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TOWN HALL MEETING HELD ON CAMPUS FOCUSED ON CANCELLATION OF STUDENT DEBT Davis City Hall to hear issues concerning student debt

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CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PURCHASE OF $138,000 BULLETPROOF ARMORED VEHICLE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT Organizers in labor unions, student organizations, and community groups hold a town hall at the UC Davis Art Annex to bring awareness about student debt on Oct. 9, 2019.

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BY TAYLO R M A RT INE Z campus@theaggie.org A town hall meeting held on Oct. 9 revolved around a discussion of potential strategies to cancel student debt. The event, held in the Art Annex at UC Davis, was open to Davis community members and groups led by California for Student Debt Cancellation — a coalition comprised of student organizations, labor unions and other community groups.

The meeting, which began at 7 p.m. and ended at 8:30 p.m., featured various speakers discussing potential ways to tangibly solve problems concerning debt. Dillon Horton, a 2017 UC Davis alumni, spoke about his campaign platform to run for Davis City Council: Horton hopes to tackle student debt by means of addressing housing issues and economics. As a former student, Horton tied in his own experience in seeing gaps with student accessibility that stem from debt.

“We haven’t had a student or recent graduate on the city council for a decade, and we have

never had an African-American man on the city council,” Horton said. “I spent most of my time in student government on student accessibility issues. I’m running right now for the city council — mostly focused on the housing crisis and economic development. Those issues are inextricably linked to student debt.”

Morganne Sara, a graduate student in the anthropology department at UC Davis, discussed the large impact student debt currently has on millions of individuals.

“Total student debt right now is at around $1.6 trillion [for] 45 million people,” Sara said.

“Forty-eight percent of our students will graduate with debt. Knowing that my students will be graduating with this amount of debt makes me anxious and angry.”

Katie Rodger, president of the University Council-AFT Union, spoke about her experience with the system of loans and student debt, according to a video posted on Facebook. Rodger initially believed she could handle her debt, but interest began piling on top of what she owed.

She now consistently has to keep paying off her loans.

“To the best of my ability, I determined that I could shoulder the burden of my debt,” Rodger said. “As a middle-class graduate student, I didn’t have the means to finish my degree without those loans. It wasn’t a question of negligence or responsibility — it was simply reality.”

Sara asked rhetorical questions on how students lack freedom when they owe student debt, which can follow them for the rest of their lives.

“Let me ask you this — is it really freedom if you chose not to start a family because of student debt?” Sara asked. “I don’t think so. Is it really freedom that you can’t rent an apartment because you have student debt? I don’t think so... I don’t think that’s freedom.”

This meeting generated pressure for solutions — the town hall was just the beginning of conversations concerning student debt. An additional town hall meeting held on Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. at Davis City Hall will bring the movement to the consideration of local leaders.

UC DAVIS CLERY ACT DISCLOSURE SHOWS INCREASE IN REPORTED ON-CAMPUS RAPES, OTHER INCIDENTS Director of on-campus CARE center said new statistics may mean reporting has increased rather than incidents

Organizers in labor unions, student organizations, and community groups hold a town hall at the UC Davis Art Annex to bring awareness about student debt on Oct. 9, 2019.

Photo by Markus Kaeppeli / Aggie.

BY REBE CC A BI H N-WAL L AC E campus@theaggie.org In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, UC Davis released its Annual Fire Safety and Security Report the week of Oct. 1. The Clery Act mandates an annual report regarding campus safety. The 2018 statistics reveal, among other things, a slight increase in the number of reported on-campus rapes; in robberies, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft; and in domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Other crimes, like arson, weapons arrests, drug arrests and liquor arrests have experienced a slight decrease.

“It’s also worth noting that the Clery Act does not include statistics on non-violent theft (bicycles, laptops, phones etc) which is in fact the most prevalent crime on this campus,” said Andy Fell of UC Davis News and Media Relations via email. “We do encourage students to take care of personal possessions, lock up bicycles, keep doors and windows closed etc.”

Of the 16 rapes reported during the 2018-19 calendar year, nine occurred in on-campus student residences, as did five of the nine instances

of fondling. Nine of the 13 instances of reported domestic violence happened in on-campus residences as well. But some crimes were less likely to occur in on-campus residences. For example, two of the five instances of dating violence reported happened in on-campus residences, and six of the 16 recorded instances of stalking happened in on-campus residences. Other crimes, including robberies, burglaries, motor vehicle theft and weapons, drug and liquor arrests were more likely to happen elsewhere on campus.

Sarah Meredith, director of CARE (Center for Resources, Advocacy, and Education), an on-campus organization that provides support to rape, sexual assault and harassment victims commented specifically on the number of reported rapes.

In her email, Meredith noted that these new statistics don’t necessarily mean instances of rapes have increased, but that more people have chosen to report them.

“I do think it’s important to be clear about what these numbers are,” Meredith said. “These data represent the number of incidents that were disclosed during the calendar year to a Campus Security Authority (CSA), and were disclosed to have occurred on campus-owned or controlled

property or property adjacent to campus-owned property.”

Additionally, Meredith said the data is not “necessarily reflective of the entire number of sexual assaults that occurred in a given year,” but instead represents the number of victims who “felt they could disclose their experience to someone who happened to be a CSA,” which does not include CARE or counseling services. The assault also had to have occured in a “specific geographical area.”

“As an example of its limitations, Clery, as a [federal] law, doesn’t track incidents that happened in someone’s private off-campus residence even if the victim is a student or affiliated with the University in another way,” Meredith said.

Meredith also described the struggle that victims endure, noting that oftentimes the reaction of the first person they tell may determine how they choose to “move forward” with the reporting process or not.

“Many victims will never disclose their assault or abuse to an authority,” Meredith said. “My hope is that even if a victim chooses not to report their assault that they might still access support from a confidential resource like CARE or Counseling Services.”

Members of public questioned whether vehicle was best use of city funds

BY TI M LALONDE city@theaggie.org The Davis Police, with the unanimous support of the city council, has been approved to acquire a new Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV), which will cost the city $138,000 plus sales tax. Davis Police said that the vehicle will assist them in active-shooter situations and other operations.

At a city council meeting on Sept. 24, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel presented his department’s case for funding regarding a new armored vehicle. He began by contrasting the desired ARV with the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) that the department obtained in 2014 from military surplus.

The council ultimately voted to return the MRAP to the federal government, citing concerns from the community about local police employing military equipment.

“Even though there was considerable acknowledgment at the time that having the ability to have armor and offer protection for police use was probably acceptable, really at the time most of the conversation was around the type of vehicle,” Pytel said.

Pytel said that newer armored vehicles have less of a military-style appearance than past models, comparing the prospective ARV to an Amazon Prime delivery truck in his presentation. Pytel also said that the new ARV would be less expensive than law-enforcement armored vehicles of the past, such as the Bearcat.

“There are new versions of armored vehicles — they look quite different and the cost came down considerably,” Pytel said.

The desired ARV is designed in a “defensive format, not an offensive format” Pytel said, and though it is armor-plated, it lacks gun ports or turrets.

Pytel outlined several of the intended uses for the vehicle, including rescue and extraction operations as well as tactical medical support in hazardous environments. It can also be used for the transportation of personnel and equipment, he said, in addition to providing ballistic “hard cover” during an active shooter situation.

Pytel pointed to two recent police deaths from shootings, those of Officer Tara O‘Sullivan in Sacramento and Officer Natalie Corona in Davis, to argue for the usefulness of the prospective vehicle. He noted that while Corona’s death might not have been prevented by the use of an ARV, the Davis PD did utilize an armored vehicle borrowed from West Sacramento PD during the incident.

During the public comment, several Davis citizens argued against approving funding for an ARV. Dillian Horton, vice-chair of the Davis Police Accountability Commission, questioned the present need for the vehicle and suggested that such a purchase request should have been presented to his commission before going to the council.

“I just don’t believe it’s impossible for us to see some of the issues before the council does,” Horton said. “I really just want to push for a process that makes that routine.”

Some questioned whether the ARV was the best use of city funds while other commenters suggested that the vehicle, regardless of its appearance, still constitutes the militarization of local police equipment. Councilmember Will Arnold addressed public sentiment against the vehicle.

“I reject the notion that we ought to enhance police accountability by limiting access to purely defensive materials, that strikes me as somewhat offensive,” Arnold said, according to the Davis Enterprise.

Mayor Pro Tempore Gloria Partida expressed some reluctance, but pointed to recent racially-motivated shootings as evidence that the ARV was a wise investment for the city.

“It’s a struggle to say ‘yes’ to this, but I think that unfortunately, it is something that in our day and space we need,” Partida said, according

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Ombuds Office welcomes new director Lauren Bloom Office offers members of UC Davis, UC Davis Health communities a safe space to navigate conflict

BY A L LY RU SS E LL campus@theaggie.org Lauren Bloom was recently appointed as the new director of the UC Davis Ombuds Office.

Ombuds is a resource for students, faculty, staff and anyone associated with UC Davis or UC Davis Health to help navigate conflict in an informal and confidential space.

Ombuds has moved into two new offices this year, one located on Third Street and the other in Sacramento, which staff hope will better suit their needs for assisting members of the UC Davis community.

Dana Hinojosa, the associate ombuds, discussed some of the benefits of going to the Ombuds Office when faced with a conflict — whether it is academic, professional, interpersonal or discriminatory in nature or stems from another point of tension.

“When they don’t know where to go, who to talk to, or are afraid of what might happen if they LAUREN BLOOM / OMBUDS OFFICE do talk to someone, our office is a totally safe and Lauren Bloom, Director of the Ombuds Office at UC Davis. informal first step to learn what their options are

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and how to best move forward,” Hinojosa said via email.

While other centers on campus may be mandatory reporters, the Ombuds Office is a completely confidential, off-the-record resource, even in instances of harassment or discrimination.

The office keeps everything totally confidential, except in cases where imminent harm or danger is present.

The Ombuds Office can assist undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty and individuals associated with UC Davis or UC Davis Health, according to the website.

While other centers on campus may be able to more directly provide assistance for individuals experiencing conflict, the Ombuds Office is a place where individuals who are unsure of how to proceed can discuss their options in an informal, confidential setting.

The Ombuds Office “can assist by listening to concerns, clarifying issues, identifying policies and resources, and providing coaching and communication strategies,” according to its website.

“We also are informal,” Bloom said. “We can talk about formal processes, everything from a

grade dispute to a discrimination claim, but we stay out of these formal processes. We have working knowledge of them and can send them in the right direction. We can talk about what it might look like, advantages and disadvantages, and then [the people coming to us] themselves can decide how they want to move forward.”

The Ombuds Office also operates independently of any department or office associated with UC Davis. While the office does compile aggregate trends in terms of types of complaints or amount of complaints filed against certain departments, this is utilized as a tool to implement systemic change. No individual cases are shared or discussed.

In addition to meeting with individuals one-on-one — the office’s most utilized service — Ombuds’ staff also offer between 40 and 60 trainings on conflict management each year for different departments and offices associated with UC Davis. Mediation sessions, presentations, group conflict resolution, department needs assessments and more individualized sessions are all services provided by Ombuds.

BY ANDRE A E S Q U E TI NI campus@theaggie.org

Hawsawi explained that UC Davis is “the most diverse university in the country” and that much of that diversity comes from its large international student population.

“The needs and issues we face are not catered to because we don’t have representation,” Hawsawi said.

She also explained that many international students are not aware of their rights on campus, using the fact that they may not know if they are allowed to participate in a campus protest as an example. Filip Stamenkovic, the newly confirmed Business and Finance Commission chair, questioned the concern that international students need to worry about their rights since they have a visa. Senator Tony Chen, the only international ASUCD Senator, responded by telling a story about a friend of his who was deported and had his visa terminated after getting a DUI. “Things are a bit different for international students compared to domestic students … when it comes to violating rules,” Chen said later via email.

Deshpande then mentioned that international students also pay into ASUCD’s base fee and have problems that need to be solved. She brought up the WeHousing scandal that occurred in May as an example.

Stamenkovic, along with Senators Maya Barak and Andre Spignolio, expressed a desire to see an itemized budget before the allocation of any funds. He advocated for a senate bill instead of “blindly throwing money to them.”

Shelby Salyer, the External Affairs Commission chairperson, explained that their Commission also holds workshops and are not asked to

Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the Oct. 3 ASUCD Senate meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. Senator Victoria Choi was absent.

The meeting started with the election of a Senate Pro Tempore — the official representative of the Senate. Senator Shondreya Landrum was elected unanimously. She said she tries to make a difference wherever she can and talked about working over the summer to “make sure the association stayed afloat.”

Next, the Senate officially approved the rebranding of ASUCD with another unanimous vote.

A representative for the Council on Student Affairs and Fees (COSAF) also had to be selected at the meeting. COSAF is one of the 12 Chancellor’s Advisory Committees, which also include the Committee of Staff Diversity and the Committee of Disability Issues. COSAF is meant to “provide a more comprehensive oversight of student fees,” according to its website. Senators were asked to volunteer to be the representative and, after a period of silence, Landrum volunteered.

The $472,225 budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year passed after a lengthy argument over one line item. A representative for the International Student Committee was present to ask for an allocation of $500 over the course of Fall and Winter Quarters. Esra Hawsawi, the chair of the committee, advocated for its need for a budget.

She said the money would be used for workshops meant to teach international students about their rights on campus. The committee has not previously received any money from ASUCD, as they were formed in the winter of 2018.

Yolo deputies drop off homeless individual in Sacramento, mayor vocalizes his frustration

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Yolo County responds to video recording of homeless individual, reviewing the incident KATHERINE FRANKS / AGGIE

Try having a conversation while riding a bike October 4 “Male speeding and forcing vehicles into cone area.”

“Vehicle parked facing wrong direction.”

BY T I M L A LON D E city@theaggie.org A video recording released by Public Safety News appears to show Yolo County deputies dropping off a homeless man at a McDonald’s parking lot in Sacramento. Yolo County officials have responded to the video, saying they believe their officers acted “in good faith,” but that county officials would still review the incident.

In the video, two officers standing in front of Yolo County Sheriff vehicles look on as a man unloads what appears to be his belongings from the back of one of the vehicles. The deputies then leave.

An accompanying audio clip reportedly captured in an interview between a Public Safety News journalist and the man, depicts the apparently homeless individual as seemingly disoriented and unaware that he had been dropped off by police officers.

“I’m trying to figure out who they are,” said the individual in the recording. “They’re Transformers, right? And they play other roles?”

Mayor Darrell Steinberg tweeted a Sacramento Bee article about the video on Sept. 27, expressing his displeasure.

“I’m awaiting answers about this incident,” Steinberg said in the tweet. “It is unacceptable to offload a vulnerable person in the parking lot

of a fast-food restaurant in @TheCityofSac. All jurisdictions must act in good faith to address our crisis of #homelessness.”

That same day, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office released a statement to Public Safety News and other outlets, saying their officers picked up the individual in the video after receiving a report of trespassing and possible vandalism. They said the man was found near Clarksburg in a rural area “void of services” and that he requested to be dropped off in Sacramento.

“The subject requested a ride back to Sacramento and asked to be dropped off where he could find some food (he was offered money from the deputies but declined as he had his own),” the statement read.

Mayor Steinberg responded to the statement in a letter to Sheriff Tom Lopez on Sept. 27, posted by the Sacramento Bee, expressing dissatisfaction with the explanation.

“My colleagues and I are very unhappy about the implications of your office’s action in this case,” Steinberg wrote. “We have a serious homeless challenge already and are taking aggressive actions to bring people indoors and enforce illegal behavior. We hear rumors frequently that other jurisdictions are busing people into Sacramento. We are doing more than our fair share.”

In a 2013 investigation by The Sacramento Bee, it was discovered that Nevada’s primary

state psychiatric hospital bussed hundreds of its patients to cities around the country, including to Sacramento.

Steinberg followed the letter with a list of 15 questions “on behalf of [his] city”, interrogating the procedure of the Yolo Sheriff’s department.

“Is this type of ‘best solution’ determination by your deputies a frequent occurrence?” Steinberg asked in the letter. “How many times have deputies been asked to or determined they should transport transient individuals from your county into neighboring jurisdictions?”

As of this writing, the Sheriff’s Office has not issued a public direct response to Steinberg’s letter. Yolo County issued a press release on Sept.

30, however, addressing the incident.

“The Yolo County Sheriff is reviewing the incident, including the drop-off of the individual in Sacramento,” the statement read.

“At this point, it appears that the deputies were acting in good faith to assist the individual by providing transportation late at night consistent with the individual’s desires.”

The statement also said that the Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Health and Human Services officials would review the incident, and they planned to work with corresponding officials in Sacramento in the near future to “strengthen regional partnerships in this area of shared concern.”

October 5 “Employee set off alarm.”

October 6 “Loud sorority party occurring at this location for the past few days, current complaint of loud music, singing and screaming.”

“Subjects drinking and yelling, loud music.”

October 7 “Three subjects were riding their bikes and shouting at each other as they rode together.”

October 8 “‘Bud Light’ box truck blocking the street, driver is inside eating.”

“Dalmatian dog escaped from dog sitter’s residence approximately 90 minutes ago.”

“Shopping cartful of miscellaneous items on sidewalk.”

October 9 “Subject was drinking in the bathroom, staff kicked him out and he is now hanging out behind the store.”

“House was egged.”

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Student jobs offer not only income, but a sense of community Students share experiences working for Whole Earth Festival, Unitrans, Mikuni

BY AN JI N I V E N UG O PA L features@theaggie.org As students begin to develop routines and get back into the groove of school, some may find that they have the time and energy to manage either an on-or off-campus job. Some on-campus opportunities may be found using Handshake, the replacement for Aggie Job Link, whereas others can be found on the ASUCD vacancy website. Off-campus opportunities can be found by looking at popular job sites, the individual establishment’s website or by directly contacting a manager.

ASUCD employs more than 1,000 students, and 10 different units are currently hiring — one being the Whole Earth Festival (WEF). Fourthyear art history and English major Kennedy Field, unit director for the festival, explained how the event began as an art event for a course in 1969.

The goal was to “use art as a transformative experience, focusing on environmental and social justice activism.” After that, it became an annual event — and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in Spring 2019.

“Over the years, the WEF began to expand and expand into what it is now — a giant, kooky, strange and gentle festival,” Field said via email.

“The festival has always been run by mostly students, but in the last five years it has transitioned to being entirely student-run.”

Field became involved during their first year

because a friend was in charge of nighttime security and needed volunteers who got code names and walkie talkies.

“I volunteered at night and stayed up during the days to enjoy the festival,” Field said via email.

“I had always loved UC Davis, but my experience at Whole Earth Festival made me feel like I had found my home and my family.”

Field’s favorite part of WEF is the community it creates, using the word “magical” to sum up the entire weekend. Field recommends that students apply to be part of the staff before the application closes on Oct. 20.

“WEF gives a unique opportunity [to] the staff members,” Field said via email. “It is not every day that a student is entirely in charge of booking bands for a three-day festival or coordinating over 100 craft booths. WEF teaches really valuable life experience to the staff members and gives students a special kind of autonomy.”

Field noted that there have been issues in the past and that they and their co-director have set out to make changes.

“We hope to stop the festival’s history of cultural appropriation and make the space inclusive to folks of all identities,” Field said via email.

Some students, like second-year clinical nutrition major Samantha Seefeldt, seek jobs off campus. Seefeldt thought it would be helpful to have an income because she noticed expenses piling up and chose to apply to Mikuni in Downtown Davis, in part because she worked at a sushi restaurant in her hometown for two years.

South Hall on the UC Davis campus is home to Internship and Career Center. Photo by Zoë Reinhardt / Aggie.

“It’s a perfect fit,” Seefeldt said. “Mikuni is also expanding its restaurant. It’s staying in a similar area, but they’re just creating more space. And because of this, they’re hiring more people, so I’m hoping to be able to have an opportunity there.”

Seefeldt did not have a job as a first-year student, focusing primarily on transitioning into college. She feels like she is now in a place with a solid schedule and the time to manage a job.

“I’m most looking forward to hopefully meeting a lot of the employees and having a community there,” Seefeldt said. “It’s always nice to have a nice community at work and having some sort of income to help with college expenses. Even some spending money would be nice.”

Other popular establishments known to hire students on a rolling basis include Burgers and Brew, Third & U Cafe, de Vere’s Irish Pub and Yoloberry.

Unitrans is also hiring through the ASUCD vacancy webpage, and fifth-year wildlife, fish

and conservation biology major Michael Lenihan, the transit driver manager, can be reached for questions about openings. Lenihan was hired in Spring 2016 and has been a transit driver for three and a half years. He also holds the positions of driver trainer and route supervisor.

“The job appealed to me because it’s on-campus, student-run, very flexible, high-paying and comes with paid training for a very unique skill,” Lenihan said via email.

One of Lenihan’s favorite parts about working with Unitrans is the community. All of the students go through similar struggles, but they also have a supportive atmosphere and take pride in what they do for the community.

“Another favorite aspect of the job for me is the opportunity for leadership,” Lenihan said via email.

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CoHo Aggie Cash conspiracy proves untrue: Food service director puts student theories to rest Director apologizes to those inconvenienced by the temporary technical error

BY LIN H N G UYEN features@theaggie.org A month before the end of Spring Quarter 2019, the Aggie Cash system at the CoHo crashed, making the establishment unable to accept Aggie Cash as a form of payment.

Customers were irritated, yet hopeful, that the Aggie Cash system would be back up and running within the next few days. To their dismay, the Aggie Cash system was not fixed before the end of the school year. Some customers suspected that UC Davis might be trying to rob them of the opportunity of spend their Aggie Cash at the CoHo. Located in the MU, the CoHo is a collection of various food venues, including Swirlz Bakery, Croutons, TxMx Grill, Ciao Pizza and more. The marketplace serves hundreds of students each day, and is one of many on-campus spots where students can use Aggie Cash.

The variety of food options at the CoHo makes it a favorable option for students to buy food. Additionally, the fact that all restaurants accept Aggie Cash is also an attractive aspect. Customers who spend their Aggie Cash feel as if they

aren’t spending “real money,” seeing that Aggie Cash functions like a gift card. Because it can’t be cashed out and does not roll over to the next academic year, students find it important to spend it all within a year to get their money’s worth (only Aggie Cash that comes with a meal plan does not roll over to the next academic year — Aggie Cash purchased separately does roll over).

Customers found the crash in the Aggie Cash system at the CoHo suspicious. Conspiracy theories circulated UC Davis forum sites including Reddit and Wildfire. People on threads wondered if this mishap was an attempt by UC Davis to steal money from students.

One Reddit thread reads, “How long are they taking to fix the damn issue with Aggie Cash. I want to spend my money at the CoHo.” To which a user responded, “This may sound like a conspiracy theory, but I honestly think it’s broken because it’s the end of the year and people are eager to spend their remaining [A]ggie [C]ash so…”

Darin Schluep, food service director of the CoHo, responded to conspiracy allegations in an email. “[T]he CoHo’s inability to access Aggie Cash (and accept it as a form of payment) was due to

Batik Day: Traditional Indonesian holiday celebrated in Davis

A woman paints textiles using the Batik painting process in a Batik shop in Bali. Photo by Sue Waters / Flickr. (Image licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Oct. 5th holiday meant to celebrate traditional garment, culture, community

BY ISA BE L L A BER ISTAIN features@theaggie.org Taste of Thai, located in Downtown Davis, held a celebration for Batik Day — one of Indonesia’s holidays — on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Indonesian Student Association, known as PERMIAS amongst its members, filled the restaurant’s main dining area dressed in colorful garments to celebrate the traditional holiday.

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Indonesian Batik as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage of humanity in 2009. The organization works to preserve cultures and traditions under the threat of extinction. All cultures that are selected are chosen because they contribute to the “cultural diversity of humanity,” according to UNESCO’s website. The official holiday is Oct. 2, but the Davis community chose to celebrate on Oct. 5.

Aldi Wibowo, a second-year electrical engi-

neering major, is the president of PERMIAS. This holiday holds a significant amount of meaning for her, and she explained the celebration stands for the day when the UN recognized Batik as a world heritage culture.

Wibowo, who was elected in May 2019, said the society has continued the tradition of celebrating this day here in Davis as members in previous years have done in an attempt to promote their goals as a society.

“We have three main goals,” Wibowo said.

“Our first goal is to gather our members at UC Davis so that every Indonesian can meet and socialize with each other. Our second goal is to interact with other Indonesian student associations, like the ones located in San Francisco and the Bay Area. And our third goal is to promote Indonesian culture and heritage to UC Davis. This is actually one of the only events we have to commemorate our culture; it reminds us of our roots. I think it shows our pride as Indonesians; it is a main part of our culture and in Indonesia it is worn a lot.”

A hand-written sign on a cash register at Swirlz in Coffee House indicates that Aggie Cash and Apple Pay are not accepted there. Oct. 15, 2019. Photo by Justin Han / Aggie.

a technical error with our point-of-sale system, which is required to communicate with our Aggie Cash servers in order to accept that form of payment,” Schluep said. “An upgrade for the point-of-sale server caused the connection to fail.

We worked with our point-of-sale company to address the situation as best we could, and they were able to get the system back up prior to the start of this academic year.”

Customers with Aggie Cash were not refunded any amount nor was their Aggie Cash rolled over to this academic year.

While customers may have suffered due to this failure, the CoHo also suffered a financial loss.

“Financially, the loss of Aggie Cash had a negative impact on the CoffeeHouse operations,”

Shluep said. “Aggie Cash accounts for [approximately] 12% of our sales, so not having it available as a form of payment was extremely unfortunate.”

On behalf of the CoHo, Schluep issued an apology via email to all affected customers who were disheartened by the crash. “[W]e were very sorry for any inconvenience this caused our customers,” Shluep said. “[I] appreciate the fact that we have a loyal customer base who was disappointed they couldn’t use their Aggie Cash here with us.”

The Aggie Cash system is now fully functional, with the exception of two of the three registers located at Swirlz Bakery. Those registers, however, are expected to be fixed to take Aggie Cash soon.

Batik is both an art and a craft, according to a website dedicated entirely to the creation of the garment. More specifically, it is a unique way in which clothing is decorated. Wax is dripped onto a piece of cloth, which is then colored with dyes.

Once the cloth is dry, the wax is peeled off to reveal a distinctive pattern underneath.

For second-year design major Vania Sutandi, the piece of clothing reminds her of her former home in Indonesia. She commented on the garment’s popularity and explained that because of its widespread recognition, many designer brands are trying to adapt the traditional clothing style for teens. It is not just the creative style that unites people — it is also the meaning behind the clothing.

“On work days — mostly Friday — everyone wears Batik,” Sutandi said. “It is a celebration of Indonesian art. It is very unique and something

you think of when you think of Indonesia.”

Indonesian pride is something that PERMIAS strives to celebrate at their different events such as Batik day. Moreover, they are seeking to create a community and to bond through their mutual culture. Such is the case for Matthew Kuangga, a third-year computer science major who enjoys being able to see his friends and hang out with them on a day that means so much to all of them.

“You are far away from home and trying to adjust to life here,” Kuangga said. “It is nice to have connections from home. It’s kind of like a secret society of people like us, when we meet each other there are kind of like some indo vibes.”

For most of the members of the Indonesian Student Association, the Batik Day celebration is not just an excuse to get together with friends and eat out, but as Sutandi puts it, it also means “having a piece of Indonesia, here in Davis.”

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People shop at the Wednesday farmer’s market at Central Park in Davis, Calif on Oct. 2, 2019. Photo by Zoë Reinhardt / Aggie.

DAVIS NIGHT MARKET OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, WASTE

Local restaurants including ChickPeas, Village Bakery contribute to weekly Central Park gathering

BY SNEHA RAMACHANDRAN features@theaggie.org The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found in 2010 that the U.S. alone wastes approximately 30-40% of its food supply, equaling almost 133 billion pounds of food. It is also estimated that 40 million people in the US are food insecure, meaning 1 in 8 Americans struggle to find access to nutritious and sustainable food.

Yet another statistic that might hit close to home for many is Feeding America’s estimate that approximately 28,320 people are food insecure within Yolo County.

To combat these figures, a group of Davis graduate students founded the Davis Night Market, a weekly gathering in Central Park that attempts to reduce food insecurity and waste in Yolo County by collecting donations of leftover food from local restaurants.

The market started late last Spring 2019, and since then it has welcomed hundreds of commu-

nity members. Each Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., volunteers unload a variety of donated food from Davis restaurants onto the picnic tables in Central Park for the community to enjoy. In addition to free food, there is also different music and entertainment each week. The event runs until all the food is gone — until roughly 11 p.m.

Hannah Yu, a fourth-year economics and communications double major, does project management for the night market and oversees its outreach efforts. She explained the vision for the market in a few concise words.

“Our whole goal was to make sure that nobody goes to bed hungry,” Yu said. “We wanted to do our best to reduce food waste and feed people in need or those who are food insecure. As a whole, we generally tend to waste a lot of food and restaurants especially are always throwing away food that could easily go to people in need instead of making its way into the trash.”

When the project first began, volunteers reached out to local restaurants and asked for

food donations and leftovers after hours. So far, the market has acquired seven vendors including ChickPeas, Upper Crust Baking, Dickey’s, Village Bakery, the Food Co-op, the Farmers Kitchen Cafe and the Barista Brew.

“It’s really heartwarming to see how much the community wants to give back,” Yu said. “I’m from L.A. and I’m not used to seeing that. It’s really awesome to see how the people in Davis want to help each other out.”

Although the gathering aims to provide support to those who struggle with food insecurity, the market still encourages anyone in the community to come by for free food and good company.

“We want the entire Davis community to feel welcomed and join us,” Yu said. “When we first started the project, our goal was to address the food insecurity problems not only among the homeless population in Davis, but also the students of UC Davis. We have had a lot of students come by and tell us how grateful they were because they don’t feel comfortable going to foodbanks and I am so grateful that they feel comfortable enough to come to the market and not feel stigmatized.”

Yu mentioned that Upper Crust Baking was one of the first restaurants to donate to the market even before it was recognized as a community event. The Upper Crust owner and manager, Lorin Kalisky, explained why the restaurant chose to donate their baked goods to the night market.

“We are happy to donate goods to the Davis Night Market and many other food organizations that help feed people that are food insecure,” Kalisky said. “We have a lot of bread and other baked goods that wouldn’t necessarily go to waste, but would be left over or get old, and we try to waste as little food as possible.”

Kalisky also said that many of the same individuals associated with the market are involved in other “organizations and initiatives in town trying to alleviate food insecurity.”

“We want to help nonprofits and charity organizations by donating or sponsoring them,” Kalisky said. “We try to be a very active participant in the Davis community and we are always happy to do what we can to support noble causes.”

Sixth-year ecology graduate student Ernst Oenhinger is one of the founding members of the Davis Night Market and has worked on many other on-campus food sustainability projects including the Freedge and the Food Recovery Network. Oenhinger detailed how the market has tried to reach all members of the community, regardless of socioeconomic background.

“There are several components that we wanted the DNM to address: one was to reduce food

waste and food insecurity, but we also wanted to incorporate a social aspect by involving the community through music and hanging out and interacting with one another,” Oenhinger said. “I think that is what kind of brings it all together.”

In addition to alleviating food insecurity in Davis, the night market also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Rather than using a car to transport donated goods, the organization uses bike trailers.

“We try to at least have one trailer for each restaurant,” Oenhinger said. “The trailers usually have some cool LED lights with the Davis Night Market logo as well as a boombox to play music and keep things fun.”

Moving forward, Oenhinger hopes to see more restaurants donate to the program, with a possibility of designating an additional day of the week to hold the market on. He also expressed his hopes for the project on a larger scale.

“We definitely want to have a model that is copyable by any other community,” Oenhinger said. “This is not something that will work in every city, but we want to make it as adaptable as possible. Our goal is to make a platform that is easy to copy — we want to have everything, from how to make the signs to the proper way to ask restaurants for help on a website or google folder that can be accessed by anyone.”

Although the market has helped numerous people within the past couple of months, the initiative has not always been smooth sailing.

In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton passed the Good Samaritan Food Act, which encouraged restaurants and supermarkets to donate food to nonprofit organizations while minimizing the liability of the donating party. Yet, many of the restaurants the DNM reached out to rejected the idea of donating their perishable goods.

“When [we were] asking restaurants for donations, I noticed that many of these restaurants had this mentality of fear and liability,” Oenhinger said. “People are scared of getting sued, but luckily we have been fortunate enough to have vendors that don’t adhere to this mentality.”

In addition, Oenhinger explained why the market opted to not brand itself a UC Davis student-run organization. He cited the recent issues that the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a student-run non-profit organization that brings surplus food from campus dining to members of the community, has run into with the university.

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SORORITY WOMEN HIGHLIGHT REASONS FOR DROPPING Students discuss fundamental issues within Panhellenic organizations

BY MIKI WAYNE features@theaggie.org For many students entering college, joining Greek life is a way to get involved on campus.

Not only is it idealized in movies and TV, but it has recently become somewhat of a status symbol on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

For several students, however, joining Greek life at Davis is a commitment that has not proved to be worthwhile. UC Davis Panhellenic — the umbrella organization under which sororities fall — refused to comment on specifics regarding retention rates and their impact on greek organizations. They did, however, offer the following statement: “Panhellenic as a whole recognizes that women may choose to release themselves from their chapter throughout the course of their four years for various reasons, but as a whole our community works hard to constantly improve retention rates among our chapter members and new members,” the statement said. “That being said, we are always looking for ways to improve our retention and welcome members to reach out to us for suggestions with how things can be improved.”

Regardless of this potential for growth, some women who have dropped their sororities struggle with the fundamentals and core ideals upon which Panhellenic is built. Fourth-year studio art major Madi Volk spent her freshman year as a member of the Panhellenic sorority Chi Omega.

During her time in Greek life, Madi struggled to

come to terms with the ideals of sorority culture.

“I don’t think sororities are inclusionary spaces — they lack diversity and room for queer people to thrive,” Volk said. “They also hold men and women to very different standards, leading to mysoginistic tendencies that are not far out of line with rape culture.”

The 2018-19 National Panhellenic Council (NPC) Annual Report mentions diversity only twice in 28 pages. It offers one list of recommendations to ensure diversity awareness in Panhellenic organizations. Out of its six recommendations, three mentioned financial awareness and zero mentioned racial, sexual or gender identity awareness. Additionally, none of these reports included racial demographics within the Panhellenic system.

There were no racial and socioeconomic demographic statistics made readily available by Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council (IFC) sources at UC Davis. According to a 2014 article

by The Century Foundation, however, a Princeton University study showed that “white and higher-income students are much more likely to join fraternities and sororities — 77 percent of sorority members and 73 percent of fraternity members were white, compared to only 47 percent of the student body.”

According to Volk, what was most difficult was the lack of ability to reform these fundamental issues.

“I didn’t feel like an individual who made a difference; I felt like change was really hard to make,” Volk said. “As a newcomer I had a new perspective on these issues and that was continually getting shut down.”

JONY IVE: SHAPING THE PRODUCTS OF OUR LIVES

The story behind Apple’s hidden treasure

Several Apple iPhone models held side by side. Oct. 15, 2019. Photo by Justin Han / Aggie.

BY ANDREW WILLIAMS arts@theaggie.org The Moscone West Conference Center in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 9, 2007. That was where and when Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., unveiled a sleekly 4.5 by 2.4-inch device — a device that would revolutionize the world and how we

interact with it.

This week, I posed two questions to UC Davis students. First, I asked what the most important invention of the last 12 years is. Most responded with the iPhone or smartphone, though I got a few other responses as well: sanitary systems for impoverished countries, ride-share services, 3-D printing and legal cannabis. If they answered iP-

Students passing through the Quad during a school day. October 10, 2019. Photo by Quinn Spooner / Aggie.

For many, monetary obligations are a primary reason for dropping. According to the UC Davis Panhellenic website, “The first quarter of joining a sorority is always the most expensive ($700900), but consecutive quarters are drastically lowered ($300-500).” Annual dues can range from anywhere to $1,000 to $2,000, depending on the house.

For Sally Ellberg, a fourth-year biological science major and former member of Alpha Phi, the monetary obligation of being in a sorority proved unjustifiable.

“Ultimately, I was paying a large sum and dedicating hours to something that I would rather allocate elsewhere,” Ellberg said.

Ellberg said joining a sorority can be an effective way to get involved and feel connected to the Davis community. Since dropping Alpha Phi,

however, she has found other outlets for social fulfillment and connections.

“In places like UC Davis where we have such a large student body, it can be intimidating and scary trying to find your people and even more so as a freshman or transfer student,” Ellberg said. “[However], I landed an internship on campus in a nutrition lab and joined Camp Kesem — a nationwide organization where college students help children through and beyond a parent’s cancer by providing year-round support and fundraising a week of summer camp. essentially, Camp Kesem is where I found the most fulfillment and the truest of friendships.

Furthermore, a sororities initial dues are not the only financial obligations.

hone, I asked a follow-up question: who designed what they thought to be such a transformative invention? Almost everyone responded with Steve Jobs or “the Apple guy.”

For most people, when they think “iPhone,” they think of Jobs. During iPhone mania, Jobs swept up most of the limelight as the company’s media magnet. He was and remains the face of Apple, and because of that, much of the public directly credits Jobs with Apple’s turnaround and the products the company has created. Although the mercurial visionary was crucial to the iPhone’s creation process, he was not the lead designer. That title belongs to Jony Ive, a 52-yearold industrial designer from London, England.

Ive stands in direct contrast to Jobs; he is restrained, introspective and deliberately keeps out of the media storm. One quality he does share with Jobs is the drive of a high-powered locomotive. Ive grew up in the neighborhood of Chingford in northeast London, where he lived and breathed design. He spent much of his childhood sketching and tinkering alongside his father, a professor of design at the local college. Ive moved into a design career, studying at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England.

From 1990 to 1992, Ive worked for Tangerine, a London-based company contracted by Apple. While at Tangerine, Ive worked closely on Apple-related products and made the full-time switch in Sept. 1992. At Apple, Ive remained under the radar until he caught Jobs’ eye with his work ethic and fine-tuned design sense. Jobs promoted Ive to head of industrial design and, from there, the team flourished. Under Ive’s leadership, the design team created some of the most iconic products of the last two decades: the iMac,

iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Apple Watch.

During his academic and professional career, Ive embraced a design outlook shaped by Dieter Rams, the chief engineer for Braun appliances.

Ive was also influenced by The Bauhaus, a German design school operational between 1910 and 1930 and home to many famous designers like Marcel Breuer and Mies Van Der Rohe. The “Less is More” mantra, which was taught by The Bauhaus and implemented by Rams, is evident in much of Ive’s work today.

“The quest for simplicity has to pervade every part of the process,” Ive said in an interview with The Telegraph. “It really is fundamental.”

To Ive and Apple, simplicity, or rather removing parts that are nonessential to a product’s goal, is the central goal in the design process (R.I.P. to the aux port).

The pièce de résistance in Ive’s design legacy may be the iPhone — the introduction of which made massive strides in the easy-to-use handheld touch interface to which many of us have become so accustomed. The iPhone debuted at the perfect time, providing ingenious technology and an astonishing amount of computing, all of which could fit in your pocket. Despite all the innovative tech that is packed into the iPhone, it is through the shape and user interface design that the iPhone maximized utility and ingrained itself deep into modern culture.

Mackenzie Neilson, a long-time iPhone user and fourth-year nutritional biology major, commented on the iPhone’s design and how it stacks up for him compared to the competition.

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Lila Downs at the Mondavi A celebratory night filled with colorful Latinx music

BY ALYSSA I LSLEY arts@theaggie.org MARCELA TABOADA / COURTESY

BY G A BRI E L A HE R N A N DE Z arts@theaggie.org Before audience members even stepped into the the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Oct. 10, the Mariachi Cielito Lindo performed a couple of popular songs for everyone waiting to hear Grammy Award-winning musician Lila Downs. Creating the ambiance for the evening, many audience members came dressed in traditional Mexican attire: colorful dresses, shawls with flower designs and flowers pinned in their hair.

Lila Downs and her band members performed songs from their new album “Al Chile.” The entire evening was centered around Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2. Before entering the hall, there is an altar, or ofrenda, where students and community members can pay their respects to their deceased loved ones until Nov. 2.

Downs began her performance with “Son del Chile Frito,” and audience members couldn’t help but clap along and dance. The stage was colorful with not only her music but also the visuals portraying the lyrics on a large screen. Her voice was powerful and rich, bringing emotion to every word she sang.

As the night continued, she played cumbia, serenatas with the Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicanas and rancheras. Many of her songs were dedicated to the powerful women she has encountered throughout her life as she paid respect to their histories. With the concert theme being Día de los Muertos, many of her songs also paid homage to the loved ones she has lost. When performing “Dos Botellas de Mezcal,” she mentioned how she would leave a bottle out at the ofrenda for her grandmother and her father, joking how

the dead seem to get more drunk than the living.

For most of her songs, the group Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company danced folklorico. Downs mimicked the arm movements of the dancers, picking up her shawl and moving to the rhythm like a paloma, or dove. The dancers’ traditional garb were elaborate and detailed. Dancers dressed in vibrantly colored skeleton clothing.

The audience could not get enough of Downs’ beautiful voice. Their gritos (or celebratory shouts) proved their admiration for her throughout the performance. By the end of the concert, the entire audience was up on their feet, dancing in the aisles. Before she left the stage, the audience began to yell “otra” (another) repeatedly in hopes of at least one more song, to which she complied.

Nadia Barboza, a third-year community and regional development major, and her friend Ana Sandoval, a third-year sociology major, said they enjoyed the performance.

Barboza heard Downs perform with other groups and artists before, like Los Angeles Azules and Natalia Lafourcade, and had listened to Downs in her childhood.

“I honestly didn’t know what to expect but it was really fun,” Barboza said. “We just wanted to dance the whole time. She did a few covers I would listen to growing up like ‘Los Caminos de la Vida’ by Celso Piña.”

Sandoval enjoyed hearing her favorite songs.

“When she sung my favorite songs, like ‘Cariñito’ I was surprised,” Sandoval said. “It’s amazing when you hear a song that is your favorite and you hear a performer like her sing it; it is just mesmerizing.”

Karewith Casas, a fourth-year studio art and art history double major, shared how the

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Television: “Barry”

One of the greatest things to happen in recent years is the prolific rise of “Saturday Night Live” alum Bill Hader. On top of starring in the second installment of the “It” franchise, Hader created the hit HBO comedy “Barry” in 2018. Hader stars as the titular character of the show, an ex-Marine hitman from Ohio who accidentally joins an acting class and moves to Los Angeles, Calif. to pursue a career in theater. “Barry” is an incredibly dark comedy, blending ridiculous humor with impactful and poignant scenes.

With a remarkable cast that includes Henry Winkler as Barry’s hilariously self-obsessed acting coach, it is no wonder that Hader’s creation has received over 30 Primetime Emmy Award nominations in just two seasons.

Movie: “Booksmart”

Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut “Booksmart” is a coming-of-age comedy that stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Denver. The film follows two high school seniors who decide to go to their first party the day before they graduate. “Booksmart” is quick-witted and intelligent — the chemistry between Feldstein and Denver is a joy to watch and the timing of their comedic banter is impeccable. The characters are relatable and quirky but in an effortless way. Essentially, “Booksmart” is the young, hip sister to the 2007 buddy comedy “Superbad,” balancing raunchy, ridiculous humor with genuine emotions and deeply loveable characters.

Novel: “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel “Water for Elephants” tells the story of a veterSLSAT on 11 inarian working for a circus during the Great Depression. Gruen’s writing is beautiful — she captures the vivid imagery of the circus and uses it to create a whimsical yet mysterious atmosphere. The novel locks readers in and transports them to the 1930s. Told through a series of flashbacks as the protagonist sits in his retirement home, the story conveys the pain of having regret and nostalgia for a past chapter in his life. “Water for Elephants” was on The New York Times Best Seller list and was adapted into a film in 2011 starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.

Album: “The Kids are Coming” by Tones and I

Australian singer-songwriter Toni Watson (who goes by the stage name Tones and I) is best known for her single “Dance Monkey,” which debuted in May this year. The song rose to number one in 13 countries and is triple-platinum certified. Watson’s music is a refreshing blend of electronic pop and blues. She has a unique, raspy voice that is reminiscent of Amy Winehouse’s. “The Kids are Coming” is Watson’s debut EP and includes six fun and inventive tracks. The standout from the EP is “Never Seen the Rain,” a triumphant and uplifting ballad about taking risks and accepting failure. At only 19 years old, Watson is a breakout star to watch.

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California sets great example with passage of impactful laws Other states should follow California’s lead As the 2019 legislative year comes to a close, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a spree of bills, paving historic advancement for the state. Among these of bills, the Editorial Board believes that four stood out, including the right to access medical abortion through public college campus clinics; the end to state contracts with for-profit, private prisons and immigrant detention centers; the ability to attend school at a later start time and the limitation of purchasing guns per month.

Senate Bill 24 will take effect in 2023, when public colleges must provide medical abortion. This law is a necessity for students, especially since clinics that provide abortion services may be too far away and out of reach. Without adequate abortion services on campus, many students are left with limited choices, which can include endangering their own health and jeopardizing their education and future.

They would have to miss work or class, simply trying to figure out what is best for them to access services. The passing of SB 24 will now lift a burden off of students, so they can privately and safely utilize the services that they need.

By 2028, California is expected to sever ties with private, for-profit prisons and immigrant detention centers through the passage of Assembly Bill 32. This law will prevent new contracts from forming which is the first step to ending profiting off of others’ humanity. Without a financial incentive to keep people incarcerated, the state can focus on better rehabilitative programs. This law will ultimately be the stepping stone to prevent more individuals from cycling back into the prison system, which has turned into a money-making industry rather than a place to help individuals reintegrate into society.

The beginning of the 2022–23 school year for both middle schools and high schools will mark a change established later start times with the passage of Senate Bill 328. This law will mandate most public middle schools to begin after 8 a.m. and high schools to begin at 8:30 am or later. Research has indicated that when students have more rest, starting their day later, there is an increase in attendance as well as academic participation. The Editorial Board urges that similar changes should occur for college students as well. To often, students’ schedules could begin with 7:30 a.m. classes and end at 10 p.m. — a wide range that can cut into odd times of the day — preventing students from having regular lunch or dinner times. Cumbersome school schedules have a detrimental effect on the health of students, and such laws are crucial to deciding whether a student can academically perform at their maximum capacity.

The passage of Senate Bill 61, which will go into effect in 2021, Californians will only be able to buy one long gun per month. This law will still allow one the freedom to purchase guns, just not in bulk. With social unrest and fear over mass shootings, limiting bulk purchases of long guns — which are usually involved in such shootings — will prevent them from potentially harming others in likely events. Normalizing the fear of shootings should not be the case, where children and large crowds are getting hurt. Enough is enough.

Ultimately, these laws will cause drastic changes in social behaviors — yet they are for the better — addressing the impediments within society. These laws are the first to take on the complex issues that have polarized the country, from abortion rights to gun control. We need to wake up, even if it’s at a later start time.

NFL and domestic abuse: the league can and won’t do more The NFL is doing next to nothing to limit or punish domestic abusers

BY CALVION COFFEE cscoffee@theaggie.org October is National Domestic Abuse AwOctober is National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, and there’s good reason for dedicating a month to this issue. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are victims of physical violence by a partner every year, with an uncounted number of nonphysical abuse.

From 2001 to 2012, twice as many women were murdered by partners or ex-partners than the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in the same time period. Domestic violence is a major issue in our country and the NFL is a hotspot for it — yet they are doing nothing to stop it.

In 2014, Ray Rice received a two-game suspension for knocking out his fiancé in an elevator and dragging her through a hallway — a sentence notably shorter than the yearlong suspension that Josh Gordon received for smoking weed. The Rice incident was one that the league and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell knew about, but suspended him

only two games for. Following subsequent backlash when video surfaced of the incident to the public, he was then suspended indefinitely. Nothing changed from what the NFL knew about the incident — it was third-degree domestic abuse all the same. When the incident got into the hands of the people and not the money-gobbling executives in the NFL (of which Ray Rice was a product), the reality of the incident was realized. That video — and the public’s reaction to it — led to minimal changes in the NFL’s domestic abuse discipline policy.

Following the Ray Rice incident, Commissioner Goodell promised that the league, “can and will do more.” But the NFL has done nothing substantial to limit league-wide domestic abusers in the five years that have followed. The league implemented a new discipline policy that suspends players for six games. Okay, players are covered — barely — but what about coaches and staff?

A recent investigation by USA Today showed that the league does absolutely nothing to vet any assistant coaching hires or team staff, with zero guidelines for hiring. The re-

sponsibility of vetting coaches falls entirely on the team, and we know that many teams are just fine hiring players and coaches with a history of domestic abuse in order to win. A cursory internet search for allegations of domestic violence against NFL coaches easily yields alarming results: Vance Joseph, Tom Cable and Rick Slate (who has been arrested three times for domestic disputes). For a league that said it would do more, it looks an awful lot like they did the absolute least.

Domestic abuse is nothing new to NFL players or personnel — just look at former NFL player OJ Simpson, the most notorious domestic abuser of all time. Every single year cases arise where the NFL seems to have zero clue on how to handle punishments and instances of domestic abuse. This year it was Antonio Brown, who is accused of rape in an ongoing investigation. Just last November, it was Rueben Foster who wasn’t suspended a single game, but was fined two game checks for his third count of domestic violence. Foster was cut by the 49ers and quickly claimed by the Redskins. “We got people who are in high, high, high, high places that have done

far worse, if you look at it realistically,” said Redskins executive Doug Williams. If the NFL sends the message that the consequence of domestic violence is only a slap on the wrist and a different million dollar job, how can they claim to be doing anything to fix this problem?

Time after time the league and its teams have done nothing to punish players for incidents of domestic abuse. The only time they ever take action is when videos of players assaulting women are released by TMZ Sports.

Otherwise, the league just hopes you’ll forget about it by the time Sunday rolls around and their players make freak plays on SportsCenter.

In many ways, the NFL exists on a violent level. On nearly every game day this year I’ve seen a player knocked out immoble or unconscious. And it seems to just be status quo with everyone, both on and off of the field. If violence of that nature is just fine with the NFL every weekend, it is no wonder why they have done so little to address domestic violence and abuse. The NFL’s front against domestic abuse is just a public relations facade. One incident of domestic abuse is too many, but the NFL seems to be okay with dozens and dozens.

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FANFICTION IS MORE ORIGINAL THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK Don’t hate on this literary “fad”

BY SIMRAN KALKAT skkalkat@ucdavis.edu

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I used to have a personal vendetta against fanfiction in middle school. Key word, used to — I really don’t feel the same way anymore. Some of my friends were avid Wattpad readers, a popular site for fanfiction and other reads, and I couldn’t understand why they took time out of their day to read random, off-hand stories written by other teenagers.

Despite never giving fanfiction a chance, I found the idea of writing a story based on another book or movie to be unoriginal and uninteresting. Personally, I couldn’t really understand why people bothered with reading fanfiction when there were so many other great books in the library to fall in love with.

I loved reading books in elementary and middle school, and still do, but reading meant something very different to me as a child. Books gave me the tools to craft a spectacular life in my head. I could travel through time, history and the world in “The Magic Tree House.” “Harry Potter” brought much needed adventure into my mundane muggle existence. Books introduced me to some of the most interesting people and showed me marvelous and unreal places. I loved doing fun and artistic activities in class, such as painting a scene from my favorite book or making a magic wand for myself. I was finally able to bring to life all the thoughts, ideas and pictures that were bursting in my head.

In a sense, fanfiction isn’t too different.

Whereas I once saw fanfiction as childish and silly, I now view it as one of the most creative literary activities that teens and young adults engage in.

Fanfiction is unique because it allows its writers — who tend to be a younger demographic — to originally mesh together the stories that live in

their heads. Writers might base their ideas largely from a book or movie they are particularly fascinated by, but they also draw a lot of their inspiration from the society and culture around them.

They aren’t focused on simply telling a story for entertainment purposes; these writers craft an imaginative world that reflects not just the unique environment and community they live in, but also their perception of the stories and ideas that enthrall and fascinate them.

If my younger self was encouraged to creatively express a love for stories, then teens and young adults should be given that chance as well.

Although much of the inspiration for fanfiction authors comes from other books and movies, it doesn’t mean that their work is unoriginal. Instead of painting a scene out of a book, these young writers use their words to paint a new experience of the stories we know and love.

By the time I reached high school, I found it harder to continue reading books for pleasure outside of class. Personally, many of the activities and work that went with my readings felt cumbersome and uninteresting. Fanfiction gives many teens and young adults a reason to eagerly dive into books and stories outside of an academic setting. There’s no reason to hate on a creative literary activity that fosters a love for reading and storytelling.

At the end of the day, writers share their stories in order to bring a new idea or world to readers. Fanfiction is proof that young readers care deeply for the stories, ideas and real world experiences that they come across in their daily lives.

Nevertheless, the chances of me sitting down today to read fanfiction are very slim. I’m probably not mentally or emotionally prepared to read about “Dramione” or some other fan rendition of the wizarding world. But I can confidently say that my prior annoyance with fanfiction was unnecessary.

WAS JAY INSLEE’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN A FAILURE? Should environmentalists be encouraged or discouraged by his brief tenure on the national stage?

BY BENJAMIN PORTER bbporter@ucdavis.edu Even though I’ve now been in California for three years, I’m still a Washington resident— I grew up just north of Seattle. As a proud Washingtonian, I was excited when my governor, Jay Inslee, announced in March that he’d be running for president.

Of course, my fellow residents of the Evergreen State and I can find a fair amount of local-level Inslee news to gripe about, but it was refreshing to have a serious presidential contender from our state, which has never produced a president. What was even more refreshing about Inslee’s candidacy (even when controlling for my Pacific Northwest bias) was his singular focus on climate change. Surely a candidate who made climate change the organizing principle of his campaign would finally be the catalyst to get moderates and progressives on the same page about the urgency of the issue, right?

Well, not really. While Inslee had the donors, he couldn’t even crack the 2% polling numbers needed to qualify for last month’s debate. So, in late August Inslee dropped out of the race. At first glance, that seems like a colossal failure, but that view depends largely on what Inslee’s goals were when he first tossed his hat in the ring.

From his campaign launch, I didn’t think there was much of a chance that Inslee would become the nominee. I believed his presence in the race could be essential in keeping environmental and climate policy at the forefront of the national conversation, holding the other candidates’ feet to the fire. If Inslee didn’t see himself actually winning the nomination, and his primary objective was simply to get the other candidates to take environmental issues more seriously, then he was successful. Many of the other candidates, like Bernie Sanders, have released comprehensive climate change plans,

crediting Inslee for elevating the issue and crafting detailed policy proposals.

If Inslee’s ego is as big as a politician’s smile, however, then he probably fancied himself going a lot further than he actually did. This makes it more disappointing that he didn’t have the right people and strategy behind him to propel him forward, communicate his message more effectively and appeal to a broader coalition. That failure to develop a strong base and make a dent in the polls could suggest that his run may have been more about promoting his own image and brand (or possibly auditioning for a cabinet position) than it was about the issue of climate change itself.

The gladiatorial style of the debates certainly did not help him. As the Washington Post pointed out, the inability of a successful, experienced and well-qualified governor to gain any traction with voters points to major flaws in the DNC’s selection and debate process as a whole. The New Yorker suggested that his “can-do, optimistic nature” may not have been the right fit for the younger generation’s approach, which is “bleaker in tone and more transformative in program.” Nonetheless, some of the blame must fall on Inslee for failing to make a better impression on and connection with voters.

Overall, it’s just bad optics that the socalled climate candidate of a party that claims to be the champions of the environment could not gain a strong enough following to make it to the third debate, much less the primaries.

This points to the discouraging prospect that climate change and environmental sustainability may not matter as much to most Democratic voters as environmentalists and conservationists think it should. In order to actually convince the people who need convincing of the seriousness of man-made environmental problems, we cannot allow this type of story to go through the Fox News IV drip.

Even so, it’s already been two months since

Governor Jay Inslee speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Photo by Gage Skidmore / Flickr. (Image licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)

Inslee dropped out of the race, and we are still talking about him and his proposals, which is good. Other candidates have thanked him on the campaign trail, and even though the DNC decided not to have a “Climate Debate,” Inslee did make enough noise for CNN to take the initiative and host a Climate Town Hall. Ironi-

cally, Inslee could not participate.

There is cause for optimism. But I don’t think we can declare Inslee’s campaign a success until the biggest headline to come out of future climate debates is about a novel environmental policy proposal rather than the fact that Joe Biden’s eye blew up on live TV.

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HUMOR Meet the smartest guy at UC Davis Prepare to be shocked

BY KEL SE Y ST EWART kcstewart@ucdavis.edu Alan Markham, clad in ill-fitting blue jeans and helmet hair, opens up the door for me to his West Village apartment. It is utilitarian, even Spartan, in decoration — a UC Davis campus map sits lonely on a coffee table, several alphabet magnets spell out nothing in particular and the freezer has only pizza bagels and ice cubes.

He gestures distractedly for me to sit down at the kitchen table across from him, clearly preoccupied by the buzz of thoughts inside his brain.

I ask him how he feels in order to break the ensuing silence, and he shrugs, not smiling. “It’s weird,” he responds.

Alan Markham has just been crowned the Smartest Guy at UC Davis, an honor bestowed upon him via survey poll answered by a few of his closest friends and family. “It’s something I have known for a while.”

The third-year student tells me that he began to realize his genius when taking the BIS 2 series, math 21 and chem 2 at the same time. The cementing of his theory occurred when he received As in all of them, which, he tells me, only the Smartest Guy at UC Davis could do.

“You know, everyone around me was failing. I saw these obscenely low grades and said to myself that there had to be something different about

me. I grinded. I got to work in a lab my freshman year, and that only comes if you grind.”

“The brain is a muscle, you know, you have to work it,” he tells me as if this is a new fact.

We convene back in the living room where I ask him how his perception of the entire student body has changed since his crowning. He pauses, “I don’t judge people. I really don’t. I know no one here is as smart as me and won’t accomplish anything with their lives. That’s fine. For me, though, I choose to work. I think knowing that I am inherently different than others allows me to be more accepting of plebeians like you.”

I thanked him for his generously donated time and tell him there is truly no one else in the City of Davis — hell, the entirety of Yolo County, possibly the state of California, probably the world — like him.

He waves his hand, altruistically dismissing my entire worldview as myopic. “We have some of the greats here. I may be gold, but trust me, I know some silver and some bronze.”

His comment allowed my mind to travel in mysterious directions. Perhaps the Smartest Guy at UC Davis is an amorphous being. Perhaps he is the philosophy major with one hoop earring, who strokes his chin and pronounces differance like a sneeze. Perhaps he is the rise-and-grind economics major in khakis with a Crest White Strip smile. Perhaps, even, it is you.

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Tipsy Taxi to be replaced by horsedrawn carriage Gunrock, but he’s your DD

BY JU LIE T TA B IS H ARYAN jsbisharyan@ucdavis.edu As some may recall, Tipsy Taxi was deemed #canceled during a Senate meeting earlier this year in a bloody nine-to-one vote. Like Safe Ride, the ASUCD service provided free rides to partygoers and the like during late hours all across Davis. Unfortunately, due to the Senate’s budget deficit, Tipsy Taxi had to hit the brakes.

Since the incident, many students have had to pinch pennies for rides home after a night on the cowtown. Luckily, a fairy godmother has appeared.

On Monday afternoon, ASUCD President Dylan Hausman announced that Tipsy Taxi would be replaced by the new and improved service, “Hammered Horsie.” Instead of sending Unitrans vans to each door, students will be getting home by way of horse-drawn carriage driven

by Gunrock himself. With tight budgets and gas prices on the rise, ASUCD decided it would be more cost-efficient (and school-spirited) to borrow horses from the UC Davis equestrian center.

Second-year animal science major and horse

girl Nicole Drella said she is ecstatic about Hammered Horsie.

“After Tipsy Taxi was axed, I was soo worried about how I was going to get home after an Epsilon Sigma Kappa party. Does the university really think I’m going to pay seven dollars for an oovoo javer?” When we asked her to clarify, she pointed at the Uber app on her phone.

Other students have applauded the sustainability of the new service and UC Davis’ efforts in reducing its carbon footprint.

“I’m just wondering how the university didn’t think of this sooner. I mean, what else are the horses here for?” said fifth-year student Josh Bell.

Unlike Tipsy Taxi, which was accessible through the Tapride app or by phone call, Hammered Horsie requires prospective passengers to whistle for their carriage to arrive.

As for hours of service, Hammered Horsie only runs from 8 p.m. until midnight, as opposed to Tipsy Taxi’s 2 a.m. cut-off. When questioned about the early close, Hausman said, “it felt appropriate.”

“You know how in Cinderella the carriage turns into a pumpkin at midnight?” he stifled a giggle. “We thought it was a cute touch.”

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A storm cloud hovers above Yolo County as seen from West Village on Sept. 28, 2019 in Davis, Calif. Photo by Ben Cheng / Contributer.

A SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION BEHIND THE WEAK TORNADO THAT HIT DAVIS IN UNLIKELY WEATHER EVENT EF0-rated tornado struck Davis area Sept. 28 due to instability in atmosphere, twisting wind

BY M A RG O ROSE N B AU M science@theaggie.org In an improbable event, a tornado touched down just north of Davis on Saturday, Sept. 28. The tornado formed at about 6:40 p.m. and ended at about 6:55 p.m., with wind speeds estimated between 68 and 74 mph, according to a tweet posted by the National Weather Service (NWS) Sacramento. The tornado occurred because the right conditions were present, instability in the atmosphere and a twisting motion in the wind, according to Matthew Igel, an assistant adjunct professor in the department of land, air, and water resources.

Dani Caputi, a fifth-year graduate student in the department of atmospheric science, said she communicated with a colleague who observed the storm, prompting her to send the information to the NWS to verify the warning already in effect. This information included that the storm began forming about 10 miles northwest of Woodland, and the storm tracked southeast over the course of a couple of hours, strengthening as it moved. When it touched down just north of Davis, observers reported large hail falling. As it kept moving to the southeast, it continued to strengthen into a tornado.

The tornado is classified as an “EF0” on the Enhanced Fuji-

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itemize their budget and Kevin Rotenkolber, the ASUCD controller, explained that there is a filtering process for the money.

The money Hawsawi was asking for came from the Senate reserves, which is money that has not already been allocated elsewhere. Stamenkovic explained that he advocated for the International Student Committee to secure funding through a spending bill because that is normally how funds are allocated from the Senate Reserves.

“This gives the Business and Finance Commission and Senate a chance to review the spend

ta scale — the weakest reading that is still considered a tornado.

EF0 tornadoes can cause minor damage to structures and signs, as well as knock down weak-rooted trees and branches, according the NWS Storm Prediction Center website.

Touching down closer to UC Davis were a series of “gustnadoes,” which preceded the tornado by about 10 minutes, according to a tweet by the NWS Sacramento office. Gustnadoes are different from tornadoes because they are not connected to clouds, making them smaller and weaker.

Although first-year atmospheric science major Ameya Naik did not directly see the tornado, he said he saw it forming. He could tell the storm was in an environment where it might start to rotate and form into a tornado.

“First when it was kind of far away, you could see a tall towering cloud,” Naik said. “You could see the beginnings of a RFD cutout, which is weather lingo for the beginnings of rotation.”

The tornado occurred in Davis because the two elements needed were present, Igel said.

“The first thing is some kind of instability, so something to make a cloud to make warm air rise,” Igel said. “It was relatively warm on the surface, since we had high temperatures the week before and there was some cold air above that. That was sort of an unusual set up for Davis, so the air could easily rise and form

clouds. The second thing you need for a tornado is some kind of twisting of the wind. That exists in the central valley, and did on Saturday.”

Although this event seemed very unlikely, California does have about 10 tornadoes a year, according to Igel. Usually the tornadoes are classified as EF0s, like the one that occurred last month.

“Tornadoes in Davis are not totally uncommon, but relatively infrequent,” Igel said.

This tornado luckily did not cause any harm, Caputi said. It could have broken some windows or caused some damage to buildings if the tornado had taken a different route. The NWS Sacramento office tweeted out pictures that some trees had been bent over, however no other damage had been reported.

“It was not a Wizard of Oz case with any houses lifted,” Caputi said.

When the storm was first detected by radar, the NWS Sacramento office sent out a warning that there was a tornado forming to advise people to take shelter, according to third-year atmosphere science major Alexis Clouser.

When a warning is sent out, Igel said it is important for everyone to listen and to get updates from local media.

“General advice from the national weather service is to stay indoors, to stay in an interior room of your house on a lower level,” Igel said. “They aren’t incredibly dangerous, but you wouldn’t want to get caught in one. It’s always best to stay indoors and not to panic, keep a level head and stay out of the storm’s path.”

Clouser said she saw some people who did not heed the warning and went outside to take pictures.

“Don’t go out and pretend you are a storm chaser, since unfortunately that is how people get hurt,” Clouser said.

Tornadoes in other parts of the world, like in “Tornado Alley” in the Great Plains, can get much larger than the EF0s in California and much more damage occurs. The right conditions are present in these areas that allow for stronger, more frequent tornadoes, said fourth-year atmospheric science major Josh Zucker. Vast flat areas allow winds to flow unobstructed. Additionally, when warm, moist air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico meets dry, cold air moving east off of the Rocky Mountains, storms can develop easily.

Whether or not climate change affects tornadoes is a topic of debate in the scientific community, Igel said. The lifting of warm, moist air is expected to be more common with overall world temperatures increasing, which could increase the likelihood of tornadoes forming. However, the second ingredient of tornadoes, twisting in the wind, is something that naturally occurs in the air even before a storm exists, so scientists are unsure how that will change with climate change.

“I would imagine that if you have slightly increased temperatures, that might cause more instability in the atmosphere and more extreme weather events,” Caputi said. “But it is very hard to make a case since there is not a lot of research. In the case of the climate, you really have to put it into a model, and then test different scenarios and see what might happen.”

Davis may not see more tornadoes for a while, so Clouser said people should not take this event for granted.

“This is kind of a once in a lifetime storm for a lot of Davis and Sacramento Valley natives,” Clouser said. “We might not ever get weather like that, with such magnificent storm structure.”

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“Drivers have numerous opportunities to gain very impressive leadership experience [...]

It means a lot to me that Unitrans knows the value of its student employees and trusts them with incredible responsibility — responsibility that empowers and prepares all of our employees before and after graduation.”

Lenihan said that a Unitrans job is flexible, fun and unique, but he also emphasized that the job needs to be taken seriously.

“You have to respect how much goes into operating a bus, and you have to put in your part,” Lenihan said via email. “Keeping service running is a massive team effort, and we need team members that we can trust, who will study the material and will show up on time. If you care enough to do that, the job will reward you very generously.”

According to Lenihan, students should not be afraid of the workload. Almost all employees are students, and Unitrans allows students to put their academics first. They make allowances for drivers to step back and focus on school

as needed and shifts are built perfectly around class schedules.

“If you have an hour break between classes, you can just walk to a terminal, drive for 50 minutes, then head to your class,” Lenihan said via email. “Also, learning about buses and transit is fascinating — most drivers started out with no interest in transit, and now we all proudly proclaim ourselves as bus nerds.”

Through the job, Lenihan believes that employees will learn about themselves as workers and team members but also about the city of Davis and its people.

“You’ll be introduced to a community that will absolutely help you grow as a college student,” Lenihan said via email. “It has taught me how to be a student with a job, and all the skills that come along with that, as well as giving me a massive group of co-workers to call friends.

It’s completely changed my time in college and made me more well-rounded, as a student, a worker and a person, and I love introducing new faces to our culture and our mission.”

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transforms them into her music.”

One of Downs’ popular songs references chiles and Guzman explained how “the chile is quite important for our cuisine. It is one of those things that we always have in the kitchen.

It is something indispensable. It is important to have chiles in our lives.”

Guzman credits his father as his inspiration for getting involved with music.

“My father is a musician, so we always had music in the home. He had a collection of classic music on vinyl that fascinated me. He had a collection of classic rock and Cuban music.

Later, I was influenced by jazz and other music from around the world — Spanish music like flamenco and also Dominican music. Lila’s style is very unique because her time spent living in New York had a revolutionary influence on all of her music. In the beginning, she mixes traditional music like the song ‘La Llorona’ with jazz and Mexican elements to create something different. I think that her music is eclectic, with lots of roots and keys from Jewish, Mexican and Dominican music. She also has the dual influence of the United States and Mexico in her music.”

Downs brought her modern Mexican music to life with colorful, celebratory movements.

Her voice transcends genre and delivered pure emotion with every word. *** The interview with Luis Guzman was conducted in Spanish and translated by Arts and Culture Editor Liz Jacobson, Arts Writer Gabriela Hernandez and Campus Editor Kenton Goldsby.

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according to Oenhinger. “[There is] a kind of bureaucracy we would have to deal with if we do things on campus,” Oenhinger said. “Food Recovery Network is doing this service for free, they have a bunch of volunteers come in and do an amazing job of recovering food from the DC and donating it to Davis Community Meals and Solano park and so many other organizations and they ask for help from the DC and they are helping the DC get rid of their waste and DC doesn’t help move a finger for them.”

Although the Davis Night Market been successful in addressing and supporting people who struggle with food insecurity throughout Davis, there is still much more that can be done — especially on campus. Oenhinger stressed that the UC Davis administration

though, some feel that they are inherently exclusionary spaces, prompting a lack of diversity.

Greek organizations often market themselves to new members as opportunities for advancement and places to make and establish connections. But according to Volk, the high costs inhibit socioeconomic diversity, leading to further advancement of the 1% and hindering minority populations. In order for Panhellenic to become representative of the Davis population — in turn, increasing membership and improving retention rates — it must provide more opportunities for involvement for underrepresented student populations, Volk said.

“I don’t think sororities are equitable to people who struggle financially,” Volk said.

“When some people are working minimum wage jobs just for food, water and shelter, how are they expected to participate in extracurriculars that cost upward of $2,000 per year?

Having campus involvement cost money is a huge barrier.”

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performance related to his heritage.

“I have only listened to maybe a handful of her songs, but my family is from Oaxaca and my dad is always talking about her and [how] her music is world-renowned,” Casas said.

Bianca Magannam, a third-year psychology and Spanish double major who came to the show with Casas said the concert was “freaking amazing.”

“She had a really good energy and obviously good performance, but you could tell when she put her emotions into her songs and the depth in her voice,” Casas said. “And I really like that people stand after. It was kind of painful sitting down and only clapping. It was great being able to dance after since it’s music that you have to move to.” “[I enjoyed how Downs] orchestrated the music to go through different types of rhythms and started from high energy and then to a slow energy, taking her audience through a nice roller coaster,” Casas said.

Downs added the Zapotec language to her songs. Casas found it interesting “how that language can be adapted to fit the music.”

Luis Guzman, the bass player for Downs, discussed his views on the importance of integrating the significance of food in Downs’ music.

“Lila has always respected her themes through her concerts,” Guzman said. “In one of her past records, she dedicated the album to corn and to women who make tortillas from corn. If you go to Mexico, all women make their tortillas in the middle of the day in the kitchen. She focuses on social aspects and

Members are also fined for missing mandatory events, such as weekly meetings, Panhellenic workshops and recruitment. This raises issues for members who need to work to pay for their membership but are fined when they miss certain events because they interfere with work.

“There are multiple required commitments that have monetary fines for missing that are higher than the minimum wage,” Volk said.

“For my sorority, there was a $20 fine for missing a one hour event.”

Despite her decision to drop, Ellberg is still grateful for what her sorority offered her.

“I do not want to talk negatively about my sorority because it did give me a sense of belonging and an avenue for making friends at a time I needed it the most,” Ellberg said. “Navigating friendships and social life in college can be extremely difficult to do and it took me two whole years to find where I belong.”

According to members of the Greek community, sororities can be a great place to find community and make UC Davis feel more intimate. As a result of their costly nature,

should col laborate better with students on different food insecurity initiatives.

“I think in the past five years that I have been at Davis there has been so many more initiatives that target food insecurity and food recovery so we are definitely going in the right direction,” Oenhinger said. “But the problem is still pretty big [...] I hope that the Davis community continues to push for these initiatives that promote reducing food waste and food insecurity.”

For those interested in volunteering for the Davis Night Market, Yu and Oenhinger encourage members of the community to reach out via Facebook and Instagram. The Davis Night Market is held weekly on Tuesdays in Central Park from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

“It’s simple to navigate around [with] how the apps are organized,” Nielson said. “The iPhone is a little more intuitive than the Android and it’s a bit more inviting.”

Ive was instrumental in crafting the user interface layout and shaping its form — focusing on the detail of its materials, bezels and feel. Ive and Jobs concentrated their efforts on making a tool that is an extension of oneself — as personally intuitive as speech or movement.

Ive’s efforts were acknowledged by Time, when the iPhone was named 2007’s Invention of the Year, but the true affirmation comes from the over 1.4 billion active iPhones in circulation today.

Ive’s contribution to Apple extends past its products. He maintains a steadfast dedication to shaping Apple’s culture and environment.

Most recently, he played a key collaborative role with Sir Norman Foster, the British starchitect in the design of ApplePark, Apple’s $5 billion Cupertino headquarters. Reminiscent of an alien spaceship, the hub stands as a monument to the brand crafted by Ive and

Jobs — a brand igniting thoughts of detail, sophistication and dominance.

Now, after an almost 30-year tenure of pulling the strings behind the scenes, the Financial Times reports that Ive is stepping down from his position. Ive cited reasons including the end of major projects like ApplePark and optimal timing for forming his own design firm LoveFrom for his decision.

There was speculation on additional issues implicated in Ive’s decision, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. People close to Ive contend that he may have been frustrated at management’s decisions to emphasize operations and finance, drawing attention away from product innovation.

News of Ive’s departure correlated with a 0.84% drop in Apple’s stock price, though the stock price has bounced back since then. Ive’s decision, in addition to Tim Cook’s statement about Apple’s new focus on becoming a service-based company, signals winds of change billowing through the sails of the tech behemoth.

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UC Davis Tight End Wes Preece (87, right) reaches the endzone to score a touchdown for the Aggies. The Aggies lost the game 36-38 to the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Oct. 5, 2019 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

BY BRENDAN OGBURN sports@theaggie.org The UC Davis football team put its threegame losing streak to bed after Saturday evening’s 48-24 victory over visiting Cal Poly, winning the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe for a third consecutive year.

The Aggies’ victory on Homecoming weekend was seen by a lively crowd of 11,194, a new attendance record at 13-year old UC Davis Health Stadium and the largest crowd of any kind since a 1982 contest at the old Toomey Field.

With playoff hopes hanging in the balance, the Aggies (now 3-4) came out firing in the first half and scored on each of their first six possessions, jumping up to what seemed like an insurmountable 34-0 lead at the time.

But Cal Poly quickly flipped the script and rattled off 24 unanswered points, threatening to spell complete disaster for an Aggie team that has already been dealt numerous blows in the past

three weeks.

In an effort to ignite a stagnant offense in the fourth quarter, Hawkins left the offense on the field for a fourth down play down inside the UC Davis 35-yard line. But the Aggies did not convert, giving Cal Poly prime field position to make it a one-possession game, down 34-24 with over 11 minutes left to play.

Three plays later, redshirt freshman linebacker Nick Eaton made the play that likely saved the season for UC Davis. Cal Poly ran a toss play to the running back, but Eaton broke through the line of scrimmage and intercepted the backwards pitch before sprinting 78 yards for a victory-sealing touchdown.

“On that specific play, they tossed the ball to my side and I controlled the C-gap, stuck my hand out and made a play on the ball,” Eaton said. “I saw the open field and once I secured the ball, I just kicked into high horse and ran as fast as I could.”

It was truly a tale of two halves for the Aggie

NFL REFEREES THROW RECORD-BREAKING AMOUNT OF FLAGS First five games of NFL season have been riddled with infractions

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Outside hitter for UC Davis Lauren Matias (15, middle right) blocks a kill attempt by setter for UC Riverside Morgan Kline (29, middle left) at the Sept. 29, 2019 game against UC Riverside at Davis, Calif.

BY AJ SEYMOUR sports@theaggie.org Through the first five weeks of the National Football League this season, teams have combined for a total of 1,458 penalties. That equates to an average of 18.69 penalties called per game, a laughable rate of one penalty for every three minutes and 12 seconds of game time.

As the NFL continues to make strides toward making the game safer, it has slowed the pace of the game. Through the first five weeks of play last season, there were 1,288 penalties called in 78 games, a previous all-time high.

In addition, certain penalties reached record numbers, such as offensive holding, which was called a total of consequently reached career peaks, last season concluding with 555 times last year. Through the first five weeks this year, offensive holding has already been called 218 times.

As the league continually pushes referees to do everything in their power to protect star players, it has made the game immensely frustrating for fans and players alike. During the week of three Thursday Night Football games between the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the barrage of yellow flags even grew the ire of superstar Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady, who took to Twitter to vent his displeasure.

“Too many penalties. Just let us play!!!! #TENvsJAC,” Brady wrote in the first tweet.

He then followed with: “I’m turning off this game I can’t watch these ridiculous penalties anymore #TENvsJAC.” Most likely stemming from Brady’s tweets, the NFL’s Senior Vice President of officiating, Al Riveron, held a conference call with 17 referees on Saturday night to discuss the frequency of penalty calls, according to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. Evidently, offensive holding penalty rates since then have been significantly lower.

This situation is far from the norm, however, as the FOX NFL announcer Troy Aikman put it after seeing Brady’s tweet.

“He is league royalty,” Aikman said. “And when he makes a statement like that, that should get somebody’s attention. I agree, this

is ridiculous — again, this week.”

Although offensive holding penalties have since gone back to a more reasonable level, it’s intriguing to see that many other penalties, such as defensive holding, defensive pass interference and illegal hands to the face, are all surging as well. Dean Blandino, an in-game rules analyst for Fox Sports, discussed the uptick in penalties.

“I think you’re looking at a couple of culprits,” Blandino explained. “Offensive holding is up significantly. Defensive holding is up significantly. Defensive pass interference is up significantly. Illegal hands to the face — these are the fouls that have the biggest increases compared to last year.”

Blandino continued to note that the situation is still murky without an exact course of action to fix said issues.

“If you [as head of officiating] assign a whole bunch of ‘no-calls’ — those are infractions that should have been called — to an officiating crew after a game, then the next week they’re probably going to call more fouls. That’s just a reality of the evaluation/ grading system. And it certainly is a factor as it pertains to these penalty numbers.”

He added: “I think about how officials are trained and evaluated today, compared to even when I first started at the NFL 25 years ago. It’s night and day. The resources they have — the video, the technology, the reps.

Officiating is getting better, as you say.”

In essence, getting penalties called correctly should ultimately be a good thing. But when there’s a monumental, sudden increase, fans are going to notice.

“Certainly people are noticing,” Blandino said. “Certainly it impacts the game.”

Another rationale for why there’s been such an uptick in penalties is the marketing aspect of it. Penalties in and of themselves don’t take any time being called, it’s the discussion and possible replay that elongate the game. In calling more penalties, game broadcasts have more TV timeouts, inevitably making the league more money from advertising revenue. Which then poses the question: Is the league calling an obscene amount of infractions purely for profit? Football fans everywhere hope not, but only time and the rest of the season will tell.

offense, which amassed a season-high 408 yards of total offense in the opening 30 minutes and moved the ball up and down the field at will. At the end of the night, UC Davis also established season highs with 48 points scored, 194 rushing yards and 588 total yards.

After halftime, the offense went completely silent, racking up just three first downs up until Eaton’s game-changing turnover, before a late garbage-time touchdown.

Sophomore running back Ulonzo Gilliam ran for a career-high 152 yards, including 105 in the first half, and scored twice on a five-yard run and 37-yard catch-and-run.

Early in the second quarter, senior quarterback Jake Maier surveyed the defense at the line of scrimmage and audibled to a different play, freeing up Gilliam for an easy 37-yard stroll to the endzone when Cal Poly blitzed its linebackers and safeties.

Maier also connected with junior wide receiver Khris Vaughn for eight completions and two touchdowns. In the first quarter, Vaughn ran an inside slant and out-muscled the cornerback for the football, before streaking untouched for 55 yards to the end zone.

Vaughn, who set a career high with 148 receiving yards, was the latest Aggie wideout to step up and carry the load. The receiving corps has had its fair share of injury troubles in recent weeks, with junior Jared Harrell forced to sit out last week and sophomore Carson Crawford out for the foreseeable future with a serious ankle injury. Harrell made his return on Saturday and scored a 14-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

“Coach [Tim] Plough knows what these guys [the receivers] do well and puts them in a position to do well,” Hawkins said. “The guys are ready to go and we have full confidence in them. We tell them to quit thinking of yourself as a starter and think of yourself as a contributor. Do something well consistently and then we’ll use you.”

Vaughn is all too familiar with the injury bug, having missed the majority of his first two seasons, but Hawkins absolutely raves about the work ethic and preparation he’s showed in his “hero’s journey” as an Aggie.

“Nobody works harder or invests more time than this guy,” Hawkins said. “It’s not a shocker that you see him continue to get better. At times when he could’ve moped or felt sorry for himself, he never did.”

“I train like I fight and fight like I train,” Vaughn added. “Obviously being hurt the first couple years is kind of hard, but if you stay in it, it’s just about the details.”

Cal Poly’s second-half surge put a slight damper on what was shaping up to be an overpowering bounce-back performance for UC Davis. The Aggie defense started out doing an excellent job suffocating the Mustang rushing attack, the primary focus of their entire offense, forcing four punts and a turnover to begin the game.

But UC Davis got a little too comfortable stacking the box to stop the run and left itself vulnerable to huge passing gains down the field, which Cal Poly exploited several times to get back into the game. Long pass completions of 36 and 43 yards were the big chunk plays that helped catapult the visitors to 10 straight points just before halftime, closing the deficit to 34-10.

Then in the third quarter, disaster struck for the Aggie defense when Cal Poly torched the secondary on passing touchdowns of 51 and 69 yards.

Fortunately for UC Davis, the defense finished strong with Eaton’s turnover and a pair of three-and-out’s to end the game.

The Aggies had more success in the turnover department on Saturday, as junior defensive back Isaiah Thomas grabbed two interceptions along with Eaton’s fumble recovery. Saturday’s game was the first time this season UC Davis did not surrender a turnover on offense.

With the victory, UC Davis kept itself alive in the FCS playoff conversation, but the team will likely have to win its final five games to have a realistic shot at receiving one of the 14 at-large bids reserved for teams that don’t win their conference title. Only one team, Northern Iowa, made the playoffs last year with five losses, so UC Davis can hardly afford any more defeats the rest of the way. But none of that matters to anybody inside the Aggie locker room because Hawkins has cultivated a culture centered around players putting forth their best effort and not focusing on wins and losses.

“Every week we turn the page and just continue to do our job and grind,” Eaton explained.

“We don’t look at the results here at Davis. Everything is individual, and you find your role and thrive in your role.”

UC Davis will hit the road once again this weekend for a showdown with Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah. The Thunderbirds are currently the worst team in the Big Sky conference with a record of 1-6, but the Aggies certainly won’t take them lightly.

“We’ve got to continue to do the things necessary to achieve what’s possible and relentlessly pursue the details and improvement,” Hawkins said. “If we keep doing that, we’ll be as good as we can be.”