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ASUCD election results announced Friday

Satellite art show to feature artists from around the world

New Yolo County courthouse

construction to begin in 2013

New building to consolidate all departments

Art pieces displayed use variety of artistic media

Two independents, two candidates from each running slate elected

News iN BrieF

Six residential burglaries reported

By KAMILA KUDELSKAAggie News Writer

From Dec. 6 to 9, Davis will be hosting the Art Basel Miami Beach Davis Satellite Show. The art show will run from noon to 8 p.m. from Dec. 6 to 8, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 9. It will be held at 212 F St.

Artists and curators Charlie Schneider and Allison Fall will host the event. The show will occur simultaneously with the Art Basel Miami Beach Satellite Show located in Miami Beach, Fla.

“A satellite show means that it’s both part of something, but not a main official event,” Schneider said. “Why not Davis if there is one in Miami Beach already? It ties in conceptually since it happens the same ex-act time as Miami. It just ties in as becoming a big happening.”

The exhibition will mainly be comprised of contemporary art such as performance art, public art and video art. Works by artists from Australia, Los Angeles, Chicago and other lo-cations around the world will be exhibited at the show. A to-tal of about 20 or 21 participat-ing artists will have their work shown in a single space.

Artists from different back-grounds will be present at the satellite show. A fiber artist with origins from South Korea, Aram Han, views her art as looking into what it means to be from another country, and the labor that goes into her work.

“She [Han] is going to do a performance at a local clean-ers. She will be performing there and at the gallery where she will be performing with her piece,” Schneider said.

Alfredo Salazar-Caro, a Chicago-based visual art-ist, will be presenting a video of his project STREET TEAM, which will be first shown in major museums in New York City.

“STREET TEAM started in late 2011 and early 2012. It

consists of video installations of several artists that I put to-gether,” Salazar-Caro said. “I put their work together in a tiny projector and took them to several cities. Different piec-es were projected on different pieces of work.”

Viewers in Davis will be pre-sented Salazar-Caro’s work as a video. Salazar-Caro will be preparing a video of STREET TEAM as it is set up, exhibit-ed and taken down in the mu-seums of New York for Davis viewers.

“I’m working on develop-ing the virtual stuff. I’m real-ly invested in it. It’s a really in-teresting realm to play with as an artist,” Salazar-Caro said. “I think it’s the artist’s wet dream making everything art.”

Nicole Seisler, an artist from Chicago, strives to com-bine her audience, the perfor-mance and her art. Clay is her main medium, but she reach-es out to other materials as well.

“Clay comes from the ground and part of my interest is that it is an abundant mate-rial and we all have access to it,” Seisler said. “All these natu-ral elements are materials that are a commonality between all of us. Everyone has to deal

with it together. My work is so often about groups and par-ticipatory actions [combining] these materials [with] pattern-ing and sight.”

Seisler will be creating par-ticipatory art from 1,000 miles away since she will be in Chicago during the show.

“[My exhibit will be] a par-ticipatory work that involves shadow hunting. I will send materials, basically tool kits, that people will be able to take away from the gallery,” Seisler said. “Tool kits so people can produce the same things that I produce when I’m hunting for shadows in Chicago. There will be a postcard and there will be directions, and then they will send it back to me … dancing across cities.”

The Art Basel Miami Beach Davis Satellite Show will be fa-cilitating art simultaneous-ly to several other major fairs, essentially aiming to increase the art scene in the City of Davis.

“I want people to come to this show. I want to have a fan-tastic art show in Davis. I want to be part of Art Basel west of Mississippi,” Schneider said.

KAMILA KUDELSKA can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

By PAAYAL ZAVERIAggie News Writer

Plans for the construction of a new Yolo County Superior Courthouse in Woodland have been set in motion. Construction will begin in spring 2013, thanks to combined efforts of Yolo Court officials, state agencies, Woodland City Council and staff, as well as private businesses.

Currently, the courthouse has seven departments spread across Downtown Woodland. The new building will encompass all de-partments. The five-story, 14-courtroom and 163,000-square-foot building will be located be-tween Fifth and Sixth streets at 1000 Main Street.

“Even with the cost reductions we achieved, this will be a state-of-the-art building that will meet safety, security and access require-ments as well as being a build-ing that will have the stature and distinguishing characteristics of a courthouse,” said Steve Basha, Yolo Court’s presiding judge.

A press release stated the proj-ect had several rounds of cost cut-ting before it was finalized. About

$9 million was cut from the proj-ect’s plan.

Construction was officially ap-proved after the state treasurer fi-nalized a sale of $133.8 million in lease revenue construction bonds. They will be repaid with court user fees and penalties over the next 25 years. State general funds will not be used.

Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said that the current courthouse building cannot han-dle the level of cases it receives and does not provide proper safety.

“It’s a historic landmark … but it’s not safe for victims of crime,” Reisig said to the Sacramento Bee. “We move inmates down the hall-ways. There is no place for victims and witnesses to sit. It’s not safe for the lawyers.”

Architect firms Fentress Architects and Dreyfuss & Blackford of Sacramento headed the project. According to the press release, the building will include many sustainable and energy-sav-ing features to ensure it is econom-ical in the long run.

The next step will involve the

Since Tuesday, the Davis Police Department received six different accounts of bur-glaries that have occurred in three different residenc-es. Electronics and miscella-neous items were stolen. According to a press release, two of the incidents occurred at the Saratoga West Apartments at 2121 Glacier Dr. Two oth-er burglaries occurred at 224 A St. The others occurred in the 700 block of Coolidge and the Villa Verde Apartments at 218 University Ave. Most of the burglaries oc-curred between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The police said there were no signs of forced entry in any of the cases. With the holiday season approaching, residents will be away from their homes for extended periods of time. The Davis Police Department recommends that residents make their homes appear un-vacated. They also recom-mend always locking doors and windows, stopping mail and newspaper deliveries when away and putting tim-ers on household lights. Additionally, using the Vacation House Check Program is highly encouraged by the police.

— Claire Tan

By JOANNA JAROSZEWSKAAggie News Writer

The election of six new ASUCD senators was announced at Friday’s Aggie Pride Rally. Two candidates were elect-ed from each slate, along with two independents: SMART slate candidates Alyson Sagala and Armando Figueroa, NOW slate candidates Felicia Ong and Tal

Topf and independent candidates Liam Burke and Maxwell Kappes. Sagala, a fourth-year political science and communication ma-jor said one of this election’s suc-cesses was the voter turnout. “More so than winning, I’m just so excited that there was such a big turnout, because to me that just shows that the student body does care about what’s happening on our campus, how their money is

being used and what the student government is doing,” she said. Over the course of three days, 4,963 students voted. Of these voters, 1,994 selected a NOW can-didate as their top choice, 1,799 voted for a SMART candidate and 1,170 chose an independent candidate as their number one choice. Ong, a second-year political sci-ence and communication double

major, ran with the NOW slate, which emphasizes giving a voice to students and promoting sus-tainability on campus. After the announcement of the election re-sults, Ong said she looks forward to getting started as a senator. "I'm really overwhelmed right now,” Ong said. “I'm really excit-ed. I'm ready to serve and fight for what I believe in." Figueroa, a fourth-year, said his first item of business would be addressing one of the major SMART campaign objectives by advocating for underrepresented groups at UC Davis. The SMART slate aims to support campus-wide social justice and students’ rights. “I’m going to create more re-sources for AB 540 students [and] the undocumented students that do not belong to AB 540 criteria,” Figueroa said. “That’s really impor-tant for me right now because they are going to be able to apply for fi-nancial aid starting this winter.” AB 540 is a California state law that allows qualified undocu-mented students to pay in-state tuition as opposed to non-resi-dent tuition for public colleges and universities. “The ability to mobilize a com-munity just shows how much more heart there is in that than there is in resources and money,” Figueroa said. “If I didn’t win I would still continue the work that I do, and you’d still see me in the spaces that I am in.” Figueroa is the political chair of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano

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Fourth-year political science and communication double major Alyson sagala reacts after winning in the AsUCD senate election on Friday.

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Davis will be hosting the Art Basel Miami Beach Davis sattelite show at 212 F st. it will exhibit contemporary art by artists from around the world.

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The new Yolo County superior Court will begin construction in woodland in spring 2013 and is expected to be completed by 2015. The building will cost $133.8 million.

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SMART

Armando Figueroa #1Fourth-year Chicana/o studies and Sociology double major

Background:• Former intern to Tatiana Bush• Received UC Davis Silver Volunteer Service Award 2011• Peer advising counselor for Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)• Political Chair of Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA)• Intern with African Diaspora Cultivating Education Platforms:1. Pass a bill that will allow students to apply to have ASUCD waive the charge for student organizations to use rooms on campus who lack the funds to cover it.

2. Improve communication between the administration and students by creating dialogues and programs through various effective avenues and working with the student under-graduate advisory board. Alyson Sagala #2Fourth-year political science and com-munication double major

Background:• BRIDGE Pilipin@ Outreach and Retention• Filipinos in Liberal Arts and Humanities• AggieTV Platforms: 1. Bring larger and better musical acts to UC Davis and increase the ability of the Entertainment Council to bring in revenue.

2. Add more bike parking on campus.

NOW

Tal Topf #3Second-year communication and psy-chology double major Background:

• Member of Alpha Chi Omega• Works at MU Guest Services Desk Platforms:1. Expand research and internship op-portunities and build a website that will help connect students with professors looking for undergraduate interns. 2. Increase accessibility of clubs and organizations for students.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times are listed according to the clock at the Nov. 15 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. The ASUCD president is not required to attend Senate meetings.

Meeting called to order at 6:10 p.m.

Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present Yena Bae, ASUCD vice president, presentJustin Goss, ASUCD senator, pro tempore, presentKabir Kapur, ASUCD senator, presentJared Crisologo-Smith, ASUCD senatorBradley Bottoms, ASUCD senator, presentAnni Kimball, ASUCD senator, absentPaul Min, ASUCD senator, presentDon Gilbert, ASUCD senator, presentJoyce Han, ASUCD senator, absentErica Padgett, ASUCD senator, presentBeatriz Anguiano, ASUCD senator, presentPatrick Sheehan, ASUCD senator, presentCarly Sandstrom, ASUCD senator, present

PresentationsGilbert spoke about the hiring of new coaches and administrators, specifically the hiring of new athletics director Terrance J. Tumey. He addressed concerns about student involvement in the hiring process of these coaches and explained that the Student Assistants to the Chancellor are involved but the process is private to others for the purpose of maintaining confidentiality. This is intended to protect any current positions held by candidates during the hiring process.

Appointments and confirmationsKate Lin was confirmed as chair of E-Fund (Entrepreneurship Fund), a program that assists students in pursuing entrepreneurship and provides students with financial advice.

Carly Sandstrom was confirmed as ASUCD senator to fill the vacancy at the Senate table for the remainder of the current term, until the new senator-elects are sworn in.

Unit Director ReportsDarin Schluep, interim food service director at the Coffee House

(CoHo), spoke about current progress at the CoHo and CoHo South Cafe, including new dinner options that will be offered and future cooking and baking classes. He also said that ice cream sandwiches and frozen yogurt will arrive at the CoHo soon.

Tessa Artale, director of Campus Center for the Environment (CCE), explained that CCE is assisting in Red Cup Clean Up, a program that encourages students and members of the Greek system to recycle red Solo cups in exchange for two cents per cup for the charity of their choice. CCE has also encouraged sustainability on campus by organizing a farmers market on campus with local products.

Kevin Chuc, vice chair of Picnic Day, explained that the Picnic Day Board of Directors is currently organizing Picnic Day 2013. The theme will be Snapshot.

Karan Singh, Lobby Corps director, explained that the Lobby Corps has been informing students about Proposition 30 and establishing goals during the election season. Singh also said that Lobby Corps is working with California legislators to make UC and public education more affordable and accessible.

Consideration of old legislationSenate Bill 22, authored by Min, allocates $980.35 to purchase a new printer for the Student Government Administrative Office (SGAO), which is responsible for printing paperwork for the operation of ASUCD. The bill passed unanimously.

Senate Bill 23, authored by Goss, renders the ASUCD Chief Justice or a designee an ex-officio member of the Internal Affairs Commission (IAC). According to the bill, this would help in reviewing bills for their constitutionality while they are still at the commission level. It would be too late for the Court to intervene once the bill has reached the Senate floor. Sandstrom said that the Court is supposed to have legislation brought to them and is not normally involved in the process. Goss said that this bill would better inform the Court and form connections that legitimize the Court to preserve the constitutionality of the body. Crisologo-Smith proposed

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Researching the Agricultural literatureNoon to 1:30 p.m.Shields Library Instruction Lab 165 Learn how to search efficiently in the OvidSP version of the three core agricultural databases: CAB Abstracts, Agricola, and Food Sciences and Technology Abstracts. Researchers in the farm animal (including veterinary), entomological (pest), fruit and vegetable crop, farming systems, food sciences and technology, viticulture and enology, and human nutrition areas will find these databases to be the most pertinent to their research needs.

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Canned food Drive8 to 10 p.m.Davis Musical Theatre Co.DMTC has partnered with the Food Bank of Yolo County to bring you Food Drive Fridays. Just bring in four or more non-perishable food items and receive a ticket to see DMTC’s production of Alan Menken’s A Christmas Carol for half the price of regular admission. Offer valid for tickets purchased at the door only.

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There comes a time in every woman’s life when she receives

one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful gifts.Her period. Unfortunately, Mother Nature forgot to attach a gift receipt so that dissat-isfied women could re-turn this unwanted pres-ent for store credit. Instead, she left a series of cramps and a systematic warning of non-pregnancy through the form of ruined under-wear and embarrassing de-partures to the bathroom. As if one menstrual cy-cle wasn’t enough, hu-mans have evolved yet again to acquire a new perpetuation to put them-selves through. This is something I like to call the men-strual cycle — the period that occurs when-ever a person dates a new man in order to get over the last one. I once knew a girl who dated a guy who was on his women-strual cycle — the chain daters’ solution to getting over ex-girl-friends without really get-ting over them. She didn’t always know he was a chain dat-er. But af-ter various referenc-es and an hour sift-ing through his Tumblr ar-chives to come across nu-merous heartbroken posts questioning how to get over the girl before her, she seemed to get the point. Unlike Mother Nature’s menstrual cycle, this ver-sion of a dater’s period directly affects multiple people. Chain daters are known to go from relationship to relationship in hopes that one of these affairs will miraculously fill the void left by the ruins of the pre-vious relationship that spun them into this cy-cle in the first place. What chain daters neglect to think about as they con-tinue this futile perpetu-ation is how their actions affect not only them-selves, but the person they’re dating as well. In the mind of a chain dater, people searching for love are often unconscious-ly used as scapegoats in the sense that they’re no longer

seen as potential love in-terests, but lackluster repli-cas of the person whom the chain dater is trying to get over. As these replicas never become able to fit perfect-ly into the mold of a chain dater’s ex, the connection quickly becomes seen as problematic, eventually ending in a broken relation-ship and a broken heart. This is shown in the re-lationship of the girl I knew who dated a chain dater. Ironically, she had sex with him while on her period a week prior to be-ing broken up with him. She washed the blood out of his newly stained T-shirt the following week, but she couldn’t wash out her emotions. With chain dating af-fecting not only the per-son seeking closure, but the surrounding people as well, one would think the cycle could be easily stopped. But how can you stop something you don’t know is happening? Perhaps chain dating is another form of addic-tion spawned by this thing called love. Maybe those who are doing it are un-aware it’s happening, and are in turn destroying the hearts of everyone in their path. In order to stop it, we need to take a step back and realize that closure isn’t going to be attained by re-placing the person who broke up with you with someone else. No one is ever going to fit that mold. We need to realize that the solution doesn’t lie

in some-one else, but within ourselves. To be able to find that peace within an-

other relationship, we need to resolve any innate lingering questions about our previous one first. Going on in this de-structive path of breaking hearts isn’t going to heal your own. Nobody wants to be just another notch on a belt. It’s often said that the best solution is to get back on the horse, but what good does that do if we keep looking backward? When it comes to menstrual cycles and men-strual cycles, one is inevitable and one can be stopped. Chain dating and men-strual cycles aren’t meant to last 30-some years. They weren’t sent to us by Mother Nature. We create these perpetuations our-selves, and thus we should be able to stop them. Period.

Send JASON PHAM chain mail about dating at jpham@ucdavis.edu.

I spend way too much time picturing an activ-ity and thinking, “What

is the least amount of time this can be done in?” It’s not simply that I want to finish a chore as fast as possible, I just wonder at which point in the prac-tice of folding clothes it be-comes impossible to fold any faster. I thought it was fair to say that if there was any-thing that took great ded-ication (in the form of time), it was art — at least good art. To an extent that’s true. After all, how many years might it take to mas-ter a skill and produce con-sistently good work? But there’s no rule that enforces the amount of time it takes to make something worth-while. Perhaps my laundry experiment is inappropri-ate for proving the same for art, but laundry is a techni-cal chore and art is some-thing beyond its technical aspects. Let us consider the possibility that something great doesn’t necessarily need to take a lot of time. Before I start to talk about myself, I have a dis-claimer: I do not consid-er myself to be an artist. Beyond be-ing a slight-ly arro-gant writ-er, I have not gained the level of skill or accomplishment to join that community. I can’t draw to save my life, I’m an average photographer, I can’t even read music. What I can do is talk for a bit about how time relates to creativity, something I have a little bit of. I used to get a rush out of writing essays under a time limit, especially those tests where we’re supposed to write multiple essays in one sitting. There was something very reward-ing in being able to write a few halfway-decent essays in less time than most of us would spend on the aver-age take-home. Under the pressures of time, I real-ized how little I knew about the subject I wrote about, but how much I could talk about the little that I knew. I imagine it is the English-student equivalent to de-fusing a bomb. It definitely took some creativity to come up with

a good thesis and argue it thoroughly in a small time frame, and I recall that several of those essays — which I had only 45 min-utes or so to read, think and write about — were some of the best essays I’ve ever written. How can I claim near brilliance for ideas un-der the stress of the clock and yet find myself dumb-founded many times when the clock is not an issue? The simple realization is that creativity is indepen-dent of time. Of course, the technical aspects of a work of art or any kind of cre-ative work take effort and skill, which can eat up a lot of time. But for the 30 min-utes or so of explaining an argument in an essay, the solution you plan to arrive at only takes a moment to be understood in your head. This is called epiphany. Sketch-artists and paint-ers experience it all the time, when they notice that their last line or stroke makes their work look amazing for a short in-stance before they contin-ue on and lose that line in the blur of more. And no matter how much time and effort they put into their work, they cannot replicate that moment, which they can now consider no more than a chance encounter. Without this aspect of the arts, Don Draper would have been out of a job a long time ago. The cre-ative director in the fiction-al ad agency of “Mad Men” spends entire days think-ing about a product or ser-vice he’s trying to sell un-

til the mo-ment (usu-ally near the end of an episode) when he has a sub-tle sense of

epiphany clear in his face and he writes the greatest idea of his career on a nap-kin. His advice to an aspir-ing writer: “Think about it, deeply. Then forget it, and an idea will jump up in your face.” A stroke of genius or a sudden inspiration — they are names for the same thing. Behind many of the great works of creativity, most of which took plenty of time to create, lies a mo-ment of great importance. This moment of epipha-ny can hardly be measured in time. It’s more of a unit of creativity — it is the very source of the work that brings about art. Take this as a lesson in stopping and smelling the roses, because sometimes the roses mark the end of your path.

NICK FREDERICI spends too much time checking his email; fuel his addiction at nrfred@ucdavis.edu.

Men-strualCycles

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Time on trial

NICK FREDERICI

I imagine it is the English-student equivalent to

defusing a bomb.

Going on in this destructive path of breaking hearts isn’t

going to heal your own.

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Election Results at a Glance

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By RITIKA IYERAggie Features Writer

Students feeling nostalgic for home and their household pets can soothe the pain by fostering furry friends off campus.

Apartment- and house-dwell-ers can foster a cat or kitten through programs such as the UC Davis Veterinary School Orphan Kitten Project or the Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) with-out entering a 15-or-more-year-commitment of pet ownership.

Before a cat or kitten is adopt-ed, it needs a foster home to live in and an interim owner for its care, and the need for foster owners is currently large due to the severe overpopulation of stray cats.

Jill Souza, Yolo County SPCA spay and neuter and communi-ty cat coordinator, fostered cats throughout her college career and now works for the organiza-tion. She said she started foster-ing because she was missing her pets from home.

“[People] just need to provide the time and love, which is what most college students are miss-ing when they miss their pets at home,” she said. “That’s a real-ly nice thing about fostering. You get that connection with the an-imals and get that time with a cute, fluffy friend, but not having to pay for it. The financial com-mitment isn’t there.”

Katie Chiu, UC Davis Veterinary

School student and Orphan Kitten Project adoptions coor-dinator, said foster families are necessary for the healthy devel-opment of orphan kittens.

“We like giving kittens the kind of space that fostering allows for,” Chiu said. “They get more atten-tion and it helps a lot with their be-havior to get that socialization.”

Chiu said her fellow veterinary graduate students and colleagues act as on-call medical doctors for the kittens fostered and teach those who are fostering how to properly care for the kittens. Chiu said the program tries to support all the financial costs involved with fostering, including food and medical treatments.

Through this program, fourth-year human development major Shelby Matsuoka fostered broth-er-and-sister kittens this year. She lived with the three-week-old kittens, bottle-feeding and potty-training them, before they could be put up for adoption.

“My roommates and I always wanted to have a pet but didn’t know if it was practical. It was a lot of work,” Matsuoka said. “We had to kitten-proof our rooms so they weren’t sneaking into little corners.”

Although the time commitment may be significant for a college student, Chiu said her experienc-es have been very rewarding.

“It’s not too hard to be study-ing for your midterm and have a kitten playing on your lap,” Chiu

said. “It’s nice to have a furry an-imal in your house that will love you no matter what.”

UC Davis students can also fos-ter cats through the Yolo County SPCA program, which provides all necessary supplies. The kittens at the SPCA are older and closer to an adopting age, unlike those from the Orphan Kitten Project, which Chiu said takes in one-day-old kittens of any weight.

“I think a lot of the reason why many students want to fos-ter is because they miss their own pets,” said Yolo County SPCA board president Shelley Bryant. “Cats are very calming and stress-relieving, so it’s always nice to come home to that little bundle of fur.”

In order to be eligible to foster a cat through the SPCA, one must be able to keep the cat indoors and transport them to their vet-erinary appointments and adop-tion events on Saturdays at the Davis Petco store.

For both organizations, the du-ration a foster owner works for depends on how quickly the cat is adopted, which is influenced by its health, age and color. However, the SPCA generally prefers that college students volunteer their time for one quarter.

“We find that animals in fos-ter homes do very well adjusting to their new homes when they do get adopted,” Souza said. “We are

Kittens find homes with UC Davis studentsOrphan kitten project, SPCA have high need for foster owners

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Students can foster cats through the Yolo County SPCA or the UC Davis Veterinary Orphan Kitten Project. The SPCA holds adoption events on Saturdays at the Davis Petco store, located at 1341 West Covell Blvd. See KITTENS, page 4

de Aztlán, and received the UC Davis Silver Volunteer Service Award in 2011.

Burke, a second-year political science ma-jor, ran on an indepen-dent platform and is in-terested in implementing mid-quarter course eval-uations in order to allow time for instructors to ad-just to student feedback. He has also begun work on his second platform, Greeks Go Green, focused on eco-friendly programs within the Greek system.

“What I want to do is encourage more recycling and composting in frater-nity and sorority hous-ing,” Burke said. “I’ve talked to the chair of the Environmental Policy and

Planning Commission and I’m going to set up meet-ings with different sus-tainability chairs in dif-ferent houses to see what programs already exist that could be incorporat-ed into a larger system.”

Senate candidate Kirby Araullo, who ran with SMART, said that although he was not elected, he is happy that two SMART candidates were.

“This year will be better than last year. I’m ready to finally sleep now,” he said.

Former senator and current chair of the Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission Emmanuel Diaz-Ordaz said that he hopes that the new sena-tors will bring a better at-

mosphere to the table.“I think for me what’s

more important than their platforms is how they’re going to vote and the rela-tionships they’re going to make at the table,” Diaz-Ordaz said. “The rela-tionships now aren’t very friendly and it’s a little tox-ic to be there, so I’m hop-ing that this new table will be friendlier toward each other and will think criti-cally about issues.”

According to former senator Justin Goss, the equal representation of the slates and independent candidates at the table will also lead to more constructive disagreement.

“Two-two-two — it

could not have come out any better in my opinion, because while the sen-ate sometimes revolves around and around in a circle in terms of dis-cussion, disagreement makes for better policy,” Goss said. “That’s one of the hang-ups of democ-racy; it’s slow, it’s pain-ful and it’s arduous ... We see it time and time again in ASUCD that we have done better because we have divided tables, so this is good.”

More information on the election results can be found at the ASUCD Elections website.

JOANNA JAROSZEWSKA can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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Irisa Tam / Aggie

Felicia Ong #4Second-year political science and communication double major

Background:• Assistant to former ASUCD President Adam Thongsavat• Assistant to current ASUCD Vice President Yena Bae• Member of External Affairs Commission• Member of the Journalism Club and Photography Club

Platforms:1. Add more study spac-es and increase student discounts available in Downtown Davis.

2. Educate students on the future of UC.

INDEPENDENT

Liam Burke #5Second-year political sci-ence major

Background:• Served as Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Commission• Intern for Senator Kabir Kapur• Member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Platforms:1. Implement mid-quarter course evaluations. 2. Begin a program that provides incentives to en-courage composting, re-cycling and attendance at green events in the Greek system.

Maxwell Kappes #6Fourth-year political science and applied statistics dou-ble major

Background:• President of Davis Urban Gaming Group• Co-Founder of Davis Cards and Games• Head Administrator of Humans vs. Zombies• Former Member of Cuarto Leadership Council• Member of Internal Affairs Commission Platforms:1. Unite student clubs. 2. Promote campus enter-tainment by broadening Entertainment Council’s scope to campus events.

*Candidates ranked by how quickly they reached the threshold of 710 votes

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On Saturday evening, the International House (I-House) Davis was host to about 100 guests celebrating an early Thanksgiving, including many international exchange students experiencing the American tradition for the first time. The evening featured a traditional Thanksgiving dinner provided by various organizations within and around Davis. Guests were then invited to read out what they were thankful for, with contributions ranging from unconditional family love to the flat conditions in Davis that enabled easier cycling. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed the evening, helped in part by the intimate seating arrangement and atmospheric lighting, which contributed to a festive and memorable ambience felt throughout the I-House.

The event was coordinated by Elisabeth Sherwin, executive director of the I-House, who was very pleased with the outcome of the evening. “It’s been a great success. I love sharing this American holiday with others,” Sherwin said. The evening helped international students to embrace a cornerstone of American culture and tradition, according to those who attended the event. “I think [the event] is important for visiting students so that they have some conception and understanding of Thanksgiving. It’s not a religious holiday, so it’s for everyone,” said Karena Schmitendorf, an instructor for an English conversation class and attendee of the event. Many international students present at the dinner agreed.

“Exchange students don’t have the chance to celebrate Thanksgiving. I don’t have close family here, so it’s important to have this opportunity,” said Hyewon Suk, a third-year music composition major on international exchange from South Korea. The Campus Rotaract Club (CRC) of Davis assisted with the event. Volunteers were more than willing to help out and appreciated the opportunity to give back to the community. “You meet great people and I love helping out. Everyone has different stories to tell from all over the world. It’s a great environment,” said Bill Quach, a fourth-year bioscience major and vice president of the CRC.

— Joe Steptoe—Courtesy Photo

I-House holds Thanksgiving Dinner

Poets and artists gather to support Tomás Matzat

Poets and artists came out to the Natsoulas Gallery on Thursday to advo-cate the cause of UC Davis student-artist Tomás Matzat. Matzat was charged with 15 misde-meanor counts and five felony counts in response to alleged acts of vandalism on campus. As part of the charges, Matzat has been ordered to pay around $6,000 in res-titution to UC Davis. “The tradition of graffiti art is long-standing and hasn’t been supported. The failure of certain artists to support this has

been shameful,” said Joshua Clover, an English professor who helped organize the benefit. Kristen Koster, a member of the Davis Antirepression Crew, organized the auc-tion, which features works from Matzat as well as works donated by Chicano art fig-ure Malaquías Montoya, Carlos Jackson, Jos Sances and Tom Bills. “As a community, it is important that these students not be persecuted for their expression,” Koster said. The reading started with Joe Wenderoth,

UC Davis English professor, reading a series of his poems. He was followed by Juliana Spahr, English professor at Mills College in Oakland, reading an excerpt from “An Army of Lovers,” which she wrote with David Buuck, and Clover reading two of his works as well as an unfinished poem. During this time, Clover passed around a jar to collect donations for Matzat’s restitution. They were followed by an open mic that featured poems read by graduates Joe Atkins and Aaron Begg, as well as students Cesar Reyes and Jimmy Recinos.

Dr. Andy Jones, who MCs for the Poetry Night Reading Series, said that artists have a duty to support each other. “I think that to be an artist means to be misunderstood, uniformly derided and ignored,” Jones said. “As a result, artists find that they need to turn to each other for support, validation, community and audiences.” To see the artwork being auctioned, visit davisantirepressioncrew.org/auction.

— John Kesler

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English professor Joshua Clover reads at the Natsoulas Gallery on Thursday as part of an event to raise funds for Tomás Matzat. Matzat was charged with vandalism and has been ordered to pay approximately $6,000 to UC Davis.

very privileged to give these cats a chance.”The SPCA also offers the opportunity for

people to be vacation caretaker volunteers who take care of cats when their foster owners are away. Similarly, the Orphan Kitten Project is currently looking for short-term fosters for the upcoming Thanksgiving and winter holi-day breaks.

“If people want pets, this is a really good program,” Matsuoka said. “I don’t think a lot of people, when they want a pet, think about the long term. You get that companionship and responsibility of taking care of a pet with-out having to keep them for your whole life.”

Souza said fostering a kitten is a valuable experience for college students interested in going into veterinary or medical careers be-cause of the direct experience dealing with animals that need care.

“It’s been really rewarding to see a young or sick kitten come back,” Chiu said. “On a per-sonal basis, I think it’s been a learning experi-ence for me. It’s amazing to see it firsthand.”

Since the current need for foster owners is high, foster programs are not ready to quit anytime soon.

“You get so much more out of it than you give,” Bryant said. “Until we have a home for every cat that is born, we will still be fostering.”

Contact the Orphan Kitten Project at or-phankittenproject@gmail.com.

Contact the Yolo County SPCA at cats@yo-lospca.org.

RITIKA IYER can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

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project’s construction manager, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., as the project goes to sub-contractor bidding.

“I am very pleased with the selection of Hensel Phelps, and we are excited to be working with such a distinguished construction firm,” said Yolo’s Court Executive Officer Jim Perry in a press release. “Hensel Phelps is a local company with offices in West Sacramento. They have history here in Yolo County, and recently built the Yolo County Health Services building in Woodland. The added value of knowing our local contractors and this community is significant.”

City officials said they are eager for construc-tion to begin. The courthouse is expected to be completed by 2015.

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By PK HATTISAggie Sports Writer

It was a weekend of mixed emotions for the UC Davis women’s volleyball team, but one thing is for sure: it’s one they won’t soon forget. Friday night’s game was packed full of individual achievements and team triumph as the Aggies outlast-ed Cal State Northridge 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 23-25, 18-16. Seniors Allison Whitson and Caroline Mercado both achieved career highs in this match: Whitson set a per-sonal best with 25 kills while Mercado set a personal re-cord of 27 digs of her own. The Aggies sent a clear message to the Big West com-munity, proving that they do indeed belong among the top programs in the conference. Saturday’s game against Hawaii marked the highly an-ticipated “Senior Night.” With the win, Hawaii achieved perfection in an unmatched 16-0 in conference for a perfect Big West record.

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UC Davis beats Sac State 34-27 in Biggs’ last game

Aggies pull out third straight Causeway Classic thriller

By JASON MINAggie Sports Writer

Coming into a rivalry game, everyone knows to expect the unexpected. However, it is hard to imagine anyone was prepared for the thrill-ing and emotional game that marked the last game of UC Davis head coach Bob Biggs’ 20-year career. In a game that included back-to-back inter-ceptions, trick plays and multiple two-point conversions, the UC Davis Aggies came out on top with a 34-27 win over rival Sacramento State Hornets. The 59th annual Causeway Classic was any-thing but a typical regular-season game, as it marked the end of an era led by head coach Bob Biggs. It was also the end of UC Davis’ first season in their new conference, the Big Sky, where they went 3-5 and finished their overall season record at 4-7. Before the game started, Aggie Stadium showed a brief video dedication to coach Biggs that was followed by a standing ovation from the crowd. “Since it was his last game, it was on the minds of the quarterbacks a lot. I just wanted to go out there and play really well for him and the se-niors,” said junior quarterback Randy Wright. The departing seniors were also recognized before the game, greeting their families and

friends on the field. Many of those seniors made a huge impact on the game, especially on special teams. Sac State got on the scoreboard first with a touchdown just under the halfway point of the first quarter. But the Aggies retaliated when se-nior linebackers Byron Gruendl blocked the PAT and Jordan Glass picked it up and returned it for a safety. The Aggies scored 28 of their points on spe-cial teams while the offense struggled early in the game to score touchdowns. Junior corner-back Jonathan Perkins had a huge 81-yard kick-off return for a touchdown in the second quar-ter, and redshirt freshman kicker Brady Stuart knocked in three field goals, including his ca-reer-long 45-yarder. “The time and effort that we put into special teams seems almost fitting that the game came down to us winning that part of the game. I need to give a lot of credit to our special teams coach Jeff Copp,” Biggs said. “He does a great job game planning with the coaches assisting him and every week he’s prepared and has a new wrinkle.” Another big play on special teams took place when senior punter Colton Schmidt, who came into this game leading the Big Sky in punting, booted a 63-yard punt that was fumbled by the Hornet returner and recovered by sophomore

linebacker Steven Pitts for a touchdown. “It’s not often that you have a special teams player like Colton. All year long he has put us in good field position and pinned the other teams in their own 20,” Biggs said. Although the Aggies struggled at first on of-fense, the unit stepped up when it needed to, as Wright marched the team down 80 yards and threw an eight-yard touchdown to junior tight end Taylor Sloat to give the Aggies the 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter. Sloat had a great game, amassing 109 yards and seven receptions, in-cluding the game-winning touchdown. “The group of tight end players knew that there were plays to be had in the pass game. Randy really stepped up and made great throws all night,” Sloat said. The Aggies also had a strong run game, rush-ing for 146 yards as a team led by sophomore Colton Silveria and senior Marquis Nicolis. The Hornets had one last chance to tie up the game at the end, but Glass stepped in front of a slant route to pick off the ball and seal the

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Above: Sophomore fullback Chad Davis (44) and senior fullback Nick Aprile (3) celebrate after UC Davis won the Causeway Classic.

Below: Sophomore running back Colton Silveria (20) dives with the ball to complete a touchdown during Friday’s game.

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Senior free safety Phillip Thrappas (6) intercepts the ball during the Causeway Classic. UC Davis won 34-27.

MatthewYuen

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As UC Davis athlet-ics concludes its fall season, each sport

with its own standout per-formers, there are un-doubtedly some awards to be distributed. UC Davis has a very unique bunch of student-athletes capable of things beyond their sport. Without further ado, a couple of ti-tles I’m assigning to people for things that they aren’t. Think of Buzz Lightyear, the Space Ranger who wasn’t one. It’s quite an honor.Best kicker who’s not a soc-cer player Senior Colton Schmidt never has to worry about catching or throwing the ball, but he has some of the best touch on the UC Davis football team. The placekicker and punter has been keep-ing opposing teams hug-ging the goal line for a cou-ple years now. Schmidt has grabbed All-Great West Conference honors for the past two years, and even in the new strong conference, I would be shocked if he didn’t earn a few more con-ference accolades. The Bakersfield, Calif. native consistently blasts kickoffs through the oppo-nents’ end zones and keeps punts right at the goal line. Almost half of his punts have stayed inside the 20-yard line this year and he averages over 63 yards per kick on kickoffs. Schmidt’s boot has pos-sibly been UC Davis’ great-est asset over the past cou-ple of years, all at a position that doesn’t get enough rec-ognition or appreciation.Best arm that does not be-long to a quarterback Freshman Ryan Gross can throw the ball about 25 yards. Nothing special, right? Did I mention we’re talking about a soccer ball? In one of the only sports where your ability to throw a ball is discounted, Gross has figured out a way to turn the throw-in into a weapon. That is, chuck the ball into the goal box from anywhere on the same half of the field. Gross’ ability to turn ev-ery throw-in into a corner-kick-like opportunity pro-vided the Aggies with many chances to score and left many defenses perplexed. This will certainly force ev-ery team to adjust to this new element in the upcom-ing years. Imagine that. A player’s throwing ability useful in soccer.Best coach who’s not a coach Now, this is only valid be-cause Bob Biggs, the head coach of UC Davis for the past 20 years, is retiring. In recent years, the Aggies haven’t had as impressive of a win-loss record as they would hope, but Biggs’ ef-fect on the program has been immeasurable. The 144 career wins as head coach includes Biggs’ 16-4 record in the Causeway Classic at the helm of the program, as he truly has a place in UC Davis history. Bob Biggs leaving UC Davis is kind of like Michael Scott leaving The Office. If you don’t know much about him, you’re complaining and really unsatisfied with his performance. Then, when it’s time for him to leave, you miss him terribly and you see how much he did for the show/company. Once Will Ferrell started as Regional Manager of the Scranton Branch, we really saw how much we appreciated Michael Scott. It was only fitting that Biggs closed out his ca-reer with a victory over Sacramento State. UC Davis was 3-7 overall entering the game and 2-5 in con-ference, and weren’t really counted on to be competi-tive in the game. Yet, Biggs’ program seemed to pull out some magic that earned them the Causeway Classic Trophy. It was one of those moments like in the first Harry Potter

Aggies split action-packed weekend seriesUC Davis senior night spoiled by Hawaii win

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Caroline Mercado reacts after the Aggies won against CSU Northridge on Nov. 16. The Aggies won 3-2.

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See VOLLEYBALL, page 7See COLUMN, page 7

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However, the night ended on a special note as each senior’s career was honored in front of the massive Davis crowd. Each athlete thanked the community of Davis for all their enthusiasm and support over the years.

Friday — UC Davis 3, Cal State Northridge 2 Second time has been the charm for the UC Davis women’s volleyball team this season, as they defeated yet another talented Big West team in their second meeting on the season. UC Davis began the game still carrying fe-verish symptoms from their run of consecu-

tive sweeps from last weekend, out-hustling, out-hitting and out-blocking the Matadors in the first two sets of the night. The Aggies sported a 63 percent side-out conversion rate in game one and im-proved even more for a rate of .75 in game two with scrappy defense and overpower-ing offense. However, CSUN recovered in a flash be-hind the stellar play of their junior setter Sydney Gedryn and made up for the deficit, evening the match at two games apiece. Two extra sets of play gave the Aggies enough time to make some adjustments of their own as they battled back and knocked the Matadors down for good, winning the match with an incredible fifth-game score

of 18-16. Friday also marked yet another career milestone for Mercado. The graduating libero recorded her 1,000th career dig in the match, joining the ranks of just six oth-er players before her. Senior defensive spe-cialist Kaitlyn Plum also contributed 13 digs and a “never say die” attitude that has sus-tained UC Davis throughout the year.

Saturday — Hawaii 3, UC Davis 0 The Aggies fought hard to subdue the relentless Wahine attack, but ultimately Hawaii’s quest for perfection was too much to overcome as they went on to sweep UC Davis 3-0 late Saturday night. “Hawaii is definitely a tough opponent for

‘Senior Night,’” said coach Jamie Holmes. “Our blocking tonight was a bit off, as was our attack in the middle. So the rhythm and synergy of our game was definitely chal-lenged tonight.” Saturday’s win for Hawaii also marked the 1,100th of head coach Dave Shoji’s excep-tional career. Coach Shoji has been at the University of Hawaii since 1975 and is a lock for the Hall of Fame when he decides to put the clipboard down for good. UC Davis will travel to the University of Pacific next Saturday to finish out this year’s season. The two teams last matched up on Sept. 22 and UC Davis won the match 3-1.

PK HATTIS can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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victory. “Jordan has maybe been the most valuable player on the team this year, and we’ve been waiting for a big play at the end of the game to allow us to win a close game — and for Jordan to make that, here as a senior, it seems very fitting,” Biggs said. The Aggie defense gave up 480 total yards on of-

fense but still made enough plays to win the game. The UC defensive line did a great job balancing their pass rush while also stop-ping the Hornets’ run game and containing their athlet-ic quarterback. The Aggies racked up a total of five sacks while also picking off the Hornets three times. One of the in-terceptions for the Aggies came on the play immedi-ately after Wright threw an interception himself. The Hornets tried to run a trick

play, throwing a pass to their quarterback that was picked off by Perkins. “This team will always be special to me just because [of] the way they keep fight-ing and the way they really care for each other. A great a day it is for me — I think what makes it a great day for me was that they were able to accomplish their goals they set before the game,” Biggs said.

JASON MIN can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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book. Slytherin (Sac State — after all, they’re both green) is up over Gryffindor (Aggies) by 160 points at the end of the year. But wait, Harry (Bob Biggs) has done some good things and he’s earned this. I’m just going to give Gryffindor 170 points to assert their dominance

over you and to taunt you because I’m Albus Dumbledore (football gods?) and I do as I please. That analogy may have gotten a bit outlandish, but still, Biggs has done a lot for the program that would have earned a lot of house points if he went to Hogwarts. He is currently the best UC Davis coach for a team, whose 4-7 overall record and 3-5 conference led-

ger should be nothing but a source of pride. This year, the Aggies’ victory over Sac State was one that marked the beginning of a new era, but also cemented the Aggies’ dominance over the Hornets under the man who is more like a father than a coach.

MATTHEW YUEN is going into hibernation mode for the winter season. Contact him at sports@theaggie.org and he’ll respond in March.

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that the Court have all bills introduced to them for constitutionality. ASUCD Controller Melanie Maemura said that a chief justice must consult the Court before offering an opinion on any matter. The table considered a suggestion by Cano, who recommended that instead of a chief justice, a legal clerk would review legislation with IAC before it arrives at the Senate floor. The bill passed with a 7-5-0 vote.

Senate Bill 24, authored by Amy Martin, co-authored by Sheehan, allocates $42,353.75 from Specialized Transportation Services

(STS) / Tipsy Taxi reserves to purchase a 2011 Ford 12-passenger van. The bill passed unanimously.

Senate Resolution 2, authored by Sheehan, demands greater student involvement and transparency in decisions that concern UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA), according to the resolution. This would include quarterly reports from the ICA. Sandstrom questioned passing the resolution, as she believed that it is not a sufficient way to demonstrate a willingness to work with Tumey. The table considered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which would be more permanent. Goss said that ICA lacks transparency and that there would be no harm in passing the resolution.The resolution passed 10-1-1.

Public discussionSheehan expressed concerns about the fact that Senate Resolution 2 not was not passed unanimously.

Other businessCrisologo-Smith announced his willingness to be elected as senate pro-tempore. He was nominated and was elected by the table to serve as pro-tempore.

Meeting adjourned at 12:46 a.m.

Open positions within ASUCD can be found at vacancy.ucdavis.edu. MUNA SADEK compiles the Senate briefs. She can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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