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Asian American Studies professor denied tenure Students fight for the reinstatement of Caroline Valverde

By NATASHA QABAZARD Aggie News Writer

A group of UC Davis students has been petitioning for the reinstatement of Asian American Studies professor Caroline Valverde.

After Valverde requested tenure and was denied, many in turn blamed the tenure process.

Valverde is an international scholar and has served as an assistant professor of Asian American Studies at UC Davis since 2003.

The tenure process goes through a multi-system procedure, which includes a department vote, dean vote, CAP’s (Committee on Academic Personnel) vote, vice provost vote, provost vote and the

chancellor’s vote. At any level, the request can be struck down, which gives the professor one year to leave the school.

“The tenure process is such a closed process, which leads to the corruption of power,” said Eddie Truong, fourth-year Asian American studies student. “Such hierarchy needs to be looked at and revised.”

Additionally, a general University of California policy discloses that if a professor leaves or is dismissed from a UC, he or she may not apply to another UC for five years.

Nolan Zane, head of the Asian American studies department and psychology professor, said specific tenure cases and the reason that Valverde’s tenure request was denied cannot be discussed to protect the privacy rights of those involved.

“We can ... say that tenure reviews are very methodical, thoughtful and comprehensive,” he said. “The process involves reviews by many faculty at all stages of the review. Faculty members have numerous appeal rights. We also can say that tenure decisions are not influenced by or based on gender, race nor ethnicity.”

The decision to tenure a professor should be unanimous, and goes through various administrators and ultimately the chancellor, according to Zane. Zane was not able to disclose who rejected the tenure request.

Zane said that although Valverde did not receive tenure, she has not been dismissed and as of now still has a full-time academic position in the department for a one-year period. Zane also said Valverde teaches a

Student Assistants to the Chancellor aim to encourage studentadministrator interaction Student assistants plan quarterly events to bring the administration to students

full load of four courses for this academic year, advises both undergraduate and graduate students, conducts her research, serves on department committees and fully participates as a faculty member in department meetings.

The protest movement is at the stage of advocacy right now, and activists have recently met with Dean Jessie Ann Owens of the College of Letters and Sciences to plead their case. Additionally, students have been reaching out to administrators to understand the reason for the denial of tenure.

“She met the standard and yet didn’t get tenure which leads us to believe she was judged unfairly,” said Iris Xie, third-year

See AAS, page 2

News iN Brief

Attempted robbery at North Davis CVS/ pharmacy On Oct. 31 at around 7 a.m., a man wearing a mask attempted to burglarize the CVS/ pharmacy at The Marketplace on West Covell Boulevard.

The man fled when employees called for security. The suspect is described as a white male adult, about 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing a black mask and a black sweatshirt with a marijuana leaf in a white circle on it.

— Claire Tan

Fire started outside Olson Hall Wednesday

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Student Assistant to the Chancellor Artem Trotsyuk, Associate Vice Chancellor Rich Shintaku and fourth-year art history major Tara Da Re (left to right) engage in a round table discussion as a part of Meals with Mrak.

By LAUREN MASCARENHAS Aggie News Writer

The 2012-2013 Student Assistants to the Chancellor (SAC), Annemarie Stone, Artem Trotsyuk and Miguel Espinoza, hit the ground running this year, organizing events to bridge the gap between students and the administration at UC Davis.

“We act as liaisons between the ad-

ministration and the students,” said Trotsyuk, a fourth-year biological sciences major.

The student assistants all come from very different backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to bring something unique to the table.

“We can approach things differently, but we work as a team,” said Miguel Espinoza, a fourth-year women and gender studies major. Espinoza served

as an ASUCD senator and member of the Gender and Sexuality Commission before beginning work as a Student Assistant to the Chancellor this year.

Trotsyuk served as a member of the ASUCD Business and Finance Commission and as a research ambassador for the Undergraduate Research Center.

A fire occurred yesterday morning on the east side of Olson Hall, causing students, faculty and staff to evacuate the building. Both Olson Hall and Sproul Hall were evacuated.

According to Nathan Trauernicht, UC Davis Fire Department fire chief, the department received a call notifying them of the fire at 9:14 a.m.

The source of the fire was determined to be a pile of dead leaves in a metal grate outside the building.

Trauernicht said the fire was likely unintentionally caused by someone dropping a cigarette on the pile, which produced a large amount of smoke. The flames, however, were small.

“We knew it was small and easily resolved,” he said.

Students reported smelling the smoke inside Olson Hall as well.

“We could see the smoke coming out of the vents in the ground,” says Jordan Lowery, a student who was in the building for class at the time of the fire.

Lexi Gritlefeld was in the middle of a midterm when the alarm sounded.

“We smelled smoke maybe five minutes before the alarm went off. ... We came out and we saw the [UC Davis] fire station,” Gritlefeld said.

— Jessica Grilli

See ADMIN, page 7

Vegan culture becomes Aggie Culture UC Davis runner-up for most vegan-friendly college

By DANIEL RIESGO Aggie Features Writer

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The Tofu Roja is a vegan option available from TxMx Grill at the ASUCD Coffee House.

Today’s weather Showers High 69 Low 49

Forecast In the spirit of Halloween: “Confounded storm had to go and make my joints hurt, those young whippersnappers have to go around and be so energetic to get in my way,” says me as an old man. Have a nice weekend, the weather will be nice for you too.

Tyson Tilmont, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

As students of UC Davis, we carry the honor of being called Aggies — but don’t forget the root of this title. We call ourselves Aggies because of our agricultural readiness and abundance of farms.

According to peta2, more and more UC Davis students are taking this a step further and going vegan, awarding our university as runner-up in the nationwide most vegan-friendly college contest.

The vegan station in the dining commons, the ASUCD Coffee House’s great variety of vegan meals, the Davis Food Co-op and city events like the farmers market have fostered the local vegan culture in recent years. “[Turning vegan] had always been in the back of my head because of animal cruelty and films like Food Inc., but the UC Davis dining commons gave me that small push that I needed,” said John Caccamo, a second-year biological sciences major and vegan of one year. “The Blue Onion’s wide selection of vegan foods made the choice much easier by

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exposing me to delicious foods I didn’t know I could eat if I became vegan.”

While the dining commons are not easily accessible for students without a meal plan, there are many vegan options at the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo), serving tofu or other vegan-friendly replacements at nearly every food station.

“I love the vegan food that they sell at the CoHo,” said Jessica Villa, a thirdyear political science and sociology major and vegan of four years. “Some of my favorites include the vegan pho, the tofu platters and the vegan burritos. Of course, you can always get a salad, but the CoHo does a really good job with the vegan varieties they offer.”

A common problem for newly established vegans is being ignorant of what you can and cannot eat. According to Villa, many people are intimidated by turning vegan because they are afraid they will never have the opportunity to taste good food ever again.

“People have this wrong notion that we only eat salad. I don’t eat salad and

See VEGAN, page 2

Election day next week!

Don’t forget to vote.

Amanda Nguyen

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TODAY Photo scavenger hunt

Student Regent Fall Tour Student Forum

All day Davis Join the Experimental College’s photo scavenger hunt that started last week and continues through this week. It ends on Friday.

Infectious Disease Seminar

Poetry in the Garden: Indigo Moor and Judy Halebsky Noon to 1 p.m.

Wyatt Deck Indigo Moor is a multi-genre, awardwinning writer. Judy Halebsky, also an award-winning poet, spent five years in Japan as a Japanese Ministry of Culture fellow. Parking is available for $7 in Visitor Lot 5 at Old Davis Road and A Street. For more information, call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis Energy Institute Fall 2012 Seminar Series 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

1003 Kemper Hall Join Tim Mason, senior consultant for Black & Veatch, as he discusses “Trends in Renewable Integration and Co-Location.”

There is no cost, and all are welcome to attend.

3 to 4 p.m.

MU Attend this forum to talk about the effect of California’s budget on the UC system.

12:10 to 1 p.m.

1005 GBSF Dr. Marjolein van Egmond will be giving a talk on “Immunoglobulin A and FcaRI in mucosal immunity revisited.” Dr. van Egmond is a professor at VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands. Her laboratory research focus is aimed at working on the relationship between (surgery-induced) inflammation and tumor development and cancer therapy.

Muslim Student Association’s annual Eid Banquet 7 to 8 p.m.

Freeborn Hall Attend this event to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, an Islamic holiday to commemorate the pilgrimage to Mecca. Tickets are $12 presale and $15 at the door and a discounted price for registered alumni.

SATURDAY

SSFAAC meeting

Old Cars and Aircraft Display

3 to 4 p.m.

Mrak 203 SSFAAC is the only student-run committee mandated by The Regents of the University of California and serves as the primary agency for channeling student input into decisions regarding the level and use of registration fees at UC Davis. There will be two guest speakers during our upcoming meeting discussing the use of our fees last year. Students are welcome to attend.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

University Airport, Hutchison Drive Check out this display of old cars, hot rods, aircraft and motorcycles. Food and soda will be sold. The event is sponsored by Friends of the University Airport and TAPS.

Undergraduate Published Literature Read 4 to 5:30 p.m.

126 Voorhies Support undergraduate students who write and publish. Two UC Davis students will read their Prized Writing award-winning essays. A Q&A session will follow the readings. All are welcome to listen and ask questions.

Native American Contemplative Gateways Garden Public Tour 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center Join this public tour of the Native American Contemplative GATEways Garden, led

by Arboretum docents and UC Davis students. This event is a collaboration with the UC Davis Cross-Cultural Center, which is celebrating Native American Culture Days on campus Nov. 5 to 9. For more information, call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

SUNDAY

YCA meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m.

500 ASTF Join the Young Cattlemen’s Association for its November meeting to learn about the beef industry and to meet the club.

American Red Cross Club General Meeting 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

146 Olson The ARCC is an on-campus organization dedicated to emergency preparedness and community service. Join them for their third general meeting.

“MOVE” film showing 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

3 Kleiber Hall Attend this movie viewing of Invisible Children’s new documentary film “MOVE” and hear firsthand from a Ugandan speaker about growing up in fear of being attacked by the LRA. Invisible Children is a nonprofit organization that aims to bring justice and awareness to the LRA atrocities that are happening right now in East and Central Africa in an effort to stop the violence.

Poetry Night Reading Series 8 to 10 p.m.

John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St. Attend this poetry reading with Sandra Gilbert.

FRIDAY

Storytime through the Seasons: Under the Redwood Tree 1 to 3 p.m.

Wyatt Deck (Rain location: 146 Environmental Horticulture) Join the Arboretum Ambassadors for this free outdoor reading program exploring the cultural world of Native Californians. Enjoy traditional stories, games and arts. All ages are welcome! Free parking is available on weekends at Visitor Lot 5, at Old Davis Road and A Street. This event is a collaboration with the UC Davis Naturalists. For more information, please call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

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for itself in Asian American studies by retaining Professor Valverde, who is playing an important role in contributing to the study and teaching of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian American issues. I would be disappointed if the University missed the opportunity to shape the future of the field by dismissing her.”

More information on the petition can be reached at change.org/petitions/granttenure-to-prof-kieu-linhcaroline-valverde.

AAS

Cont. from front page English major.

Many UC Davis professors, as well professors from around the country, are in support of having Valverde reinstated.

“What makes UC Davis an exciting place to be, especially for me as a new faculty member, is that it is poised to be at the cutting edge of Asian American scholarship and teaching,” said Asian American studies professor Robyn Rodriguez. “The NATASHA QABAZARD can be reached at University can secure a place campus@theaggie.org.

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Davis Origami Group celebrates World Origami days Exhibit located at the Davis Branch Library

By CLAIRE TAN Aggie City Editor

From Oct. 1 to 31, the Davis Origami Group demonstrated its paper-folding skills with an origami exhibit on display in the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library at 315 E. 14th St. The exhibit is in observance of World Origami Days, held annually from Oct. 24 to Nov. 11.

OrigamiUSA, the national society of origami, started the international celebration of the Japanese art of folding paper into a variety of animals, plants and objects.

According to OrigamiUSA, Oct. 24 is the birthday of Lillian Oppenheimer, the founder of the first U.S. origami group. She also founded the British Origami Society and OrigamiUSA. Additionally, Nov. 11 is Origami Day in Japan.

“The exhibit will be in the three display cases at the library through [Oct. 31], and the two bookcase displays will be intact through [Nov. 2]. On [Nov. 3], we’ll be moving the exhibit to the Blanchard Room at the library for our World Origami Days special event,” said Judy Ng, a co-leader of the Davis Origami Group, in an email.

For the special event, the Davis Origami Group will hold an origami workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Ng said there will be more origami models on display and some models will be taught to beginner to advanced folders.

“Among the models

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The Davis Origami Group exhibited its origami at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library throughout October. The exhibit honored World Origami Day. taught [will be] finger puppets, toys/games, practical items (containers/ wallets), dollar folds, airborne models and more,” Ng said. “Participants are encouraged to bring magazine/catalog covers to repurpose before they are recycled.”

Ng said at 2 p.m., Glenn Sapaden will discuss ways to bring origami to the classroom and the connections between origami and math and origami and art. At 3 p.m., Andrew Hudson, a founding member and co-leader of the Davis Origami Group, will present the history of origami and its everyday applications in airbags, stents and aerospace technology.

In addition, Tom Vinik will tell a story while simultaneously folding a piece of paper into nine different objects.

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The Davis Origami Group banded together in 2009. Hudson said in an email that the idea of having an origami organization was conceived when several members met at the Pacific Coast Origami Conference in San Francisco.

“The group started off small, but now we have a regular attendance of about 20 people,” Hudson said. “The Davis Origami Group has a twofold mission — it is a social event for origami enthusiasts and also a way of encouraging origami in the Davis community.”

Hudson said for World Origami Days, groups all over the world organize events to celebrate the craft. He said for a while, the Davis Origami Group has wanted to put together an exhibit.

“We found out that the library display cases would be available during the month leading up to World Origami Days, so it seemed an opportunity too good to pass up.”

The Davis Origami Group meets monthly in the Blanchard Room at the Davis Branch Library from 1 to 5 p.m. and Dec. 1 is the next monthly meeting date for the group. Hudson said their meetings are usually informal.

“Usually we start out doing simple models, so beginners are encouraged to come to the first hour,” he said. “Anyone who wants to teach is welcome to do so; we have some experienced folders that will step in and help if things aren’t going right.”

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News iN Brief

Israeli and Greek dances 7 to 10 p.m.

Davis Art Center, Studio E, 1919 F St., Davis The Davis International Folkdancers will be teaching two Israeli dances, Darkeinu and Beleylot Hakayitz Hachamim, and two Greek dances, Kori Mi Paringile and Patrounino, as part of their ongoing class.

The class is free to first-timers. Bring gritfree, non-marking shoes. For more info, visit davisfolkdance.org.

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Davis Dynamos to sponsor walks through Davis parks On Nov. 3 and 4, the Davis Dynamos will sponsor noncompetitive walks through Davis parks and greenbelts. There will be a 6K (3.7 miles) walk and 10K (6.2 miles) walk.

Participants can start between 8 a.m. and noon, but should be finished by 3 p.m. The walks will start and end at the CVS/pharmacy at The Marketplace on West Covell

Boulevard. Walkers can walk for free or pay $3 for Volkssport credit, although initial registration is required.

Volkssport refers to the American Volkssport Association, a noncompetitive sports organization.

The Davis Dynamos is a nonprofit walking club and is associated with the California Volkssport Association,

the American Volkssport Association and the International Federation of Popular Sports.

Restrooms will be available throughout the walk. Pets on leashes with cleanup are allowed, and strollers and wheelchairs will be accommodated.

— Claire Tan

Safe sex service provides condoms for Halloween This Halloween, CloverUp Club, a condom-distributing service, will be working with Davis fraternities and sororities to distribute a large number of sample condoms from Halloween through the weekend, both on campus and at the organizations’ houses. Halloween weekend is historically one of the most sexually active of the year at univer-

VEGAN Cont. from front page I’ve been a vegan for a long time.

There is plenty of great vegan food out there and the CoHo is an example,” Villa said.

Caccamo believes that another reason why it is difficult to become vegan is a lack of passionate, personal desire. For many, veganism is only a trend that lasts a brief period. He said people who are considering veganism should have a more personal reason to become one rather than just to follow a trend.

“I saw several videos on animal cruelty; the way they treated [the animals] was so inhumane that it made a huge impact in my life. Also, at Warped Tour, I was surprised by the amount of bands promoting veganism,” Villa said. “These two events are the reasons why I decided to change my diet on a personal level.”

sity campuses.

Throughout the year, CloverUp Club delivers condoms online, providing a cheaper and less awkward way to procure protection. The program is also working with various universities to spread the availability of their product and sex education.

“Sex should be fun, safe and hassle-free,” said UC Davis alumna

The impact of going vegan or vegetarian is not only limited to the individual’s diet, but it also affects the environment and the planet as a whole.

“Vegans save more than 100 animal lives every year, simply by leaving meat, dairy products and eggs off their plates, [decreasing] support of an industry that slaughters 1 million animals every hour and devastates the environment,” said Ryan Huling, manager of College Campaigns & Outreach People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

“According to the United Nations, factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems at every level — from local to global.

Going vegan is the best way for students to combat this devastation, while also keeping off the ‘freshman 15’ and helping reduce animal suffering.”

Not surprisingly, Huling said that UC Davis has earned praise in re-

Marisa Swain, who works in marketing with CloverUp Club. “That’s why we are working for this cause.”

Over the next week, plain, flavored, colorful and glow-in-thedark condoms will be distributed. For more information, visit cloverupclub.com.

— Rohit Ravikumar

cent years for its wide array of vegan food, showing that Aggies are following suit on a larger national trend.

“According to a study by foodservice provider Bon Appétit, the number of college students who identify themselves as vegetarian has risen by 50 percent since 2005 and the number of vegan [students] has more than doubled during the same period,” Huling said.

UC Davis has adopted vegan culture and turned it into Aggie culture. The institution’s prevalent awareness of the environment has located us as national leaders of eco-friendly behaviors and innovations.

“The vegan revolution is in full swing,” said peta2 associate director Marta Holmberg in a press release. “Nowhere is that more evident than at UC Davis and other schools across the country.”

DANIEL RIESGO can be reached at features@theaggie.

OPINION

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Entertainment council

Welcome to the basement Last Friday, the Unit Relocation and Space Allocation Committee announced that Entertainment Council (EC) would be moving to the basement of Lower Freeborn. Creative Media will be taking over EC’s current office.

The editorial board would like to formally welcome our new neighbors. Welcome to the dungeon. We’ve got fun and games.

While we already have two neighboring ASUCD media units — KDVS and AggieTV — we are excited to welcome a new member to our exclusive club.

We know the idea of moving to the basement is scary.

It’s dark. Isolated. Lonely.

BUT. There are pros to working (living) in the basement.

You will never get skin cancer. There is no sunlight in the basement, and while you may start to look like a vampire, skin damage is nearly impossible.

Another pro: free con-

certs. You know how bands do sound checks before they go on stage? Guess what this basement is located under.

That’s right. Freeborn Hall.

Where big name artists like Snoop Dogg, CAKE and Steve Aoki have performed. And we get to hear them through the floor fo’ free!

Aside from the free concerts, the basement is full of awesome units. Need some new jams? Hit up KDVS. Want a great place to volunteer and help out fellow students? Head over to The Pantry. Want to see what it’s like behind the scenes of a viral YouTube video? Aggie TV is just down the hall. Need to compost? Project Compost is just around the corner. And The Aggie office has a foosball table.

In all seriousness, we hope that EC’s move will bring more students to our lovely basement. We can’t wait to make new friends!

So, EC, come say hi. We promise we don’t bite.

UC Davis confessions

California Aggie style The incredibly active Facebook page UC Davis Confessions seems like it’s updated every few minutes with a new anonymous “confession” from a UC Davis student. We’re inspired.

That page garnered over 2,000 likes in just a few weeks, so in an effort to make our own California Aggie page more likable, here are some of our own confessions: We’re kind of gross. And by gross, we mean our-office-floors-just-got-cleanedfor-the-first-time-since-the1970s kind of gross. There’s a sign on the refrigerator that says we clean it every Friday, but that is not the case. There’s still a gingerbread house sitting in the freezer from nearly four years ago, and it’s too late to throw it out now. We’re emotionally attached.

We also have a bagel that’s been hanging from the ceiling for as long as anyone can remember. The fact that it’s not even moldy still frightens us.

Our office is nearly as old as those in “Mad Men,” but nowhere near as stylish. We have borderline antique Danish designer furniture in our newsroom. Our darkroom has been named The Orgasmatron ever since Woody Allen’s 1973 movie Sleeper. One of our door codes is programmed with a PalmPilot.

Yes. A PalmPilot.

We work an unhealthy number of hours. Most students who work at The Aggie are unpaid, and the managers receive weekly stipends that would probably make most people laugh. One of our editors recently calculated his hours and wasn’t even surprised to learn he was making $1.22 per hour.

And no, he did not include the time spent sleeping at his desk.

One last confession: we do mess up sometimes.

We know that. We’ll usually blame it on said unhealthy number of hours on top of being full-time students on top of not being professional journalists.

Believe it or not, a lot of Aggie alumni go on to do great things in the real world. Folks have gone on to Columbia for journalism school, done media relations for the Oakland Athletics, served as the White House correspondent for Newsweek, web edited for NBC, produced shows for NPR and more.

But somehow, none of our confessions can beat the gold that comes out of UC Davis Confessions — an example from the other night: “I'm the kind of guy who only needs an empty toilet paper roll, a latex glove and vegetable oil to have fun. Holla at me.”

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Part of the money from Measure Q will be used to gut or entirely deDear Editor: molish the newly remodeled sci Your Oct. 29 article “Measures ence/engineering building and and propositions on the Nov. 6 build a new one. In addition, $1 ballot” may have inadvertently million from Measure G was spent given a misleading impression of on building a new soccer field. If the potential impact of Measure Q. Measure Q passes, the soccer field In 2002, the taxpayers of Solano is to be demolished and replaced County funded a $124.5 million bond with a pond. measure (Measure G) to improve Meanwhile, 14 programs, inthe facilities at Solano Community cluding engineering, remain unCollege. Of that amount, $5 million der threat of program disconwas used to remodel the science/en- tinuance at Solano Community gineering building. The remodeling College. After the campus and was just completed during the sum- community spoke out to support mer of 2011. these threatened programs last Now the district has spent year, the program discontinuance $300,000 to float a new bond mea- process was “put on hold,” but sure (Measure Q) in the November was not cancelled.

2012 election, asking the taxpayers What the students of Solano of Solano and Yolo Counties for an Community College urgently need additional $348 million. is a commitment from the ad-

Drawbacks of Measure Q

Jimmy Recinos

Keep reading

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espite Chancellor Linda Katehi’s and UC President Mark Yudof’s statements encouraging the vote as a voice, I am not in support of the idea that voting is having one’s voice heard.

In fact, I believe that what’s more important than voting is the depth behind the education of the issue and what one is willing to do with it.

While I do encourage those who can vote to go and do so, I am far more in support of everyone who can read this to inform themselves regardless; to keep reading, or to start.

Speaking of which, here’s a fact from the UC itself: “In 1990-91 the state funded 78 percent of the total cost of education per student.

In 2010-11, the state provided 47 percent.”

Another fact from the UC: Prop.

30 or not, state funding for our public education will continue to fall. “As state support has declined, the students’ share of their education costs, net of financial aid, has tripled, from 13 percent in 1990-91 to 41 percent in 2010-11. As the state’s share falls in 2011-12, the student share will rise further.”

Now after that’s understood, how could we not read more?

After that’s understood, how can we not ask why, and how?

Whether we’re voting or not, in

Benjamin Chang

Common sense

M

r. Vrdoljak, In your unsolicited guest opinion, you claim that my article about the English major “lacks any modicum of support.”

As an English major who has personally immersed himself in English and experienced the sociocultural biases against it, I completely and respectfully disagree.

Your hard-hitting analysis was mildly credible for about 10 seconds, until your second paragraph, when you wrote: “It is bad and you should feel bad.”

Really.

All right.

Churlishness is not the way to lead off an argument, and alluding to the Nazi Party (“the master-race of English majors”) is not the way to salvage it.

You proceed to question the competitive nature of English. Fair enough. In your admirable haste to prove me wrong, you assert: “A: Grading in the English department is subjective, therefore B: studying English is conducive to strong academic performance. B does not follow from A.” My assertion requires logical interpretation, but it’s hardly a nonsequitur.

Subjective grading stems from a free-form curriculum emphasizing individual performance.

Science is tough, and curves are fickle, forcing students to root for

ministration that their educational programs will remain intact and that their classes will be offered.

However, Measure Q provides no funds whatsoever for keeping these and other academic programs alive.

If Measure Q passes and statewide Proposition 30 (which would provide funds to pay teachers and other staff) is defeated, students at SCC may find themselves with an unnecessary new science/engineering building, but with no classes being taught due to program closures, class cancellations and layoffs.

Dr. Melanie Lutz Engineering and Physics Departments Solano Community College Fairfield

history these elections go down to spend $1 billion in the next five as another critical turning point years.” in what continues to be the most Regardless of where one stands pressing time for students of high- on the death penalty, it is an inarer education in California today, guable fact that it’s more money whether we’re at Pasadena City not going to education.

College, UC Davis or any other The links are there. public institution.

But don’t take my word for it, research it yourself. Whether you’ve Another fact, from USC voted already or are going to or Annenberg: “During the past two not, keep reading, or start, because fiscal years, CSU’s state funding your voice depends on it and bewas cut by $650 million, causing cause others depend on your tuition to rise by 12 percent last year and enrollment to be slashed voice. by 10,000 students.”

And keep reading, or start, because soon you To me, readwill be asked for ing that links all ... I believe the moment we learned how your opinion; do students together, or it reminds to read, we gained the responsibility to it because others will still ask for me of that linkage share our voice and its findings ... more than your in case I’ve foropinion when gotten. And I have forgotten. I do forget. And I’m sure they ask you to join them somehow. you do too.

But it is not my intention to tell And do it because you can. you what to do with this informa Because no matter how busy tion. Right now it is only my inten- you might be, you are a student tion to ask that you go and seek of the world and you must be inthe information for yourself and formed. encourage others to do so as well.

In the days coming up to elections, like Chancellor Katehi and That you keep reading, or start, President Yudof, I encourage you because reading is power. to study the issues more.

And I believe the moment we learned how to read, we gained the Taking things one step further, responsibility to share our voice however, I encourage you to keep and its findings, to help others find reading —or start immediately — theirs, and to in turn help each and to continue do so well after other as a whole in the long jourballots are cast. ney that is moving society forward. I know it’s not easy and that you Here is another fact with rehave tons of reading to do as it is, gards to state funding, from Death but the truth is that as we come of Penalty Focus: “A 2011 study age more reading is simply necesfound that California has spent sary if we’re to be critical contribumore than $4 billion on capital tors to society. punishment since it was reinstat- Here’s one last fact. According ed in 1978 and that death penalto the World Literacy Foundation: ty trials are 20 times more expen- “[In 2012] one in five adults, or 796 sive than trials seeking a sentence million people, lack basic literacy of life in prison without possibili- skills.” ty of parole … California currently spends $184 million on the death JIMMY RECINOS is writing to administrators; you can penalty each year and is on track help him at jrecinos@ucdavis.edu. complete strangers to fall on their at $1.84 in January 2009. But that asses. Curves in English classes statistic disregards the economare relatively rare, and an environ- ic crash that contributed to dement offering greater flexibility pressed prices, as well as the suband individual focus is always nice sequent recovery. to have.

Statistics matter, but only in As an upstanding geology ma- proper context, like in evaluating jor, you have credibility when the percentage of your argument you spend two paragraphs extol- that doesn’t depend on distorting ling the virtues of math and sci- my words and ideas. ence. You say “as a science ma- However, you don’t stop at just jor I find myself filled with a pas- distorting my words and ideas. You sionate curiosity also have an unabout the world,” fortunate tenden... my argument is one slanted and that’s absocy of distorting lutely terrific. My toward equality among majors, your own, comargument nevthe not one based on an elitist dream promising er denigrated anquality of your other field from a reasoning and position of ignorance. the integrity of your arguments.

If you had read my article, you You implored me to persuade would have seen that I wrote: “I people “with maturity and elodon’t take a critical stance against quence,” while also stating “peoscience majors by saying their field ple sometimes jump to concluis predicated on nothing but rote sions” and “I do not place judgmemorization and mindless regur- ment on anyone for studying gitation, because thinking critically English.” is also an important aspect of being All admirable sentiments, but a science major.” not when juxtaposed with your Although I don’t actually detail entire argument, where you do the other merits of math and sci- nothing but judge and jump to ence, it’s clear I’m not an elitist ad- conclusions while eschewing maturity and eloquence to your vocating for supremacy.

But you don’t seem to get that, as own detriment. Escape clauses to you contend “[my] article reeks of the high road are illogical. Then desperate insecurity in [my] choice again, your argument doesn’t appear to care for logic. It is, as you of majors.”

Discourse on insecurity was the say, “a more parsimonious argupoint of my article, as I endeavored ment,” predicated on frugalities to analyze the stigma against the of professionalism and relevant English major and explain why the ideas. prevailing stereotypes don’t hold Occam’s razor is by no means true. In reality, my argument is one infallible, as the simplest arguslanted toward equality among ments are often derived from premajors, not one based on an elitist conception. Sometimes, it’s betdream. ter to think broadly, think differ And you claim I “easily discard ently and acknowledge that other the entire field of statistics” to ease people might know something you my jealousy, but that’s also untrue. don’t. But if you prefer peddling My point regarding statistics was short-sighted misconceptions and that they’re less reliable and ab- dispensing toxic egotism, then go solute than people would have right ahead. you believe. During the presiden- Just don’t be surprised when peotial campaign, Romney claimed ple respond as they should. that gas prices doubled over the course of the Obama adminis- BEN CHANG will respond to your opinions at bcchang@ tration. Technically true. Gas was ucdavis.edu.

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the california aggie ’ s arts and entertainment magazine

1, 2012

Elizabeth Orpina

Hurricane Sandy

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he internet has done it again. Parodying serious events, even as the events are still occurring. Case in point: Hurricane Sandy. Serious and dangerous but somehow extremely entertaining online.

Some genius created the Hurricane Sandy Twitter account not to inform the nation of updates on the disaster, but rather to say ridiculous quips that celebrities are even finding humor in.

With tweets such as “RT [Retweet] IF U WANT ME TO DESTROY YO SCHOOL. I GOT YOU” and “YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO DESTROY CITIES AND TWEET AT DA SAME TIME? YOU AIN’T BOUT DIS LYFE,” most of us can’t resist laughing out loud.

Not to worry; this account does acknowledge the real damage that’s occurring.

Information is being spread by this account on how to help through Red Cross, and it’s nice to see that these joke accounts can still do good.

But in order to relate this entire topic to the theme of Arts and Entertainment, I’m going to reference the multiple “photos” this Twitter account has shared with the web.

The “LATEST SHOT OF NEW YORK” is a picture of The Statue of Liberty being taken over by water monsters, aliens and a dinosaur. There’s a picture of a lawn chair on its side with the caption “STAY INDOORS EVERYONE, HURRICANE SANDY IS NO JOKE.” These photos are referencing the “earthquakes” of the East Coast, where people were freaking out over lawn chairs falling down. That first photo, though? I’m going to just speak on that for a second.

UC Davis class of 2016 has a Facebook group, as we all did when we submitted our Intent to Register. This class, however, decided to be ridiculous and post pictures of “Swaggies,” hashtagging “YOLO” and Photoshopping cats and Lieutenant John Pike into psychedelic colored backgrounds. This is what the internet people call “trolling,” in case you are behind on literally everything that was cool months ago.

Most people who have no sense of humor or any presence online have no idea why these Twitter accounts exist or why so many people think these crazy Photoshopped pictures are so hilarious.

That’s what makes being an internet person so friggen fun.

And no, we’re not giving you permission to reference anything that’s on Tumblr in real life — not only are you revealing yourself as an internet geek but also making the rest of us hate you. If you’re a jokester online and can appreciate .gifs as much as the next blogger, you should know that you have to stay that way. Online.

I’m just glad that these ridiculous accounts exist, and that they aren’t too offensive for me to retweet or reference in real life. Personally, I respect those with an offensive sense of humor, but for the sake of my reputation, I’ll keep silently snorting as I scroll through Tumblr, at home.

Send offensive jokes to ELIZABETH ORPINA at arts@theaggie.org.

Your weekly dose of video games

By ANTHONY LABELLA Aggie Arts Writer

Game of the week Although Need for Speed: Most Wanted came out this week and I love fast-paced racing, the obvious choice for this edition is Assassin's Creed III. The third main entry in the stealthaction franchise taps into the history of the American Revolution, following half-English/ half-Native American protagonist Connor as he violently takes out enemies in Colonial America.

It's worth noting that Assassin's Creed III wraps up the present-day Desmond storyline and its continual dive into the absurd and unbelievable. I admit skepticism at the franchise's strange take on ancestral origins

and mega-corporations in the first Assassin's Creed title, but here I am five years later itching to play the latest release so I can see how the series wraps up.

Streamlined controls will make assassinations even easier this time around, and there is no shortage of activities to take part in — including sea battles for the pirate in all of us. The game has already received plenty of praise from video game publications, and I imagine I'll follow suit in the coming weeks.

This week in news Electronic Arts placed a lot of emphasis on its latest military shooter, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, but the game's critical failure appears to have negatively impacted the company's third-quarter financial prospects.

EA CEO John Riccitiello explicitly mentioned Medal of Honor during a second-quarter investor call, citing it as the main reason for the company's bleak-looking third quarter: “Our Q3 appears soft, due mostly to Medal of Honor,” Riccitiello said.

Also making matters worse is the recent cancellation of NBA Live 13. This marks the third year in a row that EA will fail to release an NBA video game while 2K Sports dominates the market with its popular NBA 2K series.

EA does still plan to support Medal of Honor: Warfighter this holiday season, so perhaps that will help boost sales for the disappointing first-person shooter.

ANTHONY LABELLA can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

Talent displayed weekly at Poetry Night Reading Series Professionals and amateurs gather at Natsoulas Gallery

By JOHN KESLER Aggie Arts Writer

The Poetry Night Reading Series is held at the John Natsoulas Gallery at 521 First St. in Davis on the first and third Thursdays of every month.

The reading series, which starts at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public, features an hour-long reading from a guest poet followed by an hour-long open mic performance.

Emeritus professor Sandra Gilbert speaks tonight, while English professor Joe Wenderoth performs on Nov. 15 and Sacramento State professor Joshua McKnight performs on Dec. 6.

The Poetry Night Reading Series is emceed by Dr. Andy Jones, writing professor at UC Davis. It started in the summer of 2007 at Bistro 33 and has since moved to the Natsoulas Gallery.

“John Natsoulas is a longtime supporter of the arts and a longtime supporter of my radio show,” said Jones, whose show “Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour” airs on KDVS. “He lets us use his gallery rent-free.”

How does Jones attract guest readers for Poetry Night?

“Because of my radio show and my advocacy of poetry, I know a lot of the readers beforehand,” Jones said.

He also follows the schedules of traveling poets and attempts to work them into the schedule.

“In some cases, poets will come to me and ask if they can do a reading. I may also see a great poet and try to recruit them,” Jones said.

UC Davis English professor Joshua Clover, who has done three readings for the series, loved the experience.

“I have loved the chance to read there,” Clover said in an email. “We usually get a pretty good crowd, often over 100 people. Also, we are able to have drinks, which makes poetry and most other things better.”

The open-mic component was described

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The Poetry Night Reading series is held at the John Natsoulas Gallery every first and third Thursday of the month. Traveling poets and local professors are among the guest readers.

by Jones as being “stronger” than other local open mic nights because of strict time limits placed on the event. He believes that this leads to a higher quality of work from the readers.

Evan White, the event’s co-producer and a recent graduate in English, had some experience with the open-mic night.

“There is nothing quite so useful to someone who aspires to writing as a live audience, especially a generous one,” White said in an email.

“A harsh crowd can prematurely discourage an individual who may have great potential. The Poetry Night Reading Series is home to a happy medium, and aspiring writers, poets, and per-

formers do well to utilize it.”

Overall, White finds the experience wholly beneficial.

“I'd say the exposure to so many varied forms of poetry, prose, performance, and everything occupying the spaces between, has been as beneficial to me as any actual class ever was.”

Open-mic participants are encouraged to show up at 7:45 p.m. to sign up. For more information, check out poetryindavis.com.

JOHN KESLER can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

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Review: Cloud Atlas Muddled at first but exhilarating thereafter; gorgeous throughout

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By JOEY CHEN Aggie Copy Chief

Rating: 4 out of 5 Cloud Atlas is a rarity. How can we begin to describe what an accomplishment it is that this film even exists?

Its source material, a novel of the same name by Englishman David Mitchell, was said to be unfilmable: six stories, all dis-

tinctly plotted, representing several centuries from the 1800s to the post-apocalyptic future. Mitchell pieced them together in a narrative structure that won him critical praise and landed him on the Man Booker shortlist. But using the same concept for a film? Impossible.

Yet here we are with just that: the film.

The Matrix-famed Wachowski siblings and their good friend Tom Tykwer (Run

Lola Run), a German director, pulled it off by weaving the stories together instead of presenting them at length one at a time.

It was the right decision for the nuts-andbolts reason that it’s easier to remember characters this way (the film is hefty, clocking in at two hours and 43 minutes). It was also the right decision for pacing, to keep things interesting.

Funny, then, that Cloud Atlas starts off ploddingly, making you wonder for the first 45-or-so minutes if the rest of the film will continue floating around lost in space.

Perhaps the filmmakers can be forgiven for this, since they had to present a new exposition six times. We should be less forgiving, though, for the unclear distinction between stories, which hampers our ability to connect different events and characters to each plot.

But the film learns to walk. It finds its stride. And finally, it blossoms beautifully.

The six stories, deadweight at first, suddenly become intriguing, progressing alongside one another in freewheeling glory. The film’s structure becomes a strength, keeping proceedings tense and gripping with mini-cliffhangers abound. No matter that the film’s grand theme, that everything and everyone is connected somehow, is a bit of an afterthought. Cloud Atlas’ storytelling is thrilling and carries the day.

Tom Hanks is reliably compelling, most notably as an eccentric doctor tending to an ailing lawyer (a convincing Jim Sturgess) aboard a Pacific ship. Halle Berry is resil-

ient as a deep-digging journalist wading into a mess of corruption. Jim Broadbent (of Harry Potter fame) shines as a harried and wide-eyed publisher, tricked into imprisonment in a nursing home and determined, huffing and puffing, to escape.

Ben Whishaw (cast in the upcoming Bond film Skyfall) is irresistibly suave as a young playboy musician working for a master composer. And South Korean actress Bae Doo Na is entrancing as a clone in 22ndcentury Neo Seoul, a futuristic city stylized as wonderfully as you might expect from the Wachowskis. Make sure you stay for the credits to see which actors played various characters throughout the film.

Most importantly, Cloud Atlas is an experience. It was filmed gorgeously, and its soundtrack is veritably haunting. It takes you on an exhilarating ride and, in breathtaking fashion, ends on as close to a perfect note as you could imagine.

That’s a relief, because, to be sure, Cloud Atlas was far more than a mere gamble.

Most filmmakers don’t get $100 million to take a chance on a radically different film, so when they do, we want them to succeed.

Their success blazes the path for filmmakers who dare to try something new.

The Wachowskis and Tykwer stumbled a bit, but they got it mostly right. Cloud Atlas is perhaps the most extraordinary feat of imagination we’ll see on the screen in a long time. That, no doubt, is a rarity.

JOEY CHEN can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

NEEDTOBREATHE rocks Freeborn Hall At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a line starting at Freeborn Hall snaked all the way around the UC Davis Bookstore.

NEEDTOBREATHE fans are a dedicated bunch.

Singer-songwriter Matthew Mayfield opened the concert playing a mix of his songs and hard-rock covers like “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses. Good Old War pumped up the crowd, playing songs from their newest album, Come Back As Rain, as well as songs from their previous albums.

Coming with 12 years of experience and energy, headliner NEEDTOBREATHE brought the energy of a stadium concert and crammed it into Freeborn Hall. With South Carolina soul and charisma, the band drove the crowd wild. NEEDTOBREATHE played songs from their latest album, The Reckoning.

— Brian Nguyen

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NEEDTOBREATHE plays in front of a stylized typewriter background.

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Guitarist Bo Rinehart dances while performing.

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(above) Bo entertains the crowd. (left) Lead singer Bear Rinehart led NEEDTOBREATHE’s performance at Freeborn Hall on Tuesday. (right) Bo is silhouetted by the lights.

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Beyond Tolerance works to eliminate discrimination on campus Diversity Trainers team up to educate campus community

By JESSICA GRILLI Aggie News Writer

Beyond Tolerance is a campus program that provides support and resources for various campus clubs and organizations to promote knowledge and respect of the many diverse cultures that exist in our community. The program is sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) in partnership with the Office of Campus Community Relations.

A few of the organizations on campus that have utilized the resources offered

by Beyond Tolerance include the Black Student Union, Non-Monosexual Alliance and the Youth Empowerment Program.

On the subject of her role in the program, Lori Fuller, program coordinator for Beyond Tolerance, said that the program fosters leadership development for students and student organizations.

According to Fuller, one of the most important parts of her job is helping students through those processes of event planning.

When a student club or organization wants to hold an event on campus to raise awareness about who they are and what they do to promote diversity, they contact Fuller, and she provides them with the space and equipment needed to organize their event.

“All of the student centers provide community, space and events for students and student groups to learn, grow, find comfort, make connections and get involved in issues on or off-campus,” said Lane Lewis, Campus Climate and Community outreach coordinator for the Cross Cultural Center in an email interview.

As an active member in student organizations that promote diversity, Lewis said

Kendrick Lamar good kid, M.A.A.D city

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Twenty-four years after NWA formally introduced the Compton state of mind to the world at large, rising hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar retreads familiar geography to capture another portrait of his hometown in present-day Hi-Def. This time, however, the result is far from familiar.

What we get is not a hood horror story, a glorification of the gangsta lifestyle, or a heavy-handed message about community betterment. If you follow Lamar through the hour-plus length of the LP (his “short film”, as the album’s subtitle describes it) he doesn’t waste any time telling you about Compton; instead, he

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that such events play an important role in getting clubs’ messages out to the public.

“It is important for campus clubs and organizations that support diversity to have a resource that helps them put on events … The campus needs more representashows you where he’s been with a cohesive set of tracks outlining a personal journey. Along the way, he deftly inhabits a range of different characters, young, old, male and female, changing his flow to express a new viewpoint or aspect of the story.

Near the beginning, the track “Backstreet Freestyle” shows an adolescent version of Kendrick revelling in the crass fantasies of money, power and sexual exploits. By the end of the album, especially on the 12-minute highlight “Sing About Me (Dying of Thirst),” he embodies people from his life that resent their personal stories being told on the album; but as he says it, their stories “need to be told.” If he ignored them, he’d be “cursing the life of 20 generations after their soul.”

If this album is heavy to the listener, it’s because it has great substance. The production is soulful and fleshed out, with room enough for the lyrics to swim in. It runs long, but has no filler. It has many talented guest rappers (MC Eiht, Dr. Dre) but no indulgent shout-outs. Lamar has set up a stage and knows all the directions, keeping the players, the timing and the delivery consistently on point.

Give these tracks a listen: “Swimming Pool (Drank),” “Sing About Me (Dying of Thirst)” For Fans of: Illmatic-era Nas, Outkast, Frank Ocean — Andrew Russell

tion, visibility, space for diverse communities, issues, voices, ideas, etc.,” Lewis said.

Beyond Tolerance recognizes the importance of putting on these campus events and works to help clubs and organizations with the most difficult part

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“This is rock; unrefined, hard and volcanic.” So declares the website of Massachusetts-based rock band State Radio. Listening to the band’s newest album, Rabbit Inn Rebellion, one would be hard-pressed to disagree.

State Radio has returned not only to

ADMIN Cont. from front page Stone is a fourth-year English major.

Last year she chaired the ASUCD Academic Affairs Commission and was vice chair of the ASUCD Scholarship Committee.

The student assistants work to understand the diverse student body at UC Davis in an attempt to represent and cater to the needs of all students, according to the SAC. Their goal is to ensure that UC Davis serves as a safe, inclusive environment to all of its students.

The SACs do this by meeting with students and the administration separately and coordinating events throughout the year that will allow students and administrators to interact.

According to Trotsyuk, the theme that the SAC is working around this year is student wellness with a holistic view. Programs are geared toward keeping students healthy, both mentally and physically.

Stone said that the SAC wanted to bring the ad-

of this process: finding a space to hold the event and the money to buy or rent equipment for production.

CSI, in partnership with the Office of Campus and Community Relations, helps to fund programs that support student activities which aim to educate the community about diversity.

One example is the Diversity Training Program. Initiated in 2006, the Diversity Trainers Institute, which consists of a volunteer staff, provides a variety of workshops on campus to promote learning about diversity.

Dr. Rahim Reed, associate executive vice chancellor of the Office of Campus Community Relations, said that the Diversity Trainers Institute was created to pay attention to those aspects of our campus that deal with issues of diversity. “[The program is] important because the faculty, staff and students … come from all parts of the country and all around the world. We want to be able to manage the diversity that we have as an asset, to make something that stimulates creative thought,” Reed said.

As with Beyond Tolerance, the Diversity Training Institute works to emphasize the positive attributes of a diverse campus such as UC Davis, while educating the community about existing diverse cultures.

Both Fuller and Reed agree that one of the most important ways to eliminate discrimination in the daily lives of students is to communicate.

Any student clubs and organizations that wish to utilize the resources offered

by Beyond Tolerance can contact Lori Fuller at ljfuller@ucdavis.edu.

JESSICA GRILLI can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

the studio, but also to their hard rock roots. The album conjures up images of a dystopian future led by ruthless oligarchs and ravaged by war. In particular, the track “Big Man” echoes the recent Occupy movement. Through their driving beats and thought-provoking lyrics, State Radio’s newest release will entertain new and old fans alike.

If you like hard rock and indie bands, give State Radio’s newest CD a listen. “‘We didn’t care if it was [a] little messy or not perfect, if the energy and the driving nature and sense of urgency was in it, then we would go for it. That’s what carries the album,’” said Stokes, the lead singer, on the band’s website. “This is totally a full steam ahead, pedal-to-the-metal album.

You can feel the blood coursing through it.”

Check out these tracks: “Roadway Broken,” “Big Man,” “The Bridge is Burning.”

For Fans of: The Black Angels, Calexico, Coheed and Cambria.

— Brett Bunge

ministration to the students this year, as opposed to having the students come to the administration. The assistants are featuring three major programs this year that intend to do just that: Meals with Mrak, Exercise with Mrak and the 5K Wellness Walk.

Meals with Mrak is a breakfast series taking place in the Segundo Dining Commons that will allow students to sit down with various Mrak Hall administrators, including Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Provost Ralph Hexter, to talk about their concerns and experiences on campus. These events will take place every quarter.

Exercise with Mrak invites students to speak with various campus leaders in smaller group settings.

Activities will include walking and bowling.

Students, parents, administrators and community members are invited to participate in the 5K Wellness Walk later this year. Participant entry fees will raise funds for scholarships.

“A lot of [administrators] like the idea of talking to

students,” Trotsyuk said.

The SAC aims to organize events related to current events. Most recently there were presidential debate gatherings in the Student Community Center multi-purpose room.

“Election years are always important in an institution of higher education,” Stone said.

The SAC collaborated with the South East Asian Resource Action Center to coordinate the gatherings.

Students were also able to register to vote at these events.

A post-election town hall will be held in November, allowing students and administrators to speak about what the results of the election will mean for the UC Davis community.

The assistants have open office hours, which are listed on their website, sac. ucdavis.edu. Information about how to get involved with current campus events and programs can be found on the SAC Facebook page.

LAUREN MASCARENHAS can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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Men’s basketball hopes for a fresh start The Aggies look to bury the memories of last season

By KIM CARR

Aggie Sports Writer

UC Davis men’s basketball is ready to bury the memories of last year and start winning.

After finishing last year’s season with a dismal 5-26 record, head coach Jim Les had some restructuring to do. He started by recruiting some promising young talent to help fill the holes in last year’s roster.

Ultimately, the Aggies have to step up their game on both sides of the court. A winning percentage of .161 is the result of a lackluster defense and an unproductive offense.

The biggest focus for UC Davis is offensive production. Last year, Aggie opponents averaged 74.4 points per game while UC Davis’ offense only managed 62 points a game.

That 12-point margin needs to close if the team wants to add some more wins to their record this year.

Luckily, the Aggies have an excellent offensive threat.

Junior Tyler Les received national recognition for his talents in a recent CBSSports.com ranking. The coach’s son was named the 35th best shooter in the nation on the preseason list of NCAA players.

Tyler was certainly productive last year, boasting a .833 free throw percentage and was the Aggies’ leading scorer title in seven games last season.

“I’m proud of Tyler because I know he’s put in a lot of time and effort and hard work,” coach Les said.

While Tyler is a weapon, he cannot carry the Aggies alone. Other

players will need to step it up and force defenses to shut down multiple threats, not just their shooting guard.

While speaking about his son’s recent honor, Coach Les highlighted the importance of the team effort and the team result.

“I know he’s [Tyler] appreciative to be recognized on a national level. Now we want to do it collectively for the accolades that our team can achieve.”

Coach Les is certainly looking for an offense Tyler Les that will highlight UC junior Davis’ talents in a much more positive light this year.

“We want to make UC Davis basketball relevant on a national scale,” he said.

To accomplish that, they will need a stronger defense as well.

UC Davis went 3-13 in Big West conference play last year and their only wins came at home. Teams often play their best at home but it is imperative that they can win on the road.

Two of Coach Les’ new additions to the roster are freshmen guards coming from extremely successful high school programs.

Freshman Olivier Paul-Betu hails from Massachusetts where he earned ESPN recognition as one of the best players in New England.

Fellow freshman Darius Graham had a much shorter commute to UC Davis.

Graham is a proud alumni of the Sacramento High team that made the NorCal regional finals in 2010.

His outstanding junior and senior seasons earned him a spot on the All-Metro Conference team.

This year’s squad is full of fresh faces and new talents, but it is aimed at regaining some of the glory UC Davis basketball held when Mark Payne and Joe Harden used to dominate the court.

Their schedule is kind this year and it lets UC Davis unveil their new squad at home. The Aggies’ first few games are at home which will allow them to formulate a positive chemistry in front of a supportive crowd.

UC Davis’ first opponent is Division III foe UC Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs were 12-10 last year and managed 70 points per game.

UC Santa Cruz is a fair representative of the conference opponents UC Davis will face later on in the season so this is a perfect opportunity for them to test out their new squad and figure out what improvements still need to be made.

While the Aggies may enjoy their games at home, they will eventually have to play on the road. Last year’s squad only earned one victory on the road and this will be another big test for the team.

The players are ready and the coaches are excited about the prospect of a new season.

Can the Aggies turn it around this year? They certainly have the talent necessary to do so. It all boils down to their ability to come together and play well in every game.

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

men’s soccer PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis (8-5-4, 6-2) vs. the first spot in the Big West.

Sacramento State (7-5-2, 4-1-1) The Aggies outshot the Hornets Where: Aggie Soccer Field — 16-0 in the second half and defended the goal to dethrone the Davis, CA Hornets from their position in When: Sunday at 3 p.m.

Who to watch: Sophomore for- first place.

Preview: The UC ward Matt Sheldon Davis men’s soccer ought to be on fire team will end their this Sunday after a incredible season magnificent perforwith a final matchup mance against UC against Sacramento Santa Barbara this State. The No. 1 and past weekend.

No. 2 seeds in the Sheldon tied the Big West Conference score against the Championships will Gauchos with three go head-to-head this seconds left in the first upcoming Saturday half and sealed the Matt Sheldon at Aggie Soccer Field. victory for the Aggies sophomore The Aggies will look midway through the to clinch the top spot first overtime.

Thanks to Sheldon’s out- in the Big West Conference and standing plays, the Aggies enter the Big West Semifinals were able to extend their win- on a strong note. ning streak to three and solidi- Most recently, the Aggies fy their top spot in the Big West claimed a 2-1 overtime victoConference. ry over UCSB on the road. Matt Recognized for his efforts, Sheldon scored two spectacSheldon picked up his second ular goals to keep the team’s career Big West Conference winning streak alive. With that Offensive Player of the Week ti- win, the Aggies now maintain tle. The aforementioned goals a total of 18 points in the North against UCSB were his first of Division and have separated the season and could not have themselves from the rest of the occurred at a more oppor- field. tune time for the team. It was The Hornets are close beUC Davis’ first win at Harder hind in second place with 16 Stadium since 2008 and marked points. This past weekend, the first time in program history Sacramento State defeated Cal the Aggies swept the Gauchos in Poly 3-2, putting them ahead regular season play. of the Mustangs in conference Did you know? Just a little over standings. Coming off a onea week ago, UC Davis shut out game winning streak and deSacramento State on the turf of termined to avenge last game’s the Hornets with a 3-1 victory. heartbreak, the Hornets ought The Aggies scored three goals to be mentally and physically in a 10-minute span in the sec- equipped for this Saturday. ond half to rally back and cap- Equally excited and anxious ture one of their most memora- for the challenge, the Aggies will ble goals of the season. put all that they have learned Sophomore defender Brian and practiced this season in orFord, senior forward John der to end this season the right Joslin and freshman forward way.

Eric Budniewski all scored goals to power UC Davis into —Veena Bansal

women’s volleyball PREVIEW Teams: UC Davis vs. UC Irvine; vs. Long the Aggies dropped a four set loss.

Beach State For UC Davis to pull out a win against Records: Aggies, 12-12 (6-5); Anteaters, a tough 49ers team this weekend, ex10-15 (5-6); 49ers, 11-11 (6-5) pect them to be looking to their setter for Where: The Pavilion — Davis leadership.

When: Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday While Woolway often sports at 7 p.m. a quiet, unassuming demeanWho to Watch: Putting a twist on or, there is no doubt that a fire to a common phrase, ‘consistency is win burns deep inside her. Look queen.’ In that regard, junior setfor that fire to come out against ter Jenny Woolway has been the two tough opponents this week.

Queen of her team.

Did you know? UC Davis, Long Beach State and Cal State The San Diego native has reFullerton are all in a dead tie for corded over 1,000 assists each third with 6-5 Big West records year she has played for the Aggies apiece. and is on pace to shatter former Jenny Woolway The three schools trail behind standout Denise Bilbaeno’s school junior second place Cal State Northridge recorder of 3,549 career assists. and UC Santa Barbara by a mere Woolway recorded 36 assists in the Aggies’ four set victory against Cal one game, while UC Irvine sits in fourth State Fullerton last Friday, totaling 754 for place, also by the slim margin of a single the season and eighth among all Big West game. setters.

Hawai’i has set itself head and shoulders When UC Davis last met LBSU earlier in above the competition with a dream 12-0 the season on Oct. 5, Woolway recorded 37 record, but second place is very much up assists, but the effort was not enough as in the air. A single loss or a pair of wins can

easily boost any one of these teams into a second place advantage.

Preview: There’s no place like home.

There’s no place like — UC Davis. While the Aggies did fight for some well-earned road victories, there is no doubt that the blue and gold colors of their home floor will provide some much needed comfort for this well traveled team.

Six of the Aggies’ last eight games have been on the road and while they did achieve an even 4-4 record during the run, UC Davis will look to steal some crucial victories in front of their home crowd.

“When we last played at Irvine, that was a very good match,” said coach Jamie Holmes. “I thought that was one of the highlights of our season so far.”

The Aggies visited Irvine on Oct. 6 and were able to complete an extremely close 25-23, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of the Anteaters.

Senior outside hitter Allison Whitson had a team high 19 kills while defensive specialist Kaitlyn Plum and Woolway led the defense with 14 digs.

“Irvine is a young team that is physically talented,” Holmes said. “They have a talented outside hitter who we did a great job of containing last time. Being able to do that again is crucial to our success.”

As for Long Beach State, the Aggies have not fared too well against their Southern California rivals. UC Davis has not recorded a victory against the 49ers in over 6 years, making their next meeting not only a must-win, but a grudge match as well.

“Long Beach State is always a very well trained team,” Holmes said. “They execute their skill set very well. We are going to have to do a good job of being efficient.”

In their last matchup, UC Davis came out strong and took game one 25-19.

However, the 49ers took advantage of a few mental errors in game two and the Aggies could not recover. UC Davis will focus on executing consistently throughout the match in order to take this crucial win.

— PK Hattis

Aggie Digest

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In a pivotal Big West Conference matchup for UC Davis men’s soccer, Cal Poly took down the Aggies by a score of 1-0.

The two rivals exchanged blows, with UC Davis controlling most of the possession time, until the Mustangs got on the board five minutes into the second half and preserved the lead for

the rest of the game.

UC Davis battled back and forth in a chippy game that resulted in six yellow cards between the teams — including four issued to Cal Poly — but were unable to get the advantage. Cal Poly had 25 fouls in the game and the Aggies tallied 17.

The Aggies managed five shots on goal

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to the Mustangs’ four, but couldn’t convert those opportunities.

The loss drops UC Davis to 8-6-4 overall with a 6-3-0 Big West record.

Sacramento State faced off with UC Santa Barbara yesterday and had the opportunity to take over first place in conference because of the UC Davis defeat.

The Aggies will square off with the Hornets on Saturday in a battle that will affect their position in the Big West conference. A victory for either team could give them first place in the league, and with it, the chance to host the first round of the Big West tournament.

— Matthew Yuen

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CAMPUS JUDICIAL REPORT Third time’s the charm A second-year student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for submitting multiple papers that were not his own in a lower division class. This was his third offense. When he met with a judicial officer, the student admitted that he had submitted papers that were actually the work of other students in the class. As a result of this violation, he accepted a onequarter suspension, Deferred Separation status for the duration of his time at UC Davis, 50 hours of community service and two workshops with the Student Academic Success Center (SASC). Deferred Separation is the agreement to give up your right to a formal hearing if you violate the Code of Academic Conduct again.

Anything for love A first-year student was referred to SJA for allegedly letting his girlfriend cheat off his quiz in a physics class. In a meeting with a judicial officer, the student denied that he had allowed his girlfriend to copy from

him during the quiz. However, he and his girlfriend had previously been referred for collaborating on a quiz, and as a result of that incident he had signed a disciplinary contract agreeing not to sit by his girlfriend during quizzes or tests and to sit in the front row. Therefore, although he denied that he had collaborated with his girlfriend on the physics quiz, he was in violation of the terms of his previous disciplinary agreement. He agreed to be placed on Deferred Separation status until graduation and to do community service and receive counseling at CAPS for stress management. He was also required to complete a reflection paper.

Caught by the web A third-year student was referred to SJA for plagiarism on a take-home exam. Specifically, the student plagiarized his answers from a previous quarter’s exam that was posted online. In a meeting with a judicial officer, he admitted to the violation. He agreed to Deferred Separation status and 10 hours of community service as his sanctions.

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Is Facebook a crucial part of relationships?

By Jacob Bojesson

The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University)

A popular saying with students “It’s not official until it’s on Facebook,” - may be more accurate than people realize.

A study co-conducted by David Westerman, assistant professor of communication studies at West Virginia U., showed publicly displaying romantic relationships on Facebook is a sign of commitment.

“It’s very similar to wearing a wedding ring. You’re publicly showing people ‘look I’m connected to this other person. I’m letting everyone know,’” Westerman said. “If you show it publicly, it makes it that much more meaningful.”

Just as social media has become a way to connect with friends and family, they have also become a tool to build and maintain relationships.

“For me, it came about from seeing social networking sites as being this place where a lot of these things can play out,” Westerman said. “(How they are) providing opportunities for people who live apart but also who

live relatively close to each other, to maintain relationships by communicating through these channels.”

Alongside Stephanie Tong of Wayne State U. in Detroit, Westerman investigated how the nature of romantic relationships are affected by Facebook.

Westerman put up an ad on MIX in September looking for people currently involved in a romantic relationship with someone they are friends with on Facebook.

In the study, 306 participants were asked a series of questions about how satisfied they were with their communication on Facebook and how supported they felt by their network.

“We asked them some questions about how they interact with their partner through the private parts of Facebook and through the public part,” Westerman said. “We wanted to see how they played some of these things out on Facebook.”

Westerman and Tong are still analyzing the results of the study, and no statistics have been released.

What the preliminary results of the study show is people who display their relationship more openly on Facebook tend to feel closer to one

another than people who don’t.

Westerman believes the idea of being “Facebook official” may play more significant role than many think.

“If you’re doing this publicly, you’re showing that commitment,” Westerman said. “Everyone else in your network knows it, and they can call you on it if you do something stupid.”

The private interactions on Facebook, including messaging and chatting, don’t seem to play as big a role in relationships - to Westerman’s surprise.

“It might be that people don’t just do it very often,” Westerman said.

“Facebook is meant to be a public channel, although it certainly has some private parts to it.”

Westerman said he is satisfied with the results of the study, as they prove much of the criticism of social networking sites is unwarranted.

“A lot of people say: ‘These kids today - they’re only interacting on Facebook, and they’re not having real relationships,’ This study shows that might not be the case,” Westerman said.

Westerman and Tong are hoping to finalize their research by early November.

Adderall abuse increases among college students

By Gloria Huangpu

Daily Collegian (Penn State University)

Among 18 to 25-yearolds, Adderall abuse is on the rise - according to data generated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

The non-medical use of Adderall among full-time students rose from 6.3 percent in 2006 to 8.3 percent in 2011, SAMHSA’s Chief of the Population Surveys branch Joe Gfroerer said.

He said the organization conducts a survey every year with 22,000 subjects in the 18- to 22-year-old age range, focusing on the use of substances from tobacco and alcohol to non-medical use of prescription drugs.

The data only goes back to 2006 because he said Adderall was only added to the list of non-medi-

cal drugs they asked about at that time. However, this data shows some significant trends, he said.

Gfroerer said the rates of non-medical Adderall use from 2006 to 2011 for 18 to 22 year olds have been consistently higher among college students than those who are not in college - and the rates for both groups have been rising.

The rate for other persons - not full-time students - in the age range rose from 3 percent to 4.2 percent, he said.

Penn State U.’s Counseling and Psychological Services staff psychologist Andrea Falzone said she doesn’t see a lot of students coming in with Adderall abuse as their primary issue.

“We do have students who report that they use [Adderall] who don’t have it prescribed,” she said. “I don’t

hear about it being reported more than marijuana. I don’t see it as epidemic.”

Falzone said the first time that a student comes in for an appointment at CAPS, he or she is asked to fill out a form where he or she is asked to answer questions about his or her use of various substances. One of the questions is whether the student uses drugs for which he or she does not have prescriptions, she said.

“We see a number of students who are taking Adderall as prescribed for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to manage a real disorder,” Falzone said.

But the screenings from the first appointment also shows that there are students who report that they use it without a prescription, she said.

Additionally, CAPS psy-

chiatrist Victoria Stout said though she is not aware of any studies or records of Adderall abuse, she asks patients to whom she prescribes Adderall to sign an agreement that they will not distribute it.

“If someone shares their Adderall with someone else, that is distributing controlled substances, and that is a felony,” she said.

“I do think students should take this seriously.”

Because ADHD is a longstanding problem with symptoms showing when someone is 7 years old, Stout said she is usually able to catch people who are trying to receive prescriptions of Adderall for non-medical use.

However, Stout said she couldn’t say whether she’s positive that none of her patients have abused their prescriptions.

Featured Photos

Aaron Juarez Kong / Aggie

(above) This photo came about as a result of being stuck inside on a rainy day. I grabbed my camera, tripod, plastic bowl, zip tie, and ziplock bag full of water, poked a small hole in the bottom of the bag, played around with white balance settings and shutter speeds, and there went my afternoon. Not a bad way to take advantage of the upcoming winter weather ...

Rachel Du / Aggie

(left) I took this photo when I visited my home in Rancho Palos Verdes. I was sitting in my garden at the time and noticed the hummingbird right away.

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