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thursday, november 3, 2011

More students than ever benefiting from financial aid Seventy-six percent of students received aid last year

By ALICIA KINDRED Aggie News Writer

In a time of economic uncertainty and budget cuts, financial aid has become one of the ways that many UC Davis students have been able to afford their education.

For students, financial aid often provides a means of breathing room for parents to pay for their child’s education. It also provides a means of survival for independent students who are

dependent on their financial aid checks for other means besides textbooks and tuition expenses. Without financial aid on campus, nearly 71 percent of students would not have the opportunity to study here all four years, according to Katy Maloney, interim director of financial aid at UC Davis.

“For me, getting a scholarship was the reason I came to UC Davis, or else I would not have been able to come here,” said Laura, a senior psychology

major, who declined to give her last name. “I would have had to transfer from a community college instead of coming here my freshman year. My scholarship doesn’t cover everything, but it is a big help for my parents when it comes to college expenses.”

In the daily lives of students, financial aid is enormously positive and it allows almost anyone to get an education, Maloney said.

“Financial aid increases the diversity of the UC Davis stu-

dent body, allowing underprivileged students to attend college.

As such, it benefits not just the aid recipients, but the community as a whole. I know I was able to meet many interesting people and broaden my horizons because financial aid allowed these people to attend UC Davis,” said Artem Raskin, a junior political science major.

Some of the most common forms of financial aid available to students are grants, loans, fellowships and work-study. For un-

dergraduates, grants are given to 60 percent, loans are given to 47 percent and fellowships are given to 6.5 percent of the population, Maloney said.

“I have full financial aid through grants for all the years I am attending UC Davis,” said Natalia Kresich, a fifth-year senior American studies major.

“However, I do not think that grants alone are enough. Most students have to supplement

See AID, page 8

Many look to New UC Davis genome center graduate school planned for Sacramento campus in uncertain Partnership with Chinese-based institute increases opportunity times

By MAX RUSSER Aggie News Writer

Admissions just one hurdle in the road ahead

Melody Tan / Aggie

Ghausi Hall, one of many graduate studies locations, is one of the main departments for Engineering Graduate students.

By JAMES O’HARA Aggie News Writer

With a slimmer and increasingly competitive job market awaiting graduates, many students look to graduate school as a potential respite from an unforgiving economic climate.

However, given what University of California (UC) President Mark Yudof called “a sad day for California” in his letter to the state following Gov. Jerry Brown’s recently proposed $500 million reduction in state support for the universities, it is unclear to some whether UC’s graduate programs will still offer the same level of opportunity they may have only a few years ago.

“I think it’s inevitable that there will be cuts to graduate programs that’ll lower [graduate] school acceptance rates,” said Luis Ramirez, senior computer science major. “It worries me that not only will there be less [graduate] students, but entire programs may be cut as well.”

Despite uncertain financial horizons, according to associate professor Gina Bloom, the graduate advisor in the English department, graduate programs are not being negatively affected — at least, not in the UC Davis English department.

“The sense that I’ve gotten is that the graduate programs are pretty well protected from budget cuts,” Bloom said. “For instance, our grant allocation from the Office of Graduate Studies has stayed consistent. So I haven’t seen any negative fallout yet…”

“As far as our numbers … no, we have not been told to cut our [graduate] program … The plan for the university is to grow,” Bloom said, emphasizing the university’s plan for expansion, not retraction.

Still, getting into graduate school, steady acceptance rates or not, is the least of aspiring graduate student’s worries, warned Bloom.

A new genome sequencing facility is being planned at UC Davis’ Health System Campus in Sacramento through the university’s recent partnership with the Beijing Genomics Institute Americas (BGI).

The new facility will focus on improving research in human and animal health, agriculture and environmental initiatives through genome sequencing.

Last week a signing ceremony was held for the new partnership at the UC Davis MIND Institute of Sacramento.

“There is a big revolution happening in biology particularly driven

by DNA sequencing,” said Professor Richard Michelmore, di-

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rector of the UC Davis Genome Center.

“It’s now getting very easy to generate vast amounts of DNA sequence data and it’s changing the face of biology, and eventually going to change the face of society.”

Genomics is a discipline within the genetics field that involves the study of organism’s genomes. Fine scale genetic mapping in genomics requires enormous computing power.

“These machines are game changers,” Michelmore said, referring to the HiSeq 2000, the state-of-the-art genetic sequencing machines that lle Hu

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are going to be used in the facility.

“We’re going to be swamped with information.”

One HiSeq 2000 is able to generate as much DNA sequence as was achieved in the entire world in 2009, all in less than four days.

BGI, the world’s largest genomic institute, possesses enough HiSeq sequencers to generate this information in no more than an hour.

“From BGI’s standpoint, UC Davis is an attractive research partner because it already has well regarded schools and research programs that are focused on veterinary medicine, agriculture and human medicine; all areas of interest for BGI,” said BGI Americas researcher Hao Zhang in an e-mail interview.

UC Davis is going to take on the large task of interpreting the information that is going to be churned out of the new facility.

“There is a flow from data to knowledge, to society benefit,” Michelmore said. “Data itself isn’t really valuable,

See GENOME, page 6

Speed limit may change on Russell Boulevard Recommended speed limit still in review

By CLAIRE TAN Aggie News Writer

Yolo County’s public works department suggested raising the speed limits on 14 county roads due to recent surveys that showed increased driving speeds.

It was found that drivers were driving at 48 to 49 miles per hour (mph) on Russell Boulevard, which has a 35 mph speed limit. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors accepted 10 of the 14 recommendations.

The four roads that will be in review include County Road 21A between State Highway 16 and half a mile west of State Highway 16 in Esparto, County Road 32 between State Highway 505 and east of Yolo County Housing in Winters, Russell Boulevard between the Davis city limits and County Road 98 and County Road 98 between 300 feet south of Hutchinson Drive and Russell Boulevard.

Brian Nguyen / Aggie

The Board of Supervisors is currently deciding whether they will raise speed limits See SPEED, page 7 along Russell Boulevard due to recent surveys of increased driving speeds.

See GRADUATE, page 6

Delta of Venus’ magic going strong Charm and flavor of popular hangout continue to draw customers

By CHRISTINA NOVAKOVRITCHEY Aggie Features Writer

Madison Dunitz / Aggie

Customers continue to enjoy the Delta of Venus since its openening in 1993.

Today’s weather Chance of rain High 62 Low 42

For many Davisites, Delta of Venus has possessed an undeniably homey quality ever since its doors opened in 1993. A bookshelf ruled by the ‘take a penny leave a penny’ mantra frames a fireplace inside, featuring titles such as Pony Pals and Much Ado About Nothing. A group of grayhaired men and women sit in the next room belting out Irish folk songs. The smell of Caribbean

Forecast Often times with regard to the weather, it takes living with the bad in order to truly appreciate the good. The worse your winter quarter is, the more you will enjoy spring ... hopefully.

Alex Neigher, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

food envelops its interior.

From the people, to the food, to the music, the Delta of Venus coffee shop and study hangout is a place a lot of Davis residents find themselves wanting to be.

“It makes them feel as comfortable as they are when they’re at home,” said Lee Walthall, the owner of Delta of Venus since 2001.

Sitting at a table at Delta, customers will see Walthall running in and out of its doors, waving hello to the regulars who have been coming here almost as long as he has, washing a couple dish-

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Chance of rain

Mostly sunny

High 54 Low 38

High 58 Low 42

es and then disappearing once again into the abyss of his day-today routine.

“Never have I seen any sort of evidence that I should be doing something else with my life,” Walthall said.

Included in Walthall’s sometimes tedious day-to-day is the struggle of finding balance between change and maintenance.

He knows that the patrons of Delta come here because of what Delta has always been, so he feels it is

See DELTA, page 6 A drunk and naked motorist road through Moscow on Sunday. He was finally caught by police after crashing into 17 cars. Who cares that he’s naked, someone should reteach him how to ride.

Mimi Vo

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TODAY Poetry in the Arboretum Noon to 1 p.m.

Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road C. J. Sage and J. P. Dancing Bear will read their work. C. J. Sage edits The National Poetry Review and Press. Her latest book is The San Simeon Zebras. J. P. Dancing Bear’s most recent book is Inner Cities of Gulls. He is an editor for the American Poetry Journal and Dream Horse Press, and hosts Out of Our Minds on KKUP and podcasts.

Shinkoskey Noon Concert 12:05 p.m.

Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center Listen to a free concert by harpist Beverly Wesner-Hoehn and the Celestia Harp Quartet.

Energy Institute Fall 2011 Seminar Series 2 to 3:30 p.m.

1065 Kemper Hall Join Ashish S. Bambal, chemical engineering student at University of West Virginia, Morgantown WV, as he discusses the study of the surface modification and sulfur impurities present in syngas on the FischerTropsch performance of the cobalt catalysts.

Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series 4 p.m.

1005 Genome and Biomedical Sciences Building Dr. Atul Parikh, professor of the department of biomedical engineering and department of chemical engineering & materials science at UC Davis, will present his talk “Lipocentric View of Biological Membranes: Reconstituting Selected Lipid-mediated Processes.”

180 Med Sci C Join the Internship and Career Center and the Vet Aide Club for this special panel to learn about exciting animal-related careers in zoo animal clinical medicine and health technician services.

Poetry Night Reading Series 8 p.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Poet and UC Davis professor Joshua Clover is an award-winning poet, film and music critic and theorist who has published multiple books. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to secure a seat and a spot on the Open Mic list.

Relay For Life Team Meeting 8 to 9 p.m.

212 Wellman Formerly known as Team Captain’s meetings, Team Meetings are open to everyone. Learn about Relay For Life and how to get involved.

FRIDAY Men’s Basketball vs. Menlo 7 p.m.

ARC Pavilion This is an exhibition game.

First Friday Taize Style Service 7 to 8 p.m.

Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Taizé is an ecumenical monastery in France with worship incorporating repeated chants, songs and prayers. Help foster Christian unity in the community by worshiping in this special style of song and prayer.

SATURDAY Football vs. Cal Poly

Student Nutrition Association Meeting

2 p.m.

Aggie Stadium Aggie Pack shirts will be distributed.

5 to 6 p.m.

6 Olson SNA is holding its second meeting of the year.

Women’s Basketball vs. Humboldt

Botany and Environmental Horticulture Club Meeting 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.

3090 Science Laboratory Building Jena Grossenbacher will discuss Yosemite alpine plant diversity. Free pizza and plant raffle.

Careers with Animals 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

ARC Pavilion This is an exhibition game.

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police briefs SUNDAY

Someone poured acid on a vehicle on Mazanita Lane.

Unhappy meal A man was standing in front of McDonald’s holding a sign that stated “McDonald’s Employees Are Rude” on Chiles Road.

MONDAY Who let the dog out?

Procrastination is still legal

A beagle mix was running loose in traffic at Arthur Street.

Someone called 911 and hung up at Shields Library.

Minor and major offense

Sounds dopey Several people were smoking a bong in a car and refused to leave because they were legally parked at West Eighth Street.

Baseless attack

FOOTBALL Cont. from page 8 the slow starts that have plagued them in recent weeks will be essential.

The Aggies have scored first in only two contests this year, and have found themselves trailing at halftime in five out of eight games.

To that end, the team has switched up its practice schedule this week, moving into team-oriented drills before getting into the slower individual exercises.

“There’s been a great emphasis this week on uptempo,” Biggs said. “We’ve got to find a way to get a jump start on the games.

We’re going come out with the mindset that we’re going to move the football and score points.”

The pressure of needing a strong start also falls to the defense, which was back-peddling early in last

There was very loud singing and music coming from a church on L Street.

Police Briefs are compiled by TRACY HARRIS from the city of Davis daily crime bulletins. Contact TRACY HARRIS at city@ theaggie.org.

week’s contest at Southern Utah.

The Cal Poly offense will not make it easy on them.

The Mustangs rank first in the Great West in total offense and rushing offense, averaging 378.6 and 249.8 yards per game, respectively.

In the end, the Aggies’ ability to win this football game will come down to grit and determination. On paper, it’s a tough task, but don’t bother telling quarterback Randy Wright that.

“We want to blow them out and send them home,” he said. “It’s a long bus ride [back to Cal Poly].”

For Aggie fans, redshirt freshman linebacker Ryan Dimino captured it perfectly via twitter, the team’s favorite way of communicating.

“It’s Cal Poly week,” he said. “If that doesn’t pump you up I don’t know what will.”

— Caelum Shove

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When the bros had made their final decision, the cashier almost looked sad to see the scene end. As we moseyed toward the exit, the cashier called us back and gave Janelle the bros free candy.

Bitker The Hollywood connection, along with American television, is probably the main reason for the Euro fascination with bro culture. Europeans see these “crazy” college parties and glorified fraternity life, and they idolize it.

I was talking to one didn’t expect to encoun- European student about ter bros in Brussels. I fig- stereotypical frat life (YouTube: Frat Life), inured that Europeans were way too intelligent for cluding how one shotguns a beer or does a keg stand. such a trend and that typical American bros wouldn’t These stories did not disappoint the Euro-dreamer, ever leave the frat house. who fantasizes about the I was wrong on both “prestige” of brotherhood accounts.

It’s not that there are any and, one day, playing beer pong amongst real-life bros. real, stereotypically bro It’s true — beer pong is a Euro-bros around; rather, seemingly Europeans unattainlove bros.

He must have thought the bros able goal.

There are two bros in were straight out of some bad For one thing, my study Hollywood flick those red abroad procups we gram, affecAmericans take for granted tionately dubbed Bro #1 do not exist in Europe. And and Bro #2 by other stu— sit down for this — pingdents within our first day pong balls are not readiin Brussels. Bros #1 and ly available in gas stations #2 did not mind the nickand grocery stores. name, and the nickname My friend can’t wait to has rightfully stuck. study abroad in the States.

After all, the first thing I ever heard come out of Bro He can’t wait to go to frat parties and see American #1’s mouth was, “Yeah, I’m bros in their natural habibasically just your typical tat. He can’t wait to change fraternity bro.” his Facebook profile picture Early in the school year, to one with him holding a I was somewhat embarplastic red cup — a picture rassed to be around them. all his friends will immediThey have full on converately “like,” he says. The red sations that render absocup is the epitome of cool. lutely nothing substantial I try to warn him that frat — merely, “dude, I know, parties get old, and they get dude,” followed by, “yeah, old fast. You get over the man, I know man,” folHollywood teen movie faslowed by, “yeah, dude, it’s cination, and then all that’s whatever, dude.” left is a bunch of sweaty Surely those Europeans drunk college students in a who just walked by, clad in filthy house. leather jackets and dress shoes, were hardcore judging. We Euro-loving But within a month, I re- Americans idolize the European club scene, with alized Bro #1 and Bro #2 had more European friends everything from the chic furniture to the gorgeous than I did. They were mingling effortlessly with other lighting feeling so much more special than anything students and they were — we have back home. gasp — kind of popular.

But in Europe, the cra It’s not just the students, zy frat party is America’s uleither.

One night I went with the tra trendy nightclub. The bros to a night shop, where chill bro is our effortless hipster. Even though greek they were purchasing allife is such a small percentcohol for pre-nightclub age of a university popuamusement. As the only customers in the store, they lation, it seems so imporobliviously took their sweet tant to the outsider. Even time — 20 minutes, not ex- though European students don’t spend every Friday aggerating, to finally land on the combination of vod- night at a discotheque, we Americans like to pretend. ka and orange soda.

It’s not, “When in Rome, While the bros grabbed do as the Romans do.” It’s, bottle after bottle, and put “When in Rome, do whatbottle after bottle back, I ever you want that you can’t stared at the cashier. He justify at home.” was watching the bros’ every move, but not out of annoyance. He was mesmerJANELLE BITKER never thought she’d be ized. He was giggling. He forced to watch her first episode of “Greek” must have thought the bros in Europe. The show was as awful as were straight out of some expected, but watching the excited European bad Hollywood flick, and he was enjoyable. Send comments of disbelief was thoroughly amused. to jlbitker@ucdavis.edu.

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no autographs during work hours) and soon found it to be the studying student’s Mecca. I also found that, even with all the highly customized espresso drink orDylan ders (“I’ll just have half-caf Gallagher soy mocha with two pumps of hazelnut and etc. for here but in a to-go cup.”) most people were either too preoccupied or didn’t care enough to notice when I slipped up on a minor dealloween weekend tail or two. They were there for a caffeine fix — and the and the envelopegourmet coffee, naturally. pushing skin-bar When the end of the ing “costumes” it yielded have come and passed. month came around, bringing the end of midDon’t worry, I’m not goterms, (for the most part; ing to bore you with a damn you, Linguistics 6!) diatribe about trashithe atmosphere of anxiness versus creativity –– ety was suddenly replaced that shtick is a tired, siwith anticipation for the lent shout. I will, howevimpending bingefest and er, gladly lay this other doozy of a seasonal cliché veritable soft-core porn of Halloween weekend. on you: just as the candy that we collect (or used A steaming mug of Dark Balkan to, at least) wasn’t the on Oct. 31 teaches us, ... in attempting to prolong bouts drinkable sometimes of fun, you kill time that could be accessothe things used much more industriously ry du jour anymore, if that are you catch worst for us are the things we want my drift.

I’m not saying that cofthe most. fee, caffeine or alcohol in I know you must have moderation are unhealthy. heard it a million times The point I’m trying to and in a multitude of difget across is that as stuferent ways by now, but dents we almost force ourthere’s still some serious selves to develop these defiber to be found in that pendencies. We lay out all platitude, especially if you of the things we want and take it at more than just need on a (once again, metface value. I’m going to aphorical) table — good just skip to the part where grades, social/love/sex I spoil the symbolism: the candy in question is a met- lives, a job, a beach bod, etc. — and more often than aphor. I’m not going to not choose to succumb to spend 750 words fleshing all of the overwhelming out that idea when I could wants as opposed to dejust divulge it right here, lineating a cutoff between upfront, and conserve my them and the needs. remaining allotted space Allow me to water down for talking about myself said previous statement –– you’re all welcome. In into something that’s a bit short, consider the candy a microcosmic representa- easier to swallow: it isn’t tion of all unhealthy habits necessarily the things we put into our bodies that and addictions, or to realconstitute junk food, but ly drive home the symbolism here, junk food for the the addictions themselves.

Using coffee simply to stay soul. awake rather than savor You stayed for the third ing it, drinking for the sake paragraph? Kudos. After of getting drunk, doing evthe verbal diarrhea and erything you want to do groan-worthy symbolto the detriment of your ic comparison of the secsleep schedule — in atond, I figured you were a goner for sure — hence the tempting to prolong bouts of fun, you kill time that speedy condensation of could be used much more this column’s moral conindustriously. tent. But I digress.

But enough of the di Circling back to the dactic monologue; I would idea that we young’uns just like to thank the readhave a tendency to want ers who still remain at this things that are bad for point –– the true 1 perus, let’s consider the past month in a nutshell. When cent –– for their tenacity and admit that, actualthe midterms of early, I’m kind of glad to have ly October reared their ugly heads, students in ev- reached my word limit.

Now I no longer have an ery class standing allowed excuse to put off doing all their true colors to shine my other work that doesn’t through. “MORE COFFEE! involve self-reflection.

WHO MOVED MY SPIRAL Good thing I’ve got plenty NOTEBOOK? WHERE’S of coffee.

THE ADDERALL?” During the period in If you want to be DYLAN GALLAGHER’s question, I had just been lover, you gotta not only get with his friends hired at a downtown cofbut also buy him things and satisfy his fee shop (Mishka’s Café, every whim. Suitors may contact him at dylaaaaan@gmail.com!

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Hallmark Inn to renovate in the next few months Complimentary bicycles aid eco-friendly efforts

By ZANDER WOLD Aggie News Writer

The Hallmark Inn on F Street will be undergoing more changes in the near future.

Over the last few years, they have added a large mural of Davis’ view of Winters, an upgraded complimentary breakfast and renovated all the rooms.

“To stay competitive in the market is to be upgrading,” said Marisa Schaffer, the general manager of the hotel.

Despite many of the changes being structural, there are also a few programs the hotel has started. One of those involves community service in which the hotel asks if residents are willing to add one dollar a night to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which helps children who have been neglected and abused.

Another service they have is bike rental. All residents of the hotel are able to check out a bike for a few hours with no additional charge to their room fees.

The bike service began in October 2009, and while

starting with six bikes, now there are 10 bikes with locks, lights, helmets, baskets and even maps of downtown Davis.

“It made sense to have bicycles available,” Schaffer said. “[The bikes are here] so guests can experience Davis the way they should, by bicycle.”

The bike service is a part of the hotel’s enhancement to becoming eco-friendly, an enhancement which also includes composting throughout the hotel, even in individual rooms.

While the hotel has made plenty of changes over the last few years, they are expecting some major changes within the next year.

The hotel is planning on transforming the entire first floor. The main part of that includes wiping out all the rooms and replacing them with three retail spaces.

These retail spaces could end up including a newsstand store, coffee shop and clothing store. The stores would be mostly to benefit hotel guests, but all of them would also be advantageous to local residents, especially those going to or coming from a movie across the street.

Evan Davis / Aggie

Hallmark Inn, located at 110 F Street, will be undergoing remodels and the addition of new programs in the near future. “[We are] trying to enhance on guest experience,” Schaffer said. “We are making it easy for guests in a comfortable atmosphere.”

More plans for the renovations include expanding their breakfast buffet and making it more like a cafe, which would include lunch take out for hotel residents.

The project involves making the entrance bigger and looking more like a hotel lobby, in which there will be room to sit and relax. The renovations will lower the number of rooms from 134 to 120, but the management believes it

will serve the best interest of the guests.

The hotel’s goal is to complete these refurbishments by this upcoming spring. The new look should therefore be completed by spring graduation time, for which the hotel is already fully booked and has started a wait-list.

Even after this large renovation, Schaffer assured that once finished, there will be plenty more coming.

“There’s so much we can possibly do here.”

ZANDER WOLD can be reached at city@ theaggie.org.

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editorials

Protestors

Inside Voices, please On Oct. 27, a group of over 75 protesters entered the UC Davis Shields Library, carrying signs and chanting as they marched through the building.

We support their goal of publicly opposing UC fee hikes but interrupting students’ studies is not the way to create such a change.

Midterm season is upon us and students are stressed out. The students studying in the library are trying to get the most out of their ridiculously expensive education.

Protesters should not be disrupting the very people for whom they are protesting.

Protesters should instead focus on disrupting those who do not agree with them, or those who can really make a difference in the cost of tuition.

Marching on the Capitol, only a 20 minute drive away, would be much more effective. Legislators are more likely to respond to protesters at their front door than the more common scene of demonstrators on a college campus.

Protesters also walked through Olson, Hart and Wellman Hall. The disruptions caused students and professors to come out of their classrooms, some even yelling at the protesters to be quiet. By disrupting students who are trying to learn, protesters are losing both the respect and the support of those who could be helping them.

While protesting is essential, especially when the possibility of astonishingly high fee hikes loom, protesters should be respectful to those who are trying to learn.

Instead of disrupting Wellman, protesters should walk to Mrak Hall to show Chancellor Katehi how they feel. Protesters should consider attending the UC Regents meeting this month, where they could have a chance to speak to the decision makers face to face.

Finally, protesters should strive to educate students on the importance of raising our voices — just not in the library.

sexism

Think before you shoot Women interested in celebrating their 21st birthday at Froggy’s on Second Street are greeted with a complimentary 1.5 fluid ounces of sexism and degradation.

Two parts alcohol, one part whipped cream and the inability to use your hands?

Meet The Blow Job, just one example of a sexist culture that encourages daytime intellectuals to remove any visible signs of self-respect once they enter a bar.

To be clear, this is not about whether or not people should drink alcohol. This is not even about the seemingly inherent cultural connection between alcohol and sex. Enjoy your “Screaming Orgasms” and your “Sex on the Beaches.” These references are gender-neutral and part of a much larger conversation.

What should be addressed, however, is the absurdity of a progressive, educated populace, like that of Davis, allowing local businesses to promote a culture of chauvinism. Drunk or not, all patrons should be shown equal respect, and allowed to use their hands when taking shots.

It may be tempting to call a boycott on all bars that choose to promote ignorant gender roles with such obnoxious puns as “The Leg Spreader” or the “Wet Pussy.”

Instead, however, The Aggie would like to offer up a solution. The following is our list

of alternative shooter names to encourage awareness, empowerment and a good time.

Male Gaze: Alternatively called “Sit On My Face,” this drink, and the feminist term it is named after, serve as a reminder that you are not a sexual object just because you are in public. Combine coffee, hazelnut and Irish cream liqueur to combat the insecurity that comes from knowing your body is their entertainment.

Victim Blamer: Traditionally known as the “Redheaded Slut,” this awareness-promoting combination of Jägermeister, peach schnapps and cranberry juice acknowledges that pejorative terms to describe someone’s sexual habits are often used to shift the blame in cases of sexual assault.

Mutually Satisfying Encounter: An alternative to the “Blow Job,” those choosing this drink are encouraged to consume at their own pace. One drinks this shot, not because it is put in front of them, but because they are a free agent, making the best choice for themselves.

Admirable Persons: Nothing says “respect” like vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice.

Conventionally known as a “Woo Woo,” this drink allows you to ditch the catcalls and show affection with well thought compliments that say “You are a person that I would like to get to know.”

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Letters to the editor less we put out an athletic product equal to our peers.

Mr. Medved points out in his In his opinion published Nov. article that the students provide 1, titled “Aggie Athletics,” Paul $19 million of the $22 million ICA Medved discussed his fear that budget. While student contribupressure to succeed in athlettion to athletics is a noble endeavics will ultimately be the demise or, requiring students to sustain of our university’s principles and the program alone ties the hands values. We respectfully disagree. of the athletics department and fiSuccess does not necessarily mean nancially burdens students at a compromised values. time when they can least afford it.

UC Davis’ history has always With tuition rising precipitously, it been about growth and striving for is neither fair nor wise to continue greater success. We went from a to ask students to pay for 86 perfarm, to a university, to a premier cent of a program that will be peresearch institution, to the ninthrennially underfunded. best public school in the country.

Despite Mr. Medved’s fears, askAnd we are not done. ing the athletic department to seek Athletics is no different. Over the other sources of revenue, market last 10 years, our intercollegiate the program better and attempt to athletics program has grown and improve Aggie athletics both comsucceeded at levels our school has petitively and financially does not never before seen. The hiring of a spell the end for UC Davis’ values. new Athletic Director represents Instead, we will end up increasan opportunity to continue that ing the value of our degrees, make growth in an intelligent way that job searches outside of California helps highlight what makes UC much easier for alumni, give our Davis such a special place. students a better experience with There’s a reason UC Davis’ name out requiring them to contribute recognition outside of Northern even more and field teams that inCalifornia remains low, while crease fan interest and support. schools which do not perform as Quite frankly, success in athwell academically, such as Florida letics does not harm the repuState, are household names across tation of our quality of educathe nation: competitive athletics tion at a university –– quite the programs. For better or worse, the opposite. If you look at the US reality is that UC Davis can contin- News Top Public Schools rankue to be a world leader in research ings, you see the list littered with and academics, but the generthe names of schools that are al population will never know uncompetitive in intercollegiate

athletics, such as Cal, UCLA, the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina.

A better athletics program and better athletic facilities makes a university more attractive to prospective non-athlete students as well as athletic recruits.

To be clear, this is not about moving to the PAC-12 conference anytime soon. Nor is it about turning UC Davis athletics into a backalley operation that tarnishes the good name of the university or our student-athletes. It’s about doing what UC Davis does: strive for excellence. Our student-athletes deserve it, Aggie fans deserve it, students deserve it, alumni deserve it and the university deserves it.

We encourage anyone who agrees that Aggie athletics can and should reach for more to sign up at aggiesforexcellence.com and help us communicate our vision to Chancellor Katehi.

traffic has grown increasingly dangerous. Here at Davis, people do not seem to have the awareness of how dangerous riding a bicycle, especially in a crowd, can be. I see very few helmets (even fewer worn on the cyclists’ heads) and almost no hand signals. I find this situation very frightening, especially with the added component of cyclists texting, talking on the phone, and wearing ear buds (in both ears).

Bicycle accidents do happen here. The cyclist in the accident that I witnessed on campus last Thursday afternoon was not wearing a helmet. During the time I stood by while the police, fire truck and ambulance arrived, the poor victim lay on the pavement, unmoving. A helmet regulation would have benefited that rider.

When almost no one wears a helmet, there is an assumed consensus that nothing dangerous will happen, but that is false. I propose that UC Davis adopt a mandatory helmet regulation to protect cyclists. In addition, bike training and licenses to ride would reduce the dangers of the road.

I don’t think 75 percent of the cyclists here know who has the right of way in a turn circle, do

you? I rarely see anyone use hand signals to indicate turning and have never (I am in my sixth year at Davis) seen anyone use a signal to indicate stopping. Someone texting while riding a bike or a skate board is scary, especially when they are coming right at you. Pedestrians can also be hazardous. It is more than annoying to cyclists to see groups of people walking four abreast on the bike path; more than that, it is extremely dangerous.

Would it be crazy to suggest that bike and pedestrian paths be separated?

I know that regulating cyclists would not be popular. Who wants helmet hair or have to stick your hand out when you might turn?

However, does anyone really want to lie unconscious in the street, or spend the day in emergency, or get to know how a concussion feels? It is not pleasant.

With plans to expand the campus, I can only see the danger getting worse and worse. Do we have to wait until there is a really bad accident or accidents to awaken from this sense of denial and create some protective regulations? I hope not.

Nan Turner Sixth-year senior at UC Davis

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Campus bike safety

Several years ago I suffered a head injury as a result of a bike accident; consequently, I am particularly conscious of the risks and possible dangers of biking.

My accident was the result of another cyclist getting too close and bumping my back tire, something that could happen any day here on campus. All of a sudden I flew over the handle bars, hit the pavement, flipped over, and slammed the back of my head against the road. The impact sounded like a bomb exploding inside my head, but I felt nothing because I was protected by the bike helmet I was wearing.

Luckily, the bike club I rode with had a mandatory helmet regulation. If you did not wear a helmet, you did not ride with the club.

After the accident, I was taken to the nearest hospital in an ambulance, spent the rest of the day in emergency, and over the following week I experienced many symptoms of concussion, in spite of the helmet. It would have been a lot worse without it. I always wear a helmet now because I know how dangerous it is to ride a bicycle.

This fall, riding my bike around campus, I have noticed that bike

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am somewhere to the left of the Democratic Party but, when I saw that Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater selling for $1.99 on Kindle, I snapped it up. Clearly, the market had spoken. Conscience of a Conservative, ghostwritten by Goldwater’s speechwriter in 1960, is a classic statement of libertarian principles.

Indeed, one could easily imagine present-day Republicans repeating Goldwater’s calls to unleash the power of free enterprise and to cut “Big Labor” down

Kalen Gallagher Class of 2006 Chris Herold Class of 2007 Kai Ruess Class of 2007 Mike Weisz Class of 2005 Founding members of Aggies for Excellence

condemns moves to enforce civto size. As an influential example of conservative libertarianism, il rights as egregious examples Goldwater’s book is worthy of mer- of federal overreach. According to Goldwater, Brown v. Board of ciless critique.

Education — the law which deseg Goldwater argues that citizens should be allowed to develop free- regated schools — marks a course that will ultimately “enthrone tyly without constraints from the rants and doom freedom.” federal government. According While this may be an example of to Goldwater, federal power 1960s race-baiting, it isn’t the last tends towards “absolutism” — it time conservatives attacked fedgrows whenever it is used, reacheral civil rights legislation. Milton ing into every aspect of citizen’s Friedman and lives. Therefore, Rand Paul, Ron we should limWhy do some conservatives Paul’s son, have it Washington’s promote economic liberty and both come out jurisdiction to those areas men- states’ rights over racial equality? against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, tioned in the while Ron Paul Constitution, such went as far as to call it “a massive as ensuring interstate commerce. violation of the rights of private Outside of these narrow confines, property and contract.” Of course, all other laws should be decided it is important to note that while and carried out by the states. these thinkers do not represent all This leads Goldwater to a surconservatives, they do represent a prising conclusion. If the federstrong libertarian strain within the al government is barred from inmovement. fringing upon “states’ rights,” it Why do some conservatives proshouldn’t intervene to prevent lomote economic liberty and states’ cal injustices — including racial discrimination. Goldwater is quite rights over racial equality? They explicit that, though he finds racSee CARROLL, page 8 ism personally distasteful, he also

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Edible Art There are certain concepts that come to mind when you think of the term “art”.

In the visual art world, painting, sculpture, cinematography and dance are usually the top contenders when it comes to what is conventionally defined as art. But did you ever think about one that is much tastier on the palette? Yep, I’m talking about culinary arts — the edible art form that is both pleasing to the eye and the taste buds.

Last winter during a trip to Las Vegas, I was introduced to someone through a mutual friend. I didn’t really know him too well until he started posting these amazing photographs of his culinary creations on Facebook. And now, here I am, writing this entire column about him (yes, be very flattered Jeffrey Rene Ver Palileo aka JR).

JR started a personal culinary project called Sous La Terre. His aim is to bring the culinary world to everyday people by integrating a style of New American cuisine with a great sense of creativity and innovation.

I was extremely intrigued at how each dish looks like a sculpture or painting in a way. With a good sensibility paired with food photography, JR transforms food into art form. Just like how I create using my canvas, paint and paintbrush, JR constructs colorful plates using various sauces and layering of ingredients to complete a composition.

I wanted to know some of JR’s secrets so I Facebook-messaged him Tuesday to do a very informal Q & A with me for this column.

UC Davis Symphony Orchestra touring Spain during spring break

By MICHELLE RUAN Aggie Arts Writer

Top and Botton photo: UC Davis Symphony Orchestra

Featured Artist: kyle dunn Kyle Austin Dunn is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at UC Davis. His artwork features a variety of different subjects and mediums. Before coming to Davis, Dunn graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Fine Art. At Davis, he has won the Mary Lou Osborn MFA Award from the department of art and art history. MUSE sat down with Dunn to ask him a few questions about his artwork.

The Aggie: How did you get started with art?

Dunn: I am not sure exactly how or when I got started with art. The answer to that question will probably be one that changes over time. Right now, I would say that my art-making started when I began taking photographs as a 13 year-old. That was the first time I can remember setting out to make what I now consider to be art.

Where do you get the inspiration for your artwork?

I think my inspiration probably comes from my own life experiences. Nothing too specific or awe-inspiring. I just make what I want to see.

How would you describe your style of art?

It would be hard to narrow down all of my interests into one word, but a few keywords that can partially describe my work would be: colorful, precise, hard-edged, linear and playful.

What are your favorite mediums to work with?

I have enjoyed using a lot of synthetic materials lately in painting and sculpture. Polystyrene, PVC pipe, acrylic (paint and solid sheet), mylar, latex paint, metallic and fluorescent spray-paint. I enjoy painting with acrylic because it dries very fast and fluorescent colors are easy to find.

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What are some cool places you have gotten to display your artwork at?

When I was in high school one of my drawings was shown at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. I also did a three-dimensional drawing with steel wire at the Appleton Museum of Art in Florida. The concept for that show, as well as the space I showed in, was very cool.

— Photo courtesy of Kyle Dunn — Text by Paayal Zaveri

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone Sunday, 7:30 p.m., $5 2828 35th St., Sacramento

Unapologetic Series on UC Davis Textstyles Blog

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For Ashley Mariano, a senior in the major, the blog was intended for those who enjoy reading about fashion.

“I co-founded the blog with my friend Ely in January of 2010. I can't speak for her, but I just wanted to create an outlet for people to share their ideas on fashion and textiles,” Mariano said.

The UC Davis Textstyles Blog is a great platform to discover new trends that are tailored to Davis’ social and literal climate.

“For a rainy day in Davis I go for a printed sweater, chunky necklace, a parka, a pair of blue jeans, and some boots, it’s comfy, cute, and keeps me dry,” said Bonsignore, when asked about every Davis girl’s rainy day outfit dilemma.

Chenise Polines, sophomore, had a tip for shopping on a college budget.

“Being on a ‘college student budget’ just means one needs to know how to reassess one's wardrobe and create new outfits if he or she isn't willing to spend school money shopping here and there.

Personally, I like to spread out my new purchases throughout the year so that I always feel like I've just gone shopping.”

Mariano, who cites Rachel Roy, Sarah Meier, and Melody Ehsani as her inspirations, points out the necessity of some sartorial savvy.

“I really get inspired by women who are both stylish and have brains/are passionate about what they do,” Mariano said.

You can visit the UC Davis Textstyles blog at ucdtextstyles.blogspot.com/.

SASHA SHARMA can be reached at science@theaggie.org.

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Much like poetry or any form of self-expression through spoken word, freestyling is continually proving itself to be a legitimate form of art. And that is the main goal of The Oak Grove Community Cypher. The newly developed group meets up every Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gazebo in the Davis Arboretum.

The Oak Grove Community Cypher’s founding members, Laura Jane Harvey and Rennie Putnam, are hoping to build a community of people who enjoy freestyling, rapping, hiphop, poetry and everything in between.

Putnam, who is a first-year veterinary medicine graduate student, has been freestyling as long as he can remember.

“It's very informal, all we're really trying to do is build a community

through verse and welcome and support it,” Putnam said. “It's a way to hear hip-hop that's not about bling or cars, there's more to it, [freestyling] gives a everyone a chance and opportunity to participate in hip-hop”.

The act and definition of freestyling itself relies heavily on improvisation — similar to rapping.

This is already known to those who freestyle and participate in cyphers.

The group of freestylers stand in a circle and spit (speak) rhymes with the support of a couple of beat-boxers. An important element to freestyling is the knowledge of current events. Although it is rapping, rhyming itself isn't necessary either; just being able to keep a beat while speaking right off your subconscious is the main objective.

“Freestyling itself benefits you as an individual since it motivates you to learn more, and the more you know, the more material you have.” Harvey, a sophomore pre-landscape architecture major, said. “Personally it make[s] me feel smarter, as it forces me to think critically about stuff.”

Freestyling itself can also be seen as an alternative form of communication. Essentially the freestylers drop all pretenses and are speaking to each other while at their most vulnerable.

According to the participants, vulnerability is needed to think on their feet and start spitting out words using whatever comes up

off the top of your head.

“It encourages people and when you are with your friends and feeling good, loose and relaxed, you remember what people have to say and feel better connected,” Putnam said.

This sort of connectedness has not much to do with spirituality or religion although it certainly can be described as such and feels like so for certain freestylers. What this connectedness is referring to is getting to know your fellow freestyler. Since most freestylers are at that vulnerable position using what they know and what they've experienced, there is a form of personality that shines through unlike in regular communication or speech. It is a way for participants to be open but also, to have fun.

“You are spilling your thoughts and opinions on everyone else but it’s not in your face and it’s pretty G-rated. It makes talking about stuff more versatile and interesting and more people actually listen to you,” Harvey said. “Fortunately, the Gazebo is just a nice place, that is very relaxed and friendly, the people are here to do art and share any common interest.”

The Oak Grove Community Cypher is open to the public and anyone can participate. Harvey gives advice to those who have never rapped or freestyled.

“Just keep talking, even if you can't rhyme, just keep talking,” Harvey said. “You usually have absolutely no idea what you are going to say anyway.

Eventually you just have [to] own what you are say-

Everyday Sunshine is a documentary about the band Fishbone. The film showcases the struggles bands deal with while they transition into the Hollywood scene. The film promises intimate moments between the band members and their journey into fame. Co-director Chris Metzler will be in attendance for a Q&A.

Miracle in Rwanda Today and Friday, 7 p.m., $14/ $28 Vanderhoef Studio, Mondavi Center

In the format of a one-woman performance, Miracle in Rwanda tells the powerful true story of Rwandan Genocide Survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza. Produced

by Leslie Sword, the performance conveys messages of hope and compassion of the human heart.

The format and simplicity of the stage design will bring the attention to the main point of the show: the story.

Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine Friday, 8 p.m., $12.5/$17.5/$22.5 Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

There are certain films made in history that you just can’t believe were produced and budgeted due to the poor and cheesy nature of them. Well, luckily, there’s the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 to make fun of these films for you as a form of entertainment. Go witness the complete hilarity that is of MST3K’s work

Joshua Clover Tonight, 8 p.m., free The John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street

The Oak Grove Community Cypher meets up once a week to freestyle and share spoken words

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Early Music Ensemble Saturday, 7 p.m., suggested donations Church of St. Martin, 640 Hawthorn Lane

One of the more understated opportunities to witness live music is through the music ensembles produced on campus. On Saturday, UC Davis music department presents the Early Music Ensemble which will perform selected and renowned repertoire of the past.

Indeed there is an increased emphasis being put globally on style. In both the corporate world and the quickly evolving cultural arena in countries such as China; which was recently declared a fashion superpower by Vogue America, presentation has become the first criteria for judgment.

For certain college students, making a way into the “real world” by using the language of fashion might be the route to take.

With collaborative collections, iconic bags named after them, and front row seats to the most exclusive fashion shows, fashion bloggers have burst onto the scene in a major way a decade ago and the phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down.

And UC Davis has joined the movement.

UC Davis Textstyles blog, run by UC Davis students of the textiles and clothing department, is an interesting read.

Currently 11 students manage the site.

The blog takes a different vein with every blog post, from a post appraising realityTV-star-turned-designer Lauren Conrad’s Kohls collection to a post that pays homage to Jason Wu and another that highlights the burgundy pants trend for Fall.

Bloggers for UC Davis Textstyles update their own blog with new trends and fashion news.

“Cupcakes and Cashmere, and Glamourai are my favorite blogs,” said, Emily Bonsignore, a first-year textiles and clothing major and current blogger.

The blog brings much needed sartorial relief to Davis with its small-town-collegestudent fashion culture.

Editor’s Note: MUSE hopes to provide a creative space for local artists to showcase their artwork. E-mail arts@ theaggie.org if you have any original paintings, short stories, poems, photography, etc. that you would like us to feature in MUSE.

How is food an art form to you?

Now, let’s be honest. Most college students aren’t going to have the time or resources to prepare intricate sixcourse meals for their roommates. It’s all good. Do what you can, just so long as it’s enjoyable; but if you can bust out with some fancy French technique or feel like dabbling in a little bit of molecular gastronomy, I’m all for it. I respect those who try to make food more than what it is, just so long as there’s a respect for the process and a respect for the ingredients.

I think food becomes an art form once the artist understands the basics, and from there, decides to take the work into his or her own hands to shape its focus and direction to convey meaning and invoke emotion. Those are the cooks and chefs that really get it, and if there’s anything I’ve learned from doing an entire year of Sous La Terre, it’s exactly that. I can wow people with amazingly executed dishes with sous vide meats, foams, purées and such, but I can just about equally win anyone’s heart with a simple pasta dish.

tasty recipes you have conjured up while being a

MICHELLE RUAN can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

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What are your thoughts on the college eating lifestyle?

I’m willing to bet that when most college students do groceries, they end up spending a lot of money because they usually get more products than they can consume in an appropriate amount of time, as do most Americans — my case in point being my mother. Shit goes bad and moldy in the fridge all the time, mostly because she loves to buy in bulk because, well, “It was on sale.”

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Having toured France, Australia, and Canada in the past, the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra has selected Spain as its next destination to visit. From March 24 to April 4, UCDSO will be performing in Madrid, Granada, Valencia, and Barcelona, including at the prominent Palau de la Musica Catalana (or Palace of Catalan Music, as it is known in English).

For the past year or so, UCDSO has been fundraising toward their goal of offering a 25 percent scholarship to the 100 or so students that make up the orchestra for the trip.

When asked why the orchestra decided on Spain to travel and perform at, the orchestra’s conductor, Christian Baldini was full of praise for the European country famous for its distinct style of guitar music.

“Spain is one of the most exciting music scenes in the world nowadays. Thirty years ago, they barely had any first rate orchestra,” Baldini said. “These days, they have over 30 excellent orchestras, and numerous world class concert halls. Spanish audiences are now eager to listen to musicians from abroad.”

Besides its growing music scene, Baldini noted that Spain has much to offer the orchestra members as students will be given a chance to immerse themselves in Spain’s local community and experience the delicious cuisines that abound in the country.

Morgan McMahon, a recent graduate with a Bachelors of Science in environmental horticulture, is a violinist in the orchestra and has been a member since she was a first-year student in 2008.

Initially, McMahon wasn’t going to join the orchestra in its tour of Spain since she was a recent graduate. But, once she received a job offer in Davis, she decided to continue playing with UCDSO and go to Spain as well.

“It was a big decision on a personal level, since the tour is so expensive, especially as a non-student orchestra member but it is a once in a lifetime opportu-

nity that I can’t miss. Preparing for the tour is going to require a lot of work from each orchestra member and Professor Baldini has already given us some challenging pieces so far this season,” McMahon said.

Robert Glenn Olson, a junior aerospace and mechanical engineer, is also another member of UCDSO who is just as excited as McMahon. He has played the French horn for nine years and just like McMahon, he joined UCDSO when he was a first-year student.

“I have been waiting for the trip since Spring quarter of 2010 when it was announced. I am extremely excited to get out of the country for the first time, and to be able to do it with an ensemble,” Olson said. “Everything is so much more fun from the stage. I think we will learn a lot about how we play music because we will have to adapt quickly to the different halls.”

Members of the UCDSO are currently hard at work during their weekly practices rehearsing pieces they will be playing in Spain.

Besides the excitement and anticipation among the orchestra members about the upcoming trip, Baldini sees the trip as a great opportunity for UCDSO to not only gain knowledge of other genres of music but also to spread recognition of UC Davis internationally.

“We represent UC Davis and the entire community of Davis at large. We will be traveling as musical ambassadors of our campus and this makes us proud. We perform with great love and dedication, and we are proud to have one of the most ambitious and exciting orchestral programs in the entire country,” Baldini said.

UCDSO will be performing Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Samuel Barber's Piano Concerto, Op. 38, and another concerto, both with different soloists during their time in Spain. The first concert will take place in Madrid, where they will not only share the stage with a local Spanish orchestra, but also collaborate together.

The world of fashion, version 2.0

By SASHA SHARMA

How would you describe your passion for culinary arts?

I can’t think of a better way to connect with people other than to serve them something good that I’ve made with my hands (on a side note, I’m sure some sort of sexual innuendo would be fitting after having said that).

What is your best low-cost but classy recipe us kids can make?

The best “low cost/tasty but classy” dish to make: bread pudding. First, you can use up all that old, stale bread you have laying around. Second, even though it’s fairly simple, it involves a decent amount of technique, so it keeps it fun in the kitchen. Third, depending on what variation you decide to do, you can make it sweet or savory, and you can eat it hot or cold. It’s the perfect dish to make that would last you all week.

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ing and make it your own thing.”

While there is no official collaboration happening with SickSpits, the UC Davis campus spoken word group, both Harvey and Putnam look forward to something happening in the future.

The group urges participants to message them on Facebook or just show up on Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gazebo in the UC Davis Arboretum.

“All I hope is that people will come to the group, meet new people, make new friends, they can come to [a] place that feels safe and where they can express themselves and have fun.”

Dr. Andy Jones, a university of writing program professor and organizer of various poetry events on campus, is a supporter of the spoken word movement.

“Spoken word groups allow students to pay homage to traditions of hip-hop culture while always adding something new, which in our case also means something local. Some see local efforts at rapping, MCing, DJing and beatboxing as UC Davis students distinguishing themselves from the slower rhythms of the agricultural town of Davis, but I would say in 2011, that both the city and the university are diverse and energetic enough to accommodate these urban, diverse and often chanted rhythms,” Jones said. “As a poetry and spoken word enthusiast, I welcome new voices, and look forward to seeing what the Oak Grove Community Cypher has to offer.”

RUDY SANCHEZ can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

Author of the book, Madonna Anno Domini, Joshua Clover has been celebrated by the Academy of American Poets with the Walt Whitman Award. Tonight, for a free event, viewers will get the unique opportunity to hear Clover’s poetry live. Be sure to arrive — early reserve seating.

4th Annual Art Farm Gala Friday, 6 p.m., $20 Gallery 625, 625 Court St., Woodland

This event aims to promote the local and regional talents of Yolo County. With over 60 artists, ranging from painters to sculptures, the art farm gala celebrates Yolo County’s agriculture. Local food and wine will be served at the Gala’s opening.

UYEN CAO can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

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delta Cont. from front page not in his best interest to change that. To Walthall, however, it is not entirely his decision to make.

Walthall does not simply view Delta as his business, but rather he thinks of it as his “wife” or “partner.”

When talking about changes Delta has made and will continue to make in the future, he said that it isn’t so much his ideas that are being propelled forward, but rather it is the energy of Delta that’s pushing him.

“There’s obviously something much bigger here than just me. The Delta has her own vibe to her,” Walthall said. “I’m interested in her becoming everything that she’s trying to become and helping her, more than me dictating her

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life.”

Everything has changed and nothing has changed since Delta opened its doors in 1993 at the hands of Audrey Park and Ruth Fankushen, Walthall said.

The menu isn’t the same anymore — now they serve Hot and Sour Tempeh and Plum Baked Chicken, in addition to a selection of sandwiches and brunch items — some of the furniture is probably not the same and there are new customers everyday. These changes, however, haven’t altered the essence of Delta.

“The general vibe of the Delta is basically the same,” Walthall said.

Before buying Delta in 2001, Walthall actually applied and was rejected for a job there — a fact Walthall described as “poetic.”

Walthall was prompt-

gradUATE Cont. from front page “Admissions is the least of your hurdles; you still need to make it through a program, get a dissertation written and get a job,” Bloom said. “It [a Ph.D. program] is definitely not for the weak of heart.”

According to MA creative writing graduate student and teacher’s assistant Arthur Middleton, however,

ed to purchase Delta because “you reach a certain point in your life when you want to have something,” he said. For Walthall, Delta was that something.

Before Walthall purchased Delta, he worked in the local music scene, playing shows and recording. Through Walthall’s own connections to the Davis music scene, Delta became closely involved with local bands and KDVS’ shows, which have been taking place for some 40 years, said KDVS general manager Neil Ruud, a senior political science major.

The KDVS-Delta of Venus bond has turned into a symbiotic relationship.

KDVS shows bring in clientele; Delta of Venus allows artists a place to exhibit their work.

“Without Delta, KDVS wouldn’t be what it is,”

admissions, the least of one’s problems or not, is no simple chore.

“The application process for graduate school is draining and challenging,” Middleton said in an e-mail. “I am more than excited to be here, but wish the process — all the nail biting, formatting, stress over your portfolio — on no one.”

When asked what’s looked for in an ideal candidate, for that stronghearted person who ultimately does decide to commit to the grad-

Ruud said.

KDVS frequently holds both live shows and DJ dance parties at many venues in Davis including the Delta of Venus, arguably one of the most popular of these destinations.

“They’re near campus and they’re willing to have dance parties and shows.

It’s a good way to interface with people,” Ruud said.

It seems that like Walthall himself, along with Ruud, who has been coming to Delta since he was nine years old while his brother worked there, it is not possible to simply be an occasional patron of Delta.

You’re either a regular or you’re an outsider, a thought echoed by many of the customers.

“A lot of people come not for a specific thing, but to be themselves and be in a place where they can be

uate process, Bloom stressed originality as a crucial standout trait.

“I look for originality. Polish has some importance, but someone with a lovely polished essay that checks off all the boxes and does all the things you want it to do, is not necessarily going to do well in academia,” Bloom said. “You have to be taking risks with your ideas.”

Middleton ultimately advised something similar to Bloom. That is, chiefly, that a graduate student

themselves,” Walthall said.

Delta was the first place Stephanie Villas, now a Delta employee, visited when she moved to Davis, and she quickly fell in love with it.

“The customers at Delta are a really diverse group of people,” Villas said. “They are so comfortable with each other.”

And Walthall confirmed that yes, Delta of Venus really is named after The Delta of Venus, Anais Nin’s erotic novel, and that he really loves the name.

“The name is powerful because it is great words.

It has to do with the literature about women,” Walthall said. “The feminine qualities about the Delta are part of what make it so powerful.”

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needs more than precision, but passion.

“Fall in love with what you are reading, studying, researching; allow things to affect you and interrogate why they are affecting you,” Middleton said. “Get kidnapped by ideas, allow yourself to be wrong and pay attention to why you want to be right, and what kind of a road is ahead if being right is a goal.”

MES O’HARA can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

genome Cont. from front page you have to create knowledge and add value. There is going to be a tremendous opportunity for students to process this data.”

Partnership with BGI saves UC Davis from taking on the full cost of the new facility.

“The cost of renovating the space will be met 5050 by UC Davis and BGI,” said UC Davis News Service writer Andy Fell.

The price tag on a HiSeq 2000 is around $600,000 per unit. UC Davis currently is in possession of only one machine. To run a single experiment on the machine at the university takes roughly 10 to 14 days.

The facility has the potential to bring health care to all new levels through genome sequencing. In the near future, normal medical practice could include looking at one’s individual DNA sequence in order to determine the diagnosis of a disease or ailment.

“As a campus we need to adapt to this new reality,” Michelmore said. “We need to educate the future decision makers.”

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speed Cont. from front page The board found that the four specified roads have circumstances under which increased traffic speeds would endanger the safety of drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, especially since the roads are traveled by people from churches, schools and residences.

In a statement, Supervisor Don Saylor said the board passed a motion to direct staff to retain the existing posted speed limits in these areas.

The board also recommended staff continue to study the traffic situation over the next year, including possible traf-

fic-calming measures and pursue state law change to address the issues raised in the review. Recommendations also include examining the school zone and studying issues of behaviors with speed limit changes.

Supervisors want the staff to return in less than a year with an update on safety and liability issues, while providing a strategy of necessary measures to reduce speed and verify that posted speed limit signs are visible on these roads.

“This [speed limit] change would apply to Russell Boulevard from city limits west to County Road 98 where the first stop sign is located,” said Yolo County Assistant

Director for Public Works Panos Kokkas. “From there on the speed will become 55 mph.”

Kokkas said changing a speed limit is a two-step process. First, the public works department presents the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Then, the following meeting will be to make a decision and to inform the public, which will take place next Tuesday.

Speed limits are established every seven years.

After seven years, the public works department has to take an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) to see the speed people drive.

“The California Vehicle Code (CVC) and the California

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) govern the criteria for establishment of speed limits,” said Director of the Planning and Public Works Department John Bencomo, in their agenda for Oct. 25. “The CVC sets the basic speed limit for twolane, undivided highways at 55 mph. The CVC further provides the ability for local government to set zones with lower speed limits based on an Engineering and Traffic Survey.”

According to Kokkas, the California Department of Transportation counts all the vehicles on the road and looks at what type of vehicles there are and how fast they’re going. Based off of that infor-

mation, the speed in the 85th percentile is used to determine the speed limit.

“The 85th percentile is supposed to be the ones driving carefully, reasonably and normally,” Kokkas said. “This dictates what the speed of the road should be.”

Before July 2009, California law stated that speed limits have to be rounded down to the nearest five miles based on the 85th percentile’s speed. As of now, it states the speed limit has to be rounded up to the nearest five miles of the 85th percentile’s speed.

“If the 85th percentile is 38 mph, then the posted speed would be rounded up to 40 mph with the option to reduce it by an additional 5

mph to 35 mph if justified by an E&TS,” Bencomo said in the agenda.

Amid concerns increasing the speed limit will encourage drivers to drive even faster, Kokkas said based on national data, people will drive the same speed despite raised speed limits since it is relative to the driving conditions.

“What we do is set by the Department of Transportation inducted by the state of California,” Kokkas said. “We’re not doing anything willy-nilly; we have to follow specific criteria and go to the elected board who verify it.”

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal Poly Records: Aggies, 2-6 (0-2); Mustangs, 5-3 (3-0) Where: Aggie Stadium When: Saturday at 2 p.m.

Who to watch: Senior safety Patrick Shelton has made a tremendous return to the field this year.

After playing in only two games the last two seasons due to injury, Shelton is now second on the team in tackles with 33.5 on the year.

Last week at Southern Utah the Canoga Park, Calif. native had his best game of the season, leading the team with 11 tackles.

“He really wanted to make an impact this year,” Head Coach Bob Biggs said of Shelton. “Last week he played like a man possessed and that’s what we need.

“We need a safety that’s going to run downhill and make plays and sacrifice his body and be good in the open field.”

Junior captain Bobby Erskine is

also happy to see Shelton making not matter. a big impact this year, but he’s not “Anybody that’s ever competed at any level of any sport knows that risurprised.

“Everyone knew [Shelton] had valries bring out the best in teams,” Biggs explained. “We’re that potential,” he said. dealing with 18 to 22 year “To see him doing as well old men, so emotion plays as he is; he deserves all of a big part of it.” that.”

While the intensity Did you know? Cal Poly will be high, the Aggies has already secured at still know that they must least a share of the Great play 60 minutes of qualWest Conference title with ity football to get a win a perfect conference reagainst a Cal Poly team cord so far this season. that hasn’t lost in over a With a win on Saturday, month. the Aggies can end the Patrick Shelton The Mustangs have Mustang’s four-game win senior beaten three nationalstreak and also deal a poly ranked (FCS) teams in tentially fatal blow to their the past three weeks, including playoff aspirations.

Preview: Rivalries are always played Southern Utah and South Dakota — Great West teams that beat the on a level field.

History has repeatedly shown Aggies earlier this season. that in games like this Saturday’s For the UC Davis offense, avoiding “Battle for the Golden Horseshoe”, See FOOTBALL, page 2 rankings, records and statistics do

Aggie Digest Cross Country Although there won’t be any championships won this weekend, the Doc Adams Open is sure to provide some healthy competition for UC Davis cross country.

With a good group of schools coming to Davis for the race, this will be a chance for younger players and redshirts to show what they are made of as many of the Aggies’ top runners rest in preparation for the NCAA Regionals next week. Coach Drew Wartenburg believes it will be a good measuring

stick for many of the runners.

“This is a great opportunity for our athletes that aren’t usually counted on for points to gain some accountability,” he said.

“Across the board, there’s opportunities to move up the depth chart.”

The race will take place on the west-edge of campus at the Putah Creek Reserve course. The men’s race will begin at 10 in the morning while the women will start at 10:45.

— Russell Eisenman

WOMEN’S SOCCER PREVIEW joined the Big West Conference in 2007 Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine and this is their first time placing top Records: Aggies, 11-6-1 (4-3-1); Anteaters, four and making it to the Championship 13-3-2 (6-1-1) Tournament.

Where: Crawford Field, Irvine The Aggies are facing the deWhen: Today at 7 p.m. fending champion Anteaters Who to watch: Sophomore who finished last season with an Ashley Edwards has found her overall record of 19-3-2 and went niche in the Aggie offense. She a perfect 8-8 in conference. has been huge for the team in rePreview: It is the chance this cent games, including their last squad has been fighting for all home game when she scored to season. help UC Davis earn a conference UC Davis will take the pitch at win over UC Santa Barbara.

7 p.m. today in what might be The Concord, Calif. native has Ashley Edwards the last game of its season. started six of 18 games this year, sophomore This team finished 2-5-1 in playing a total of 855 minutes. In conference last year and they that time she has accrued three wanted to do better. goals and two assists.

Coach MaryClaire Robinson credits the Did you know? UC Davis women’s soccer

senior leadership on the squad for the rapid turn-around.

“This leadership didn’t start in August.

It started last November when we finished conference. We had seniors like Lott and Lisa Kemp who just took control. They’ve got the younger players to really buy into the system.”

The hard work has paid off for the Aggies who have produced their first winning season since joining the Big West.

UC Irvine will not be an easy opponent but this year’s squad is not afraid of a fight.

The Aggies tied the Anteaters 2-2 earlier this year and they hope to come out on top this Thursday.

Should UC Davis win today, it will face the winner of Long Beach State and Cal

VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis at Cal State Northridge; at UC Riverside Records: Aggies, 20-6 (65); Matadors, 11-11 (5-5); Highlanders 5-19 (2-8) Where: The Matadome — Northridge, Calif.; UC Riverside Student Recreation Center — Riverside, Calif.

When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Who to watch: Junior Allison Whitson is far and away the Aggies’ leader in kills this season with 352 — over 100 ahead of her next closest competitor.

The Palo Alto, Calif. native has also tallied 258 digs this year, good for third on the team.

Did you know? Two wins this weekend would bring the Aggies to a total of 22 victories on the year — the most by a UC Davis team since 1993 when the Aggies notched 23 wins.

aid

This season already marks UC squads will make it into the 64Davis’ second 20-win campaign team field. since 1996, both of which have UC Davis is currently 70th in come during coach Jamie Holmes’ the RPI rankings, but that number could improve with some road four-year run with the school. wins this week.

Preview: The Aggies have While a postseason gone winless over their appearance is a goal for last five road games, but the Aggies, UC Davis this could be the week UC also knows that there is Davis looks to get back on still a lot of work to be track away from home. done.

The Aggies beat both Cal “We’re not out of the State Northridge and UC NCAA tournament’s Riverside earlier this seaeye, so we have to finish son, both in dominating out the season strong 3-0 fashion. by getting the wins that A pair of victories Allison Whitson junior we should,” Holmes this week would further said. “But at the same strengthen UC Davis’ case time, we can’t look at that. We have for an NCAA Tournament bid.

The Aggies reached the 20-win to make sure we’re going through plateau last week against Cal Poly, the process, playing to our abilities achieving one of the major accom- and even getting better.” plishments the NCAA commit— Trevor Cramer tee looks for when deciding which

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis vs. Davidson; vs. two seed in the eastern division.

The last time that the Aggies TBA Records: Aggies, 4-11 (2-4); faced off against Davidson was in 2009. The match took place in the Wildcats, 10-7 (4-2) Where: Varsity Turf Field — second round of the NorPac tournament and UC Davis was handStanford, Calif. ed a heart-breaking 2-1 defeat in When: Today at 11 a.m.; TBA overtime.

Who to watch: Junior

But the Aggies’ Casey Wollbrinck had a chances for redempstrong offensive game in tion have never looked Saturday’s win against better. Coming off of Pacific, scoring in the first the momentum from two minutes of play to set solid games against the tone of the match.

California and Stanford, Coach Viannay and Saturday’s win over Campos believes that Pacific, UC Davis will be Wollbrinck is “mentally a force to be reckoned ready to lead the team” to Casey Wollbrinck with in the upcoming additional success in the junior matches. tournament.

“I think we’re ready,” Did you know? Junior Lydia Brambila’s first career goal Campos said. “If we use our was scored against Davidson in strengths — our speed and passing — and read the other teams’ the 2009 NorPac tournament.

Preview: It all comes down to this. strengths early on, there’s no rea Today third seed UC Davis son we should be beat.” will play Davidson in the first The Aggies’ greatest chalgame of the NorPac Conference lenge today could prove to be slowing down the Wildcats’ tournament.

The Wildcats are the number Finley Amato, the eastern di-

carroll Cont. from page 3 suggest that these are not mutually exclusive. Thus, Goldwater maintains that “the problem of race relations, like all social and cultural problems, is best handled by the people directly concerned.” They claim that states will deal with their own affairs and, even if local businesses refuse to serve African Americans, the market will take care of it — those are paying customers who can go elsewhere.

For all their apologies, though, conservatives drop their masks a little when they talk about civil rights. It’s not that they are racist. Institutional and overt racism simply fall below conservatives’ concern because these prob-

lems take place in a domain they believe to be spontaneous and free. Individuals, they claim, may choose their own lives as long as they are not thwarted by the state.

In reality, though, countless factors condition and constrain our decisions, ranging from the subtle coercions of communities to the grand machinations of corporations. Study after study shows that race and class background has profound effects on an individual’s economic success and well-being, clearly demonstrating that racism and economic inequality represent powers as tyrannous as any government.

Yet this group of conservatives still imagines a self-creating individual in full command of his or her own destiny. As Herman Cain

State Northridge in the championship game.

If the Aggies lose this today they can walk away with their heads held high knowing that they have achieved their season goal — they made the conference tournament.

The Aggies can look forward to another competitive season next year thanks to the plethora of young talent on the team. Players like Edwards, Kiele Argente and Allison Kelly will be at the helm of a young, but incredibly gifted squad next season.

However, this year it was all about the seniors — and they have one more shot to show to what they can do before they hand over the reins.

— Kim Carr

vision’s Offensive Player of the Week, who recorded a hat trick in their recent match against Appalachian State.

But if UC Davis is able to continue the momentum that they have built coming into Thursday’s game, they will have a competitive edge in the match. And that is just what they intend to do.

“We’re going to play the game like it’s our last game. We have nothing to lose,” Campos said.

“We haven’t had the season we wanted in terms of record … [but] this is what counts.”

The tournament is a double elimination bracket in which three rounds of play will occur. If the Aggies’ are able to secure the win they have been working toward, their next game will be against the winner of the match between No. 1 Stanford and No. 4 Appalachian State.

NorPac tournament play will continue through Saturday’s championship game at 1:30 p.m.

— Kaitlyn Zufall recently stated, “If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself.” Still, there is something otherworldly about this concept of the individual free from history or material restraints.

It is common to think of libertarians as separate from their evangelical conservative brethren, but Goldwater constantly reminds us that “man” is a spiritual being whose “most sacred possession is his individual soul.”

This seems to suggest that, just as souls are all judged the same regardless of hardship or circumstance, all economic actors are given an equal chance before God and the market.

In the mystic fog of far right ideology, the individual, unencumbered by earthly limitations, determines its fate through moral deliberation. But

we are seeing that manifest in higher drop out rates,” Kersich said.

In the 2010-11 academic year, California based undergraduate students paid $11,959 each year. Out of state students paid $33,980, according to a fact sheet for UC Davis tuition fees.

“I always wanted to get a second major in statistics, which is essentially a prerequisite for any serious political science research. Unfortunately, absent of any financial aid, staying for another year to receive another major is not really another option for me,” Raskin said.

It is often a misconception that only low income families can qualify for any form of financial aid when it comes to college expenses. However, Maloney said that medium or high income families can qualify for loans.

Financial aid has met changes throughout the recent years, such as implementing the use of direct loans. However, UC Davis financial aid has not really changed, Maloney said.

“We were already participating in direct loans since its beginning. This year, President Obama changed loans to where they would be done through the federal level rather than through the bank. This did not affect us,” Maloney said.

One change that UC Davis did face was the end of Cal Grants for summer school, which were implemented for the last two years. According to Maloney, Cal Grants will not be offered for Summer 2012.

“The recent changes in financial aid have not affected me, but the changes in tuition have, because that means more money that my parents have to pay now than before when I first started,” Laura said.

Students should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. To receive priority consideration for state and university funding, students should be sure to apply between Jan. 1 and March 2, Maloney said.

Cont. from front page grants with student loans.”

One financial aid opportunity that is available from the university is the Blue and Gold opportunity plan, which covers tuition and student services fees for qualified California residents who have a household income of less than $70,000 in 2010-11 year. In 2010-11, over 9,000 UC Davis students qualified for this program, according to a fact sheet for tuition fees.

For many students, the college years are the first time students are confronted with being independent, and that means concerning themselves with a budget and manage their finances, Maloney said.

“It’s very important because some people are dependent on financial aid in order to stay in school, even to the extremity of survival,” Laura said.

During the 2010-11 academic year, UC Davis’ population was near 31,000. Of those attending UC Davis, 76 percent (24,000) received some form of financial aid, which is around $479 million dollars paid, Maloney said.

Funding sources for financial aid primarily comes from federal, state, university and private individuals or corporations, Maloney said.

“Financial aid has given me the opportunity to receive a higher education by helping me to pay for tuition and textbooks,” said Cindy, who declined to use her last name, a senior Spanish and sociology double major.

As tuition fees increase, more financial aid money is returned. Out of all the undergraduate tuition fees, onethird of it goes toward financial aid for other students. All students contribute toward this, Maloney said “UC Davis claims that the fee increases do not affect those who are receiving financial aid, but that is not the case. The reality is that more students are saying that they cannot afford ALICIA KINDRED can be reached at campus@ to study here anymore, and theaggie.org.

when the state interferes with spiritual matters like nuclear waste disposal and workplace safety regulations, Goldwater argues, it prevents both the exercise of virtue and the punishment of vice.

We can see this quite clearly in Goldwater’s treatment of race. In an almost religious form of tolerance, Goldwater states that he does not wish to “impose [his] judgment” upon racist state governments but, instead, will work through “persuasion and education” to bring about an end to their bigotry. In other words, Goldwater hoped to reverse centuries of racist violence and hierarchy by appealing to the supposedly free and unbiased ethical capacities of predominantly white southern states.

As Goldwater inadvertently

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reveals, the notion of individual liberty is more often than not moralistic hokum, smoke and incense covering over more fundamental oppressions. We are not blank slates or free souls choosing for ourselves. To assert otherwise is to insinuate that victims of systematic discrimination and unequal opportunities are responsible for their own misery.

The reality is that the freedom provided by states rights is the freedom to oppress minorities. The liberty offered to corporations and markets is the liberty to exploit workers. The only individuals liberated by conservatism are the top 1 percent.

JORDAN CARROLL is a Ph.D. student in English and a secret friend to “autocrats and ‘democratic’ Jacobins” who can be reached at jscarroll@ucdavis.edu.