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Candidates begin campaigning for ASUCD Winter Election Prospective student candidates for ASUCD positions, including that of the president and vice president, have begun campaigning as the general election approaches. ASUCD holds two general elections each acInfographic preventitiveFall measures: ademic year, oneonduring Quarter, when six -residents to lock their doors and windows senators are another during Winter -trimelected, back trees andand shrubbery that may obstruct windows Quarter. Six more senators and a president and -place locks on exterior gates vice president are elected during Winter Quarter. -activate home security Candidates can either or can -acknowledge those at therun door ifwith you feel slates it’s safe -form Neighborhood Watch groups run independently. “The elections are students’ most direct and easiest way to have their voices be heard,” said Aaron Hsu, chairman of the ASUCD Elections Committee, in an email interview. “Students should participate in ASUCD simply because they're affected by it. Not only do we pay over $100 per year to ASUCD, but whether we're buying something at the CoHo, filling our bike tires at the Bike Barn, or getting to class on a Unitrans bus (or, of course, reading The Aggie), we’ve had an interaction with the way ASUCD is run.” Leading up to the election, students have a chance to learn more about each candidate’s platform at a debate that takes place in the ASUCD Coffee House. The Coffee House Debate is tentatively set for Feb. 13. ASUCD Senator Alyson Sagala, a fourth-year political science and communication double major, was elected to the Senate last quarter on the SMART slate. “As much as the increased number of Senate and Executive candidates convolutes the electoral process a bit, it’s really great when students from different parts of campus decide to join ASUCD, because it increases our visibility and level of participation from the greater student body,” Sagala said. Voting begins Feb. 19 at elections.ucdavis.edu and ends on Feb. 22. Voting is open to all undergraduate students. Election results will be announced Feb. 27.
MONDAY, February 4, 2013
Month of January sees rise in burglaries in Davis Many cases occur when residents are home
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residents to lock their doors and windows trim back trees and shrubbery that may obstruct windows place locks on exterior gates activate home security acknowledge those at the door if you feel it’s safe form Neighborhood Watch groups James Kim / Aggie
By KAMILA KUDELSKA Aggie News Writer
The Davis Police Department (DPD) has reported an influx of burglaries in
the past month. From Jan. 1 to 9, DPD reported eight residential burglaries. The increase in burglaries continued throughout January. On Jan. 24, the Davis Police re-
The Pantry receives donations from on-campus food drive
Yolo Superior Court looking for jurors
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Staff, administrators participate in Mrak Gives Back
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Applications for the 2013-14 Yolo County Grand Jury are now being accepted. Juror qualifications can be found at yolocounty.org. Each year, the Yolo Superior Court impanels 19 jurors. The grand jury reviews the operations of the city and county government, other tax-supported agencies and special districts. The jury publishes its reviews and recommends ways to improve quality and effectiveness of the local government. The term of service is from July 1 to June 30. The average time commitment is 25 to 40 hours a month. The grand jury meets twice per month in the evening. The jurors are reimbursed $15 per day of attendance and 55 cents per mile round trip from their home to the meeting location. Two training sessions will occur before the new term begins. All applications must be submitted before Feb. 14 to the Yolo Superior Court.
ported a total of 21 burglaries had taken place in the past two weeks. The suspects have been stealing laptops, computers, jewelry, purses, electronics and gaming systems. “These numbers aren’t something that we would expect [to be] out of [the] ordinary. Some people are away for the holidays,” said Lt. Glenn Glasgow of the DPD. “So people are gone for one or two days when they report, but anytime we have these numbers it raises a red flag, especially with the pattern of unlocked residences and windows. We always try to get the word out.” Glasgow said that burglaries usually increase in line with UC Davis’ finals week as well as the holidays. Students tend to be more forgetful about safety precautions during finals week and burglars take advantage of this. They
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A reception was held in Mrak Hall to celebrate Mrak Gives Back, a food drive at Mrak Hall in which staff and administrators donated food to The Pantry. The Pantry is an on-campus food bank that helps students in need.
By KELLEY DRECHSLER Aggie News Writer
The Pantry celebrated a recent food drive that started this quarter in Mrak Hall on Tuesday. The Mrak Gives Back food drive attracted donations from the staff and administrators in Mrak Hall to help students on campus who struggle to afford basic necessities, including food and toiletries.
The donations went to The Pantry, an on-campus food bank organized by students to help other students. The mission of The Pantry is to aid financially disadvantaged students in accessing food and basic necessities, as stated on the organization’s website. “We hope that this goes to the broader campus community and challenges the rest of the community to support us too,” said Artem
Trotsyuk, student assistant to the chancellor, who initiated the recent food drive. Trotsyuk worked in collaboration with Rich Shintaku, assistant to the vice chancellor of Student Affairs, in organizing Mrak Gives Back. Trotsyuk said the goal was to engage students, staff and administrators in community service on campus. Most of the donations from Mrak Gives Back were from staff and administrators who work at Mrak Hall. “This past year we’ve definitely seen an increase in drives that departments are hosting,” said Quincy Kayton, director of The Pantry. According to Kayton, the Financial Aid Office at Dutton Hall and the Asian American Studies Department have organized food drives for The Pantry as well. Kayton added that Mrak Gives Back was the biggest campus food drive The Pantry has hosted and the first one at Mrak Hall. Ralph J. Hexter, provost and executive vice chancellor, also helped to establish the food drive and attract support for the program. “The need is every week … We were talking about how important it is to let people
know that this organization exists,” Hexter said. Currently, there are approximately 200 users per week at The Pantry, Kayton said. During high peak, the organization has received up to 500 students in one week. The food drive collected popular items, including tuna, chicken, peanut butter, soups with meat, pasta, cereal and toilet paper. Hexter said he is inspired by the student initiative. “The ingenuity, creativity and generosity of our students in knowing how to help students in need really move me. And it really inspires everyone — faculty, staff and administrators — to help students help other students,” he said. The Pantry is located in the basement of Freeborn Hall, Room 21, and is open Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and Monday through Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. Students may take up to three items per day from The Pantry by presenting their student ID. More information about The Pantry can be found at thepantry.ucdavis.edu. KELLEY DRECHSLER can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.
ASUCD senate bill introduced to create international student committee Committee would promote representation, integration of international students By JESSICA GRILLI Aggie News Writer
An ASUCD senate bill has been authored that would create a special committee with the purpose of promoting culture, education, hospitality and leadership of international undergraduate students. The bill was authored by secondyear computer science major and UC Davis international student Shehzad Lokhandwalla, who is also a member of the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board; Edward Yoo, student activities official and ASUCD President Rebecca Sterling. The goal of the bill is to represent the opinions and concerns of international undergraduate students in order to accommodate their needs. If the bill passes, this special committee will be known as the International Undergraduate Student Committee. “The chancellor plans on getting more international students by 2020, but we
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must ask ourselves whether the campus is prepared. Often international students are lost when they first move to the United States … This newly formed committee basically tells the campus that ASUCD cares for international students,” Lokhandwalla said. While Davis’ International House and the Campus Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) currently exist as resources to international students, Lokhandwalla said that international students still struggle to find the materials and resources that they need in order to be successful, both academically and socially. Moira Delgado, International Students Club advisor and SISS outreach coordinator, said that students, staff, faculty and administrators need to do more to make the campus more accommodating to international students. “Sometimes both staff and faculty need to understand a little bit better about language and cultural differences when students come here. [But] I think there’s a Forecast Good weather to start your recovery from your Super Bowl party. Dial Hoang, atmospheric science major Aggie Forecasting Team
really good climate for the most part,” Delgado said. According to the bill, UC Davis had a student population of 25,096 undergraduates in the 2011-12 academic year, and of those students, approximately 1,800 students were international students from over 100 different countries. Ken Burtis, genetics professor and faculty advisor to the chancellor and provost, has authored a 2020 initiative report which, among many functions, aims to increase the influx of international students on campus. Burtis pointed out that increasing the number of international students on campus could contribute to financial and campus growth, as international students pay higher tuition than students from California. In addition, Burtis said that integrating international students into the campus community will have a positive impact on both national and international students. “We want to create a welcoming enTuesday
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vironment for [international] students and we’re going to need the help of California students to do that. And that is sort of a benefit in both directions … Having some close friends from Sri Lanka and Korea would benefit your development as a student,” Burtis said. “If we don’t have interactions between students, then that internationalization potential benefit is not realized. [In] the other way, there’s a huge benefit for [international] students. The fastest way to develop your English language skills and cultural education is to have those interactions. It’s really important.” According to Lokhandwalla, it is his hope that this bill will enable international students to be more involved in ASUCD, allow the voices of international students to be heard and contribute to awareness of international students on campus. The bill is currently being seen by ASUCD commissions before it reaches the senate table. JESSICA GRILLI can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.
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MONDAY The Body 6 to 8 p.m. 234 Wellman Come join the Cross Cultural Center at UC Davis in collaboration with the Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority for a dynamic presentation on increasing awareness about what distorts our body image.
Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference Information Session 3:10 to 4 p.m. Student Community Center, Meeting Room D Join us if you’re interested in presenting your research at the 24th Annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activities Conference.
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Cultural Programmer Information Session
FRIDAY Folk Music Jam Session
7:30 to 8 p.m. Student Community Center, Meeting Room E Join us for an informational meeting if you’re interested in being a cultural programmer for the 2013-14 academic year. Primary responsibilities of the position include providing culturally based programming, support and mentorship for new students living in the Living Learning Community.
WEDNESDAY UAEM Journal Club Meeting 7:30 to 8 p.m. 202 Wellman Join Universities Allied for Essential Medicines if you’re interested in learning about the scientific principles behind biosimilar pharmacuticals. The UAEM Journal Club will discuss the concept and how access to unbiased information on drugs is important for physicians to make appropriate treatment choices.
THURSDAY TCS Club General Meeting 6:30 to 7 p.m. 115 Huchison Join TCD professor Bob Osertag as he discusses his decade in Central America involved in the revolutions of the 1980s.
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Noon to 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck Folk musicians are invited to play together informally during an acoustic jam session. Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes and squeezeboxes and join your fellow musicians for a little bluegrass, oldtime, blues, Celtic, klezmer and world music over the lunch hour. All skill levels and listeners are welcome. For more information, please call (530) 752-4880.
Yolo County Animal Shelter Adoption Sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed 1 to 2 p.m.) Woodland Animal Shelter Celebrate My Furry Valentine with discounted adoption rates for all dogs and cats from the Woodland Animal Shelter. Help save a life for the same price as buying a coffee — all adoptions are $5. For more information or to see pictures of the adoptable animals, go to their Facebook page at facebook.com/YCAS.Shelter. To receive placement in the AGGIE DAILY CALENDAR, email dailycal@theaggie. org or stop by 25 Lower Freeborn by noon the day prior to your event. Due to space constraints, all event descriptions are subject to editing and priority will be given to events that are free of charge and geared toward the campus community.
someone is home.” A few other preventative measures and tips that the DPD recommends are to make sure all windows, doors, garages and side gates are locked when not being used. They suggest locking doors while at home. The DPD stressed that a large amount of burglaries due to unlocked entry points are still occurring. The Davis Police encourage residents to be wary of suspicious activities, such as a person walking or driving in your neighborhood at very slow speeds for a long period of time. They advise to call in if something does not feel or look right. Many students and residents are not as aware of the number of burglaries as they should be due to Davis’ supposedly safe reputation. “I feel safe here because I can go out at night and feel safe even if I’m alone, partly because of the reputation and the community,” said Lela Schwartz, a first-year international relations major. Although Davis is known as a relatively safe place, keeping cautious at all times is important. “If you’re walking, it’s best to walk in pairs and be aware of your surroundings. People will be picking people that aren’t paying attention,” said Lt. Don Malloy of the UC Davis Police Department. “If you’re making eye contact with someone, it will make someone less likely to do something.”
also take advantage of the holiday breaks when many people are on vacation. An abnormal amount of the recent burglaries have occurred while a resident is present at home. This type of burglary is classified as a cat burglary. One specific burglary took place after the resident’s doorbell rang, and the resident only noticed that the burglar had been in his home after finding a window screen had been removed. “The first step is to safeguard yourself and anyone else in that house. Possibly lock yourself in your room and call 911,” Glasgow said in reference to cat burglaries. “We don’t advocate confronting the person because we don’t know who it is and whether they are armed. So we always say stay sheltered in a locked room.” Out of the 21 burglaries that have occurred, 10 were in West Davis, four were in Central Davis, two were in East Davis and five were in South Davis. “Lock your doors and windows, especially when you’re away from home and you’re sleeping. Make sure shrubbery around your house is trimmed so that no burglar can get through the windows,” Glasgow said. “Also, just make sure the doors and locks are in good order. If someone rings your doorbell, acknowledge the person KAMILA KUDELSKA can be reached at is outside so they know city@theaggie.org.
amine provides Walt’s brilliance a new outlet to shine now that his insurmountable pride has kept Michael him from his past life. An Figlock uncanny amount of luck Geekly — or intelligence, perhaps — keeps Walt from weekly death as he consolidates a gigantic meth empire under his rule and his rule alone. And the question that remains to be addressed is the status of Walt’s family. Skyler is impossibly difficult for Walt — and have looked into Hell me, personally, as a viewand its name is cryser — to deal with on any tal meth. level. How much easier Over Fall Quarter, I would Walt’s life be were busted down four and a he to not have to consider half seasons of “Breaking her feelings? How much Bad” on Netflix. I peaked easier would it be for Walt at around three to four to produce meth if he was episodes per day — it’s able to use his tremenjust SUCH a good show. dous mind to manipulate I simply could not have absolutely everyone close enough ... and the susto him into doing exactly pense of waiting for the what he wants them to? rest of the fifth season Walt has the maturiis keeping me awake at ty level of a sophomornight. ic 15-year-old. The qual “Breaking Bad,” as ity of a man is found not many of you almost unin his unadulterated brildoubtedly already know, liance or his unadulterfollows the tale of an unated passion. The qualider-respected high school ty of a man is found in his chemistry teacher, Walter ability to moderate and White, who, upon findnegotiate between those ing out that he has what around him who do not may very well be terminal share the same goals as cancer, selflessly turns to him. a life of crime — the pro It can be easy as a viewduction of crystal meth — er to dismiss Skyler as an in order to support his fiadulterous, naggy burden nancially woe-begotten upon the very, very interfamily — his wife, Skyler; esting protagonist of our his son, Walter Jr. and his show in the same ways newborn baby daughter, that our society’s technoHolly. logical progression dis As the chemotherapy bills misses the environment slowly become more manas being superfluous. Yet ageable and the future of what is the ultimate point Walter’s family becomes of your meth empire conmore financially secure solidation, Walter White, (baby Holly will need a colif not to help your familege education eventually) ly? In the same vein, what the backstory of Walter’s life is the ultimate point of is slowly flushed out amidst all of your technological countless botched drug progress, society of 2013? deals in I’m getWalt’s gradting carThe quality of a man ual ascenried away is found not in his sion to meth with mykingpin. unadulterated brilliance or self — both The alhis unadulterated passion. technologleged beical progtrayal of a ress and previous female lover — a Walter White’s meth probetrayal that Walt cannot duction both do acever forgive — put Walt complish a tremenfrom being a successful dous amount for those co-owner of a burgeonthat they seek to help. ing neuroscience comChildren do not ask pany named Gray Matter the question, “do the to an underappreciated ends justify the means,” chemistry teacher slowly whereas adults are at waiting to die. This lover least conscious that such is now married to Walt’s a question exists, regardprevious male business less of whether they can partner at Gray Matter. answer it or not. Oh, Lord, what count Walter White, you are less travesties have men not a man. wreaked upon their fu I have looked into Hell tures because they were and its name is crystal unable to forgive themmeth. selves and their past lovers for loves that are no MICHAEL FIGLOCK is not doing any blue more? meth until the conclusion of season The production of crys- five. He can be reached at mpfiglock@ ucdavis.edu. tallized methamphet-
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turn we’ve been promised. Every single one of my classes should be well-organized, highElli quality and educational, Pearson and I’ve experienced far On the too many that fail to meet fringe this criteria. Last fall, students protested the exorbitant rise in student fees without a proportional increase in educational quality and services. After the pepper spray incident, the focus of these protests shifted away from educationast quarter, I raised al critique. Let’s return to my hand in class the original spirit of these and respectfully told protests and tell our unimy teacher that I thought versity what we want. what he had just said was Every student should bullshit. feel comfortable speaking The dormant class out to professors or adawakened with a burst of ministration on the ways laughter, and my goodwe’d like to see our edunatured professor smiled cation improved, because before opening the floor. we have every right to. If He invited a discussion the University is going to that interrupted class and treat us like customers, offered students a respite then we should demand from the rather dry leca better-quality product. ture format he normalBut, here, even my own ly used. The class discusrhetoric on this issue is sion that spun off my redisturbing. mark engaged more stu My own language is redents than I had seen all flecting how we’ve come quarter and elicited verto view our educationbal participation from al system through an ecomany students who nornomic framework. There mally remained silent. We is not only a crisis in the were learning from disquality of education, but cussion, rather than pasalso in the method of sively listening. which it is being deliv What were univerered. What are the inhersity classes like before ent issues with viewing PowerPoint? I can hardly education as a market? If muster a scenario in my education is commodimind, because the teachfied, then those who can ing tool is so ubiquitous. afford to pay the most will You mean, professors had receive the highest-qualto write on chalkboards? ity education. Oops. That Professors had to speak sounds vaguely familiar. engagingly to hold our at- If we all agree that tention? PowerPoint no roughly $55,000 in tudoubt has its benefits, but ition for a four-year eduit is embarrassing when a cation at UC Davis is exprofessor reads slides off pensive, then I need not a PowerPoint presentaargue that $165,000 in tion in a way that would tuition for a four-year surely earn me a C in any education at Stanford is class if I abusivewere being ly outraOur current educational graded. geous. I Not all system reflects the values that will not profesargue that education is not a right... sors suffer private from this schools sort of incompetence, are across the board betthank gosh, but even the ter than public schools, best ones are limited by but they are definitethe lecture format. You’d ly trying to be. Most prithink the way we were vate schools are already taught was designed by cost-prohibitive to the economists. average student and the If we, the students, more tuition increases at are investors, then the public schools (the supUniversity is our bank. posedly affordable opWe invest our time, mon- tion), the more inaccesey and intellectual trust sible education becomes. into this bank, expecting And here we reach an a decent return on our impassable philosophical investments at the end of debate. Should education our four (or five) years. be available to everyone? The professors, in the The obvious answer to me scenario, are like the tell- is yes, of course! But there ers who hold access to are others who outrightly such assets. So, we arrive argue that no, only a cerat class, sit down and try tain percent of our poputo passively absorb their lation should obtain some knowledge. degree of higher educa And, what’s better? In tion. Our current educamany classes (say, neartional system reflects the ly any introductory course values that education is at UC Davis), we are only not a right, but a privilege. expected to memorize Our educational sysand regurgitate this intem is mistaken. A highformation on a multiplequality education is a choice exam. Sounds like right for every person. If an awfully easy way to you agree with me, supgain knowledge. But that’s port the efforts of projust it. It is easy, because testers who defend eduwe don’t actually learn. cation. If you agree with In economic terms, me, speak up in class I believe this would be and demand it be so. called fraud. We are faithfully investing ourselves To tell ELLI PEARSON about the times and our future in this edyou’ve called out your professors on ucational system, and we bullshit, email her at erpearson@ucdavis. edu. are not obtaining the re-
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Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD President, present Yena Bae, ASUCD Vice President, present Beatriz Anguiano, ASUCD Senator, present Bradley Bottoms, ASUCD Senator, present Liam Burke, ASUCD Senator, present Armando Figueroa, ASUCD Senator, present Don Gilbert, ASUCD Senator, absent Joyce Han, ASUCD Senator, present Maxwell Kappes, ASUCD Senator, present Kabir Kapur, ASUCD Senator, Pro Tempore, present Paul Min, ASUCD Senator, present Felicia Ong, ASUCD Senator, present Alyson Sagala, ASUCD Senator, present Tal Topf, ASUCD Senator, present Melanie Maemura, ASUCD Controller, present
Unit Director Reports A representative working on the Picnic Day event said that all applications have been sent out for the events, and the next step is to finalize the events. A fire marshal will be coming to the meeting next week to discuss safety issues. Josh Gelfat, director of City and County Affairs, said that Housing Day is on Feb. 14. A representative from Aggie Threads said that last quarter there were poor capital investments and that the printer was not working all. The representative said they had been barely getting by all year trying to figure out what to do with the printer. The printer was purchased for $30,000. It was upgraded last year but still had issues. A technician fixed a lot of issues, and so far it has
been working. They are looking at alternative printers in case this one breaks again. They are in debt by about $1,500.
Presentations The Campus Safety Coordinator said that they just finished meeting with the Freedom of Expression Committee and drew up a document stating issues with rules and regulations regarding protest on campus. They are working on trying to get blue lights back on campus. The blue lights were removed a year ago because administration thought they were being misused. There are also blueprints for new bike circles on campus. Bottoms gave a report on the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an organization that gives accreditations for schools and colleges, and how they are coming to UC Davis. Bottoms said that this is the group of people who determine whether a degree means anything, and gives legitimacy to education.
Consideration of Old Legislation Senate Resolution 6, authored by Patrick Sheehan, requested student influence and transparency in decisions concerning Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA). The resolution passed with a 9-3-0 vote. Bottoms, Topf and Ong voted against the resolution. Senate Bill 36, authored by Carly Sandstrom, to allocate $1544.62 to purchase an ASUCD E-Z UP tent. The bill passed in a 9-2-1 vote. Kappes and Anguiano voted against. Figueroa abstained. Cano asked how the senate would justify buying these tents to the students. Kappes proposed buying a tent from outside, cheaper sources. Cano said that he does not encourage that, and recommends two tents because Campus Recreation has a lot of tents and they are a big entity on campus and it reflects how you host events on campus. Multiple tents allow ASUCD more flexibility for multiple events at once, etc. Sandstrom said that the tent is
not just for tabling purposes. Senate Bill 50, authored by Internal Affairs Commission Chair Sergio Cano, to prohibit Commission Chairpersons from introducing legislation, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 54, authored by Ong, to allocate $128.29 for the purchase of 12 donation jars to benefit fundraising efforts for the ASUCD Scholarship, passed with a 9-3-0 vote. Senate Resolution 4, authored by Han, to thank Allison Chilcott of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on the occasion of her departure, passed unanimously. Senate Resolution 5, authored by Hackney, to support California Senate Bill 8, introduced by California State Senator Leland Yee, that makes higher education more transparent, passed unanimously.
Public Discussion Justin Goss presented Senate Resolution 6, and said that it is less aggressive and more factually astute, compared to its previous resolution, Senate Resolution 2. He said that the veto reasons were addressed, and he would like the opportunity to advocate on behalf of the students who cannot vote on these resolutions. Sheehan said that he would like to turn ICA or create a situation in which the ICA administration comes and presents to them just like unit directors do. Cano said that he preferred the language of the previous bill.
Meeting adjourned at 11:30 p.m. Open positions within ASUCD can be found at vacancy. ucdavis.edu. JESSICA GRILLI compiles the senate briefs. She can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.
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Aggies drop 77-64 battle at Pacific UC Davis struggles without Hawkins By KIM CARR
Aggie Sports Writer
Whether it was a defensive letdown or a lack of depth on the bench, the Aggies faltered down the stretch and lost to conference rival Pacific. The road game tested UC Davis’ physical strength. Pacific is stacked with size and boasts a roster full of shooters. The Aggies were without starting guard Corey Hawkins, but junior Josh Ritchart stepped up to fill the void of leading shooter. Ritchart’s been a threat from all over the court this season, but he was on fire against Pacific. Ritchart banked five three-pointers as well as a field goal and he went 5-7 from the free throw line to score a season-high 22 points. UC Davis started the game by falling into a 12-point deficit, but they managed to come back and pull together a 19-9 point run of their own. At the end of the half the Aggies were trailing the Tigers by a mere four points.
As usual, UC Davis left the tunnel with some added fire. Coach Les’ halftime speeches certainly seem to be giving them the energy they need to start trimming away at the deficit. Junior Tyler Les immediately sank a three from beyond the arc to trim the deficit to a one-point margin. The teams continued to trade baskets, but sophomore J.T. Adenrele muscled his way to the hoop to even things at 41-41. The Tigers took a timeout to regroup and proceeded to go on another 9-1 scoring run before building a 12-point lead with just eight minutes left in the game. The Aggies continued to chip away at the lead. Ritchart’s points were supplemented by junior Ryan Sypkens, who continues to amaze from the threepoint perimeter. Ritchart’s last threepointer allowed the Aggies to pull within six points with just under five minutes remaining. UC Davis has repeatedly struggled to close out games this season, and Saturday night was no exception. The Aggies had no
match for the Tigers’ Lorenzo McCloud, who continuously thwarted any attempts to even the score. Pacific pulled away at the finish and closed the game with a 77-64 victory. While it was disappointing for UC Davis, the loss is understandable. Pacific is one of the top teams in the conference, and they were backed with plenty of home field support. It also did not help that sophomore Corey Hawkins did not dress for the game. Hawkins was injured in UC Davis’ homegame win against UC Riverside and has not dressed since. Despite playing without their leading scorer, the Aggie offense did not struggle to produce. Led by Ritchart, Sypkens and Adenrele also broke into the double-digit margin for points. Junior Tyler Les and seniors Paolo Mancasola and Ryan Howley also scored for UC Davis. The loss drops the Aggies to 8-12 on the season and 4-5 in conference play. While it is not ideal, they are still positioned sixth overall and still have a chance to make the
Big West Conference tournament if they can find a few more wins this year. A lot of that will depend on whether they can get Hawkins back, or if they can find the bench talent to compensate. Head coach Jim Les noticed how the late game let-downs seem to stem from a lack of experience in his young roster. “I thought our lack of depth tonight coming down the stretch [was a factor]. This was a physical game and I thought some guys wore down as the game went on,” Les said. “I thought they battled and really worked hard, but give credit to Pacific. They’re playing pretty well and are a pretty tough out here.” UC Davis is facing another tough week on the road, with games against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly. There is no word on whether Hawkins will be joining his teammates on the court, but hopefully the Aggies will be able to muster the energy to keep their defense strong throughout the game. KIM CARR can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.
UC Davis women’s basketball splits weekend games French drains 11 threes and has 37 points on the weekend By MATTHEW YUEN Aggie Sports Editor
The UC Davis women’s basketball team had quite an up-and-down weekend of games. The Aggies took down the thenfourth place team in the conference, but dropped a tough contest to the last place UC Irvine. The game against Long Beach State featured teams that had both won their two most recent games, and it turned out to be a back-and-forth game until the end. After taking down the 49ers on Thursday — a confidence booster, no doubt — UC Davis came out flat against UC Irvine and lost by a 13-point margin. With the split weekend, UC Davis moves to 9-11 with a 4-5 record in the Big West Conference. Thursday — UC Davis 68, Long Beach State 62 Coming off two road wins, the Aggies brought the momentum back home to the Pavilion on Thursday when they took down Long Beach State. The 49ers brought a 4-3 conference record into the game, but the Aggies clawed their way to a victory. The two teams battled for the duration of the game, which consisted of 15 lead changes and 12 different instances in which the game was tied. UC Davis went into the half down one point 35-34, but limited LBSU to 27 secondhalf points. While shutting down the 49ers, UC Davis put up an identical number to
their first half to round out the 68-62 victory. The teams battled back and forth until freshman Alyson Doherty made a layup with 1:41 left in the game, giving the Aggies a lead that they held onto for the remaining time. Sophomore Sydnee Fipps dropped a career-high 29 points, which included a perfect six-for-six from the free-throw line. Supplementing Fipps was senior Cortney French’s shot from the outside. French drained five three-pointers and put away both of her free-throw attempts. Saturday — UC Irvine 70, UC Davis 57 French had the hot hand for UC Davis in Saturday’s game against the Anteaters, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Aggies to victory over the last place team in the Big West. Despite French’s 20 points, a product of a career-high six long-range buckets, the Aggies couldn’t do much else to find the basket. Fipps had a particularly cold night, only managing three points in her 29 minutes of play. Unfortunately for UC Davis, they fell behind early and never recovered. The game stood at 11-0 until French knocked down a three-pointer over six minutes into the game. The Aggies battled back and came within five at halftime when the score stood at 30-25, but the relentless UC Irvine team kept the UC Davis shooters at bay. Across the board, UC Davis shot 31.5 percent. One highlight for UC Davis was freshman Molly Greubel’s 12 points, which gave her 22 points over the two weekend games.
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Sophomore Sydnee Fipps shoots the ball during the game against CSU Long Beach. Fipps scored a career-high of 29 points during the game. Greubel went 6-7 from the charity stripe and had 22 consecutive free-throws before missing one against the Anteaters. French brought her weekend total to 37 with her big performance on Saturday. The win was the first Big West conference victory for the Anteaters, who now stand at 5-16 overall with a 1-8 league record. The Aggies, after winning three confer-
ence games in a row, dropped the decision to UC Irvine. UC Davis’ 4-5 record puts it tied for sixth place with the 49ers. UC Davis will continue its four-game home stand this week, as it hosts UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. MATTHEW YUEN can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.
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Dining in Davis: Preethi Indian Cuisine Restaurant features distinctive Southern specialties, classics
By KATIE MORRIS Aggie Food Writer
If there’s one thing that Davis has no shortage of, it’s Indian restaurants. However, Preethi Indian Cuisine, one of the newest additions, is a little different. While the restaurant serves the typical variety of Indian food that most people are accustomed to, it also has a selection of South Indian specialties, like dosas. Nanda K Immareddy and his wife Krishna opened Preethi in May 2012. It is an entirely family-owned restaurant, with Immareddy’s relatives working in the kitchen, and the family has been in the restaurant business for over 25 years. If the “Free Wi-Fi Access” sign outside the front door isn’t enough to draw you in on a cold, rainy night, a peek through the window at the décor will definitely do the trick. As soon as I opened the door, I was surrounded by bright orange and magenta walls, one of which was filled with a floor-to-ceiling mural of a Buddha. Other decorative items include an adorable elephant statue, colorful metal sculptures on the walls, another Buddha on a room divider and a flat-screen television that plays a loop of movies to enjoy while dining. The warm tones and ornamental pieces make the two-roomed restaurant friendly and inviting. One complaint: the tables along the wall are a little close together. After my two friends and I were seated, we spent a good 15 minutes perusing through the rather
extensive menu trying to pick out a variety of items that still fit within our seniors-in-college budget. It was admittedly difficult to decide, because the menu is filled with so many appealing dishes that range from the standard chicken tikka masala ($11.95) to the more adventurous goat korma ($12.95). Luckily, the server, donned in a traditional sari, brought us complimentary papadums — a typical Indian cracker snack served with two types of chutney — to hold us over while we made our decisions. Eventually, we decided on splitting a masala dosa ($5.95), chicken tikka masala, lamb biryani ($12.95) and chicken vendalu ($10.95). The menu lends itself to a lot of consumer choice — all entrees come either à la carte or as a full dish, include a choice of naan or rice, and can be prepared mild, medium or spicy. We went for à la carte all around because it saved us roughly $3 on each dish — bringing the average entree price down from $15 to $12 — and decided to order both naan and rice to go with our mediumly-spiced entrees. If you go to Preethi for just one thing, go for the masala dosa, one of the restaurant’s South Indian specialties. If I were on the Food Network show “The Best Thing I Ever Ate,” which I often wish I were, this appetizer would be on my list of things to talk about. “Appetizer” isn’t the best word to describe it, though; the thing is literally the size of an arm. It’s a long, rolled up semi-crispy crepe made of lentils that tastes like sourdough bread, filled with a vegetable curry con-
taining roasted potatoes, carrots and peas. It also comes with an onion gravy soup — sambar — for dipping, giving it an even fuller flavor. I’m not sure what the proper etiquette is for consuming dosa, but my friends and I ripped it apart with our hands and destroyed the thing within about five minutes. The vendalu and tikka masala, which are the two Indian dishes that I always seem to order, were also incredibly satisfying. The vendalu, which is an onion curry seasoned with a variety of Indian spices, was delicious but tasted about the same as others I’ve had before. The tikka masala, however, was richer, creamier and more buttery than most, and isn’t very spicy either. Preethi also specializes in biryani, or basmati rice pilaf, and offers six different varieties. We ordered the lamb version. But meat aside, the dish has so many flavors, like saffron, basil, lemon and other Indian herbs and spices. For Indian food beyond the typical scope of Davis dining, pay a visit to Preethi. While it’s certainly more expensive than a Raja’s lunch buffet, it’s about in line with other Davis Indian restaurants in terms of prices (three of us shared all of the food and paid about $18 each with tip and tax). When I return, I will probably focus mostly on the South Indian specialties and will try out the bar, which features Indian beers and wines as well as $3 beer on tap — always a plus. KATIE MORRIS writes for the Aggie Eats food blog and can be reached at kemorris@ucdavis.edu.
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