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CHANCELLOR EMERITA LINDA KATEHI REFLECTS ON CAREER, LOOKS TO FUTURE Katehi talks about discrimination she has faced, salary, upcoming memoir; says she has returned to her calling

BY AA RO N L I SS campus@theaggie.org

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In her office in the Academic Surge Building, Chancellor Emerita Linda Katehi discussed her return to researching and teaching after resigning from her former position as UC Davis chancellor. She also addressed her controversial 2017-18 salary, disclosed stories about past experiences with sexism — an issue discussed in her upcoming memoir — and spoke about how she felt administrative work was unsatisfactory.

With regard to her $318,000 2017-18 salary which, when annualized, will be about equal to that of the current chancellor, Katehi stated that her critics do not understand or recognize the complexity of the situation. This quarter, she is teaching a one-unit class.

“People don’t understand — everyone teaches one class because we do a huge amount of research,”

Katehi said. “The university expects me to earn $500,000 in research a year, so I will [work] for my salary. Senior faculty members [like myself ] are expected to do a lot of service on committees and review cases, besides teach and research. It’s very hard for people to understand the complexity of the job, so they just look at the one class.”

As a member of the UC Davis faculty, Katehi said she is happy to be done with administrative positions.

“I always felt like being a faculty member was more respectable than being [an] administration member,” Katehi said. “I was always very cynical of administrators — they are the people who tell you what not to do, even though you’re making so much money for the university. I see being an administrator as a service, not a career. I did not come to the university to become a chancellor, I found myself there. It is much more of a political position, and I don’t want to be a politician. Politics are dirty — they are about an agenda.”

Katehi said she originally joined the administration because she thought she “could make a difference” and said she now hopes what she accomplished

while chancellor “will remain” in place.

When asked about her progress on her memoir, which she began roughly a year ago, her face lit up.

Katehi said she has “found a publisher” and “signed the contract last week.”

She has part of the book on the table in her office. The pages of pre-memoir notes were constructed mainly of drawings, thoughts and stories. Katehi talked about her memoir as a monument for her accomplishments against the odds of achieving her goals, including, specifically, the sexism she faced as a woman in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Katehi grew up on Salamis, a Greek island. In her home community, Katehi was first shamed for enjoying math, and so caught glimpses of the cobbled path ahead of her as a female electrical engineer.

“I grew up in a very small and remote place and was the only woman to go to the university then,” Katehi said. “I was very good at math. For a young girl to be good at math there was considered weird, and I was considered a weirdo for a long time.”

Katehi said she had first-hand experiences with discrimination early in her career.

“People laughed in my face when I was younger and told them I was an electrical engineer,” Katehi said. ”How many kids have seen an electrical engineer that’s a woman?”

She spoke openly of one particular experience while still in Greece, after earning a degree in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. In 1977, while applying for jobs, a misogynistic call from an interested employer left her in disbelief — an interested employer had misread her posting and wrongly assumed she was a man.

“He said ‘Are you telling me you are an electrical engineer?,’” Katehi said. “He then said ‘Do you expect me to hire you?’ I said ‘Yes?’ [And] he said ‘Thank you, but no.’”

She worked at the University of Michigan, from 1984 to 2001 as a professor of electrical engineering and computer science. Starting in 1994, Katehi became the university’s associate dean of academic affairs and graduate education. Katehi described the status of women’s rights in America as more KATEHI on 9

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Fighting transgender community stigma with JVMC, healthcare, hormone therapy at GHC

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Social stigma can take a toll on lives — sometimes quite literally.

“Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic (JVMC), as its name implies, [was] founded in memory of Joan Viteri,” said Noreen Mansuri, a fourth-year NPB major and the co-director of JVMC. “She was a community member [of ] Oak Park (a neighborhood in Sacramento) who died due to a treatable abscess. She passed away due to the stigma she received as [did other] people in her community who [used] intravenous drugs.”

Essentially, Joan Viteri died from an infection that was treatable, but lost her life due to social stigma against intravenous drug users that prevented her from seeking medical care. She was afraid of the judgement she’d receive from the medical community.

“JVMC was founded to prevent any deaths of

that nature from happening again,” Mansuri said.

“Right now we provide resources and primary healthcare to all Oak Park community members, but we have specific resources to treat individuals who use intravenous drugs, individuals who work in the sex trade and trans folk. Those are our three target populations.”

JVMC, which is located in Sacramento and run

by UC Davis School of Medicine students, sends some of its volunteers to help at a nonprofit organization called the Gender Health Center (GHC), also located in Sacramento. The GHC is a resource for members of the LGBTQIA population seeking counseling and therapy services. It also provides people in transition with hormone therapy services. The members of these organizations strive to provide much more than medical services, trying to create a safe space for community members and patients.

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Around 600 first-year students have officially moved into the three recently-opened dormitory buildings in the Tercero area. The three new residence halls are part of the student housing development project referred to as “Tercero Phase Four” –– a $59.1 million project which, in addition to the new residence halls, also includes a communal building.

New amenities include common areas, a fullyequipped kitchen, a quiet study lounge, a wellness room and a gaming room where students can take advantage of multiple gaming stations as well as foosball and air hockey tables.

“We’ve got a music room, so I can practice, and an outdoor kitchen area,” said Zak McGaugh, a first-year political science major living in the new Tercero dorms.

Students can enjoy more square feet in the

new dormitory rooms as well as comfortable floor lounges. Tanner Gross, a first-year psychology major and a new resident of Redwood Hall, said he was surprised by the layout of his room.

“The room is way bigger than I thought it would be,” Gross said. “I really like the community aspect of [the] housing.”

Redwood Hall is one of the three new dorm buildings in the Tercero dormitory area. The building itself has multiple fanned wings to accommodate a nearby grove of redwoods that can be seen from the dorm rooms. Dotted throughout the area are sprawling old cork oak and redwood trees.

“The cool thing about an existing site is that it forces the architect to be creative with the design,” said Mike Sheehan, the director of facilities services for Student Housing and Dining Services.

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IMMIGRANTS WITH SENATE BILL 54 UC DAVIS LEADERS, STUDENTS VOICE SUPPORT VENOOS MOSHAYEDI / AGGIE FILE

BY HA N N A H HO L ZE R campus@theaggie.org

On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 54 into law, granting some protection to California’s undocumented immigrant population. “[SB 54 will] prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies, including school police and security departments, from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes,” the bill states.

SB 54 will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

Across the University of California (UC) system, campus police already limit the extent to which they comply with federal immigration policies, due to UC

President Janet Napolitano’s pledge in November 2016 that individuals would not be detained, questioned or arrested “solely on the basis of (suspected) undocumented immigration status.”

In addition to the UC’s pledge of continuing support and protections for undocumented students, the city of Davis is a sanctuary city. Due to the policies already in place at both the university and local levels, both UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and ASUCD President Josh Dalavai said they do not expect to see any immediate changes once the bill takes effect.

“We’ll do what the bill indicates best,” May said. “Our law enforcement folks will not have to cooperate with federal enforcement, unless we are talk-

ing about a criminal situation. In general, we’ll continue to support and protect the undocumented people that are within our jurisdiction.”

May said he hopes the signing of SB 54 will provide undocumented students a sense of comfort.

“I think it gives them some sense that they are supported within the state of California,” May said. “Hopefully, that will keep them confident and using the various public systems within the city and the state without fear of identifying themselves and having the [threat] of being deported.”

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 10 UC chancellors met in Oakland, where they discussed their commitment to supporting DACA students. After Brown’s

signing of SB 54 the following day, Napolitano drafted a letter in response to the bill, which was then circulated among the 10 chancellors for review.

A statement from the UC Office of the President is scheduled to be released on Oct. 16.

Second-year neurology, physiology and behavior major Enrique Lopez, who is an undocumented student, said he appreciates the statements made by UC administrators thus far in support of undocumented students. Lopez emphasized the importance of SB 54 becoming law, stating that he believes it will provide a sense of stability for undocumented individuals in California.

“The bill is trying to do three big things — one of them is [to] improve

confidentiality so people are not feeling unsafe when they go to the DMV or they go to schools,” Lopez said. “It’s going to prohibit the allocation of local funding to communicate with ICE or immigration authorities, which is also really good. [And] it’s going to [prohibit] public schools and hospitals [...] from communicating with immigration authorities. These three [points] are connected [in] making undocumented people feel safe, wherever they are — in schools, hospitals [or] reaching out for police help.”

Lopez serves as the chair of the ASUCD DREAM Committee, which works closely with the AB540 and Undocumented Student Center to advocate for undocumented students. This year, the DREAM Committee received its first budget from ASUCD. Lopez said having resources on campus specifically for undocumented students has been helpful for him, especially at the current political moment.

“Regarding [the] DACA repeal, [...] it makes me feel unrepresented and really out of place,” Lopez said. “But thanks to groups like the AB540 Center and the DREAM Committee, [...] I feel way more safe, and I’ve learned a lot. It has helped me, and I’m sure it helped others feel more welcome [and] more safe.”

Both Dalavai and ASUCD Vice President Adilla Jamaludin emphasized their dedication to addressing the needs of undocumented students.

“If there’s one declarative statement we can make, it’s that [...] it’s a firm belief of the ASUCD Executive Office that [undocumented individuals] are great people that have just been horribly and unfairly targeted and whose everyday lives are being affected by bigotry,” Dalavai said. “We’re very committed to helping undocumented students however we can.”

WHAT SB 54 MEANS FOR THE CITY OF DAVIS

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On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 54, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018. This senate bill utilizes the state’s power to counteract the Trump administration’s actions taken toward undocumented immigrants.

“This bill would, among other things and subject to exceptions, prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies, in-

cluding school police and security departments, from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes, as specified, and would, subject to exceptions, proscribe other activities or conduct in connection with immigration enforcement by law enforcement agencies,” the bill reads.

With the signing of SB54, undocumented people are better protected from being subject to deportation for things

such as reporting a possible crime to the authorities.

“This is an action that basically asks ICE to not hold people without probable cause,” Davis Mayor Robb Davis said. “You can’t unconstitutionally hold someone without probable cause.”

In addition, since the California Constitution requires that state reimburse agencies for state-mandated costs, the bill could require reimbusements if deemed fit. California law enforcement

agencies are also not allowed to inquire about immigration status or make arrests based solely on civil immigration warrants.

As for the City of Davis, there is little projected effect, seeing as Davis has already been a sanctuary city for a long time.

“We’re a sanctuary city,” Davis said.

“What this basically does for the state of California is what we’ve also committed to doing as a city.”

Davis went along to add that this new bill would be beneficial in terms of public safety.

“I think it has a very positive effect on public safety because one of the concerns that undocumented people have is fear of approaching a police officer — if they’re subject to deportation, they’re more likely not to come forward,” Davis said. “It is absolutely clear that this has a positive impact on public safety.”

In addition, the City of Davis does not have an internment facility, so detainees would never be held within the city.

“Davis is already a sanctuary city, and we do not actually have jail facilities — that’s done at the county level,” said Davis Mayor Pro Tempore Brett Lee. “I don’t think [SB 54] will make a large difference in either direction. The state bill is fairly symbolic — I think that a lot of municipalities have already had their police forces work on local issues and not immigration issues. Most large metropolitan areas of California already have some guidance in place sort of similar to what the state legislation is requiring. I think it’s an important sym-

bolic measure really kind of differentiating what the majority of the Californians feel compared to what’s going on at the national level.”

Lee also elaborated on the difference between state and federal powers in regard to the senate bill.

“There are certain powers that are set aside for states and for the federal government,” Lee said. “Constitutionally, the state is not able to tell the federal government what they can and can’t do [...] As much as we don’t like some of the foreign wars we’re involved with, that’s not really under the state’s control. Immigration, from my understanding, is a federal function. [SB 54] is an important symbolic gesture. I’m just not really sure that the state has the ability to curtail the federal government’s powers that are given to it by the constitution.”

Since Davis was declared a sanctuary city in 1986, Chief Darren Pytel of the Davis Police Department does not expect SB 54 to have a major effect on the city.

“I don’t anticipate that it will have any effect on the City of Davis since our policy is substantially in line with SB 54 already,” Pytel said.

With the increasing amount of protests from Dreamers in response to DACA’s repeal, this new senate bill seeks to provide some sort of sanctuary in the state of California as well as relief for undocumented people.

Davis went on to reiterate what Davis as a city has already been about for several decades.

“We’re fully supportive of it,” Davis said.

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Confucius Institute of Davis Holds Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration on Oct. 7

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Festival celebrates important Chinese holiday

BY CLA RA Z HAO campus@theaggie.org

On Oct. 7, the Confucius Institute (CI) of UC Davis held its annual Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at the International Center.

Although the event required registration beforehand, it was free for students as well as members of the public.

The CI is a unit of Global Affairs, which seeks to introduce international culture to the Davis community. Every year, the CI puts on a multi-performance festivity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to the event’s webpage, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional harvest-time celebration “observed at the time of year when the moon is at its roundest and brightest.”

“The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important celebration in Chinese culture,” said CI director Michelle Yeh. This year, the festival featured a number of performances, including a zither solo –– a traditional Chinese instrument –– by a Davis High School student, a martial arts performance by the Davis Wushu Club as well as two symphonies performed by the Great River Chi-

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Free bike clinics offered in Davis Bike Campaign’s free bike clinics assist with proper bicycle care, safety

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Students and residents of Davis are encouraged to attend upcoming “Ask a Local” bike clinics hosted by The Bike Campaign in Davis and Woodland, with the next one being held on Oct. 24 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Anderson Place Apartments on Hanover Drive. These events will each include free two-hour bike clinics led by professional mechanics, during which attendees are welcome to get assistance

nese Musical Ensemble. Each performance showcased a part of Chinese legend or culture.

“I think [the Mid-Autumn Festival] is a pretty good overview of Chinese traditional entertainment and culture,” said third-year linguistics and Chinese double major Ellie Wan, who volunteered at the event. “It’s great to have a lot of people from different ethnicities get a taste of what Chinese festivals are like.”

At the end of the performances, audience members also enjoyed a buffet with traditional Chinese delicacies such as egg rolls and mooncakes.

“The festival symbolizes families getting together during times of harvest and is an opportunity for friends and families to express their love and longing for each other,” said Kate Zhang, one of the masters of ceremony for the event. “For many Chinese people living overseas, it’s an opportunity to express their longing for home. For people of other cultures, it’s a chance to learn about Chinese culture.”

The CI also holds many other events throughout the year, including cooking workshops, Chinese painting and calligraphy classes and tea culture lectures.

Yolo Community Foundation provides countywide grants

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get assistance with anything regarding cycling, including how to ride a bike, how to take care of a bike, how to follow traffic laws applied to cyclists and more. Additional information about when these clinics are being held can be found on The Bike Campaign’s events calendar.

With a growing influx of students every year, the City of Davis is forced to be increasingly accommodating to cyclists, since cycling is the only mode of transportation for many students. Therefore, The Bike Campaign decided to address the growing dangers for both cyclists and drivers in order to create a safer environment for everyone.

“Even though Davis is the biking capital of the United States, that doesn’t make it any easier for someone who is new to riding a bike,” said Maria Contreras Tebbutt, the founder of The Bike Campaign. “For many people, the last time they rode a bike might have been when they were a kid. Or they may have never learned how to ride a bike.”

Tebbutt explained that the embarrassment felt by many new students prevents them from asking for help, and assuming that everyone should know how to ride a bike is an unfair sentiment. She attempts to make people feel more comfortable by encouraging and accepting every rider, regardless of age or experience level.

“Learning how to ride the bike is one thing,” Tebbutt said.

“Learning how to feel comfortable and savvy riding the bike in an urban setting is another thing. That takes practice.”

Topics that will be covered during the clinics include recognition

In support of education advancement, the Yolo Community Foundation is launching a new program called the Buck Education Grant, which will support early childhood and K-12 education efforts in Yolo County. The foundation will consider STEM-related education, literacy and the arts.

The Buck Education Grant stems from the Frank H. and Eva Buck Foundation, which was founded in 1990 to support education. The foundation ceased operations during the spring of 2016, which marked the 25th anniversary of its scholarship program.

Beverly Sandeen, the executive director of the Yolo Community Foundation, explained how they were still able to receive funds for this education grant through the Buck Foundation.

“Since the Buck Foundation closed in 2016, they had to give out their assets to other nonprofits,” Sandeen said.

Meg Stallard, the board president of the Yolo Community Foundation, explained how the two foundations remained connected even after the Buck Foundation closed.

“The Yolo Community Foundation was established around 2001 by people throughout the county who wanted to support philanthropy,” Stallard said. “One of their early programs was giving grants, and they got money from the Buck Foundation and they gave these grants to teachers and specific classroom projects. This was the initial contact with the Buck Foundation.”

Since the Buck Foundation’s closure, the foundation is still looking to distribute its assets to local nonprofit organizations — like the Yolo Community Foundation — that want to be involved in education.

“They were looking for other places to do their grants and reached out to us and gave us money to grant out to the county,” Stallard said.

Nora Moore Jimenez, the grants committee chair for the Yolo Community Foundation, described the foundation’s philanthropic goals to contribute to the community. Education is only a small sector of what the foundation focuses on; the foundation wants to assist all parts of the community in any way that it can.

“The Yolo Community Foundation is a public foundation that focuses on philanthropy, and the way it does that is to help community members pursue their own goals and also distribute funding to local community nonprofits,” Jimenez said.

The Buck Education Grant will focus on the parts of education that have the most need. Jimenez stresses how important education is, es-

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New cannabis dispensaries opening in Davis

Police Logs:

City ordinance allows four dispensaries to open in next 18 months

Loud, suspicious activity

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Sept. 28 “Reporting party heard tapping on a window, was unsure if it was her window or her neighbor’s window, which is just over the fence.”

“Open line, no obvious sounds of distress, very faint male voices in background only.”

“Vehicle doing donuts.”

On July 11, the Davis City Council passed an ordinance for a permitting and regulating system that will allow commercial cannabis businesses to operate in Davis. The city’s Department of Community Development and Sustainability has opened up the permit application process. Businesses have until Oct. 13 to apply for a permit to begin producing or dispensing medical marijuana in the city.

“The City Council passed an ordinance that would allow for the approval of up to four dispensaries for an initial 18-month period.

Thereafter, Council could choose to consider additional dispensaries,” said Ashley Feeney, the assistant director of community development and sustainability. “In our research of jurisdictions with permitted dispensaries, the feedback has been that operators are good business stewards and active community members that care about making a positive contribution to the places where they do business.”

The city has already received one application from a company that has an existing

Sept. 29 “People dressed up like ghosts outside — doing something with lighting.”

Sept. 30 “Complaint of loud radio.”

Oct. 1 “Loud talking.”

“Female screaming for past three hours.”

“Audible alarm.”

Oct. 2 “Loud party in the backyard.”

dispensary in Sacramento, but many other businesses have expressed interest in opening up shops in downtown Davis. City staff expect several more applications to open dispensaries as well. A Therapeutic Alternative, a Sacramento-based dispensary, already submitted a pre-application over the summer to set up on Second Street.

“We want to provide high-quality products and an educated staff to the patients and consumers in the city of Davis,” said Kimberly Cardiel, the owner of A Therapeutic Alternative. “I’ve been involved throughout the entire process. Nothing has surprised me. We’ve been working with the city staff on the process the whole way through. It’s been a very transparent process the public has been involved with. It’s very comprehensive.”

The city is still establishing a fee system for businesses to buy permits. The City Council held a meeting on Oct. 3 where it continued to discuss how much companies would have to pay and whether or not the council will implement a payment plan for these prospective vendors.

Kelly Stachowicz, Davis’ assistant city man-

ager, voiced her opinion during the meeting.

“We re-thought our regulatory process with an effort to streamline it,” Stachowicz said. “We separated the fees into eight fairly distinct types, based on the likely license types we will see in Davis […] The fees are different — they range from the upper end at Volatile Manufacturing at $42,359 to the smallest and lowest fee that’s proposed at about $8,300 for non-Davis-based delivery companies.”

The City Council is still working on finalizing and establishing regulation fees, although permits should be issued by early 2018. Dispensaries that are approved by City Council and the Department of Community Development and Sustainability through the application process could open their doors in Davis as early as spring of 2018.

“It’s about time,” said Monica Wenneker, a third-year history major at UC Davis. “I think usage will go up if they open up. Davis is the kind of place where I’m surprised there aren’t already more dispensaries. I’m excited. Medical marijuana is a very good alternative for a lot of people [...] This [will] benefit a lot of people.”

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In love with our landscape A behind-the-scenes look at crewmembers responsible for UC Davis grounds, MAR LYS JE A N E features@theaggie.org

A bike ride from Shields Library to Hunt Hall is not too far in distance, but the breadth of natural beauty along the way seems endless. Massive oaks and vibrant lawns line the bike path, and not just on this particular journey, but all over campus.

UC Davis is known for the cozy comfort evoked by the presence of such well-kept nature on its campus, a characteristic feature of the university despite it being the largest UC campus by acreage. And it’s the people behind the scenes who we can thank for that: UC Davis Grounds and Landscape Services.

“We’re at 62 [workers] currently as we speak,” said Tyson Mantor, the grounds superintendent. “We are responsible for the landscaped areas on campus and some outlying country areas. It comes up to upwards of 700 acres on the central bit of campus that are landscaped and highly maintained, but to include the other sites around campus, it comes out to about 1,000 acres that we maintain. It’s a lot of space, and with the number of employees I just listed, it’s kind of remarkable.”

As a Davis alumnus, Mantor has seen the grounds crew blossom into one of the most successful in the landscape industry since he joined after his graduation.

Since it began in the 1940s, the landscape department has seen a number of positive changes that have allowed it to become an exemplary leader of landscape management across the state — even the nation.

“This [year] is now the second time we’ve got a fourstar accreditation with the Professional Grounds Management Society,” said Matt Forrest, a grounds supervisor who has worked on campus for nearly 30 years. “We were the first one to get it, so it’s an honor to be a part of that.”

Although there’s no official mission statement for sustainability measures, Mantor points out that sustainability is pushed culturally throughout the department and the school. The department has largely switched to utilizing compost on campus grounds, as well as using organic fertilizers and fungicides, subsequently reducing synthetic inputs by about 75 percent over the last three years alone.

“We know that we’re looked at as an example in the industry for sports turf, landscape maintenance [and] irrigation management, so we feel very happy to be a part of that,” Forrest said. “We try to bring our level up to a very high professional level, not only technically, but also [by] being open minded and better about our sustainability practices.”

The grounds crew is not only responsible for spaces popularly occupied by students, such as the Quad, but also for the athletic fields. Now that UC Davis is a Division I school, Kore Higuchi, Davis’ sports turf manager, is tasked with meeting the high demand of keeping these landscapes up to par.

“My crew [is] responsible for roughly 78 acres on campus between all the campus [recreation], intramural clubs and athletics,” Higuchi said. “With the drought we went through, I was challenged with trying to meet reductions in water. With that [we] took the opportunity to assess the conditions on all of our fields, and tried to reduce the amount of synthetic inputs [such as] the fertilizers, the fungicides [and] the chemical-type things.”

According to Higuchi, every day is a new challenge.

Expanded student enrollment over the past few years has increased demands on all aspects of the job. Nonetheless, Higuchi is the best man for the job, having an appreciation and understanding for the problem-solving required in his work, especially in light of Davis’ upward

climb in the realm of sports success.

“You know you watch professional sporting events and everybody watches the players, but if I turn the TV on I’m looking at everybody else’s field, knowing the amount of work that goes into doing that,” Higuchi said. “It is a huge part of that small piece that enables others to do what they do well, that’s what I really enjoy.”

Something Higuchi, Mantor and Forrest all have in common is a desire to do stimulating work in such a great environment that is also visually beautiful, and that is something they experience here at UC Davis.

“I get satisfaction out of doing work with my hands and getting things done,” Forrest said. “Our jobs change every day, hour by hour, we have to react to different conditions. So I think I enjoy the challenge but also realize that we get to work in a pretty darn nice environment, in a park-like setting in a community of a campus that is proactive. Being part of that campus in all that we do is a benefit for me personally, and I hope that I can share my gifts and my benefits and help the campus too.”

The draw for many students and employees to this campus is its stunning landscape, one that seems so perfectly natural to this historic little town, but takes a great deal of effort and hard work to maintain.

There’s a lot to be proud of as Aggies, but there is always room to appreciate even more those who work so hard to maintain this beautiful living space.

“If your first impression when you walk onto a campus, whether you be a potential student or you be a potential faculty member that they’re trying to recruit, if [ the grounds crew] can make that first impression for potential customers, that’s huge,” Mantor said. “If we can be that draw, be that reason why people come here, you can’t do much better than that.”

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the California Aggie EDITORIAL BOARD BRYAN SYKES Editor-in-Chief EMILY STACK Managing Editor HANNAH HOLZER Campus News Editor KAELYN TUERMER-LEE City News Editor

Protect California’s undocumented immigrants SB 54 provides additional security, peace of mind to law-abiding residents

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Senate Bill 54, or the California Values Act, was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 5. SB 54 helps protect undocumented immigrants from deportation by restricting how state and local officials cooperate with those in federal immigration. It will provide some modicum of safety to a group of people who are largely nonviolent and law-abiding.

According to the most recent data available, over 2 million undocumented immigrants are estimated to live in California. These people live in constant fear of deportation, yet abide by the law, contribute to the state economy and drive their children to school each day.

These people have lives and families.

Local law enforcement will not inquire about immigration status during regular interactions, helping undocumented immigrants feel more comfortable reporting crimes without fear of being ousted as an unauthorized resident of the state. SB 54 does not prevent people from being deported, but rather prevents California from working in conjunction with federal immigration policy.

There are exceptions, of course. Federal agents can still interview people who are detained within the state, although they will need judicial warrants to do so. Local law enforcement can still work with federal authorities to

detain people who violate any of a long list of offenses; in short, this bill does not support the bad guys.

The law will provide policy guidelines that limit assistance with federal immigration authorities in areas around public schools, health facilities, courthouses and other locations. One should never feel unsafe in these spaces, and this legislation aids in making that a reality.

The California Values Act does not serve as an ultimate protection from deportation. It does not create a so-called “sanctuary state” — far from it. Federal authorities have massive resources available to them and will still be able to operate with few restrictions in the state of California.

The Editorial Board supports this move, which adds a level of security for those who, save for their lack of official visas or citizenship documents, are law-abiding residents of the state of California.

In the wake of heightened federal immigration policies and threats by the current presidential administration, it is imperative that California fights to protect those who need it most. This is a stepping stone toward an ultimate protection for undocumented immigrants. Hopefully it will set a precedent in showing what we gain when we accept diversity rather than shun it.

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My experience with mental illness is real, and now I’m ready to share NO ONE STORY LOOKS THE SAME — AND THAT’S WHY LISTENING IS SO IMPORTANT

BY JOLENA PACHECO mspacheco@ucdavis.edu I can’t stress enough that mental health is a serious issue that needs to be openly discussed. There are research articles and even personal stories that are shared, but they’re often not the first pieces viewed on a Facebook feed, on the main page of a web browser or even on the front page of a magazine or newspaper. This material is out there to be read, but so many people steer clear of it. I agree it’s not always the first thing I want to read, but I read it because it’s been made accessible for a reason. It’s sad to hear another statistic or another personal story, but they’re shared to provide information and insight into a complex subject that affects so many individuals. When it comes to sharing a personal story about mental health, it’s easier said than done. People tend to disregard how significant it is when a person takes the time to share personal experiences, especially on such a serious topic.

I can attest that speaking about personal experiences with mental health is the toughest thing I’ve had to do. However, it has also been comforting and uplifting to share and meet other people who have gone through similar experiences. It took me several months to fi-

nally address the emotions and thoughts I’d been having. When these feelings first came up, I pushed them to the side thinking it was just a bad day. Those bad days kept making their presence known to me. I began losing interest in the activities I had enjoyed so much, such as writing, reading, spending time with friends and playing music with my Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh family.

Every day for months, my own negative thoughts about myself consumed my mind. I didn’t want anyone to know what was going on internally. I felt full of shame wondering how I ended up in such a low mental state, and due to stigma, I was afraid of what other people might think, including my close friends. I didn’t want to speak up about it and then be treated differently, whether negatively or positively. I was afraid of what might change. I kept asking myself why and how I let myself get to that state, continuously putting the blame on myself as if I had control over what was happening. But that’s where I was wrong — I did nothing to set off the change in my mental health.

It’s common for people to find some way to blame themselves for having a mental illness, but there’s no way to prevent a chemical imbalance. Again, that’s easier said than accepted. When struggling

with a mental illness, it’s difficult to pinpoint the cause of it. Individuals will replay their past in an attempt to identify what led them to their low mental state. Speaking from personal experience, I did the same thing. However, in doing this, I realized I couldn’t remember the exact “moment” of my mental health shift. In an attempt to speak out to others reading this, determining the reason that a mental illness develops isn’t simple. In some cases, a change in mental wellbeing is caused by a specific trauma. For many others, however, mental illness can creep up without an evident origin. I would look back and think, “Maybe if I did this differently…,” but it didn’t help my situation. Looking for an explanation shouldn’t have been my main focus. I should have instead focused on how to move forward and improve — the direction in which everyone deserves to go.

I’m sharing my personal experience in hopes that people who are struggling with their mental health know they’re not alone. I’m sharing this so those who may have had an experience in the past are proud that another person is willing to speak. I’m sharing in hopes that this is not overlooked as these stories usually are in other media.

Shying away from this subject does not make it disappear, and acknowledging it can lessen the stigma.

Current policing strategy has polarized the public TRUST IS THE KEY TO ENDING POLICE VIOLENCE

BY JUSTIN CHAU jtchau@ucdavis.edu When people talk about the police, the subject of police brutality often comes to mind. Eight years after the shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, cases of excessive force at the hands of police continue to reach national coverage. Despite years of research and deliberation, the debate remains polarized and stagnant.

The main impediment to any widespread solutions is the question of how to mend relations between communities and the police. All sorts of strategies exist to try to build trust. There are attempts to create racial diversity in the police force and get the police to talk and get along with community members. These are worthy strategies, but they have not brought the end to police violence that many people demand.

A lack of significant policing changes encourages many to turn to more extreme demands, like calling to abolish all police. This argument may sound perplexing to some, but in communities where repeated studies demonstrate racial profiling and excessive force used by police, it seems that such communities would be better without them. Public trust in the police has been incredibly low for the last

several years, and it doesn’t help when stories of police being acquitted — or not charged at all — for unjustifiably violent force circulate across social media.

On the other hand, your perspective of the police may not be too negative if you live in a quiet town where physical crime occurs only on television. If you have a local business in Ferguson, Missouri. that was ransacked by angry people after the acquittal of officer Darren Wilson, you might have a desire for police to treat widespread theft with greater force.

Current policing strategy prevents any real appearance of protecting the public. Police have for a long time become notetakers, only reacting after a crime has occurred. In my experience and others, they show up an hour after a house is burgled and complain that they lack the resources to even find the criminals. What people claim prevents crime — widespread security cameras — is more of a way to identify suspects rather than discourage people from committing crimes.

Police who ride around in their cruisers are looking for criminals but divert too much of their time to conducting traffic stops and giving people tickets. If the public doesn’t trust the police’s authority, then law enforcement can’t do their job of protecting the public even if

they want to.

Tactics that have been implemented to prevent crime have simply widened the rift between the police and the public. The broken windows policing theory, an attempt to stop future severe crime by policing low-level offenses, has just encouraged widespread jailing and criminalizing — mainly of minorities — for crimes as insignificant as jaywalking.

The only way to properly change policing strategy for the better is to come up with a way to build trust and prevent crime at the same time. Law enforcement will have to do more than talk with locals at a Starbucks to gain their trust. Cops must not view themselves as non-civilians and must act instead as important community members. They must not think of their jobs as strictly combatting crime, but rather as a mix of social work and neighborhood watch. Rather than just hiding in their police cruisers, there’s an incredible need for interaction with regular people. The police must show that they truly care about the area they serve, as they’re now part of the people that inhabit the neighborhood. Trust takes years to build, but if the police can take that first step in reaching out, the public can eventually change its opinion of law enforcement to a more positive image.

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Removing the tired cliches about travelling TRAVEL HAS MORE TO OFFER THAN SIMPLY ANOTHER STORY

BY NICK IRVIN ntirvin@ucdavis.edu Over the summer, I traveled around Thailand and Malaysia by train and bus. It was a real doozy of a trip, but one hyphenated adjective I refuse to use is “eye-opening.” Travelers need to do better than resort to overused language that reflects pomposity and largely ignores the true meaning of travel –– that it’s different for everyone and just as necessary, too.

The statement that traveling “opens your eyes” is rather banal.

It adds nothing to the conversation because undergoing any “eyeopening” experience has become a cliche in itself –– almost as fashionable as worshiping Harambe was last year. Such undertakings, or at least the appearance of them, create a system of playing catch-up that originates out of a yearning for a similar trip to tell a similar story to experience a similar opening of the eyes. This romantic view impedes our ability to think critically about why we’re even travelling in the first place.

When we talk to a traveler who has just returned from a trendy trip abroad, it’s hard not to feel a pang of envy as we listen to how this person was fortunate to climb mountains and traverse rickety bridges in the jungle while we stayed in our beds and watched "Game of Thrones". Who wouldn’t want this same story to tell?

More often than not, however, such travel stories can delve into the cliches that only reveal the manifestations of missed opportuIRVIN on 11

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Frats now saying “I’d TAPS that” after being screwed by TAPS

Intro to Freshman Year 101 THINGS THEY DIDN’T TEACH YOU AT ORIENTATION

BY ROSIE SCHWARZ rschwarz@ucdavis.edu Being a first-year can often be daunting and overwhelming, and in a brand-new metropolis like Davis, it’s very easy to get lost in the sauce/ system. As a third-year who’s still not really sure about anything, I’m writing from a place of sincerity and hope that these tips carry first-years in the direction of success and opportunity.

1. RAs: Where do I even start? You WANT to be written up. I don’t care what anybody tells you.

What makes a better story than telling all your friends how you got written up last Wednesday for being too loud? Make sure to blast music or just scream. Trust me, everyone will love hearing all about it, and they’ll definitely want to be friends with a rebellious, fun kid like yourself.

2. DC etiquette: This is hard to figure out, but once you get it, it’ll stick with you forever. The

main thing to remember is that you want to take as much food as possible and hand it out to fellow Aggies as a peace offering. Walk up to someone who is already eating and present them with a slice of pizza that you brought home in your takeout box last night. Who cares if they’re about to leave the DC? Make them sit and eat the food you brought them. It’s about friendship and vulnerability, and this act will show consideration and thought. Everyone comes to college with the hopes of gaining the freshman 15 anyways, and I’m sure your help and dedication to the cause will get your further than you think.

3. Getting to know your professors: Email, email and more email. I cannot stress this enough.

Compared to your old high school, Davis is probably kind of big. Professors will not know you if you don’t make a name for yourself. Participating is overrated, and in such a big lecture, the profesSCHWARZ on 11

TAPS: THOSE AWFUL PEOPLE SUCK

BY DREW HANSON andhanson@ucdavis.edu Catcalling and the objectification of women have been taken one step further with reports that frats are now saying, “I’d TAPS that” in place of the traditional “I’d tap that.”

“It’s abhorrent,” said Katherine Weaver, a second-year gender studies major. “Both phrases are disgusting, but at least ‘I’d tap that’ implied that they may in some way be pleased.”

“We also say, ‘That ass is fine.’ You know, like a fine?” said self-identified frat bro Jared, when asked about this newly trending phrase.

“But the main phrase, ‘TAPS that’ — I think it manifested out of our joint anger toward TAPS. Like, yeah, my dad can afford the ticket, but still. It’s the principle, the fact that they’re using

their dirty tricks to screw us.”

With 1.8 out of 5 stars on Google Reviews, TAPS clearly cares about maintaining its image — an image similar to that of government bureaucracy.

“We modeled TAPS after the DMV’s overall attitude, along with the University of California’s motto, ‘Money Money Money,’” an anonymous TAPS spokesperson said. “It was Bernie Madoff ’s idea. We still reach out to him for improvements.”

TAPS has recently been under attack by antifa, which purportedly stands for Anti-First Amendment.

“I hate TAPS,” CommuNick said. “They’re a bunch of fascist dicks.”

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UC Davis awarded $1.6 million to study water in Central Valley Researchers launch water management project in disadvantaged communities

BY DAV I D SOLT ER O science@theaggie.org

UC Davis was awarded $1.6 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the dynamics of water and land use of disadvantaged communities, specifically in the Central Valley.

There are several different departments that are collaborating on this research, which is led by Helen Dahlke, an associate professor of Integrated Hydrologic Sciences at UC Davis.

“Our goal is to understand the dynamic between hydrological and economic system[s] and the social drivers in the Tulare Lake Basin,” Dahlke said.

With the different departments coming together to do this research, each has more specific goals in mind.

“One outcome is that we’re looking for infrastructure or policy options that may help the management of water in low economic places,” said Jon Herman, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis.

Rebecca Teasley, an associate professor of civil engineering and the associate dean of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, is another researcher.

“Different stakeholders or interest groups can work together more collaboratively to achieve better water management across all sectors,” Teasley said.

This research offers the potential to rebuild the Tulare Basin’s water management system. The Tulare Basin is located in the Central Valley, and major cities including Fresno, Visalia and Bakers-

field are dependent on groundwater but are slowly transitioning to surface water.

“Tulare Basin is ideal for studying coupled natural human systems because we know agriculture has had a huge impact on water resources and vice versa,” Dahlke said. “The Tulare Basin was known for growing cotton; now you see a lot of almond trees which need a reliable source of water, which isn’t good especially during a drought like the one the Tulare Basin faced between 2012-2016 because perennial crops cannot easily be fallowed.”

The NSF grant gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to work alongside professors to build models comparing groundwater and surface water in the Tulare Basin, although this is only the beginning. There is a possibility that Dahlke and her team will learn to apply what they learn to other disadvantaged communities.

“This grant provides an exciting opportunity to look for innovative solutions and an opportunity to train students for a future in water management,” Teasley said.

Along with conducting research, Dahlke and her team hope to create “water schools” for K-12 students.

“Water schools are courses focused on educating school kids on the topic of water and the issues we face in managing water,” Dahlke said.

By educating students on the issues surrounding water management and conservation, Dahlke and her team aim to spread awareness about the human use of water and land in the agricultural sector.

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Early earthquake warnings can help protect Californians More comprehensive early earthquake warning systems exist in nations like Mexico and Japan

BY G E O RGE UGARTEMENDI A science@theaggie.org

In September 2017, Mexico was rocked by a series of earthquakes. A powerful tremor of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast on Sept. 7, followed by a magnitude 7.1 quake further inland on Sept. 19. Early warnings were sent out through television sets, loudspeakers and Twitter, giving people precious seconds of time to prepare for an earthquake in a seismically active area.

“Earthquake waves are caused by slip on faults and travel at the speed of sound in rock, about a few kilometers per second,” said Alex Morelan, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis. “Seismic stations and computers near the fault that slipped detect the earthquake in a couple seconds or less and send the warning out to the surrounding region that an earthquake has occurred, including an estimate of when shaking will start in different areas. The reason this works is that the earthquake waves travel significantly slower than electronic signals, which travel at the speed of light. This means that the further the city is from the fault that slipped in the earthquake, the more warning a city will have before shaking starts.”

Early earthquake warnings alert people to tremors which are actively occurring. This differs from future projections about when the next quake will strike.

“Forecasting involves probabilistic models, and there’s no broad agreement on what you should use; that’s one thing,” said John Rundle, an interdisciplinary professor in physics, civil engineering and geology at UC Davis. “The second thing is that in places like California, the probability of a major earthquake is generally pretty low. It’s challenging to do forecasting in a low probability environment because it’s difficult to test forecast models. The events happen pretty rarely, and that makes it hard.”

Mexico developed SASMEX, the Mexican Seismic Alert System, to help protect the population from frequent earthquakes. A massive, deadly earthquake in 1985 made clear the need for such an alert system. Additionally, Mexico is vulnerable to powerful quakes off of its southern coast caused by the Cocos plate sliding beneath the North American Plate. Tsunamis can be generated this way when the ocean floor is uplifted.

Japan has similar concerns of powerful earthquakes generated offshore and is also vulnerable to earthquakes inland. A devastating quake under the city of Kobe killed over 6,000 people and cost $200 billion in 1995. To help prevent a disaster of the same scale, the island nation launched a system in 2007 called J-Alert, which sounds out emergency broadcasts in five languages through text messages, loudspeakers and radio. The J-Alert system will even activate television sets which are off to help alert people to volcanic eruptions, typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis.

“In order to get a tsunami, you need a vertical motion of the ocean floor to move the water up, and then pile it up, and then it goes out,” Rundle said. “That’s why you have major tsunamis in these

areas like Japan, near subduction zones.”

California is at less of a tsunami risk due to the location of its fault lines, which tend to be inland. However, large tsunamis have hit the Pacific Northwest due to a complicated fault zone north of Cape Mendocino that includes subduction zones where powerful earthquakes have historically been generated.

“As a state with numerous faults, such as the San Andreas, many areas in California are very vulnerable to seismic shaking,” said Veronica Prush, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. “Areas of particular concern tend to be large cities, such as San Francisco, the general Bay Area and Los Angeles.”

The main concern for early earthquake warning systems in California is the proximity of large metropolitan areas to potential tremor epicenters.

“The thing about California is we built our major cities on these faults,” said Michael Oskin, the chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. “San Francisco is straddled by the San Andreas Fault and the Hayward Fault. In Southern California, the San Andreas sits between the desert and the mountains north of Los Angeles, but then it comes in towards the eastern part of the urban area near San Bernardino.”

The farther away large urban areas are from earthquake epicenters, the more time early earthquake warning systems can give people to prepare themselves. Japan and Mexico can often give people 30 seconds to a minute of preparation, while similar systems in California would only offer the people of Los Angeles or San Francisco a few moments. At worst, city dwellers would feel the shaking while their phones lit up with warning alerts.

“Warning systems can help, but that depends a lot on where the earthquake is,” Oskin said.

The best way to prepare for earthquakes in seismically active states like California is to construct homes, offices and factories strong enough to withstand severe shaking.

“As long as it has adequate shear bracing, wood frame homes are light and they're not going to break apart,” Oskin said.

The powerful earthquake near Mexico City in 1985 killed around 10,000 people, but the Sept.

19 quake in 2017 claimed less than 400 lives due to regular earthquake drills and stricter building codes.

“We don’t have anything other than construction that we can do because you can’t affect the earthquake itself,” Rundle said. “You have to build your house so it’s resilient.”

A powerful earthquake has not caused grave damage or significant loss of life in California in quite a few years. To better prepare for this inevitable event, California has been developing an early earthquake system called ShakeAlert, which recently entered a new phase of testing in January. More seismic measuring stations and routine earthquake drills could help Californians better prepare for a devastating earthquake near its dense metropolitan areas.

“I don’t think people are prepared as much as they should be,” Rundle said.

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“We work with harm reduction services where they help provide resources for those who use intravenous drugs and [address other circumstances] that could be prevented by using harm reduction,” said Maddy Silverstein, a fourth-year biological sciences major and JVMC’s other co-director.

Harm reduction aims to reduce risk in a patient’s life by preventing an escalation of a condition or remediating it.

“Harm reduction is the idea, specifically in the context of drug use, [that is] about meeting the person where they are at and working with them on their personal goals and their vision for their health,” Mansuri said. “And that can build up to abstinence or it could not. It’s about minimizing risk.”

GHC provides many services to the LGBTQIA community, catering to social and psychological needs as well as medical and legal help. Many people drive to GHC for two to three hours to come to a place where they can feel safe and welcomed.

“Our doctors are willing — the emphasis placed on the willing – to prescribe hormones,” Mansuri said. “There’s not a great deal of education that goes on in medical curriculum about hormone therapy and it’s not that there’s a huge science behind it or anything, it’s the same hormones we’re familiar with [such as] testosterone and estrogen, and you just have to figure out the dose that’s appropriate for the particular person. There’s a lot of resistance and uncertainty because it’s not really familiar to a lot of people — they weren’t trained to do it. So there’s this kind of fear almost.”

Hormone therapy is described on the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s website as a treatment sought by “transgender men and women [...] as part of the transition process. Exogenous testosterone is used in transgender men to induce virilization and suppress feminizing characteristics.

In transgender women, exogenous estrogen is used to help feminize patients.”

Mansuri emphasized the importance of educating the next generation of medical practitioners, as these organizations are doing, on the needs of various

groups of people. Catering to the needs of trans people through hormone therapy is one example of this.

There are also many assumptions about the moral compasses of those that use intravenous drugs.

“A lot of people with other health issues and diseases sometimes start using drugs because [they want to] cope with that,” Silverstein said.

Others have turned to drugs when their biology has failed them.

“You release endorphins, but if a person does not release the right amount of endorphins their baseline is much lower [and] much less happy than a typical person,” Mansuri said. “People who use drugs actually [may be] trying to help themselves, but the effects are pretty detrimental. Working with this population, [and] getting to know them and learning from them [teaches] you that it is not a moral failing.”

Jason Blanks and Danielle Wang are both second-year medical students at the UC Davis School of Medicine and work as JVMC’s coordinators and the GHC’s co-directors. They volunteer at GHC every first and third Friday of the month and assist in providing hormone therapy.

“What we do is just a very small medical side of things,” Blanks said. “We provide hormones [at a] free clinic [and] make sure they get the medications they need, and then we work with social workers and other folks to make sure they’re getting the support that they need.”

Wang mentioned that the hormone clinic has a patient panel of about four hundred. This led her to realize how much of a demand there is for medical aid to the transgender and other underserved communities.

“We did some research last year that basically says that [about] 90 percent of our patients have insurance for a primary care provider,” Blanks said. “So theoretically, 90 percent of our patients shouldn’t be our patients. They have a doctor who sees them for everything except hormones, which is — I guess from a medical perspective— very odd.

Hormones aren’t complicated medicine from any stretch of the imagination.”

progressive than that of Greece, although she continued to face multiple forms of discrimination in the United States.

“I never felt discriminated in the U.S. at first, but I then moved to [the] University of Michigan and became a faculty member,” Katehi said. “The students would call me ‘Linda’ even if I told them I was their professor. They talked to me like a secretary. The secretaries would come to me and say, ‘After the faculty meeting, you should go and clean the table.’”

Katehi recounted other situations in which doors were slammed in her face and students berated her with sexist language. Katehi said she recounts these stories in her memoir.

“I want [the memoir] to have a positive message,” Katehi said. “I was able to do a lot of things in my life. At the same time, I don’t want to hide problems I’ve faced. Most of the time when I was younger, I thought there was problem with me. Am I too cold? Am I unfeeling? It gets in your brain, whatever you hear. But if you know others have experienced the same, it can make you feel better. I was thinking about [...] how [I] can speak of things that are very painful, without making people feel bad, so I thought I [would] try adding a bit of humor — so, this is what [the memoir] will be about.”

Katehi’s current research includes working on

wireless communication beyond 5G — cell phone frequencies of the future. Katehi holds 19 patents, and her previous cell phone, radio and antenna circuit technologies are used in transmitting and processing.

According to Katehi, technology is already as important as water or energy. Her ultimate goal is to create cheap technology — “Why not go for a $10 iPhone?” she mused.

Besides her research, Katehi said spending time with students is much more gratifying than attending meetings all day.

“When I was a chancellor, while it was a demanding job, it was not intellectually stimulating,” Katehi said. “As a chancellor, you disconnect from the academic side. Most of the time, it’s solving problems [which can be] ugly, personal or beyond solution.”

Katehi spoke finally about her emotional departure from the UC Davis administration. She said she enjoys where she is now, where she can easily see her everyday accomplishments, and looks forward to the future.

“For me, as [someone] who has a human need for immediate return, I needed to be a professor again,” Katehi said, laughing. “I always knew what my role was, being around students. I never anticipated that I would be in administration for that long. But it’s all good. At least I can say I’ve had a lot of experiences.”

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is the newly-opened communal building. All four buildings are named after trees that grow throughout the UC Davis campus.

Sheehan, who accompanied The California Aggie on a tour of the new residence halls, actively sought out student feedback and opinions of the new spaces.

Sheehan said his team is striving for a LEED Gold rating for Tercero Phase Four’s sustainable design. Around the new buildings are drought-resistant plants, permeable surfaces for bike parking and recycled water used throughout the site. Some of the site’s surrounding natural elements have been

worked into the design. In Olive Hall, wood that was originally used in Leach Hall, a former residence building which has since closed, has been reclaimed and refashioned into a large sliding door.

Students can also look forward to Tercero Dining Commons 2, projected to open in 2019.

“There will be a traditional dining facility,” Sheehan said. “And then the other portion will be a retail dining property.”

According to Sheehan, the dining commons is slated to include a sushi area, a smoothie bar and international cuisine.

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2017 Davis Art Studio Tour Davis Arts Center gives a behind-the-scenes tour of Davis-based art studios

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John Natsoulas Gallery to hold 10th Annual Davis Jazz & Beat Festival Relive the Beat Generation, experience live jazz, poetry, art

BY SY D N EY OD M A N arts@theaggie.org

While some may only recognize it by the giant cat sculpture at its front entrance, the John Natsoulas Gallery is a Davis landmark. The gallery, located on the corner of First and E streets, has brought major historical and forward-thinking exhibits to the Davis community for over 30 years, helping to shape the ever-expanding art scene of northern California.

From Friday, Oct. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 14, the “beat goes on” as the John Natsoulas Gallery brings its 10th Annual Jazz and Beat Festival to downtown Davis — completely free of charge. With over 200 musicians, painters and poets performing, the Jazz and Beat Festival fosters an intimate jazz experience for all members of the community. In addition to the live musical performances, festival-goers will also enjoy a collaboration of jazz and poetry in

the Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest on Friday.

“The Natsoulas Gallery is a really unique part of downtown,” said second-year biology major Kerri Ritter. “I think it’s cool to have a space in Davis that is dedicated to giving artists a platform to show off their talents.”

Inspired by the collaborative culture of the Beat Generation, the Jazz and Beat Festival was born out of a celebration for jazz, art and spoken word. This year, the festival’s first poetry contest winner, Indigo Moor, will be returning as the event’s featured poet. Additionally, jazz painter Laura Hohlwein will lend her artistic talents to the stage as she paints alongside a live performance.

Gallery founder John Natsoulas emphasized jazz’s influence as a cultural art form in this day and age and how the Beat Generation has evolved since its beginning.

“What I want members of the

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AGGIE Style Watch Bold and adventurous style pays off

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Fourth-year psychology major Helya Zand can be spotted a mile away, rocking her laid-back style, while making sure to always add a little something to each outfit in order to make it pop. She combines a variety of different styles and pieces of clothing — yet, together, her outfit looks like it belongs on a pinterest board.

ASW: Can you describe your style?

Zand: I’ve had a style evolution over the years. I used to have a Kim K look, but now I like a casual, laid-back look. I always look for something in my outfit to stand out. It could be my shoes, my earrings, my makeup — or it could be anything. I just don’t like looking like everyone else. I would always go for something vintage over a modern look.

community to take away from the festival is that improvisation is really what it’s all about in life,” Natsoulas said. “You’re all living in a different age than I did, and everything you do you can post. The difference is that for us, that performance is all we have, and the musicians didn’t plan some of that music. It just happened.”

Curated by Tony Passarell, all the live musical acts will be running throughout the afternoon and into Saturday night. Passarell, a longtime member of the local jazz community, will also be participating in some of the live musical performances.

“We’ve done this for so long, and it’s always been free to the public,” Passarell said. “It’s pretty amazing that we can pull the whole thing off and for really not that much money.”

In the curating process, Passarell works to find a well-rounded selection of groups and musicians to perform at the festival. This year,

the event will feature a variety of performers, including headliners Bobby Bradford Quartet, local jazz group Triism and the Byron Colbron Trio.

“Its very difficult for us to find major musicians that are still being creative and aren’t falling into the ‘concert concept,’” Natsoulas said.

“What I like is going to see a house concert. It’s a lot more loose, and it’s not as formal. But if we go to one of the major halls, like the Mondavi Center or Crest Theater, what happens to us? We’re constricted, we’re not free to get up and dance around.

The idea is to make the musicians comfortable and really make everybody comfortable.”

The 10th Annual Davis Jazz and Beat Festival will take place Friday, Oct. 13 and Saturday, Oct. 14 at the John Natsoulas Gallery located at 521 First Street.

More information can be found on the John Natsoulas Gallery’s website.

ASW: What is your favorite thrift store in Davis?

Zand: I always go to All Things Right and Relevant, but I love to go in Oakland and in San Francisco because that’s where all the best stuff is.

ASW: What is the best piece you’ve found at a thrift store?

Zand: I always wanted one of those over-thetop jackets, like the faux fur ones. One day in the summer last year in Davis I found it for an amazing price that I couldn’t pass up. I had to get it because I knew I would wear it, and I was right. It’s my most prized possession.

ASW: What fashion advice do you have for someone trying to figure out what style they want?

Zand: Everyone does fashion differently. If I have a good outfit on, I feel good, and I think it has to do with having confidence.

Find your thing within fashion. Like if your makeup looks on point or you have a great outfit, you will feel confident, and that’s all

that matters. The girls that can rock a red lipstick at 10 in the morning I can see have a lot of confidence, and I give them props because that is something I couldn’t do. But that’s their thing within fashion.

ASW: What are your favorite stores?

Zand: I love Madewell, even though they are really simple, and I also love Free People. I wish that Madewell and Free People would make a baby because that would be my dream store. I always have to have a boho flare to my outfits, which is why I love those stores. Thrift stores are always amazing, especially for finding unique items.

ASW: Where are your clothes from?

Zand: My pants and earrings are from Madewell, my shirt is from Clad and Cloth and my shoes are from Nordstrom Rack. I use my Instagram to find new online stores, which is how I found Clad and Cloth.

ASW: What was your worst fashion choice?

Zand: I love leopard print when it’s done right, and I definitely did not know how to do it right when I was a freshman in high school. I came from the low-low, and now I know how to style myself. It is constantly a thin line between ‘“is this bold and adventurous or this ugly?” If it’s unique and no one else has it, it can be a risk — but also worth it.

Attending a gallery filled with vibrant paintings can be a mesmerizing experience. Sometimes, that’s all you really see: a room full of captivating shapes and colors.

More often than not, a painting simply looks like a painting; audiences are not usually given the entire context of the artwork, making it difficult to find meaning in something created by someone else. That’s exactly what the Art Studio Tour does for its viewers: break the mystery.

This year, the Davis Arts Center is hosting another studio tour, showcasing Davis artists’ workspaces and revealing the steps involved in making their work.

Joanna Kidd, one of the event’s featured artists, specializes in printmaking, sculpture and video installation, using various mediums and materials. She also teaches Studio Art and Art History at Yuba College, Woodland Community College and the UC Davis Craft Center.

“I’ve been participating [in the Art Studio Tour] for about four years,” Kidd said. “The tour is more of a direct experience than a gallery because some artists do demonstrations, so you can actually see the process of how they make their work and ask them questions. There are sculptors, painters, printmakers and people who make jewelry.

Whatever the artist specializes in is what you’ll be seeing in their studio. When you see how something is made, sometimes it makes it more accessible and helps you understand. I think it’s also nice to know what the artist was thinking while they were creating their piece. It gives you a different perspective.”

While art’s meaning is largely open to the audience’s interpretation, the process behind an art piece is often personal to the artist. More importantly, there is greater depth to a finished art piece than meets the eye. Featured artist Christopher Dewees uses a unique medium to make his final products look like ordinary paintings. In actuality, though, they contain literal impressions of real fish.

Gyotaku, otherwise known as Japanese fish printing, is a traditional medium in which the artist uses a dead fish in a similar manner to block printing. Using real fish as the primary tool, there are opportunities for complexity through added shapes and textures. “[Japanese fish printing] is an artform that’s been around for 50 years, and I’ve been doing it for about 50 years,” Dewees said. “People are usually kind of amazed by how I do it because it’s an unusual artform. It’s an awful lot of fun, and I do a lot of demonstrations during the tour and give examples of how I do my art. It’s like block printing except instead of a wooden block you’re using a real fish. It’s round, it’s wet and it can be slimy, so you just need to use your experience and little tricks to get it to turn out the way you want. Afterwards, I wash off the fish and eat it. I don’t want to waste it.”

Dewees didn’t acquire an affinity for Gyotaku out of the blue. He attended graduate school and eventually pursued a career in fisheries, which fostered his love for fish and inspired him to use them in his artwork.

“A lot of times when people first see my work without knowing how it’s done, they think it’s a painting or drawing,” Dewees said. “When I tell them I use an actual fish and describe the process, they are pretty amazed. I learned it when I was in graduate school. My career was in fisheries biology and ocean fish science. I’ve always been around fish, and I like fish. It’s almost natural.”

The Davis Art Studio Tour is an event where artists can communicate and grab ideas and advice from one another. Moreover, it provides a different angle on visual arts to an audience that is only accustomed to seeing the finished results of artists’ works. Deputy director Michael Azevedo thinks that’s what makes the studio tour an enjoyable experience for artists in Davis and all members of the community.

“A gallery situation is totally different in that there often is no context of the artwork in a gallery,” Azevedo said. “It’s different when you go see where the work is created, the sketches behind it and having the opportunity to talk to the artist. We had someone come in to buy the tickets, and she was really excited. It’s just a lot of fun.

Even though you may be unaware of it, you’re connecting a piece of artwork with an experience. You can buy a painting, hang it in your house, and talk about what it meant to the artist who made it and why you bought it.

It’s a more personal experience being able to see the work and know the context and process of it.”

Art doesn’t have to be a large, abstract concept. It can be interactive, direct and even more beautiful than initially perceived.

The community event is open to anyone who is interested. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite for $10 for ages 13 and up. The studio tour will take place on Oct. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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of specific parts of the bike, being able to see whether the cables have disintegrated, whether the chain is rusty, whether the seat is down too low and learning how to use a bike pump. Felipe Giusti, a professional bike mechanic who leads these clinics, explains how having these conversations with people creates a safer city for everyone.

“The people who come to the bike clinics will leave knowing better of what specific things that they need to take care of their bikes. They’ll know exactly what is wrong and what to do to fix their bikes,” Giusti said.

“As they start to see bikes in a different way, they also start to pay attention to traffic safety, so it’s a huge improvement for the whole city [...] they don’t see themselves as just a bike user; they see themselves as an active cyclist.”

Giusti also notes that lack of knowledge about traffic laws, such as hand signals, creates danger for cyclists and drivers alike. Many newcomers have not had time to adapt to cycling in an urban setting amidst their academic commitments. Giusti therefore hopes

that UC Davis will enforce a mandatory training for all incoming students to ensure everyone’s safety.

The Bike Campaign recently held one of their free bike clinics at the Arbors Apartment Complex, where Joe Cinelli, the residential assistant, saw the clinic’s positive impact on residents.

“Our residents really appreciated it,” Cinelli said.

“I would say that our main goal is safety. A bike that is not well maintained is a danger not only to everyone around, but the cars also are in danger, so it’s really a benefit to everyone involved.”

The Bike Campaign looks forward to scheduling more bike clinics in the future, as more apartment complexes and locations are demanding these “Ask a Local” clinics.

“We do this because we love new riders in Davis.

We want to give them a platinum, friendly welcome to Davis,” Tebbutt said. “We want to live up to the reputation we have in the nation, which is to be kind and patient with people who are new to the community so we can welcome them into our cycling lifestyle.”

pecially literacy, in Yolo County. Moreover, the community foundation hopes to provide more support to parents, as they are crucial assets in students’ wellbeing and success.

“The grant is focused on literacy and reading at grade level, which is a need in Yolo County, and it would also support general education, art education, early childhood education and, more importantly, encourage parental involvement,” Jimenez said. “Those are all needs within Yolo County schools, and the fact that this grant can support the initiatives over the long haul and help with those grants inspires me.”

The emphasis on literacy is important because communication is a primary source of human interaction.

“What we are looking for is improvement with literacy and a program or programs that will help kids to learn to read and write and encourage parents to become more involved with their children in schools,” Stallard said. “Studies do show

that students with parental involvement tend to do better in school, [especially] with my personal experience, having watched it throughout the years.”

This education grant will contribute to the bigger picture with regards to kids’ futures. It will not only provide assets but will also allow the community to come together and support education more so than it has in the past.

“I’m excited because this is one of the largest grants of its kind, and our mission is to inspire and support giving and provide leadership throughout Yolo County, so we want to live that mission,” Sandeen said.

This education grant could kickstart a new motivation to change the education system and keep improving the community.

Proposals for the grants start on Oct. 31 for those interested in applying, and the Yolo Community Foundation will be making a decision by the end of December.

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nities. Expressions of gratitude and good fortune don’t provide the critical nuance that traveling (and traveling well) brings to those who seek out another culture for culture’s sake. Yes, we can be grateful for our experience, but isn’t there something more to bring to the table?

Traveling is one of the best modes of education, period. It enables us to witness instead of read. It makes us reflect and decide rather than dally over the trivialities of theory in a classroom. The process of a journey, whether to a distant land or to a neighboring town, requires a dose of courage that proves more about our capacity for vulnerability than al-

most anything else.

But reducing our travels to a mere “eye-opening” experience is lazy. Traveling is more than an idea that reflects our perceived capacity for learning. It is learning. Without it we cannot bridge divides or work to attain common, worldwide goals. Our eyes are already open by the simple thought of leaving our homes to encounter something bigger than ourselves. When we embrace the idea of change, we have taken that crucial step forward.

While opening eyes is in vogue, opening the heart and mind are still at the back of the experiential lexicon. Embracing the intellectual and reflec-

tive side of an experience away from home is just as important as the emotional and compassionate side.

Our capacity to think about the whys and the hows of a place culturally or structurally divergent from domestic reality allows real learning to take place –– a kind that emphasizes human beings as people rather than as data points in a book. You can open your eyes to alternate standards of living or the delicacies of a local cuisine, but can you open the heart and the mind that form prerequisites for true knowledge?

Semantically speaking, these linguistic distinctions may seem nitpicky. But I truly believe that approaching travel with the right mindset is vital

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sor probably won’t hear you, so don’t even bother. Office hours are for people with too much time on their hands. If you show up, it’ll give the impression that you don’t take your academics seriously and spend your free time simply chatting with professors. Send long, frantic emails as often as you can. Make sure to include snippets from your essay or assignment without any questions just so they know that you’re on track.

4. Befriend the squirrels: I know this might seem a bit counterintuitive considering you’ve probably been told that squirrels carry diseases and can be vicious. Wrong. Here at Davis the squirrels are pretty much your biggest “in” to Davis life. They always know where the parties are happening, and they’ll always have food for you when you need it. I suggest you don’t get to

know the people in your hall because they’ll only take away time from bonding with the squirrel that sits outside your window. Bonus points: Bring your squirrel friends inside to meet your roommate and RA. 5. Roommates: This person is essentially your best friend, and by that I mean that choosing a roommate means they’re automatically your best friend. It’s one of those fun situations in which you get to skip all the preliminary getting to know each other time and polite small talk. Go straight to taking their clothes without asking and getting into their bed to cuddle with them. They will appreciate you breaking the ice and will probably reciprocate by switching rooms, because they know how much you like your own space.

ticket or something that had upset him, CommuNick said, “Oh, I don’t have a car. Those fashies wanted me to pay $10 for my bike registry.”

“You can’t win everyone over,” said Paul Morgan, the head of TAPS. “In a rush to class? A little too tired? Bad at driving in general? That’s where we make our money. But these antifa goons?

They’re telling us that we’re fascists. Just because we designed our business like fascists, doesn’t make us fascists. I’d say to get a life, but really, get a car.”

Some students have switched from commuting via car to taking the rail to school.

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to bridging the culture gap that Americans (anecdotally) often have difficulty shaking off. Whether our lackadaisical approach to foreign travel is due to America’s vast interior or its island status between two massive oceans, or something else entirely, we can help to remedy it by adopting a mindset more conducive to a globalized perspective.

A famous man once said that travel “is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”

That man was Mark Twain, and those people were Americans. Could there be anything more relevant today?

et and the officer said, ‘Take the rail or get railed, kid,’” an anonymous second-year said. “My old pastor said the same thing.”

There are reports that TAPS is being charged with prostitution since they’ve been screwing people for money. Such charges will likely be hard to prove, since they’ve already got Katehi wiping all claims from the internet.

“I told my friends that I got screwed in my car,” said Timmy Vargas, a first-year computer science major. “They asked me her name, and I said it was on the ticket.

They all just laughed and said, ‘Ticket to dick-it?’ I don’t think they understood me, but I don’t want to say anything. I feel cool now.”

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Aggies win 2-1 over Mustangs, now 2-0 in conference play

BY LIZ JACOBSON sports@theaggie.org

The UC Davis women’s soccer team remains undefeated in the Big West Conference after an exciting 2-1 win over the Cal Poly Mustangs, who are now 0-3 in Big West play. While sporting pink jerseys for their “Play Pink” game in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Aggies overcame a rocky preseason, a red

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card and a questionable goal on their way to victory.

Within the first few minutes of play, sophomore defender McKenna Moriarty kept up her momentum from the Hawaii game and scored on the Mustangs, putting the Aggies on the board. The Aggies would remain the only team on the board for the remainder of the first half.

The second half of the game saw a lot of tension and aggression on the field. With 28 minutes left in the game, the Mustangs scored on the Aggies. Cal Poly’s sophomore defender Senna Brennan’s corner kick snuck its way into the goal from the left side. With some players thinking the ball went out of bounds, the ball was lost in the confusion and eluded the defense. Coming off that tying goal, sophomore defender Haileigh Rose was red-carded and the team was left a player short.

“This team has dealt with so much this year,” said head coach Twila Kaufman. “They just find different ways to handle it. I’m really proud of Haileigh Rose.

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UC Davis football comes up short against Eastern Washington

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Saturday night’s contest at Aggie Stadium featured a head-to-head collision of the Big Sky Conference’s top passing Eastern Washington Eagles’ offense and UC Davis’ top-ranked passing defense. After a tightly contested, back-and-forth ballgame, the Eagles attack gained the upper hand, handing the Aggies a 41-38 loss.

This highly anticipated matchup drew sparks from the outset, in front of a crowd buzzing from the UC Davis Brewfest that took place in the hours before kickoff. Eastern Washington marched right down the field on its first possession, scoring on a 40-yard touchdown pass on the fourth play of the drive. The Eagles missed the extra point, putting them ahead 6-0 early. The Aggies, on the other hand, relied on the big play ability of junior receiver Keelan Doss to get things rolling offensively. Sophomore quarterback Jake Maier hooked up with Doss for a 26-yard completion to get things rolling. It was junior quarterback CJ Spencer, however, who found the end zone for the Aggies some 11 plays later, sneaking in from just a yard out. A successful extra point from sophomore kicker Max O’Rourke put the Aggies in front 7-6.

The scoring cooled down for the remainder of the half. UC Davis failed to score any points, despite being set up with optimal field position after senior defensive end Brandon Weaver tipped and intercepted a third down pass from Eastern Washington’s quarter-

back Gage Gubrud. The teams traded touchdowns as the game rolled into the second quarter, but the scoring dried out, and the Aggies went into break with a 14-13 lead.

After a relatively low-scoring first half, UC Davis came out in the third quarter running the ball ten straight times — but it was a trick play that sprang its offense to life again. Maier threw a quick lateral to Spencer, who then opted to pass the ball downfield completing his only pass attempt of the night to a triple-covered sophomore tight end Wesley Preece for a 24-yard gain.

On the next play, it was Maier’s turn to launch the ball downfield, completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Doss, who sprawled out to make the catch. Doss’ fifth touchdown in six games gave the Aggies a 21-13 lead.

Eastern Washington’s Gubrud tossed his third touchdown on the ensuing Eagles drive, again pulling his team within one. But just two plays later, Doss made what was most likely the catch of the year for UC Davis. With a defender draped all over him, Doss dove to make an electrifying one-handed grab for a 21-yard gain. Doss’ impressive hands propelled the Aggies to a score just five plays after. Off a play-action fake, Maier delivered a pass in between defenders to freshman tight end Christian Skeptaris, who held on for his first career touchdown with time running out in third quarter.

UC Davis’ momentum rolled on into the early part of the final frame. Junior defensive back Vincent White broke on a pass from Eastern Washington’s Gubrud, intercepting the ball and nearly returning it for a touch-

down. The game’s second turnover was enough to set up a 26-yard field goal from O’Rourke, extending the Aggie lead, 31-20 with 11:38 to play.

Up two scores, UC Davis looked to have the upper hand, but there was still plenty of time on the clock — especially for the explosive Eagles offensive. Showing just how explosive it could be, Eastern Washington scored on the very first play of its next drive when Eagles speedster, Nsimba Webster, torched the Aggie defense for 71 yards on a pass from Gubrud. A failed two-point conversion following the touchdown made it a four-point contest, but Eastern Washington was only just beginning to mount its comeback. A three-

and-out by the UC Davis offense gave the ball right back to Eastern Washington, which scored again just 57 seconds later, this time succeeding on the two-point conversion.

With their backs to the wall for the first time, the Aggies put together a resilient 11-play drive capped by Spencer’s third rushing touchdown — a career-high.

Spencer found a hole in the Eagles defense, stomping into the end zone from 10 yards out to pull UC Davis infront 38-34.

“Everybody on this team has a job,” Spencer said.

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A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS KEVIN BLUE

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White, Bowman dominate on way to 3-1 victory

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With four straight conference losses heading into the match on Saturday, Oct. 7, the UC Davis women’s volleyball team knew that it would need to right the ship as it heads into the latter half of the 2017 season. In the opening game against the Patriots of CSU Long Beach, it did just that. The Aggies dominated the first two sets on their way to a 3-1 victory where they scored 84 points to Long Beach’s 53.5.

UC Davis came out aggressively to secure the first set win. It was freshman setter Paloma Bowman who set up her team’s run, amassing 57 assists, many of which were finished by freshman hitter Mahalia White, who began the match with three kills on the team’s first five points before eventually finishing the night with 23 kills en-route to her 25.5-point outing.

Bowman knew the importance of getting back in the win column, and was overjoyed to finally get there after the team’s recent skid.

“It was good to finally win,” Bowman said. “We’ve been working for it for a long time, so it’s nice that it finally paid off. I think we’re getting a lot better. We’re improving every day.”

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Dan Conners, who credited his setter with embracing the challenge in her first year at the college level.

“The passing was awesome. The passing did a great job, and the hitters were just fearless and ruthless and they were just getting after it,” Conners said. “[Bowman is] only a freshman and she still has a lot to learn about the game. She’s just working on her consistency, and she’s understanding the game more and more, and as she gets better the team gets better.”

For White, a great performance like this was needed, a sentiment that was echoed by her coach.

The effort wasn’t lacking in the four conference losses that preceded this game — it was just a matter of putting everything together.

“We were just very hungry for a win tonight,” White said. “We always say how we’re going to come out fired up, and today we just came out there wanting the win, wanting to keep playing aggressive the whole time.”

Despite the great performances from White and Bowman, this wasn’t a two-person show. The entire team showed up, including sophomore outside hitter Lauren Matias amassing 17 kills of her own and 17.5 points, junior outside hitter Emily Allen

As Davis’ offensive line goes, so too goes

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In May 2016, UC Davis named Kevin Blue its new director of athletics. Previously, he worked as the senior associate athletics director for external relations at Stanford University, where he served a seven-year tenure. During his time at Stanford he helped oversee relations with key sponsors such as the Pac-12 Network.

At UC Davis, Blue oversees all 23 athletic teams in a program that competes at the NCAA Division I level. About 600 student-athletes included in these teams also compete in other various conferences, such as the Big West Conference, the Big Sky Conference, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the America East Conference and the Western Water Polo Association.

After coming into a high-level position, and finishing his first year as the director of athletics, The California Aggie had the chance to sit down with Kevin Blue to recap his first year as well as lay out plans for the current year and the future of UC Davis Athletics.

I think it was a good year. There were a lot of positive steps forward in the athletic program. The campus community has been very supportive in my transition to the UC Davis campus and I have appreciated that very much. [I am] feeling optimistic about the direction of the athletics program as a part of the university.

What did you learn from your first year on the job and how does that affect how you are approaching this year?

I learned a lot of things, as I do every year. I would say at the top of that list is that I learned how invested our student athletes are in being successful not only in competition but in their academic work and preparing themselves to be successful for the rest of their lives. The student-athletes are a dedicated group of undergraduates, and that was reinforced to me during my first year. I also learned that when done well, athletics can be a valuable program for the university at large.

What were your goals going into your first year for UC Davis sports? Which goals were accomplished and which are still ongoing?

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ANALYZING AGGIE FOOTBALL WEEKS 4 & 5: A MUCH MALIGNED LINE the offense

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Last year [2016] was your first year as director of athletics. How do you feel it went?

The key difference between the unfortunate result against Weber State, and the win over North Dakota, is attributable to the effectiveness of the Aggie offensive line. Against Weber, quarterback Jake Maier was under frequent duress, and as a result had less time to find receivers down field for big plays. Similarly, the Aggie rushing attack was inhibited, with the Weber defensive backs frequently contacting Aggie runners behind the line of scrimmage, resulting in fewer yards per carry.

Against North Dakota, the offensive line was far more successful. The result was a more efficient and explosive offense with a higher proportion of its plays resulting in greater average gains in yardage.

Read guest columnist and Aggie alumnus Justin Goss’ full article online at theaggie.org

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or you’re playing every single snap — everybody has a role. And [the coaches] came up to me and said, ‘You need to run the ball, you need to score some touchdowns in the red zone.’ So I accepted my role and I followed by o-line and Derek [Baljeu] and just did my job.”

Even after this late score by UC Davis that injected life back into Aggie Stadium, the Eastern Washington offense did not waver. On the ensuing drive, the Eagles gained 23 yards on a key fourth down to move the chains and finally scored on Gubrud’s sixth touchdown pass of the night — a beauty that floated high into the corner of the end zone.

Now trailing by three points with 1:32 to play, UC Davis ran 12 plays to get itself in position for a 49yard field goal attempt.

“The mindset [in that situation] was to take what [Eastern Washington was] giving us,” Maier said. “Give ourselves a chance, get us in a situation where we could take it down to the last play. I know the mindset that our coaching staff has is we want to go for the win — we’re very aggressive. Credit to [Eastern Washington], that’s a great team. We have to work even harder from here on out. If we want to have success and if we want experience that glory again, we have to work even harder for it.”

The Aggies hoped O’Rourke could send the game into overtime, but his kick came up well short of the goal, sealing UC Davis’ fate. Head coach Dan Hawkins, although obviously disappointed with the result, remained level-headed and proud of how his team performed.

“When you play these kind of games, the margin of error is just real small,” Hawkins said. “But our guys [...] did not back down and were not phased

at all by the moment or the score. We got beat by a pretty good football team, but it was a spectacle.”

The loss was UC Davis’ third this season, dropping the team’s record back down to an even 3-3.

There were, however, plenty of bright spots for UC Davis in the otherwise negative result. The Aggie offense racked up 551 yards of total offense, out-gaining their Eastern Washington counterparts by 50 yards. Doss recorded a career-high 208 yards receiving. His quarterback, Maier, had another stellar outing, throwing for over 300 yards for the fifth consecutive game — while adding in two touchdowns and no turnovers. Despite giving up 41 points, UC Davis also forced two interceptions on the evening, but could only muster just three points off these two turnovers. Hawkins was pleased with how his defense made plays against such a difficult opponent. “[Eastern Washington] is hard to defend, just like we’re hard to defend,” Hawkins said. “It’s hard to shut [Eastern Washington] down. We tried to keep them off balance, keep them off rhythm. You got to maximize your opportunities to force their hand, so I thought our defense did a great job.”

Even after a heartbreaking loss, Hawkins had nothing but emotional, heartfelt words for his players, calling them “the real deal” and praising each player for accepting his role within the team.

Saturday night was a legitimate chance for UC Davis to pick up a win against one of the best teams in the conference, but ultimately became an evening that just got away from the Aggies. The team will have a chance to return to its winning ways after a week of rest, when it travels to Northern Arizona on Saturday, Oct. 22.

finishing with 13 points on 11 kills and junior middle blocker Lauren Jackson racking up 12 points on 10 kills. Overall, the team accumulated 84 points on 67 kills, with 26 errors.

Not every set went smoothly, however. The team ran into some struggles in the third set, where despite matching the pace of the Patriots for most of the set, the team was unable to overcome a late three-point deficit. It was the response to this adversity which gave White hope in her team.

“We totally just wiped it out of our memories,” White said. “We were just like, ‘You know what?

This set right here, we’re just going to reset the way we were playing the first two sets, and we’re just going to go out there and kill it.’”

Going forward, the team hopes to build off this

exciting win, as there are still many games to be played. Conners hopes the team can draw from both the negatives and the positives to continue its upward trend into the next game, when it takes on UC Riverside on the road.

“Just to remember what it feels like to play with that level of determination and focus and energy and aggressiveness,” Conners said. “The moments where we backed off and got tentative were toward the end of that third set and part of that fourth set. We’ve just got to remember the consistency of our mentality is vital to how we want to play the game.”

The team will go on the road for two games before returning home on Tuesday, Oct. 17, to play UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m.

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She handled it like a champ, and our team stepped up and figured out a way to score a goal.”

With eight minutes left on the clock, freshman forward Mahlah Catline scored the game-winning goal. This goal was her first career game-winner.

Coming in from the left side of the net, Catline fought off Cal Poly’s sophomore goalkeeper Sophia Brown.

“That was nice,” Catline said of her goal. “It’s kind of my job, though, isn’t it? If I don’t score, I’ve done something wrong. It’s always nice to score, but I think it’s a team thing. There are ten other people on the pitch, and I wouldn’t be able to [do it without them].”

The Aggies ran out the remaining eight minutes on the clock. Junior goalkeeper Alexis Smith blocked a final corner attempt by the Mustangs’ Brennan.

“I think it was a great team win,” Smith said. “[It was] definitely a team effort, especially those last

eight minutes there. We’ve been talking a lot this week about taking games moment by moment, so that’s what I was doing.”

Catline echoed her teammate, “I feel it went really well,” she said. “I thought we persevered. I don’t think it was our strongest game, but I think, we won and and that’s what we’re here to do. I think great teams win when they’re not playing their best and it’s only up from here.”

This weekend, the Aggies will head south for games against UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton.

“We’ll have to shuffle the deck again,” Kaufman said, in anticipation of the weekend’s games. “We’re going to be working on things a little differently.

Once you get to this part of the season, there’s a lot of familiarity. So we kind of know what our next opponents do and we’ve already kind of sneakily, with our team, been layering things in that we need to do to be successful with our next two opponents.

It’s going to be a great game.”

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Strictly, we have goals from a fundraising standpoint that we exceeded last year and we hope to exceed them again this year. But we really just approach every day with the intent of improving the organization and are pretty focused taking it one day at a time.

The results end up taking care of themselves.

Recently, there have been a lot of new coaching positions hired on various sports teams on campus. What was the general plan for all of these new hires?

We are always interested in bringing people into the organization that have the same value system as the university in regards to athletics: highly competent and are able to produce very competitive teams, while also embracing the scholar athlete ideal and all of the great things that go along with the university and its focus academically and in the community. The people we brought on board we feel represent that.

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It’s a good question. We have 23 teams and many important needs, so I can only be at one place at one time, but I do try my best to experience first-hand our events and to be around our teams on a first-hand basis as much as possible. It really helps me understand the opportunities, successes and challenges that everybody faces.

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To tell you the truth, I would just like to see our teams continue to improve, to see a continuation of a building of enthusiasm among all the students and community members about athletics.

I would like to see us be successful in continuing to fundraise effectively. I think that athletics has the opportunity and is increasingly serving as a rallying point for the university, and we would like to continue to build upon that.

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