtrak Someone set up camp on the railroad tracks near Pennsylvania Place.
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Police Briefs are compiled by TRACY HARRIS from the city of Davis daily crime bulletins. Contact TRACY HARRIS at city@ theaggie.org.
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for catching powdered sugar. They’re light, thick and should be eaten sitting down. Eating them with more than just powdered sugar or butter — in other words, the mounJanelle tains of cream, chocolate and Bitker fruit that make them taste so good — is unauthentic. But the Liège is the waffle that has my heart. It’s the waffle that has everyone’s hearts, actually. It’s the waffle that makes travelers go home and say, “I LOVE BELGIAN WAFFLES.” Imagine a waffle-cookfriend e-mailed me ie hybrid. It’s doughy, dense last week and compli- and chewy. It’s served warm. mented my column. Its batter holds pearl sugSort of. He said my environ- ar crystals, which then carmental one bored him. He amelize when baked, and wanted to hear about three can satisfy any sweet tooth. things: the European Union, It’s perfect au natural. It can soccer and waffles. be made even more per Yes, it’s true; Brussels fect with a healthy spread of is basically the capital melted Belgian chocolate. of the European Union. Or a slight dollop of whipped Brussels hosts the European cream. Or vanilla-scented. Commission, Council of the If you want to picture my European Union, European Belgian diet, just considCouncil and er what the second Brussels The words “Belgian” and seat of the is most E u r o p e a n “chocolate” go together beautifully, known for Parliament. — waffles, as do “eating” and “pralines” But I don’t French really care fries, chocabout any of that. I’ve woken olate and beer. up and marched through the Belgians claim they inventsea of EU employees, through ed the French fry in the 17th the EU quarter, and I’ve even century, and I believe them. had a few beers among them. Belgians are way more into While the international pol- fries than the French. Belgians itics thing definitely has a are way more into fries than presence here, it doesn’t fac- anyone, for that matter. tor into my daily life. Brussels is packed with fri Soccer is also not much of teries and various snack shops a factor. I’ve been to a match, that primarily sell fries. A typand yes, it was a joyous oc- ical lunch is a cone of fries — casion, even in the rain. double fried in animal fat and Everyone was singing and double salted — with a few drinking and waving flags. dollops of sauce on top. The But the truth is, the Belgian most popular accompaniteam kind of sucks. I rare- ment is mayonnaise, but frily hear anyone in Brussels teries have long lists of maytalking about soccer for this onnaise variants, flavored reason — field hockey and with everything from curry to tennis are far hotter topics. chili to cabbage. That leaves waffles. The words “Belgian” and Out of the EU, soccer and “chocolate” go together waffles, there is no con- beautifully, as do “eating” test as to which is dominat- and “pralines”. Godiva came ing my study abroad experi- from Belgium, and here it’s ence. It’s waffles. regarded as strictly medio Waffles are very popular in cre. Think about it. Brussels. In the touristy spots, That leaves beer. Think you’ll see long lines for waffles about this: Stella Artois is buried under whipped cream, probably the second most chocolate and strawberries. standard, boring beer in Downtown, you’ll see a busi- Belgium. The most widenesswoman briskly walking spread is Jupiler, but that’s to work with waffle in hand. In at least what’s heavily conthe super markets, you’ll find sumed by locals. Each legitprepackaged assortments of imate Belgian beer — even waffles and waffle cookies. Stella, sometimes — is served But the image you have in in its own special chalice, deyour head of a Belgian waf- signed so the beer can look fle is probably wrong, be- and taste its absolute best. cause the term “Belgian waf- For real beer connoisseurs, fle” only exists in America. there’s Trappist beer. There are In Belgium, apart from the exactly seven Trappist monasprepackaged cookie varieties, teries in the world where the there are two types of waffles monks brew beer, and six of — the Brussels and the Liège. them are in Belgium. It’s rich. The Brussels waffle is It’s special. Trust me. the most similar to the airy, crisp waffle you are pictur- JANELLE BITKER is never drinking ing. They are perfectly rect- Keystone Light again. Ask her for beer angular, with deep pockets recommendations at jlbitker@ucdavis.edu.
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state Cont. from front page Shellie Pick, a senior wildlife, fish and conservation biology major who was born and raised in Falls Church, Virginia — about 10 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. — said this is always the first question she gets when she tells people she is from Virginia. “My answer is always the same. It snows in Virginia. Despite living through it every winter for 21 years, I can’t stand the snow. But just as bad are the humid summers. It’ll be 90 degrees with 100 percent humidity. Climate was definitely the driving force of my move to California,” Pick said. But Pick also acknowledged that because California is such a large state, it has a wider selection of top universities compared to Virginia. US News & World Report ranks five of the 10 UC campuses among the top 10 public universities in the country. Dorje Jennette, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) psychologist was not surprised by the number of out-of-state students. “UC Davis has a lot going for it. I’m not surprised that we would attract a significant number of out-of-state students,” Jennette said. Andre Appert, sophomore biological sciences major from Los Alamos, New Mexico, had a different reason for attending UC Davis. “I decided to come to school in California partly because [it] offer[s] a great education but mostly because my parents work at a University of California-managed facility in New
ubiquity. I can’t speak for others, but by the summer’s end I began to react to the opening line “There’s a fire starting in my heart” like how I would imagine a dog Dylan reacts to a shock collar; the Gallagher overexposure can genuinely begin to strip a song of its appeal and novelty. Other than this, though, a song’s publicity is no excuse to dismiss it entirely. My tendency toward relatively unknown music is not a consciously developed habit; I just seem to instinctively gravitate away y favorite type of music isn’t a genre from songs that are more –– it’s whatever the easily accessible on the radio. I don’t inherently rule fewest people know. This out the possibility that a statement is not to be conhooky Top 40 tune can find fused for a hipster battle cry against all things “main- its way into my head, heart and iPod. stream,” however. Unlike I would also like to take the many who celebrate music simply for its obscu- some of my remaining space to direct some flak rity, I don’t boycott musicians who have ascended to at the readers on the othhigher levels of recognition, er end of the bell curve. Yes, I don’t accuse one of my fa- I’m speaking to you, fans of Katy Perry, vorite lessLMFAO, er-known ... the song was not better when and –– Lord groups of selling out you allegedly liked it before have mercy –– Ke$ha. to the popeveryone else Elitist hipular desters aren’t mand if the only demographic culthey happen to score a hit, pable of the crime of unand I certainly don’t write off their artistic ability. Who justly marking music as good or bad; your neglect of says there has to be a disthe unfamiliar is the reason tinction between what’s that talented “indie” artists good and what’s mainsuch as Sky Ferreira, Marina stream? So now that I, Dylan “the & the Diamonds, Lykke Li and Frankmusik go virtualDylan” Gallagher, am statly unnoticed in the maining it in print, treat this as stream. The fact that they a gospel –– nail this statement to record store doors, don’t have a fanbase tantamount to Gaga’s brigade of preach the message from Little Monsters isn’t a probatop a soapbox and put it as your Facebook status: it’s lem per se, but it’s an emtime for the musical war to barrassment that a singer like Robyn, who’s been stop. in the pop writing/record Let me put it in perspective: in the world’s bottom- ing game since the earlyto-mid ‘90s, has gotten her most layer of expressed most U.S. exposure in years minor grievances, falling as the opening act on Katy somewhere between finPerry’s California Dreams gerprints on your glassTour. es lenses and the contents As much as I talk about it of my blog, resides the fain such a sweeping manner, miliar complaint of “I used to like that song until it be- I’m starting to think that came popular.” In response perhaps the only just way to pass judgment on music is to this I would like to issue a public service announce- to stop thinking about it on such a grand scale. Perceive ment to my readership/ Planet Earth in general: stop music independently of the saying this forever. A song’s artist’s status in the industry or the song’s position on composition doesn’t fall to any of the Billboard charts; pieces the more airplay it remind yourself that it’s gets and the quality of its okay to think that Rihanna’s lyrics doesn’t just suddenly dissipate (unless it never latest single is complete existed to begin with; here’s tripe or to admit to actually liking Justin Bieber. In the looking at you, Ke$ha). In end, you’ll find that it won’t layman’s terms, the song was not better when you al- matter what other people have to say about your mulegedly liked it before evsical taste –– you’ll always eryone else. think yours is better any The only instance in way. which it can accurately be stated that going public has Love life issues? Friendship drama? Problems ruined a song is in the cases in the bedroom? DYLAN GALLAGHER won’t of songs such as “Rolling in give advice on any of these things, but the Deep” and “Party Rock would still love to hear all about them at Anthem,” –– a fate that I dylaaaaan@gmail.com or via cleverblog. tumblr.com/ask. like to refer to as death by
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Mexico, so I actually pay in-state tuition,” Appert said. Aside from trite frustrations of being the minority, such as getting a weird look when showing your non-California license as an ID or never truly understanding the meaning of the word “hella” even after repeated explanations from your Californian friends, additional challenges are not as easy to overcome or laugh off. Both Pick and Brenda Marin Rodriguez, senior neurobiology, physiology, and behavior major from San Juan, Puerto Rico, find the cost of out-of-state tuition to be one of their biggest and hardest challenges to overcome. “I find it frustrating when California students continually protest the tuition fee increases. I don’t think they realize how much out-of-state students have to pay,” Rodriguez said. Pick said the distance from home has been one of her big challenges. “Being homesick has been really hard. I only manage to make it home twice a year so it’s definitely hard to see my friends go home on weekends or when their parents come to visit,” Pick said. Jennette added that homesickness can come up on any student, out-ofstate or in-state, and suggested that it helps to have reminders of home around, to plan a trip home and to find things in common between home and UC Davis. But despite the challenges that being a non-resident can present, there are many benefits as well. One advantage of UC Davis to other state schools in the country is the size of the state of California.
Rodriguez decided to come to UC Davis because of the unique diversity that the state of California brings. “I was deciding between here and Iowa actually. And I decided that if I didn’t like Iowa I was kind of stuck there whereas in California there would be a variety of different landscapes and cultures within the same state,” Rodriguez said. However, Jennette said it is important not to exaggerate differences between in-state and out-of-state students. “California is a big state, and there are plenty of students coming from far enough away that weekend trips home are difficult to come by. UC Davis can seem just as different to students from SoCal as it does to students from Chicago,” Jennette said. Most out-of-staters are happy with their college selection, acknowledging that it’s a great conversation starter while in college and back in their hometown. Appert said he has been enjoying the town of Davis and the diversity it brings. “Los Alamos, New Mexico is a pretty small town so when I come to California it’s fun to see and do more of the fun things that larger cities have to offer,” Appert said. These students agree that if they could make the decision again, they would still chose to attend UC Davis. “I can’t imagine my life if I hadn’t chosen Davis. Being on my own for the past four years has definitely led me to grow, and I will always appreciate that,” Pick said. CLAIRE MALDARELLI can be reached at features@theaggie. org.
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dempsey report
Ends don’t justify means On Oct. 5 the Dempsey Report was released. The university-sponsored evaluation was intended to show where UC Davis stands as an athletic program, and provide a blueprint for where the university could go from here. The report outlines several ways to increase funding for major sports, in the hopes of allowing UC Davis to move to the next level of collegiate athletics. Among these changes would be cutting five sports, and drastically increasing the seating capacity of both Aggie Stadium and the Pavilion. While making vast improvements to UC Davis athletics is a noble goal, in this case, the ends do not justify the means. Cutting five sports could leave over 100 student-athletes without the program they had entered the university for — roughly the same number that were affected when UC Davis cut four sports in 2010. The diversity of sports at UC Davis is part of what makes the university unique. Very few institutions support 23 teams, let alone doing so at the Division I level. UC Davis is not known as a football or basketball power, and students don’t apply to UC Davis expecting national championships. Instead they come to UC Davis to be part of a different campus lifestyle — a lifestyle that is promoted by academic, cultural and athletic diversity. And even if the prescribed changes are made to the athletic department, there is no guarantee that UC Davis will
become a winning program. Studies commissioned by the NCAA have shown no correlation between increased spending and improved winloss records. Making these costly changes without a guarantee of success seems far from worthwhile. Over the next several months, Chancellor Linda Katehi will be reviewing candidates for athletics director based on the feedback she receives on the Dempsey Report. Despite the fact that students fund over 60 percent of UC Davis’ athletics budget, the student body is being largely left out of this decision-making process. When UC Davis chose to make the transition to Division I in 2003, the students were heavily consulted — even voting in favor of raising student fees to help provide funds for athletics. Yet students have remained largely in the dark during this search for a new athletics director — the biggest decision to face UC Davis athletics since the move to Division I. Few students attended last week’s poorly-publicized town-hall meeting, and those who did were largely student-athletes. Vice Chancellor Fred Wood has said he is attempting to set up a students-only meeting to discuss the search, but no date has been set. With student dollars at stake and the search already underway, it is vital for students to become informed and make their voices heard at the next town-hall meeting Wednesday at the UC Davis Conference Center.
ebooks
Don’t forget to read ahead Part of Yolo County Library’s eBook collection is now available for Kindle, Amazon.com’s digital reader. Library members can check out an eBook in the same way they would check out a real book — the book is available for three weeks, and then the content is disabled. This jump from paper to digital books is not uncommon in today’s marketplace. Seeing someone reading a digital book on the bus is equally as likely as seeing someone reading a real, paper book. This shift, while impressive, should be taken in stride and should be thought about critically. Books, which became prevalent after the printing press was invented around 1440, have shaped our culture into what it is today. While the advent of digital books is fascinating, we should realize that it has a direct effect on our culture and our lives. Just remember, the invention of the printing press helped the Protestant Reformation take form. The benefits of digital readers are clear. An eBook is much lighter than a normal book, and you can carry around as many books as you like in one tablet. Book prices are often cheaper on eBooks, and font size and brightness can be adjusted to the reader’s desire. And let’s face it, who doesn’t think they look cool carrying around a trendy, digital device? While these benefits clearly apply, the negatives of eBooks are also there. When a reader is reading an eBook, they lose the physical con-
nection to what they are reading, along with the general experience of holding a book in their hand. While you can virtually dog-ear a page on an eBook, there is clearly a difference between a digital action and physical action. Spilling coffee on a paper book can be easily fixed with a hair dryer and some patience. However, spilling coffee on an eBook is an overall disaster. Digital readers also hinder the sharing process that is so vital to book culture. When someone is done reading a book on their Kindle, it is unlikely that they will want to lend their $79 device to a friend so that they can read the same book. As digitalization becomes more prevalent in the academic world, students should be wary of the abrupt shift. If all textbooks are digital, how does a student take notes in the book? What if a student can’t afford an eBook? These questions should be considered before society welcomes digital books with open arms. Some readers have attempted to balance the difference between the digital and paper world by switching back and forth between each medium. This alone shows the confusion that society faces as eBooks emerge as a prevalent mass media distributor. While there are positive and negative effects of eBooks, it is most important that we as students notice the change, and understand how it will affect our lives. And just remember, paper books don’t run out of batteries.
Editorial Board Jason Alpert Editor in Chief Becky Peterson Managing Editor Melissa Freeman Opinion Editor
Hannah Strumwasser Campus Editor Angela Swartz City Editor Erin Migdol Features Editor
Uyen Cao Arts Editor Trevor Cramer Sports Editor
Amy Stewart Science Editor Jasna Hodzic Photography Editor
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of erecting a fence along our bor The real question through all ders to prevent illegal immigrathis clutter is, does Cain have a tion, Cain said, “If they would have shot at un-seating Obama? put me in charge of the fence ... Ultimately, I think that Obama it would be about 20 feet high, it will be re-elected regardless of would have electrified barbed wire who the Republican nominee is. Mark on top and then on this side of the However, Cain has the best shot at Ling fence we would have a moat. And defeating the incumbent Obama yes, Mr. President, it would have for a few reasons. alligators in it! If they can out Cain claims to have a penchant swim the alligators after they get for getting results, something that over that fence and that electric Obama has ostensibly failed to do. barbed wire, I’ll Cain can work a give them a job at crowd and put The real question through all this together a clevGodfather’s!” clutter is, does Cain have a shot at er, coherent re It’s comforttort to a tough ing that Cain has un-seating Obama? smooth-talking, very likquestion –– two a sense of humor, able black man who promof Obama’s best but is there any ises stark economic change qualities. substance to back up his style? from his would-be predecessor One of the most talked about The unfortunate truth is that is the current favorite to win the aspects of Cain’s candidacy is his Presidential elections rarely come Presidential nomination ... with 9-9-9 federal tax plan. Under this down to who the best person for the Republican party. plan, the current tax code would the job is, but who is the best at Herman Cain, 65, is a busibe thrown out the window and re- getting votes. ness executive, syndicated colplaced with flat 9 percent busi Cain will gain votes because he umnist, radio host and associness, personal and sales taxes survived stage IV colon cancer. He ate minister in Georgia. He has countrywide. According to Cain, will lose votes for criticizing the never held public office but has “The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate now-mainstream “Occupy” prospent time as the Chairman of the this economy because it replactests. His 9-9-9 plan, though innoFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas es the outdated tax code that alvative, will likely lose him votes beCity and as Chairman and CEO of lows politicians to pick winners cause of the political faux pas that Godfather’s Pizza. Despite his lim- and losers, and to provide favors in surrounds the idea of taxing the ited political experience, Cain has the forms of tax breaks, special ex- “poor”. The fact that he is a minislaunched himself into the presiemptions and loopholes. It simpli- ter will gain him hoards of voters dential discussion. fies the code dramatically.” in the bible-belt. The list goes on Cain is labeled as a tremen Opponents of the 9-9-9 plan fo- and on. dous public speaker and a downcus on the 9 percent federal sales However, Obama has one qualiright likable guy and, like any good tax, claiming that such a tax would ty that Cain simply cannot match: politician, he knows how to turn a hit the lower and middle classes he’s mainstream. negative into a positive. the hardest. Ultimately, Obama will again be When asked about his lack of Cain even debunks our modern seen as the cool kid who plays baspolitical experience, he replied, ketball and dances on Ellen while “PC” culture when he says, “I am “Most of the people who are in an American. Black. Conservative. his opponent will be viewed as just elective office in Washington, D.C., I don’t use African-American, beanother old guy who wants to help they have held public office before. cause I’m American, I’m black and out his rich CEO buddies, regardHow’s that workin’ for you?” less of the results he would deliver. I’m conservative. I don’t like peo For the most part, these labels ple trying to label me. Africanmake sense and can be summed American is socially acceptable for Don’t worry, Herman. MARK LING isn’t mainstream up with one quote. some people, but I am not some either. Send him your cool kid hate mail at mdling@ gmail.com. When discussing the feasibility people.”
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food Cont. from front page awareness about nutrition and production of food in our country. Like Earth Day, we need to think of where food is coming from, because it is one of the most important things we have,” said Danny Friedman, sophomore international agricultural development major. UC Davis is holding events on campus to support awareness for real food: locally and sustainably grown food. first event of the day will be held in the dining commons. Local, student-produced food will be served during every meal. Following, the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) will offer sampling of “real food” from noon to 2 p.m. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., tasting of local, student-made food, will be available. The Flatland Food Collective is offering students an opportunity to mix their own smoothies with
Brown Cont. from front page Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN), Environmental Defense Fund, California Farm Bureau, Yolo County and others. Senate Bill 746 prohibits the use of tanning beds for persons under 18 years of age. Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) proposed this bill in 2007. “He’s been the sponsor of the bill since 2007 and finally got it through,” said Lieu’s Communications Director Ray Sotero. “He has concerns on the long-term effects of UV rays, especially on children.” SB 746 was approved in response to medical experts stating there are various consequences that can arise from
a bike-blender contraption. A club fair will be held, centered on food. A photo petition will be available for students, in order to show their support for the real food movement. The purpose of this is to have the UC Davis campus commit to serving local, fresh food. “It’s really important to consider where food comes from. Food is grown in many ways. Some are negative to the environment and soil, while some are good. Food Day will support sustainable food in the future, and raise awareness to choose whole foods, fruits and vegetables,” said India Mansour, an agricultural sustainability intern. To help support the ideal of Food Day, Ryan Galt, professor of food systems, will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. Following there will be a screening of the new documentary The Greenhorns. This documentary discusses and values the importance of farmers. The Environmental Policy and Planning Commission (EPPC) is sponsoring the screening of the movie and has
purchased the rights. The event is based upon local donations of community-based food, along with the support of various clubs on campus, such as Students for Sustainable Agriculture, the Flatland Food Collective, EPPC, Campus Center for the Environment and CoFed. All food day events are free for students. “We have received donations from local farmers and have new recipes planned to try,” Mansour said. In the end, organizers of Food Day hope it will bring awareness about nutrition, while provoking consideration about the current process of food production in the country. “This is a nationally recognized day and the first ever Food Day. It is a day to celebrate, educate and gather around food,” said Genna Lipari, a senior sustainable agriculture and food systems major.
use and overuse of tanning beds. “[Lieu] represents on the largest coastal districts and when he became aware that instead of going to the beach and getting a tan naturally, there were more tanning salons in L.A. than there are Starbucks and McDonald’s, that said something about the lifestyle there,” Sotero said. “He’s concerned about the children under 18 having access to tanning beds.” According to Sotero, although there are requirements for parental consent forms, there’s little information that explains the health issues related to indoor tanning bed usage. He said California is the first to ban tanning beds for those under 18. “After it was signed by the governor, we have heard from Canada and several other states who want to do something similar,” Sotero
said. The bill was sponsored by the California Society of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery and the AIM at Melanoma Foundation. Organizations such as the California Medical Association, Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente and the American Academy of Pediatrics backed the bill. “Indoor tanning is especially harmful because of the intense and dangerous type of ultraviolet rays emitted from the tanning beds,” said Lieu in a statement. “Moreover, the skin damage is cumulative, so the more exposure one gets younger in life, the worse the harmful effects will be.” SB 746 will take effect Jan. 1, 2012.
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occupy Cont. from front page many signs read at Oct. 12’s biweekly general assembly meeting. Their purpose, echoing what has become an increasingly complex weave of cross-national sentiment, is to unite in dissent over what protesters described as the increasing inequality of, essentially, the world’s financial distribution. “I am protesting the imbalance of wealth and the fact that the government should exist to protect the people as a whole rather than cater to the wealthy,” Ian Holser, the organizer of the Occupy Davis
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coordination committee, said in an e-mail. “I think worldwide we are protesting the power structure and the fact that it is so easily manipulated by relatively few people with large amounts of wealth.” For many, however, the Occupy movement is about more than just the imbalance of wealth in America and around the world. Bernie Goldsmith, a self-identified unemployed lawyer highly involved in the Occupy Davis protests, while not in disagreement with Holser’s sentiment, spoke of a more broad purpose for the group. “We are not protesting in the classic sense, in the sense of go-
ing out on marches and shouting until we get our way. There are no demands and there probably never will be,” Goldsmith said in an e-mail. “We’re protesting for the most basic of things, to declare our existence and relevance in the political order, to remind the country and ourselves that we own this place, that we own the problems of this place and that we have the responsibility as citizens to engage and make things right.” Goldsmith is not alone in his wide-reaching hope for the Occupy movement. Many, including some UC Davis students, have approached it as a broad venue for political change.
Sophia Kamran, a senior philosophy and comparative literature double major, attended last week’s general assembly meeting. She, like Goldsmith, sees the Occupy movement as an opportunity to address a grand spectrum of political and social strife. “I really like the idea that we don’t have one set of goals,” Kamran said. “To me it’s more of a wake-up call … It’s about all these issues we think we’ve overcome … but the truth is, we haven’t.” Another attendee of last week’s meeting was junior physics major Andres Estebanez, who, after citing worries of corporate control and financial inequity, noted his own
particular concern over public education. His parents, he pointed out, left the UC system with little to no debt, whereas today he fears the end of accessible public education altogether is near. Whatever the particular interest the many protesters may have, it is clear that concern has become poignant and universal. “We are occupying Central Park to reclaim it as a place of political speech and dialogue, and in so doing, we are also laying the groundwork to occupy and reclaim our democracy,” Goldsmith said. JAMES O’HARA can be reached at city@theaggie. org.
Brain study finds links between number of Facebook friends and brain size By The Daily Universe Staff
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Looking at the number of friends one has on Facebook does not only show how popular that person is. A research released by scientists from the University College London suggests the number of friends one has on Facebook predicts how much grey matter the person has in certain regions of his brain. The research, titled “Online social network size is reflected in human brain structure” and published on the journal
Proceedings of the Royal Soceity B, discovers that the more Facebook friends a person has, the more grey matter that person has in the amygdala, the right superior temporal sulcus, left middle temporal gyrus and entorhinal cortex. While the latter three regions are specifically associated with online social network sizes, the amygdala is correlated to both real-life and online social network sizes. The study also shows a person who has more Facebook friends also tends to have more real-life friends. According to the journal, the research
collected MRI images of 125 college students by scanning their brains, and looked into both their online and reallife social networks. Then the result is compared to another sample of 40 college students. Although the study shows a link between the number of Facebook friends and the sizes of those brain regions, researchers of the study emphasized that the data collected does not show whether a person is born to have strong networking skills, or the size of those brain regions are changed through social net-
working. “Finally, our study was by design cross-sectional and so cannot determine whether the relationship between brain structure and social network participation arises over time through friendshipdependent plasticity in the brain areas involved; or alternatively whether individuals with a specific brain structure are predisposed to acquire more friends than others,” said the researchers at the end of their journal article. “The relative contributions of ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’ therefore remain to be determined.”
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Radioactivity in cigarettes hidden by tobacco industry Cigarettes found to contain radioactive isotope polonium 210 By HUDSON LOFCHIE Aggie Science Writer
Polonium 210 (210Po) has a life of intrigue and infamy compared to other elements. Since its discovery by Marie Curie 113 years ago, it has been used for a variety of purposes including heating satellites, removing static from photography equipment and even KGB assassinations. It is also found in every cigarette. 210Po is radioactive and has been connected to 15,000 to 22,000 lung cancer deaths per year. According to a UCLA research study, tobacco companies have not only known about the presence of 210Po in their cigarettes since the mid 1960s but have actively covered up and denied any knowledge of the matter. “Lung cancer was a rare disease before smoking became rampant,” said Hrayr Karagueuzian, a researcher at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and lead author of a paper detailing the tobacco industry’s policies and actions regarding radioactive 210Po. Lung cancer was so rare that when a physician came across a case, he or she would call all colleagues to come and observe. Tobacco radioactivity has two identified sources: the atmosphere and soil contaminated by certain fertilizers. 210Po is absorbed by the sticky crystals, called trichoms, on the tobacco leaves. The trichoms are water insoluble, which means that rinsing the leaves will do nothing to remove the radioactive particles. The radiation from 210Po does not evenly distribute in the lungs. It gathers in “hot spots.” The particles gathered in the hot spots cause cell death, and the cells that do survive are mutated. Humans have a gene
called the P53 Tumor Suppressant Gene, which is responsible for repairing damaged DNA that causes tumors. The alpha particles from 210Po disrupt the operations of this gene, which leads to a proliferation of malignant growths — cancer. In Karagueuzian’s words, “When the cat’s not there, the mice start to dance.” Even before the publication of this study on cigarettes, doctors had always considered smoking to be a factor in many health problems. “No matter what disease we look at, we always ask ‘smoker or non-smoker?’” said Jim Sayre of the UCLA department of biostatistics and radiological sciences. “I had no idea that radiation was actually involved,” he said. Our bodies have natural mechanisms — mucus and cilia — to slowly clear out the sticky tar and smoke particles. But the sheer amount of tar, smoke and nicotine piling up in the lungs prevents the cilia from functioning properly. “Of the 210Po in the cigarettes, 35 percent is absorbed [by the lung tissue], 50 percent is exhaled and the rest is lost in the environment,” Karagueuzian said. “That 50 percent is discharged to the immediate environment of the smoker.” Another huge concern is the morality of the tobacco companies’ decision to keep the research on radioactivity secret for more than 50 years. Tobacco companies have found that a method called acid washing greatly reduced the amount of 210Po in their cigarettes. However, the acid wash also reduced the potency and addictivity of the nicotine. “The industry is a little bit shady,” Sayre said. “They are going to make a buck however they can.”
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Junior english major Katelyn Hoffman takes a cigarette break. Tobacco companies used rebuttal, denial and intimidation to keep the studies under wraps. They even issued an industry-wide ban on publishing any research related to tobacco radioactivity. The tobacco industry also gave all of its documents to corporate lawyers to ensure they were kept secret under attorney-client privilege. “Lawyers are exempt from having to disclose harmful information because it is given to them in confidence by their clients,” said Rex Perschbacher of UC Davis School of Law. By California law and legal ethics, there would be no requirement for corporate lawyers to reveal this harmful information. They would have the right to reveal it but would have no obligation to do so. In 1998, the Tobacco
Master Settlement Agreement case ended with an agreement that the tobacco companies help compensate state Medicaid expenses for smoking-related illnesses and release all documents concerning health problems related to tobacco. As of now, over 13 million documents totaling more than 70 million pages have been released. “There are a lot of secrets in business — good ones, benign ones and bad ones. These companies were at arm’s length from government scrutiny,” Perschbacher said. The research study will likely lead to an anti-smoking campaign centered around radioactivity in addition to its other negative health effects. HUDSON LOFCHIE can be reached at science@theaggie.org.
Results present new and surprising phenomenon about our universe By CLAIRE MALDARELLI
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the experiment. A pulsar is a highly magnetized and rapidly spinning neutron star. The data collected in this experiment came from the Crab Pulsar — one of the most well-studied and, until now, among the best understood astronomical objects in the universe. But this new data shows that there is still much to learn about this object as well as the physics that govern our galaxy. “Right now there is no preferred mechanism or obvious answer to what ac-
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Crab Pulsar emits highest-energy gamma rays ever observed A group of international astronomers and physicists has detected the highest-energy gamma rays ever observed from a pulsar. This new and surprising data could provide insight into unknown phenomenon occurring in space. Published on Oct. 6 in the journal Science, the results show that photons were observed from a pulsar system with energies that exceed 100 billion electron volts. To put this in perspective, this is more than 50 billion times higher than visible light from the sun. This is the first time energies of this magnitude have been observed, surprising many of the scientists working on the project. “The general feeling was that pulsars would not do what we saw. It was a complete surprise and everyone was pretty amazed,” said Rene Ong, a UCLA professor of physics and astronomy and spokesperson for the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), the collaboration in charge of
gens that can cause disease in crops, from potato cyst nematodes to root-knot nematodes. Unfortunately, the predatory nematodes that Amy eat the plant-eaters have Stewart weaknesses in a farming environment. “Predatory nematodes are sensitive to fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals; the chemicals dissolve water films around soil particles, which is where the nematodes live,” Ferris said. “Predatory nematodes are also intolematodes are some erant to soil disturbancof the most impores. Soil tillage abrades their tant animals that bodies.” we rarely ever see. They’re According to Ferris, the commonly called roundworms because, well, that’s plant-eaters are also stronwhat they look like. They’re ger than their predators in the face of chemical pestimuch more diverse than cides. The pesticides negayou would expect, though, tively affect all nematodes, ranging from microscopbut the ic bacteplant-eatria grazers ers tend to In the mouth of the predatory, and plant eaters to nematode are sharp teeth; they are rebound more foot-long the lions of the nematode world quickly. worms in The result the human is a less diintestine. Howard Ferris, professor verse microbial communiof nematology at UC Davis, ty in the soil and therefore focuses on the microscopic, fewer resources that the though humans did discov- land can provide through microbial metabolism. er the larger ones first. Ferris wants the agricul “Humans have been tural world to change its aware of nematodes for a thinking, from exterminatlong time because they afing every living thing in the fected us directly,” Ferris soil except the wanted crop said. “People would say, to allowing a wide diversity ‘What’s that wriggling in of life to flourish. the fecal sample?’” “The scorched approach After people discovto agriculture results in ered nematodes in themselves, it wasn’t too long be- nearly empty soil,” Ferris fore they realized it was one said. “Once you’ve anniof the causes of diseases in hilated the community in the soil, how do you rectheir crops, as well. Ferris took me on a short reate it? Once you’ve lost that soil food web, getting tour of his specialty, the it back requires more efmicroscopic nematodes fort and time than tearing that live in soil. We looked it down.” through a microscope that As we left his lab, we had two separate viewstopped by an adjacent ers so I could watch as he room. It was fairly small, showed me the worms. about twice as large as a The nematodes that walk-in closet, but filled are important to agriculture come in countless dif- nearly floor to ceiling with books and files. Ferris exferent varieties, but based plained that this room was on what they feed upon, a result of farmers in Davis, the layperson can classiyears ago, wanting research fy them: bacteria-eating, plant-eating and predatory. on nematodes compiled for reference. The collection These differences are just as important to nematodes now contains about 15,000 as the food web differences reprints of research from between plankton, fish and the early 1900s to about 1990. humans. The room gives a glimpse “Some [nematodes] are of the pre-internet days behigher-level predators of fore scientific journals had nematodes that are plant an effective way to gathpests; they can suppress er all their research for easy their root-feeding prey, access. Some of the releading to less damage to search papers and referencthe plant,” Ferris said. In other words, the pres- es in here are old enough that journals didn’t bother ence of predatory nemaarchiving them online. todes keeps the plant-eaters in check. Both the pred- Growing up as I did on the cusp of the internet atory and the plant-eating revolution, I only spent nematodes, though tiny, my elementary and midtake on a complex and aldle school years needing most sinister appearance. to look through reference In the mouth of the predbooks and encyclopedias to atory, nematode are sharp research a topic, and I still teeth; they are the lions of felt nostalgic. the nematode world. That feeling of nostal The plant-eaters have gia was clearly stronger for an even stranger strucFerris as he flipped through ture. They have what looks one of the many worn like a sharp pin inside of books. their head, called a stylet. “I’m forever finding stuff When the nematode finds that I knew nothing about,” a plant cell or root that it wants, the pin ejects out of Ferris said. the mouth and stabs the cell, sucking in its contents. AMY STEWART can be reached at science@ theaggie.org. These are the plant patho-
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counts for this, so it is going to require a lot of work from both theorists and experimentalists over the next few years to really understand what is going on here,” Ong said. The study is a collaborative effort from over 95 scientists from 23 institutions in five countries. Within the United States, UCLA and UCSC have scientists working on this project. VERITAS includes a ground-based gamma ray observatory and part of southern Arizona’sWhipple Observatory. VERITAS uti-
lizes a network of four telescopes, each 12 meters in diameter to look for radiation emanating from celestial objects such as pulsars, active galaxies, the center of the Milky Way and supermassive black holes. “VERITAS is the premier instrument in the world to do this type of groundbased gamma ray astronomy. We have been operating since 2007 and we are right in the middle of an upgrade which will allow us to become state-of-theart,” Ong said. Ong finds it interesting that even now, decades after research into gamma ray research began, we still do not understand many of their mechanisms. “It is really incredible that it can do this process that we don’t understand yet. To emit light at these unfathomable energies to us is just amazing,” Ong said. Ong believes this research may shed some light on the complexity of mechanisms that govern our universe. “The ultimate purpose is to understand the history of the universe, where we came from and where we are going,” Ong said. CLAIRE MALDARELLI can be reached at science@theaggie.org.
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Uyen T. Cao
Don’t ever grow up
Remember those days where the world felt overwhelmingly large? When there was no Facebook or iPhones to distract us? Do you remember having a “secret” place that you would wander around after school to embark on your daily “adventures”? This feeling was so light. Everything was less complicated and life’s possibilities were endless. Do you remember that scene in Peter Pan when Wendy says: “My parents wanted me to grow up” and Captain Hook responds, “Growing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience ... and pimples”? Well, I would’ve said back to Captain Hook, “I don’t want to grow up! Ever!” Things are pretty heavy these days. It’s not easy living the life of a college student. There are too many sleepless nights where we’re up late worrying about midterms, projects, tuition, bills, bills and more bills. Why sit around and paint, write or make music when you got rent to pay? I guess it’s a completely legitimate excuse not to just “bum around.” I do think, however, that the only way to keep sane is to stop once in a while and cater to our creativity. Like everything else, it’s something I think everyone has regardless of whether they are aware of it or not. Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” We’re in a world where we put ourselves into categories: you’re an engineer, you’re a doctor and you’re an architect. At what point can we say we’re more than one? Also, I’m not speaking explicitly about the conventional mediums of art — you don’t have to know how to read music or to use oil paint “the right way” to be creative. I think it’s about how we go about problem solving and approach challenges. You rarely see a seven-yearold pick up a crayon and say, “I’m not a drawer, I can’t draw, so I’m not going to do it.” Nope, they just pick up the box of crayons and go at it. I guess where I’m going with all of this is that I wish a lot of us were more inhibited when it came to letting that inner child come out. It’s that artist within all of us — it’s the kid with a crayon drawing all over the walls and getting yelled at by our mothers. It’s that kid that would pick up a pile of leaves and pretend to play kitchen on the top deck of our imaginary pirate ship. Whether you’re a science or math major, I think if we all put this creative mindset in how we approach the world (with good common sense of course), you’ll be surprised at how much happier you’ll be. One of my favorite novels of all time is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Every time I read the novel, I get this unbelievable feeling — it’s a strange mixture of nostalgia and joy. Foer’s writing in the novel captures the endearing nature and innocence of the main protagonist, nine-year-old Oskar Schell, who lost his father in the tragedy of Sept. 11. Foer’s use of fragments and run-on sentences mirrors the exact way a kid’s mind would work. Foer reminds me that I never want to loose that way of thinking — a way of thinking that is so innovative and imaginative. And for the rest of this column, I would like to share with you favorite passage from the novel. Be prepared to smile. “What about little microphones? What if everyone swallowed them, and they played the sounds of our hearts through little speakers, which could be in the pouches of our overalls? When you skateboarded down the street at night you could hear everyone’s heartbeat, and they could hear yours, sort of like sonar. One weird thing is, I wonder if everyone’s hearts would start to beat at the same time, like how women who live together have their menstrual periods at the same time, which I know about, but don’t really want to know about. That would be so weird, except that the place in the hospital where babies are born would sound like a crystal chandelier in a houseboat, because the babies wouldn’t have had time to match up their heartbeats yet. And at the finish line at the end of the New York City Marathon it would sound like war.” UYEN CAO would like to know what is your favorite animated film! Let her know by e-mailing her at arts@theaggie.org.
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Thursday, october 20, 2011
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BUTTERSCOTCH MUSE interviews international R&B singer, pianist and champion beatboxer Butterscotch By ELIZABETH ORPINA Aggie Arts Writer You may recognize her from the NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” where she impressed Ellen DeGeneres. Or perhaps, you may know her as the first International World Female Beatbox Champion and the West Coast Beatbox Champion for both sexes. Butterscotch, with “smooth like Butter … hard like Scotch” as her slogan, specializes in singing and beatboxing. Influenced by jazz, classical, hip-hop and R&B artists, she is internationally recognized for performing with a range of music legends as well as performing in as many countries as she can. Performing in Davis for the first time in four years, Butterscotch returns to her hometown to headline the Jazz and Beat Festival at The Natsoulas Gallery on First Street this Saturday at 8 p.m. The performance is free. MUSE had an opportunity to catch up with Butterscotch in an e-mail interview. Here is what she had to say: MUSE: Who are your favorite artists to listen to? Butterscotch: My favorite artists to listen to are Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Erykah Badu, Jamiroquai, Billie Holiday, Chopin and Beethoven. What is your favorite song of the moment? “Moon and the Sky” by Sade. How did you learn to beatbox? I had a friend in high school, Natomas Charter Performing and Fine Arts Academy (in Sacramento), who was an amazing beatboxer. His name is Leejay Abucayan. I thought it was the most amazing thing live. He taught me the basics and I added it to my musical style. How was it meeting Ellen and performing on her show? It was awesome meeting Ellen. She was really sweet and performing for her was an honor.
Butterscotch
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most incredible musician and singer. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? In 10 years I see myself still touring around the world, composing music for films, producing for other artists and living life to the fullest. What is your ultimate goal in the music industry? To create something unique and inspire that anyone with a dream, passion and motivation can do anything. My life experiences, thus far, have proven so.
Where was your favorite place to go on tour and perform? Everywhere in the world is so different so it’s very difficult to pick out a favorite place. But, I really love Hong Kong and Australia.
How does it feel to be back in Davis and performing after four years? I’m really excited to be back in Davis again. I have a lot of friends and teachers from town who I haven’t seen for a long time. They saw me struggle back in the day and helped me get on my feet when I needed it the most. This one is for them.
If you could duet with one other artist, who would it be and why? I would love to do a duet with Stevie Wonder because he is the
ELIZABETH ORPINA can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.
Guidelines for your future in textiles and clothing or design Graduates give tips on life after college
By MICHELLE RUAN Aggie Arts Writer There is a fear that all college students share — graduating from college. It used to sound great: pursuing your dream job, making great money and making use of that degree that you slaved over for four years. That was before the economy crashed and kept crashing. Now, when students think about graduating from college, all they see is a blank page. New paths now have to be carved out and that truly is scary, creating something of your own with no instructions or guidance on exactly what you’re trying to do. But do not fear! There are creative individuals who graduated from the UC Davis design major, as well as the textiles and clothing major, who are more than happy to impart their advice for all the fearful readers on campus about the future and all the surprises it has waiting for you. Sarah Kim graduated in June 2008 with a B.S. in textiles and clothing. She is currently an assistant editor of Antenna Magazine in New York City. She credits the many different courses that she got to take for her major such as chemistry and accounting for making her well rounded for Sarah Kim at Antenna Magazine the job she now has. “Our major was relatively small, which made it really easy to start networking before even leaving Davis,” Kim said. “Not to mention, my advisor Joan Chandler was the absolute best.” Kim got her job as an assistant editor at Antenna, which is an international men’s lifestyle, product and fashion magazine, by starting out as a freelance fashion assistant and advancing forward. It’s a stressful job, as she has a hand in everything in the magazine. “I do everything from coming up with ideas for the magazine, going to press previews for different types of products and places, writing, traveling, to packing and unpacking boxes, staying late nights in the office and then some,” Kim said. The job isn’t easy but Kim loves what she does. “Life after college, it’s real,” Kim said. “There’s a weird self awareness, or self questioning maybe, because you’ve only measured yourself to your peers and suddenly you’re in a completely different ball game. Life after college is intensely scary, truly eye opening and makes you feel small, but in a good, humbling kind of way.” Katrina Chan, who has just recently graduated in June 2011 with two B.A.s – design and sociology – organizational studies – feels the same way about life after college. Chan is currently working as a graphic design and ticket specialist intern at Disney Ticketing. She designs the graphics on the tickets that customers purchase throughout the day. “Life after college can be pretty scary,” Chan said. “There is this common misconception that you are suppose to find your dream job and know what you are supposed to do after you graduate. That is entirely false. It is still a learning process even after you graduate to find and rediscover what you want to do in life. I’m still figuring
out what I really want to do”. Chan got to her current position by having completed the Disney College Program in Fall 2008 at the Disneyland Resort where she worked at the entertainment sector. A lifelong fan of Disney, Chan had always dreamed of working for Disney one day and took all the opportunities she could get to fulfill her dream. Rebecca Wendlant and Matthew Hatfield, on the other hand, have taken crafting new paths to a different level. Both run their own businesses; Wendlant has a custom design and sewing business which is located in her home while Hatfield created his own clothing program which does orders online. Wendlant graduated in June 2006 with a B.S. in design with an emphasis in fashion and textiles. “The design program taught me how to design a garment that was not only functionally appropriate for its intended use but also innovative, creative and exciting,” Wendlant said. “The professors I worked with encouraged me along this more artistic path and helped me develop my design skills.” Hatfield graduated with a B.A. in graphic design with an emphasis in visual communication in 2010. “My degree didn’t prepare me for my day job in the warecourtesy of Tony Harmer house but it fully prepared me for what I want to do which is to start a clothing company,” Hatfield said. All the graduates agree that the design program in Davis has prepared them in their jobs and what they want to do for the rest of their lives. However, that doesn’t mean they still don’t have advice that they’ve picked up from years of experience after college. “Don’t think you have to do exactly what you’ve had planned because the fact of the matter is, it’s probably not going to go your way. And that’s okay. Be genuine and work hard. And always follow up,” Kim said. “Do yourself and your future employer a favor and google Bobby Hundreds. Just work hard, it’s not hard work. Just soak it in.” Chan, on the other hand, suggests that students find other ways to put their work out there in the public as a way to find out their individual goals. “If you can keep a fun and professional blog about your life, it will give an insight to employers to let them know what kind of person you are,” Chan said. “It also shows that you are able to communicate effectively through the web. Always have an updated online portfolio to show to your employers. Success is not a destination; it’s a journey. It’s still a learning process throughout your whole life even after you graduate.” In the same vein, Hatfield agrees that finding individuality through self-discovery is one of the first steps to finding success in the business. “Learn everything and develop a style,” Hatfield said. “Be the perfect version of yourself, don’t be held back by rules and expectations
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Thursday, october 20, 2011
By Rudy Sanchez Aggie Arts Writer It has been around for some time now; it has its own rules, language and culture. Chances are, you probably never knew about it. It’s the breakdancing club at UC Davis. If you have never heard of breakdance, otherwise known as b-boying, it is a form of popular style of street dance which combines elements of the hip hop culture. The dance style developed in New York in the ‘70s where informal dance battles on the streets would take place. The UCD Breakdancing Club started nearly five years ago by students. The founding members found themselves barred from dancing in public places. After going through the petition process, the club became official and dancers were given a space to move and be free. The club is now in the hands of senior Japanese and communication major Laurence Bacud and junior biotechnology major Jake Zieve. As of now, the club is an informal and casual one — meaning any one can join or show up at any time, although there are certain unofficial conditions one must adhere to. “[Newcomers] have to be willing to learn from other people, you have to ask, have to be active in what you want, you can’t be passive,” Zieve said. When one enters the breaking community one will find a number of terms and definitions needed to operate amongst other B-boys and B-girls. Any newcomer will be quick to learn about “biting”. Biting is defined as taking or stealing any other dancer’s moves and this is something breakdancers of all skill sets do. Senior exercise biology major Lani Fung, also known as The Gymnast for her particular dancing style, advises that one should avoid biting unless they want drama. “Cyphering” is another term easily pickedup once one enters into the world of breaking. A “Cypher” is usually when a group of dancers form a circle around any two dancers who must show their skills and moves within this circle. A dancer can find themselves in a oneon-one battle in a cypher, albeit in a relaxed and casual way where there is nothing really at stake besides a dancer’s potential credibility. It is also advised to never bite during a cypher. The last and most important part of breaking is musicality. Musicality is as defined by members in the club as a way to feel the beat of the song. A dancer has to move to the beat and timing of a song as well as just feel the music. For co-president Bacud, musicality is the most philosophical aspect of breaking where a dancer has to be in tune with a specific song.
Souterrain Today, noon to 1 p.m., free The Quad Just as their name suggests, Souterrain’s sound is all about soul and folk melodies. Laura Norton, Sam Shirley and David Sachs make up the band. Despite have only three members, Souterrain packs a lot of sound as Norton’s voice is extremely smooth and Sach’s upright bass is full of depth. Today, on the Quad, Souterrain will play a free set. Grab your lunch and check out this unique trio.
Butterscotch Saturday, 8 to 9:30 p.m., free Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street
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Daniel Drake (left photo) and Laurence Bacud (top photo) lead the UC Davis Breaking Club in one of their routines. The club meets twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Pavilion to practice.
“The dance has to hit the idiosyncrasies of the song,” Bacud said. “It’s more than moving; it’s where it becomes more of a dance and a dance form.” The UCD Breakdancing Club has performed and won at the Davis Dance Revolution (DDR), a campuswide dance competition that has taken place during Picnic Day, two years in a row. The club won their first time in the dance supergroup category with other Davis dancing teams Mobility and Popping Club. For the 2011 DDR, the Breakdancing Club received first place along with the $1000 prize. Although DDR is taken seriously and the club trains rigorously for, it is only a small aspect of the club. “[DDR] is not the sole reason the club exists,” Bacud said. “Performing in front of 1000 people, a sold out crowd, what other time do you get that opportunity? We put on a great show,
Demi Lovato Unbroken Hollywood Records, Inc.
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Indubitably!
Perhaps one of the only Disney-originated stars with actual vocal talent, Demi Lovato brings not only a powerful sound, but also an inspirational story to the table. Her first album after taking a break from her show on the Disney Channel and from the public eye, Unbroken has tracks that range from personal to dance-floor beats. Long awaited by her “Lovatics” (what she calls her fans) and the music industry, this album serves as a comeback story as well as a personal “thank you” to her fans. The album has 15 tracks, with artists such as Dev, Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Jason Derulo making appearances. With “Skyscraper” released as the first single, many would expect the rest of the album to be as jaw dropping. However, it seems as if Lovato’s writers feel that she needs to be singing about being someone’s only “shorty” and how someone doesn’t reply to her text messages. Nonetheless, the majority of the album is still quality, possibly serving as a taste of what Lovato is planning for the future. Give these tracks a listen: “Lightweight”, “All Night Long”
Random Abiladeze
“Unbroken”,
For Fans Of: Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson — Elizabeth Orpina
Self-released
12345 If there is one thing that comes out clear in Sacramento hip-hop artist Random Abiladeze’s new album, it is frustration. The artist has taken about as much as he can from record executives, idiotic listeners who misunderstand his music and living among an ever present fakeness. His lyrics and tone of voice are filled with honesty instead of petty anger or detached sarcasm.
everyone loves it and members get to bond during the hardships.” While certain events are taken seriously, breaking is most importantly about fun and self-expression for the club members. “[It’s] much like writing a poem, instead of words, you’re portraying yourself through song, in an infinite way you take the music and do what you’re feeling” Zieve said. UCD Breakdancing Club meets and practices at the ARC Pavilion every Monday and Wednesday from 10 p.m. to midnight. Their practices are open to those willing to learn. To find out more about the breakdancing culture and community, watch the 2007 documentary Planet B-Boy. To find about upcoming events and all things break dancing check the website www.bboy.org/forums/ event-listings/. Rudy Sanchez can be reached at arts@aggie.org.
Indubitably! is about a man trying to sincerely figure out and deal with all these people around him. It is a testament to Random Abilideze’s self-proclaimed talent that he does not resort to resentment. What is most refreshing about Random Abilideze is his lack of “fronting,” he honestly raps about what he deals with. He is also not aggressive or assaultive, instead relying on insight and criticism. The highlight of Indubitably! is track four “Walk Into My Office” which is a back and forth between Random Abiladeze and a record executive (played by another artist) trying to get Random to sign on with his label. The chorus of the song is “Walk into my office, I will make you star” which sounds cynical and humorous at the same time. The last 30 seconds of the song includes a hilarious parody of modern mainstream hip-hop filled with club beats and auto-tune, sung by self-aggrandizing artists by the names of Swaggy McFly and McSwagger. The songs also includes the brilliant line regarding Swaggy McFly urging his listeners to call him a “swaggit”. What a listener will get from this album is that Random Abilideze handles himself with a sense of humility that most other hip-hop artists do not and that he manages to stand out from the shuffle of independent, poetic, frustrated, socially-conscious artists out there. Give these tracks a listen: “Walk Into My Office”, “Brainwashed” and “Let it Go” For fans of: Nas, Tupac, Common — Rudy Sanchez
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Have you ever tried beatboxing? It’s hard right? Well, try to beatbox and sing at the same time. Butterscotch, the R&B singer, pianist and beatboxer who was featured on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, can do the seemingly impossible of beatboxing and singing simultaneously. Today, at the Natsoulas Gallery, Butterscotch will perform a free show. This performance will be her first appearance in Davis in almost four years. Also, don’t forget to check out MUSE’s interview with Butterscotch before you head over tonight.
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang Today, 8.p.m., $21/$33/$38.5 (students) Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
In 2009, she sold out the show at The Mondavi Center. And today, k.d. lang returns to the main stage to bring an outstanding repertoire of sound. If you’ve never heard of Lang before, she is known for her versatility with her unique vocal abilities and song choices. Tony Bennett, another familiar face at the Mondavi Center, has claimed to be lang’s biggest fan.
Rising Stars of Opera Friday, 8 p.m., free Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
It’s accepted that many students are intimidated to check out Mondavi Center performances due to the obstacles of simply affording tickets. But on Friday, the hall should be buzzing with happy college students who will be getting in a free show which features the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and Adler Fellows. Tickets are limited, however, so make sure to come early or check with the ticket office to see availability before showing up.
The 5th Annual Davis Jazz Festival: Beyond the Beat Generation Friday to Saturday, varying, free The Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street
The annual festival has been going on for a few weeks now. However, Friday continuing into Saturday will be the official conference day for the event. Poetry contest winners, live music and appearances from renowned poet Neeli Cherkovski are among some of the events to take place.
Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibit Today to Nov. 20, 11:30 to 5 p.m., free Pence Gallery, 212 D St. An alter display made up of decorated skulls doesn’t necessarily have to feel morbid and creepy. The Mexican cultural celebration Day of the Dead (or Dia De Los Muertos) is a tradition that pays tribute to deceased family members in an uplifting way utilizing varying forms of art. Artists Alison Smith, Amanda Lopez and Malaquias Montoya are among some of the featured artist for the Day of the Dead exhibition currently displaying at the Pence Gallery.
UYEN CAO can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.
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The california Aggie
FOOTBALL PREVIEW
WOMEN’S SOCCER PREVIEW
Teams: UC Davis at No. 17 (FCS) Aggies had been struggling to find early in the season. University of South Dakota Records: Aggies, 2-4 (0-0); “Fine tuning the execution Coyotes, 4-3 (1-0) [last week] allowed us to run Where: Dakota Dome — the ball more,” Biggs said. “We Vermillion, South Dakota didn’t break any long runs but When: Saturday at 2 p.m. were able to run the ball three, Who to watch: Redshirt fresh- four, five yards. Their defense man running back Colton had to respect that and the pass Silveria is making the most of his play opened for us. first season on the Aggies’ game- “The first downs are a sign of a day roster. team that’s not just relying on big The Redding, Calif. native plays but finding ways to move leads the team in rushing with the chains.” The UC Davis offense will need 262 yards and two touchdowns, to maintain its balanced attack averaging 43.7 yards per game. and stay out of third “He’s got vision and and long situations in good lateral quickness order to keep the powto go with good speed,” erful South Dakota deHead Coach Bob Biggs fensive line at bay. The said. “He’s a complete Coyotes lead the conback in that way. ference with 23 sacks “Colton’s one of on the season, and those guys, as he gets keeping the ball movmore carries he seems ing downfield will be to get better and better. key to limiting the He’s a durable back.” pressure on quarterDid you know? The Colton Silveria back Randy Wright. Aggies have not won redshirt freshman “We have to keep a road contest yet this them off balance,” year and have been outscored 142-42 in three at- Biggs explained. “When they can pin their ears back and get up the tempts. Preview: The UC Davis football field, they’re pretty good. team will head into a hostile en- “We can’t allow them to do vironment Saturday in search of that.” back-to-back wins for the first Defensively, the focus for the time this season. Aggies will be disrupting the run This weekend’s matchup game and forcing South Dakota also marks the first Big West quarterback Dante Warren to Conference game of the year make decisions on the fly. for the Aggies, adding extra “If we can disrupt his flow a pressure. little bit, his rhythm, that will “It’s real important to get the give us a better chance to make first [conference win] if you want some plays,” Biggs said. “If any chance at a conference title,” we’re able to stop their run and Biggs said. “[South Dakota is] in force them into a passing game, a pretty good position right now, that’s not what they want [us] to do.” so we need to get this one.” With each team in the Big Another challenge for the West playing only four confer- UC Davis Aggies will be the ence games, each matchup is of noise and unfamiliar playing the utmost importance. surface of the DakotaDome. Offensively, the Aggies will The small multi-stadium has look to build on their perfor- an old Astroturf playing field, mance from last week in which something rarely seen in footthey set multiple season highs, ball today and described by including rushing yards and to- Biggs as hard and abrasive. tal offense. Additionally, the domed roof They also set a season high creates an extremely noisy atwith 25 first downs, a big im- mosphere, something the Aggies provement over previous will try to combat with silent cagames’ production. The stat dence from Wright. also points toward a more balanced offense, something the — Caelum Shove
Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Bakersfield; vs. UC Santa Barbara Records: Aggies, 9-4-1 (3-1-1); Roadrunners, 3-11-1: Gauchos, 6-9-2 (1-4-0) Where: Main Soccer Field — Bakersfield, Calif.; Aggie Soccer Field When: Today at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. Who to watch: Freshman Rogan Dolan is heating up for UC Davis, scoring her first goal as an Aggie last week against Pacific and tallying another assist against Cal Poly. The Concord, Calif. native has put her impressive footwork to work for the Aggies, playing 286 minutes so far this season. Dolan is part of the squad of younger players on the team that have earned praise from coach MaryClaire Robinson and senior teammates this year. The Aggies are serious contenders for the Big West Conference Championship Tournament this year and the team will continue to rely on younger players like Dolan to keep the wins coming. Did you know? UC Davis played both Cal State Bakersfield and
“Lady Dragonfly” by Rebecca Wendlandt
ally nothing so terribly important that you can’t approach it without a smile on your face. Worry about bills, credit ratings and sleep when you’re 50. Right now you are young, beauti-
UCSB earned its first conference victory over UC Riverside last Sunday and it will have an opportunity to grab another on Friday when it plays Pacific before returning to Davis for Sunday’s match. The Aggies certainly have the talent to win both of these games and Robinson has applauded her team’s dedication and work ethic this year. She has also mentioned how the Aggies have also benefited from a strong defense this season. “Defensively we have Aisha Lott in the backfield and she provides a lot of confidence. Taylor Chamberlain has also done very well for us. We’ve got Maria [Magana] in net and she’s had some huge saves this year.” Robinson said. The Aggies hope to extend their three-game winning streak this weekend. They also want to earn another conference victory this Sunday at 1 p.m. in Aggie Soccer Field. — Kim Carr
VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis at UC Woolway will need to Irvine be at the top of her game Records: Aggies, 18-5 if the Aggies plan to get (4-4); Anteaters back on track 7-11 (2-5) against the W h e r e : Anteaters. Crawford Court Did you know? — Irvine, Calif. After starting When: Friday at the season 16-1, 7 p.m. the Aggies have Who to watch: gone 2-4 over Sophomore their last six Jenny Woolway games. is the driving All four of force behind the Jenny Woolway those losses UC Davis team. sophomore have come on the road, and The San UC Davis has Diego native has played in 79 of the won just two sets in those Aggies’ 84 sets this sea- four defeats. son and has tallied 849 Preview: Coach Jamie of the team’s 1066 as- Holmes has constantsists. She has also prov- ly harped on her opinen to be effective going ion that the Big West forward, with a .305 at- Conference will be decided by which team wins tack percentage.
design Cont. from page 6 and fears, give yourself permission to do whatever it is you please. Make your own job and use the online world to promote yourself. It’s a million times easier than handing out a resume to everyone you meet. Trust me, money will find you. You will go hungry, look for change under the cushions and crash at your friend’s house because you are homeless. But hey, that’s college anyways.” But even among those somewhat bleak but realistic words of advice, everybody agrees on one fundamental thing. “Be happy. There is liter-
UC Santa Barbara last year. It tied 1-1 against the Roadrunners and earned a 2-1 conference victory over the Gauchos later in the season. Preview: The Aggies kick off the weekend with a non-conference game against the Roadrunners. UC Davis is riding the momentum from its impressive victories last weekend but it has to be Rogan Dolan careful not to let its guard freshman down, even in a non-conference game. The Roadrunners will be hungry for a win after suffering a 0-1 loss against Cal State Fullerton last Sunday. The Aggies’ match against CSU Bakersfield will set the tone for how they enter Sunday’s home game against conference rival UCSB. Although the Gauchos are currently last in conference the Aggies cannot afford to enter the game with a complacent mindset. “These conference points are like gold,” Robinson said. “We need to keep the intensity high and not lose out focus.”
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ful and full of the brightest ideas. Chase every opportunity that comes your way,” Hatfield said. MICHELLE RUAN can be reached at arts@ theaggie.org.
on the road. The Aggies have struggled in league play away from Davis, but they will have a prime chance to get back to their winning ways on Friday. UC Irvine is just 2-5 in conference this year and 1-2 on their home floor. Despite the Anteaters underwhelming record, the Aggies are still planning to give 100 percent this week. “To beat Irvine, we’ll have to work hard in practice,” Holmes said. “If we take our work seriously and take our contacts seriously, I know we can go down there and be successful. It will take a work ethic and a desire.” The team’s effort will
be important as they enter a key portion of the season. UC Davis is currently two games behind conference leader Long Beach State with eight Big West matches remaining. With vital contests ahead, Holmes is placing the emphasis on her upperclassmen to lead the team. “They are our leaders. Where they go, so goes the team,” she said. “That’s pressure on me to hold them accountable, and it’s pressure on the seniors and juniors to hold themselves accountable. “That’s how we win ballgames.” — Trevor Cramer