By DEVON BOHARTAggie Associate Editor

Eighteen minutes — the time allotted for a TED speaker to give the talk of their life. On May 19, UC Davis will host its second TEDx event featuring a variety of local speakers, who will each have 18 minutes to present their research, discov-eries or point of view. The event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 1100 Social Sciences and Humanities, and this year’s theme is “The Power of Perspective.” The TED organization, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, was created 30 years ago, eventually

giving birth to TED talks. “The idea was to create a talk that could be listened to on some-one’s coffee break or between ac-tivities during the day and it had to deliver a message more than facts,” junior economics and psy-chology major Tyler Wilson said. “TED talks seek to inspire and en-lighten people about something that the speaker of the talk thinks is important in the world.” A multitude of these talks are given at an annual conference; however, three years ago this non-profit branched out, allowing oth-ers to hold their own independent events. The events are called TEDx and have spread to more than 200 countries worldwide.

Senior economics major Phil Chu is the director of public re-lations for TEDxUCDavis and the master of ceremonies for the event. “I think it’s a great opportuni-ty for people to learn and to share their ideas and to kind of inspire you with hope,” Chu said. Those asked to speak at the events, including UC Davis chem-istry lecturer Andreas Toupadakis, recognize the power of these talks. “They are unique because they present ideas that are usually ig-nored by the mainstream media,” Toupadakis said in an e-mail.

Today’s weatherPartly cloudyHigh 68Low 48

ForecastHang tight, Aggies, this week is going to be a wet one. Rain can be

expected as soon as Tuesday afternoon. Stay dry out there!

Raymond Chan, atmospheric science majorAggie Forecasting Team

Most likely showersMost likely showers

Wednesday

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Amanda please!Our beloved Amanda Bynes was arrested on Friday on the suspicion of driving under the

influence. Tsk tsk, Amanda. Tsk tsk.

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Students hold rally for “Davis Dozen” last Thursday

Second annual TEDx event to be held on campus

Aggie Threads opens in the Memorial UnionNew custom shirt print shop is ready to serve greek life, clubs and more

UC Davis hosts local speakers for May event

Demonstrators show support for U.S. Bank protesters

By MAX GARRITY RUSSERAggie News Writer

Last Thursday a group of protesters rallied outside the Memorial Union (MU) building

to show support for the “Davis Dozen” and to celebrate the closure of U.S. Bank’s UC Davis branch. The “Davis Dozen” are a group of student and faculty protesters that allegedly took turns

protesting U.S. Bank by sitting for months out-side its doors, eventually contributing to its closure and a cancellation of its contract with

By MAX GARRITY RUSSER

Aggie News Writer

Houseboats is right around the corner, which means a flurry of HB2K12 tank tops needs to be made. Newly opened Aggie Threads is seeking to satisfy any Houseboat shirt needs this year, along with any other custom shirt orders on campus. The new shop, located in the Memorial Union (MU) next to Campus Copies/Classical Notes, is the new-est branch of ASUCD’s Campus Copies/Classical Notes. Aggie Threads specializes in printing unlimited col-ors on shirt orders ranging from one to a few hundred. “I actually pitched the idea in my interview for Classical Notes Director,” said fifth-year Classical Notes/Campus Copies and Aggie Threads director Ryan Hagens. After Hagens got the job he got together with former ASUCD Controller Don Ho

and senior Eddie Hu to start up the new division. “It’s a method that prints the ink directly onto the shirt, rather than setting it on with something else,” said Ho speaking of the type of shirt-printing ma-chine the group decid-ed upon. “We were think-ing originally about doing a screen printing machine but then we saw that the di-rect garment printing was much more efficient.” The group prides itself on customer interaction with the employees that is not available with any online retailer. “We can sit down and go through a design and ac-tually print off a proof on a shirt, and if you like it we can print 50 more,” said Hagens. “We can do it so fast. Our turnaround time is quick, one week.” A former ASUCD control-ler, Don Ho helped lobby ASUCD for funding the new start-up. Senate Bill 28 gave the group $35,195.97 from

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Students assembled in Mrak Hall later in the afternoon, and protesters spoke about the “Davis Dozen” and other issues on campus.

See RALLY, page 3

See THREADS, page 3

See TEDX, page 3

NEwS iN BRiEF

Students encouraged

to ‘Take Back the Night’

during Sexual Assault

Awareness Month

The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). In an ef-fort to raise awareness and education about sexual vi-olence while preventing it, the Campus Violence Prevention Program is holding “Take Back the Night” on April 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on the East Quad. According to the Campus Violence Prevention web-site, “The spirit of Take Back the Night is to em-power and support sur-vivors of sexual violence, raise awareness, promote action to end sexual as-sault, and assert that it is wrong for people to live in fear of the night ... or any time of day.” Co-sponsored by the Women’s Resources and Research Center and the Cross Cultural Center, Take Back the Night is a program available for all students to attend. Coordinators also sug-gest bringing awareness by posting on Facebook, presenting to clubs or de-partments, getting in-volved in the Clothesline Project and reading the student guide “How to be Sexcessful.” All events are promot-ing a message of empow-erment to survivors of vi-olence along with educat-ing the general public. The Walking Spanish, Liquid Hotplates, The Spokes, and the cast of V-Stories will be perform-ing at Take Back the Night. The event is open to all students.

— Danielle Huddlestun

TEDxUCDAviS SpEAkErS• Claire Pomeroy, dean of the UC Davis Medical School• Shane Logan, Ph.D. student, expert in sociology of mixed martial arts • Andreas Albrecht, UC Davis physics department chair• Dr. Jonna A.K. Mazet, co-director of the Wildlife Health Center at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine• Diane Ullman, associate dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Andreas Toupadakis, UC Davis chemistry lecturer • Michael Saler, UC Davis history professor• Clifford Saron, associate research scientist at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain• Eric Lerum, recently the chief of staff to the Deputy Mayor for Education for the District of Columbia

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Senior community-regional development major Eddie Hu makes a t-shirt at the new t-shirt printing business, Aggie Threads.

Grads, brace your-selves. Yahoo cut 2,000 from its workforce

last Wednesday, which is bad news – really bad news – for those of us looking to work in the Bay Area. Those freshly unemployed, highly qualified Yahooligans will flood the la-bor market, making the job hunt that much more diffi-cult for outgoing seniors such as myself.

But I can’t say that I am completely surprised. The fi-nancial fore-cast for the Sunnyvale-based com-pany hasn’t been, well, sunny. For the past decade, Yahoo has watched itself slip into ir-relevance as Facebook and Google flew by on technolo-gy that was faster, better and more equipped for the mo-bile era.

It’s not that Yahoo isn’t popular. Yahoo is, amazingly enough, still one of the most heavily trafficked sites in the world. Every month, over 700 million unique users visit at least one of Yahoo’s branded sites (Finance, Sports, News, etc.) – that’s nearly half of all internet users worldwide – but the company can’t seem to profit from its visitors.

Yahoo remains one of the largest websites in the United States. So why, then, is such a huge force in the tech world struggling to keep its head above water? I was intrigued and proceeded to investigate.

Well, for one, the compa-ny can’t seem to commit to anything. It has serious inter-nal problems‚ having had five different chief executives in the past 10 years. It also has major identity issues. Yahoo was just a search engine be-fore growing into a web por-tal, like Google, offering e-mail, news and such. But to-day’s cash-strapped Yahoo hasn’t yet decided whether it wants to focus on technolo-gy or media. Is the money in search or content?

This last question seems obvious to me. Yahoo has outsourced its search to Microsoft’s Bing since 2009, rendering its in-house search team useless. Its branding sites bring in the majority of its traffic anyway, due in part to its stronghold over fanta-sy sports fanatics. But alas, the deeply troubled compa-ny is too proud to let go of the technology that brought them to the Web in the first place.

Yahoo’s decline matters for two reasons: a) the aforemen-

tioned influx of ex-Yahoos that will push the ever-dimin-ishing supply of jobs down even further and b) the les-sons it teaches us about the volatility of tech companies, and the investment risk those companies pose.

I realize that thinking about investment seems premature. In my econom-ics class, in which there are hundreds of graduating se-niors, our professor asked who among us had already secured a job. Only two stu-dents raised their hands. The job prospectus is not looking very bright. Our pockets will not be as deep as our parents’, but investing in stock may be a course of action for those who feel they can play their cards right. But, amateur in-vestors, be wary of compa-nies like Yahoo that lack di-rection and are resistant to change. Know when to jump ship.

Yahoo has grown far too cor-porate, far too bureau-cratic, to function.

Michael Smith, formerly of Yahoo Southeast Asia, wrote on his blog rather bluntly that his former employer need-ed to “trim the fat.” Perhaps that meant laying off 14 per-cent of the company. Ironic, really, for a company whose name stands for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.” Yahoo is indeed an-other bureaucratic self-im-portant authority — one that is bound to fail if it keeps on its current track.

This administrative over-saturation is symptomat-ic of a company that went wrong after it went public, something to keep in mind as Facebook’s lucrative billion-dollar IPO nears. One should take heed of the rise and fall of online empires (also the name of an amazing info-graphic by CenturyLinkQuote — just Google it), and how they eventually fade into oblivion. The technological environment changes so of-ten that evolving can be dif-ficult for highly organized companies with large gov-erning bodies and slow deci-sion-making processes. The tech industry is conducive to small, risk-taking startups for this very reason.

These days, Yahoo is so preoccupied with filing pat-ent-infringement suits that it has failed to create any new technology of its own. Yahoo’s latest lawsuit, against Facebook, seems like a lame attempt at prolonging its own demise. As the Hollywood Mark Zuckerberg once said, “If you invented Facebook, you would’ve invented Facebook.”

Oh silly Yahoo, tech giant of yesteryear, how desperate you are to stay relevant and alive.

You can reach NICOLE NGUYEN at her non-Yahoo-affiliated address, niknguyen@ucdavis.edu.

Well, it’s spring. And it … is … glorious. The

breezes are a-blowing, the tall white clouds are tumbling in the sky, and irises and snowdrops are blooming in every front yard. Yes, it’s spring in Davis, and in spring this young woman’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of herbs. The culinary kind, of course. Don’t be vulgar.

You guys, I love fresh herbs. They’re easy to grow and harvest and they make any meal fancy-shmancy. Imagine yourself in the kitchen, Billie Holiday crooning gently from your MacBook speakers, as you pick chervil and parsley for a salad, or roughly chop oregano and toss it into your pasta sauce with a carefree hand. Life is good in a well-stocked kitchen, and fresh herbs are a big step in a delicious direction.

Before we get there, though, I want to drop some science on you. First of all, what makes something an herb? For our purposes, an herb is the leafy, aromatic part of a plant used for food or medicine. Herbs aren’t spices, which are all the non-leafy parts of plants like flower buds (cloves), bark (cinnamon) or stigmas (shout-out to my girl saffron). But they are delicious.

You probably already know that hot peppers developed their spiciness as a defense against hungry birds and bugs. Herbs did something similar. Most herbs get their distinctive taste from particular chemicals, like thymol in thyme or myrcene in bay leaves. These chemicals aren’t meant to be delicious, though. Actually, they’re useful to the plant for their ability to repel bugs and animals. But these leafy lovelies could not have predicted that their self-defense strategy would make them even more appealing to hungry humans. Haha on you, stupid plants! Humans ftw!

Fun fact! In the UK, they pronounce the word “herb” with a hard h, like “hhhhhherb.” Oh Britain, you so crazy.

How about some history? The first medical treatise written in recognizable English is called “The Leech Book of Bald” and dates to the early 10th century. And when I say “recognizable English” I mean horrible Anglo-Saxon, with words like “claefnunga.” I’m not kidding; one version I found actually used the word “claefnunga.”

Anyway, “The Leech Book of Bald” is full of herbal remedies, many involving herbs we now use mostly for cooking. Of course, the majority of them are completely insane. It promises to cure things like fractured skulls, impotence and strokes — which for the loony Anglo-Saxons were the result of execution-style elf shootings. And while a lot of the remedies involve drinking crushed pearls in wine, or wearing

amulets full of arsenic, or similar foolishness, some sound kind of delicious,

like the one with egg whites, honey, fennel and mint. Doesn’t that sound nice?

Oh, also? It prescribes leeches for legitimately everything, from intestinal worms to freckles. Come on now.

But enough with the science and history. Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty and talk about where to get herbs and what to do with them. My suggestion? Grow your own, bro. Get a terracotta pot and seeds from Ace, snag compost from a friend and get planting. Or if that’s too much of a time investment, just steal.

Well, not steal, exactly. But there are herbs growing in public spaces all around Davis, if you just look carefully. Rosemary bushes are running wilder than sheltered freshmen on campus. I sometimes find mint in weird places. The Salad Bowl Garden by the PES building has beautiful parsley and they love to share. Go check it out!

As for what to do with fresh herbs, you’re limited only by your own imagination. Put thyme in your scrambled eggs! Put tarragon in your beans! Put dill in everything! But if you need a little direction, here’s a nom-licious and simple recipe my friend picked up on her great-uncle’s farm in Sicily.

Boil pasta. Roughly tear up a few handfuls of mint, basil and parsley. Finely grate a little garlic and toss everything with plenty of olive oil and salt. Maybe even some ricotta if you’re feeling fancy. Now tear into that yumminess like there’s no tomorrow. Hooray, herbs!

If you’d like to share more bizarre Anglo-Saxon remedies, contact KATELYN HEMPSTEAD at khempstead@ucdavis.edu.

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today Spring Membership driveAll Day166 YoungPsi Chi Psychology National Honor Society is having the last week of their Spring Membership Drive. Applications & requirements are available on the bulletin board in Young Hall near room 166. Applications are due by 4pm on Friday April 13th in mailbox #181 at the Center for Student Involvement on the 4th floor of the MU. the experimental college’s Spring registration10 a.m. to 6 p.m.260 South SiloRegister for various opportunities with the Experimental college. Registration can be mailed in or done in person (cash or check only). energy institute Spring 2012 Seminar Series12:10 to 1 p.m.1003 KemperJoin Dr. Ray Tang, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Green Transportation Lab, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, as he discusses Water Management in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell. There is no cost and all are welcome to attend. Salad Bowl garden lunch2 p.m. to 4 p.m.The Salad Bowl Garden at the Plant and Environmental Science BuildingCome celebrate the spring weather and pick your own salad from our garden. We’re making room for our spring plants so we must harvest everything! Saa information night6 to 7 p.m.1065 KemperInterested in applying for a position on the SAA Board of Directors? Learn about the positions and talk to current board members. Jump-start your career search with Saa6 to 7 p.m. Buehler Alumni and Visitors CenterGrab some dinner and get some quick tips on best practices and other services that can assist you with building the most productive career search. SAA is partnering with Andrea Weiss, Career Counselor and UC Davis alumna, who will be there to assist with enhancing your résumé, developing interview skills and building a productive career search. relapse8 to 10 p.m.John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st St.Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s Sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

tUeSday Freedom of expression in the University: rights & challenges6 to 8 p.m.UC Davis Conference Center BallroomJoin this forum toward ensuring that first amendment rights are protected on campus while striving to create an environment in which opposing and conflicting ideas can be fully and productively discussed. relapse8 to 10 p.m.John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st St.Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s Sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

wedneSday walk with warrenNoon to 1 p.m.Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis RoadJoin Arboretum Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts for a lunchtime stroll in the UC Davis Arboretum’s native plant collections. Enjoy the early spring weather, learn about the Arboretum’s collections, see spring wildflowers in bloom, and get a little exercise. For more information, please call (530) 752-4880 or visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu. H.e.l.p. club general Meeting6 to 7 p.m.1130 HartAttend the first general meeting of the quarter to learn about our community service programs (i.e. feeding the homeless, tutoring foster children, and more) and find out how to get involved in the community! Food will be provided! take Back the night6:30 to 9 p.m.UC Davis QuadTake Back the Night is a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault. The event is hosted by UC Davis’s Campus Violence Prevention Program, featuring guest speakers, music, campus resource tables, and more. relapse8 to 10 p.m.Rominger West Winery, 4602 2nd St.Davis Shakespeare Ensemble presents Relapse, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with Shakespeare’s Sonnets. This original piece explores the enduring whirlwind of love and loss inspired by the mythical characters of Orpheus and Eurydice.

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This ASUCD Senate meeting was scheduled to begin Thursday at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the April 5, 2012 meeting location, the Mee Room in the MU. The ASUCD president is not required to attend senate meetings.

Meeting called to order at 6:12 p.m.Rebecca Sterling, ASUCD president, present, left earlyYena Bae, ASUCD vice president, presentKabir Kapur, ASUCD senator, presentJared Crisologo-Smith, ASUCD senator, presentBradley Bottoms, ASUCD senator, presentJustin Goss, ASUCD senator, presentAnni Kimball, ASUCD senator, presentPaul Min, ASUCD senator, presentDon Gilbert, ASUCD senator, presentJoyce Han, ASUCD senator, presentErica Padgett, ASUCD senator, presentBeatriz Anguiano, ASUCD senator, presentPatrick Sheehan, ASUCD senator, pro tempore, presentYara Zokaie, ASUCD senator, present

Appointments and ConfirmationsAnni Kimball was appointed as the new pro tempore.

Melanie Maemura was confirmed as Controller. Jessica Tran was confirmed as STS/ Tipsy Taxi Unit Director. Joyce Zhou, Kriti Garg, Bree Rombi and Olivia Brown were confirmed to the Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission. Zokaie and Han were appointed to the Student Health and Wellness Commission. Gilbert and Padgett were appointed to URSAC. Goss and Sheehan were appointed to the Committee on Committees. Padget was appointed to the Internet and Networking Committee. Sheehan was appointed to the Aggie Public Arts Committee. Anguiano and Han were appointed to the ASUCD Scholarship Committee.

Sheehan was appointed to the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Budget Review Subcommittee. Min was appointed to the Media Board. Crisologo-Smith was appointed to the Recruitment and Retention Organizing Committee. Han and Kimball were appointed to the Aggie Bound Outreach Committee. PresentationsPresident Sterling made a presentation and introduced her staff for this quarter. She announced that ASUCD will not be joining the Shared Services Center. However, the tax from the UC Office of the President will still affect ASUCD. Unit Director ReportsLobby Corps Unit Director Bihter Ozedirne said that Lobby Month will be April 22 to May 25. She also said that the unit will be hiring interns instead of volunteers, and that the letter campaign is going to be online. Unit Director of STS/Tipsy Taxi Sebastian Belser said that they have hired a new replacement. He said that the unit is doing tremendously, and over the past three fiscal years it has reduced its subsidy by 30 percent. He also said that Tipsy Taxi ridership is going up. Consideration of old legislationSenate Bill 75, authored by Pascual, co-authored by Dias, Gindi and Yip, introduced by Kimball, to implement a revised Long-Range Plan for the Office of City and County Affairs, passed unanimously.

Senate Bill 73, authored by Cano, co-authored by Coelho, Maemura, McManus, Moosavi, Repicky and Truong and introduced by Repicky, to implement the Long Range Plan for Aggie ReStore, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 83, authored by Goss, co-authored by Kapur, to require senators to attend Lobby Corps meetings at least once per quarter. Padgett said that she didn’t like the bill, and she didn’t think it was appropriate to require senators to attend a specific unit’s meetings. She was concerned that it could later apply to all units. Sheehan suggested that senators be required to attend an advocacy training meeting instead. Zokaie said that she liked the bill and said that she thought Lobby Corps was very important, especially right now. The bill failed in a 3-9 vote.

Senate Bill 72, authored by Hsu, co-authored by Boeh-Sobon, Coronado-Moses and Maemura, to implement a revised Long-Range Plan for University Affairs, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 90, authored by Cano, co-authored by Crisologo-Smith, Barnett, Gilbert, Goss, Kapur, Kimball and Sheehan, introduced by Kapur, to allocate $2599.85 from Capital Reserves to purchase two 21.5-inch iMacs for the Senate Office. Cano said that the computers need to be upgraded, whether the senate table likes it or not. A member of the public said that PCs are cheaper. The senate table responded that Macs are easier to use and that Creative Media Director Alex Park requested that the senate table buy Macs. In an 11-1 vote the bill passed. Anguiano voted no. Senate Bill 84, authored by Cano, co-authored by Barnett and Ho, introduced by Kapur, to restructure Chapter 12 of the Bylaws, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 93 authored by Cano, to create Chapter 20 of the Bylaws on closed sessions, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 91, authored by Cano, to enact a new version of Chapter 9 on Open Meetings and Special Meetings, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 92 authored by Cano, to enact Chapter 21 on Public Records, passed unanimously. Consideration of Urgent LegislationSenate Resolution X, to honor the life of the late Ted Adams, passed unanimously. Closed session 10:20 to 11:30 p.m. Public AnnouncementsAnguiano announced that this week is Pride Week. Zokaie announced that Take Back the Night is this Wednesday. Meeting adjourned at 1:07 a.m.

Open positions within ASUCD can be found at vacancy.ucdavis.edu. HANNAH STRUMWASSER compiles the senate briefs. She can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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By ISAIAH SHELTONAggie Features Writer

Learning at an early age that food is as good as the ware in which it is cooked and the place in which it is eaten, I’ve always tried to par-allel my habits of home with my preference of restaurants. It doesn’t matter if we’re talk-ing McDonald’s or a four-star restaurant in the closest big city — ambiance and a tend-ed-to setting matter.

Pho King IV, the fourth ad-dition to the Pho King chain, has this figured out. Located on the corner of Third and University, close to the fad-dish cafe of the same name, the weeks-old Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant is a spe-cial medium between the meek sensibilities of the tra-ditional Asian home and the air of university life.

The exterior architecture is organic. Situated inconspic-uously amid trees and with noticeably earthly features – woods and use of clay tones – I immediately felt the au-thenticity so crucial to lo-cal joints serving tradition-al food.

When I walked in, I couldn’t help but immediate-ly notice the large assortment of candy inside the glass reg-ister. I’m talking a mouth-watering array of Skittles to Welch’s Fruit Snacks, in every flavor! People in college are young enough to still appre-

ciate that. I certainly did.I was seated immediate-

ly, which is something any-one who has ever been to a restaurant could appreciate. At this point, I almost start-ed to feel like I was in a differ-ent country. It’s an effect cul-turally-themed restaurants always have on me, which is good.

The ambiance was calm and natural. I felt like every-one knew exactly what they wanted to order, while I on the other hand had no idea. After all, before visiting the restaurant, I’d had pho a few times but had no idea that the “Pho” in Pho King is pro-nounced “fah” as opposed to the craggy, caveman-remi-niscent “foh!”

The interior atmosphere was no less homespun than the outside. With various framed portraits illustrating what I presumed to be sce-nic views of Vietnam prop-er to the modestly sized in-terior itself, Pho King IV can make one feel traveled.

My waiter, dressed simply in a white t-shirt and blue jeans as if lounging around the house, brought over a large menu and informed me about the day’s specials. Sadly, I could barely under-stand his English. I asked him his name three times, but my shrug of an “oh, okay” after the third proba-bly gave off the impression that I couldn’t understand

that either. I’d heard once that there’s

no better way to start a Vietnamese meal than with a plate of spring rolls, so nat-urally that’s what I had first. I ordered two shrimp rolls ($3.95). Neatly wrapped in an outer layer around ver-micelli, the taste was noth-ing more than what one would expect from such a simple dish, but I did find pleasure in the rolls’ fresh-ness. Steaming hot, requir-ing a few frustrating paus-es along the way, it was the

perfect displeasure found in just-prepared food.

The Pho Tai (beef noo-dle soup with sliced steak) was the best I’ve ever had. Although arguably a bit pric-ey for the portion – $5.45 for a small – the taste was au-thentically back-alley Asian. The broth, made with bony bits better not seen, is the real draw. Granted that opin-ions about pho perfection are largely a matter of per-sonal taste, I believe great broth is where it’s at.

For my main dish, I sur-

prised myself with the Kung Pao chicken ($7.45), one of the few Chinese dishes Pho King offers. More authen-tic than the gourmet ver-sions offered by restaurants like P.F. Chang’s and with dif-ferent vegetables than I’d had at other Chinese spots – chopped celery and carrots – it was surprisingly good. The key was the sauce. Walking a fine line between sweet and spicy, every few bites the fla-vor seemed to switch be-tween the two. The portion was quite large considering

the price; I barely finished.All in all, Pho King IV is

definitely a place I suggest for all those who, like me, appreciate the collective ep-isode of the restaurant expe-rience as opposed to just the food itself. There’s an intan-gible aesthetic here detect-able from the effect it has on the palate and the gener-al mood. It belongs in Davis. Needless to say, I left a gen-erous tip.

ISAIAH SHELTON can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

Dining in Davis: Pho King IVAuthentic ambiance mirrors impressive Vietnamese/Chinese cuisine

In Review:

Pho King IV 226 Third St.Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Food: ***Ambience: ****Cost: $$

Key

Food and ambience quality

**** I’m dining here every day

*** Almost like eating at home

** Better than my roommate’s cooking

* Only if I’m starving

Budget$$$$ chancellor $20+$$$ professor $15-20$$ graduate student/alum $10-15$ undergraduate $5-10

Shazib Haq / Aggie

Pho King IV offers Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine in an inviting atmosphere.

By KATE NuSSENBAumBrown Daily Herald (Brown University)

Many studies have shown that alcohol abuse is common among active members of the military, but a new study led by Brown U. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Brandon Marshall shows that alcohol problems are common within the reserve population as well. Alcohol problems are especially preva-lent among individuals who de-velop either depression or post-traumatic stress disorder upon returning from deployment, the study finds. The research paper is available in the online edition of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence and will likely be published in print next month, Marshall said.

The study, which Marshall led as a post-doctoral student at Columbia U., is part of a larg-er study investigating mental health within the Ohio Army National Guard.

Terry Keane, the direc-tor of the Behavioral Science Division of the National Center for PTSD, said Marshall’s study is important because it was one of the first group of stud-ies to examine alcohol abuse in the National Guard. The find-ings will help to highlight areas of focus for the promotion of “healthy lifestyles post-deploy-ment,” he said.

Marshall’s team looked at a group of around 1,000 National Guard soldiers, more than 100 of whom screened positive for alcohol abuse after returning from deployment. Only 7 per-

cent of soldiers without de-pression or PTSD abused alco-hol, whereas nearly half of those who suffered from both disor-ders abused alcohol.

These results were surprising, Marshall said, because he orig-inally hypothesized that people with depression or PTSD prior to deployment would have the highest risk of developing alco-hol problems.

But the study revealed that those individuals had no elevat-ed risk. Instead, the most vul-nerable group included individ-uals who developed depression or PTSD after returning from deployment.

Marshall warned that more research must be done before any conclusions can be reached. He said it is possible that people with mental health problems

may not have been deployed in the first place, so they may have been excluded from the sample. It is also possible that those in-dividuals received more support and treatment that could have “buffered their risk” of develop-ing alcohol problems.

Keane called this finding “anomalous” and said it will re-quire replication in other sam-ples. But in general, the study’s findings did not surprise him, he said. “Alcohol use is very high, and it’s probably exacerbated by experiences in war zones.”

Another finding of Marshall’s study is that married men de-veloped alcohol abuse at a sig-nificantly lower rate — 8 per-cent — compared to those who were never married or had been divorced, 16 percent of whom developed alcohol problems. He

attributed this trend to the addi-tional emotional support mar-riage offers.

“Having people to reach out to is an important piece of the puzzle,” Marshall said.

Marshall said his study points to the importance of improv-ing access to mental health ser-vices for National Guard sol-diers. Given that alcohol abuse and mental health problems oc-cur together at such high rates, “integrated treatment inter-ventions” could be effective, Marshall said.

In conducting the study, “what struck me was just the level of alcohol abuse,” Marshall said. “Some people were clearly struggling” and turned to alco-hol “even if they had never had alcohol problems in their past,” he said.

Study examines military reserve alcohol abuse

The founder and cura-tor of TEDx at UC Davis, junior biological scienc-es major Cory Warshaw, said that he saw TEDx as a great opportunity. “It’s just such a powerful idea and such a powerful platform,” Warshaw said. “It turned out to be way more work than I thought it was going to be and way more rewarding.” Co-curators Michael Lipp, a junior manageri-al economics major, and Wilson say they work with TEDxUCDavis because they like the passion for learning that TED talks in-spire in listeners. “It’s a way that people can convey their ideas to an audience ranging in understanding, skill and perspective and be able to share those ideas in an approachable way,” Lipp said. This year, the TEDxUCDavis organizers created the theme “The Power of Perspective” to bring the event togeth-er and leave the audience with a resonating mes-sage.Wilson said that while the event is long, it is suggest-ed that all participants stay for the entire day to receive that message. “It’s a very engaging event and to take the mes-sage that we want peo-ple to take away, we real-ly need people to stay to gain the wide variety of perspectives and take the time to speak with peo-ple,” Wilson said. With this in mind, the student organizers ac-

knowledge the fact that in order for the event to real-ly carry the message and reach the goal of diversi-ty and perspective, all of those involved have to be willing to be engaged. “We are not trying to sell TED,” Chu said. “We want people to be inquis-itive and kind of figure out what is going on and get excited about it.” In order to reach these students, certain mar-keting techniques were used to find students who would contribute to the event. “We get so much visu-al information constantly.We only really take things in when we are touching them and interacting with them,” Lipp said. “We just want people who are pas-sionate about learning to find out about this.” Chu said that students should and even need to attend to remove them-selves from the daily stresses and bureaucrat-ic elements of being a stu-dent and take the time to learn with no pressure. “TED brings back that adolescent energy that otherwise might get tapped out of you,” Chu said. Not only is this event beneficial for students, the organizers say, but it also offers much more to the university as a whole. “Everyone wins from this situation,” Wilson said. “Students gain a lot intellectually and person-ally from the events but professors get a lot, too, not only intellectually but it also helps support the work that they are doing.” Toupadakis said that professors benefit be-

cause their work is broad-cast on a wide scale. These talks are not only shown to those who attend the event but also posted to the website for anyone to watch. “The more people that hear [these ideas], the higher the possibility is to find people with similar vision, thus being able to work together in translat-ing the ideas into action,” Toupadakis said. All of the speakers who will be presenting at the event are local, such as Toupadakis, or have a message relevant to local interests. This is important to the organizers because it helps the event achieve the overall mission to form a closer community. “One of our main goals at TEDxUCDavis is that it is really locally orient-ed. We are trying to build a sense of community and that people have a shared interest in ideas,” Warshaw said. While last year’s TEDx event was successful, this year Wilson said they are expecting attendance to double due to the larger location.“We hope to expand even more next year,” Wilson said. “We want this move-ment to pervade the uni-versity and really become a part of it.” Tickets are $18 for stu-dents, $24.50 for UC Davis affiliates and $30 for gen-eral admission, and can be purchased at tedxuc-davis.com. To work with TEDxUCDavis, contact Tyler Wilson at twilson@tedxucdavis.com.

DEVON BOHART can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

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English Professor, Joshua Clover, speaks to the rally in solidarity of the “Davis Dozen.”

UC Davis. Recently the Yolo County District Attorney has cited members of the group with 20 accounts of misdemeanor charges. “Education is not a private good,” said a student protester who asked to remain anon-ymous. “We need to remember that this is a public university.” Members of the group ordered to appear in court blamed bank-subsidized student loans as a contributing factor to tuition hikes. Speakers at the rally said that the UC Davis administration is using a new tactic of “retro-active repression” to suppress student pro-tests. They said the administration is sending

a message by punishing demonstrators. Some demonstrators said that they could face up to 11 years in prison for their charges. “The administration is using tactics of fear to drown out our voice,” said junior transfer Roxanne Favre. “We need to show them that we’re not afraid.” After all the speakers had gone, the group marched around campus to further voice their message. Later in the afternoon, protesters marched to Mrak Hall and considered occupying the building. However, the students ultimately decided not to stay in the building overnight.

MAX GARRITY RUSSER can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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Senate Capital Reserves, which they used to buy the printing machine that they ordered at the beginning of last quarter. Problems with backordering delayed the printer and the open-

ing of the shop. The group hopes to have a greater presence on cam-pus than just a supply-structured business. “We want to form an artist col-lective down the road,” said Hu. “We want to have competitions and help art-ists promote their own brand.”

Aggie Threads is excited to start serving ASUCD and UC Davis’ shirt needs. “A lot of ASUCD units make T-shirts,” said Ho, “We wanted to minimize the externalities and make it internal.”

MAX GARRITY RUSSER can be reached at campus@theaggie.org.

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By SARA ISLASAggie News Writer

Neighborhood Partners and Twin Pines Cooperatives refused Davis City Council’s settlement offers last week, their president David Thompson calling the offers inade-quate briberies.

The settlement offers came in April 2010 for $300,000 and in January of this year for $280,000, according to the City Council. They aimed to resolve the conflict be-tween the city, Davis Area Cooperative Housing Association (DACHA) and the two organizations.

The controversy, known to some as the “DACHA mess,” began when DACHA de-cided to seek dissolution. They did this af-ter the Twin Pines Cooperative fund (TPCF) and Neighborhood Partners LLC, the de-velopers that created DACHA, emptied the co-op’s remaining assets after winning a lawsuit against them for illegally terminat-ing their contract.

Thompson, who helped fund DACHA at its start, told the city council at its Feb. 7 meeting that “DACHA has become a land-mark case of the largest looting of a lim-ited-equity cooperative in the nation and [its] neglect of its corporate responsibil-ities as a public benefit corporation, the breaking of articles and bylaws and state laws, make DACHA the poster child of a board gone bad.”

Now both organizations are suing the city for approving what they consider to be DACHA’s unlawful dissolution. The city is

trying to settle before the lawsuit falls into the courtroom.

Thompson denied that two settlement offers were made, saying that the first was only a part of an informal conversation with Councilmember Stephen Souza as an individual.

Despite the City Council’s use of the two formal offers as evidence in recent court

proceedings, a series of e-mails between Thompson and Souza show Souza speak-ing as an individual.

“Hi Jeanne, just so you know I was not acting on behalf of the City Council or Redevelopment Agency,” Souza wrote in an e-mail to Jeanne Johnson, a former DACHA board member. “I was asked to facilitate a meeting between the parties

(DACHA and NP), I put forward a frame-work for settlement as a starting point that I thought might be acceptable by all par-ties (City, DACHA, NP).”

The later January offer did not satisfy Twin Pines’ lawsuit against the city of Davis and DACHA, Thompson said. The offer ex-cluded Twin Pines, despite the fact that the suit was for breach of contract and breach of governing documents and other things involving both organizations.

“The settlement felt like a bribe and puts me in a conflict as I cannot be a part of the settlement where I have person-al gain at the expense of the nonprof-it organization I am on the board of,” Thompson wrote in an e-mail. “Any set-tlement must take into account TPCF’s claims.”

If the City Council and the organiza-tions cannot reach a settlement, the Twin Pines lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in October and the Neighborhood Partners lawsuit in April 2013.

“Both parties would be open to set-tling the lawsuits, if the settlements pro-posed by the city for each entity sufficient-ly address the concerns raised in each of our lawsuits,” Luke Watkins, part owner of Neighborhood Partners, wrote in an e-mail last Tuesday.

Councilmember Dan Wolk, heading the DACHA case, declined to comment on whether the City Council would consider changing their settlement offer.

SARA ISLAS can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

By ANDREW POHAggie News Writer

At the April 3 Davis City Council meeting, it was conclud-ed by a 4 to 1 vote that Crown Castle, a corporation that pro-vides infrastructure for both mo-bile and broadcasting telephony, would be allowed to begin set-ting up mobile phone antenna nodes throughout Davis. These antenna nodes would boost phone coverage for Metro PCS customers, according to Crown Castle. In 2010, the city had already re-voked Crown Castle’s permit to install nodes in the public right-of-way, to which Crown Castle filed a lawsuit in response. If the city were to reject Crown Castle’s plan again, the lawsuit would re-surface and it would have been highly likely the city would have ended up losing. According to the California Public Utilities Commission, Crown Castle has the right to

set up the antenna sites as long as they’re in the public right-of-way. This is because Crown Castle is a public utility, so it has both federal and state law on its side. Most councilmembers said they would rather not deal with these legal matters at the moment. “I don’t believe this commu-nity can even begin to afford go-ing into a lawsuit on this matter. It would be frivolous, unneces-sary and I’m not going to put staff time… or citizens’ money into that,” said Mayor Joe Krovoza. The council went on to approve each of the proposed antennae sites one by one. Three sites have been tentatively approved; how-ever, four sites have been reject-ed and the remainder have been left to be decided on at the April 10 council meeting. Many residents were in oppo-sition to the proposal, one go-ing so far as to call it “an urban blight.” Frank Gestino, speaking on be-

half of Village Homes, a home-owners association, pointed out that Metro PCS has advertised to the community that they have great service and full coverage of the area in the first place. “So for them to come to us now and say that they don’t have great service and this is why they’re putting these polls up … this is fraud.” The overall sentiment of the residents was that if the city gave up an inch here and conceded to federal and state laws, where would the line get drawn? If oth-er unwanted changes to the city were imposed upon the city by state and federal laws, would the City Council simply roll over and take it again? Also, many felt that the addi-tion of the polls would mar the overall look of Davis. “I find it really disappointing and even shameful that the coun-cil is just going to roll over on this,” said Jay Feldman, a Village Homes resident. “The Crown Castle peo-ple don’t have the greater good of

the city of Davis at heart; all they care about is money.” Despite some citizens’ nega-tive opinions of the measure, the council still decided to continue with the proposal. Councilmember Dan Wolk vot-ed against the proposal. “I’m going to be voting no on this,” said Wolk. “For me it’s just a matter of principle and a matter

of local control.” The remainder of the sites will be examined and new sites will be chosen by Crown Castle to replace the rejected ones to-morrow. Currently, no anten-nae are to be installed until the sites are fully approved by the City Council.

ANDREW POH can be reached city@theaggie.org.

Cooperatives reject City Council’s settlement offer in DACHA dispute

Trials are next step if no resolution is reached

Crown Castle to install 25 antenna nodes in DavisCouncilmembers say decision is out of their hands

Evan Davis / Aggie

The Davis City Council first offered a settlement to DACHA in April 2010.

Veronica Brookshaw / Aggie

By TREVOR CRAMERAggie Sports Editor

It was a landmark week-end for the Aggies as two of the team’s top distance runners made their mark on UC Davis track and field history. Junior Sarah Sumpter set the UC Davis record in the women’s 10,000-meter on Friday at the Stanford Invitational — breaking a mark that had stood for 29 years. Later that day, se-nior Jonathan Peterson set the university’s 10K men’s record. Overall, the Aggies had several strong performanc-

es over the weekend as com-petitors placed in both the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and the Stanford Invitational. Friday — San Francisco State Distance CarnivalWhile no records were bro-ken in San Francisco, sev-eral Aggies did find ways to place near the top of their events. Freshman Lawrence Doherty took second in the men’s 400-meter while sophomore Kristine Lozoya was runner-up in the women’s 5,000-meter. Sophomore Melinda Zavala took third in the 800-meter. Friday and Saturday —

Stanford InvitationalSumpter’s record-breaking 10,000-meter placed her 22nd at Stanford on Friday while Peterson’s milestone landed him in 12th. “Capping the night off with two school records is a great way to fin-ish the day,” coach Drew Wartenberg said. “Sumpter and Peterson post-ed times that will figure on the na-tional scene as we move forward.” Katie Barber finished fourth in the high jump while Emily Bush took the same spot in women’s collegiate pole vault on

Friday. Saturday also featured solid performances for UC Davis. Sophomore Brandon Greenberg was the high-

light of the day for the Aggies as he took first place in the shot put. Senior Lauren Radke took fourth in the women’s invitational pole vault. UC Davis will return to ac-tion Thursday at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge in Sacramento.

TREVOR CRAMER can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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BaseballThe UC Davis baseball team surrendered two Cal State Fullerton comebacks that resulted in one-run losses in the opening of Big West Conference play. After the sweep, the Aggies fell to 11-16 overall and 0-3 in conference. On Thursday UC Davis took an early 1-0 lead after stringing together three straight base hits, but CSU Fullerton responded with a run of its own and added another run in the bottom of the third. Senior starter Dayne Quist struck out seven bat-ters with no walks in 7.1 innings of work to keep CSU Fullerton in check. Senior David Popkins hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to tie the game at two apiece, and UC Davis rallied in the eighth to take a 4-2 lead. The Titans showed why they are the No. 14 team in the country, responding with three runs to win 5-4.Freshman Kevin Barker went 2-for-3 and recorded his first triple of the season on Friday, while Popkins was 2-for-2 with his second home run of the series. Senior starter Anthony Kupbens struck out five in 8.1 innings of work, but for the second straight game, Cal State Fullerton was able to rally late for the victory. UC Davis jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, and then in the fifth Barker tripled to center field and Popkins then hit one over the left field wall to give the Aggies a commanding 4-0 lead. After Kupbens blew a save in the previous game, head coach Matt Vaughn elected to let Kupbens pitch the entire game, to no avail, as once again the Titans rallied, scoring one in the eighth and three in the bot-tom of the ninth for the 5-4 comeback victory. There would be no comebacks in the series finale, as CSU Fullerton scored early and often, five times in the first and nine total in the first four innings. UC Davis recorded nine hits in the game, but they were all singles. The Aggies had runners in scoring position in four different innings but couldn’t cash in on their way to an 11-0 loss. The game brought an end to a six-game road trip for UC Davis. The Aggies will return to Dobbins Stadium for a matchup with Fresno State on Tuesday, first pitch 2:30 p.m.

— Russell Eisenman

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In the eighth inning, following a one-out single by sophomore Chandler Wagner, junior JJ Wagoner provided the biggest hit of the game with a triple to give the Aggies a one-run lead going into the final half-inning.

The Matadors would not go down without a fight, however, as three Vela walks loaded the bases with one out left in the game. With little room for error, Vela was able to stay calm and force the final batter to foul out, sealing the Aggie victory. Friday — UC Davis 2, Cal State Northridge 0 (eight innings) After the brilliant pitching in the se-ries opener, UC Davis starting pitch-er Jessica Thweatt and CSU Northridge

starter Brianna Elder combined for yet another pitching duel. In an eerily sim-ilar game, both Thweatt and Elder had no hitters through five innings and shutouts going into the eighth.

The Aggies would again come up with clutch performances in the extra inning as singles by Wagoner and se-nior Heather Zimmerman set up se-nior Kelly Harman’s two-RBI single.

With a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the inning, Thweatt slammed the door on the Matadors by striking out the last three batters to give UC Davis another win.

Saturday — UC Davis 3, Cal State Northridge 0 After an exciting day of play on Friday, the Aggies carried over their momen-tum to the final game of the series with a 3-0 win to finalize their sweep of the Matadors.

This time UC Davis did not need to wait until the eighth inning to get its offense going as the Aggies combined an unearned run and an RBI single by freshman Amy Nunez to take a two-run lead in the first.

“Amy has driven the ball really well,” said coach Yoder. “I think she has huge potential.”

Harman added a third run to UC Davis’ lead in the fourth inning after scoring on a CSU Northridge throwing error.

On the mound, Vela was even better than her previous outing as she blew past the Matadors with 14 strikeouts and only one hit allowed in her seven shutout innings.

UC Davis returns to action this Saturday against Long Beach State in a home game at noon.

DOUG BONHAM can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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and were never able to recover. UC Davis played tough in each ensuing singles bat-tles, but were only able to salvage two of the

six matches.Freshman Layla Sanders put the Aggies

on the board with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 performance. UC Davis’s other point came from Curry’s hard-fought 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 victo-ry, in which she trailed 4-0 in the third set.

“We had already lost the team match and

she was the last one on,” Maze said. “It was really inspiring to see her keep fighting out of that deficit by winning six of the last sev-en games.”

This was as far as the Aggies got, howev-er, as they dropped two close straight set matches as well as two three-set contests.

“I knew it was going to be rough play-ing in the higher altitude, but I believe in my team and I thought we could get them,” Maze said. “They were too good this time, but we will bounce back.”

MATT YUEN can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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THE BACKSTOP

By TREVOR CRAMERAggie Sports Editor

Spring is in the air, and that means it’s time for laying out on the Quad, Picnic Day and yes, Major League Baseball.

By the time this reaches print, baseball will have already gone through Opening Day (or it’s “sec-ond Opening Day” depending on your perspective), and that makes this the perfect time to ex-plore which UC Davis teams match up with squads from the Major Leagues.

Baseball: Since we’re comparing UC Davis to the MLB, it seems only natural to begin with the UC Davis baseball team.

And my diagnosis will make part of this campus smile and the other parts curse in their chairs.

UC Davis baseball provides a striking resemblance to the San Francisco Giants.

Both teams will be carried by their pitching staffs, and just as the Giants tout the starting abili-ties of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner, the Aggies lean heavily on Dayne Quist, Anthony Kubpens and Tom Briner.

The UC Davis trio may never re-ceive any Cy Young consideration, but if the three pitchers continue to throw at this level for the remainder of the season, there is a reasonable chance that all three will be select-ed in the MLB draft this summer.

And while neither the Giants nor the Aggies have any single bat in their lineup that strikes fear into their opponent’s hearts, both teams have a relatively solid batting or-der from top to bottom, and will be able to create scoring chances.

Softball: UC Davis softball is the Putah Creek version of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Yes, it’s true that the Aggies are not coming off a national title, but both teams lost their best play-er of the last several seasons dur-ing the offseason and are looking to replace their production during the 2012 campaign.

For the Cardinals the loss was Albert Pujols, and the jury is still out on whether or not the team will be able to recover from losing his production.

The loss for UC Davis was pitcher/leadoff hitter Alex Holmes, who was a dominant force for the Aggies over the past four seasons. Fortunately for UC Davis, it has found at least a par-tial replacement for Holmes’ abil-ities in the pitching circle: fresh-man standout Justine Vela.

The Bakersfield, Calif. native leads the Big West Conference in both ERA and strikeouts.

Still, the Aggies have struggled to replace Holmes’ bat, sitting near the bottom of the Big West in several offensive categories.

Women’s golf: UC Davis wom-en’s golf compares nicely to the New York Yankees.

It seems like both teams enter every season as top contenders for a title — the Yankees for the World Series, the Aggies for the Big West.

Additionally, over the past sev-eral seasons both UC Davis and New York have been able to retool following every player they lose.

The bookmakers currently have the Yankees as the favorite to win the American League, as two-time defending Big West Champions the Aggies have to be considered favorites to repeat again.

Lacrosse: UC Davis lacrosse is the Colorado Rockies, a team that is not the favorite to win their division, let alone the national championship, but if a few things fall the right way could contend for a conference title.

And if the Aggies are the Rockies, junior Elizabeth Datino is Troy Tulowitzki.

Datino has been among the na-tion’s leading scorers so far this season, and if she keeps attacking the goal at the same frenetic pace, UC will have a chance to make some noise this season.

Men’s golf: UC Davis men’s golf is the Washington Nationals.

Both the Aggies and the Nats are built around young lineups, and both squads will not be con-sidered serious contenders in the 2012 season.

Still, both teams have bright fu-tures, and just as Washington has an outside shot to make the post-season if things fall in its favor, UC Davis could repeat as confer-ence champions if they can put things together in the Big West Tournament.

TREVOR CRAMER can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

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Play ball!By DOUG BONHAM

Aggie Sports Writer

After a difficult preseason schedule where they played six top-25 teams, the Aggies have exploded into confer-ence play.

With three wins against Cal State Northridge over the weekend, UC Davis moved into first place in the Big West Conference with a 5-1 conference record and a 15-22 record overall.

Starting pitchers fresh-man Justine Vela and junior Jessica Thweatt dominat-ed the now 7-27 Matadors as they combined for 34 strikeouts and no runs al-lowed in the Aggies’ three shutout victories.

On the other side, Cal State Northridge’s pitching was also out-

standing. In the first two games of the series, both teams were held off the

board through seven in-nings. Fortunately for the Aggies, clutch hitting

in the eighth innings al-lowed UC Davis to squeak out victories.

In the final game of the weekend, the Aggies were able to avoid needing late-game heroics as their three runs by the fourth inning were enough to comfort-ably put them ahead for the rest of the game.

Friday — UC Davis 1, Cal State Northridge 0 (eight innings)The first game of the se-ries was a true pitcher’s duel. CSU Northridge starter Mia Pagano and UC Davis starter Vela bat-tled back and forth in the eight-inning game as each only allowed four hits on the day.

With both pitchers dominating, neither team was able to score in the first seven innings, and the game was forced to go to extra innings.

Aggies roll through NorthridgeUC Davis sits in first in Big West Conference after weekend sweep

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Sophomore Chandler Wagner scored the game winning run in the first game of three during UC Davis’ sweep of Cal State Northridge Matadors.

Softball

By KIM CARRAggie Sports Writer

Two of UC Davis’ finest gymnasts traveled to Seattle Saturday to represent the Aggies at the NCAA Seattle Regional meet.

Junior Katie Yamamura and freshman Tiana Montell both earned berths to the Regional meet with their performances at last week’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship meet.

Yamamura began her meet with floor ex-ercise where she earned a 9.700 for her rou-tine. She then moved on to the vault, where the Palo Alto, Calif. native has excelled for the Aggies this season. The vault added another 9.775 to her overall total score.

Unfortunately for the Aggies, the seasoned junior suffered a fall during her mount in beam which knocked her score down to an 8.700 for that event.

Yamamura also struggled during her re-

lease in uneven bars, resulting in another fall and a score of 8.975.

The junior placed 20th overall in her second NCAA Regional appearance, earning a 37.15, even with the penalties of two falls. UC Davis gymnastics can look forward to another in-credible year next season because Yamamura will be returning with all of her talents and the experience she gained at this meet.

“Unfortunately Yamamura didn’t have the day we were hoping for but it was still a great meet overall,” said head coach John Lavallee.

The Aggies’ other competitor was Montell who has proved to be an excellent addition to the UC Davis squad.

Montell has impressed Lavallee all season long with her poise, and this meet was just another example of her ability to compete against the big guns.

“Tiana did a great job going four-for-four. It was a great way to finish off the season,” Lavelle said.

The Hilo, Hawaii native began her meet at

the vault where she earned a 9.500. Montell then moved to the uneven bars where she swung another 9.500 to add to her total score.

The freshman’s best event was the beam where she earned a 9.700. Montell finished the meet on floor where she struggled but still earned a 9.475 which brought her total up to 38.175.

Montell’s total score was enough to the land the Aggie at 17th place in the all-around division.

The NCAA Regional brought UC Davis’ im-pressive season to a close. This year’s squad fought through disappointments early on but they brought it in the home stretch. The Aggies are returning an incredible amount of talent next year and with a little luck they can grab an-other MPSF Conference Champion Title.

“It’s time to take a little rest and then we are going to start getting ready for next year,” Lavallee said.

KIM CARR can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

Aggies finish season in SeattleMontell, Yamamura close out NCAA Regionals in top 20

By MATTHEW YUENAssociate Sports Editor

The difference between a win and a loss seems to be the doubles point for the UC Davis women’s tennis team.

Both of this week’s match-es were decided by a 5-2 score, and UC Davis experienced both sides of the coin. The Aggies came out on top Wednesday against Cal State Northridge, and then, on Saturday, came up short against Nevada.

“I was worried about fa-tigue after our Hawaii trip, but it didn’t seem to faze us,” said coach Bill Maze. “The team played really tough and it was nice to get the win at home.”

The Aggies ended the week

with a 7-11 record, including a 3-2 mark in Big West Conference play.

Wednesday — UC Davis 5, Cal State Northridge 2 Winning the doubles point was a good start for the Aggies against Big West foe Cal State Northridge.

UC Davis started singles play with a 1-0 advantage for only the fourth time this year and nev-er looked back. Senior Dahra Zamudio and sophomore Nicole Koehly had an up-and-down doubles match that they eventu-ally took by a score of 9-7, which captured the first point for the Aggies.

“When it is that close of a match, the doubles point gets even bigger,” Maze said. “We’ve been struggling and figured it couldn’t hurt to change the dou-

bles pairings to find some teams that click.”

Sophomore Kelly Chui add-ed to the UC Davis lead with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory. Junior Lauren Curry, who struggled through her first set, cruised through the second to fin-ish the match with a 7-5, 6-0 score.

Junior Ellie Edles also con-tributed with a straight set vic-tory and senior Dahra Zamudio pulled out the third set to round out the Aggies’ 5-2 victory.

The Matadors had very few answers for the strong UC Davis lineup, putting up wins at the No. 1 and 5 positions.

Saturday — Nevada 5, UC Davis 2 The Aggies fell into a 1-0 hole when they lost the doubles point

Aggies go 1-1 in week’s matchesCurry earns two hard-fought singles victories

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Kristina Geddert / Aggie

Sophomore Kelly Chui contributed to UC Davis’ win over Cal State Northridge.

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By VEENA BANSALAggie Sports Writer

UC Davis’ struggle to close out tight matches in their nine past encounters on the road persisted this past weekend in Fresno. The Aggies fell to 1-10 away from home while moving to a 3-13 overall record.

Fresno State captured the doubles matches to earn the first point of the evening. Junior Toki Sherkabov and senior Josh Albert displayed their best showing at the No. 1 dou-bles showing before fall-ing 8-5 in the third-set tie-break.

The Bulldogs’ momen-

tum continued in the sin-gles play, where they post-ed a victory at the No. 5 singles spot after three straight-set victories. Hugo Verdi-Fortin extend-ed his No. 4 singles match into a third set before be-ing retired.

Sophomore Kyle Miller was the highlight of UC Davis’ performance, as he battled for a three-set vic-tory at the No. 2 singles spot. He trailed 6-3, 5-2 in the second set and saved a match point before mak-ing a comeback and cap-turing a 3-6, 7-6, (10-8) win against David Ayoun.

“He displayed tremen-dous poise and compo-sure out there,” coach Daryl Lee said. “Those are the two key factors that helped turn that match

around.”Despite the Aggies’ ear-

ly-season woes, Lee stress-es the fact that the team has shown up to match-es and given high-ranked teams tough fights.

“In the singles, we went to three sets against No. 4 Hugo and No. 6 Georgia,” Lee said. “Players have been playing well across the matches.”

The Aggies will look to snap their nine-match losing streak this week against UC Riverside on Saturday.

“Riverside is a good team,” said Lee. “It won’t be an easy match, but I think they’re going to be ready to play.”

VEENA BANSAL can be reached at sports@theaggie.org.

UC Davis smothered by Fresno StateKyle Miller captures a win at No. 2 singles despite loss

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Kristina Geddert / Aggie

Sophomore Kyle Miller was the standout performer for UC Davis in their loss to fresno State.