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Davis Flea Market celebrates ‘Sample This’: The Sound of one-year anniversary Hip-Hop

Fledgling Flea lives to see first birthday

By NAOMI NISHIHARA Aggie Features Writer

You might not think the marriage of the subprime mortgage crisis in Ireland and the mass exodus of writers and artists from Davis to humanities-friendly locations could have a brain-child, but it has, and she is celebrating her first birthday.

This Sunday, the Davis Flea Market will celebrate its one-year anniversary.

It was inspired by the bloom of DIY culture in Ireland after the subprime mortgage crisis, and encouraged by the determination to entice UC Davis students to start businesses and stay in town after graduation. The Davis Flea Market is a self-sustaining pop-up market of local art, performance and vintage gear. In its year of existence, it has faced many challenges in finding a place for itself within Downtown Davis’ community.

But Lauren Norton, director of the Davis Flea Market, is hopeful for its future expansion.

“We dream of having a brick-andmortar building where we can have a cooperative retail space, a café and a performance venue,” Norton wrote in an email interview. “Considering the level of enthusiasm for the Flea right now, this could be a reality sooner than I ever anticipated.”

Searching for a place has been a theme in the founding and trials of the Flea Market. In 2011, when Norton finished up her Master’s degree in creative writing, she watched as her communi-

ty of fellow artists and writers dispersed for different and more promising cities.

“Everyone seemed to be moving to the Bay Area or Portland — cities with more opportunities and also lower rents than Davis,” Norton said. “I thought an accessible and experimental market venue would be a good way to entice a new generation of UC Davis students downtown where they could think about the possibility of laying down roots.”

Even if enticed, however, Norton said it hasn’t been so easy to lay those roots down.

“The biggest challenge was finding a location, and then securing the necessary permission to use [it]. The E Street Plaza seemed like a terrific spot — it’s in the heart of downtown and it has a covered stage for our bands,” Norton said. “[But] the local business association (Davis Downtown Business Association) initially blocked us from putting on the Flea market because they were concerned about our vendors and customers taking up too many parking spaces and also competing with their stores.”

Norton personally met with many of the local business owners and spoke to them about the flea market’s goals to make downtown a more vibrant place to shop, and create a mutually beneficial relationship between Davis Flea and downtown Davis.

Eventually, enough business owners signed her petition, and in January of last year, the flea market got the green light.

Since then, the Davis Flea has used

the marketplace to serve many causes.

It recycles material goods by practicing sustainable commerce, and fosters entrepreneurship in students and community members alongside well-versed business owners.

Julie Cross of the Davis Food Co-op, who has participated in the Flea Market as a vendor and promotional partner, became aware of the Flea at its very first event. She then reached out to it for several reasons.

“They certainly support our belief in wise use and reuse of resources, and help to keep shopping dollars local. We think that having events like this one in our downtown helps keep things lively and attract business,” Cross said in an email interview.

As a vendor, she described the market as a chance to get some things out of the house.

“I spent a month going through my kitchen and clearing out things that [weren’t] getting much use. I spiffed everything up — ‘used’ doesn’t mean ‘trashy,’ and the Flea really attracts shoppers who are looking for quality merchandise,” Cross said.

The morning of the market, after drinking her coffee, praying for sun and driving her stuff to the E Street Plaza, Cross said it was nothing but four hours of dancing to good music and talking to nice people while she sold a great pile of stuff.

The Flea Market also pays musicians

See MARKET, page 6

Bicycle traffic school becomes popular choice for bike violations Program aimed to create safer biking environment

Documentary tells story of iconic hip-hop song

By MARIA MARCELINA CRYSTAL VEGA Aggie Features Writer

ASUCD’s Entertainment Council will be hosting a special free screening of the documentary “Sample This” on Saturday with a Q&A with both the director Dan Forrer and writer/producer Bob Burris after the screening.

“The story fascinated me from the very beginning not just because it’s an amazing music story, but because it is an incredibly interesting story about pop culture and politics,” Burris said in an email interview.

It is no easy task summing up the immensity of influence a song can make nor the influences surrounding it that generated its inception. Four decades, a blog post by a music historian and an article in The New York Times probably only broke the surface of the song that “Sample This” revolves

See SOUND, page 7

News iN Brief

Vanguard Court Watch wants council members Yolo County’s Vanguard Court Watch is looking for members of the community interested in being a part of the new Vanguard Court Watch Council.

Vanguard Court Watch is a nonprofit with volunteers focused on monitoring and tracking cases that go through the Yolo County Judicial System every week. It also puts eight to 10 interns from UC Davis and other local colleges into the courtroom to monitor the cases.

The Vanguard Court Watch Council will be made up of two members each from Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento. Once a month, a public meeting will be held to hear concerns about upcoming court matters, prosecutions, police matters and other cases in Yolo County.

Those interested in participating on the council can send a brief letter stating their interest, background and qualifications to info@ davisvanguard.org.

— Claire Tan

Students invited to have Lunch with ASUCD ASUCD will begin the Lunch with ASUCD series tomorrow at the ASUCD Coffee House.

Students are invited to have a free lunch with ASUCD officials by registering online before the lunch.

The program is intended to provide students with the opportunity to speak with members of ASUCD about the Association and learn ways to become involved in their student government, according to the event registration page.

Space is limited. Students can register for the next lunch, Jan. 3, at asucd.ucdavis.edu.

— Muna Sadek Lucas Bolster / Aggie

A new citation for bicycle violations was introduced in Fall 2011. The citation will allow students to attend traffic school in lieu of paying a $200 ticket.

By PAAYAL ZAVERI Aggie Staff Writer

A new citation for bicycle tickets has been in place on the UC Davis campus since Fall 2011. Students have the option of taking an online safety class instead of paying the original $200 fine.

Statistics show that people are mostly taking the class instead of paying the $200 fine for a ticket. Since last year, 512 tickets were written and 459 of those completed the traffic school.

Additionally, 643 people have completed the traffic school just for educational purposes.

David Takemoto-Weerts, bicycle program coordinator for UC Davis Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS), said that when he started his job in 1987, the fine for a bike ticket was $20. He has seen it slowly increase over the years and a normal bike ticket is now about $200.

Today’s weather Chance of rain High 60 Low 42

“The University police and the City of Davis police were becoming reluctant to write bike tickets, especially to freshmen,” Takemoto-Weerts said. “There was a corresponding increase in unsafe behavior and bike crashes.”

So far the program has just been implemented on campus, and the University police and the City of Davis are discussing implementing it throughout the city.

If someone is pulled over for a bicycle infraction, the officer will give them the option of taking the online bike school class instead of paying the fine. People must complete the course within two weeks of the incident and pay a $70 course fee.

The class itself takes about 45 to 50 minutes. A 20-minute video is shown and then a quiz on the video is given. In order to pass the course, people need to get 19 out of 25 questions correct.

People have the option to take the

$200 ticket and try to contest it in court if they feel that they don’t deserve a ticket.

“We have been successful at bringing bicycle education to people who have received bike citations,” said Dave Kemp, the city’s active transportation coordinator.

The Bicycle Education and Enforcement Program (BEEP) also provides general bicycle education to those interested. For example, it was used during student orientation last year as a way to educate incoming students about bike safety and rules.

“It is possible that many of these students may be at higher risk for a crash due to being first-time or returning bicyclists needing an adjustment period to become comfortable riding safely,” said Jimmy Fong, the city’s active transportation intern, in a statement.

PAAYAL ZAVERI can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

Forecast Today we have a chance of rain before 10 am, other than that we’ll have a cloudy Davis day. Through the weekend we should have cloudiness and some intermittent chances of rain.

Brian Rico, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team

Friday

Saturday

Partly sunny

Chance of rain

High 60 Low 42

High 58 Low 40

Women’s Resources & Research Center opens mentoring program The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentoring Program, hosted by the Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC), is accepting applications to be both a mentor or a mentee for Winter and Spring Quarter.

WISE aims to bridge the gap in gender equality in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math by providing students with a supportive, gender-positive environment. The two-quarter-long program pairs mentees with mentors who help them to achieve their academic and professional goals.

To apply for the program, visit wrrc.ucdavis.edu. The center is accepting mentee applications until Monday.

— Stephanie B. Nguyen

I hate the rain.

Allison Ferrini

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Wild Rose Harvesting

THURSDAY 3 to 6 p.m.

Davis District Office Headquarters, 412 G Street Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) and his entire district staff will greet constituents at the open house for the new Davis district headquarters.

9:30 a.m. to noon (US/Pacific) UC Davis Riparian Reserve Join Putah Creek Council and community volunteers to help harvest wild rose cuttings along Putah Creek. The new plantings will provide food and shelter to wildlife, and help protect water quality by preventing erosion and filtering runoff. For more information, go to www. putahcreekcouncil.org.

FRIDAY

SUNDAY

Congressman Garamendi to host Open House

David Simpson — A Talk Noon to 1:30 p.m.

The Store Lounge, Memorial Union Join David Simpson, professor of English at UC Davis, as he talks about his new book, Romanticism and the Question of the Stranger. The presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A period and book signing.

Kaffeehausgespräch 4 to 5 p.m.

Konditorei Austrian Pastry Café Join the monthly literary salon for a discussion of works from their reading list in English and German.

Knockout Slavery 6 to 7 p.m.

ARC Pavilion Join the Catalyst Fellowship of Davis as they attempt to break the world record for the largest game of Knockout, the freethrow basketball game. Participants are asked to make a $10 donation to register for the game. Every donation will be gifted to the International Justice Mission, an organization that frees enslaved peoples around the world.

SATURDAY

Tour the Domes 11 a.m. to noon Orchard Park Circle Join us for a half-hour guided tour of the Domes! Learn more about this experiential living community’s history, its present and its future! All prospective applicants are welcome! Contact erpearson@ucdavis. edu for further information.

Learn a Chinese New Year dance 7 to 9 p.m.

Davis Art Center The Davis International Folkdancers will be learning the Taiwanese dance Bay Nian in anticipation of Chinese New Year as part of their ongoing class. Dances from Sweden and Serbia are also scheduled to be taught. The class is free to first-timers; bring grit-free, non-marking shoes. More information can be found at www. davisfolkdance.org.

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Campus Judicial Report Just a peek A professor recently referred an upperclassman to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for suspected copying from another student’s scantron during an upperdivision science exam. One of the TAs brought the student’s strange behavior to the professor’s attention, and he subsequently proceeded to observe the student for a lengthy period of time. The student in question appeared to be looking repeatedly at the answers of a student sitting diagonally in front of her. She seemed to be flipping to the same pages at the same time, and recording answers on her exam after staring at the other exam. The professor thought it unlikely that the other student had agreed to be copied from because the two students did not know each other. When the referred student met with an SJA officer, she admitted to the cheating. However, since this was her third violation for copying during exams, she was dismissed from the University of California.

To cite or not to cite On two separate introductory philosophy assignments, a student copied large portions of text verbatim from the course textbook and from other sources without inserting direct quotes. She also failed to properly cite her sources in accordance with a standard academic citation

style, which the professor had explicitly required. The student was referred to SJA by the instructor, and during her meetings with a judicial officer she stated that she had not intended to plagiarize and did not know she needed to use direct quotes or in-text citations. However, all UC Davis students are responsible for knowing how to cite properly, and on top of that the professor had reviewed how to cite and what constitutes plagiarism with the class. The student was placed on Deferred Separation status, was required to complete 10 hours of community service and received grades of zero on the two assignments she plagiarized.

I panicked!

A TA for a lower-division chemistry class referred a first-year student to SJA for suspected altering and resubmitting of an exam for a re-grade. The student admitted to altering her exam before she resubmitted it to her TA, stating that she had done so because she panicked after realizing she had received a failing grade on the exam. Although the student altered her exam before submitting it for a regrade with the hopes of receiving a better score, she ended up receiving a zero for the exam because of her dishonesty. She was also placed on disciplinary probation and required to complete 10 hours of community service.

you passed SB 42, Senate?

Probably not. Do you have any idea what changing the required vote means?

Justin Ask former Senator Jared Goss Crisologo-Smith if he Sandbox would approve this bill. Do you think cultural celebraPolitico tions would have received funding last year if we’d required nine votes to suspend the necessary bylaw?

Don’t bet on it.

Ask KDVS 90.3 what they think. Do you think they would have their shiny new eel that? You knew it tower if we’d needed nine was coming — the luvotes? I can guarantee they rid clouds swirling wouldn’t. Don’t you get it? ominously on the horizon These instances required as the gathering gale apthe bylaws to be suspended proaches. So hide the chilbecause they were impordren, batten down your tatant and extraordinary. bles lest they be flipped.

Let’s venture out of the This, my friends, is a rant, and it’s about to rain policy sandbox for a moment and talk political theory. The up in here. founding fathers believed ASUCD Senate, why did government should taiyou approve Senate Bill 42 lor its goods and services and change the necessary votes required to suspend a to the interests of the majority, with some of those bylaw from a 2/3 supermajority of 8 votes, to a 3/4 su- interests inhibited by the opposition of the minoriper-duper-majority of 9? ty. Essentially, government Do you know what the byoutput equals the majorilaws are? Did you consider the implications? Do you ty will, minus minority dissent. At the end of the day have any grasp of political though they believed a theory? simple majority should suf No, no and no you cry fice to dispense with most into the wind? Let’s expolicy debates. plore.

The framers did realize, What are the bylaws? however, that government Here’s the good citizen ancan be erratic, and in cerswer. The bylaws are the tain cases greater checks neutral governing docushould oppose an irratioments which ensure the nal or defiant majority. fair operation of ASUCD Hence, even though it (yawn). made them uncomfortable, Here’s the real answer. they instituted the supermaThe bylaws are the instijority as a tool to slow down tutional memory of the the government process.

Senate and they reflect its They realized this tool was current political compoin some aspects undemosition. Wait, Justin are you cratic however, as it could saying the bylaws are inbar the will of the majority herently political? Duh. and dilute representation.

Consider who votes on Do you see now, ASUCD them; the senators themSenate? The framers recselves. Consider what ognized rules and policy causes someone to write a are inherently political and bylaw. Notice there are no weighed bylaws reimporstricting a Senators, I urge you to fall the tance of efsenator’s on ASUCD President Rebecca ficient polability to Sterling’s desk and beg for a icy against go skydivthe fear of ing on Wedveto. a tyranninesdays. cal majorNo, we make laws in generity, inevitably concluding al to protect against harms that one interest supersedwe’ve seen occur in the ed the other. They intentionpast. ally compromised a funda Seriously, if you knew mental democratic principle the history of the governbecause they found a higher ing documents, you could order interest. attach names and mo But what did you find in tive to each one. Want me SB 42? What compelled you to tell you about the Carly to pass a bill which diluted Sandstrom (former chair) Separation of Powers bylaw? the power of the majority and actually gave senators Or how about the Paul Min less power to represent the (current senator) Campaign students who elected them Finance rules. Or even the at the table? For your sake Don Ho (former controller) it better have been unusual Get your Ass to the Senate and profound.

Meeting rule.

Senators, I urge you to Bylaws are pointed, they fall on ASUCD President are targeted, but they are Rebecca Sterling’s desk and not neutral. What they are beg for a veto. Not only is a reminder to the sendoes this bill undercut the ate that these precautions entire purpose of a demor checks exist for a reason ocratic student governand you should think very ment, but it has a gaping carefully before suspendconstitutional loophole in ing them. it. (And if I can see it from Say a bill comes along Lower Freeborn, you can that breaks a rule. The senbet Chair Cano can see it ators ought to consider from his ivory tower). why the bill and the rules conflict, determine if this is But most of all ASUCD, for bylaws’ sake, shape up, an extraordinary case, and and learn your history. then weigh the competing values of that bylaw against the bill.

JUSTIN GOSS enjoys the occasional rant.

Did you undertake this If you would like to see him suspended for introspective process when such behavior, you and eight of your friends

Lest you repeat it

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Carpets and Drapes

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Security deposits, and why Boston sucks

By DANIEL WATTS

Rebecca Peterson Opinion Editor

in 1987 by the J. Sisters Salon in Manhattan, the style remained rare until 2000, when an episode Marisa of “Sex and the City” popMassara ularized the term and the Sex & practice.

Society Around the same time, the internet began providing young people with an endless stream of free, easily accessible porn.

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The hairless trend has Still, for all the laments even jumped genders. about razor burn, ingrown hairs, Nair-induced Many guys who previously only had to worry about rashes, stubble and wax burns, nobody ever seems facial hair are now “manscaping” their pubic hair, to wonder why we go through with this so often. as well. Some simply trim, while others shave com Many women will completely, often for the beneplain that men are to fit of gaining visual length. blame. If we don’t shave, Despite having already they don’t find us attracadmitted to maintaintive, so we go through ing my own hair-downwith it to make them hapthere, there are some aspy. This may be partialpects of pubic hair removly true, but it doesn’t exal that disturb me. First is plain those hot summer the widespread belief that a days when a girl wears bald vulva is healthier and jeans because she forgot cleaner than a natural one. to shave for a few days. It There are no health benealso doesn’t account for fits to removing pubic hair lesbian and bi couples unless you have terrible hywith smooth underarms. giene (or a susceptibility to We shave because we feel pubic lice). In fact, hair surour best, our most attracrounding the vagina functive, when we’re approtions to trap bacteria and priately smooth — even if prevent infection. our inner feminists don’t Second is the oral sex agree. This means the isquestion. Many cunnilinsue goes well past the deguists feel entitled to a persires of men. petually smooth woman, Female hair removal, and are disgusted by the especially in the armpits thought of going down on and on the legs, is so ingrained in our society that anyone whose vulva appears postnot doing so for Men and women have dealt pubescent. To an extendwith a pubic hair or two in them, I say: ed peritheir mouths for centuries. get over it. od of time Men and is almost women taboo. have dealt Interestingly enough, with a pubic hair or two in body hair removal in the their mouths for centuries.

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Q: My apartment complex says it’s their policy that I get my carpet cleaned by a professional carpet cleaner before I move out (I have been here for almost four years).

Are they allowed to do this?

What are the exact rules for apartments taking peoples deposits? Is it worth suing them in small claims court?

Could I hire you or another lawyer to help me in matters like this?

— Brian B. Sacramento, CA A: Your duty to your landlord is to restore your apartment to the same condition as it was in when you found it.

However, the law expects normal wear and tear to happen, so unless your cats shredded the floor, you shouldn’t have to replace or professionally clean your carpet. The expected lifespan of a carpet varies depending on the brand.

Google the carpet’s man-

ufacturer, call their headquarters and ask them after how many years the carpet should be replaced.

Here’s an example. Let’s say your carpet’s lifespan is eight years. After four years, your carpet should be 50 percent worthless. If the carpet had been languishing in that apartment for four years before you moved in, the carpet is now eight years old and needed replacement this year anyway. No amount of cleaning would fix it, so you shouldn’t have to pay for it.

Instead of professionally cleaning it, clean it yourself. Use a vacuum, rub out the spots (if any), or rent a steam cleaner.

Even if your cats did destroy the carpet, or your frat parties made steam-cleaning a necessity, you still have rights. Your landlord needs to give you a list of security deposit deductions. He needs to explain why he

deducted money from your deposit, and then refund you the rest.

And he needs to do all this within 21 days of your move-out date.

If, on the 22nd day after leaving the apartment, you still haven’t received either a 100 percent refund or a partial refund with an explanation attached, you can sue the landlord. You’re now entitled to a triple refund, plus the cost of hiring an attorney to help you.

Yes, you can go to small claims court, but it does not hurt to check with an attorney first to see if you have a good case. Because California law forces the landlord to pay a tenant’s attorney fees if the tenant wins, some attorneys would take your case on “contingency,” which means the attorney would not get paid unless he wins.

Regular courts are slow,

though. California has the largest court system in the country — more judges than the federal judiciary, even — but perennial budget crises have crushed the court system. The Sacramento County Superior Court is still processing paperwork that people filed back in November, for example.

Small claims courts are quicker, simpler — and cheaper.

It costs a few hundred dollars to get a case going in Superior Court. In small claims, it costs you only $30 to $70. In Superior Court, your landlord can hire an attorney to represent him.

In small claims, no lawyers are allowed to speak for the parties — you and your landlord will argue in front of the judge yourselves.

Students who need the security deposit quickly should write a demand letter to the

See LEGAL, page 7

OPINION

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editorials

Class in the cloud

Benefits and risks Recently, UC Online Education has committed to increasing the number of online courses offered across the UC system.

While increasing the number of online courses has some undeniable benefits, there are also some important points we must remember about traditional education before switching to an online medium.

Increasing the number of online classes will be beneficial in a number of ways.

First, we can increase class registration without overcrowding the already packed lecture halls.

Second, an increased online presence will allow students from far away to participate in classes that they normally would never be able to take.

And thirdly, but not lastly by any means, having classes offered online will allow students who need to miss class for family or health reasons to not rely on friends for notes, and not miss important information discussed during lecture.

While these benefits are hefty indeed, we must be

cautious of moving too far into the realm of online education. Having a majority of enrolled students taking a class off campus will increase the number of required TAs to manage the increase in papers and tests that need to be graded. Furthermore, having students take exams outside of a classroom will drastically increase the likelihood of academic misconduct … as much as we don’t want to admit that.

In these modern times when information on the cloud is readily available, we must not forget the importance of attending lecture in a personal setting, hearing the professor speak, engaging in class discussions, etc.

Online material should be a supplement, not a replacement, for traditional lectures.

Ultimately, the online courses should remain focused on existing students, making courses more accessible, making course material more accessible and providing a means to learn the course material should a situation arise where a student is prevented from attending.

WarnMe

Warn us Once upon a Thursday, the Russell Park apartment complex was evacuated by UC Davis Police. The next morning, the scene was considered safe, residents were allowed back and it was jolly good.

Best story ever, right?

That’s all based on the texts and corresponding emails the UC Davis Police sent out to students through the WarnMe system — one sent at 7:58 a.m. and another sent at 1:22 a.m. the next day.

But here’s what actually happened: Last Thursday, explosive materials were found in a Russell Park apartment belonging to UC Davis junior researcher and chemist David Snyder.

For 20 hours, Yolo County, Placer and El Dorado bomb squads; Sacramento police; the California Highway Patrol; the FBI; and the

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on hand to assist in the safe removal of the chemicals and explosive materials.

Um, so where was the message about the eight latenight detonations of material in a field west of campus?

It’s quite absurd that we weren’t notified of such an event, and it’s not just because we’re The Aggie. There were 20 hours in which a message could have been sent out. Maybe something like, “BTDubs, we’re going to be exploding some chemicals, so keep calm and carry on.”

Basically, all we’re trying to say is, it’d be great if the WarnMe system kept us up to speed, especially since exploding noises don’t sound particularly reassuring in a cute little town like Davis.

So, next time the world’s about to end, please warn us.

Editorial Board Janelle Bitker Editor in Chief Hannah Strumwasser Managing Editor Rebecca Peterson Opinion Editor

Muna Sadek Campus Editor Claire Tan City Editor Adam Khan Features Editor

Elizabeth Orpina Arts Editor Matthew Yuen Sports Editor

Hudson Lofchie Science Editor Brian Nguyen Photography Editor

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Response to ‘On monopolies’ As if writing from a dusty pre1970s economic textbook, the author [Tristan de Liège] acts as if Occupy never happened and as if Ayn Rand’s ideology has never been challenged. His lack of perspective and curiosity about conflicts within economic theory is truly disappointing, especially in a student paper.

Restricting his discussion of monopolies to discredited and abstract theory about non-existent laissez-faire capitalism, de Liège misses the point that most cor-

porations are recipients of massive government subsidy and protection, not including the free and cheap research they receive through public universities like UC Davis.

People mistrust massive profits because they are grounded in relentless corruption and fraudulent financialization; epic crimes which result in wrist slap fines, no jail terms and promotions to the next job, government or academic position. People mistrust corporations because without envi-

ronmental and labor regulations there is no limit to the violence and exploitation they will enact (and deny), and no limit to the legal and extra-legal government influence that they will purchase in pursuit of ever maximizing wealth, wealth disparity and environmental degradation. And what is the capitalist position on war, torture and slavery? Profit, profit, profit.

Keith Hennessy Ph.D. Candidate, performance studies

ventional doctrines everybody is which once again is not the fault saying, or else you say something of those people born into it), their true, and it will sound like it’s from work won’t be equally rewarded.

Brian Neptune.”

Of course this is a general claim, It just takes a lot more work to but the very few cases in which Moen speak against a system when that some extremely hard working perThe Anarchist system has already been sneakily son from a ghetto succeeds are filling our language, our concepts not proof that they had an equal of value and our concepts of realchance. The statistics show that ity with pro-capitalist thought. It they don’t. is an uphill battle. So, we have an Kurt Vonnegut’s story of entire web of pro-capitalist beliefs “Harrison Bergeron,” in which to try to untanthe talented are gle before we can bogged down People just assume that even properly aswith handicap sess capitalism. devices to make capitalism naturally rewards I decided to the society fair, industriousness the most. pick out one ranis the clearest exdom (and parample of this falast week, I explained why ticularly annoying) pro-capitallacy that the Right has successfully capitalist hierarchies are so ist idea that is just assumed in po- forced liberals to accept. Vonnegut adept at instilling the ideolo- litical discussion. This example is good and all, but the implicit argy of the elite class into the popushould illustrate the fact that there gument normally taken from his lation. There are, as I said, a pleth- are many of these assumptions, story is misapplied. What is more ora of reasons for which we should and that capitalism only wins out reflective of the actual case is that find capitalism intolerable. The in the discussion so often because people born into poor families have fact that it allows the information of these. weights put on them to hamper that shapes the society to be filA common line of argument their success, and the only way that tered through mechanisms that from advocates of free markets is they can remove those weights is to uphold elite interests is only one that people who are innovative put weight onto other people. of them. and hard-working should be alThat is what success is in capMarx’s argument, that people lowed to shine, and that capitalitalism. Success is subjugation of born into the world with no propism allows this, while socialism others. erty (the proletariat) are forced hampers this. Liberals frequentSo the only hope for the lessinto a bargaining position in which ly accept this. It is just assumed in privileged is that they might grow they accept the terms of the capithe discussion, and liberals are left up to usurp the work of others, talist or die, shows that capitalism floundering, trying to sidestep it. weighing them down. The success leads to a form of slavery — wage This exemplifies the implicit idestory from the ghetto is only made slavery. (Try not working for a cap- ology discussed above. People just possible in a capitalist society by italist — you’ll die). assume that capitalism naturally furthering the very mechanisms Of course, since we live in a rewards industriousness the most. that have made the ghetto nearly world of capitalist institutions, we While clearly the first half is true inescapable. have, since birth, been bombarded — that brilliance and hard work The top 20 percent owns 80 perwith reasons to think that capitalshould be rewarded — it is precent of everything in the country. ism liberates people, and that, in cisely because it is true, in part, Think about that. fact, it provides the most opportu- that socialism is better for people.

You own none (most of you). nity for people.

Capitalism does not afford equal They control the system by ownThis should illustrate the imability to compete in markets, and ing it, and they make Harrison mense ideological power granted therefore does not allow harder Bergerons of all of us. Capitalism to the capitalist class and the capi- working, more brilliant people to will only ever do this. The only way talist system (see my previous col- succeed relative to less brilliant, to lift the handicap devices off of umns for a defense of how capiless hard-working people who every person is to ensure that they talist institutions naturally suphave more starting capital. get the product of what they propress ideas hostile to their power).

Oakland high schools, for exduce (instead of accepting whatevWhen we come to the discussion, ample, have a 37 percent dropout er wage the capitals will offer) in a we already have a built-in web of rate. People born into this comfair negotiation, not a negotiation thought, a framework of discusmunity could work as hard as or in which they accept the capitalsion that is instilled in the society be as naturally brilliant as someist’s terms or die of starvation. by capitalist information control. one born in a rich community, but As Noam Chomsky once put it, due to a plethora of factors (admit- BRIAN MOEN thinks that capitalism is hella super not “Either you repeat the same contedly one is the culture of poverty, metal. He can be reached at bkmoen@ucdavis.edu.

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the california aggie ’ s arts and entertainment magazine

Migration as an art

Elizabeth Orpina

Mondavi Center festival combines music, dance and art

Dream concerts

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s I wait yet another quarter to hear about upcoming shows at The Mondavi Center, Freeborn Hall or the Pavillion, I continue to question whether this job was worth it. I only wanted to be Arts Editor for free tickets, y’all!

Just kidding. My god, I’m so kidding. I love this job.

Don’t fire me, Hannah. I love and wanted this job for a thousand other reasons.

But back to the subject of this week’s column.

Is it just me, or am I among many who wonder “Where the eff are my concerts this year?!” I would be ignorant if I went on a whole rant on how multiple groups aren’t doing their job or how perhaps we’re not that cool of a school to host famous performers.

Because we are a cool school to host famous performers. Are you kidding me? Just last year we had Ke$ha, LMFAO, Florence + The Machine, The Shins, Bon Iver, Steve Aoki and Drake, just to name a whole bunch of impressive performances to occur on our campus. I nodded in approval as I perused ASUCD’s Entertainment Council’s website that listed all of the artists that have ever performed on our campus.

My freshman year, I remember being surprised that Snoop Dogg (now Lion) would even step foot on our campus, let alone put on a concert at Freeborn Hall.

My sophomore year, my jaw remained dropped as performers’ names were released throughout the year.

This year, however, I’m left waiting. Where’s my One Direction concert? Why isn’t Justin Bieber singing to me?

I know he’s on tour.

And I understand that budgets are tight and Another Planet actually works with groups on campus to bring such popular performers to us, but I can’t help but be disappointed at this year’s lineup. The Mondavi Center brought David Sedaris and is bringing Yo-Yo Ma later this month and will host Morrissey and Alabama Shakes next month. Gold star. EC started a house show series and continues to host movie screenings of popular films.

I just can’t help but feel sorry for the freshman and senior class — the freshmen don’t know how many awesome concerts we can and have had, and the seniors might graduate without a legendary Ke$ha concert to remember forever. At least I have one more year of possible performances, and hopefully I’m not speaking too soon about this year. I will retract all of my statements in this column if all of a sudden a One Direction concert is announced.

I’ve even compiled a list of dream performers, based on the caliber of celebrities we are known to host.

Macklemore just had a free concert at UCLA. Why can’t we have these nice things?

Let’s bring back Allen Stone.

He’s blowing up, and we had him when he wasn’t so famous last year. What about Grace Potter? fun.? The xx?

I can see all of these names on this campus.

But I don’t want this column to be of me complaining — although that is my specialty. I know that it’s out of people’s hands sometimes and that concerts also depend on whether or not certain artists are even on tour. I’ll do my part in making things happen by continuously emailing performers’ agents until they block me.

Share your dream UC Davis concerts with ELIZABETH ORPINA at arts@ theaggie.org.

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The Calder Quartet is part of the Worlds of Discovery and Loss: The Art of Migration festival at the Mondavi Center.

By JOHN KESLER Aggie Arts Writer

An art festival at the Mondavi Center will explore the act of migration through art, dance and music.

Worlds of Discovery and Loss, which runs from Wednesday to Feb. 3, will feature performances from the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, the Empyrean Ensemble, the Calder Quartet as well as members of the Department of Theatre & Dance.

This festival was initially conceived as a follow-up to the Madness and Music festival put on by the Department of Music in the fall of 2010.

“We wanted to do something

similar, but include a lot more people in the process,” said Phil Daley, the events and publicity manager for the Department of Music, in a phone interview.

The idea was partially inspired by the Campus Community Book Project, which chose The Warmth of Other Suns, a nonfiction account of America’s great migration.

“A lot of the festival stems from the Mondavi Center wanting to support the book project. I like how this festival takes a more expansive view of the book’s topic,” said Dr. Sam Nichols, a lecturer in the Department of Music.

Nichols, along with Dr. Laurie San Martin of the Department of Music, helped to coordinate this festival.

“We have taken a few events that would’ve happened around this time anyway, such as a concert from the Empyrean Ensemble and a Symphony Orchestra performance, and got them to overlap for the festival. In addition, the Mondavi Center got the Calder Quartet to perform as well,” Nichols said in a phone interview.

UC San Diego associate professor Lei Liang, who was born in China, will serve as a composerin-residence for the festival, with his music being showcased. In addition to Liang, seven young composers from around the world were invited to work with Liang and to have their work performed during the festival.

“For me, this is a fantastic

chance to get to know young composers whose work we would otherwise not hear,” Nichols said.

In addition to classical music, the festival will feature other displays of art. An art exhibition curated by Robin Hill of the Art Studio Department will be on display in the lobby of the Mondavi Center during the festival.

Also, the Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and Performance will hold an exhibition that includes “The Migration Project” by Christine Germain, an MFA student.

“My piece is a combination of dance theatre and autobiographical narrative, based on my experiences in migrating to America. It addresses the frustration and killing of passion that the paperwork and bureaucracy of migration has on a relationship,” Germain said.

In addition to Germain’s piece, ITDP is showing extracts from a play by Susan-Jane Harrison and a dance choreographed by Jarrell IuHui Chua and Bobby August, Jr. Bella Merlin, a professor of acting in the Department of Theatre & Dance, will perform a set of European love songs for the festival. “‘Alien,’ ‘stranger,’ ‘foreigner,’ ‘immigrant’ are all potent words, and I wanted to combine the potency of those words with the potency of love,” Merlin said. “I thought I would bring a taste of my European-ness to the stage, with a series of torch songs and street ballads from European music-makers including Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill and Marlene Dietrich.”

Daley encourages visitors to attend more than one event.

“People should really try to attend as many parts of the festival as they can, because it’ll really help them understand the concept and they’ll get something rewarding out of it.”

For a full list of the events and for more information, check out the Mondavi Center’s website at mondaviarts.org.

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

Your weekly dose of video games

By ANTHONY LABELLA Aggie Arts Writer

Game of the week This issue's game of the week is Ni No Kuni, a Japanese RPG from developer Level-5 and animated film company Studio Ghibli. The premise involves a young boy named Oliver, who soon finds himself in a fantastical world full of deadly creatures and magical spells in an effort to save his mother and rid the world of evil.

I grew up on JRPGs, so any time a new one comes along I find myself interested. But the most intriguing aspect of Ni No Kuni is Studio Ghibli's involvement. This is the company behind animated classics such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Ni No Kuni features the distinctive art style from those standout films, including fully animated cutscenes.

Having played the game for a few hours earlier this week, I can say it is an absolute wonder to look at.

Ni No Kuni also evokes the childlike wonder of the Studio Ghibli films with its innocent protagonist and sweeping landscapes full of absurd characters and talking animals. Some

early moments are admittedly melodramatic, but once the narrative falls into place it presents itself as a riveting tale with a colorful cast of characters.

The battle system — handled by the Level-5 half of the development duo — takes influences from more action-based RPGs and the handheld Pokémon games. Encounters are a mix of real-time and turn-based systems, with creatures known as “familiars” doing most of the fighting. Familiars are collected throughout the player's journey, and a handful of items can be used to increase their stats and abilities. It's not new for anyone who has played the aforementioned games, but the execution is top notch.

I've heard reports of 40+ hour play-times for Ni No Kuni, so it looks like this one should last me a good while. I'm definitely looking forward to spending more time with the game's beautiful landscapes and charismatic characters.

This week in news The biggest piece of news this week concerns two popular video game companies in financial disarray. Atari is the first of those studios, with its U.S. division filing for chapter 11

bankruptcy.

Atari's U.S. branch plans to shift from the retail landscape to digital publishing with the move, but that means the sale of some big-name franchises in the next few months.

Included among them are classics such as Asteroids, Centipede and Pong.

The other video game company making headlines is THQ. The studio already filed for bankruptcy back in December of last year, but this week marks the auction of its assets, including developers and franchises.

One of the games not being auctioned off is the upcoming RPG South Park: The Stick of Truth. South Park Studios has filed a complaint claiming that a new owner must be approved by them before any potential sale.

Furthermore, South Park Studios also believes it can buy the rights to the game back from THQ and choose a new publisher.

The Mar. 5 release date for South Park: The Stick of Truth looms on the horizon, so hopefully any issues involving that game and THQ can be resolved soon. In the meantime, it should be interesting to see which THQ assets go where in the aftermath of the auction.

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

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February gallery exhibits

By TANYA AZARI Aggie Arts Writer

As we wrap up with the month of January, we anticipate and welcome a new batch of art shows coming to Davis’ galleries in February. Some galleries are still hosting their January shows — swing by to check them out before they get replaced by these upcoming exhibitions.

Nelson Gallery Design+Build: An open call exhibition for all artists, designers and techies within the student body, faculty and general public; this exhibit will be made up of works from any and all contributors and will reward a $500 prize to the piece that fits closest with UC Davis’ vision for the future of art at the university.

Opening Reception: Feb. 8, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 to Mar. 17 Nelson Hall, UC Davis

Natsoulas Gallery Bark! Celebration of Man’s Best Friend: A display of dog-related works by over 30 different

artists honoring our canine companions. Also featured are solo shows from Roy de Forest and Amber Aguirre.

Opening Reception: Feb. 10, 7 to 9 p.m.

Feb. 1 to 25 521 First Street

Gorman Museum The Weavings of D.Y. Begay: A fourth-generation Navajo weaver depicts Tselani, Ariz., her tribe’s homestead.

Artist Reception: Feb. 12, 4 p.m.

Jan. 8 to Mar. 15 1316 Hart Hall, UC Davis

Pence Gallery

By Hand: Extraordinary Fine Craft in California: A carefully selected exhibit of artwork by modern Californian artists, ranging in material from wood to glass to ceramics.

Opening reception: Feb. 8, 6 to 9 p.m.

Feb. 8 to Apr. 5 212 D Street

Design Museum Structures, Signifiers and Society: People and Textiles: A display of the way textiles from around the world communicate, in conjunction with the book Textiles: The Art of Mankind,

by Mary Schoeser.

Opening Reception: Today, 6 to 8 p.m.

Museum Walk with Curator: Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.

Jan. 22 to Mar. 18 124 Cruess Hall, UC Davis

Craft Center Gallery 2.5 Dimensional: A study in fragmented sculpture by Joanna Kidd, an instructor at the Craft Center and a sculptor of international renown.

Closing Reception: Feb. 8, 6 to 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 to Feb. 8 Craft Center, South Silo, UC Davis

And in celebration of Biodiversity Museum Day 2013, the biological museums of UC Davis will be open special weekend hours, Feb. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. These museums include the Bohart Museum of Entomology, the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology, the Botanical Conservatory, the Center for Plant Diversity, the Anthropology Museum and the Geology Museum (all located on campus).

TANYA AZARI can be reached at arts@theaggie.com.

An Interview with David Simpson

Aggie Arts Writer

Yolo County Film Society screening: Rear Window Sunday, 7 p.m., recommended donation $2, all ages Yolo Pleasure Dome (1401 Pole Line Rd)

The second film screening from YFS will showcase the classic 1954 thriller Rear Window, a perennial favorite for film experts and popcorn junkies alike. One of Alfred Hitchcock’s best, Rear Window features the dark goings-on behind the windows of an NYC apartment complex, those who see them and those who see them see. Coffee, tea and popcorn will be provided.

EC presents “Sample This: A Hip-Hop Documentary” Saturday, 7 p.m., free, all ages Sciences Lecture Hall 123

Entertainment Council presents a screening of a new documentary showcasing the story of a seminal 1973 funk track, “Apache” by the Incredible Bongo Band, which became one of the most-sampled songs of early hip-hop.

See how one drum break influenced a generation of artists, from the first hip-hop DJs, MCs and B-Boys in New York City to contemporary electronic musicians across the globe. The film has been shown in numerous places, including a recent showcase at the Austin Film Festival. An interview with the director/writer and producer will take place after the show.

English professor discusses new book For example, the most recent book would probably not have been written in the same way before 9/11.

By BRETT BUNGE Aggie Arts Writer

David Simpson is more than your typical English professor here at UC Davis. Before arriving at UC Davis in 1997, Professor Simpson was a faculty member at such prestigious universities as Cambridge, Northwestern and Columbia. He has regularly taught and studied Romanticism and literary theory, as well as published several books. His most recent work, titled Romanticism and the Question of the Stranger, was released in 2012.

Simpson will speak tomorrow at The Store Lounge in the Memorial Union from noon to 1:30 p.m. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing. The event is free and open to the general public.

Your most recent book, Romanticism and the Question of the Stranger, was released last year. Can you give us a brief overview?

It's about the issues faced by British culture from the 1790s onwards regarding reception of strange or foreign elements. The French Revolution polarized people over the effects of revolution; it had its pros and cons. There was particular anxiety about the movement of people due to closed borders.

In your opinion, what makes Romanticism important in today's world?

The past is always important. Many of the concerns that we still have took on their rhetorical forms in the late 1700s. You have the first global war; the mass mobilization of armies on the European continent, you have a slave economy in the West Indies, you have a concern with global events. On top of that, you have the beginnings of the ability to communicate those effects with the telegraph system. A very high number of Romantic concerns are still our concerns.

MUSE: Can you give us a brief introduction?

Simpson: I've been here since 1997. I am the Needham chair; I teach 18th to 19th century British literature.

What made you decide to become a teacher and later a professor?

I suppose I'd have to say that I had influential teaching at the high school level. I was certainly one of those people who liked reading at an early age. Overall, charismatic teaching.

How does UC Davis differ from the other universities that you've taught at?

I've taught at two public universities and three private ones. There are more large classes here, as well as more first-generation college students. It seems much the same.

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David Simpson’s newest work.

How would you say your works have evolved over the years?

I think, like anybody else, the things that I publish reflect things going on the world.

Anything else that you would like to share with us regarding your work?

Right now I'm working on the idea of the "rhetoric of terror”: When you have a war on terror, what does that mean? Whether that will become a book I don't know. I will be teaching classes again in the fall of 2013.

BRETT BUNGE can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

A turtle’s banjo never sleeps A review of Trampled By Turtles in San Francisco

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Trampled by Turtles is a band from Duluth, Minnesota.

By BEAUGART GERBER Aggie Arts Writer

Last Thursday, Trampled by Turtles, a bluegrass band from Duluth, Minnesota, rocked the halls of The Fillmore in San Francisco. I had the pleasure of witnessing this invigorating show.

Never before have I seen a mandolin played so fast. With notable moments such as their songs “Wait So Long” and “Widower’s Heart,” Trampled soothed my aching soul with melodramatic flare.

I will note that on a regular occasion, I am not a man for bluegrass music.

Also, I do believe, in the heat of hillbilly passion, they may have rushed some of their offering.

But boy, did I feel the music in my bones. That beautiful fiddle slowly broke me down and I assure all of you a little bluegrass will alleviate even the most vicious of maledictions. My curiosity was piqued,

they never broke their rapid tempo and I felt the rush.

It is with a heavy heart that I must confess, tragedy struck halfway through the presentation.

The Turtles had counted their chickens much too early. Though they retained their rapid style, I believe the effects became numb in the cacophony of sound. If only I could have reached them, whispered in their ears, “tone it down a notch, bro,” then maybe they would have retained my interest. But, alas, their concert became very monochromatic, and by the end of the set I felt they had only touched at genius instead of firmly mounting its rugged peaks.

As with all the music I consume, if I am subjected to a plethora of sounds from a single band, I expect variety. This does not mean they have to experiment with entirely different genres, but when you can’t tell where one song begins and the other ends, I must protest.

There are, of course, exceptions.

Some albums, most notably progressive rock, are attempting to create a sort of narrative. I would not allocate Trampled that luxury.

If I had to give my overall take, I’d say it was a good show. Variety is a fickle mistress. Originality is hard, and if one sound works, I understand why some would retain its favor.

BEAUGART GERBER can be reached at arts@ theaggie.org.

Shinkoskey Noon Concerts: Aleck Karis On Piano Today 12:05 to 1 p.m., free, all ages Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center

Aleck Karis is and has been a leading pianist in New York’s music scene over the past two decades and is currently a professor of music at UCSD. Come enjoy an hour of compelling music being held in conjunction with an ongoing exhibition in the Mondavi Center lobby entitled Drawing on Migrations.

The Davis Flea Market presents: Big Tree, Tha Dirt Feelin, and more Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free, all ages Central Park

Come peruse the Davis Flea Market as it celebrates its one-year anniversary.

Live music will liven up the event with performances from Big Tree, an indiepop quintet coming from the Bay Area via New York, and Tha Dirt Feelin, a Davis band that fuses elements of rock, hip-hop, old-school funk and soul. There will also be an appearance

by AGAPE dance troupe, with more additions still to come.

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Tuesday, 8 p.m., tickets available online or at Mondavi Ticket Office Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

See two acclaimed masters of their respective instruments in the grand setting of the Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall. Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma is accompanied by pianist Kathryn Stott for a performance consisting of a variety of classical pieces, including selections by Stravinsky and Brahms.

The pair has been collaborating for nearly 30 years and has shaped a performance that is equal parts virtuosity and daring individuality.

Limited availability.

Structures, Signifiers and Society: People and Textiles Tuesday, 12 p.m.

Design Museum, Cruess Hall

An exhibition of global ethnographic and contemporary textiles from the UC Davis Design Collection. Come see a fascinating display of varied and ingenious textile examples in a showcase that is equal parts history, art and anthropology.

National Theatre of Scotland: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Wednesday to Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Vanderhoef Studio Theatre Pub

A lively evening of immersive theatre put on by a troupe of Scottish performers who bring their audience into the heart of the story in Prudencia Hart. It’s a tale “inspired by the Border Ballads — and delivered in a riotous romp of rhyming couplets, devilish encounters and wild karaoke.” Tickets are available online or at Mondavi Ticket Office. Availability

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Dueling and climbing to the top Davis Climbing and Fencing Club participate in intercollegiate tournaments Davis Climbing meetings Mondays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 11 p.m.

Rocknasium 720 Olive Dr. UC Davis Fencing Club meetings Mondays and Wednesdays 6 to 9 p.m.

Upper Hickey Gym

By JOYCE BERTHELSEN Aggie Features Writer

Some student organizations throw parties, some study together and others put on dance shows. But there are also groups of students who poke each other with swords and climb walls for fun.

With over 500 student organizations on campus, both Davis Climbing and the UC Davis Fencing Club (UCDFC) are simply faceless names on the club list. Little do students know, that not only do these sports teams exist, but both also compete in intercollegiate tournaments several times each year.

Members hone skills in sword wielding and rock climbing while forming bonds with fellow peers.

UC Davis’ previous rock climbing club was revamped with the lead of club president Paul Brower, renaming it Davis Climbing in the fall of 2012.

“We just got it really rolling this past fall, so this is the second quarter we’ve been really going at it as Davis Climbing,” said Brower, fourth-year environmental science and management major. “So we basically deleted the last club and restarted it with new officers.”

Brower also added that Davis Climbing promotes training the mind and body through rock climbing. It is a game of strategy — from choosing a route to controlling breathing — in which members better themselves with experience. Good climbers don’t necessarily have to have a bulky physique. They are simply talented, creative and very good at problem solving.

“You’re exercising your mind and your body,” Brower said. “There’s really no sport like this that I’ve ever experienced in which you do those things at such a level that climbers do. Basically, when you’re figuring out routes, you’re triggering a kind of thought process similar to puzzles, because you have to figure out sequences to the route. As you get bet-

ter and more experienced with your climbing, the sequences get way more complex and physically demanding, so it’s so much a mind game as it is a body game.”

Davis Climbing competes through USA Climbing, nationally recognized for competitive climbing. The club participates in the collegiate climbing series competing against Northern California schools, including Sacramento State, Humboldt State and Cal Poly SLO. Davis Climbing will compete in about five different places around the region with the first one on Feb. 23 at Sonoma State. The regional competition will be in Spring Quarter in Reno.

“I just love seeing so much work and effort come into life,” Brower said. “Seeing people finding something that they can really relate to and benefits them physically [and] mentally. Climbing is just very versatile.

Any size, shape, [or any] background of a person can climb. There are different forms of climbing, but they’ll be able to find something.”

With approximately 15 to 20 active members, Davis Climbing has beginners and experts alike. It is available to anybody who wants to join with an initial investment in shoes and a purchase of a $34-per-month membership at Rocknasium in downtown Davis, where all meetings are held.

Davis Climbing meets on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 p.m.

Meanwhile, students are also geared up for another UC Davis competitive sport, complete with swords.

The Fencing Club was founded in 1954 and is the oldest sports club at UC Davis. While the club has beginners, they also have students that are members of the United States Fencing Association (USFA), the national governing body for fencing.

The club’s coach, Thom Cate, is a competitive fencer of over 16 years and member of the USFA. He was also elected president of the Northern California Intercollegiate Fencing League in 2004.

UCDFC is registered as a sports club and competes intercollegiate against other schools, such as UC Berkeley, Sacramento State and UC Santa Cruz at least once every quarter. Their next competition is in Cal Poly SLO on Feb. 16.

“Historically, we’ve swept all the competitions,” said David Marias, third-year entomology major and UCDFC vice president. “Between our size relative to the club, the caliber of fencers that we have, and [that] a lot of the novices we train do very well, we do very well [overall].”

Every quarter, 10 to 25 students and sometimes professors join the club.

UCDFC currently has about 40 members. It is open to any UC Davis student with quarterly dues of $50 to pay for the coach, tournament fees and fencing equipment and repair.

“We’ll take anyone even with no experience,” Marias said. “It doesn’t matter. All your experience could be watching Princess Bride with the famous fencing scene. We’ll be happy to take you.”

Besides teaching fencing skills, the sports club also emphasizes safety and a social environment. After all, what other club allows you to skewer your friends while staying safe and friendly?

“We’re college students that like hanging out and enjoy stabbing each other with 25 inches of aircraftgrade steel,” Marias said. “You can’t go wrong with that. Everyone’s there for the fun of it. I mean, yes, we have our competitive sides and it’s a lot of fun, [but] none of us are like, ‘I’m here to go to the Olympics.’ People get together, want to fence and have fun with it.”

With weekly practices and weekends of tournaments, UCDFC certainly requires time and motivation.

However, this pays off with the valuable experience that members gain and the close-knit relationship they are able to build with each other.

“It’s a lot of work and it does take up a lot of time,” said Karen Sean, thirdyear biotechnology major. “You put up a lot of effort just to keep things together, but it’s self-improvement.

You have to be able to look at yourself, what you’re doing wrong, and how you can improve.”

If you want to check out the team, UCDFC meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at Upper Hickey Gym. “I got here, saw the team, figured why not give it a shot?” Marias said. “I haven’t turned back since.”

JOYCE BERTHELSEN can be reached at features@theaggie. org

market Cont. from front page to play, and according to Norton, it can be hard to find a gig in Davis, especially when Sophia’s Thai Canteen closes its balcony in the winter months.

“I heard about the Flea from Facebook and the fliers around town,” wrote Alex Roth, the Pepper Peddler who has been involved with the Flea Market as a vendor, sponsor and performer, in an email interview. “We’ve played twice now and [it] has always been a blast — very laid back. Some people and kids dancing around, other people just sitting back and listening. And since Lauren is a musician herself, she actually pays the bands a decent wage.”

The Davis Flea always welcomes applications from new vendors. Currently, it’s $25 for students to set up a booth, and $40 for professionals, though both are encouraged to team up and split the fee.

According to Norton, the Flea Market is also always offering internships.

“We cover everything from marketing, event management, talent scouting, [to] outreach and documentary making (Flea HD),” Norton said. “I also love hearing people’s ideas for the market, we are a very receptive community and we enjoy working with other organizations to create more unified, vibrant, and productive spaces to live and work in.”

Unfortunately, despite the apparent success and popularity of the Flea Market, the problem of space has arisen again.

“The DDBA sent me a letter on Jan. 14 stating that we could no longer use the E Street Plaza at the times we have been putting on the market,” Norton said. “Thankfully, the city has offered us the use of Central Park for our birthday celebration at no extra charge.”

Norton wrote that she’s nervous about redesigning the entire market on such short notice, but that she’s determined not to let this setback impede the success of the event.

This change of location could be a problem in the future, however, as Norton said that many of the vendors who apply to come back every month use their profits to help pay their rent and buy textbooks for classes.

“Next month we will have to pay a much larger fee to use Central Park, and the challenge will be finding sponsors to offset this cost,” she said.

If enough sponsors can be found, the Davis Flea will remain an accessible venture for students and young entrepreneurs. As Norton’s original goals were to create a community for the graduating artists, she hopes to register as a charity and apply for grants.

In the meantime, however, the one-year anniversary celebration will continue, and this Sunday at Central Park the Davis Flea has booked more performers than ever before.

“Big Tree are coming out from Berkeley, Tha Dirt Feelin are local favorites, and we have a bunch of performers from UC Davis, including The Spokes, Agape, and UCD Popping Club,” Norton said.

There will also be a new Davis Flea tote bag for sale to help the Flea Market’s fundraising efforts.

“It [will be] an amazing place for a bargain,” Cross said. “There are some super-fashionable clothes, cheap cool house ware, and good music—really everything you could want in a shopping trip!”

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, look up the Davis Flea Market on Facebook for further information.

NAOMI NISHIHARA can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

600,000 flock to National Mall to hear Obama

By Alicia Adamczyk

University of Michigan (Michigan Daily)

Although young voters’ support for President Barack Obama’s re-election was predicted to waver in November’s election, thousands of college-aged students descended on the Capitol Monday to celebrate the inauguration ceremony.

Hundreds of thousands of people predominantly minority groups and females - braved the cold on the National Mall and along the parade route to see and celebrate the president taking the oath of office. Considerably fewer people attended Monday’s events than Obama’s first inauguration, but those in attendance were noticeably excited about his re-election.

Eager spectators donned Obama apparel, danced to Stevie Wonder and chanted across Pennsylvania Avenue in anticipation of seeing the first couple make their way from the Capitol Building toward the White House following the inaugural address. Volunteers worked to keep the crowd enthused.

U. Michigan senior Michael Nevitt, who attended the inauguration with a group of University students, said he’s

been a supporter of Obama since 2008 when he worked on the then-senator’s presidential campaign. He said resisting cuts in Pell Grant funding so more students could attain a higher education was one of the biggest factors in his decision to support the president.

Nevitt added that he believes Obama could improve on issues affecting college students such as tuition affordability and the environmental protection.

“He said some progressive things about climate change today,” Nevitt said, of the address. “But I’d like to see a stronger commitment and stronger goals because I didn’t think that was addressed enough in his first term.”

UM senior Lauren Coffman, the communications director of the University’s chapter of the College Democrats, said the president’s focus on LGBT issues during his speech was a welcome addition.

ABC News reported that Obama made history as the first president to use the word “gay” in an inaugural address.

“The president laid out his vision for his second term and highlights our nation’s continuing struggle for equality for all citizens,” Coffman, who traveled to Washington D.C., said. “His support for LGBT rights and undocumented stu-

dents set a historic precedent for equality and inclusion.”

Stephan Coleman, a 2010 graduate of U. Maryland and current Maryland resident, said he hopes Obama continues to push for lower student loan debt rates in his second term.

“Four years ago, tuition was seriously high ... now it’s so much better since (Obama)’s been in there,” Coleman said.

“I think there’s so much more work to do though.”

George Washington U. sophomore Adey Debebe also said the student loan issue played a crucial role in her support for Obama and believes the president is a major advocate for college students.

“He said it in his inaugural speech: It’s all about helping us so we can help this country further in the future,” Debebe said. “He doesn’t want us to be unemployed when we come out of school ...

I think it’s really important that people pay attention to that kind of thing.”

Jessi Wolz, Washington, D.C. resident and recent graduate of George Washington U., said she’s optimistic about the president’s next four years in office.

“I’m really looking forward to Obama being able to undertake some more difficult policies,” Wolz said. “It’s his last

four years, and I think he can be a little more bold.”

Speaking from Ann Arbor, Michigan senior Dana Rollison said she was excited to hear Obama speak at length about sustainability issues. Obama’s largest environmental push - a carbon cap and trade measure that aimed to limit the output of greenhouse gasses - was stymied by a divided Senate in 2010.

“I know he can’t get very specific in an inauguration speech ... but a lot of times he has fantastic speeches and the follow-through might get lost a little bit,” Rollison said. “If he follows through with what he said in his speech, I will be the happiest person in the world.”

At the pre-inaugural Michigan Congressional Open House on Sunday, Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) said student excitement for the president, contrary to popular belief, is still high. He also emphasized the importance of University students’ support of Obama’s re-election.

Levin said Obama’s role in keeping the student loan interest rate from doubling did not go unnoticed by the president’s college-aged supporters.

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Forrer himself spent almost four years working on the film, including one exclusively dedicated to research. What is the name of such a momentous song, you might ask? “Apache,” by the Incredible Bongo Band (IBB).

“Hip-hop starts here,” Forrer said. ”‘Apache’ by the Incredible Bongo Band has been sampled hundreds of times by artists including Kanye, Jay Z, Nas, Amy Winehouse, Missy Elliot and Grandmaster Flash.”

Here lies some irony: “Apache” was covered by the IBB in the early ’70s, its original having been written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded in the ’60s by a British group called The Shadows.

This version had a more western vibe.

IBB’s version, however, is suited to its time, pulling in the very essence of funk. The now-dubbed “hip-hop anthem” IBB version is considered to be one of the most sampled tracks in music history. Even such performers outside of the hip-hop genre like Moby and Goldie have taken a tune or two from “Apache,” and some artists have even garnered awards for their music that have sampled this song.

The film “Sample This” stems from inspiration brought forth by an article written for the New York Times by

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Will Hermes in 2006. The article outlines the twisted tale of “a nearly forgotten album and the birth of hiphop music” which draws upon the creation of IBB, its history adorned with cameos from John Lennon, Robert F. Kennedy, Charles Manson and many others, along with any epic journey’s tragedy, suspense and intrigue. The article points out, for such a highly used track, the album from which it came originally flopped.

“Dan Forrer, the director of the film, approached me through a mutual friend several years ago to see if I would be interested in writing the script. After I heard the story, I not only wanted to write it but told him I wanted to help him produce it,” Burris said.

“The most surprising thing to me was the way that so many seemingly diverse storylines interwove to tell a story that you couldn’t make up.”

The interconnectedness doesn’t stop with the film, however. No matter when you were born or where you’re from, some part of the story resonates with your own personal history. In fact, Burris lived only five miles from the Manson family ranch.

“We used to have birthday parties in the park right next to where they were living. Luckily they never stopped by and asked for cake,” Burris said.

Even though Forrer’s background is mainly in broadcasting, he still enjoys learning about musical history and collecting records. For him, hip-hop

as a musical genre is a part of his own personal history.

“I heard the music when I was a teenager and it never let go,” Forrer said.

First and foremost, both Forrer and Burris agree they aim to entertain, and that you don’t need to be a hip-hop enthusiast to enjoy the film. ASUCD Entertainment Council’s Cinema Director Andrea Hasson, who organized the screening for this film, knew entertainment was exactly what the film would deliver.

“Entertainment Council is all about music, movies and bringing entertainment to the UC Davis students and community and this event incorporates all three,” Hasson said in an email interview.

All in all, it seems there are greater implications in the film, and according to Forrer, there is something that he wants audiences to take away from his documentary.

“Music is the universal language. It transcends racial and socioeconomic boundaries by bringing people together,” Forrer said.

The free screening of “Sample This” will take place this Saturday in the Sciences Lecture Hall, room 123.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film starts at 7 p.m., with time to ask Forrer and Burris questions at the end of the screening.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW Headline: Men’s basketball preview Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Fullerton; vs. UC Riverside Records: Aggies 7-10 (3-3); Titans 10-8 (3-3); Highlanders 9-7 (3-2) Where: The Pavilion — Davis, Calif.

When: Thursday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m.

Who to watch: Senior Paolo Mancasola really found his niche this past week. He has been an outstanding point guard for the Aggies this season but he has lacked production as a scorer.

During last week’s game against Cal State Northridge, Mancasola scored a career-high 18 points and he followed it up with another phenomenal performance against Hawai’i when he dished out six assists.

The Redding, Calif. native needs to continue this hot streak because it will prevent defenders from doubling the players in the paint.

Did you know? There are four teams tied for the fourthplace ranking in the Big West Conference including UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton. This week of home games could not have come at a better time for the Aggies, because two victories will go a long way towards setting them up for the conference tournament.

Preview: Sophomore Corey Hawkins continues to be on fire for the Aggies. He earned College Sports Madness’ National Mid-Major Player of the Week for his incredible 40-point performance in Hawaii.

UC Davis will need Hawkins and the rest of the team to bring their A-game this week because the Titans are coming off a two-game losing streak and they are looking to right the ship. Cal State Fullerton’s offense is spearheaded by seniors D. J. Seele and Kwame Vaughn who are both averaging about 18 points per game for the Titans.

Currently, UC Davis and Cal State Fullerton are tied for the fourth-place slot, but Fullerton has the edge over Davis based on its overall record. Thursday’s game will decide whether the Aggies can climb above the Titans in the rankings.

It will be a quick turnaround to Saturday night’s faceoff against fifth-place UC Riverside. The Highlander offense lacks a truly explosive player but it’s squad consists of players who are all averaging around 9 points

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Senior Paolo Mancasola scored 18 points against Cal State Northridge and had six assists in the game against Hawai’i. per game. The Davis defense will have to find a way to combat its versatile squad and effectively shut down multiple key players.

The Aggies could stand 5-3 in conference play at the

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Aggies took down Who to watch: the Highlanders Senior Cortney and dropped a French is a pure close game to the shooter. The Aggies’ Titans. three point speThis year is an cialist has knocked entirely different down 33 threeyear from the last, pointers this season Courtney French a statement which and has shown why Senior has both bad and she is a leader for good implications.

UC Davis.

The Aggies have The Aggies will need fought hard in each game, more contribution from but have come up short quite players other than sopho- a lot recently. more Sydnee Fipps if they UC Davis has gone 1-6 in its are to get back into the win past seven-game stretch, but column. is in no way outmatched by Last time out, French put the upcoming opponents. in nine points in her 23 min- The Aggies had a strong ofutes of play, though it was a fensive performance against cold night from behind the Cal State Northridge, the ARC. She hit one out of her third place team in the conseven attempts from three- ference. This, as head coach point range and will try to Jennifer Gross will always get back on track against the say, proves that UC Davis is Titans. a dangerous team that can Did you know? The Big West play with the best.

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points and four steals. This contributed to the defense that the Aggies have tried to piece together this year.

Another freshman, Alyson Doherty led the team with eight rebounds in the win.

The Aggies are currently in ninth place in the Big West with a 1-4 record.

Yet, it is still very early in league play and UC Davis is not a team to check out of the season. Two wins this weekend could vault the Aggies up a couple places in the standings.

UCR is on a hot streak after winning both their games this past weekend, while CSU Fullerton is an extremely tough team to play.

The Titans are the top team in offensive rebounds in the league, which matches up well with the Aggies’ rebounding struggles. UC Davis will also need to find a way to put points on the board, seeing that CSU Fullerton has kept opponents struggling to score 60 points per game, which is the third-lowest average in the conference.

The Aggies have shown signs of breaking through with their young talent. This will be a tough road trip for them, but could potentially be a turning point, as two road wins would flip their conference standing as well as their confidence.

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end of this week which would put them in strong contention for one of the top spots in the Big West.

— Kim Carr

Back to the track Looking forward to a good season

By LUKE BAE

Aggie Sports Writer

Track and field at UC Davis is now underway. The season officially started on Jan. 12 in Davis with the John Pappa Blue-Gold Intrasquad meet. The team then traveled to the University of Nevada, Reno to compete in the pole vault.

The director of track and field and cross country, Drew Wartenburg, thought the pole vaulters performed well in Reno, but there was room for improvement.

“It wasn't our best result that we were hoping for, but it was our opening meet,” Wartenburg said. “Each time out, we'll look to tweak things and improve and so as we go up to University of Washington this Friday and Saturday, we will look to improve on the foundation that we started last weekend in Reno.”

The team will travel to University of Washington for the UW Invitational two-day meet from Jan. 25 to 26.

Athletes will compete in one of the premier indoor track facilities in the NCAA, the Dempsey.

Drew Wartenburg is excited to get things started. He has spent the past four-plus years in Davis coaching. He previously coached at Oregon State, learning under coach Kelly Sullivan.

There are big expectations this year, since the UC Davis women won the 2011 track and field championship for their first ever title in the Big West Conference.

"One of our team captains, Emily Bush, is going to be someone to watch

throughout the winter and in the spring. For our spring group, Melonise Chapman and Ashley Marshall are going to be two that we look to for help.

On the distance side, Lauren Wallace is our best female distance runner.

She runs the 800," Wartenburg said.

He also mentioned distance runners Alycia Cridebring, Sarah Sumpter, Katie Fry, and long jumper Katie Barber to have good performances this year.

Under Wartenburg's tenure, several athletes have been nationally recognized for their accomplishments. Kim Conley and Kaitlin Gregg qualified for the NCAA Division 1 Championships in 2008. Conley recently went on to compete against the best athletes in the world at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She ran a 15:14.48 in the 5,000m run.

On Feb. 2, UC Davis will host an All-Comer's meet held at Woody Wilson Track. A variety of events will take place including, 4x200m relay, mile, 55m high hurdles, 400m and 550m, 4x800m relay and 4x400m relay for the track portion. The field events include pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus.

The admission fee for competing athletes will be $5 and they will be able to enter in an unlimited amount of events.

Tickets will be $5 for spectators and coaches and $3 for children who are 12 years of age and younger. Athletes will be able to register on the day of the event beginning at 8:45 a.m.

LUKE BAE can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

Te’o controversy moves forward

University of Notre Dame (The ND Observer)

A tumultuous 48 hours of questions, rumors and speculation temporarily halted early Saturday morning when former Irish linebacker Manti Te’o ended his silence and denied any involvement in concocting the fake life of Lennay Kekua in an interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap.

“No, never,” Te’o told Schaap when asked if he was involved in the hoax. “Never, not ever.”

In fact, Te’o told Schaap he was not fully convinced he had been hoaxed until Roniah Tuiasosopo, the man accused of perpetrating the scheme, contacted him to admit his involvement in the scheme Wednesday, the same day a report from Deadspin.com broke the story.

Schaap said Te’o showed him Twitter messages from Tuiasosopo from two days ago in which he apologized.

While he maintained his full innocence in the interview, Te’o did admit he made mistakes along the way, including lying to his parents about meeting Kekua.

When the story of Kekua’s death unfolded in the midst of an undefeated Notre Dame season and Heisman Trophy campaign for Te’o, the linebacker said he “kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away.”

“That goes back to what I did with my dad,” Te’o said. “I knew that - I even knew that it was crazy that I was with somebody

I didn’t meet.”

“When [Te’o] described her as the love of his life, he meant it 100 percent, although they had never met,” Schaap said. “He did mislead people by saying he met her. He did so because he knew how crazy it would sound that he felt this deeply about someone he had never met.”

Te’o told Schaap the relationship allegedly started on Facebook during Te’o’s sophomore year at Notre Dame, but that it was not until around the Oct. 1, 2011 Purdue game that it grew. He said the relationship started to become more intense in late April 2012, when Te’o was told Kekua was in a car accident.

Te’o told Schaap that he began to sleep with the phone on the line with who he believed to be Kekua once she was in the hospital recovering from the fake car accident and leukemia.

ESPN also reported Te’o supposedly had attempted to video-chat with Kekua multiple times before she purportedly passed, but each time had been unable to see her face in the chat.

Additionally, Te’o told Schaap about a four-way text message conversation before Kekua’s death involving Scripture messages between himself, his parents and the person he believed to have been Kekua.

Schaap reported Te’o even showed him the messages during their interview.

Te’o said he never doubted Kekua’s existence or death until early December, nearly three months after he believed she had died.

Corroborating the statements made

by Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick on Wednesday, Te’o said he received communication from the woman whom he believed to be Kekua on Dec. 6, but was not initially convinced it was a hoax.

“After he gets this phone call on Dec. 6 ... he’s utterly confused,” Schaap said. “He doesn’t know whether to believe this person or not. She tells some story about how she’s been hiding from drug dealers.”

Te’o told Schaap he asked the person purporting to be Te’o to provide a photo with a date stamp, but even after receiving that, continued to be suspicious of the conversation. In addition, Te’o said people associated with Tuiasosopo showed up at Notre Dame’s team hotel during preparations for the Jan. 7 BCS National Championship Game. Notre Dame did not arrive in South Florida until Jan. 2.

Schaap said Te’o “wanted to get his story out there because he did know what people say to some extent” after a 48-hour period during which he was criticized for his silence.

“He disputed the theory out there that he was completely naive about romantic relationships,” Schaap said. “He said he got sucked into this because he thought he was talking to someone who he shared a lot with. Background, Samoan background, she understood the culture, she understood the language, spoke it better than he did. ... It was an intense relationship over a couple months.”

ESPN publicist Mike Humes said on his

Twitter account that ESPN “had no parameters on questions. While no TV cameras were permitted and use of audio was limited, we can use anything from the interview across our outlets.”

Schaap said he thought the no-camera setting made Te’o more comfortable, and the arrangement was at the linebacker’s request.

On Friday, ESPN’s Shelley Smith published a report in which an unidentified woman close to Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind of the operation, claimed Tuiasosopo told her that Te’o is a victim of the hoax.

In the report, Smith talked to two California residents who claim Tuiasosopo duped their cousin in 2008. The two claim Tuiasosopo supposedly used the same name and photos in that hoax.

Late Friday, USA Today reported that three elements of Kekua’s story parallel that of the Tuiasosopo family: a case of leukemia, a car accident and a quote from Tuiasosopo’s father’s Facebook page that Te’o told the team Kekua said prior to the faked death.

The two-and-a-half-hour off-camera interview with Schaap took place in Bradenton, Fla., where Te’o is currently training in anticipation for the NFL Draft.

This week, Katie Couric will conduct the first on-camera interview of Te’o, who will be accompanied by his parents. Segments will be shown during Couric’s syndicated television show Thursday.

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