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Annual Davis Neighbors’ Night Out to be held on October 16 The citywide social event will feature potlucks, tea parties and more

BY RIDDHI PURANIK city@theaggie.org Davis Neighbors’ Night Out is a yearly event hosted by the city of Davis along with UC Davis and the Associated Students of UC Davis (ASUCD), according to the city of Davis website. The event is a celebration of the community and an opportunity for residents to foster a sense of camaraderie in their neighborhood.

According to Carrie Dyer, Management Analyst for the City Manager’s Office, this year’s Davis Neighbors’ Night will be the 16th annual — it has been held every year since 2006 with the exception of 2020.

“Davis Neighbors’ Night Out is an opportunity for neighbors to get together, connect and meet due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols,” Dyer said. “The true goal is to build connections and establish relationships because connected neighborhoods are ones that tend to be safer.”

The day’s events will be held all over Davis and can be located using the locator map available on the city of Davis website.

Programming will be hosted by event sponsors which consist of apartment complexes, neighborhood watch liaisons and homeowner associations.

The city of Davis website lists that there will be between 100 to 125 events held throughout town on the 16th.

Elizabeth Wisnia, a long-time Davis resident, has been hosting one of these events, a neighborhood potluck party, for the past 13 years.

“We do a potluck in our neighborhood,” Wisnia said. “We use the foldout tables, set sidewalk chalk out for the kids and close off the streets.

Everyone comes and shares the food.

It is a fun way to get to know our neighbors and catch up with the people we wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to.”

Nine-year-old Sarah Luckenbill has also been hosting tea parties for the Davis Neighbors’ Night Out since age four.

“Every year we celebrate with our neighbors by having a tea party gettogether,” Luckenbill said. “My family brings tea and biscuits, you can bring food and Pattie brings a big inflatable cat and it is very fun to go underneath it. We all share everything we bring and enjoy hanging out with old neighbors and getting to know new neighbors better.”

In addition to Wisnia’s and Luckenbill’s parties, the locator map shows a wide array of events that will

JOANNE SUN / AGGIE be held all over town, including picnics, scavenger hunts and talent shows.

Wisnia explained why the Neighbors’ Night Out event is so special to her, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With everyone being so busy, we don’t always make the time to get together and hear about what is going on with the neighbors,” Wisnia said.

“Especially after 2 ½ years of not being able to congregate in the ways we all

need, it is a wonderful way to integrate newcomers into the neighborhood and meet the bigger community.”

ASUCD holds first Senate meeting Campus feels the of the quarter loss over iconic

Senators elect Senate President Pro Tempore and debate respectful communication at Oct. 5 meeting

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BY LILY FREEMAN campus@theaggie.org

Vice President Aarushi Raghunathan called the Oct. 5 Senate meeting to order at 6:14 p.m. After roll call, she read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.

Next, Zahar King, a third-year English and design double-major, was confirmed and seated as an ASUCD senator.

Senate President Pro Tempore elections followed this confirmation.

JT Eden, third-year international relations and environmental policy double-major and ASUCD interim senator, was nominated by Senator Dani Antonio.

“Senator Eden has shown confidence, efficiency and deep knowledge of the ASUCD operations since his term as [internal vice president] and now interim senator,” Antonio said during the nominations.

“I have only personally known Senator Eden for two months, but it is in these few months that he has earned my respect and trust inside and outside of work.”

Following Antonio’s nomination, Eden was elected to the position with a unanimous vote.

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The Arboretum’s Japanese Zelkova tree was recently removed due to safety concerns, but paved the way towards potential future projects to combat climate change

BY SYDNEY AMESTOY campus@theaggie.org

Next, the Senate confirmed Zach Boggeln, a fourth-year philosophy major, as the new Internal Affairs Commission chair. Then, Jonathan Ng, a second-year political science major, was confirmed as the new Aggie Mentorship Committee chair.

Lastly, Jordyn Kosai, a fourth-year sustainable and environmental design major, was confirmed as the new chair of the Student Sustainability Career Fair committee.

Several commissioners were then confirmed for the Internal Affairs Commission, the Environmental Policy and Planning Commission and the External Affairs Commission.

Following the confirmations, the senators moved into senator adoptions, where each senator chooses a few ASUCD units and/or committees to adopt for the fall quarter. These adoptions allow for senators to collaborate with and provide support to the ASUCD groups of their choice.

Next, the Senate opened the floor to public comments. There was one comment made by a UC Davis student.

“I learned very recently that participating in [the UC Washington program] or any other program where students leave Davis, like study abroad, students sacrifice their guaranteed student housing,” the student said. “This, in my opinion, is entirely inequitable. When signing on with Davis, I felt secure knowing I could live at the Green for my two years here. Now, I am left with a risk of going to DC and risking my home and thus my livelihood when I return.

Furthermore, the fact that this practice was subtly hidden within the Green’s lengthy housing contract and not mentioned at all in the Washington Program housing contract is very troublesome.”

Raghunathan then assigned specific senators to work on the issue raised by this public comment.

Then, the Senate introduced seven new pieces of legislation, however, there were no bills voted on during the meeting. Next, the senators approved

past meeting minutes and moved into open forum. Raghunathan raised a question regarding the dinner that was provided for the Senate during the meeting.

“Did everyone like the Beijing beef [from Panda Express] or are you actually very strongly against it and want orange chicken instead?”

Raghunathan said.

After two senators voiced that they would prefer orange chicken, the senate debated on the comparative qualities of the orange chicken and Beijing beef from Panda Express.

Senator Gaius Illupeju then expanded on the difficulties of coming to a consensus about foods provided at the meeting.

“I think you’ll find that ordering food is kind of difficult,” Illupeju said.

“No one is on the same page about what they want. You’ll find that when you go to buy Mexican food [for the meeting], it is expensive… Students provide the table with food every quarter, and I tried to make the best choices that I could. I think the fact that we’re debating between Beijing beef and orange chicken shows the dilemma [Raghunathan] is bound to be dealing with every week. I’ll be praying for you.”

Raghunathan went on to raise an issue that she has experienced in the Senate as ASUCD vice president.

“Please set boundaries,” Raghunathan said. “I am a student, and also a person, not a robot… I, in fact, do not live here. Please don’t text me at 2 a.m. on a Saturday about work, because I am not going to respond to you… I have a social life.

I have responsibilities. I don’t live and breathe ASUCD. I am a person. Calm down. No weekend texts, please. We are very busy people, please keep that in mind.”

Raghunathan continued.

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The UC Davis Arboretum recently saw the removal of one of its most iconic trees due to a safety issue caused by a structural flaw in its trunk.

The historic Japanese Zelkova tree has sat on the shore of Lake Spafford since it was planted there in the 1960’s.

It was removed on Sep. 14 after the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Gardens (APG) crew discovered a large crack in the tree’s trunk.

Crews attempted to preserve the tree through a series of corrective measures, according to the APG’s press release. This included eliminating 50 percent of the tree’s canopy to correct the crack.

Andrew Fulks, assistant director of the APG, spoke with KCRA news about the emotional decision to take down the tree.

“It’s hard to see it go,” Fulks said.

“This is one of the most beloved trees on campus.”

However, there are plans in the works for a planting event in honor of the tree, according to the APG website.

Tyler Kern, a campus urban forester with APG said that the crack shows us that there have been advancements in forestry since the tree was planted.

“Over the years, we’ve gained valuable insights into the significance of proper pruning and maintenance for young trees,” Kern said in the press release. “[This is] knowledge that this tree would have benefitted from.”

The removal comes as the area once home to the Zelkova tree is planned to be revitalized in the coming years. This is part of the Arboretum Waterway Flood Protection and Habitat Enhancement Project, according to a press release about the effort.

The multi-million dollar project seeks to protect the Arboretum Waterway from the effects of climate change by controlling the flow of stormwater with new pumps, and eliminating the concrete edge running along the creek, according to the press release from APG. “This was a very sad and difficult decision,” Chancellor Gary May said in a tweet on Sept. 12, just before the tree’s removal. “I want to thank our amazing [APG] staff for keeping our natural spaces iconic, safe and healthy.

We’ll miss [the Zelkova tree].”

The UC Davis Arboretum serves as an excellent outdoor trail and frequent picnic spot for students. (Maia Zhu / Aggie)

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Community meeting held to After 30 gather community input on years of future G Street refurbishments consignment, All Things Right and Relevant will be converted to a thrift storeonly model Businesses, residents and city of Davis workers presented their proposals for G Street renovations

BY HANNAH SCHRADER city@theaggie.org

California’s minimum wage increase and the economic impact of the pandemic led to the recent financial restructuring of the store

BY HANNAH SCHRADER

city@theaggie.org All Things Right and Relevant’s board of directors recently announced that they would discontinue their consignment service and transition exclusively to a thrift store.

“After over 30 years of doing business in Davis, All Things Right and Relevant will be converting from a consignment/thrift store to a thrift store exclusively effective Nov 1, 2023,” according to the store’s website. “We will no longer be accepting items for consignment effective Tuesday, September 19, 2023.”

Lynne Okamuro, the manager at All Things Right and Relevant, explained what ultimately led to the decision to transition the store from a consignment and thrift store to just a thrift store.

“For a couple of years now, with COVID and minimum wage going up, the cost of processing consignment has begun to kind of inch away [from] what profit we can make,” Okamuro said. “And as we are a nonprofit, with our main goal being to employ mental health clients, that is our primary goal.

So when that becomes at risk due to the cost of processing, our board made the decision to cut it.”

California has spearheaded the increase of minimum wage movement for the past couple of years resulting in 8 to 10 percent increases in minimum wage annually since 2020 in California.

“Currently, we’re at $15.50 for minimum wage; that’s due to go up in January and then there is a vote for the November vote to increase it to $18 an hour,” Okamuro said. “When our board looked at our financial report for the year, and in light of those two increases, they made the decision to cut our most expensive portion of the business.”.

Okamuro went on to differentiate the costs of thrifting and consignment and discuss what in particular makes consignment so costly.

“We have to [consider] staff intake,” Okamuro said. “So those were specific hours that we had to have employees available to handle the intake and customer service. [...] Then we had

to process them. So we had to make sure they were clean and then price them according to how they would best sell, make the tickets, attach the tickets [then] you have to put it out.

And that’s just the processing side. So if you’re looking at how long it takes to process one order, which was 10 pieces of clothing, to look at it accurately it was probably between seven to 15 minutes depending on how specific the items were.”

All Things Right and Relevant originated as both a consignment and thrift store combined and has provided both services since their opening until Sept. 19, 2023 when they discontinued their consignment services.

“The variation did have an impact on how quickly a person could go through those,” Okamuro said. “And we just didn’t have enough volunteers in order to make sure that we could keep up with the cost.”

Okamuro spoke briefly about the organization’s history as a non-profit and its donation infrastructure.

“We were kind of founded in 1992 — the original meeting to get together to try and build something was in ‘91.

A lot of our original founders were spouses of professors, who saw a need in the community for mental health, who had family or friends who had struggled with mental health, and they wanted to do something to support that population,” Okamuro said. “I was just recently told that originally it was either going to be a restaurant or a thrift store.”

When asked about the future, Okamuro expressed the uncertain sentiment within the organization.

“We don’t know at this point,” Okamuro said. “So a lot of the things that are going to be based on infrastructure are going to be decided in Oct, and we should have a better idea when we get our financial reports and everything from this month at the start of Nov., and we’ll have a new structure in Nov.. So our board is still going to meet halfway through the month in Oct. and they’ll decide what our final structure is going to be based on, what our thrift store will look like, what our main store will look like and our staffing for that.”

JOANNE SUN / AGGIE On Oct. 4, the city of Davis held a public workshop to gather community input on G Street. The street has prohibited the use of motor vehicles since June of 2020, originally in an effort to fulfill the increased demand for outdoor seating as a result of the pandemic.

The business community has shown concern about the temporary structures that were created to allow for more outdoor seating. As a result, in Jan. of 2023, the Davis City Council approved the G Street redesign project.

The community gathering was held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on G Street in order to get feedback from residents as to ways in which G Street could be improved.

Davis Vice Mayor Josh Chapman was also in attendance at the gathering and gave some insight about what the city aims to gain from putting on this gathering.

“We’re really looking to get some input on a couple different things, and the first one is really how we’re going to use the space now that it’s been closed to automobile traffic,” Chapman said. “[We’re] trying to figure out what the mix of available space for the businesses to possibly leave for dining or other uses versus just public spaces for use by the community is.”

Chapman discussed the possible timeline of this project, hoping for construction to begin sometime next year.

“The schedule moving forward would be we collect community input at this meeting and then our design [team] is going to go back and come up with some final concepts and layouts,” Chapman said. “We’ll be taking that to the city council early next year. Once the council [has] provided their input and [approval], we’ll go to final design and hopefully construction next year.”

The arts and culture manager for the city of Davis, Rachel Hartsough, spoke briefly on the proposed ways in which art could be used to enhance G Street which the public was able to vote on during the community meeting.

“We did a lot of research on similar spaces that were carfree that were focused more on the bicycle, pedestrian, kind of promenade type spaces,” Hartsough said. “These were some of the features that we saw in other cities that we thought were great examples of things that made the space useable, fun, flexible [and] friendly to different ages and demographics within the community.”

The proposed art installations, including different kinds of murals,

information kiosks and other whimsical structures, were printed on a poster board and citizens attending the meeting were able to put a sticker on the art style and amenities they most preferred.

“It’s more of capturing what the community is most interested in and then trying to find the best match for that with our artists [in Davis],” Hartsough stated.

Marcus Marino, president and CEO of Design M Group, a fullservice real estate firm, also attended the community meeting with a plan for changes he would like to see on G Street.

“I saw what the city was originally talking about doing and I felt that they were on the wrong path and that I had a better solution to it, so I’ve drawn this up,” Marino said. “The major differences that I’m proposing are a sign on each end of the block, which would be an homage to the original Davis Arch. [...] I have a simpler solution to the parking area that’s standing in the block of these parking spaces and [is] now striped this way because it’s a two-way street. I propose just repainting the stripes this way and making it a one-way street. [...]

This could be done in a weekend for minimal cost and eliminates the issue that we have now.”

A wide array of clothes are on display at All Things Right and Relevant, a consignment turned thrift store. From books and clothes to toys and paintings, their vast selection is tailored to all. (Courtesy / Lynee Okamuro)

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A foodie’s guide to Disneyland: One student’s review of Disneyland’s food and beverage options

Reviewing the food and beverage options at the ‘happiest place on Earth’

BY CHRIS PONCE arts@theaggie.org Movie: “Signs” dir. M. Night Shyamalan (2002)

BY LORENA ALVAREZ arts@theaggie.org

“Signs” is my favorite alien movie not because of its depiction of aliens or of horror, but because of its message of family and faith in your identity. The film follows a family trying to rediscover themselves after going through the death of a loved one, all with the backdrop of an alien invasion. “Signs” requires little introduction; it’s a classic for good reason. The setup of a distant protagonist, a former priest, who has lost his faith and belief in destiny is deeply compelling. This movie is a perfect October watch.

Album: “Surely Tempo” by Surely Tempo (2023) Surely Tempo is a Chicano indie rock band from Southern California that you won’t regret listening to before they “make it big.” Their music has a familiar rock sound that is easy to bop your head to. Like many Chicano rock bands, Surely Tempo’s songs incorporate a mix of English and Spanish in their lyrics. Their latest album, “Surely Tempo,” is their music at its best. The songs are reminiscent of songs you would hear at a local garage concert.

Discovering their discography will not let you down.

TV Show: “The Haunting of Hill House” dir.

Mike Flanagan (2018) Mike Flanagan’s debut Netflix original “The Haunting of Hill House’’ is a horror T.V. show that I try to watch once a year when October rolls around. This show, which is loosely inspired by Shirley Jackon’s classic novel of the same name, is cut into two parts: the past, which features a group of five siblings during childhood living in a haunted house, and the present, which depicts the siblings as adults dealing with a recent tragedy.

What sets the show apart from other T.V. shows about haunted houses is the mature tone through which it discusses grief, along with its powerful writing. The first five episodes each follow one of the siblings, revealing a piece of the story that requires the viewer to watch all the way through to put together. The siblings also each represent one of the five stages of grief, further portraying the story’s overall theme. This show has personally helped me deal with grief in my own life and reminded me of the importance of support from loved ones. “The Haunting of Hill House’’ is a beautiful show with so much more beneath the surface.

Book: “Beautiful World, Where Are You” by Sally Rooney (2021) While maybe not Rooney’s most popular book, “Beautiful World, Where Are You” was one of my favorite summer reads and the characters have stayed with me long since I put the book down.

This book certainly has less drama than “Normal People,” but the characters feel well-rounded and just as authentic. The book follows two friends, an author and an editor, in their late twenties/ early thirties as they navigate romantic and sexual relationships, work lives and adulthood. The book also provides meta-commentary on the purpose of writing fiction and why we buy books. After finishing the book, I felt as if I truly knew the two protagonists and wished I could check up on them in the future. It’s not my favorite Sally Rooney book, but it’s one I’d recommend to anyone beginning to navigate “adulthood.”

Located in Fantasyland, the Tea Cup ride at Disneyland is an iconic ride among children and adults alike. (Courtesy of SnapAdik / Creative Commons CC BY-ND 2.0) While Disneyland offers a nostalgic representation of childhood through its widely known art and characters, visiting the parks during the summer warmth can be more tiring than one might anticipate. The following are some beverages and foods that can make the humid and hot environment much more bearable.

Disneyland offers a wide range of drinks, from alcoholic beverages in Oga’s Cantina to cold brews and lemonade throughout the park.

When asked about his go-to spot at Disneyland, Richard Rivas, a visitor at the park, noted the Takodana Quencher, a dragon-berry rum pineapple drink from Oga’s Cantina.

“The Takodana Quencher has a very strong fruity flavor that I liked and didn’t taste like alcohol at all,” Rivas said. “It tasted like a capri-sun at first, but the more you drank, the more you realize the aftertaste of the alcohol, which wasn’t bad at all and gave it a nice flavor in the end.”

While Oga’s Cantina offers beer, wine, seltzers and other alcoholic concoctions, they are popular for their signature cocktails. Blogs ran by Disney enthusiasts such as This Fairytale Life, Disney in Your Day and Disney Wire have ranked the drinks from best to worst, with two out of the three listing The Outer Rim, a margarita, in their top two drinks.

“This has a lot of the elements of a traditional margarita, such as tequila and lime juice, but it also makes things more interesting by adding acai liqueur and ‘exotic fruit puree’ to make it a little more sweet,” reads a blog post

by Disney in Your Day. “And don’t be alarmed by the black stuff on the rim

– it’s just black salt.”

Some non-alcoholic caffeinated drinks offered this fall season are the Specialty Cold Brrr-ew, a sea salt caramel toffee coffee at Cafe Daisy and a Chimney Sweep Cold Brew at Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe. Cafe Daisy’s had a potent caffeine flavor that, when mixed, was not too sweet or bitter.

The second option was creamier and caramelly. The smoked salted sugar on top added a unique texture, making it sweeter and memorable.

Jaylynn Velhagen-Dizon, an LA local and fourth-year English, cinema and theater major, commented on her favorite drinks and foods at the Disney parks.

“My favorite drinks are from the Joffrey cart in California Adventure.

Pretty much any of their coffees are super good. I love a good corn dog from the firehouse cart,” VelhagenDizon stated. “Also, a new favorite of mine is the sunchoke and pistachio pesto pasta from Blue Bayou, which is one of the vegetarian options they have available there.”

While reservations can be made day of for both restaurants, Blue Bayou’s popularity requires that visitors book months ahead of time if they wish to secure reservations.

Its fame stems from its location — diners eat “inside the popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride,” according to Mickey Visit’s website.

Some of the items on the menu are market fish, filet mignon, roasted chicken and prime rib. Upon request, servers will provide their allergy menu, which offers fried calamari, surf & turf, gumbo, salads and many more options that take into account the top eight common allergens (gluten/ wheat, dairy, egg, soy, peanut, tree but,

fish and shellfish).

Although some restaurants require reservations, there are many options that have relatively short wait times.

The Mint Julep bar offers Mickeyshaped beignets, featuring seasonal flavors like pumpkin-spiced beignets rolled in pumpkin-spiced sugar. This Halloween season, the Pooh Corner in Critter County is featuring Mickey pumpkin cake pops, Minnie Mouse as a witch, bat, skull and “hunny pot” apples. They also have Halloweenthemed vanilla and chocolate fudge cupcakes.

There are also plenty of classic foods at the parks. Jacquelin Andrade, a SoCal local and UC Davis alumna, commented on their favorite sweet and savory foods.

“I think my favorite are the beignets. The turkey legs are also really good.”

The drumsticks are known for being “practically the size of [people’s] heads,” which can be found in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Springs, Disneyland Resort and California Adventure. Additionally, popcorn and churros can be found throughout the parks. The parks feature their classic churros year-round, but they also incorporate seasonal options to make the parks more magical.

While the wide range of stands and restaurants can be overwhelming, many Disney enthusiasts have created Instagram accounts and websites explaining their must-haves and where they are located at the Disney parks, so visitors can enjoy their visit and indulge in the wide variety of food and drinks the park has to offer.

The Cherry Tea Collective club at UC Davis raises money and awareness for various charities through their art An inclusive group of student artists, designers and writers self-publish a charity-based zine

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BY LYNN CHEN features@theaggie.org

The Cherry Tea Collective is a charity-based art club that consists of artists, writers, poets, photographers and other creatives. Every school year, the club publishes a zine — a unique, self-published mini-magazine — on a theme that is usually related to a specific charity organization. Club members contribute artwork, writings and photos to appear in the zine, which is then sold to the school community.

Past themes and charity organizations the zines have raised awareness for include “Earth and Nature” for the Earth Day Network, “Bonds Between People” for The Trevor Project, “Dreams and Fantasy” for The Lunchbox Fund and “Oceans” for The Ocean Cleanup.

Along with original merchandise, such as stickers that are designed by members, proceeds from the club go toward the charity of focus.

The process of publishing the zine requires lots of meticulous work and planning. During fall quarter, members vote to decide on a charity-focused theme for the upcoming year. In winter

quarter, the club spends time producing and assembling creative content for the zine. Finally, after making final adjustments and printing the booklets, the club prepares to sell the zines on Picnic Day. Throughout this extensive project, zine contributors may run into creative challenges.

“It is sometimes hard to create art for the theme [...] It just really depends on, like, where your brain is at when you first get the prompt,” said Emma Lopez, a third-year aerospace engineering student and artist for the Cherry Tea Collective.

During the process, board members also need to stay on top of planning, delegating responsibilities and financing the club. Club President Mia Karlsson, a fourth-year molecular and medical microbiology major, has to think ahead for every quarter to prepare for events.

“I need to keep track of the dates that all of the events are on, [decide] what we need to have ready before the events [...] think about what we’re all going to say during the events, who’s going to work at the events [...] plan meetings and write meetings,” Karlsson said.

The collective also needs to apply for grants from the Student Finance Council on time in order to fund itself properly and keep its members engaged.

“Generally, this is a very independent club,” Karlsson stated.

“People work by themselves at home and then submit their work online to us, so it’s not a social club.”

Karlsson discussed the possibility

of modifying the club to create an atmosphere that’s more interactive and social.

“It would be nice if people could meet each other in the club,” Karlsson said. “So I’ve been trying to come up with ideas.”

Despite difficulties members and the club as a whole have faced, the Cherry Tea Collective has still fulfilled its role as a philanthropic organization, like the pun on “charity” its name suggests.

The club was able to make donations to the several charity organizations that made up the theme for Cherry Tea Collective’s zines, according to their Instagram. In 2023, the collective raised $394.49 for The Ocean Cleanup.

In 2022, $1068.28 was given to The Lunchbox Fund. In the year prior to that, $552.53 was donated to The Trevor Project.

Members of the club found joining it to be a worthwhile and rewarding outlet for their creativity.

When asked what inspired her to join the Cherry Tea Collective, Lopez said that it was the fact that the club enabled her to use her artworks for good.

“I love being able to give back to communities,” Lopez said. “I love being able to help out in whatever way I can.

[I] don’t make much of an income [...] to matter enough to donate, so being able to do something that I can create and [put] towards charity was really admirable [for the club to allow me to do that].”

Michelle Khuong, a fourth-year

neurobiology, physiology and behavior major who works in public relations and is the secretary of the Cherry Tea Collective, said that she marveled at the creativity people were able to display in the zines.

“I think it’s great that we can compile all different kinds of art forms like photography, writing, and drawings and see the different interpretations of the theme for that year into one zine,” Khuong said via Discord direct messaging.

She herself joined the club to become more productive when making art and maintaining her creative flow.

“I initially wanted to join the [club] because I was trying to overcome an art block at the time and wanted to find a smaller club that would motivate me to draw more and overcome my art block,” Khuong stated.

Karlsson also noted the creativity she finds in her members’ work.

“I’m not tracking anyone in particular, but I do notice that people will try [to] experiment a little bit in different mediums,” Karlsson stated.

“Someone [might] say ‘oh man, I’m not great at art, but I’m gonna try sewing.’”

A member who said something similar ended up making a beautiful fabricsewn piece with laces representing seashells, according to Karlsson.

“I hope that people see that the people [in the club] are creative, artistic and also caring about our communities,” Karlsson said. “We want to help make a difference through something beautiful.”

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UC Davis Involvement Fair offers opportunities for career and social connections

The event enables students to explore the resources, clubs and organizations available on campus

BY ELIZABETH WOODHALL

features@theaggie.org The Involvement Fair at UC Davis offers students the opportunity to roam around the quad and learn about the different ways they can get involved on campus. Described as an “annual student organization showcase” on the UC Davis Center for Student Involvement website, the Involvement Fair took place on Oct. 11, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lian Boos, the director of the Center for Student Involvement, said that the Involvement Fair can be seen as a long-standing tradition — one that has been around for almost 40 years.

Over time, the Involvement Fair has evolved to accommodate and include the growing number of registered clubs and organizations on campus.

“We send out an invite to all our registered student organizations on campus, and they can sign up to table at the Involvement Fair,” Boos said. “We have a limit to the tables, so this year [there were] over 300 tables available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Two years ago it was only 200 organizations, this year it will be around 400; we have over 788 organizations on campus, so it’s a lot and we are constantly thinking about how we can grow the capacity so that we can host more of our organizations.”

With thousands of students expected to drop by the Involvement Fair, Boos said that the energy can be exciting and busy. With so many opportunities available, it can also be overwhelming with the amount of students passing by and tabling.

“We invite all students to participate so they can stop by and get connected to any of our student organizations,” Boos said. “It’s gonna be busy; it’s exciting, big energy on the quad. It can be overwhelming on both ends [...] It’s a bustling day, and students [tabling] can expect to be proactive, open, welcoming and inclusive.”

Even if students don’t find an organization or club that interests them, Boos said that the Involvement Fair isn’t the only way to stay connected; Aggie Life is a great way to remain up-to-date and involved without having to be inperson, especially for students who are more introverted.

“Not every organization comes to the Involvement Fair, so if you’re walking around the Involvement Fair

KELLIE LU / AGGIE and don’t see an organization you’re excited to be a part of, you can also go onto Aggie Life, which is kind of like a virtual involvement fair platform where you can look up all the organizations we have on campus and get connected with them that way.

There’s contact information on each of the organization’s pages, so you can reach out [there].”

Rachel Bingham, the First-Year Aggie Connections coordinator, said via email that this fair can be a “dropin experience” for students who choose not to be there for the entirety of its duration.

“There will be a lot of groups tabling, so it’s likely impossible to visit every table,” Bingham said. “New students should arrive with some ideas of what kind of co-curricular involvement they’re looking for. If participants already know they’re looking to learn more about clubs/organizations based on personal identities, hobbies/interests, future career paths or extracurriculars like athletics, it can make such a big fair easier to navigate.

Bingham went on to discuss the importance of experiencing new things for students entering their first year of college.

“Part of the first-year experience is getting comfortable putting yourself

out there in a new community,” Bingham said. “[This] means going up to tables and being prepared to have a lot of conversations with the club representatives.”

Bingham explained that the Involvement Fair goes beyond just allowing students to see what organizations, clubs and resources are available to them, it can also be about building relationships with other students. Especially for first-year and transfer students, the Involvement Fair can be a great opportunity to meet other students who share similar interests.

“It’s really important for new students to attend the Involvement Fair because joining a club or organization is one of the best ways to have fun and find your circle of friends, mentors and allies,” Bingham said. “We know new students who are accepted to UC Davis come with vast extracurricular experience, which they’re likely looking to continue and expand on during their time in college. The involvement fair only happens once a year, so first-year students should already be making important decisions now about involvement that may last the rest of their time at UCD. “ HackDavis, the “premier collegiate hackathon” at UC Davis according to the club’s Instagram, is just one of the

many organizations that will be tabling at this year’s Involvement Fair.

Shounak Ranabhor, a fourth-year student majoring in cell biology and the co-president and CEO of HackDavis, said that the fair allows for clubs to reach a “large repertoire of students.”

“This is one of our favorite places to kind of find a bunch of different students, different majors, different backgrounds, different experiences, and put them all together in one melting pot and have [them] meet with us and see what we can do for them,” Ranahbor said. “When I came to the Involvement Fair when I was new to UC Davis, I learned a lot just by walking around being with people like you. You meet a lot of friends. You need a lot of people who might come from the same places or different places.”

Fiona Chau, a third-year majoring in managerial economics and minoring in English and the lead director of finance for HackDavis, said that those tabling at the Involvement Fair hope to have students come by and learn more about the clubs and organizations available to them.

“The Involvement Fair is so much more than just coming to the events,” Chau said. “It’s like, you know, ‘come connect with us so that we can help you succeed at UC Davis as a transfer, as a

freshman, as a junior, etc.’ Whoever you are — We invite everyone to come in. By coming to the Involvement Fair and talking to us in person and building that in-person connection, we really encourage that, and, you know, just talk to each other as students, and I think that that’s really helpful.”

Rachel Yap, a fourth-year design and psychology major and the copresident of HackDavis, said that the Involvement Fair allows clubs like Hackathon to reach different students and encourage them to join.

“There’s a big melting pot of experiences there,” Yap said. “It’s like a big pool that we usually can’t really lock into when we go tabling in classes.

But at the Involvement Fair, everybody’s there, everybody who’s interested and you’re across all majors. It’s just a great melting pot of experiences that we enjoy tapping into.”

The Pantry, a student-run and student-led organization that offers students access to food and essential resources, will also be a part of the Involvement Fair. The Pantry’s Outreach Manager Qinyin Huang, a fourth-year design and cinema and digital media major, and External Affairs Manager Charlotte Zhao, a third-year psychology and political science major, agreed about what the Involvement Fair has to offer.

“It’s a pretty interactive event as well, each booth has different things that they are offering, so students can come up and kind of interact with the people,” Zhao said.

Zhao also mentioned that the Involvement Fair is meant to be an inclusive, welcoming experience for everyone — but especially for incoming and transfer students who aren’t too familiar with campus life.

“It’s a great opportunity for Davis students to know what this school has to offer,” Zhao said. “I know for my first year, I was kind of lost as a student. I didn’t know what clubs, resources and organizations were available to students, so this is a great campus-wide event that is open to all students and is a great way to see what clubs have to offer, and it’s a prime example of students gaining access to these different opportunities they weren’t aware existed.”

Whether students are tabling for their club or are new and trying to see what campus life is all about, the Involvement Fair promises a bustling environment that offers endless opportunities and allows students to form long-lasting connections.

New UC Davis research center Davis City Council September meetings focuses on saving lives from tobacco use recapped The city council discussed openings, gave an update on Hate-Free together and recognized Hispanic Heritage and National Breast Cancer Awareness month at recent meetings

BY ALMA CULVERWELL city@theaggie.org

On Sept. 4, the first city council meeting of the month, the Davis City Council announced the grand opening of the Rose Creek Park, located between Concord Avenue and Evans Court, as well as Playfields Park, located on Research Park Drive. Additionally, they announced that National Night Out will take place Sunday, Oct. 15, scheduled to welcome incoming students at UC Davis.

Davis city manager, Mike Webb, discussed National Night Out’s midOctober date and the purpose of the event at the meeting.

“The timing of the event is sort of modeled after a national neighbors night out event, but we’ve put our own Davis spin on it, especially with respect to the timing of mid October is very intentional in order to be welcoming to incoming UC Davis students who are coming in and starting classes in late September so they can be part of that welcome and part of that incorporation to their neighborhood as they move in,” Webb said.

The council also provided an update on Hate-Free together, a joint effort to provide support and opportunities for community members and to promote inclusion. Jenny Tan, director of community engagement for the city of Davis, explained the mission of the project during the meeting.

“We know that our communities want more, they need more, they want action, education and inclusion and so hate free together was born to help condemn hate, create safety and cultivate change. Being hate free is our goal, it’s what we are striving for,” Tan said. “We all have a role and responsibility to get there together.”

Hate Free Together has made headway on initial investments, research and logo design. They are working on developing a website, increased staff support as well as community workshops and received a $300,000 grant from the California Arts Council’s

California Creative Corps program to fund these developments.

The council also provided an update on the G street reactivation program at the Sept. 16 meeting. On Jan. 17, the council approved activating a portion of G street between 2nd and 3rd street by keeping it closed to automobiles. The city hosted a pop-up design workshop on Oct. 4 where they plan to collaborate with an on-call firm, Psomas, to get community feedback and work on possible design ideas. Their long term goal is to enhance a vibrant downtown and thriving neighborhoods.

During the meeting on Sept. 16, the city of Davis recognized Sept. 15Oct. 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month. Councilmember Gloria Partida presented the proclamation at the meeting.

“Now, therefore, we, the Davis City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Davis, recognizes and observes National Hispanic Heritage month this year and every year hereafter and strongly encourages Davis public schools, businesses, organizations, and other public institutions to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month through education, ceremonies, activities and programs.” Partida said at the meeting.

The city also recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness, National Bullying Prevention and Fire Prevention Month. The council urged Davis Residents to be extra cautious with the added fire risk and to be sure to check kitchen areas for possible fire hazards.

“Now, therefore be it proclaimed, that the Davis City Council, on behalf of the citizens of Davis, hereby proclaim October 2023, as Fire Prevention Month throughout this city, and urge all the people of Davis to check their kitchens for fire hazards and use safe cooking practices during Fire Prevention Month 2023, and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of the Davis Fire Department,” the proclamation reads.

With $3.7 million in funding, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is set to launch the Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center

BY KAYA DO-KHANH campus@theaggie.org The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is based in Sacramento, recently announced that it is set to launch the Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center (TCPRC) within the next few months, which is the first program of its kind.

The research center brings together academic researchers and community and advocacy groups to work toward saving lives from tobacco use.

“The long-term goal for the center’s projects and research are to support efforts to expand into subsequent studies or generate new policy efforts,” Dr. Elisa Tong, director of TCPRC and internist at UC Davis Health, said in an email. “Ultimately, we want to improve population-based cessation outcomes that will help fulfill California’s aspirations of an ‘endgame’ to end the commercial tobacco epidemic and help save lives.”

The center is receiving $3.7 million in funding from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, a research agency directed by the UC Office of the President, according to a press release from UC Davis Health. The funding will go towards carrying out research and projects over the course of four years.

“This new center has the potential to significantly reduce tobaccorelated harm in our state,” Director of UC Center Sacramento Richard L. Kravitz said in the press release. “As the University of California’s main hub for policy-related knowledge sharing in the state capital, we are proud to participate in advancing the training and dissemination aims of this grant.”

The center will carry out four rapid response policy projects over the first two years at the center, Dr. Tong said. The key areas that the policy projects will cover include health care access, health care delivery, health care management and health care plan reform.

Dr. Tong said that she is especially eager to start on the project related to healthcare and community engagement on the new state law that bans the retail sale of flavored tobacco.

“Flavors in vapes/e-cigarettes have contributed to what the Surgeon

JOANNE SUN / AGGIE General has called an epidemic; we now have new diseases like E-cigarette Vaping Associated Lung Injury which was the 2019 epidemic making young people really sick and even die and it’s complicated with rising cannabis use too,” Dr. Tong said via email. “We need to educate and activate our healthcare providers and systems on these new challenges to support people to quit these highly addictive products.”

In 2014, there was a UC systemwide Smoke and Tobacco Free Policy established which includes all types of tobacco use such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes and more. Keavagh Clift, who oversees the Smoke and Tobacco Free initiative on campus, discussed a number of tobacco cessation resources for students on campus. One of the resources that she said students may find interesting is the Breathe Free Tracker Tool, which is an online tool that students can fill out to help track tobacco and vape usage and related litter on campus to support a cleaner UC Davis. Other resources include

the Intervention Services Coordinator at Student Health for one-on-one counseling and access to free nicotine replacement therapy for one month.

There is also an online class called Strategies to Quit Tobacco, which is an interactive workshop which addresses strategies to quit tobacco that is offered

by UC Davis Health Management and Education.

Dr. Tong said that the TCPRC is launching in the next few months as some of the project teams are currently conducting planning meetings, and they want to develop the pipeline of learners and researchers. Other future plans for TCPRC include hopes of launching a learning series, a call for pilot grants and a Graduate Opportunities for Leadership Development (GOLD) fellowship with UC Center Sacramento sometime early next year. In fall 2024, she said that they hope to hold an Annual Summit with UC Center Sacramento to share their research findings with community and policy stakeholders.

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OPINION Use these campus resources to get the most out of your student fees

From academic tutoring to free food, here are some of the best campus resources available to you as a UC Davis student

WRITTEN BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD You’ve all heard the college question trifecta: Name? Major? Hometown?

It’s all a cliche, but introductions are important, and sometimes you have to start with the basics.

Last week, we introduced ourselves, the nine members of The California Aggie’s Editorial Board. Today, we continue our introductions with an overview of the campus resources available to students at UC Davis. In our biweekly editorials throughout the year, we’ll often be writing about hard topics, including incidents or trends that may be causing us and other students to feel anxiety, fear, sadness and so on.

With the tools at our disposal, we’re able to offer nuanced perspectives on current issues, creative ideas and symbolic support. But we aren’t the ones offering services and organizing the programs that are actively working to support community members and create change in the areas that need it.

What we can do is direct you toward those resources, and in our editorials, we often will do just that. Beyond that, these resources are often funded in part by your student fees — so why not make the most of the tuition you pay and take advantage of the programs and services they pay for?

So without further ado, here are some of our favorite campus resources and why you should use them.

Student Health and Counseling Services The constant stream of world news right now, and always, can be hard to process. Beyond that, starting a new school year comes with new stressors and complications, not to mention the time-bending whirlwind of the quarter system that somehow means… midterms start next week? For these reasons and so many more, mental health in college can be a rollercoaster

— as can physical health, when the frat flu starts spreading.

We always encourage students to ask for help when they need it, and the counseling and health services provided by the university are one way to do so. Health and counseling services are available to students regardless of their insurance coverage, with students paying a small fee for most services.

Individual counseling sessions are available to all UC Davis students at no charge on a short-term basis. They also offer a variety of support groups and academic counseling options.

The system isn’t perfect; the small staff of counselors means that there are often delays with scheduling appointments, and while it is a good short-term or one-time solution, it’s not as helpful for those who need more long-term therapy. But it is one option that is low-cost, and if nothing else, the people there may be able to direct you to other local resources that are right for you.

Please take care of yourself this quarter and don’t be afraid to reach out to the qualified professionals who want to help you.

Safe Rides Safe Rides is a free service that offers rides in clearly marked security vehicles to any students who feel unsafe walking alone or in a small group at night. Certain parts of Davis are lacking in street lighting, and it can be scary to walk alone. The drivers will take you from any on-campus location to another on-campus location seven days a week from 5 p.m. on throughout the night, and from any on-campus location to any location in the city of Davis every day from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.

AggieEats and The Pantry If you’re ever out of grocery money, forgot to pack a lunch, can’t afford to eat out and decide you’ll just skip a meal or

two — think again.

The ASUCD Pantry is a studentrun organization based in the Memorial Union that provides food, including fresh produce and pantry staples, as well as toiletries and other basic necessities, to students and faculty at no cost. All you need is your student ID, and you can stop by to pick up a certain allotted amount of items daily.

Another newer addition to the list of food resources for students is the AggieEats food truck, a pay-as-you-can food truck that is on-campus five days a week serving a rotating menu of meals.

UC Davis has some amazing resources to combat food insecurity among our campus community.

Don’t be put off by worrying if you’re “the right audience” for it; the more frequently these services are used, the more easily they can prove the need for their services to funders or partners. So by taking advantage of The Pantry or AggieEats, you are helping those services continue to be available for other foodinsecure students on campus.

Student Community Center Feeling out-of-place? Need a scantron? Want to take a nap? The Student Community Center (SCC) is meant to address all of these needs, and more.

There are too many groups within the SCC to go into detail about what all of them do here, but from the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center to the Cross Cultural Center, all of them are intended to create a welcome space for a diverse community. They also all offer free scantrons to students.

The SCC is also home to the South CoHo, and nearby, a large central area with comfortable seating, tables and outlets for anyone looking to take a snack break, do some studying or both.

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HUMOR

Things your immigrant mom told you over the phone this past week

Don’t worry Ima, I’ll find a job with my communications degree.

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The Tercero Services Center and Dining Commons. (Quinn Spooner / Aggie)

BY CARMEL RAVIV craviv@ucdavis.edu Some moments, like my roommates seasoning their food with only salt and pepper, make me miss my immigrant mom a lot. Here are some things your mom and mine have told us over the phone recently:

- Why aren’t you friends with the son/daughter of a person that I know that goes to your school?

- What time did you go to sleep?

Oh, so I’m paying for you to have fun?

- Sit next to a smart person in your first class and ask them to study with you. Sit next to someone that looks smart!

- What is a syllabus?

- Why can’t I view your grades?

- So you forgot the people who raised you? Why else would you not call me yesterday?

- Sounds like you should just come home this weekend.

- Go to the club website and try to join some clubs.

- Did you eat an apple today?

- Just come home. I’ll do your laundry and cook you food and let

you use the car and do your shopping.

- I just read a news article about a student who didn’t wear his helmet.

Want to know what happened to him?

- Did you eat a banana?

- I just read an article about college students who drank alcohol and ended up in the hospital. You’re not drinking alcohol, right?

- I’ll send you an article about marijuana effects on the brain. It makes

you stupid!

- There’s nothing wrong with coming home for a weekend once a month.

Disclaimer: (This article is humor and/or satire, and its content is purely fictional. The story and the names of “sources” are fictionalized.)

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Why do sunflowers face east?

A UC Davis study determined a close relationship between sunlight and the reproductive health of these plants

BY ARYAMAN BHATIA science@theaggie.org Earlier in the year, researchers at UC Davis published a paper in New Phytologist explaining why sunflowers face east. They have found that sunflowers face the rising sun because increased morning warmth attracts more bees and also helps the plants reproduce more efficiently.

“Effective insect pollination requires appropriate responses to internal and external environmental cues in both the plant and the pollinator,” the study reads.

As a sunflower is in its growing stages, it moves its head in the direction of the sunlight. This happens due to the plant’s internal circadian clock, as was found in a previous study by Stacey Harmer, a professor of plant biology and senior author of the paper. As a sunflower matures, its neck becomes stiffer, causing it to face only

one direction.

“It’s better for [sunflowers] to face east, as they produce more offspring,” Harmer said in an interview with UC Davis.

Postdoctoral researcher Nicky Creux found that when she placed some pots of plants facing east and some facing west, the east-facing plants attracted more bees than the westfacing plants. The reason for this, after conducting numerous experiments, was found to be that the east-facing plants were warmer than the westfacing plants. The higher temperature gave an energy boost to foraging bees in the morning, and direct sunlight also lit up ultraviolet markings on the flower petals that were visible to bees but not to human eyes.

The direction in which these sunflowers face, it turns out, plays a pivotal role in their growth and reproductive success. Sunflowers exhibit a fascinating tendency to orient themselves, much like the dynamic

behavior of a sunflower’s head as it tracks the sun’s journey across the sky.

East-facing sunflowers, as discovered through meticulous research, tend to produce seeds that are not only larger but also heavier.

Furthermore, they release pollen earlier in the morning, perfectly aligning with the times when bees embark on their foraging missions. The driving force behind this directional preference lies in the temperature at the flower head.

During an experiment, researchers employed a portable heater to warm up the west-facing sunflower heads.

Remarkably, they achieved results akin to those observed in their east-facing counterparts.

Evan Brown, an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia, conducted experiments involving sterile male sunflower plants. These plants possessed the ability to produce seeds but were incapable of producing pollen. Brown placed these sterile male

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plants amidst normal sunflowers, some facing east and others facing west.

According to an article from UC Davis, through genotyping, researchers discerned the origin of the pollen responsible for pollinating the

sterile male plants.

“The team found that pollen from the east-facing plants was responsible for more offspring than that from west-facing plants,” the article reads.

Yolo County Farm Workers Festival held in Woodland celebrated the work of Chicano and Latino farm workers

The festival featured several vendors, performers and resources to show appreciation for farm workers

BY CHRIS PONCE city@theaggie.org On Friday, Oct. 6, Brown Issues, a Chicano and Latino activist organization hosted its first “Yolo Farmworkers Festival” event in partnership with the city of Wodland.

The event took place down Main St. to celebrate and demonstrate support for farm workers.

“Where’s La Raza at?” a dancer dressed in traditional feathered indigenous headdress and attire said as they welcomed people into the festival.

The event featured several Chicano/Latino vendors, crafts, food and artists who were all there to support farm workers.

Brown Issues provided meal tickets for the farm workers and their families and will be giving away scholarship funds to the children of farm workers, according to Elyse Doyle-Martinez, an educator from Cache Creek High School and an advisor with Brown Issues in Yolo County.

“A lot of the stories in Woodland and throughout California started in the fields, started in agriculture work — mine included,” Doyle-Martinez said. “So we’re celebrating those stories that put us in positions to be able to call ourselves college graduates, educators and artists and all these cool things. But we owe it to someone, so we’re celebrating those stories and also the stories of the people who are out there right now and still planting those same seeds of hope for the next generation.”

One of the booths present was the Center for Workers’ Rights. The group specializes in assisting workers with unemployment insurance, disability

SENATE FROM PAGE 1 “Please also be respectful,” Raghunathan said. “I have noticed especially that we say things over and over and over. We know what we’re talking about, [and] we’ve been in the meetings to talk about this… We know what we’re doing. You guys get

INVOLVEFAIR FROM PAGE 4 “It’s a pretty interactive event as well, each booth has different things that they are offering, so students can come up and kind of interact with the people,” Zhao said.

Zhao also discussed that the Involvement Fair is meant to be an inclusive, welcoming experience for everyone – but especially for incoming and transfer students who aren’t too familiar with campus life.

“It’s a great opportunity for Davis students to know what this school has to offer,” Zhao said. “I know for my first year, I was kind of lost as a student, I didn’t know what clubs, resources and organizations were available to students, so this is a great campus-wide event that is open to all students and is a great way

ED3 FROM PAGE 5 Academic tutoring It may only be Week 2 of the quarter, but if you’re already struggling with your classes, you’re not alone. And if struggling in your classes is something that’s new to you, that’s common too — many of us may have had the experience of being the gifted child; the one who the teacher asked to help grade the spelling tests, and who would never dream of being the one who needed tutoring.

A couple checks our a booth set up selling cultural screen prints at the festival. (Jersain Medina/Aggie) issues and wage theft, as well as connecting workers with legal counsel and other workers’ rights, according to Cesar Aguirre, a member of the group.

“We are really happy to be here and expand our resources to the farm workers. We know that is a demographic that often stays neglected [and] exploited and we support all workers,” Fatima Garcia, lead community organizer for the Center for Workers’ Rights, said. “We can’t say we support all workers before supporting the most vulnerable.”

The event comes during National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time when Brown Issues has held Chicano/ Latino celebration events in the

past. 92 percent of farmworkers in California are Latino, according to a 2013 report by the California Latino Legislative Caucus.

Doyle-Martinez spoke about the decision to change the theme of this year’s celebration to be focused on farmworkers rather than only Chicanos/Latinos.

“The last two years we’ve done a Chicano/Latino heritage celebration.

This year we combined it with the Farm Workers Festival — we just decided to do it all,” Doyle-Martinez said. “Right now we’re highlighting the farmworkers, but a lot of the farm workers are Chicano/Latino, right?”

Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the

the very end, and then still people argue with us about every little thing.

[However], the second a man says the exact same thing, everyone shuts up. Please just don’t argue and just be talking to a wall until a guy says the exact same thing. Be respectful.”

Following open forum, Raghunathan moved to adjourn the meeting. With no objections, Raghunanthan adjourned the meeting at 9:48 p.m..

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to see what clubs have to offer, and it’s a prime example of students gaining access to these different opportunities they weren’t aware existed.”

Qinyin explained that since it is an annual event, the Involvement Fair allows clubs to check it out and show what opportunities are available to students trying to get involved.

“I think that what’s really special about this event is that it’s annual, so it’s a chance for all the clubs to kind of show up and show what they can offer,” Qinyin said. “It’s a nice interaction since it gets more people involved with the campus life, and a lot of these clubs are meant to build our academic and social life.”

Whether students are tabling for their club or they’re new students trying to see what campus life is all about, the Involvement Fair promises a bustling environment that offers endless opportunities and allows students to form long-lasting connections.

And then we got to college, and realized we actually know very little and would very much like someone to explain math to us — and that’s okay!

College is hard, and you shouldn’t hesitate to take advantage of on-campus resources like tutoring to help you reach your academic goals. Tutoring happens in the basement of Shields Library and in the Teaching and Learning Complex, and all Academic Assistance and Tutoring Center (AATC) services are available to registered students free of charge. Many subjects have different style options including one-on-one tutoring by appointment, drop-in tutoring and asynchronous resources.

It’s fall, which means it’s almost time to begin the annual cycle of applying to dozens of internships, and hearing back from approximately one. If you want to break that cycle, the Internship and Career Center (ICC) is here to help.

The ICC offers appointments with career advisors to explore career options, practice interviews, help with job and internship searches and review cover letters and resumes. They also host free workshops on topics like interview basics and networking, and offer a virtual service called Resume Review+ where students can digitally submit their resume and receive detailed written feedback.

When challenging discussions about both local and broader issues happen on our campus, we as a newspaper have a certain role to play in showcasing diverse perspectives and offering, to the best of our ability, unbiased and informative coverage of events. That said, we recognize that we will often highlight issues on campus or problems facing students at college campuses without having a concrete solution to offer of our own.

But there are people working toward concrete solutions, and that’s what these campus resources are for.

Beyond the ones we listed, there’s the free on-campus thrift store Aggie Reuse, the International Student Center, the Activities and Recreation Center and so much more.

You’re paying for these services, and they’re intended to help you. So use them!

United Farm Workers (UFW) and civil rights activist, posted an Instagram video on Oct. 3 inviting people to attend the event. Huerta was originally considered to be a speaker at the event according to Doyle-Martinez.

“It was huge, we were trying to get her [Huerta] as a speaker to be our keynote for the night, but she ended up having her own event she was throwing down for the foundation,” Doyle-Martinez said. “So she ended up doing that shoutout for us, which was legit. Hopefully we can get her next year and make this event bigger.”

While the UFW didn’t formally help organize the event, Antonio De Loera, communications director

for the UFW and candidate for Yolo County Supervisor in District 4, attended the event. De Loera talked about a 2016 report by the California Institute for Rural Studies that discussed findings that 47 percent of farm worker households were food insecure.

“Almost 50 percent of farm workers in Yolo County are food insecure,” De Loera said. “That means that the workers, the very workers who pick all the food that makes this county such an agricultural productive place, often struggle to feed their own families. And that’s just a really tragic irony that has to be resolved. [...]

That’s really where the UFW comes in, where unionization can help address that poverty at its root cause [is] the low wages that so many farm workers make.”

De Loera believes that celebrations like this are important, but that energy needs to be used for changing policy as well.

“It’s good to celebrate, but we also need to put our money where our mouth is and make sure farm workers in Yolo County and across California have all the rights that they’re entitled to,” De Loera said.

“So for example, heat; they’re under extreme temperatures. Farm workers need access to shade, to water, to rest breaks. In theory, that is the law in California, [but] unfortunately, we know that including here in Yolo County — I’ve personally seen it — it doesn’t always go enforced. Workers are often afraid of speaking up. So I think events like this are good, but [...] that also needs to turn, not just into celebration, but also into policy.”

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Sudoku

Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces.

Every row, column and 3x3 square must contain each digit. Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing.

Answer to previous puzzle 10/5/23

reduce. reuse. recycle.

The aggie Crossword Answer to previous puzzle 10/5/23

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SPORTS

UC Davis men’s tennis team controls the courts in the Aggie Invitational

Savkin wins his single division on collegiate debut

BY MEGAN JOSEPH sports@theaggie.org Starting the season off strong, the Aggies put on a very successful men’s tennis tournament that ended in victories for the team. On home turf the Aggies had many strong performances from the entire team, but especially from the new class.

The Aggie invitational has seen strong performances by players in the past with this being the eighth consecutive year UC Davis has put on the tournament to start off the fall season.

The first day of the tournament, Sept. 29, marked the start of first-year Ivan Savkin’s collegiate career. The San Diego native impressed everyone with his domination of the flight C singles matches throughout the weekend. He eventually knocked all of his opponents out of the tournament and won his first ever collegiate singles division title. Savkin showed his knowledge of the game and natural talent with the racket as he dominated the tournament not only with the singles division.

Along with championing his singles division, Savkin was also a part of the winning doubles duo with fourth-year Ryan Torres. Torres having had lots of experience as a part of the Aggie team and in the doubles division, showed why he is such a well respected Davis athlete. Torres and Savkin, a fourth and first year pairing, learned how to play well with each other and beat out all the opposing doubles pairs and won the doubles competition.

Together, both players made a strong pair and it showed in their game play with open communication and movement to the ball.

Keeping up the momentum and rhythm set by Savkin and Torres, the rest of the Aggies defeated many opponents and stayed on top. The remaining singles divisions (flights A and B) saw fourth-year

Ryan Torres, third-year, backhands a ball to win the match. (Sean Vanderaa / Aggie) Brett Brinkman and second-year Constantinos Djakouris making it to the finals. Brinkman, a veteran of the game, kept opposing players on their toes with his serves and powerful strokes. Unfortunately, Brinkman was knocked out in the final singles match of his flight, but he still put on a good performance.

C. Djakouris also put up a good

fight in his flight but couldn’t pull out a win in his final match. C. Djakouris, a returning Aggie, showed off his astonishing talent and skill against his much more experienced opponents, he kept up with all of the older players and showed no sign of worry.

New member, fourth-year, Antreas Djakouris did not make it as far as some of his teammates but deserves

credit for making it to the semifinals in flight A of the singles matches.

Still getting his footing as an Aggie, A. Djakouris is a recent transfer from UC Riverside that has already shown his potential. He has made it through many matches already with his ace serve even though he is just starting off.

Overall, the Aggies demonstrated their eagerness for the season and for a

Aggies lose to Cal Poly for first at-home game of the season

The Davis Women’s volleyball winning streak comes to an end on game five

BY MEGAN JOSEPH sports@theaggie.org The first home game of the season for the Aggies did not go according to plan as everyone hoped. The Aggies had their first devastating loss of the season against the Cal Poly Mustangs on Oct. 5. Coming off of their four game streak, the Aggies were favored to win the game, but just could not pull out a win.

As captivating as it was to see the Aggies play and win the first set, the Mustangs made a big comeback and won the remaining three sets. This drops the Aggies to four wins and one loss and brings the Mustangs up to four wins and one loss.

Coach Dan Conners spoke to the UC Davis Athletics after the game and said, “We need to learn from tonight and do a better job preparing for matches like this in the future.”

Conners has complete faith in his team to make a comeback this season and keep up their high seasonal winning streak despite the low statistics from the game. The Aggies did their best, but only put up a hitting percentage of 0.205 and made close to 25 attacking errors.

With this hopefully just being an off game for the team we should expect to see a much more driven and better performance in their next game.

In the first set, the Aggies were down a substantial number of points, until the offense had a three kill streak that gave the Aggies the advantage over the San Luis Obispo team and led them to winning the set 25 to 23.

After that, the Mustangs turned the game around and won the

following three sets. The Aggies tried to hang on and had some good hits, nevertheless, the Mustangs had a better game and played better.

Besides the tremendous loss, third-year Olivia Utterback had a very impactful performance with her seasonal best: 18 kills. This marks her best game of the season with a 0.351 hitting percentage that is very hard for most players to even come close to.

Utterback earned a double-double — when a player gets a double digit number in two out of five categories for individual play — in the game due to her 10 digs and 18 kills.

Utterback has definitely started a new season rhythm so far with all the new impressive statistics she has been putting up.

Another third-year player, Amara Aimfua, displayed her well-rounded abilities with her thirteen kills and 0.205 hitting percentage. Aimfua used her knowledge of the game to make calculated hits against the team and help the Aggies to win one of their sets.

Continuing her season as libero, third-year Julia Ng stayed very calm and stable in her position and helped the Aggies by diving to get 16 digs and assisting four times. The team could not have held on for as long as they did without the help of Ng. Finding her place in the team, first-year Mia Starr led the total number of assists in the game with an outstanding 19 assists and six digs.

Starr has definitely bonded with the team and found her rhythm.

With all of this team talent we should expect to see a new fiery Aggie offense and defense in future games.

KELLIE LU / AGGIE

win. It is undeniable that the team has brought on some new and fresh talent that might just be what the Aggies need to push themselves to the finals and to champion the season. With the matches and tournaments coming up this season, we can expect some more impressive game play and domination of the court from not only fourthyears but also first-years.