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Matt Carmichael named new UC Davis Chief of Police

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012

Open forums held to further discuss Reynoso report Questions raised about administration’s role and police organization

Participants discussed appointment of administration

By ROHIT RAVIKUMAR

By MICHELLE MURPHY

On April 17, the Reynoso task force held a second forum about their report on the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident. The forum was intended to be more low-key than the initial release of the report, with less media coverage and more attendees, to more adequately address individual questions and concerns about the report.

“We did meet with the Chancellor earlier this afternoon to indicate to her what some of the issues were, and we had a good discussion with her. We will be having more discussions with her, and fortunately she has invited that,” said Justice Cruz Reynoso during his opening comments.

One issue raised in the forum was that of restorative justice, a form of justice with an emphasis on satisfying the victims of an incident, referenced in the report as a recommendation for the administration. Several people expressed skepticism about the idea.

“The only problem I see is, being from a different perspective, people are so passionate about it that they don’t listen,” said Bryan McPartlan, a senior political science major. “There are a lot of people who don’t want to hear what I have to say.”

Another individual agreed with the idea of restorative justice, but argued that it should be pushed forward by the students and administration instead, an idea that Reynoso seemed to support.

“We didn’t make that specific recommendation, but the healing process that that speaks to is part of restorative justice. Because [many people] cannot speak freely about this, we felt it was jumping the gun to include that recommendation,” Reynoso said.

Another issue brought up was that of a democratic process to determine the leadership of the university, taking the decision away from the UC Regents. The task force seemed to partially agree with this point as well.

“We currently have a dual governance system, as the faculty has a lot of say. I think what

In the second question-andanswer session last Thursday, members of the Reynoso Task Force, Penny Herbert, William McKenna and Katheryn Kolsar, met with a small number of community members to further discuss the findings that were publicly released on April 11.

Around 10 members of the community attended the public forum, raising questions about the police force, the administration’s decision-making and what is to come of the task force’s recommendations.

Richard Grotjhan, UC Davis professor of atmospheric science, started the forum with questions about the lack of records regarding the process that the administration took in relations with the protesters.

According to Herbert, the task force found that there were various times when key constituents were not making informed decisions and there was a great deal of inconsistency.

“That’s what we did try to point out [in the findings], that there wasn’t this clear communication, because that’s what we saw as the biggest error,” Kolsar said.

In a meeting between the task force and UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi last Tuesday, it was made clear by both Katehi and the task force that the structure of future conferences needed changing.

According to McKenna, it wasn’t clear who was on the

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Matt Carmichael was sworn in as the new UC Davis Police Chief by Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi.

Last Thursday, Interim Police Chief Matthew Carmichael was sworn in as the UC Davis police chief.

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi administered the oath.

“Matt’s service over the past months has been extraordinary during some very demanding and difficult circumstances,” Katehi said.

At the swearing-in ceremony, Katehi also announced that the oversight of the UC Davis Police would be moved to the office of the provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter from the vice chancellor of Administrative and Resource Management, beginning May 1. This is part of the top-to-bottom police force review

previously announced by Chancellor Katehi.

The police chief appointment is for one year, and at the end of that year the University will release a national recruitment call for a permanent position.

Carmichael’s family was present at the ceremony, and his mother and wife presented him with his Chief of Police badge.

“My top priority in the next few months is going to be rebuilding the relationship between the police and the campus community,” Carmichael said.

“We’re going to be out meeting people, hearing about your needs, your concerns. You’re going to see more officers out on foot, you’re going to see officers on bicycles.”

— Hannah Strumwasser

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of the summer season for us,” said Erica Brown, Assistant Director of Aquatics, in a press release.

The Rec Pool is located on the corner of La Rue Road and Hutchison Drive. The pool is open 1 to 6 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 12 to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

— Written by Hannah Strumwasser — Photo by Bijan Agahi

State senator approaches campus organization for aid UC Davis student speaks on recognition of Armenian Genocide resolution

By ANI UCAR

Aggie News Writer

STAND is a student-led antigenocide coalition comprised of internationally established chapters.

The organization’s mission is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities with tools to prevent and end genocide worldwide.

On April 19, hundreds gathered

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to support Senate Joint Resolution 23 (SJR23). California State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), an advocate of officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide, recently approached STAND to speak in support of the resolution.

Prominent members of the Armenian community, including Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian of the Western

Prelacy and Consul General Grigor Hovhannissian, attended the session. The UC Davis Armenian Student Association was also in attendance.

“While this has great resonance for me as a member of the Armenian community, this is a human rights issue, a question of fundamental

Forecast After a blazing and fun-packed Picnic Day, the sun is going to give us a few days of mild radiance. For those who forgot their sunscreen on Saturday, this week will be perfect for sunburn recovery.

Raymond Chan, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

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UC Davis student Thomas Matzat to be readmitted under certain conditions

Students cool down at the Recreation Pool, open for the season The UC Davis Recreation Pool opened yesterday.

“The staff and I are excited for the opening of the Rec Pool; it’s a great place to enjoy the warm, sunny weather. It signals the start

conference calls before the pepper spray event and there were no documents saying what was discussed or decided. Katehi made it clear to the task force that the process was changing and the leadership team is starting to go into regular meetings with the possibility of having a scribe at each one.

The findings of the task force also concluded that there was not a valid legal basis for the action to arrest the protesters.

Other members of the community raised concerns about changes that they believed would need to happen with the police force on campus.

While the task force could not comment on the resignation of former Police Chief Annette Spicuzza, they did mention that there is a need for a new police chief who will be engaged in upholding the report’s findings.

“As far as making sure the recommendations are followed, we’ve talked as a task force about how to follow up.

We’re still trying to figure out how to best follow up, but that is one of our priorities,” Kolsar said.

Interim Police Chief Matthew Carmichael was sworn in for a year-long term as the new chief of police last Thursday afternoon.

Marline Williams, a former professor and advising director at UC Davis, mentioned that before any restorative justice can be had, the adminis-

Recently, junior art studio major and Occupy UC Davis protester Thomas Matzat and his attorney spoke with the College of Letters and Science about lifting his expulsion. The Davis Vanguard said he will be reinstated if he follows conditions that are currently unspecified.

Matzat was arrested on March 17 with felony vandalism to campus property. He was charged with five felony counts of vandalism that exceeded $400, 14 misdemeanor counts of vandalism less than $400 and one misdemeanor count of possession of tools with the intent to commit vandalism. In turn, he was not able to attend his finals and faced expulsion.

In response, students and fellow Occupy protesters held a sit-in in

the office of the Dean of the College of Letters and Science. Students also attended Matzat’s April 20 arraignment.

Yolo County District Attorney Michael Cabral reviewed Matzat’s case and filed the charges.

He said they were able to determine who Matzat was based on security cameras.

On Facebook events campaigning for Matzat’s readmission, students voiced he was expelled because the school is attempting to suppress political activism in light of the legal repression of the Occupy movement.

Cabral said the arraignment is postponed to May 8, but may occur earlier.

— Written by Claire Tan — Photo by Brian Nguyen

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Wednesday

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Picnic Day has come and gone, so what’s next for us Aggies to look forward to?

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DANCE DANCE DAVIS

TODAY

4 to 6 p.m.

Davis Art Center Go to this event for free dance lessons and a free performance at the end of the lessons.

Energy Institute Spring 2012 Seminar Series 12:10 to 1 pm 1003 Kemper Hall Join Jae Wan Park, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, as he discusses Using Second Life Li-ion Batteries for Solar EV Charging System. There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.

KP meeting of the 43rd Annual Whole Earth Festival 7 to 8 p.m.

Student Community Center (across from Chem 194/Bike Barn) Learn the history of the festival, reconnect with your loving community, schedule NonViolence Training, explore KP responsibilities, and discover a little bit about yourself.

Valente Lecture 4 to 5 p.m.

203 Music Watch composer Eric Chaslow in this Valente Lecture Series. The event is free.

THURSDAY Poetry in the Garden: Andy Jones and Bob Stanley

TUESDAY

Noon to 1 p.m.

Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road The UC Davis Arboretum invites fans of good writing and beautiful gardens to enjoy a reading by poets Andy Jones and Bob Stanley. Parking is available for $7 in Visitor Lot 5, at Old Davis Road and A Street.

For more information, please call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu

Women’s Lacrosse Game 2 to 4 p.m.

Aggie Stadium Watch the Women’s Lacrosse team play against Saint Mary’s.

WEDNESDAY World Malaria Day at UC Davis 2012

Nobel prize-winning physicist and his art critic son debate creativity

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1041 Valley In recognition of World Malaria Day and in support of the Roll Back Malaria Program in promoting education and research in the fight against Malaria, students and researchers at UC Davis engaged in vector biology and genetics research will come together to discuss their research.

This free event is sponsored by School of Veterinary Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and Institutional Training Grant in Vector Biology to UC Davis.

8 to 9 p.m.

UC Davis Conference Center Martin Perl, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics, and his son, Jed Perl, art critic for The New Republic, will discuss the creative process in science and the arts. Their discussion will be moderated by Dean Simonton, distinguished professor of psychology at UC Davis. The event is free and open to the public.

REYNOSO Cont. from front page you’re suggesting is an official third party of students, and I would suggest a fourth party for the staff,” Reynoso said.

Katheryn Kolesar, task force member and chair of the UC Davis Graduate Student Association, said that this idea is already in place at other universities.

“What Penn State has is a board of trustees elected by alumni, so these models do exist and are worth taking a look at,” Kolesar said.

Calls were also made for Chancellor Katehi’s resignation.

“This campus is a war zone,” said former City Council candidate Jon Li. “There is no way she has any legitimacy on this campus today. That has been true since the 18th of November and that will be true for the rest of her life.”

Comments were made about other members about the administration as well.

“I would like to see almost the entire leadership team removed,” said UC Davis alumnus Alan C. Miller. “I know that’s not likely to happen, but that’s what I would like to see happen.”

Others, though, expressed a different view of Chancellor Katehi.

“I think most everyone feels that this was a most unfortunate occurrence, but I hope we don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” said Neville Luhmann, professor of electrical engineering. “I would hate to see us lose this chancellor.”

ROHIT RAVIKUMAR can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

questions Cont. from front page tration would have to take responsibility.

“I think the people that made the judgment to put the police there are the people who need to be responsible and accountable to the campus before any restorative justice or reconciliation can happen,” she said.

Furthermore, Kolsar emphasized the importance of the Davis community in

making sure that this incident isn’t forgotten and that recommendations are followed.

“You are the ones that are here and you’re the ones that [see] students, faculty and staff a lot more regularly. We’re going to rely heavily on the community,” she said.

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a real thing now! Some wonderful nerds at MIT created “optical tweezers” that can pick up cells and things, just with the power of light. How can anything Katelyn be that cool?!?

Hempstead I know I said I’d stick to hard pseudo-science here, but I want to delve real quick into some social science as well, because this would be a poor article indeed if I didn’t talk about the Prime Directive. Have you ever taken an intro-level anthropology class? If you have, then love Star Trek. I love it so you’ve probably talked about much. People, I love Star cultural relativity. This is the Trek so much that I even argument that it’s inapprosat through most of the priate to try to interpret and Scott Bakula ones just for judge the practices of one the love of the Federation, group through the ideology and if you know Star Trek of another. you understand how painIn the world of Star Trek ful that was. this gets taken to a whole So clearly, I know a lot other level. See, the “Star about most of the series Trek” series are set in a uni(except the original severse where a group of planries which ets and is rarely civilizaworth watch- ... communicators turned into tions have ing, and GO this badge on your chest that banded toAHEAD and gether to you just tap and talk in to send me hate essentialmail because ly be the I don’t even care). You know boss of the universe. The rewhat I know almost nothing sulting Federation has givabout? Science. en itself the task of sending So for this column, I spaceships all over the galthought I’d combine one of axy to do science (ugh), and my great passions with one to seek out new life and new of my most appalling areas civilizations (awesome). of ignorance. Ladies, genBut sometimes those tlemen and others, I here new civilizations are not as present a few Star Trek intechnologically advanced ventions, the “science” beas the Federation. Actually, hind them and a celebrasometimes the shows portion of their awesomeness. tray them as not as civilized OK, let’s start with the either, which is usually just most recognizable item to a result of the messed-up Star Trek noobs — the com- racist allegories the writers municator. You totally alsometimes indulged in. ready know what I’m talkSo a Federation ship ing about. It’s the thing that comes upon this less adgoes “boop-boop” when vanced society, sneaks in you flip it open and with disguised to collect data on which you talk to your felthe civilization and realizlow space adventurers. es that on this planet they Later in the series, comdo something totally abmunicators turned into horrent. What’s a crew to this badge on your chest do? According to the Prime that you just tap and talk Directive, exactly nothing. in to. They could reach any This vitally imporcrew member and the ship’s tant rule states that unless main computer and even the Federation is directly transmit through the cold threatened (or you find an vacuum of space. The tech Omega molecule, but we’ll behind it had something get into that another time) to do with wave frequenyou absolutely do not intercies and creating standing fere in another culture’s dewaves I think. Whatever. velopment. That means no But the coolest part flashing anachronistic techabout communicators is nology, no interfering with that if you set them to a repressive governments bespecial frequency, and turn cause they seem unfair and them way up, the resultno getting freaky with green ing sound waves could tear chicks and leaving behind down solid objects. So rad! half-human babies, Kirk.

Ready for something Of course, every captain even cooler? Boom! Tractor has bent the Prime Directive beams! These actually show at one time or another, beup in lots of space-operacause you don’t get to be a type TV shows and movStar Fleet captain by not beies. They’re responsible for ing a stone-cold badass willthe iconic image of a space- ing to break the rules for the ship picking up a car or cow greater good. Yet another with a beam of light. For ex- reason why Star Trek is the ample, Close Encounters awesomest thing ever. of the Third Kind. In “Star Trek,” they often use tractor And by the way, KATELYN HEMPSTEAD’s beams to snag other ships favorite captain is unequivocally Benjamin and hold on to them, like a Sisko, and if you have a problem with that crazy laser vacuum cleaner. then by all means, come at me bro — via e-mail at khempstead@ucdavis.edu.

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stall the service’s application onto your computer, which essentially creates a folder on your desktop. You drag and drop files into that folder, and those files are Nicole sent to a remote database.

Nguyen Your files will go through a data server, where they will be copied and stored on multiple machines. In geek speak, this is called “redundancy,” and it’s a precautionary measure in the case that power supplies fail or a server needs maintenance.

You can access these files from a browser on any t looks like our spring computer by logging in to quarter is shaping up the service’s website. These to be a hot one, considsites will probably offer apering this past weekend’s plications for smartphones scorching temps. The outand tablets too, giving you look for the technology industry couldn’t be any more the option of viewing those files on the go. different, with trends sugAll your stuff, in one place, gesting that we’re in for a accessible anytime, anyfuture of overcast skies.

This forecast has nothing to where — it sounds like a do with weather, of course, heaven for hackers. The two largest conunless it’s cerns with referring to The business of cloud services is cloud stortech mecca San very competitive, and it will only age are reliand Francisco, get more so in the coming week ability security. If which is you’re in the a cloudy market for an online backplace indeed. up provider, safety is key. Are I’m talking about the extheir servers under 24/7 surplosion of “cloud storage” veillance? Do they offer cliin recent times, otherwise ent-side data encryption, known as online file syswherein the service provider tems. Think of it as a cyber or government will not have hard drive. All of the digiaccess to your data without tal information you keep your password? The answers on your computer – documents, photos, movies, etc. to these questions should be yes — surveillance and en– can be stored online, in the “cloud,” accessible any- cryption are basic amenities.

The security risks are where, at any time, as long as you have internet access. worthy of concern, but I’m all for the cloudy days Web-based storage is ahead. The ability to store moving people away from the idea of being tied down and work on files online facilitates sharing into a laptop or a desktop formation and collabocomputer, yet another indication that this “post-PC” ration. How many times have collaborative Google era has arrived and is here Docs helped you study for to stay. an exam? Exactly. Which The business of cloud services is very competitive, brings me to my next point.

Academics will be and it will only get more so in the coming week. Google changed by these online storage networks. MIT’s is expected to release OpenCourseWare is a pubGDrive, their own cloudlic database of elite-levbased storage service, any el courses offered online, day now. The site is giving away 10 gigabytes free, and for free. Lecture notes, asextra space at their very low signments, solutions, powcurrent rate of 25 cents per erpoints, exams and multimedia can be downloadgigabyte — a better offer ed by anyone on the web. than anything available on We see the benefits of web the market. Dropbox, the leading online storage pro- programs right here on our campus with SmartSite. vider, should be shaking in Keeping our files onits boots. line will enhance the abiliWith all that data leaving our local hard drives, it’s ty to share and collaborate with our peers. Cloud storimportant to understand where it’s going, how it’s get- age will also be the thread that connects our desktop ting there and what is being done with it. Even if you computers with our phones and tablets. As Dropbox haven’t consciously chosen CEO Drew Houston puts it, an online backup service, “There needs to be a fabric you are probably already that connects all these destoring a lot of your files in the cloud. Your entire e-mail vices. That’s what we do.”

But make sure you are takhistory is in the cloud, and ing precautions, as you you’ve probably e-mailed attachments to yourself as a should with all of your perquick way to back up docu- sonal data. ments and images.

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Senate Briefs

MICHELLE MURPHY can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

In the April 19 article titled “Picnic Day fashion show,” it was stated that the show was supported by the President’s Undergraduate Fellowship instead of the Club Finance Council. It was also stated that Nidia Trejo participated for four years instead of three. The Aggie regrets these errors.

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This ASUCD Senate meeting was scheduled to begin Thursday at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the April 19, 2012 meeting location, the Mee Room in the MU. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.

Senate Resolution 16, authored by Hawe, co-authored

by Hsu and Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California State Assembly Bill 1500 authored by California Speaker John A. Pérez, to create the Middle Class Scholarship. The resolution passed unanimously.

Meeting called to order at 6:12 p.m.

Senate Resolution 17, authored by Hawe, co-authored

by Miller and Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California State Assembly Bill 1500 authored

by California Speaker John A. Pérez, which would fund the Middle Class Scholarship. The resolution passed unanimously.

Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present, arrived late, left early Yena Bae, ASUCD vice president, present Kabir Kapur, ASUCD senator, present Jared Crisologo-Smith, ASUCD senator, present, left early at 7:00 p.m.

Bradley Bottoms, ASUCD senator, present Justin Goss, ASUCD senator, present Anni Kimball, ASUCD senator, present Paul Min, ASUCD senator, present Don Gilbert, ASUCD senator, present Joyce Han, ASUCD senator, present Erica Padgett, ASUCD senator, present Beatriz Anguiano, ASUCD senator, present Patrick Sheehan, ASUCD senator, pro tempore, present Yara Zokaie, ASUCD senator, present

Appointments and Confirmations Pooja Boinapalli was confirmed to the Academic Affairs Commission.

Maxwell Kappers, Roman Rivilis and Lance Hackney were confirmed to the Internal Affairs Commission.

Presentations A representative from Student Housing said that advertisements for the Blood Drive last week were posted in the dorms, even though that went against Student Housing policies.

Sterling gave the State of the Association address. Sterling discussed California’s budget crisis, the 2020 Initiative, the pepper spraying incident and Picnic Day. She also discussed the ASUCD Facebook page, and allowing senators to post on it.

Unit Director Reports Sharon Coulson, ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo) director, who is retiring on July 1, said that the unit did a mini renovation in the CoHo To Go over spring break. She also said the CoHo South Café is doing well.

Jennifer Mappus from Picnic Day said that everyone is working really hard to get ready for Picnic Day. She encouraged senators to share information about being safe on Picnic Day.

Consideration of Old Legislation

Senate Resolution 18, authored by Miller, co-authored

by Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Assembly Bill 1723, introduced by California State Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes, which requires higher education governing bodies to provide live audio transmission of all meetings. The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 19, authored by Rombi, co-authored

by Miller and Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Assembly Bill 1955 authored by California Assembly Member Marty Block, which would create a liaison between students and campus police on California campuses. The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 20, authored by Ozedirne, co-authored

by Hawe, Hsu and Miller, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Assembly Bill 2190, introduced by California State Assembly Member John A. Pérez, which would establish the California Higher Education Authority.

The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 21, authored by Rombi, co-authored by Hsu, Miller and Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Senate Bill 1539 authored by California State Senator Ellen Corbett, which would urge textbook publishers to give more information to professors. The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 22, authored by Miller, co-authored

by Hsu and Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Senate Bill 1053, introduced by California State Senators Elaine Alquist and President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, which would establish the California Digital Open Source Library. The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Bill 96, authored by Goss, co-authored by Kapur, Azari, Sheehan, Cano, Harms and Coronado-Moses, to institutionalize correspondence between ASUCD and the other University of California Student Governments.

The External Affairs Commission did not pass this bill because they didn’t find incentives for students to do

research, and she was worried about telling University Affairs what to do. Sterling said that because ASUCD is not part of UCSA, it might be more difficult to connect with other campuses. Business and Finance Commission Chair Brian Barnett said that ASUCD doesn’t have a body specifically for knowing about other campuses. Padgett said she was concerned that there would be a new University Affairs unit director soon, and they may not be OK with this bill. Sterling said that the bill wouldn’t affect student life here, and there are lots of other things University Affairs could be doing instead. Padgett said that she was concerned that the President’s office was not involved in writing this bill. Zokaie said that she doesn’t think it does anything bad. In an 8-3-1 vote, the bill passed. Bottoms, Han and Padgett voted no. Kimball abstained.

Senate Bill 100, authored by Maemura, co-authored by Chu and Lu, authored by Padgett, to allow an appointee of the ASUCD Controller to serve as Chairperson of the ASUCD Entrepreneurship Fund for Spring Quarter of 2012, passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 15, authored by Sheehan, co-authored

by Schaefer, in support of an Academic Senate proposal to grant grade-point weight to an “A+.” External Affairs Commission Chair Sandstrom said she was worried about punishing “A” students. After senate discussion, the bill passed unanimously.

Urgent Legislation Senate Resolution X, authored by Miller, co-authored by Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, in support of California Senate Bill 1052, introduced by California State Senators Elaine Alquist and Darrell Steinberg. The resolution passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution X, authored by Miller, co-authored

by Ozedirne, introduced by Crisologo-Smith, to support California Assembly Bill 1289, introduced by California State Senator Ellen Corbett, passed unanimously.

Public Discussion Sandstrom asked that people be more respectful on the table.

Public Announcements Anthony Palmere was chosen for Unitrans General Manager.

Meeting adjourned at 12:43 a.m.

Open positions within ASUCD can be found at vacancy. ucdavis.edu. HANNAH STRUMWASSER compiles the senate briefs. She can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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Professor named one of America’s 300 best by Princeton Review Thomas Famula highly ranked on Rate My Professors website

By KELSEY SMOOT Aggie Features Writer

When asked why Animal Science I (ANS 1) is his favorite class to teach, animal science professor Thomas Famula simply replies: “It’s the energy level!”

The UC Davis professor of 31 years was recently named one of America’s 300 best professors by The Princeton Review.

Famula was chosen for this honor based upon his stellar reviews on the website ratemyprofessors.com.

“My first response was: Is this a hoax?

I got the e-mail and then I understood when I found out that apparently I was the highest-ranked professor from UC Davis,” Famula said.

After teaching ANS 1 for 20 years – the class for which he received the title – Famula said that he believes he has such high reviews because his students see him as “enthusiastic.”

“That’s the word that comes up most often when I give out the end-of-course evaluations. Enthusiastic,” Famula said.

Famula also attributed the results to the class size and its popularity at UC Davis. An average of 400 students enroll in ANS 1.

“There are a few quintessential ‘Aggie’ classes that you generally take in your time at UC Davis, and ANS I is one of them. It counts for multiple GE credits, there are no prerequisites, and it’s required for the major. And it’s particularly popular because UC Davis has a renowned veterinary program,” Famula said.

Additionally, the professor said that the level of hands-on interactions with an-

imals differentiates the course, and he enjoys the way in which students have evolved throughout his 20 years of teaching Animal Science I. “Each weekend, students go out and play with animals. They learn how to milk cows and clean the horses’ hooves. But now that students have all of this technology, they bring cameras and phones and take pictures of each other. It’s amazing to see this new added element of excitement.

It’s not like teaching organic chemistry,” Famula said.

Famula said that his favorite thing about teaching Animal Science I is the freshness of the students that take the course.

“Most of the people in the class are firstquarter, first-year students. They’ve never written a college essay or taken a college exam. It’s fun to see them come in, nervous, but absolutely certain that each one of them is going to be a vet. I know that of the 400 of them, only a couple will move on to the veterinary program, but that’s okay,” Famula said.

First-year animal science major Lauren Taylor said that she enjoyed taking the course Fall Quarter.

“I loved the class. I think it would have been fun even if I wasn’t an animal science major. He’s so funny, and just has a great way of teaching,” Taylor said.

Similarly, first-year undeclared major Emily Brereton said that Famula was an extremely effective educator. “[ANS 1] was my favorite class that quarter. Famula presented everything in a very organized manner, and presented the material [in] an organized fashion. He also opened my eyes to some of the more controversial things that go on with animal

production. Because of him, I am considering animal science as a major,” Brereton said.

According to Famula, the qualities most essential to being an educator are a thorough knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter.

“Teaching the course is like teaching two courses at once. I’m teaching the students, as well as the teaching assistants, many of whom are in grad school or fresh out of undergrad. And I tell them that they need to both know what they are talking about, but then teach in a way that is motivating. Many of the students that are here are from big cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. They didn’t grow up on a farm around pigs. I don’t even like pigs. But I’m going to teach the students about them because they are important,” Famula.

One of Famula’s most memorable teaching moments occurred when his niece sat in on one of his lectures, and informed him after class that the student in front of her had been watching an episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” on their laptop during class.

“She came up to me after the class and laughed after telling me. She said ‘I thought you were supposed to be such an exciting teacher!’ On the next exam, I put a few questions from the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta!”

Famula said.

Though the longtime Aggie professor says he loves his job, he also says that he plans on retiring in a few years.

“It’s been a great gig. But I want to leave here before someone has to wheel me out.

I’ve been doing this for a long time. But I want to be young enough to do other

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UC Davis student and STAND’S Advocacy Coordinator Andrew Bedigian spoke at the State Capitol about approving an Armenian Genocide resolution this past Thursday.

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Animal science professor Thomas Famula was honored for his high reviews on the Rate My Professors website. things after this. I don’t want to die at my desk,” Famula said.

Ultimately, Famula said that while he appreciates being named one of America’s 300 best professors, his pupils are the ones that make the experience enjoyable.

“It’s not me. It’s the students,” he said.

KELSEY SMOOT can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

the resolution.

The resolution has been brought to the California Senate every year and passed for the last 12. However, adoption of the resolution has yet to be met at the federal level.

Bedigian said he was honored by the presence of these distinguished members.

“I didn’t understand the magnitude of what I was doing, but as soon as it came to session and they called my name I realized it was now or never,” Bedigian said.

With the session’s conclusion, senators voted unanimously, 38-0, in support of the resolution. The resolution went to the State Assembly, where it was passed unanimously as well.

“Our hope is that this resolution will influence the United States government and the Turkish government to recognize April 24 as an annual historical event,” Bedigian said.

According to Senator Simitian and his team, they want to make sure that the word “genocide” becomes obsolete.

“I think it is important to understand that this is not a statement of hostility to anyone,” Senator Simitian said. “This is about the recognition of historical fact and being able to move beyond it.”

“It’s a domino effect; if we can get the federal level to recognize one genocide, they would be more likely to recognize others,” Bedigian said.

As he said in his speech, “By not recognizing this event that began on April 24, 1915, we are not only placing a tremendous injustice on the Armenian community, but all those who are experiencing mass atrocities today, like in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.”

“As a non-Armenian but a United States citizen, I am embarrassed that our administration has not recognized this known fact. I want to live in a country where morality comes first,” said Hannah Brown, former co-president and current member of STAND. “From the STAND perspective, this passage gives us hope for prevention and the end for future genocides of mass atrocities worldwide. But until past genocides have been recognized, how can we be expected to move forward in the prevention of future genocides and the termination of current ones?”

Cont. from front page decency,” said Simitian, a principal author of the resolution.

The resolution would designate April 24, 2012 as “California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.”

The UC Davis STAND chapter consists of a passionate group of students engaged in advocacy, awareness and activism. Among its members is senior Andrew Bedigian, a political science and history double major, who has an invested interest in the accuracy of historical records.

As STAND’s Advocacy Coordinator and member of the Armenian community, Bedigian immediately jumped on the opportunity.

“Having heard horror stories of my greatgrandparents’ experiences during that time, I felt it was my chance to speak up for my ancestors’ struggles,” Bedigian said.

Allotted two weeks to write his speech, Bedigian said he completed his assignment within just a few hours.

“As soon as I got off the phone with State Senator Simitian, I knew exactly what I wanted to say,” Bedigian said. “I wanted to write a speech that matched the triumph and tragedy of the stories my father told me.”

Outside of Armenia, California is home to the second-largest Armenian population in the world.

“The Armenian experience is truly a California story,” said State Senator Kevin De León (D- Los Angeles), a principal co-author of the resolution, at the Senate session.

Because this piece of legislation is a resolution rather than a bill, it does not require California Governor Jerry Brown’s stamp of approval. However, this makes it necessary for the legislation to be brought back to the Senate floor annually.

Senator Simitian hopes this legislation will finally influence federal-level recognition.

“The goal is to encourage them to act likewise in memorializing this day on a national level,” Bedigian said.

“What is vitally important is that non-Armenians have kept this story alive year after year,” said State Senator Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), a supporter of ANI UCAR can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

Lack of sleep may cause diabetes

By Marina MolarskyBeck Harvard Crimson (Harvard University)

Following an irregular sleep and meal schedule over a prolonged period can lead to an increased risk of obesity and diabetes, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Researchers restricted the meal times and sleep schedules of 21 healthy adults, both young and old, over the course of five weeks.

For three of those weeks, the participants were exposed to “circadian misalignment,” meaning

that the participants were put on a 28-hour day schedule during which they were allowed to sleep for 5.6 hours out of every 24.

Participants lived in the lab for the duration of the study and were monitored closely.

Results showed that participants experienced a decrease in resting metabolic rate and an increase in glucose secretion, and three out of the 21 participants were pre-diabetic by the end of the study. Once participants were allowed to resume normal sleeping and eating habits, they all recovered.

“Your internal 24 clock can’t synchronize to a 28 hour schedule. Most of the time in the week when those participants are sleeping or active, eating or fasting, are

times when their bodies are not optimally primed to respond,” said Harvard Medical School professor Orfeu M. Buxton, a lead author on the study titled “Adverse Metabolic Consequences in Humans of Prolonged Sleep Restriction Combined with Circadian Disruption.”

Professor Steven A. Shea, an HMS professor and the paper’s senior author, explained that the study was partially inspired by epidemiological research showing increased rates of diabetes and obesity among shift workers who sleep during the day.

Although the recent findings do not prove conclusively that shift workers are likelier to become diabetic or obese specifically because

of their unusual sleep schedules, they do support the data of the epidemiological studies.

“Standing alone based on a month-long experiment in very healthy people, it’s very difficult to extrapolate the results to diabetes, but in the face of all the epidemiological studies showing the adverse metabolic changes associated with shift work, it’s tempting to think about this extrapolation,” said Shea.

“If these findings [...] persist over many months or years, this could well be the reason by which shift workers gain weight and some of them become more prone to diabetes,” he continued.

Buxton explained that college students, like shift workers, of-

ten experience circadian disruption, partially due “social jet lag,” which occurs when people stay up late and sleep in on weekends to socialize and then catch up on lost rest.

Computer and cell phone use can also cause sleep disruption, since technological devices emit blue “daytime” light that further confuses circadian rhythms and makes sleeping more difficult.

“Sleep researchers are up against a $100 billion dollar industry that is dependent on college students using cell phones and computers getting this night time blue light that disrupts circadian rhythms,” said Buxton.

“I feel like a we’re a little pebble against a tsunami.”

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Students go wild for conservation of local native species Wild Campus created for conservation efforts, research experience

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By DEVON BOHART

Aggie Associate Features Editor

From the tiniest ant to the bravest squirrel, one of the newest UC Davis clubs, Wild Campus, is working to conserve all native local wildlife species.

With 44 student members, 12 faculty members and numerous other community volunteers, Wild Campus has already seen a lot of growth since its establishment in Fall Quarter.

“Our main goals are preparing students for future professional endeavors with wildlife, education and habitat restoration,” said Julia Herring, club vice president and senior wildlife fish conservation major.

Wild Campus has two facets.

The first are the wild naturalists, made up of eight teams, each focusing on a different local native species. The teams are ants, bats, bees, ground squirrels, owls, reptiles and amphibians, songbirds and mapping. This is the side that involves going out and doing hands-on research.

The other side of Wild Campus is the Wild Ambassadors. The ambassadors have two teams, one being education and outreach, the other being marketing and design.

“The wild naturalists are specialized in focusing on a particular native species in doing what they can to preserve them and make a better habitat for them to make sure that they are thriving,” said Mary Watson, ambassador director and a senior wildlife fish

conservation major. “The wildlife ambassadors are more about educating the public and inspiring the public, trying to inform individuals why we should even care about these animals and how they are important and lastly how we can help them and [what] you can do on an everyday basis to help preserve them.”

Watson described how important it is to not only directly help wildlife, but to also educate others. “[It’s about] getting other people excited about it and inspiring other people and then trying to inspire them to inspire other people,” Watson said. “I just want to get people passionate and realize how awesome these animals are and how they are very crucial to our existence. Wildlife and ani-

mals are all intertwined; it’s a delicate balance and they serve vital roles — without them it would be very hard for us to survive.”

The idea of Wild Campus was created by senior wildlife and conservation biology major Quinn Morgan, the club’s president.

“I grew up in Davis and have witnessed quite a few composition changes in the native species around here,” Morgan said. “This is a way to get students involved in something with a beneficial impact and at the same time getting them experience in the world as a biologist.”

Not only does Wild Campus prove to be beneficial to the environment, but it is also a valuable research opportunity for many students within the field.

“Wild Campus is important because it is really giving students the opportunity to get handson experience as undergrads,” Herring said.

Morgan said that while there are similar internship opportunities for students, few were actually on campus and therefore required a vehicle that many UC Davis students do not have.

Also, with the high number of faculty, this club allows students within the field of conservation biology to have a closer connection to those within the department.

“This has connected me with a lot of staff and faculty that I would never have been able to talk to otherwise,” Herring said. “I thought it was such a cool idea to have more students connecting with faculty and I just thought it was a great way to get more people involved.”

Wild Campus is partnered with another group on campus called Wild Forces. Wild Forces is a volunteer community service-oriented group that puts on events through Wild Campus.

“We’re really trying to connect UC Davis and the community

through our volunteer events and just having a great impact on our environment by restoring habitat,” Herring said.

It is different because, while Wild Campus requires an application process and is restricted to students, Wild Forces gives any community member the opportunity to directly help with conservation efforts, such as “builda-wild-home day” that took place in February, to help people in the community build nesting boxes for owls, bats and songbirds.

“A lot of native species are becoming endangered not only in Davis but all over the world with climate change and human expansion,” Herring said. “I think it’s really important. We have such a great opportunity here in Davis to protect what we have and that is what Wild Campus is trying to achieve: helping protect our local native wildlife while we still can.”

Something that Morgan, Herring and Watson all have in common is their interest in the efforts put forth by the program that is shared by the rest of the Wild Campus members. And while all of them are majors in this field, Watson said being in the major is not a requirement to join.

“It’s just a really great opportunity if students are interesting in wildlife conservation,” Herring said. “It’s a great way to get more connected with more faculty in our department and get some experience that you wouldn’t otherwise get; you can also collaborate with other students with similar interests and just help make a difference.”

To apply for a position with Wild Campus in the fall, or a leadership position in the spring, email wildcampus411@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page, www. facebook.com/MyWildCampus.

DEVON BOHART can be reached at features@ theaggie.org.

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Youth movement Spring has sprung and the UC Davis sports calendar has nearly come to a close.

There are undoubtedly at least a few surprises to come, but by this point it is safe to say we know what each of the Aggie teams is/was in the 2011-12 athletic year.

So, with Picnic Day now passed, now is the perfect time for UC Davis sports fans to start looking ahead at what they can look forward to next season.

And what better way to do that than to count down the top five freshmen of the 2011-12 year who will continue to contribute in the future.

5. Sydnee Fipps — Fipps may have been UC Davis’ sixth woman of the year for the 2011-12 basketball season.

The Mariposa, Calif. native averaged 14.3 minutes per game and played in each of the Aggies’ 30 contests. She shot over 40 percent from the floor and over 37 percent from three-point range.

Fipps also tied for fourth on the team with 82 rebounds and hit some big threes late in contests.

Also worth mentioning is Fipps’ fellow freshman Lauren Beyer, who missed all but two games of the season due to injury.

Both Fipps and Beyer will be expected to step up next season as UC Davis is losing four members of its starting lineup.

4. Valerie Brain — Every team needs a finisher, and it looks like head volleyball coach Jamie Holmes has found one in Brain.

The freshman played in all 31 matches this season, and was third on the team with 272 kills.

One of her best performances came in UC Davis’ sweep over UC Riverside in October.

With seniors Betsy Sedlack and Katie Denny moving on next season, Brain will take on an even greater role next season.

3. Tiana Montell — UC Davis gymnastics won its third straight Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title this season, and the emergence of Montell was one of the main reasons for their success.

The freshman from Hilo, Hawaii was second on the team with an average all-round score of 38.144 — trailing only standout junior Katie Yamamura.

Montell also qualified for the NCAA Seattle Regional, where she placed 17th overall.

2. Matt Wiesenfarth — Big players make big plays in big games, and Wiesenfarth did just that for the Aggie men’s soccer this season.

Wiesenfarth (or Weezy as he’s known to his teammates and coaching staff ) led UC Davis with five goals this season, and several of his strikes came at the most opportune times.

The Sacramento native’s season was highlighted by a score in the 83rd minute that sparked the Aggies to a late-game win over Cal Poly in October.

Earlier this month Wiesenfarth was named as one of only 24 players selected to the U.S. Under-20 National Team training camp this year.

The selection will give him the opportunity to work with some of Major League Soccer’s best young talent, along with several of the nation’s top collegiate players.

With this new experience under his belt and fellow freshman strike-partner Matt Sheldon hoping to remain healthy next season, Wiesenfarth will be looking to improve even further in the 2012 campaign.

1. Justine Vela — Could it really be anyone else?

It is pretty rare that a freshman steps in and becomes a dominant force right away, but Vela has done just that this season.

After the UC Davis softball squad lost star pitcher Alex Holmes to graduation last spring, there was a major void that needed to be filled. The Bakersfield, Calif. native has come in and produced immediately.

Vela is among the Big West leaders in basically every meaningful pitching statistic. She has a 2.54 ERA along with an impressive 182 strikeouts compared to just 58 walks.

TREVOR CRAMER can be reached at sports@ theaggie.org.

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Aggies triumph on Picnic Day UC Davis grabs second seed in conference women’s tennis

By MATTHEW YUEN Associate Sports Editor

The UC Davis women’s tennis team had a very difficult fall season that saw them drop out of the rankings with a less-than-impressive record.

But the Aggies have been showing signs of improvement for a while, and some of their best performances of the campaign have come in the recent past.

UC Davis swiped two Big West Conference victories this week, toppling Pacific and Cal State Fullerton to finish the regular season 6-2 in league competition.

The Aggies close the regular season 11-11 overall after winning four straight and six of their last seven to capture the second seed in the Big West.

“Credit goes to our assistant coach Christina Fusano, who’s been saying all year long it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” Coach Bill Maze said. “We’ve never had this tough a schedule and we’re definitely peaking at the right time.”

Thursday — UC Davis 5, Pacific 2 The Aggies traveled to Pacific to make up a rescheduled match

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UC Davis captured the double point in both of this weekend’s matches. from March, and left with another win in their pockets.

UC Davis grabbed the doubles point for the third straight time and never looked back.

The Aggies took three straight singles matches to bring their total match points to four before the Tigers even got on the board.

Freshman Layla Sanders was off the court first with a 6-0, 6-0 win, followed by sophomores Kelly Chui and Megan Heneghan’s vic-

tories on the third and first court, respectively.

Junior Lauren Curry rounded out the Aggies’ 5-2 victory with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. In those four singles matches, UC Davis lost a total of just seven games.

Saturday — UC Davis 6, Cal State Fullerton 1 The Aggies rolled past the Titans to add to the celebrations on a Picnic Day/Senior Day duel.

“There was a great vibe out

here, Senior Day, Picnic Day and tennis,” Maze said. “It absolutely lived up to Picnic Day expectations.”

UC Davis swept all three matches in capturing the doubles point, led by seniors Dahra Zamudio and Noelle Eades’ dominating 8-2 performance at three doubles.

The Aggies proceeded to dominate in singles play, taking five straight before the Titans could even get a foot in the door. CSU Fullerton salvaged one win at the No. 2 singles slot, but that was the only point the Titans could muster.

The victory closes out the final regular season for Zamudio and fellow senior Noelle Eades.

“Noelle Eades hit what could be the last shot of her college career for an overhead winner so it doesn’t get any better than that,” Maze said. “Congratulations to our seniors; they’ve been great leaders for us and it’s been good to have them around for four years.”

The Aggies will return to action in the Big West Conference Championships in Indian Wells, Calif. on Thursday.

MATTHEW YUEN can be reached at sports@ theaggie.org.

Aggies divide and conquer UC Davis impressive at two weekend meets track and field

By KIM CARR

Aggie Sports Writer

The Aggies continued to break personal bests and school records this weekend.

UC Davis was split between two locations this weekend. Head coach Drew Wartenburg headed to the Mt. SAC Relays with some of the top Aggie competitors while the other athletes stayed in Davis to compete in the traditional Picnic Day Woody Wilson Memorial Classic.

Track standouts seniors Jonathan Peterson and Sarah Sumpter continued to make headlines for the Aggies with their performances at Mt. SAC. Peterson became the first Aggie in school history to break the 14-minute mark in the 5,000m.

He entered Friday’s meet with a personal best time of 14:03.25

and he cut that down to 13:54.25, earning him 11th place overall in the event.

Fellow star Sumpter was only challenged by fellow Aggie sophomore Alycia Cridebring in the 5,000m and the pair combined for a one-two finish in the race.

Sumpter raced across the finish line first, shaving almost five seconds off her personal best time. Cridebring was right on her heels to finish in 16:30.23, earning her second place on Friday and fourth place on the all-time Aggie list.

Sprinter Melanise Chapman was another highlight for UC Davis this weekend. She started her day with the 100m where she finished in 11th place. She moved onto the 200m where she neared her personal record, clocking a 24.13 and placing 20th overall.

Wartenburg was impressed with Chapman’s runs this week.

“Melanise sparked the group

with two very good races … exactly the type of racing we look for at meets like Mt. SAC.” Sophomore Nathan Strum rounded out the track portion of the meet with a season-best finish in the 800m. His time of 1:51.37 was enough to earn him fifth place in his section.

Senior Ethan Ostrum headed the Aggies in the field. The pole vaulter has been impressive over the last few weeks and he continued to perform. Ostrum cleared 4.95m, just a hair off of his clearance from last week, and placed ninth place overall.

Fellow senior and pole vaulter Lauren Radke placed fifth overall after clearing 3.70m.

Meanwhile, the other portion of the team remained in Davis for the Woody Wilson Memorial Classic and the Aggies put on a show for their fans, winning a total of seven events.

The last home meet of the season drew Picnic Day crowds, and

the spectators were lucky enough to see junior Emily Bush set a new school record in the pole vault, soaring over 4.02m to bring home the win for UC Davis.

Bush was joined in the winner’s circle by six of her fellow Aggies including freshman Raquel Lambdin, who won the 1,500m run. Sophomore Hilary Teaford claimed first place in the 5,000m and fellow sophomore Courtney Crosta won the 3,000m steeplechase. Freshman Katie Barber won the high jump, closing out the event victories for the women.

The men claimed their victories from senior Igor Seriba, who won the triple jump and the 4X400m relay which won with a time of 3:16.92.

The Aggies will look to use this momentum in the coming weeks as they close out their season.

KIM CARR can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

Aggie Digest Lacrosse The UC Davis Lacrosse team came into last week in a three-way tie with Stanford and California for the fourth and final spot in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament.

Losses to both Stanford and Fresno State for their final two MPSF matches, however, eliminated UC Davis from postseason contention.

UC Davis started the week at Aggie Stadium against Stanford.

The Cardinal had a half-game lead for the fourth spot entering the game but the Aggies were determined to overtake their MPSF foe.

UC Davis and Stanford start-

ed off the game exchanging 4-0 runs in the first half. The Aggies trailed by just one goal at halftime. The Aggies went on a 6-0 run to take a 16-12 lead at one point, but the advantage was not big enough.

Stanford responded with a 6-0 run of their own and eventually won 19-18.

The Aggies then took on Fresno State but were not able to finish their conference play with a victory. The Bulldogs scored in overtime to defeat the Aggies 12-11.

They will take on Saint Mary’s on Tuesday in the season finale.

— Jason Min

Men’s Tennis The UC Davis Men’s Tennis team wrapped up regularseason play with a 6-1 loss at Nevada on Saturday at Lakeridge Tennis Club.

Toki Sherbakov trailed 1-6 at No. 1 singles before surging for a three-set victory, providing the only Aggie win of the day.

UC Davis dropped to 5-15 on the season while the Wolf Pack improved to 10-10.

Alec Haley and Chris Aria had the only doubles victory for the Aggies at the No. 3 position, grinding out a 9-8 win over Nathan Reix and Moez Echargui. Nevada managed to take victories in the No. 1 and 2 spots to secure the doubles

point.

Sherbakov improved to 9-11 on the season at No. 1 doubles, following a come-from-behind win over Wessim Derbel, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Alec Haley also extended his singles match to a third set at the No. 6 position before falling in a tiebreak to Quentin Mege, 5-7, 6-3, 10-7. The Wolf Pack also added straight-set victories in the No. 2-5 spots to wrap up the 6-1 final score.

UC Davis will now turn its attention to the Big West Championships, with action beginning on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.

— Veena Bansal

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