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194 Chemistry to be renamed Peter A. Rock Hall

Building named in honor of dean of Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences he [was] very passionate about the quality of teaching — and as you know, Chemistry 2 is really fundamental to many and the quality affects the campus as a whole. And not only that, he felt passionate about it. He also taught a lot himself and his textbook in general chemistry, which he wrote with Professor McQuarrie, is a pretty well-known textbook, so we thought that we should honor him,” said current Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Winston Ko. The Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is under the College of Letters and Science — which is celebrating its 60-year anniversary this year. Ko feels that renaming 194 Chemistry in Rock’s memory is very fitting during the 60-year anniver-

By LILIANA NAVA OCHOA Aggie News Writer

Aaron Juarez / Aggie

Starting Fall 2012, the Chem 194 building will be called Rock Hall.

In Fall 2012, 194 Chemistry building will no longer be Chem 194. Instead, the building has been renamed Peter A. Rock Hall.

Beginning Fall 2012, Peter A. Rock Hall, or Rock Hall for short, will be the new name for 194 Chemistry, named after Peter Rock, the founding dean of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences for eight years before retiring in 2003. Rock had worked at UC Davis since 1964. Three years later, on June 14, 2006 he passed away and now, six years later, 194 Chemistry will be renamed in his honor.

“He’s my predecessor and

Safeboats keeps on sailing Aggie Staff Writer

This Memorial Day weekend, the Safeboats program will once again return to Lake Shasta to protect Houseboats attendees from themselves.

The program, which was initiated in 2005 following the death of a UC Davis student at Houseboats, educates students on how to take safety precautions for the weekend and provides essentials throughout the event such as water, sunscreen, bandages and condoms.

As many of the students in attendance partake in the consumption of alcohol, student injuries are more or less an annual occurrence at Houseboats. However, since the beginning of Safeboats, there have been no UC Davis student casualties.

For this reason, many argue that Safeboats is an essential accompaniment to the excess of Houseboats. “[Houseboats] is different from other off-campus partying done

by Davis students in that students are isolated on the lake,” said sophomore Senator Anni Kimball, an international relations and psychology double major. “With no cell phone reception and over an hour of transportation to the nearest hospital, Safeboats becomes a vital link between students and

medical attention.”

By mooring a boatful of EMTs on the lake right alongside the rest of the houseboats, Safeboats ensures that there will be medical service available to any partygoer in the event of their injury.

Within a relatively short period of time, Safeboats has already proven itself to be very effective in preventing injuries and death, according to various sources.

Several personal accounts written by Davis Wiki users on the Houseboats page describe the experiences of past attendees who have injured themselves, with the severity of these injuries ranging from bumps, bruises and alcohol poisoning to severed arteries.

Many of these personal accounts credit Safeboats with preventing such injuries from turning deadly.

However, while few would morally question Safeboats’ efforts to protect students’ lives, many — including members of the ASUCD Senate — remain divided over the program’s sources of funding.

The ASUCD subsidy for the Safeboats program was one of the most hotly debated issues at this year’s budget hearings. Members of the Senate were largely divided over whether or not to cut the size of the subsidy contributed to the over $5,155 cost of the event.

See ROCK, page 2

News iN Brief

City names Scott Kenley as Interim Fire Chief

Despite funding cuts, program will still provide medical services at Houseboats

By DYLAN GALLAGHER

sary of the College of Letters and Science.

In order to have a building named after someone, it is a requisite that the person have been deceased for at least two years and the chancellor makes the renaming proposal to the president that comes from the department dean, according to Ko. Ko said the chemistry chair made the case to rename the building and then he proposed it to the naming committee.

Neurobiology, physiology and behavior junior transfer student Lillian Ghaly said she didn’t see any problem with the name change.

“I don’t think it makes a difference. I mean maybe at first

Although Safeboats receives funding from organizations such as the Water Safety Council, in previous years about $1,000 of its annual funding has come from ASUCD subsidies. In next year’s budget, Safeboats will only receive $370 for Safeboats and $130 for Safeboat education. ASUCD’s budget, of course, is largely funded by student fees, which is where the contention begins.

Because funding Safeboats is an inherent acknowledgment of the unsafe activities which occur at Houseboats, many view ASUCD providing money to the program as an endorsement of Houseboats itself.

Furthermore, certain students have expressed disagreement with the notion that their student fees are paying for part of an event which is only open to a fraction of students.

Some students, including ASUCD Senator Justin Goss, a senior political science and philosophy double major, believe the answer is the gradual transition to private funding.

“Houseboats is an inherently, empirically dangerous student event,” Goss said. “My main problem with it is that when you engage in a dangerous activity knowingly,

See SAFEBOATS, page 2

As of May 21 Scott Kenley became the city of Davis’ interim fire chief. The city manager Steve Pinkerton made the announcement as Interim Fire Chief William Weisgerber leaves. Weisgerber served as the interim chief for the city since March 2010.

Kenley has been active in fire services for over 40 years.

He has experience ranging from firefighter operations to fire chief.

“I look forward to working collaboratively with the men and women of the Davis Fire Department, the city and the community to set the stage for the new fire

chief,” Kenley said in a city of Davis press release. “The goal is a smooth transition from three years of an interim management team to a more permanent management team with a long-term vision for the department.”

A recruitment effort is underway to hire a permanent fire chief.

“We appreciate the fine service provided to the city of Davis by Bill Weisgerber and look forward to working with Scott Kenley and utilizing his many years of experience in fire services,” said City Manager Steve Pinkerton in the release.

Tour de Cluck is Saturday Tickets for the Bicycle Chicken Coop Crawl sold out, but there are still other activities associated with the event people can attend. Tour de Cluck begins at 8 a.m. with the Fowl Food Fair at the Davis Farmers Market.

The Community Kickoff and Courage to Cluck Exhibition will be from 9 to 10 a.m. and the Tour de Cluck Silent Auction from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raffle drawings will also be held at 1 p.m.

— Angela Swartz

Judo team throws City of Davis releases annual down the competition Water Quality Report New members first introduced to sport at ARC

City doesn’t exceed Maximum Contaminant Levels

By ANDREW POH Aggie News Writer

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By ISAIAH SHELTON Aggie Features Writer

As this progressively warm spring weather seeps into a baking summer, students are finding many new outings and hobbies to keep themselves cool and entertained.

While many lounge at the Rec Pool, some frequent the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) instead — but not in preparation for a shirtless Houseboats. The UC Davis Club Judo Team grapples with achieving other aims, practicing during these hot months to constantly build their stamina, coordi-

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nation and strength in preparation for local tournaments and, ideally, win National Collegiate Judo Championships.

Judo is a form of Japanese martial art. Opponents start by standing up and the goal is for one person to throw the other to the floor — getting them on their back which signals a win. If an opponent is on the ground and not on their back, one must grapple, choke, arm bar or pin them for more than 20 seconds in order to get the opponent on his or her back.

See JUDO, page 4

If, when skimming through your mail, you regularly throw out the letters that seem impertinent to you, you may have already thrown out a very pertinent pamphlet that may have innocuously been disguised as spam. The city of Davis recently distributed its Water Quality report for the year of 2011 — statistics abound.

Upon unraveling the neatly-folded pamphlet, a wealth of information is catalogued before your eyes.

On one side, a thorough background on the report gives the reader some exposition before they dive into the Excel spreadsheet of water statistics on the flip side.

The report was prepared in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California

Forecast

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Department of Public Health regulations that require water providers to report annual water

Irisa Tam / Aggie

quality information to their customers.

It outlines all of the components found in our water, where said water comes from, how the water compares to state and federal standards and other related information.

Davis’s water is pumped from 20 municipal wells which draw water from aquifers deep below the surface level. The newest addition to these wells is located on 3608 Chiles Road and taps into water at depths ranging from 735 feet to 1560 feet below the surface.

Saturday

Below average temperatures are expected for Friday, along with a slight chance of scattered showers/thunderstorms within the valley Chance of showers Partly cloudy and foothills. Hopefully a nice thunderstorm will pop up so everyone High 72 High 77 can go storm chasing on their bikes! Or maybe not.

Low 51 Low 51 Matthew Little, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

T h e pamphlet goes on to mention that, “The water is filtered naturally by sands and clays as it passes through geologic formations.”

In addition to the natural filtering, each well has an assigned chlorine tank designated with the duty of injecting a 12.5 percent solution of sodium hypochlorite into the well site.

Turning it over, one is confronted with a detailed chart delineating the amount of a certain substance found in our water, showing whether it meets or exceeds Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), or Public Health Goal (PHG) standards. Most constituents of our water managed to stay below the Public Health Goal Level — which is the level of a contaminant in

See WATER, page 2

For those of you who still need to knock skydiving off your bucket list, you can now consider making the jump without a parachute.

Defying all oods, Stuntman Gary Connery jumped only wearing a wing suit.

Amanda Nguyen

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TODAY

presented by the UC Davis Bookstore.

Shinkoskey Noon Concert

Infectious Disease Seminar

12:05 to 1 p.m.

115 Music Watch this Undergraduate Composers Concert in honor of Grant Noda’s 90th Birthday.

12:05 to 1 p.m.

1005 GBSF Dr. McSorley will be giving a talk on understanding protective immunity against a neglected infectious disease.

BME Alumni Seminar Series

Baseball game

4 to 5 p.m.

1005 GBSF Join Dr. Alesha Castillo as she gives a talk titled “Skeletal Mechanobiology, Regeneration and Aging.” For more information, contact BME Alumni Seminar Series at bmealumniseminar@ucdavis. edu.

Senior Recital

Dobbins Stadium 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Watch the Aggies play against Irvine.

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

115 Music Watch this free senior recital with Brent Curriden performing on the guitar.

UC Davis’ LocalTones 2012 Showcase

Senior Recital

7 to 9 p.m.

Freeborn Hall This event features UC Davis’ a cappella groups The Spokes, The Afterglow, The Liquid Hotplates and The Lounge Lizards, and will be hosted by UCD’s Birdstrike Comedy Theatre. Tickets are $5 presale at the Freeborn Box Office or tickets.com and $10 at the door. For more information, go to davisspokes.com.

Folk Music Jam Session

FRIDAY Free All-Levels Yoga 9 to 10:15 am The Yurt, at The Domes Join the Davis Free Peoples School for a gentle yoga introduction. No experience necessary. Bring a mat if you have one.

Contact nina.vuoso@gmail.com with questions.

Beth E. Levy: Frontier Figures, American Music and the Mythology of the American West Noon to 1 p.m.

The Bookstore Lounge Professor Levy will give a talk about her new book Frontier Figures, answer questions and sign books. This is

WATER Cont. from front page drinking water below which there is not an expected or known detriment to health from consuming it.

“The City of Davis met all of state-required mandates,” said Marie Graham, the city’s utility program coordinator. “Public Health Goal is set with no risk involved in terms of health. It’s not uncommon.

If MCLs were exceeded, we would have to take action.

We’re very pleased we met all the standards.”

Nevertheless, levels of arsenic, gross alpha, radium-228, and uranium were all at levels that exceeded the PHG level. The potential source for all of these is listed as erosion from natural deposits.

Jason Clegg, a senior civil engineering major, sheds a little light on the matter of the contaminants.

Clegg is currently enrolled in an Ecology 155 Water Resources course.

“Oftentimes placing pipes into aquifers to pump water for use is a risky venture. Aquifers are surrounded by a relatively impermeable layer of clay. This clay resists seepage and basically acts like a giant storage tank underground,” Clegg

5 to 6 p.m.

115 Music Watch this free senior recital with Milena Schaller performing on the cello.

Noon to 1 p.m.

Wyatt Deck, Old Davis Road Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes and squeezeboxes (you name it) and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and world music over the lunch hour. All skill levels and listeners welcome. For more information, call 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

SATURDAY Baseball game Dobbins Stadium 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Watch the Aggies play against Irvine.

SUNDAY Baseball game Dobbins Stadium 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Watch the Aggies play against Irvine.

said. “As pipes are pierced through the clay layer, contaminants can leak into the aquifer, decreasing the quality of the water. Proper engineering needs to be done to make sure that there are no dangerous contaminants that can seep into the aquifer when placing piping into the aquifer.”

Other constituents mentioned prominently in the report were nitrate, boron and radon. Three of the wells in Davis have boron concentration levels that exceed the notification level of 1,000 parts per billion.

In a statement issued to The Davis Enterprise last year, Bob Clarke, the interim director of Davis Public Works, noted that the constituents found in the water were “well below limits that would be considered harmful under state and federal standards.”

Further information can be found by contacting the Davis Public Works Department at 757-5686 and asking to speak to Marie Graham, Rick Thompson or Diana Jensen. Past water quality reports can be found at cityofdavis.org/pw/water/WaterQuality.cfm.

ANGELA SWARTZ contributed to this article.

ANDREW POH can be reached city@ theaggie.org.

correction In the May 16 article “Student fees pay for different aspects of campus,” the article incorrectly said that the title of a council was the UC Davis Council on Student Fees. It is actually the UC Council on Student Fees. This board holds the chair of each Student Services and Fees Administrative Advisory Committee counterpart at each UC campus.

In the May 21 Senate Brief, the brief incorrectly states that a senate bill that was passed allocated $480 for ASUCD graduation stoles. It actually allocated $52.38.

In the May 23 article “Youth Empowerment Program shares immigrants’ stories,” it was incorrectly stated that the program was founded by UC Davis alumna Alison Jebrock. The program was actually founded by UC Davis School of Law alumna Shay Fluharty. It was also incorrectly stated that Roxanne Calimeris is the program’s president. She is a co-coordinator.

The article additionally described children as “incarcerated” when in fact they are detained.

The Aggie regrets the errors.

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Quite conversely, the other commercial, which features Siri helping out a celebrity, utilizes Samuel L. Jackson in a way that is endearing and comical.

Andy In this spot, Siri helps Verderosa Samuel L. make some of his famous gazpacho because “It’s date night!” Samuel L., a real renaissance man we learn, cooks a meal for his date. Siri helps him find the nearest store that sells organic mushrooms and tells find it crazy how Apple him how many ounces are can come out with two commercials promoting in a cup.

Unlike Zooey who seems the same service in pretto use the product for simty much the same way and ple tasks, therefore comknock it out of the park ing off as indolent, Samuel L. with one and make me uses Siri as an assistant. He throw my remote at the TV talks to her (the iPhone) like with the other. he would a friend. It may be If you haven’t seen the commercials for Siri on the because he has such a great voice or because it’s funny to iPhone 4S, go check it out watch the man who played and also watch some TV, what are you doing? Samuel Mace Windu speak to a telephone about organic mushL. Jackson is hilarious, rooms, but while Zooey when he Deschanel Zooey seems more like a talks to the seems like a third-grader. modern-day Rapunzel, trapped in phone you can’t help The inflecher mansion ... but smile. tion in her When Siri voice in the asks to confirm the reminder opening of the commercial sets the stage for Zooey. “Is it to put the gazpacho on ice, raining?” she asks, sounding Samuel L. comes back with his best line since Snakes on more like an eight-year-old a Plane. “Unless you want asking her mother what to hotspacho,” he yells back at wear outside than an actual Siri. adult woman.

Let’s acknowledge first I get the whole “manic pixie dream girl” aesthet- that literally no other actor could pull off this line ic that Zooey has built her career on, but it seems way without sounding so intoo contrived in this 30 sec- credibly ridiculous that you ond spot. After Siri answers, would never see a movie of theirs again. Hotspacho is “Yes, it appears to be rainsuch a dumb thing to say, ing,” as she looks out her and yet, Samuel L. makes window towards the pourit work. Perhaps it’s being rain, Zooey asks, “Can cause of all the ridiculous we get tomato soup dethings he’s said in movlivered, because I don’t ies throughout the years, or want to put on real shoes.”

Because, you know, the lay- maybe it’s because he seems so proud of his joke in the ers of makeup and eyeliner are fine, but real shoes — ad. Either way, for the past that’s just asking too much. two months I’ve been responding “unless you want But what I find most interesting and horrible about hotspacho” to the majority of questions I’m asked outthis commercial is the way side of class. in which Zooey D. has alApple was probably right lowed herself to be brandto use celebrities in these ed as this sort of helpless, ads to show different ways immature, sex-pot meets that Siri could work and they trendster. I’ve followed her tried to tailor each commercareer trajectory because I cial to fit the stereotypes of always thought she was really relatable and authentic. both actors. There’s a lot to say about using celebrities She wrote a letter to Vogue at 17 telling the magazine to in commercials and Apple has typically done a great job “expand their idea of beauty” for adolescent American knowing when to do so.

With Zooey, they are gogirls. ing after the 20-something, But now, Zooey has betoo lazy to get out of bed come the very definition and over-uses technology of the cover girls she once market, which is very real criticized. She’s not exactmarket, especially for Apple. ly preaching second-wave But just because those kinds feminism on the cover of of people buy Apple prodMarie Claire. ucts doesn’t necessariApple tries to brand her ly mean portraying them as the alternative-it-girl by through Zooey Deschanel putting Zooey in a room or even on TV at all is a good with instruments and having her listen to classic rock idea. I hope we all don’t sound like that. Now if you’ll n’ roll, but it’s to no avail. excuse me, I have to go tell Caked in makeup and askSiri to remind me to put the ing dumb questions to gazpacho on ice. her phone, Zooey seems more like a modern-day Rapunzel, trapped in her Sadly, ANDY VERDEROSA has never had mansion longing for delivgazpacho or hotspacho but if you’d like to ery tomato soup, than she be a part of his next date night contact him does a strong, witty female. at asverderosa@ucdavis.edu.

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during the same time of the convocation in September.

“I have a great respect of Dean Rock. He is my predecessor and I think he made a great contribution to the campus in terms of both teaching and the research and bringing up the quality of mathematical and physical sciences. As the dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences I really have a great respect of what he did for the campus, so I’m very excited,” said Ko.

Cont. from front page it’ll be like ‘Oh, it’s not Chem 194 anymore,’ but I mean there’s no meaning for the name Chem 194 to me,” said Ghaly.

Although the sign in front of the building still says “194 Chemistry”, in the Course Registration Guide for Fall 2012 “CHEM” no longer exists since it was replaced with “ROCK”. According to Ko, changing the signage will cost approximate- LILIANA NAVA OCHOA can be reached at ly $1,000 and will happen campus@theaggie.org.

help but curse the seemingly stupid laws that don’t allow us to spend the night at the bar with our friends, even when we don’t have any interest in drinking.

Kristina American students have Simonaityte come up with a perfect solution to this “problem,” though — house parties!

I haven’t been to so many house parties since middle school when everyone was having a mandatory birthday at their place. But who didn’t love those?

Same with house parties now. It’s much more casu’ve written a lot about al (you can wear funky wool what it’s like being an socks and drink from a cup international student that says “A nice Jewish in Davis, including the acboy”), there’s always lots ademic side. But I haven’t of food (either salty junk talked much about the practicalities of student liv- or amazing homemade Chinese), discussions are ing. So, how fun of a place often very interesting (from is Davis from an outside linguistics to Eurovision) perspective? and the DJ will always play In Lithuanian, we have these two words: “studijuo- the song you want.

We even ti” and “stuhad a house dentauti.”

Let’s admit it, for many students party for Both describes the going out and having fun are my 21st in activity of strongly associated with alcohol February, where students, cakes were but while made, poetry written, salsa the first one simply means danced and karaoke played. “to study,” the second one What bar or club could ofapplies when studies befer all that in one night? come just a secondary acPlus the thrill that police tivity and being at univervisits offer. I still vividly resity is simply an excuse to member fleeing from our party. very first house party here Before coming to Davis due to a police scare. Fun I was definitely in the first times! group. I wasn’t too nerdy, When I mentioned this but going out three nights week’s topic to one of my in a row was unheard of. friends, she insisted that I Having fun is not a bad thing, but there needs to be also write about food. I love food but it also presents a balance. I’ve been worktons of problems, especially ing hard on it this year and for students, such as eating things have changed a bit healthy without spending since, even prompting my too much money and trying mom to blurt, “Finally you to learn how to cook withhave some social life, too.” out giving up and eating To be honest, this comment was entirely based on out. Add the idealism of bethe increased activity on my ing a budding vegetarian or Facebook account (and yes, environmentalist, and each meal becomes a nightmare.

I still have my mom among What I don’t like here is my friends). People just feel grocery shopping. I got used the need to capture every to that a little bit, but at first single moment of our year all that corn syrup, chemiabroad and, while somecals, hormones and GMOs times silly, I think that’s completely understandable. looked very discouraging.

As a result I’ve been eatBut excessive pictureing out a lot, discovering taking is only part of the all these new cuisines and story. Me being in the picture — that’s what changed. tastes. Also, the fruit and veg stalls at Farmers Market are I’m still studying a lot, and my favorites. I still can’t bestudies definitely come lieve that oranges and kiwis first. But I guess the “it’s only one year” thing is pow- are grown in the local area, and pluots and persimmons erful enough to make me were totally new to me. say yes much more often Of course, being a stuand to more things. And yet dent is so much more I’m staying in tonight writing this column, while oth- than just drinking and eating. But it’s lunches on the ers are having $1 pizza at Quad and pub crawls in Uncle Vito’s. Oh, the irony! downtown at night – not Let’s admit it, for many students going out and hav- my classes, unfinished assignments or applications ing fun are strongly assofor internships – that I look ciated with alcohol. Now forward to the most when I in most countries the legal start my day. drinking age is 18, which seems reasonable. But then You can reach KRISTINA SIMONAITYTE at we come here and some of ksimonaityte@ucdavis.edu. us are under 21. We can’t

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eryone is going to pay student fees, everyone should be benefiting in their own way.”

Regardless of their varying opinions on how it should be funded, many Senate members seem to agree that the program itself should stay intact because of the safety it provides.

“I would have liked to have seen [the cuts] done in a better way, but as long as Safeboats is out there and doing its job that’s what really matters,” Gilbert said. “I don’t want it to take someone losing a life for us to wake up and realize we could have done something.”

Cont. from front page you do so knowing the consequences. These individuals are fully aware of what they are doing and they want to protect their own lives, therefore they should insure themselves.”

On the other hand, many students see this subsidy merely as an extension of ASUCD’s efforts to cater to a diverse array of students.

“The reason there are so many different grant programs is because they are trying to reach out to as many different groups of people as possible,” said Senator Don Gilbert, a ju- DYLAN GALLAGHER can be reached at nior English major. “If ev- campus@theaggie.org.

Thirsty (for knowledge) Thursdays The Student Academic Success Center (SASC) is one of the most valuable academic assets­ available to undergraduates in UC Davis. Located in 2205 Dutton Hall (on the east side of the Quad), they offer a vast amount of resources and assistance to ensure the success of all interested students.

Although many people may feel shy about seeking help from the SASC, their group tutoring and workshops are unparalleled and will help you experience a rewarding quarter. And the best part is that all of these services are completely free for undergraduates.

The first service offered is drop-in tutoring in math, chemistry, physics, statistics and writing. While the first four are self-explanatory, the writing dropin sessions are one of the least wellknown existing amenities. All you have to do is bring in a paper draft and the staff will assist with paragraph development, grammar and punctuation.

Another option is to make an individual, one-on-one appointment with the SASC writing specialists for more spe-

cific discussions of your work. This can be especially helpful to students in majors that are math or science-focused, but that need to complete general education requirements in writing. The entire schedule for drop-in tutoring, including locations, can be found at lsc.ucdavis.edu/tutor_dropin.

For students who feel that they need more personal time with tutors, there is the option to sign up for weekly group tutoring. All you have to do is stop by Dutton Hall and sign up for a TutorTrac Account. Once that is done, log in and sign up for whichever subject you need help in. For the Spring Quarter of 2012 tutoring is offered in biology, general and organic chemistry, math and physics. To ensure that as many people who need to sign up for these sessions are able to, each student is limited to only two tutoring hours per week.

Finally, the last of the main resources offered by the SASC are its free workshops. The workshops available cover a broad range of topics.

In the math and science workshops,

the specialists have practice tests and occasionally give tips on studying and note-taking. Writing skills workshops include sessions on pre-writing, in-class writing and correctly citing sources. There are also a number of sessions covering several matters pertaining to students who learned English as a second language. Lastly, the “Core Four” workshops are for undergraduates who want to learn how to achieve the highest academic standards possible. The topics are time management, strategies for critical reading and exams and getting the most from your notes. A complete schedule of all the workshops can be found at lsc.ucdavis.edu/workshops.

Whether you’ve been feeling a little lost in class, can’t make office hours or just feel like you could use a bit more help on your toughest subjects, the Student Academic Success Center can assist you.

For more information, stop by 2205 Dutton Hall or visit their main website at sasc.ucdavis.edu. Happy studying!

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Graduation tickets

Please innovate For those who spent hours waiting in line outside the ARC Pavilion to obtain five pieces of paper for their family and friends to attend a commencement ceremony of equal length, one thing was evident: administrative efficiency is not present at UC Davis.

Tickets for the College of Letters & Science commencement ceremonies brought hundreds of people to the Pavilion on Monday.

It is safe to say it probably wasn’t the best day for those working the scant three-booth windows either, dealing with dehydrated and hungry students standing in the never-ending, sundrenched line from hell, who most likely don’t want to sit through their own extremely long graduation anyway.

Students, with nothing but a bagel in their systems, became desperate for sustenance. These humans began to borderline worship those who offered them the prospect of a popsicle.

As time-strapped scholars who have responsibilities, we do not have three hours

a day to spend waiting for something which we’ve already ordered.

Additionally, the University’s lack of communication skills contributed to this annoying situation. The school sent out an e-mail informing students to pick up their tickets a day before the first of the three pick-up days and proceeded to resend the same e-mail two more times within the hour.

It’s pretty clear that with the two extra e-mails, notice was supposed to reach students much earlier.

Although it would have been wiser for these students to go pick up their graduation tickets the first day of distribution, students aren’t to blame. This problem shouldn’t even have arisen since the school should be smart enough to set up more convenient alternatives for students. Apparently, this happens year after year.

Adding to the frustration was the fact that an administrator came out to the line to inform students, some

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Athletics

Take a stance On Wednesday, UC Davis held its first of four open forums that will allow students, faculty, alumni and members of the public to get to know finalists for the position of athletics director. While we most likely won’t know who Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi selects until after commencement, the new athletics director will have a tough task ahead, and will need to be decisive in the way they handle the position.

The purpose of collegiate athletics is to provide entertainment to the student body and to promote school spirit — something that Aggie teams have struggled to provide over the last few years.

This needs to change. Since UC Davis began the move to Division I athletics in 2002, the University has placed itself in an unrealistic position that is the basic equivalent of athletic purgatory.

UC Davis has 23 sports programs, all of which receive funding from student fees, despite the fact that only a few of them have the potential to generate any revenue whatsoever, let alone break even. The result has been largely mediocre teams in major sports programs such as men’s basketball and football, which has been reflected in the lack of student attendance at games.

Students passed a fee referendum in 2002 to fund athletics as UC Davis began the move to Division I. Presumably, this was approved with the expectation that Aggie athletics would improve over the years. Instead, the athletic department has stagnated.

As the main financial backing for the athletic programs, students should be able to get something out of them.

With this in mind, UC Davis has two options.

The first is to give up the dream of becoming a major athletic power and return to Division II. UC Davis was highly successful at

the Division II level, winning national championships in multiple sports as well as Director’s Cups. This move would allow UC Davis to drop the student fees, and might even improve the school spirit as Aggie teams begin to win, even if it is at a lower level of competition.

Still, Katehi has made it clear that the University will not consider a move backward, and it seems highly unlikely that any of the current athletics director candidates would be willing to take that step back either.

That leaves the remaining option of shifting funding to so called “revenue producing sports.” UC Davis currently spends more money on athletics than any other school in the Big West Conference, but due to the excessive number of sports, it pays among the lowest number of dollars per student-athlete. Furthermore, UC Davis has access to a largely untapped market for sports in the greater Sacramento area, and strong sports, if managed and advertised effectively, should ultimately be able to draw in enough money to significantly diminish – if not remove altogether – the need for student fees to fund athletics.

The unfortunate consequence is that in order to reach an appropriate funding level, UC Davis would most likely have to cut sports.

While this is clearly a very serious and painful cutback for those involved in these sports, the overall impact would not be felt by the campus as a whole, as less popular sports do not receive much attention from students, no matter how successful they may be.

So whoever the new athletics director may be, we request that they make a firm decision immediately upon taking office, so that we can move out of athletic purgatory instead of being forced to relive this debate again in a year or two.

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Letters to the editor ful information about jobs, colleges and scholarships, but also to assist the youth to recognize their full potential. Silvia Vargas The Youth Empowerment and Roxanne Calimeris are the Program is very thankful for current co-coordinators of YEP the article printed about our and have worked with the proImmigrant Youth Art and Poetry Exhibit held on May 15. However, gram creator, Shay Fluharty, to ensure that the program asthere were some incorrect statements made in that article that we sists the youth as much as possible. However, YEP as a volunwould like to amend. teer group does not provide any To begin, the purpose of the legal advice to the youth in deYouth Empowerment Program tention. In addition, YEP is not (YEP) is to work with the juvein any way gang affiliated and nile hall facility to provide the the vast majority of youth in deimmigrant and local adjudicated youth in detention (not incar- tention are also not gang affiliated. While the Aggie article printcerated) a mentor that can not only provide the youth with help- ed on Wednesday shared some of To the editor of the Aggie and the UC Davis Community,

the stories of immigrant youth, YEP hopes to inform the public of the positive diversity of backgrounds of immigrant youth.

Furthermore, if any member of the community has any questions regarding YEP and the youth we work with, please do not hesitate to contact Roxanne and Silvia (the program co-coordinators) directly at racalimeris@ ucdavis.edu and silvargas@ucdavis.edu.

Thank You, Roxanne Calimeris and Silvia Vargas Youth Empowerment Program Coordinators

Naked coercion and the threat of clear: Capital is starved for exploitable labor. Since the early 1970s, poverty ensure the acquiescence the capitalist economy has reof most workers, but it also helps mained relatively stagnant, unable that most have been instilled with a deep moral revulsion for idleness. to achieve the profit rate of the Jordan S. For many, the most loathsome idea postwar period. While this trend Carroll is that the state might provide bare continues, we will see growth in the “surplus population,” those subsistence to someone who can’t no longer needed by the capitalor won’t work. We pay workers to ist work machine. Barring some produce landmines and menthol unforeseen technological breakcigarettes, but subsidizing somethrough big enough to jump-start one to hang about strikes both a new era of work sides of the polithe Labor Department re– something on ical spectrum as And it isn’t just industrial labor the order of the cently released figures show- obscene. ing that record numbers of automobile – we In recent years, that’s being automated out of people aged 65 and older are still will undoubtedly however, a small existence working jobs. With poverty rates see ever-sharper but growing tenfor the elderly rising, many are crises. dency of libertariholding onto their positions long an Marxists and anarchists has de- Of course, as David Harvey ofpast traditional retirement ages. veloped in opposition to the doten jokes, Marxists predicted 12 of Meanwhile, report after report minion of labor. Theorists ranging the last three crises. Capitalism reconfirms that Americans work lon- from the Italian Autonomists to mains cunning, able to evolve and ger hours than the rest of the dethe British journal Aufheben have respond to new threats, however veloped world and that numrejected both the capitalist work bad economic conditions may be. ber keeps increasing. Even up to ethic and the Leninist ideology of We cannot base our hopes on ecoour deaths, our lives are being de- the worker’s state to call for an end nomic fatalism. voured by work. to drudgery.

At the same time, I think it’s pre Most of us hate work and would That is not to say that we should mature to declare the unemployed rather be doing something else. At all just laze around. There will alor precarious workers the new the same time, labor-saving techgravediggers of capitalism. Lacking ways be a need for some kind of nologies have slashed the time re- useful activity, but, whereas capshared social labor or collective inquired to produce enough for our- italism demands more and more stitutions, these subjects remain selves. Why, then, aren’t we enjoylabor for its own sake, a democrat- atomized. Instead, any revolutioning more leisure? ary movement will have to conically organized economy would Because our bosses won’t let us. strive to expand free time — the struct cross-class allegiances that Workers are always paid a fracbring together the energies of the only real wealth. tion of the value they produce for unemployed and the strategic po This might sound like sometheir employer. (Otherwise, why sitioning of the working class. But thing out of “Big Rock Candy would anyone hire them in the what that alliance will look like is Mountain,” but it’s the direction first place?) If labor-time increasyet to be seen. Despite the claims our economic system is lurches, capitalists receive more value at ing toward. Productivity gains are of some tired, old, idealist organithe expense of workers. It is there- slowly eliminating necessary labor zations, there is no sure formula fore in the capitalist class’ interest — the lifeblood of capitalism. For here. to expand work hours as much as example, between 1976 and 2006, Even on the left, we’ve heard they can get away with. the labor-time required to produce too much about the dignity of la Under this social system, neara ton of steel dropped by 90 perbor and the need for more jobs. ly all goods and services are obcent. And it isn’t just industrial laUnless we wish to perpetuate a tained either through laboring for bor that’s being automated out of system that sacrifices our lives to someone else as a worker or feedexistence. Now, even complex ser- work, we must do all we can to ing off someone else’s extra labor vice tasks from paralegal work to abolish labor. as a capitalist. If you do not work, marketing are being performed by or force others to work for you, you inexpensive software.

JORDAN S. CARROLL is a Ph.D. student who can be do not count.

The results of this have been reached at jscarroll@ucdavis.edu.

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Campus a cappella groups gather for annual showcase

By MICHELLE RUAN

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his past weekend I returned to my hometown to take part in the festivities that lead up to one of the most anticipated nights of high school captivity: senior ball.

No, I was not some innocent young 18-year-old boy’s date. I was used in other ways: for my hair and makeup skills. And while I’m usually compensated with smiles, hugs and kind words, this year my sister decided to reward me with sass, complaining and boredom.

I spent seven hours that day pinning pins, spraying hairspray, applying fake eyelashes and taking over the role of mom: submitting to every wish of the 18-yearold princess, following her around to take her picture and squatting with the rest of the suburban soccer moms in the backyard of an eight million dollar mansion to get the perfect shot of the couples.

Yeah, sure, the people actually attending the dance technically had to endure similar situations, but did I get chocolate covered strawberries and get to dance on the patio of The Metreon in San Francisco?

Even though this was the second year in a row where I’ve returned home to help out my sister in preparation for big events, it hit me that this year would be my last.

And while I was briefly reminiscing about my captivity in high school, I came to a conclusion that I’ve come to multiple times over the years: I hate organized dances.

Fun fact about my high school: a year or two before I began my reign on that campus, it was on the national news. Not for anything awesome, but for being the “horniest school in America.”

That title was bestowed upon my school after angry parents lashed out at administration for not banning grinding and sexual dance moves at school dances.

Not that any of this bothered me. I gained press passes to all of the dances, providing me hours of entertainment watching my classmates get pregnant on the dance floor, embarrass themselves as I flashed my $3,000 camera at them and realizing how I never want to move my body.

Of course, being the giver that I am, I approached specific groups at group photos and taught them my secrets: stay on the outer circle of the mob for easy exit, eat as much as you can (you paid $150 for a ticket) and have no expectations.

If you’re going to spend that much on a night of entertainment, you shouldn’t have to create it yourself. Am I right? I’m right. I could pay that much to treat myself to a Broadway show ticket in S.F. and watch actually talented people instead of scream my way through crowds of grinding teenagers.

Now, I’m not saying that these dances completely suck. You get some things out of them: new profile pictures, tons of likes on Facebook (if you’re remotely popular) and the ability to say you experienced something as a high-school student that you honestly can achieve at a dance club in Las Vegas a couple of years later.

My senior class did a respectable job for my senior ball. We had professional ballroom dancers perform, caricature artists, buffets on every one of the 8+ floors we had access to and a large dance floor for those planning on starting a family.

I guess I’ll just leave it at this. I have mixed feelings about organized dances, but I lean towards hating them.

Because that’s what I do best: hate things.

Tell ELIZABETH ORPINA at arts@theaggie. org how expensive your prom dress was and why she should feel bad about herself for not wanting to grind on her respectful date and instead did the Hoedown Throwdown to every song instead.

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Occupella: LocalTones 2012

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Glee aired its final episode of the season this week, leaving many fans desperately waiting for new a cappella-laden episodes.

Luckily for them, Occupella is right around the corner.

This year, Occupella, the annual LocalTones A Cappella Showcase at UC Davis, will be hosted at Freeborn Hall tonight with doors opening at 7 p.m. This year’s showcase will feature four collegiate a cappella groups: The Spokes, The Afterglow, The Lounge Lizards and The Liquid Hotplates.

In addition, members of Birdstrike Comedy and Improv Theatre will be the hosts of the event.

“This is our first time hosting this show and boy, are we excited,” said Omri Kruvi, a sophomore landscape architecture major who will be one of the three hosts for the event.

“Students should come for the sultry singing. I have seen all of these groups perform and they are sexy good,” Kruvi said. “Members of the audience will be leaving with fulfillment of outstanding entertainment by their own peers.”

Kruvi also mentioned that Birdstrike will be integrating some short skits during the show.

Camille Martinez, a senior human development and communication double major, who is also part of The Spokes, expressed how exciting the upcoming show will be.

“LocalTones is a fan favorite for UC Davis students. I’ve seen every seat at LocalTones filled for the last three years I have been in the group,” Martinez said. “This year, students can

expect a show that will blow their expectations out of the water. The Spokes will be singing a wide variety of songs this year, from the jazz classic ‘Smile’ by Charlie Chaplin to rock anthems like ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot’ by Pat Benatar.”

Milton Jackson, a fifth-year African American studies and music double major, agrees with Martinez. Jackson sings with The Afterglow, the all-male a cappella group on campus.

“Students should most definitely come to Occupella: LocalTones 2012 because it’s sure to be a show-stopping musical extravaganza that is unlike your quintessential a cappella show,” said Jackson. “The Afterglow will be performing songs by Boyz II Men, Everlast, Fastball, Kanye West and The Spice Girls.”

The Spokes and The Afterglow have teamed up together for a special collaboration titled “The AfterSpokes” for the first time ever. There will also be a live beatbox battle.

Ellen Labitzke, a sophomore English and women’s studies double major, who is part of The Lounge Lizards, pointed out that the real highlights of the event will be listening to the groups performing new songs.

“The Lounge Lizards have learned quite a few new songs for this (‘Some Nights’ by Fun being one of them), and we’re definitely looking forward to performing them,” said Labitzke.

Ali Wallace, a senior anthropology major and a member of The Liquid Hotplates, said that her group will be performing songs by Adele, Gotye and the Backstreet Boys.

“This is sure to be an event to remember, and the atmosphere is going to be wonderful,” Wallace said.

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Or, as Jackson summarizes it: “The Musical Occupation shall commence Thursday night!”

Tickets are $5 presale at the Freeborn Box Office or tickets.com. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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

The 12th Annual UC Davis Film Festival: An in-progress preview

By JAMES O’HARA Aggie Arts Writer

12th Annual UC Davis Film Festival

judo Cont. from front page During competitions, if there is mere grappling and nothing else, referees will determine when it is time to pull both opponents back.

“It’s not for the weak at heart,” said Victoria Marcus, first-year international relations and economics double major. “It’s a sport where you have to keep trying in order to get good.”

Marcus saw the judo class one day while visiting the ARC, tried it out, and has been attending ever since. She has been doing martial arts since she was 9 years old, and is now a second-degree black belt, having earned a double degree in Shotokan karate. Marcus became involved with judo because she wanted to polish her skills like she has done with karate and jujitsu.

“I knew the basic throws and hold downs, but the actual competitive part, I hadn’t been doing,”

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Marcus said. “Attending the ARC sessions and eventually becoming a part of the team has helped a lot with that.”

No prior experience with judo is required when joining the UC Davis Judo Team. There’s also no trying out. Like Marcus, interested individuals first attend the judo classes offered at the ARC. If they like it, then they buy a gi (a uniform) and a white belt. Individuals must continue to practice before participating in tournaments.

New members practice with more advanced members, which expedites the learning process, according to the team’s philosophy.

However, this causes obvious challenges for new members. Tatiana Gegan, sophomore communication major, said she couldn’t hang.

“I attended one of the judo classes at the ARC having learned about and gained interest in the art in a Japanese studies class I took last winter,” Gegan said. “While it was fun, I learned it was much harder

The UC Davis Film Festival began Wednesday night and will run again tonight at the Davis Varsity Theater. This will mark the festival’s 12th Annual showing in Davis.

Produced by the Department of Theatre & Dance, presented in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and cosponsored by Art Studio, the show will run from 8:30 to 10:30 both nights for $7.

“It’s an awesome showcase of student work and a chance to see films that otherwise are only viewed in a small classroom,” said Todd Kaiser, a student Technical Director for the festival. “We have a lot of experimental films in this year’s program.

Submissions of comedy, drama, documentary and animation have led to a well-rounded show.”

The Irrelevant and Shallow Life of Birdie Peacock, a student-produced mockumentary about a washed-up child star, is one of several experimental films featured this year’s lineup. Put together by last year’s winners Anna Hossnieh (best documentary for Standing Compassion) and Meredith Sward (best experimental film for Oh Dear), the film revolves around a has-been child star struggling to make a movie of her life.

Ngoc Le, Lead Student Producer than expected. I didn’t expect to be in action against people who had been practicing the art for years. It just wasn’t for me, but don’t make me mad, because I did learn a few moves.”

Judo competitions are categorized by weight, measured in kilograms, and gender. In mid-March, the team attended collegiate nationals in San Jose. There are two divisions in the competition, Novist and Champion. The women’s Novist division landed second place in the tournament.

Marcus said this could only have been achieved through their hard work and dedication.

It is such loyalty that Anthony Batarse, junior neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, believes has awarded him the position of judo team president this quarter. Batarse’s experience with judo dates back to junior college where he first learned the art in San Francisco.

He has been affiliated with the

of the festival, will also contribute to this year’s lineup. His documentary submission centers on Janet Liang, a UCLA student suffering from leukemia looking to find a perfect bone marrow match.

According to the festival’s press release, the film was inspired by Le’s own recent struggle.

“When I was diagnosed with a lifelong autoimmune disease last fall, I was told that I might eventually need a bone marrow transplant,” Le said. “During my treatment, I became inspired upon reading media accounts of Janet’s story. Her YouTube cry for help brought me to tears because she only had a few months to live and that made me think, ‘that could have been me or that will be me one day.’”

“Nothing is more encouraging than an audience’s response,” Le said in an email interview with The Aggie. “Every student has been working hard to showcase their talent and interest in cinema. It would be a great encouragement and accomplishment for them to see their hard work on the screen viewed by an audience in a theatre setting.”

If you couldn’t make it to Cannes this year, the UC Davis Film Festival is a prime alternative. Dozens of filmmakers will be displaying their work.

JAMES O’HARA can be contacted at arts@theaggie. org.

UC Davis judo team since his first winter quarter.

“I bumped into an old friend who invited me to practice judo with him and the UC Davis judo team,” Batarse said. “During this practice my passion for judo was revived.”

As president, Batarse focuses on structure.

“I feel that it is my responsibility to maintain the structure which is responsible for the collegiate and national standing of the UC Davis judo team in both men’s and women’s divisions,” Batarse said. “With the inspiration from our sensei and the determination of the judo team, I intend to continue our success through hard work.”

The judo team practices at the ARC from 8 to 10 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 8 to 10 a.m on Saturdays.

ISAIAH SHELTON can be reached at features@ theaggie.org.

Spring Quad Show Series: Plastic Villains

Wednesday, May 30 at 7 p.m., $12/$8 (student) Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center

Monday, May 28 at 7 p.m., free Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portgage Bay East

Today at noon, free West Quad

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The Dead Arts Society presents: Spring Theatre plays

UC Davis Film Festival Tonight at 8:30 p.m., $7 Davis Varsity Theatre, 616 Second Street Produced in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and cosponsored by Art Studio, the UC Davis Film Festival consists of short films and plays.

This will be an evening of unpredictable and exciting short student films that include comedy, drama, animation, documentaries and more.

Performances to take place end of May through beginning of June

Spring Quad Show Series: Plastic Villains Today at noon, free West Quad Plastic Villains performs as part of Entertainment Council’s Spring Quad Show Series today on West Quad. This band is described as “a bunch of friends who came together, jammed and had fun making music in a San Francisco basement, realized they all rocked and started a band.”

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By KARINA CONTRERAS Aggie Arts Writer

This will be the first quarter that The Dead Arts Society (DAS) will perform at Wyatt Pavilion instead of their previous smaller location that only held up to approximately 60 people.

Jenny Adler, a senior chemistry major and theatre minor and president of The Dead Arts Society, is more than happy that The Dead Arts Society will be performing in a large theater this quarter.

“We started small and this will be our first time at a big theater,” Adler said.

When Adler first came to UC Davis she felt frustrated because she wasn’t cast into any shows and wanted to get experience. She created The Dead Arts Society in 2010 which, she says, “is an all-inclusive club and often is able to cast everyone that auditions.”

Nehorai Gold, a senior theatre and music major and treasurer of The Dead Arts Society, said that he had never written any plays before DAS. “I have written three different scenes and it’s amazing to see something I wrote come to life,” Gold said.

Even though DAS may be relatively new, the Spring Theatre plays are very sophisticated and appear to be very entertaining. The plays, which will be performed are entitled Dinner, Natalie, The Blood Law and All Dried Up! “Dinner is an over-the-top situational comedy,” Adler said. This full-length comedy was written by John Malin and directed by Jenny Adler. Dinner is a comedy about a nice family dinner that goes wrong.

The one-act play The Blood Law was written by Rachel Pevsner and directed by Abbygail Williams. The Blood Law is about three young

adults who set out to change the world and the troubles they encounter along the way.

“I was inspired by my friends and co-workers, who use colloquialisms that I’d never heard before,” Pevsner said. “I’m a bit bookish, in-my-own world type of person, so sometimes I miss out on these things. It made me think, ‘Wow, I’d really like to use these in a story,’ so the characters began to form around these colloquialisms.”

All Dried Up! is written by Adler.

“It’s an over-the-top comedy and musical where a woman, who tries to have kids by herself, realizes she can’t have children,” Adler said. “There is a nightmare sequence which consists of a sperm ballet.”

The Dead Arts Society is an undergraduate student organization that has expanded since its start in 2010.

“We started off with 20 people, but now there are 50 new people coming in each quarter,” Adler said. Due to high number of play attendees in the past, this year DAS raised over $1000. This meant that they could rent out Wyatt Pavilion in order to not turn anyone away — as was previously done in the past.

Adler is proud that the Wyatt Pavilion will be the home of DAS Spring Theatre and wants everyone to come out and watch the four free plays from May 31 to June 2 and June 6 to 8 at 8 p.m. at Wyatt Pavilion.

“The Dead Arts Society is a new, safe place where those who come in won’t be judged,” Adler said.

“We are a tight-knit community and are like family.” DAS wants everyone to come out and enjoy a night of free fun.

KARINA CONTRERAS can be contacted at arts@ theaggie.org.

Downtown Davis Karaoke Singing in bars ... why pass up the opportunity?

By LANI CHAN

Aggie Staff Writer

“Who sings this song?”

“Journey.”

“Keep it that way.”

Well, some may not have the option. Since the concept of karaoke (a rough translation of the Japanese phrase meaning “empty orchestra”) hit the bars and nightclubs worldwide, anyone and everyone can claim their rights to a microphone and perform a rendition of a song of their choosing ... and nobody can stop them.

And so it has become, when there are designated nights at bars during which people are actually expected to make fools of themselves. Karaoke nights have opened up the performance stage to amateurs and although the Davis bar scene is no Mondavi, performers can still command an audience.

Even if the audience members are just waiting in pain for their own turns, karaoke nights can help turn singles into anthems and drag forgotten classics back from the depths. Karaoke nights hosted exclusively by bars insinuates that a generous flow of alcohol is usually involved; encouraging this participatory experience that will either create memories or just as easily be forgotten the morning after.

For those who enjoy partaking in activities that provide such bountiful opportunities for embarrassment, here is, in time for summer, an updated roundup of each Downtown Davis venue that hosts

a karaoke night. Because even though you aren’t Celine Dion or Elton John, with enough alcohol, you can pretend to be.

M o n d a y s : Little Prague Restaurant and Bar, 330 G St.

T h e weekend is over, but the bars are no less packed. Take Iri the stage to a rea- sa Tam /A sonably sized crowd at gg ie Little Prague on Mondays and get your Backstreet Boys on.

“We have the second biggest environment in Davis,” said Vaclav Burger, owner of Little Prague.

“And we are international — we have a lot of international people coming in, which makes the difference.”

Here, like at other venues, performers can request any song out of an extensive selection, present it to Wes, the karaoke jockey, and even request for it to be transposed up or down a key to accommodate an individual’s vocal range.

“Karaoke night is awesome. [But] it’ll usually take a little drunkenness to do it,” said Kylie Harris, bartender. “We have drink specials — not just on Mondays, but every night. They change frequently, but we always try to have a shooter and a mixed drink available for

$4-5.”

Little-known fact: if you sing a song, you get half-off a drink at the bar, which is probably intended to fuel your courage to sing another one.

“We have almost 260 bottles of alcohol,” Burger said. “You can’t find that anywhere else. We can make you a drink that will blow your mind.”

Tuesdays: G Street Wunderbar, 228 G St. Here, every Tuesday from 9:30 p.m. to closing, the stage is home to regulars, making it out way before the weekend to enjoy “the best night of the week.”

“This one’s different because it’s a bar night plus karaoke,” said Drew DelReal, UC Davis alumnus longtime bartender at Wunderbar.

“The DJ plays music between every song, so that it’s not just people doing karaoke.”

So, “real” artists layered between performances from Davis’ finest.

But of course, like everywhere else, alcohol is a major player.

“Usually, when people go up, it’s because it’s the fun thing to do because you’re drunk enough to do it,” DelReal said.

On that note, drink specials are always available during karaoke night, something affordable for under $5 that, as DelReal said, “shouldn’t be under $5.” It’ll change constantly, from an Apple Ginger ($5) to a Woodford Reserve (also $5).

The song selection, drink specials and atmosphere attract a crowd of people who general-

ly don’t go out too much on the weekend, according to DelReal.

“We’ll get groups of girls who come out early in the week to avoid the creeps of the weekend,” he said. “Many come because they feel safe here. If a guy is making you feel uncomfortable, let us know and we’ll actually take care of it.”

So, ladies, no need to feel smothered with any inappropriate affection after a brilliant performance. Feel free to go up alone or in groups of two, three, eight, with birthday parties, to show the entire bar the pipes you’ve got. Some may wonder ... at what point does this get annoying?

“It doesn’t, because you’re drunk,” DelReal said.

Woodstock’s Pizza, 219 G St. Across the street from Wunderbar is Woodstock’s, home of Wednesday-night karaoke. In case Monday and Tuesday weren’t enough, karaoke lovers can nosh on some hump-day pizza while waiting their turn for the third karaoke event of the week. Starting at 10 p.m. and continuing until last call around 1 a.m., the bar serves drink specials such as $5-Jaeger shots and $5 shots of Dragon’s Breath (Fireball whiskey and cinnamon schnapps). With the recent upgrade to a full bar, Woodstocks can likely expect to see an increase in over-enthused individuals wanting to belt out their personal jams.

Take advantage of the rare opportunity to have your voice heard whilst inebriated. Monday through Wednesday downtown, the stage is yours.

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Tonight at 7 p.m., $5 presale, $10 at the door Freeborn Hall Featuring The Spokes, The Liquid Hotplates, The Lounge Lizards and The Afterglow, this night will be filled with talent and entertainment. MC’d by UCD’s Birdstrike Theatre and hosted by The Spokes and The Afterglow, this non-political event is for all parties and denominations.

Performers Circle Monday at 7 p.m., free Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portgage Bay East This monthly open mic is an opportunity for anyone to present stories, music and dance as well as watch performers. Usually an acoustic show, sometimes people bring small amplifiers. Tends toward folk music, but all styles are encouraged and welcomed.

Featured performer is Five Three Oh.

White Fang, Fine Step, Sneeze Attack, Bad Daddies Tuesday at 8 p.m., $5 Luigi’s Fun Garden, 214 E Street

Spring Quad Show Series: Marlene Marlene May 30 at noon, free West Quad A group that has worked together since September of 2010, Marlene Marlene spent its time combining musical interests and backgrounds to develop their own distinct alternative rock identity. Drawing inspiration from groups like The Strokes and The Ramones, they strive to provide great music and enjoy playing live for those who will listen.

UC Davis Jazz Bands May 30 at 7 p.m., $12 (general)/$8 (student) Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center The UC Davis Department of Music presents the UC Davis Jazz Bands show, directed by Delbert Bump.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare May 28 at 7:30 p.m., free Davis Art Center, 1919 F Street What does Shakespeare have to do with football, rap, bad Scottish accents and cooking shows? Watch this play that visits each of Shakespeare’s works to find out!

Bring a picnic dinner or enjoy BBQ at 6:30 p.m.

Elizabeth Orpina can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

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College graduates enter competitive market, some staying in school longer

By Cody Eddington The Daily Universe (Brigham Young University)

Putting your degree to good use after graduating and entering the real world might not be completely dependent on your desire to work.

According the New York Times, students just out of college are struggling more than ever to find jobs that require a degree - and the situation is getting worse.

“Employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years, as have starting salaries for those who can find work,” Catherine Rampell wrote for the Times in an article with the headline “Many With New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling.” “What’s more, only half of the jobs landed by these new graduates even require a college degree, reviving debates about whether higher education is ‘worth it’ after all.”

According to the same article there was a study released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers U. in May 2011, showing the median starting salary for students graduating from four-year colleges in 2009 and 2010 was $27,000, down from $30,000 for those who entered the work force in 2006 to 2008.

Even before the effects of inflation, that is a decline of nearly 10 percent.

“Among the members of the class of 2010, just 56

percent had held at least one job by this spring, when the survey was conducted.”

Rampell said. “That compares with 90 percent of graduates from the classes of 2006 and 2007.”

Students know the job market is shrinking and becoming ever more competitive. That’s why some are deciding the best option is to wait it out while in school.

“I knew there weren’t going to be many job prospects for me until I got my Ph.D.,” said Travis Patterson, 23, a 2010 graduate of California State U., Fullerton.

Patterson works as an administrative assistant for a property management company while continuing to study psychology in graduate school. His current job may not have anything to do with his degree, but he said it pays the bills.

“It helps pay my rent and tuition,” he said, “and that’s what matters.”

For those students who are unsure where their degree will take them and if it will yield a substantial enough return on investment after the debt they might accrue, there are always two sides to a story.

Damon Pullman, 34, a 2001 graduate in Russian with a business minor from BYU, is a prime example that not all students use their degree in their professional career, but rather to initially get their foot in the door.

Following graduation,

Pullman had some great opportunities present themselves, one of which potentially involved using his expertise in Russian to help aid the FBI for a very minimal government salary.

This opportunity, although aligning perfectly with his major, was not substantial enough to support his financial goals and was not where he felt like he could make the greatest impact.

There was something greater out there for Damon to be a part of. While he searched for his niche, he settled on selling computers for Lenovo. The experience and knowledge he gained while working for Lenovo gave him what he needed to propel himself into a career in pharmaceuticals.

“A degree should be looked at as a tool,” Pullman said. “You can use it or toss it in the corner to rust. I was excited about pharmaceuticals from the beginning.

I knew I needed a degree to even qualify to get in. I needed some experience in sales, which I did, and tried hard to stand apart from everyone else. Through preparation and focus I was able to obtain what I wanted and get into a very competitive industry.”

Damon is now a District Manager of Sales for Mylan Specialty Pharmaceuticals and has been with the company for more than six years. He attributes his success to using his degree obtained at BYU as the cornerstone, but not the foundation, of his career.

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What the Lotus Valley meteorite can tell us UC Davis geology professor to hunt and study the fallen object

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By RACHEL KUBICA Aggie Science Writer

A fallen meteorite in Coloma, Calif. could tell us about the origins of our solar system, according to a talk given by UC Davis associate professor of geology QingZhu Yin last Sunday.

“If confirmed, what we have in hand is

perhaps the most primitive materials, preserved in pristine condition in cold storage (never been heated and/or altered too much that the fragile organic matters are still preserved) for 4.567 billion years before it fell on Earth on April 22, 2012,” Yin said.

If initial examinations are correct, this particular meteorite could be a rare find for science. Due to the nature of this meteorite, its discovery and examination could provide new insight into the formation of planets and even life.

“It is one of those very rare carbonaceous chondrites [unmodified meteorites], which contains first or earliest solid objects in our solar system,” Yin said.

The meteorite shows even further potential for study in the creation of the solar system; while Yin focuses on the meteorite’s chemical makeup, UC Davis associate research geologist Gary Acton looks at how those elements affect magnetic fields.

Studying the magnetic fields of our sun as it was forming, called a protosun, can

Aggies light up Saint Mary’s

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UC Davis took its seventh win in nine games with its 7-2 win over Saint Mary’s on Tuesday.

Freshman Kevin Barker went four-for-five with three RBIs, sophomore Evan Wolf pitched five innings while surrendering only one run as UC Davis took a victory in its final away game of the season.

UC Davis improves to 25-29 overall (10-11 Big West Conference), winning seven of its last nine, averaging over six runs a game during that span.

Junior Paul Politi hit a solo shot in the first inning, his third of the season, and senior Brett Morgan scored a career-high four runs to support an offense that is tearing it up.

The UC Davis offense

grad Cont. from page 2 which had been waiting at the Pavilion for over two hours, that they could pick up their tickets starting the next day at the Dean’s Office. Had students been informed that this was an option via email, or really any other means of notification, prior to investing their little hearts and souls into this infamous line, they most

RACHEL KUBICA can be reached at science@theaggie.org.

positive results in this year’s Event: NCAA West Regional NCAA Championships with a Where: Myers Stadium — Austin, meet at Myers Stadium.

Tex. The Aggies have been conWhen: Thursday through sistently posting strong perSaturday, all day formances this year, the Who to watch: Junior Melanise most recent at the Big West Chapman’s performance at the Championships.

Big West Championships was a Last weekend Sumpter, promising start of post-season a senior, and coach Drew competition, and could provide Wartenburg were honored the momentum the Aggies need Melanise Chapman with Big West awards. Sumpter to perform at the NCAA West Junior was named the Women’s Track Regional.

Athlete of the Year, while Chapman tied school records with victories in both the 100m and 200m, Wartenburg shared Women’s Coach of with times of 11.67 seconds and 24.09 sec- the Year honors. onds, respectively. She also was a mem- Wartenburg was impressed with the ber of both of UC Davis’ third-place relay way Sumpter performed in both of her teams. events at the Big West Finals.

Did you know? In the 2010 NCAA West “The 5,000/10,000-meter douPreliminary Meet at Texas, the Aggie men ble is a grueling event assignment,” and women posted phenomenal results. Wartenburg said. “But Sarah [Sumpter] Two-time Big West champion Thomas would not have had it any other way.”

Phillips finished 32nd in the 400 with his Over the past several months, the third-fastest time of the year.

Aggies have proven that they possess On the women’s side, Lauren Wallace the willpower, vigor and consistency to placed 33rd in the 800m prelims with a accomplish phenomenal results at the 2:10.53. Kaitlin Gregg placed 19th and NCAA West Regional at Myers Stadium Sarah Sumpter placed 31st in the wom- on Thursday. en’s 10,000m.

Preview: The Aggies begin their quest for — Veena Bansal

Freshman Kevin Barker went four-for-five against Saint Mary’s on Tuesday.

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mens remain in the hands of private collectors and professional meteorite hunters with no accessibility to science,” Yin said.

“The scientific community needs access to these special samples for research. The value is truly priceless.”

Yin urges that community support is necessary and hopes for these meteorite pieces to come into the hands of scientists, particularly due to the proximity of the meteorite’s fall location to UC Davis.

“We are privileged to be an academic institution closest to the ground zero,” said Yin. “To collect the samples as much as we can, we need your help.

We need volunteers, we need your ideas, we need your donation, whichever way you could help to be part of this historic event, please let us know.”

To help in the discovery of pieces of this meteorite, contact Yin via e-mail at qyin@ ucdavis.edu.

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Barker leads the way with four hits

By RUSSELL EISENMAN

provide researchers and scientists with further knowledge into the formation of planets, due to a stream of gas rotating outward at high speed from the protosun.

This stream is called “x-wind.” The composition of the meteorite in Lotus Valley can give Acton information on the protosun that formed it.

“X-wind took the particles that came close to the protosun [due to magnetic fields] and blew them back out,” Acton said. “Those dust particles accumulated into what became the planets, so this was one way that the planets may have formed.”

Because this meteorite is so important to researchers, it is vital that it is recovered in a timely manner. Unfortunately, due to the possibility of the meteorite disintegrating and to the presence of “meteorite hunters” – general public individuals seeking to sell any recovered pieces – the researchers and scientists searching Lotus Valley in Coloma have encountered some difficulty.

“I am very concerned that these speci-

was complimented by a strong performance from the pitching staff that limited the Gaels to just five hits. Wolf picked up the win to move to 3-4 on the year and freshman Spencer Koopmans struck out a career-high six batters in three innings of relief.

With the score 2-1 in the sixth, Morgan and senior Ryan Allgrove hit back-toback singles, then freshman Evan Heptig drew a walk, and Barker delivered with an RBI single. That was then followed by a Politi infield single to put the Aggies up 4-1.

UC Davis opened the game in the eighth, scoring three runs on three hits.

Barker knocked in Morgan for the third time and junior Austin Logan doubled to score Heptig and Barker.

Morgan and Politi were both hit by pitches in the

game, raising the Aggies’ season total to 95. Patrick Wisdom hit two solo home runs to account for both of Saint Mary’s runs.

Sophomore Harry Stanwyck entered in the ninth and retired the side in order to secure the 7-2 victory.

“This team had a goal all along,” said head coach Matt Vaughn. “To get this thing turned around and we’re playing our best ball here at the end of the season.”

UC Davis will close out the 2012 season with a weekend matchup versus Big West foe UC Irvine. The Aggies will hope to continue finishing the season dialed in on offense, first pitch at Dobbins Stadium on Friday at 2:30 p.m.

likely would have waited a few days to try to get their tickets.

Here are some logical and simple solutions to prevent a similar debacle: 1. Scan our families into commencement: Movie tickets can be bought online through Fandango with few issues of fraud, why not graduation tickets?

2. Send them home: We would gladly pay the postage, so we don’t have to devote hours of our life to getting these tickets (the

Engineering college automatically sends tickets to a preferred address).

3. List: Students provide the school with a list of names of people who will be attending under their name and guests can provide ID’s to confirm they are said guests.

We urge you, UC Davis administration, to think outside the box, in this case the ARC Pavilion Box Office, and save our toesies the pain of waiting in lines of pure bureaucracy.

RUSSELL EISENMAN can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

You can read quotes from athletic director candidate Ray Purpur’s open forum at theaggie.org.

UC Davis club Water Polo wins National Championship in dramatic fashion Aggies upend Cal Poly 2-1 in finals

By JASON MIN

Aggie Sports Writer

Every year, UC Davis Campus Recreation supports clubs to promote leadership skills in competitive and recreational intercollegiate athletics. For the women’s water polo club at UC Davis, the season was far more than just building character.

This year, 16 of the best water polo clubs around the nation gathered at the Florida State University’s Morcom Aquatic Center for the National Collegiate Club Championship (NCCC), where the Aggies stunned heavy favorite Cal Poly 2-1 to claim the title.

After finishing in second place in last year’s tournament to Cal Poly, the Aggies got their revenge this year when freshman Kaylin Claypool scored the game-winning goal to put the Aggies ahead for good with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.

“It was awesome scoring the last goal because we worked so hard to get here,” Claypool said.

UC Davis had been active in contention and they were finally able to accomplish their goal of winning a national championship.

“Our coach Jonny [Gullone] really wanted to win and his desire really motivated us as well,” said senior goalie Christa Arthur.

Jonny Gullone has been coaching the team for several years and finally cleared the hurdle to the

championship.

“He is one of the best coaches I’ve ever had in water polo,” Arthur said.

He gets along with the girls on a peer level and is very approachable.”

One of the advantages for the Aggies was their depth compared to other teams.

“Sometimes Coach would take out all six players and put in six new players because he trusted all of us,” said Claypool.

“He wasn’t focused about one player, but the entire team.”

To win the title of National Champions, the Aggies had to face competition from all different parts of the country. They played Duke, UC Santa Cruz and Michigan State before squaring off against the Mustangs, a familiar foe, in the finals. The Aggies were considered the underdogs entering the finals, seeing that they had a hard time defeating the four-time national champions Cal Poly in previous games.

“It felt awesome to beat Cal Poly in the Finals because we lost to them in the finals the year before and we lost to them twice during the regular season,” Arthur said. “Luckily we beat them when it counted.”

Arthur, who won MVP of the tournament, led the stingy Aggie defense that made history by recording the first ever shutout in the history of the tournament when the Aggies blanked

UC Santa Cruz in the quarter finals.

“I think the key to our success was our really strong defense,” Arthur said. “We just finally clicked and communicated really well.”

While the Aggies’ defense shut down Cal Poly’s offensive attacks, they struggled on offense. Finally, junior Lisa Dewar was able to break through with a goal 1:15 into the third quarter to tie the score at one apiece. The teams would be locked in the 1-1 tie until Claypool scored the most important goal in the history of the club to put her team on top.

“I was passing the ball back and forth with my teammate and right when I was about to shoot, I dropped the pass, so I passed it back once more and when I got it back, I took the shot,” Claypool said. “The goalie was a bit far out and I saw there were only five seconds left on the shot clock so I just took the shot and it went in.”

Arthur, who is graduating this year, summed up her experience as a member on the club team.

“I am a transfer student, so the club made it really easy for me to transition to the new school,” she said.

“They have become my best friends, and looking back, it was a really great experience and I am really glad I did it.”

JASON MIN can be reached at sports@ theaggie.org.