May 9, 2012

Today’s weatherSunnyHigh 89Low 54

ForecastWith this warmer weather and the fact that I took my last

midterm yesterday, I slowly feel senioritis setting in. For all of you graduating seniors: good job thus far, stay focused, and keep up the

good work. Only 20 more school days left!Kenneth Doss, atmospheric science major

Aggie Forecasting Team

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High 87Low 54

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I went to a seafood disco last week...And I pulled a mussel.

Amanda Nguyen

serving the uc davis campus and communit y since 1915www.theaggie.orgvolume 131, number 62 wednesday, may 9, 2012

Unhealthy food options linger at the DC

Plans begin for Memorial Union remodeling

New head baseball coach swings for the

fencesAfter 20 years with the program, Matt

Vaughn is making progress

Committees meet soon to discuss ideas and design

Student preferences, costs affect menu

By ADAM KHANAggie News Writer

The Memorial Union (MU) is ex-pected to receive a renovation sometime in the near future with the hopes of bringing new life to the facility. Plans are currently being put forth for the remodeling of the East Wing, which now houses the Post Office, Campus Copies/Classical Notes and the Information Center. The proj-ect also includes a wayfaring initia-tive to improve the entrance to the MU from the bus terminal. Designs

are barely in the development stage, and definitive decisions have yet to be made regarding what will be add-ed to the wing. Ideas include addi-tional lounge space and outdoor seating, an area for live entertain-ment, more retail space and a pub. The project aims to be as stu-dent-oriented as possible in order to satisfy the desires of the general population. “The more student input, the better,” said Brett Burns, Business Manager of ASUCD. According to Burns, leaders from greek, intercollegiate athletics and

various other organizations will have input on the plans. Two stu-dent representatives will sit on the Memorial Union Planning and Analysis Committee, and a Memorial Union Remodel Student Advisory Committee was established by ASUCD President Rebecca Sterling in collaboration with Executive Director of Campus Recreation John Campbell. Sterling feels that the current state of the MU lacks the proper energy for such a central location.

By TREVOR CRAMERAggie Sports Editor

It ended with a “ping.” The sound doesn’t have quite the same flair as the crack of the wooden bats in the Major Leagues, but that didn’t really matter at that moment. The crowd had dwindled as the 11-inning game neared the four-hour mark, but the UC Davis baseball players were fo-cused entirely on the field, as a walk-off single off junior Paul Politi’s aluminum bat gave the Aggies a victory over rival Cal Poly. The entire UC Davis team ran out of the dugout to mob Politi in excitement, and the remaining spectators cheered while the sun set behind the center-field wall on a clear, crisp Friday afternoon. But as the celebration con-tinued behind him, UC Davis head coach Matt Vaughn showed little emotion. He clapped his hands a few times, took a brief moment to look around sparsely populat-ed Dobbins Baseball Complex and then walked at a measured pace to exchange a handshake with the opposing coach in front of home plate. It’s the calm, steady demean-or that characterizes Vaughn as a coach, but despite his lack of displayed emotion, Vaughn’s players know he cares deeply about UC Davis baseball. “Coach Vaughn is a very sto-ic individual,” said senior start-ing pitcher Anthony Kubpens, “but you cannot question the passion he has for this team. He’s a fiery guy and when he speaks to you, you can feel his passion.” Vaughn first joined the UC Davis baseball program in 1988 as a freshman pitcher out of Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, California. He found success early in his career under legendary head coach Phil Swimley, but shoulder surgery prevent-ed him from reaching his full potential. “Before the surgery I think I would have gotten a shot to pitch [at the professional lev-

el,” he said. “ I was able to [re-turn to] pitch at the college lev-el and be effective, but it was really unsatisfying.” Vaughn’s desire to remain in-volved with baseball prompt-ed him to ask Swimley about the possibility of returning to UC Davis after graduation as pitching coach. Swimley was not initially open to the idea, encouraging Vaughn instead to continue applying for law school. Vaughn said he thought Swimley was afraid of what his parents would say if he chose to give up on law school. Regardless, a call from Vaughn’s father finally con-vinced Swimley to allow his se-nior pitcher to become part of the coaching staff. In the end it worked out for both sides as Vaughn held the position of pitching coach for the remainder of Swimley’s tenure. When Swimley retired in 2002 following 36 years as head coach, Vaughn felt he was a strong candidate to become the program’s next top-man, but was disappointed to find out that UC Davis had opt-ed to go with Rex Peters, who had served nine years as head coach of Chapman University. Vaughn was so frustrated by the university’s decision that he packed up his office and prepared to leave the universi-ty for good. He threw all of his things into a duffle bag, cer-tain that his time at UC Davis was over. Peters attempted to con-tact Vaughn on multiple occa-sions, but Vaughn was not in-terested in sticking around as an assistant coach. But over the next few weeks things changed. Vaughn’s first child was born that summer, and the next day he met with Peters at The Graduate, a restaurant across the street from the University. As Vaughn describes it, in the days after your first child is born “everything is right with the world,” and Vaughn agreed to stick out the season

By CHELSEA MEHRAAggie Features Writer

A batch of neon yellow eggs coagulates into chunks above a watery base in one of many warm metal dishes along a service line: strips of bacon atop oil-soaked bread, sugar-dusted pan-cakes and glistening pota-toes. With a quick swipe of their plastic ID cards, stu-dents are lured to the UC Davis Dining Commons (DC) by the smell of glazed donuts and frosted cinna-mon rolls. While the all-you-can-eat model of UC Davis dining is economical according to Dining Services Director of Sustainability and Nutrition Linda Adams, as far as re-deeming the labor, water, and electricity used to pro-duce the food, concerns about the environment may also facilitate the mass production of food. Although these issues are foremost the respon-sibility of Dining Services

staff members, General Manager of Resident Dining Brenan Connolly said they have trouble modifying the menu and its nutritional content if the most popular and consumed dishes are the less healthy ones. “There’s too much oppo-sition to messing with some of our [less healthy] dishes,” Connolly said. The amount and type of oil used in these dish-es is a point of conten-tion for some students. Thibault Hoppe-Glosser, a senior science and tech-nology studies major, tilt-ed his empty plate of beef tacos (550 calories, 21g fat, 5g saturated fat, according to nutritional information provided by Adams) to ex-pose a dark orange puddle. Next to him was a half-eat-en grilled portobello burg-er (610 calories, 34g fat, 9g saturated fat) with a visibly damp bun. “I’m usually not very

SHAWCing TipS: STreSS You probably need no reminder that stress is a commonly cited ob-stacle to health and wellness. Being stressed is itself an unpleasant feeling, one that can lead to weight gain and a weakened immune system by way of cortisol and other hormones. To manage stress unhealthily is another source of, well, stress.The American Psychological Association (APA) in-dicates that our generation leans on alcohol and food. What you may not have heard, and what the APA recently found, is that another metric is caus-ing our generation still more stress. The stress differential – the differ-ence between how stress you feel and how much stress you think is healthy or normal for someone your age – is at its highest in five years for peo-

ple born between 1980 and 1994, the Millennial generation. As you might have guessed, part of the problem here is that there are more reported stressors. Issues exacerbated by our financial climate, including money, work and the cost of housing, are the most commonly reported sources of stress. Reading this is probably stress-ing you out more, so let’s get to solu-tions: Psychologists claim that cop-ing with stress is a two-part process. First, how you appraise stressful situ-ations is key. If you find your first re-sponse to a stressor is cursing below your breath or yelling at your room-mate or wallowing in despair, practice instead the words, “Okay, that’s a chal-lenge, but I can handle it.” Second,

what you do about stress is important too. If there’s good news to be found in the APA study, it’s that our generation is notable for proactive stress-man-agement techniques, ranging over ex-ercise, meditation, mindfulness and yoga. And no one expects you to go it alone. Between CAPS, The House, Health and Education Promotion (HEP) and the Student Health Center, there are a number of places on cam-pus that are willing to load your stress-management arsenal.

The ASUCD Student Health and Wellness Committee (SHAWC) aims to promote and address important health-related issues on campus. We serve as a liaison between ASUCD and campus health organizations, clubs and resources. If you have SHAWCing suggestions, questions or tips, please e-mail us at [email protected] and “Like” us on our Facebook page!

Anna Oh / Aggie

Jon Wiles grabs a plate at the Dining Commons, where unhealthy food options are still present. See Dining, page 2

See BASeBALL, page 4

Anna Oh / Aggie

The Memorial Union is expected to be remodeled to include additional lounges, outdoor seating and retail space.

See MU, page 4

When I was younger, I was taught by my dad that it’s impor-

tant to “appear presentable” at all times. I barely under-stood it then and it kin-da irritated me for a while, but it has definitely come in handy. Can you imagine the mortification of seeing someone you’d like to im-press while you’re in yester-day’s PJs with eye boogers dangling from your lashes? That was gross and brought me off topic. Give me a sec to get back on track ... Yes, people! The clothes we wear and the style we maintain is important. In college we get away with wearing sweatpants and flip-flops every day and walking around with weird pant straps on our jeans from riding our bikes. But we’re no longer trekking to class on a windy October afternoon and shouldn’t look like it. In L.A., it’s worse. So much worse. I’m still try-ing to fathom how big of a deal fashion is out here. Women and men are dressed to the nines whenever they step out of their houses. Plus, getting a job here only happens in three ways: have the posi-tion given to you through a connection, have an em-ployer attracted to the way you look/dress or be ex-tremely qualified for the job, in that order. Hell, if you can wrangle a combo of all three, why not use it to your advantage? I learned something im-portant from watching Top Model, which will proba-bly kill my limited credibility as an advice columnist, but I don’t care because Tyra’s words of wisdom are gems that everyone should en-joy. The first step starts with asking ourselves what our “brand” is. Not our favorite designer, but the combina-tion of the assets we possess that make us stand out from others. If being charismat-ic is your brand, use the way you dress to enhance that feature with relaxed looks that are inviting and not di-visive. A.k.a., don’t dress like a gothic girl straight out of a Marylin Manson video. We

should tailor how we dress to be an expression of our most desirable traits. It matters the most in job interviews. Your employ-er doesn’t want you to walk in looking like Brad Pitt, but they need someone who looks well-polished and takes themselves seriously when it comes to their pro-fession. The boss doesn’t have to know how many bowls you smoke in the evening or how many raves you went to last weekend, but don’t let them see your party-rock lifestyle in the way you dress. It’s the men who scoff at taking what they wear seri-ously that I’m mostly speak-ing for. They don’t know it’s a lot easier for us to be just as fashionable as women if we utilize a few basic closet essentials. Every guy needs a three-piece suit that fits to their body correctly. A time-

piece is a great ac-cessory that peo-ple are foregoing nowadays

thanks to the big clock on their iPhones. It doesn’t need to be a thousand dol-lars, but it’ll attract the eye of your boss or your date like catnip. As far as dating goes, who wants to go after some-one who dresses like Mark Zuckerberg? Actually, I could think of a couple bil-lion reasons why some-one would want to stick it to him, but those who take notice of what they wear will probably get more at-tention, dates and sex than the hipster with a bean-ie on in 80-degree weath-er. No one’s saying you have to drop racks on racks on designer labels. Take pic-tures of the outfits in mag-azines or online and take them to lower-end depart-ment stores. Do your best to make a match or under-shoot it a little and pay the extra for tailoring. To silence the nay-sayers, there is nothing wrong with caring about the clothes you wear or how well-kept you appear. Some think the only people who should care this much about what they wear are either gay men or folks that are shallow and mate-rialistic. Keeping your closet situated does not mean you have to be an airhead. Be an intellectual first and fore-most. Read, watch the news, stay up to date and ahead of the curve in your field. At the same time you can also keep your slacks pressed, know the importance of gingham and appreciate suede wingtips. Why not be the “full-package” people say they’re looking for?

If you contact JAZZ TRICE at [email protected] or twitter.com/Jazz_Trice, he’ll give you free coupons to Banana Republic!

Astute readers will re-call that I am not from here. I was born

and raised and went to college on the East Coast (double-plus points if you remember where). I’d say coming to California was a culture shock for me, but I honestly haven’t seen the alleged differ-ences between the coasts. People on both sides tend to vote blue, call their college towns “The People’s Republic of X” and love sushi. I guess the weir-dos must live in that wide expanse in between. That’s not to say this par-ticular campus hasn’t sur-prised me. For example, the smell of manure isn’t near-ly as pervasive as I expect-ed, so that’s one stereotype proven wrong. Bike friend-liness? Check. Picnic Day? Awesome. Whole Earth Festival? Cool. The nation’s best Farmers Market? The Student Farm? The Meat Lab? The Bike Church? The Craft Center? Icing on the gluten-free, vegan hemp cake. These boons are unique, so take advantage of them while you can! Of course, there are elements of this area I could do with-out, and things about the East I miss. If only I had a forum by which my rants could reach a wide au-dience. Oh wait, I do! Excellent … I loved the first snow in college, because all the Californian and Floridian freshmen would run out-side with eyes beam-ing, joyfully trying to catch snowflakes on their tongues and mak-ing snow angels. The hon-eymoon period ended the next day, when they saw that the snow hadn’t melted and realized they would be living with this for a long time. I certainly don’t miss the winter, but I do miss the indoor pools open all year round. The Rec Pool closes in the fall? Really? That I swam more in Boston than I do here in Davis is blasphemous! Another peeve: between the warm winters and the stereotype of sexually lib-erated California, I ex-

pected there to be a lot more streaking here! I’m not asking for UCSB levels of licentiousness, but I’m disappointed. All you have is the recently developed “Undie Run.” I witnessed it this year. Less than 50 students participated, all in speedos or under-garments. Pathetic! Why, when I was in college, I and hundreds of students would run around our Quad twice a year, com-pletely naked, in the freez-ing snow, uphill both ways and watched by dozens of tourists with camer-as while a band played in their boxers. Maybe it’s an East Coast thing? Still, I’ll say this about the Undie Run: The few of you who ran are in terrific shape! Let’s just say the streak-ing student body at my alma mater tended to be less Natalie Portman and

more John Lithgow. Perhaps the biggest disappoint-ment for me is how

political this campus is, or at least has become since you-know-when. What happened to the supposed apathy of Davis-ites? If I wanted to go to a school wracked with protests and ethnic tension, I would have gone to Berkeley. As exciting as it is to have witnessed the Birth of a Meme, I liked this school better when the students cared more about their classes than their criminal records. I’ll end this by holding up a mirror to this campus’ vaunted “diversity.” Honky, please! I’m not saying Davis isn’t diverse, but there’s a reason why we have nine Thai restaurants and nine sushi bars while the only Ethiopian place shut down. Granted, I’m a bit biased: I’m a New Yorker. My stan-dards for a “diverse cam-pus” – like my standards for “big city,” “high rent,” and “edible bagel” – are a bit higher than yours. Also, I think “Seinfeld” is hilarious. I had to travel 3,000 miles before I met people who didn’t. The minority group I miss the most here in the West is my own: Jews. There don’t seem to be a lot of us here, though there are some on this campus who don’t like our kind and are quite vocal about it. Nuts to that! I’m Jewish and Israeli and proud of both, and if you don’t like it you can bite my Hebrew National Kosher Frank. All Beef. Foot long. Aw crap, this became a sex column again.

MATAN SHELOMI is also a Yankee fan; deal with it! Send hate mail to [email protected].

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free all levels yoga9 to 10:15 a.m.Davis Free Peoples SchoolMeet us at the Yurt at the Domes for a gentle yoga introduction. No experience necessary. Bring a mat if you have one. Contact [email protected] with questions.

Birds, wildlife, people & architecture of india7 to 9 p.m.Florence Douglas Senior Center, 333 Amador, VallejoNapa Solano Audubon member John Glover will show photos from a recent trip to India. Join him on the journey viewing ancient architecture, people and the wildlife of this fascinating, colorful country. The Audubon general meeting starts at 7 p.m. and the program will be presented at 7:30. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. For more information, go to napasolanoaudubon.com.

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walk with warrenNoon to 2 p.m.Arboretum Gazebo, Garrod DriveJoin Arboretum Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts for a lunchtime stroll. Enjoy the glorious spring weather, see the demonstration flower gardens in full bloom and get a little exercise. For more information, call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu.

H.e.l.p. club general Meeting6 to 7 p.m.Woodstock’s Pizza Attend the general meeting to learn about our community service programs (e.g., feeding the homeless, tutoring foster children and more) and find out how to get involved in the community. We will be simultaneously having our fundraiser at Woodstock’s Pizza so enjoy some pizza and support the homeless.

dance dance davis: final rehearsal6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi CenterAttend this final rehearsal for the UC Davis flashmob occurring at 6:30 on May 9 at a surprise location on campus. All participants must attend.

food addicts in recovery anonymous7 to 8:30 p.m.Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson RoadFree yourself from excess weight and/or obsessional thoughts about food and body image. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Meetings are open and free to the public. Visit foodaddicts.org for other meeting locations.

Karma patrol Meeting of the 43rd annual whole earth festival7 to 8 p.m.Student Community Center (across from Chem 194/Bike Barn)Learn the history of the festival, reconnect with your loving community, schedule Nonviolence Training, explore KP responsibilities and discover a little bit about yourself.

Battle Heart disease7 to 9 p.m.Freeborn HallHelp battle heart disease with this event sponsored by Alpha Pi Sigma. There will be free face painting and a raffle.

tHUrsday spanish conversation at delta of Venus cafe7:30 to 9 p.m.Davis Free Peoples SchoolPractice your Spanish with a friendly group while sipping on tea. Es muy divertido. Contact [email protected] with questions.

claudia erreguin and ari polsky’s senior art studio exhibition reception6:30 to 8 p.m.Basement Gallery, Art BuildingShow will be up from May 6 to 12; check out the pieces of art majors and graduating seniors.

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everyone loves rodneySomeone was yelling “Rodney” repeatedly for unknown reasons on Olive Drive.

sounds like a dopey spotThere were marijuana plants growing next to a bike trail near San Marino Drive.

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A woman who appeared to be on drugs was playing on a trampoline on Evergreen Court.

Bless youSomeone broke into a house on Grande Avenue and left a box of tissues without taking anything.

fangs for the visitThere was a snake on someone’s front porch that needed to be removed on Caravaggio Drive.

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every day but they don’t realize that some people actually race.” Cycling can be divided into four disciplines. The most popular at UC Davis is road biking, which 90 percent of the team’s members participate in. The second most popular is mountain biking, and the two other types of cy-cling are called track and cyclocross, with only one or two riders each. “There are different bikes for differ-ent disciplines,” Ng said. “You can’t in-terchange the bikes [since] they are specific for the disciplines.” Ng said he owns four bicycles, each designated for a different type of rid-ing, but some people on the team own as many as nine. While Ng mainly trains for road races, he has compet-ed in every category. Many riders said that they like to try other disciplines, but they focus main-ly on one, like senior exercise biology and philosophy double major Danielle Haulman, who said she has done it all but still has her preferences. “Riding on the road is definitely my preference,” she said. “I love riding in hills or mountainous areas, but Davis is nice and flat, too.” Haulman has been riding for 12 years and was originally influenced to ride competitively by her family. After being so dedicated to this sport, she said she eventually found her niche in road cycling and has focused on that aspect for the past three years. This past weekend, she competed in a national competition in Ogden, Utah, and the UC Davis team took

fourth place. The competitive cycling season lasts from February to April, with a national competition to end the season. An av-erage of 10 teams from the California/Nevada region compete in various lo-cations each weekend. Ng said that there are three events for road cyclists: road races, time tri-als and criteriums. Criteriums are his favorite because they are shorter, but the time trials, a race against the clock, are the UC Davis team’s most success-ful race. “Four people ride as fast as possible and they rotate around so that everyone saves their energy enough to go faster,” Ng said. “That’s the bread and butter of our team. We usually win that.” In cycling, specifically in the road biking aspect, there is more to it than just pedaling. The cycling team coach of 12 years, Judd Van Sickle, has been racing for over 15 years and said that a common misconception is that you have to pedal hardest to win. “The strongest rider is often best-ed by a smarter racer,” Van Sickle said. “Tactics, energy conservation, team-work and a dose of luck factor in as much as raw ability.” These things all contribute to the team effort in the sport. There are cer-tain roles that every team member is given to succeed in a given race. “We’re not just trying to stand out individually to go out and get the win and the glory. What we do is we try to get as many people finishing in the top 15 for the most points,” Ng said. “It’s not really that different from other sports. Everyone plays a dif-ferent role in the race. Everyone has a job and you’re working together,”

Haulman said. “Your teammates need you, in a tactical aspect. You might be sacrificing yourself in terms of having to do a lot of work in the race so an-other teammate can relax and sprint to the finish.” After running cross-country, play-ing soccer and swimming, Haulman has turned her attention to cycling because of what she called a combi-nation of an individual’s sport and a team sport. “It’s not just an individual sport like a triathlon or running where you have to be fit and be able to push yourself, but it’s also a team sport in the sense that you have teammates in the race but the goal might be for your team-mate to win and you’re just there to sacrifice yourself to help them reach that goal,” Haulman said. Cycling is also like other sports in that it requires a lot of time to be con-sidered a good cyclist, with some of the cyclists putting in up to 20 hours a week riding, translating to 250 or more miles. “A good cyclist can either win a lot of races or is a good team player,” Ng said. “If you want to be good, it takes a lot of time, a lot of commitment, but if you are just trying to have fun with it, it doesn’t take too much time.” Haulman also likes to also ride for en-joyment, aside from the competition. “It’s not common for people to stay with one sport for as long as I have, but there’s something about going out and riding even if you’re not training,” Haulman said. “You can just go out there, outdoors. There’s nothing else that compares to it.”

DEVON BOHART can be reached at [email protected].

CYCLINGcont. from front page

OPINION tuesday, may 8, 2012 3the california aggie

Team Obama is probably beginning to sweat by now (assuming they haven’t

already been doing so for months). The president needs strong job growth reports from now until Election Day, and the latest numbers on newly created jobs (115,000 for the month of April) are simply not going to cut it.

Regardless of whether it is his fault, voters are tired of waiting for the economy to return to normalcy. The man who four years ago attracted swooning crowds, a commanding electoral victory and a 70 percent approval rating upon taking office is headed toward a loss this November. Worse, it would be a loss to Mitt Romney, the say-anything Republican nominee who has flipped, flopped and rolled his way into the Republican nomination on the back of a nominating process filled with pathetically inept and shockingly backward competition (cough Rick Perry cough).

Yet Romney might not be the only person on the ballot who has been willing to say anything to get elected. Obama wanted to win in 2008, and if it took a field of broken promises to do so, then so be it. Remember closing Guantanamo Bay? Or his promise to raise the federal minimum wage? Apparently that was change he forgot about.

If Team O is going to score a deuce, then they are going to need the full coalition that propelled

Obama to victory last time. This includes young voters, minorities and gays. Well, it seems like Obama and Co. assumed that these groups would vote for him again, regardless of what went down. So they were ignored. Sure, work was done on the margins, and occasionally it was even significant. The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a good example.

There are, however, some gaping broken promises that could end up derailing the president’s dream of a second term. Take the issue of immigration. He specifically promised a comprehensive immigration bill during his first year. What happened? Nothing. Needless to say, minority advocates were outraged.

Another big promise broken was his pledge to extend the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to include discrimination against sexual orientation and gender identity. This was a very big issue in the gay community — a community that also happened to be one of his biggest fundraisers last round. Yeah, that did not happen. Whoops.

You do not have to go far to find stories about groups who were made promises by Obama in 2008, only to be disappointed and let down. They can be found right here on this campus.

Last Monday, the Armenian Student Association held a several-hours-long demonstration in front of the MU to commemorate the Armenian genocide. As much as 75 percent of the population was massacred between 1915 to 1923. It was and is horrific to contemplate. Nearly 100 years later, the genocide still stands as the pivotal event in Armenian consciousness.

I spoke with Raffi Dadain, one of the students involved with the demonstration. He pointed out that most nations still do not recognize the genocide for what it was — genocide. This includes our country. Yet he and other Armenians held hope that this would change under Obama. Why? Because he promised to do so.

Yet the president has reneged on this promise. This has prompted

a furious response from the Armenian community. Raffi said that he worked as a volunteer for the

Obama campaign last time. But this time, he is going to sit it out. The letdown from Obama’s broken promise is too much.

Worse, the White House releases a letter each year to commemorate the genocide, except that they never actually use the word “genocide.” It is a slap in the face to the Armenian community, and it is going to cost him desperately needed votes.

If the President does indeed lose on Nov. 4, post-mortem analysis will revolve around several issues. Yes, the economy will be the main issue. But the anger and letdown of Obama’s old coalition will also be a big factor. It remains to be seen whether the pain of a broken promise is greater than the notion of what would be akin to the second coming of Bush. The choice will be between a candidate who lied and a candidate who is probably listed in the dictionary under the word “flip-flopper.”

Regardless, this year’s election is shaping up to be an ugly, depressing affair. What an Obummer.

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Campus dialogueI have been on this campus

for four years. Never have I been scared or hesitant to state my opinions, despite many of them being in the minority on cam-pus. However, one of my person-al views is a common one around town, yet you would not know it.

I support the state of Israel and so do most of my fellow peers, but many of them are scared to voice this opinion. One reason for this is because of activities that occur on campus like those taking place this week. Various groups demon-ize Israel to the point of accusing the state of committing genocide, amongst other absurd accusations including it being an apartheid state. In an apartheid state, do all citizens have the right to vote no matter what race, religion, gender or beliefs? Does everybody have equal access to public transporta-tion, health care and education? I don’t think so, yet in Israel every citizen does have these rights.

With Israel being demon-ized so often on campus, many Israel supporters on campus are hesitant to show their opinion. Freedom of speech is a core right in the U.S., as well as in Israel, but students are scared to voice their opinion because they have seen other supporters get their freedom of speech revoked. A re-cent example of this is a couple

of months ago when two Israelis came to campus to speak about their lives growing up in Israel. They consistently were interrupt-ed and unable to finish their pre-sentation. Is their freedom of speech being diminished to the point that they cannot even dis-cuss their innocent childhoods?

I do not only advocate for Israel supporters to use their freedom of speech, but those who question and disagree with the state as well. Dialogue is important as it is in any issue. However, when one side does not allow the other to voice their opinion and may not even recog-nize their right to exist, what are you supposed to work with? The first step to resolve a conflict is to admit the other side exists. Once this step takes place I know that di-alogue will become a lot easier. I support a dialogue and am willing to take part in it any chance I have. Last year, I attended an event in which I suggested an idea of having groups from both sides write and sign a document recognizing the other’s existence. This document would state that they would be will-ing to engage in dialogue and try to somehow reach agreements on at least some issues on our own cam-pus. If we cannot agree on anything on our own campus, how are agree-ments going to be made on an in-ternational level?

My idea was turned down, but I still hope for future dialogue.

Everyone has the right to crit-icize Israel because they have freedom of speech. Just make sure that you let the other side use their right of freedom of speech, as well. I hope in the fu-ture students are not scared to voice their opinions on any is-sue, especially those that are near and dear to their heart.

Alexander Wold Senior, political science and economics

Principles of CommunityDear Senior Campus Administrators,

It’s clear you’re being put in the difficult position of having to live up to the Principles of Community. I personally think that’s an unreasonable expectation. If you were capable of that it would’ve happened already. Instead, I have a suggestion for you — from your very own playbook. Why not try the old “Lower the Bar” play and revise the Principles themselves? It’d be just like what you’ve been trying to do for the past two and a half years with the Core Principles of Intercollegiate Athletics. You know, make the hammer shape the hand.

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If new legislation is not passed, this July the inter-est rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 7.4 million students will rise from 3.4 to 6.8 percent.

Doubling the college loan interest rate places a great-er burden on the shoulders of students already struggling to carry debt at existing loan rates. It is difficult enough as it is to find a job post-grad to pay off these loans, while at the same time there are few other financial aid op-tions. This is unacceptable in a country that prides itself in having such an educated population.

Mark Kantrowitz, publish-er of Finaid.com, told The San Francisco Chronicle that if a student took out $9,000 of unsubsidized loans over four years at 6.8 percent instead of 3.4 percent, it would cost an additional $1,800 over 10 years. It would cost an extra $4,075 over a 20-year repay-ment period.

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rates are lower than getting loans from a bank, the gov-ernment should not be mak-ing students pay more. As the future contributors to the economy, students should not have to be in debt longer.

It is very likely that there will be some sort of bill passed to keep the rates at 3.4 percent since it would be inconvenient for a hike to come with elections coming up this November.

There are Republican and Democrat versions of a bill to keep the interest rate at 3.4 percent for at least a year. The Senate is voting to-day on whether to start de-bating the Democratic plan. Though each measure uses different means to finance the around $6 million funds needed to cover keeping the interest rates at the lower percentage, they both would keep the rate the same. It is vital that Congress makes a bipartisan effort to ensure that students can afford to pay off loans.

At the end of this week, UC Berkeley students will official-ly end their Spring Semester, welcoming graduation or summer break. Meanwhile, here at UC Davis, students still have six more weeks left to slave away in Shields while spring weather and poten-tial naps on the Quad beckon ever so temptingly.

Undoubtedly, as we stress over our second round of midterms and the onset of fi-nals, UC Berkeley students will be starting summer in-ternships and jobs, many of which they snatched away from talented, qualified Aggies simply because they were able to start sooner.

Boasting one of the most prestigious reputations of any local university, UC Berkeley students already pose stark competition to Davis stu-dents, especially when it comes to local jobs and in-ternships. However, Berkeley’s academic calendar gives Cal students yet another distinct advantage in garnering sum-mer work, as many positions advertise a starting date in late May.

So, what’s a distraught, job-seeking Aggie to do? Unfortunately, the options are limited and largely inef-fective — either have a re-sume that is so fantastic the employer will willingly wait for you, or scour the inter-net for the few jobs that ac-tually start after the end of Spring Quarter. If the latter is achieved, students should be prepared to be rushed into positions that start only days after the end of finals, allot-

ting only the bare minimum of much-needed and well-deserved relaxation time. UC Davis’ academic cal-endar is additionally detri-mental to those graduating, who cannot fill the void of summer by taking additional classes.

This year will end the latest due to the added week during winter break. In April, the unemploy-ment rate for workers under age 25 was 16.4 percent while the overall unemployment rate was 8.1 percent. It is hard enough already for anyone to get a job in the current econ-omy, but UC Davis’ academ-ic calendar puts students at a unique disadvantage.

The solution is simple: UC Davis needs to change its ac-ademic calendar to match those of top-tier universi-ties in order to make students more competitive. Whether or not this requires a shift from a quarter to a semester system is uncertain, but the change must be made regardless.

All university students are feeling the pinch of tough economic times. Sending in resumes simply to be ignored and getting rejected from un-paid internships are not ex-actly self-esteem boosters. Under these circumstanc-es, the suggestion of end-ing school five weeks sooner may not seem to be very con-soling. But you never know — a changed academic cal-endar could mean the differ-ence between landing a great internship and spending an-other summer waiting by the phone.

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the eighth inning off junior Ben Burke and added a solo home run off freshman Raul Jacobson in the ninth for a 12-6 advantage.

UC Davis added one in the bot-tom of the ninth after Lipson led off with a triple and scored on senior

David Popkins’ sacrifice fly.

Sunday — UC Davis 5, Cal Poly 4Lynch gave UC Davis an early lead with a two-run shot in the bottom of the first. The Aggies doubled their advantage in the second to extend the lead to four.

Freshman Spencer Koopmans made his fourth start of the year,

keeping the Cal Poly hitters at bay until a solo shot from Haniger in the top of the fourth.

The Mustangs tied it up in the fifth after a two-run homer, a string of base hits and an er-ror by the Aggies. Despite fad-ing at the end, Vaughn was im-pressed with the spot start from the freshman.

“This was a tremendous start

for him,” said Vaughn. “It’s a great learning experience for him as a freshman; it’s going to be key for him going forward.”

The UC Davis bats were qui-eted until the eighth, when Eric Johnson’s two-out single drove in Barker to give the Aggies the lead and ultimately the victory.

Lanza pitched 4 and 2/3 innings in relief, limiting the Mustangs to

three hits and striking out six bat-ters, including the first two in the top of the ninth, and then getting Haniger to fly out to right to end the game.

UC Davis makes a short trip to Reno on Tuesday to face Nevada.

RUSSELL EISENMAN can be reached at [email protected].

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By CLAIRE TANAssociate City Editor

On April 16, Thomson Reuters published its 19th edition study abstract of the 100 Top Hospitals in the United States. Sutter Davis Hospital is on the list of top small community hospitals in the nation. This is the hospital’s second consecutive year and third time being recognized.

Thomson Reuters is a data company that provides information to improve the quality and cost of healthcare, financial, media and other markets.

The 2012 100 Top Hospitals study took

six to seven months and consisted of 2,886 hospitals. There were five categories of hospital classification: major teaching hospitals, teaching hospitals, large community hospitals, medium community hospitals and small community hospitals. The study looked only at short-term, acute-care, non-federal U.S. hospitals.

According to a Sutter Davis Hospital press release, 10 areas were evaluated: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average patient stay, expenses, profitability, patient satisfaction, adherence to clinical standard of care, post-discharge mortality and readmission rates for heart attack,

heart failure and pneumonia.The study abstract states Thomson

Reuters reviewed five years of data, 2006 to 2010, to study the rate of change in performance.

“In 1993, when we started the study, hospitals tended to use medians as their targets,” said Senior Vice President of Thomson Reuters Jean Chenoweth. “We felt that having national benchmarks as the target would help raise the performance of the hospitals.”

Chenoweth said the organization never releases individual hospital ranks, and instead names groups of hospitals that can collectively set a national benchmark in each of the five classes.

“We buy [each hospital’s] information directly from the federal government,” Chenoweth said. “That’s why we can very honestly say that all of the data in the 100 Top is publicly available; anyone can buy it or download it from the web.”

According to Chenoweth, no hospital can apply to be in the study nor can they choose to be omitted.

“They’re in it because the data is already in the public databank,” she said. “They’re in the study whether they like it or not.”

Chief Executive Officer of Sutter Davis Hospital Janet Wagner said the hospital is very proud to be in the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation.

“We like to think we’re providing the absolute best clinical care to our community,” Wagner said. “It’s easy for me to say that, but when we have national validation that our hospital is one of the best performing in the country, it gives me a great sense of comfort that we are truly serving our community the best that we can.”

Wagner said she believes that Sutter Davis has great teamwork and the people are focused on service, quality outcomes

and safe patient care delivery.“Number one at Sutter Davis Hospital

is safe patient care delivery,” Wagner said. “We’re in a community where we have one of the best universities in the country and I believe that our hospitals should also be one of the best in the country.”

There are a number of California hospitals on the list, Chenoweth said. She said the benchmarks were first set by California hospitals because there were so many in the Top 100.

“Over time, the concentration of the winners has shifted regionally,” Chenoweth said. “This year, we see Texas, Florida, California and Pennsylvania with 10 or more winners. That’s really encouraging because it means the bar has been raised.”

According to Chenoweth, this includes setting a new, higher survival rate or lower mortality rate than previously, and shortening the length of stay.

“We’ve seen over five years, lengths of stay shorten significantly,” Chenoweth said. “Patient safety has also improved significantly.”

Wagner said when everybody is thinking about safe patient care delivery, the outcomes all around are better.

“Because the healthcare market is getting more competitive and we’re paid based on our outcomes, it’s imperative we do our very best,” Wagner said. “So every year, it gets a little bit tougher.”

Wagner said Sutter Davis Hospital learns a lot by speaking to patients and families.

“Our goal is to make the experience the best it can be given the situation,” she said. “The team at Sutter Davis Hospital is proud to be in Davis and extremely proud to provide a service that is nationally recognized.”

CLAIRE TAN can be reached at [email protected].

By ANDREW POHAggie News Writer

Ann Prepare Lavni is a Haitian Creole phrase meaning “Let us prepare the fu-ture.” This nonprofit project, organized by students, aims to alleviate the costs of Haiti’s Foreign Language programs through the donation of hygiene supplies, school supplies and the training of Foreign Language teachers to better prepare them for educating the youth.

The project was co-founded by the Tavárez sisters Carolina and Lidia. Both of them hail from the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Lidia attends Sacramento State and is majoring in neuropsychology, while Carolina attends UC Davis, major-ing in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American and hemispheric studies and education.

“I want to make a difference in the Haitian educational system, since I have personally witnessed this dilemma,” Carolina said in an e-mail.

She was born and raised on the Dominican side of the island until the age of 13.

Carolina first saw this project com-ing to fruition after receiving a grant for $20,000 from the UC Davis Blum Center. The Poverty Alleviation Through Action

(PATA) grant allows students to travel in the summer to an undeveloped country to create a program that will benefit not only the country’s economy, but the country as a whole.

Tavárez and other volunteers will be heading to the city of Jacmel, a border city in the Dominican Republic, on June 23 and again sometime in December. Since Jacmel is a border city, the children are exposed to a multitude of languages including French, Creole and Spanish. There, they will work closely with foreign language teachers ranging from fourth to 12th grade.

According to Carolina’s research, 95 per-cent of the population only speaks Haitian Creole. She believes that studying a second language can open up entirely new doors for the children including “better commu-nicative ability, cognitive development, cul-tural awareness, and job opportunities.”

In addition, the government offers a mere 1.8 percent of its support to educa-tion. Roughly half of the children do not at-tend school and of those who do, 80 per-cent need to attend private school due to the lack of public schooling options.

This project aims to spur better teaching methods and reduce the prohibitively high cost of education in Haiti.

The project has already received countless donations according to Monserrat Garcia, one of the first volunteers for the project.

“I knew this was going to be huge and now we have people in the Dominican Republic and Mexico helping us out,” Garcia said in an e-mail.

Garcia has been integral in spreading the word about the project. She will take part in a TV interview on May 8 with Univision on Channel 19.

Lidia Tavárez, Carolina’s sister and co-founder of the project, echoes Garcia’s sentiments.

“At first I thought it would be hard to get far for the two of us, but then I saw how others joined forces and got the ball roll-ing; it gave me faith and reassurance, and I know we won’t stop until we finish the job!” Lidia said in an e-mail.

Lidia created the Facebook page and website for the project: facebook.com/AnnPrepareLavni and AnnPrepareLavni.webs.com. The project coordinators can be contacted at [email protected].

They are accepting donations of note-books, pencils, books and other school supplies, as well as hygienic supplies like shampoo, toothbrushes, socks and oth-er supplies. Volunteers and monetary donations are also welcomed. The sup-plies will be used to assist Haitian chil-dren, who have been affected by the 2010 earthquake.

ANDREW POH can be reached [email protected].

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Selection based on 10 areas of statistical data

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Data company Thomas Reuters published their first hospital ranking study nine years ago.

Project aims to improve the Foreign Language program in Haiti schools

UC Davis students run Ann Prepare Lavni nonprofit

According to Tim Chin, senior technocul-tural studies major and assistant director of Entertainment Council, Entertainment Council also pays to drive down ticket prices for students. Entertainment Council paid $1,250 for The Shins show in April to reduce student ticket prices from $40 to $30.

“I don’t want students to say that they couldn’t have a great time because they didn’t have $35,” Chin said.

At $160,000, Entertainment Council has the third-largest operating budget of all of the subsidized ASUCD units, behind only the ASUCD Coffee House and Unitrans. This total is comprised of the $100,000 large show reserves and $60,000 for pro-motions and other activities.

According to the 2011-2012 ASUCD Budget Summary, Entertainment Council was subsidized by the student govern-ment with $67,148, an amount that has decreased by more than $20,000 since 2010.

“A large scale show can easily cost over $100,000, so as you can see our entire op-erating budget can’t even handle one show of this magnitude,” Chatfield said.

In order to navigate around these fiscal limitations, Entertainment Council has re-cently been negotiating with promoters rather than hosting its own shows, as it has traditionally done.

“[The promoters] handle a lot of the or-ganizational aspects of the event like book-ing the artist, and Entertainment Council just handles promoting the event and con-necting the students to it,” Chatfield said. “Given the constraints of the budget, I be-lieve that working more with promoters is the best way to ensure that we can bring

more large shows to UC Davis.”According to Cheng, Entertainment

Council spends only a few hundred dol-lars on promotional materials such as flyers and Facebook advertisements for shows that are fully hosted by promoters. For the Cake performance last October, Entertainment Council had little financial involvement and was only responsible for getting the word out to students.

The shift toward greater promotion-al activities, instead of organizing shows, represents a transition in the role of Entertainment Council.

“Entertainment Council is essentially a liaison between the students and the pro-moters,” Cheng said. “We hesitate to move into fully promotional activities because Entertainment Council is still able to put on great films and host smaller shows.”

Cheng is hoping to see shows fully backed by Entertainment Council despite further ASUCD budget cuts and high pric-es for top artists.

“I’d like to see Entertainment Council go back to our roots of putting on our own shows,” she said. “Promoter shows are cheaper, but we want to be able to say that we, the students, organized this event and brought great entertainment to the community.”

While Entertainment Council-promoted shows can turn a profit, Chatfield does not want Entertainment Council to focus sole-ly on making money.

“I think large-scale concerts are a very memorable experience that UC Davis stu-dents will remember when they get older and will reflect on when thinking of their time in college,” Chatfield said. “I want to help create that and bring the most rele-vant and memorable shows possible to UC Davis.”

JUSTIN ABRAHAM can be reached at [email protected].

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According to Schroeder, when enrollment is slow in a given program, the deadline may be extended or the summer abroad program may get in touch with students that may be interested in the program by giving an an-nouncement of the program in a class that’s teaching within the subject of the program. For example, if there is a literature summer abroad program with low enrollment, an an-nouncement might be made in an introduc-tory English or University Writing Program (UWP) course to advertise the program. While enrollment was low in the South Korea and Costa Rica program, Schroeder claims that this is not an isolated event, and overall, this has not been a good year for study abroad programs in general. According to Schroeder, the bad state of the economy and the fact that the additions of study abroad programs has increased faster than student growth have hindered enroll-ment for study abroad programs this year. “I think there are definitely the coun-tries that are very popular for study abroad, European countries, and I think it’s just be-cause people know a lot about these coun-tries and there’s a kind of pull towards going to those countries and there’s not as much information about the other ones. And I think that’s part of it. And I think the other thing is that it depends on the courses be-ing taught,” said senior art studio and tech-nocultural studies major and Study Abroad peer advisor Alex Sarkisian. Sarkisian has studied in Italy and Scotland. Despite the cancellation of two pro-grams, this year has been a good one for UC Davis Summer Abroad as student enroll-ment has increased compared to previous years. According to Frieders, there are ap-proximately 860 students enrolled, which

relative to last year is an increase of about 6.5 percent. “We have 860 signed up for programs, which is an all-time high for us, and we’re the only summer abroad program in the UC system that actually grew this year,” Schroeder said. The low enrollment in the two canceled programs is not a first-time phenomenon, since there has never been a year when no summer abroad programs were not can-celled, according to Frieders. “Realistically, it’s not going to happen that you’re going to fill every spot, but, you know, 860 people, I’ll take that any day. That’s a huge number of people going on these pro-grams,” Schroeder said. Since 1998, the number of summer abroad programs has increased from six to 43 and is expected to continue increasing, accord-ing to Schroeder. The cost to study abroad in one of the summer programs varies between the programs, but starts at $4,000. Although studying abroad may be expensive, it is rec-ommended that students do so, not only for the personal experience, but because it gives students an advantage over those who have not studied abroad when applying for a job or graduate school. “First of all, it’s the best experience you’ll have as an undergrad. The other thing is that you never hear, ‘Oh, I regret studying abroad.’ You always hear people who are about to graduate and regretting that they never went abroad,” Sarkisian said. “For me, it was huge not only on the academic level, because the classes that I took abroad were so geared towards my interest, which just kind of shot me in a direction not only in my academics but for my career.” For more information about summer abroad programs, visit summer-abroad.ucdavis.edu or ucdavisabroad.com.

LILIANA NAVA OCHOA can be reached at [email protected].

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What is your biggest pet peeve?Text by KELSEY SMOOT

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“Proselytizing, or religious soliciting. Like when people go door-to-door. I don’t like

it because I didn’t ask for it.”Russell Booker

junior English major

“Mine would be one-ply toilet paper. It’s so much less efficient. People think they’re saving money by buying it, but in reality you use 18 times as much to ensure cleanliness.”Stephen Gordonsenior biological sciences major

“I don’t like thin bathroom doors. If you’re a good contractor, you wouldn’t design

thin bathroom doors.”Julian Personius

junior economics major

“I would say cracking knuckles. My roommate does this weird dance before she goes to bed and every joint in her body cracks. I hate it!”Shaida Mirmazallerifirst-year economics major

“I hate when people are driving and they leave their turn signal on when they’re not turning. It makes me want to go Grand Theft Auto on them!”Ally Connerjunior animal science major

“I hate when people take water from the Brita filter and don’t fill it back up when

they’re done. They just put the empty filter back in the refrigerator. Just fill it

up again. It’s so annoying.”Andrew Knight

junior civil engineering major

“When people don’t wear Aggie Blue on Aggie Pride Fridays. We have so much

cool stuff to give out and we can’t unless they’re wearing it.”

Lillie Crossfirst-year dramatic arts major

“People who don’t yield at the bike circles. It’s so annoying when someone just cuts you off.”Kristen Pitsenbargerjunior animal science major

“When I’m taking a test and someone is tapping with their leg and it shakes the seats. I need complete silence when I’m

taking a test. “Lynnette Torres

junior political science and Chicano studies double major

“People asking me what I’m going to do after college. Because I have no idea. It makes me want to buy cats.”Betsy Onstadsenior economics major

By RUSSELL EISENMANAggie Sports Writer

Despite its ace pitcher sidelined by injury, UC Davis cooled the Cal Poly hitters while keeping its bats hot in taking the series.

Returning home after an eight-game road trip, junior third baseman Paul Politi sent the fans home happy with a walk-off single on Friday. Senior first baseman Eric

Johnson singled in the bottom of the eighth to put the Aggies ahead in the series finale, and freshman Craig Lanza earned his first collegiate win.

UC Davis moves to 18-25 overall and 6-9 in the Big West Conference.

Wednesday — Fresno State 11, UC Davis 4Sophomore Spencer Brann went 3-for-4 with his first home run of the season, but Fresno State scored early and often to win the nonconference matchup in Fresno.

Brann was a triple shy of the cycle, hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth and picked up two RBIs while scoring twice.

The Aggies scored first when sophomore Nick Lynch drove in freshman Kevin Barker with a sacrifice fly.

The Bulldogs, however, put up eight un-answered runs over the next three innings to take an 8-1 lead.

Brann’s two-run homer in the fourth cut into the lead, but the Aggies were only able to muster one more run, dropping the game 11-4.

Friday — UC Davis 5, Cal Poly 4The UC Davis bats connected with the ball

all afternoon, picking up a total of 16 hits led by Politi’s 4-for-6 performance and walk-off single on a 0-2 count in the bot-tom of the 11th.

Senior catcher Scott Kalush hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth in-ning, which gave the Aggies a 4-2 lead.

Senior Anthony Kupbens received the Friday start after a minor injury kept se-nior Dayne Quist out of action. Kupbens pitched seven innings, giving up just two runs while striking out five.

“[Cal Poly is] the best offensive team in the conference,” head coach Matt Vaughn said. “The thing that was really special about today was that we had to move our pitchers up, and to get that effort out of [Kupbens] today on short rest is a special effort on the mound.”

The Aggies took a 4-2 lead into the ninth, but a Cal Poly rally tied the game off soph-omore closer Harry Stanwyck to force ex-tra innings.

Politi stepped to the plate in the bot-tom of the 11th with two outs and runners on second and third. After falling behind in the count 0-2, Politi drove a single into right-center field for the walk-off victory,

getting mobbed by his teammates shortly after touching first base.

“Paul set the tone today,” Vaughn said. “He just put on a clinic in hitting and that’s contagious.”

Saturday — Cal Poly 12, UC Davis 7Both Lynch and senior Brett Morgan hit home runs, and senior Tom Briner struck out five batters in seven innings of work, but Cal Poly scored eight runs in the final three innings, including a five-run eighth, to claim the victory.

Down 4-0 in the third, Morgan led off the inning with a solo shot to left, his first of the season.

Lynch then tied it up in the fifth when he hit the first pitch he saw over the left field wall to knot the game at 4-4 with a three-run shot.

The Aggies continued to rally in the in-ning to take a 6-4 lead.

In the top of the seventh, the top hitter in the conference, Mitch Haniger, tied the game with a bomb of a two-run homer to left field. Cal Poly then scored five runs in

UC Davis conquers Cal PolyAggies win series thanks to dramatic victories

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Junior Paul Politi hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning in UC Davis’ win over Cal Poly on Friday.

ICC’S COUnTDOwn TO SUMMeR! Welcome to week six of the ICC’s Countdown to Summer! Each week the Internship and Career Center (ICC) will highlight a task that will prepare you to land a job or internship by this sum-mer. Breaking the process down to weekly tasks will make it less daunting and will yield success. This week we answer the ques-tion: “Networking: Why, What and How?” Networking: Is it important?Networking is the process of getting to know people, espe-cially those working in your field of interest or in a related field of interest. It’s an information ex-change between you and people you know or acquaintances you identify through other relation-ships. It is estimated that about 80 percent of jobs are obtained through professional contacts, not job search sites. We need to network to be successful in to-

day’s job market!

Myths Debunked!“I don’t know anyone who can help me! So, I can’t network.” False! There is no need to have established connections; you have to make them. Say you are a plant science major inter-ested in entering the market-ing field. Ask your friend major-ing in managerial economics to tell you when her favorite pro-fessor has office hours. Use your internet research skills to find companies, professors or pro-fessionals in marketing, send them a professional e-mail and request an informational in-terview (for more information check out our website). Bam! You have networked. It takes some elbow grease, not to men-tion courage, but it is worth it! Before you know it, you will be the one providing assistance to others.

“People are not interested in helping me.”False! Professionals want to help and can provide resourc-es that may help you obtain opportunities. Remember, the people in your network were once in your shoes and have common interests and back-grounds, such as being a UC Davis graduate or being in-volved in biotechnology re-search. By networking, you are requesting information on a specific field. Your connec-tions usually know of oppor-tunities and will pass them along. Also, a member of your network may recommend you to someone they know, help-ing to expand your profession-al contacts.

BenefitsLearn About Your Fields of Interest and Create a Support System

Networking helps you expand your knowledge about compa-nies and opportunities available in your area of interest, helping to guide, refine and drive your career! Also, this network con-sists of professional associates who can help you stay connect-ed, up-to-date and encouraged.

LinkedIn and Other Ways to Start Networking!You can supplement, but don’t replace, your real life connec-tions through networking sites such as LinkedIn. You can up-load a resume and pertinent personal information, follow groups or companies that inter-est you and connect, like add-ing friends on Facebook, with professionals who are related to your field of interest. LinkedIn is a career network-ing tool. It is NOT Facebook, so no relationship drama updates! In fact, before you start your ca-

reer or internship search, clean up your Facebook; recruiters re-view Facebook pages of poten-tial employees! Hopefully, you are now con-vinced there are benefits that come from networking. Creating professional relation-ships with company employees, professors, classmates and fam-ily are great ways to get start-ed. The hardest part is start-ing! Remember to reach out in real life, too. There are many re-sources with helpful informa-tion waiting for you; the ICC is here to help!

Ritika Sharma has been with the Internship and Career Center (ICC) since 2010 and can assure you that job search strategies, such as networking, are the key to finding your career success. She is on LinkedIn as well, so add her! The UC Davis Internship and Career Center (ICC), located on the second and third floors of South Hall and online at iccweb.ucdavis.edu, has decades of success helping to launch Aggies on their professional paths, and its services are FREE to currently enrolled UC Davis students.

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