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$1 million pepper spray settlement calls for collaborative university reform

Absurd Publications pushes full steam ahead

ASUCD and CALPIRG hold

voter registration drive on campus

AggiesVote promotes new online voter registration tools for students

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Chancellor to issue personal apologies to plaintiffsBy ROHIT RAVIKUMAR

Aggie News Writer

Students, alumni and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorneys gathered on the UC Davis Quad Sept. 26 to discuss a recent settle-ment between the University and the plaintiffs of last November’s pepper spray incident. The settlement, approved by the UC Board of Regents in a mid-September meeting, would distribute $1 million: $630,000 to the 21 plain-tiffs, $250,000 to be split between their attor-neys, $100,000 to be put aside for individuals who were pepper sprayed but have yet to come forward and $20,000 to the ACLU in exchange for collaborative work on university reform. UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi will also issue personal apologies to each person who was pepper sprayed. At the conference, plaintiffs gathered to share their experiences from last November. “Nightmares, waking up screaming, anxiety [and] panic attacks all came, and it just wasn’t with me,” said UC Davis alumna Fatima Sbeih, who was a student last November. In addition, the settlement will bring collabo-ration between UC Davis and the ACLU on a se-ries of reforms. “I know the $1 million figure got a lot of atten-tion, but we think it’s important that the commu-nity see that our reforms and policies will have the benefit of a very respected organization, the ACLU,” said Barry Shiller, executive director of strategic communications at UC Davis. The first reform is a complete internal re-organization of the police department, a pro-cess which began with Police Chief Annette Spicuzza’s resignation on April 18 and her re-

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On Sept. 26, local attorney Mark Merin spoke to the press on the UC Davis Quad regarding the pepper spray settlement. The settlement between the University of California includes a $1,000,000 payout, a personal apology to the students pepper sprayed and policy changes regarding free speech.

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ASUCD to host congressional candidate forum On Oct. 8, Rep. John Garamendi will join the Associated Students, University of California, Davis (ASUCD) in a congressional candidate

forum from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Student Community Center. Students are encouraged to attend and ask questions at the forum as the City of Davis read-

ies itself to vote for a new repre-sentative in November.

— Claire Tan

By ANDREW POHAggie News Writer

In May, the new student-run press Absurd Publications had yet to print a book. Four months lat-er, it’s sitting on a monthly read-ing series at The Avid Reader, a self-printed anthology titled “All the Vegetarians in Texas Have Been Shot,” two prints of a small cre-ative journal titled “The Oddity” and radio airtime on Capital Public Radio’s “Insight.” “When we first began, we had grand plans: a final printed book to be sold in bookstores, a place in which to host our own readings, a connection enough with the com-munity to publish a monthly jour-nal — a sort of ‘mini-anthology,’” said Evan White, co-founder of Absurd Publications. “And, in ev-ery case, we've been successful. I don't pretend to know how any of it happened.” Other co-founder of Absurd Publications Corey La Rue said the press was conceived at UC Davis. “It was a community project re-ally — born in the hot halls of Voorhies last year in a poetry class taught by Dr. [Andy] Jones,” La Rue said. “That class really changed ev-erything, and we took away a lot with us. One day I approached Evan after class at a Starbucks and was like, ‘Hey you wanna start a

press?’ and the rest is history.” The entire process has not been an easy one, according to White and La Rue. They realized early on that making the books would be taxing, both mentally and finan-cially. In fact, after all the equip-ment had been bought, the com-pany only had $20 left of their seed money. Absurd Publications is currently run entirely in the apartment that La Rue and White share togeth-er, with a steady stream of friends

helping to smooth out any bumps they may encounter along the way. Though White and La Rue had come into the business imagining that they wouldn’t turn any profit, time has shown that there may just be a little gold in it after all. “In the beginning we told our-selves, ‘We're making a book of short fiction, which there's almost no money in. We're also going to include poetry too, which there is

By STEPHANIE B. NGUYEN

Aggie News Writer

Registering to vote is now easier than ever with the launch of online voter regis-tration in California that began Sept. 19. With the national presiden-tial elections in November quickly approaching, ASUCD and California Public Interest Group (CALPIRG) have joined forces to promote and facili-tate voter registration among UC Davis undergraduates with AggiesVote. The students behind AggiesVote hope to register

as many students as possible, and in recent weeks AggiesVote has been a widespread force around campus, tabling at the dining commons, on the Quad and at various welcome week events. The coalition also hopes to expand their reach by partnering with student groups and Greek organizations in the coming weeks. “College students are some of the most politically active and well-informed participants in our democracy, but they're also very busy and occasion-ally let things like registration slip through the cracks,” said ASUCD senator and fifth-year

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ASUCD senator Bradley Bottoms helps fourth-year mechanical engineering student Hannah Zhu register to vote for the first time.

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interview basics12:10 to 1 p.m.229 SouthGo to this seminar put on by the Internship and Career Center to learn about different types of interviews and strategies to respond to questions so that you can effectively demonstrate your knowledge and qualifications for the position you want.

lack of Hope and persistence of poverty seminar5 to 6:30 p.m.Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, AGR RoomListen to this free Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics lecture given by Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT and a founder and director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).

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‘Get Some Jerky,’ because Aggies do business too

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When one hears about UC Davis, one thinks about its world-class agri-culture program or the extensive re-search facilities and faculty that have made it one of the greatest public universities in the nation. However, one recent grad and two seniors have committed themselves to create a new reason to be proud to be called an Aggie. Founded and spearheaded by se-nior political science major Alex Lane, Get Some Jerky is “what free-dom tastes like”: an all-American, high-quality beef jerky company located in Davis. Lane, as an un-satisfied jerky lover, decided to cre-ate a company that would offer a meat lover-worthy, preservative-free jerky because he said people deserve better. With only two and a half months since the company launched, Lane and his fellow founders, 2011 gradu-ate Sarah Hellesen and senior history major James Panabaker, have artfully crafted their way to produce four dis-tinct flavors of jerky – hot beef, sweet and spicy, homestyle pepper and a sweet teriyaki turkey jerky – and in-terest three investors. But Lane said these achievements have not come easy to Get Some Jerky. Lane tells of the sacrifices the com-pany has demanded from him and his co-founders in order to grow as entrepreneurs, including the almost complete eradication of their social lives, stress and extra time invested in learning small business management due to working 100-hour weeks. “To sum it up in one sentence: The

company is my life,” Lane said. UC Davis prestige is not partic-ularly associated with business and entrepreneurship; a compa-ny like Get Some Jerky, however, proves that Aggies can do business as well. It is vital to notice that Get Some Jerky is not the first company to arise from innovative students from this university. Companies such as Aseptia, a food processing technology company, and Solera, a company created to develop small electricity-generating systems, were founded by Aggie impresarios with a true spirit of innovation. Evidently, the entrepreneurial in-terest of UC Davis students is increas-ing. Lane has been attending meet-ings of a Davis startup club focused on mentoring and helping new entre-preneurs in the city. Davis in general has been truly helpful for Get Some Jerky’s success. “We’ve been receiving much sup-port from local Davis citizens; our investors are actually local as well,” Panabaker said. Panabaker said that Davis locals en-courage and care for students’ busi-ness ambitions. Appealing to Davisites is one of Get Some Jerky’s primary goals; thus, what better way to attract locals’ at-tention than by having a bear mean-der around the town’s biggest events? Get Some Jerky’s mascot is, indeed, a bear by the name of Jerk. Co-founder and handyman Panabaker wears the bear costume to the farmers market, on-campus activities and occasional-ly to downtown Davis to take pictures with locals. But Get Some Jerky has other pri-orities as well. The three founders, a

CPA, a lawyer and informal support by Chase bank in Davis are the only influences and minds in the corpo-ration. Although Lane is the “mas-termind” behind Get Some Jerky, Hellesen said she realizes that an ad-dition of other professionals into the business will increase the efficiency and growth of the company. “As we grow, we’re planning to bring in somebody from marketing, be-cause while it’s something we can do by ourselves, it could be much better done by a professional,” Panabaker said. However, a low budget and the rel-ative freshness of the company have not made this possible just yet, ex-posing Lane, Panabaker and Hellesen to more responsibilities and situa-tions they said they are not entirely savvy and well-versed for. Lane plans to start selling the jerky at the Coffee House in the Memorial Union soon. After that, he plans to expand to other campuses like UC Berkeley, where he expects that Get Some Jerky’s mascot bear will become popular and widely accepted by the locals. Ultimately, Get Some Jerky – and in essence Aggie pride – should be avail-able in store counters throughout the nation. As of now, Lane must continue to exploit his intellect, innovative talent and unique charisma to attract new investors to the company and thus slowly grow as an entrepreneur. “Starting the company is like hav-ing a baby,” Lane said. “You’re always stressed, broke [and] too busy, but it’s worth it.”

DANIEL RIESGO can be reached at features@theaggie.org.

placement by Matthew Carmichael. The universi-ty’s aims are to make the police, specifically bicy-cle police, appear more ap-proachable and part of the community, while also im-proving training that teach-es how to handle student protest. The second is a clarifica-tion and adjustment of the roles of students, faculty and staff in managing inci-dents on campus and mov-ing the three groups to the fore while minimizing the role of police for nonvola-tile incidents. The third in the series

of reforms is a complete reexamination of the UC Davis guidelines for freedom of expression, a process led by the Academic Senate. This step is ongoing, and there has been much talk of the final outcome of the discussion. Finally, the University plans to address aftereffects from the pepper spray inci-dent, making efforts to keep the community involved in police policy. This pro-cess has just begun and will move forward more quickly starting in October, accord-ing to Shiller. “We’re not just doing this alone,” Shiller said. “In addition to what we’re doing, there is a UC sys-tem-wide review of cam-

pus police guidelines and practices.” The University Office of the President (UCOP) will coordinate and run the reform recommendations for all 10 UC police departments. The ACLU, contacted by individuals who were pep-per sprayed, now plans to work closely with UC Davis officials to ensure that the events of last November do not happen again. “This happened because Davis simply did not have the types of policies to en-sure that when there are demonstrations, the admin-istration and police act in a certain way,” said Michael Risher, an ACLU staff at-torney who attended the

Sept. 26 press conference. “We want to make sure free speech is not just tolerated, but encouraged.” The importance of the reforms is not lost on some of the plaintiffs, such as Ian Lee, a second-year environmental policy analysis and planning major, who was pepper sprayed and in attendance at the press conference. “I think the settlement is a step in the right direction, but we need to do more,” he said. “If campus police are to exist, they must be ac-countable to the students.”The settlement is still await-ing court approval.

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political science and philosophy dou-ble major Justin Goss. “We’re ensur-ing this doesn’t happen by making registration as convenient as possible for them so we can usher these savvy political voices into the voting booth where they belong.” In order for the drive to have a cam-pus-wide effect, ASUCD has formed a coalition with CALPIRG, whose lead campaign this year is the New Voters Project, a continuous effort to register undergraduate students to vote. In addition, AggiesVote will hold a forum where students can learn about Rep. John Garamendi’s plat-forms on Oct. 8, as well as co-spon-sor a screening of the presiden-tial debate. Students can register to vote before, during and after any of

these events. “The goal is to not only get students involved in democracy, but also to have them be informed and educated voters,” said New Voters Project cam-paign coordinator Donna Farvard, a third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavioral studies major. ASUCD senators Bradley Bottoms and Kabir Kapur, who have played a key role in organizing the drive, agreed. “Recently, there have been many bills and propositions going through the state government that direct-ly affect students — most notably Proposition 30,” said Bottoms, a third-year political science and sociology double major. Kapur also discussed the possibili-ty of Proposition 30 not passing in the November elections. “Proposition 30 is an important is-sue on this November’s ballot for stu-

dents because if it fails tuition will go up 20 percent in January,” said Kapur, a third-year political science and phi-losophy double major. Goss continued to address the big picture. “The state of California educa-tion is still in decline,” Goss said. “Increasing undergraduate participa-tion in the voting process allows the student voice to more overtly domi-nate the political sphere and forces legislators to cater to the preferences of students if they want to get reelect-ed. Therefore, we believe registering more students to vote could facilitate better treatment for California edu-cation by the legislature.” AggiesVote will continue until the voter registration deadline on Monday, Oct. 22.

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Settlement plans between the University of California and the students pepper sprayed on November 18 were submitted for court approv-al last week, where the uni-versity is to pay $1 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union.

We are happy that a settle-ment has been reached, but we feel that the focus should be put on new policies to avoid the possibility of repeat incidents. One million dollars is a lot of money, but people should keep in mind that the money used in this case was set aside for the University’s self-insured General Liability Risk Program, and it would have been used in another university lawsuit anyway.

On April 30, the University of California published the Robinson-Edley Report, which contained 50 recom-mendations to ensure that protests will be handled in a manner that does not result in undue violence and injury.

However, these recommen-dations mean nothing if they are not enacted and enforced. Lack of communication was a primary factor that led to the incident in the first place, and it will be good commu-nication that ensures the fu-ture safety of students and the accountability of those in charge.

It should be the respon-sibility of students and fac-ulty to hold the administra-tion to their policies, and it should be the responsibility of the administration to pro-vide adequate lines of com-munication, making sure that the student body is in-formed of the rules regard-ing protests.

While students receiv-ing compensation is a good thing, it is even more prom-ising that Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi is issuing personal apologies to each student. We hope that within these apolo-gies, Katehi will take respon-sibility for her actions, as well as the university’s.

By KATHRYN LYBARGER

President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees,

Local 3299

As the people who cook, clean and care for you and your campus, the work we do is essen-tial to UC’s ability to pro-vide you with a world-class education. Our work isn’t glamorous, but the purpose of our work is to support you – our future – and we take real pride in that. Today, we are en-gaged in a struggle with the UC administration over issues that affect us and our families deep-ly: retirement with dig-nity, wages and jobs that sustain us, and the ability to advocate for ourselves and the people we serve — like all of you.

At age 60, after 20-plus years of hard work, we will retire with perma-nent injuries, unafford-

able healthcare and an average retirement in-come of $18,000/year. By contrast, UC President Mark Yudof can retire af-ter just seven years of ser-vice to UC on more than $350,000/year, with de-creased health insurance costs.

We pay for our retire-ment benefit each month of our working lives so that we can afford to stop working when we are old, and we have foregone hefty raises for the prom-ise of healthcare when our bodies are too broken to work. The UC Regents, however, have proposed changes to these benefits that will leave us impov-erished: We would retire at age 65, well past the point of physical abili-ty, and for some of us, the increased cost of our health insurance would exceed our monthly re-tirement income. Yet our risk of work-related inju-ry is only increasing.

UC now hires fewer

custodians, maintenance workers and gardeners to clean your restrooms, fix the lights in your class-rooms and make your campus clean and safe. Increasingly, this work is being done by peo-ple who work for outside contractors, make pover-ty wages with no bene-fits and have no rights at work. This creates unsafe working conditions for us, and poor conditions for your education.

For this, you are pay-ing higher fees, yet the training and research you do while at UC is the foundation for what is a highly profitable uni-versity system. We think that UC can and should do better.

The UC system is the third-largest employ-er in the state, impacts one out of 46 jobs in the state and reported an in-crease of $414 million in net assets last year. The University of California is an economic engine

that can either help drive the state’s econ-omy forward our help drag it down, but the ad-ministration is making further and deeper cuts to your education and our livelihoods. How will workers be able to retire if the UC contin-ues to cut our pensions? How will you be able to earn your degree if the UC continues to raise fees and cut classes? How will California re-cover and grow if UC’s workers and graduates are living in debt?

As you see us on the picket line this month, please understand that we are putting our great-est effort into reaching a fair agreement with the UC administration — one that honors our dignity, safety and live-lihoods, and that can help to restore the ex-cellence that you de-serve and should expect from the University of California.

Yes on Prop 34The inflated budget of the

California Department of Corrections is at least indirectly related to the lack of funds avail-able to higher education. The ex-orbitantly expensive death penal-ty is one of the reasons why there isn’t more taxpayer money for the University of California. Students and their parents end up paying for higher tuitions because funds are not allocated to the universi-ty yet it is to programs such as the death penalty.

By voting YES on Proposition

34 UC students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to re-place the death penalty with life without the possibility of parole. The California death penalty has cost more than $4 billion since 1978 and there have been only 13 executions. Just the expense of death row housing is $100,000 more per year per death row in-mate than for those serving life sentences.

And just in case you think that the death penalty makes us saf-er, please know that 46% of mur-ders and 56% of rapes go unsolved

each year in California. Wouldn’t it make you feel safer if we spent our hard-earned money on crime de-tection and prevention as well as on education?

Please register to vote if you are not registered. And when you vote, vote as if your education or job depends upon it, because it just might. Please start by voting YES on Proposition 34.

CAROL CRABILLUC Davis Alumna

Business Officer of UC Davis Mathematics

On July 5, Terrance J. Tumey was appointed the UC Davis Director of Athletics in succession of Greg Warzecka. Tumey is starting with a base salary of $210,000 that will in-crease in $5,000 increments every year until it reaches $230,000 in the fifth year. As the Athletic Director, Tumey will oversee the operations of coaches and staff of the intercollegiate athletic programs at UC Davis. But that doesn’t concern the rest of you non-student-athletes right? Wrong. As much as you would like to treat athletics and academics as separate entities, they are directly intertwined at our univer-sity, which students should realize. The change in athletic di-rectors could have a direct effect on every student on campus. Some sports – such as football, baseball and basketball – have the potential to generate revenue for the school through mediums like ticket sales. UC Davis athletic programs are already struggling to stay afloat, and the abysmal attendance doesn’t help. It’s difficult to pinpoint where this chicken-or-the-egg cycle began. There is a problem when there were higher attendance numbers when UC Davis was a Division II school than there are now in Division I. Where did all the fans go? Tumey is taking it upon himself to figure out why UC Davis isn’t pulling in the fans that it has the potential to. In a time when every bit of revenue can help a university strapped for money, athletics and academics can team up in generating revenues; they don’t have to be fighting for funds. More ticket sales means more people in the stands, which creates a bigger pull for athletes, which means better ath-letes will want to come to Davis. When strong athletes come to Davis, they put more W’s in the win column. When we win, we sell more tickets, and so on. Now, this isn’t to say that our athletes aren’t world-class ath-letes. They’re here because they’ve already figured out that UC Davis is a special place to go and develop skills. They just need the financial support from a school, and the knowledge that they have fans and a student base around them that supports and cares about them. And judging by our attendance records – let’s be honest – are we doing that for them? Tumey’s actions will affect the athletic programs here at UC Davis, which in turn have the potential to foster the University even further along in its growth as both an athletic and aca-demic powerhouse. Good luck, Mr. Tumey. And students: keep watching.

no money in,’” White said. Much of the money is going to-ward continuing the publication. “[We] haven’t made enough to pay rent,” La Rue said. “Rather, we’re using all resources to re-in-vest and to continue to publish and cause some chaos.” La Rue and White haven’t been doing it alone, however. In terms of staffing, Absurd Publications also has Valerie Palomo as secre-tary and CFO, Joe Nijmeh as an of-ficial photographer and Eric Crowl as outreach. Another source that has been helping them every step of the way has been Dr. Andy Jones, whom White calls his mentor and

La Rue looks to as his therapist. “Obviously, as a doting uncle, I’m really proud of them and impressed with how much that they’ve done,” Jones said. “And they may call me a source of mentorship or therapy or whatever the case may be, but largely it comes out of the drive of these two folks.” Jones goes on to credit Davis’ unique climate in which student’s are endowed with a greater degree of au-tonomy to pursue their own goals. “There’s an important sort of self-reliance that we really expect from our students at UC Davis,” Jones said. The final surprise is how well the books are doing themselves. The anthology “All the Vegetarians in Texas Have Been Shot” has sold 40 prints in less than a month. There

are currently 10 prints left. In the future, Absurd Publications is looking toward expansion. Their book is available at The Avid Reader and has recently been add-ed to permanent stock. White and La Rue are also looking into selling it at broader outlets like Amazon, iTunes and Barnes & Noble. The third edition of their cre-ative journal, “The Oddity,” has been printed and is available free of charge on their website www.ab-surdword.com. “In the case of ‘The Oddity,’ we didn’t want to put a price tag on it,” La Rue said. “It limits the audi-ence because some people may not be willing to fork over a dollar and others may not even have a dollar.”

ANDREW POH can be reached at city@theaggie.org.

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Terrance Tumey Terrance Tumey is a busi-ness man. That much is clear. He’ll ask calculated questions to further his un-derstanding of any situa-tion. Tumey seems to com-prehend relational dynam-ics and is the sort of person that will spend the time do-ing his research to get things right in the long run. But the model he will be working on is that of UC Davis athletics, a task that will require all of his years of experience. He has spent consider-able time getting to know the Davis commu-nity since he as-sumed his post in August, attending UC Davis sport-ing events and tak-ing the extra steps to understand the ecosystem here in Davis. He has a his-tory in academics and athletics in the UC system, as well as coaching and managing football. Tumey has been asking a lot of questions, as he is still adjusting and getting to know the unique environ-ment we have here at UC Davis. He played a little role reversal and took the time to answer questions from Aggie Sports Editor Matthew Yuen, to let the Davis communi-ty familiarize itself with the new head of Aggie Athletics.

What attracted you to UC Davis when you first heard of the Athletic Director job opening and what has been your first impression of the school and community thus far? Anybody who looks at Davis can say it’s a “Sleeping Giant.” It could be great but why has it been a sleeping giant for so long? What are the issues, the obstacles, the things that are stopping it from growing as an athlet-ic entity? That 2005 year was a tremendous year, but after that there hasn’t been [a] lot of press coverage. Academically, UC Davis has never wavered but it isn’t really recognized for that and we need to push that. It led me to look at Davis as an institution and not just as an athletic entity. And that made me look at how it all relates to athletics.

Did the incidents that took place in November, amidst all the budget cuts, etc. af-fect your desire to pursue this position? I felt as though it was typi-cal of an institution that has very progressive people that understand rights and want to express them. Everyone here is so stu-dent-athlete-oriented, that when you do things that af-fect student-athletes every-one gets concerned. It did not dissuade me one bit. I was happy to see peo-ple were so passionate about athletics. In an elimination situation, nobody wins. One of my goals here is to never have to experience the elim-ination of sports.

What are some goals you have for the near future for UC Davis athletics? In terms of athletics and the community my first goal is to listen and embrace what the mission of this institution is, and how we can support it

through the conduit of ath-letics. Athletics is just a mir-ror image of the institution. Davis is a strong academ-ic entity and a strong athletic entity that needs to grow in concert and move forward. Understanding what foun-dation that is and how to get that working is what I need to do in my first year.

At your last position as the Athletic Director for Dominican University, you headed their transi-tion from NAIA to NCAA

Division II. How will that experi-ence help you here at UC Davis, which recently com-pleted the switch from Division II to Division I? Every position I’ve been in has been in a transition-type role and every insti-tution has benefited from it. Even when I was with the 49ers,

they went through a develop-ment curve when they were on a non-salary capped envi-ronment; then it dipped be-cause of the salary cap issue. Dominican was mostly known for its nuns and the penguins but they wanted to move past that and become a select institution of choice in that region. Athletics was going to help them do that, and it wasn’t just an NCAA transition, but it was a tran-sition of the institution. There are a lot of elements on this campus that are doing that and I’m going to be look-ing out to learn from them as I’m hoping they’ll be learning from me as we try to move this institution forward.

One thing you’ve stressed is that athletes and coaches must fit into the framework we have here at UC Davis. As for yourself, how do you fit into the UC Davis mold? One of the greatest com-pliments I received in this process is when people said, “Terry, even though you did not go to UC Davis, you feel like an Aggie already.” That meant to me that the principles and the things I hold dear in terms of academ-ic integrity, striving for athlet-ic excellence and putting the business and academic prin-ciples into place to make us flourish, all those aspects lead into what people see as the Aggie athletic experience. I think it is from being a student-athlete in the UC System, playing football down at UCLA and going to school there. Then I struggled through business school, but having the opportunity to be around that surrounded me with excellence.

What does Aggie Pride mean to you? Constantly moving for-ward is what we want to see in Aggie Athletics. And that’s what people talk about when they’re saying Aggie Pride, they mean moving forward, which is what always hap-pened at the Division II level. We need to do that in Division I. Just like you do it on the academic side, that’s what we need to do on the athletic side. And we’re all going to get it done; we have great people here.

— Matthew Yuen

Terrance TumeyAthletic Director

UC Davis ties Big West Conference record at 1-1

UC Davis men’s soccer (3-4-4 and 1-1 in conference play) opened their run in the Big West Conference with a shaky start against Cal State Northridge, but immediately bounced back against UC Irvine. Junior Alex Aguiar led the UC Davis offense with four shots while junior Omar Zeenni made five saves, but CSU Northridge scored twice in the opening 15 min-utes and held on for a 2-0 win on Friday at Matador Soccer Field in Northridge, Calif. The first half featured four of Zeenni's five saves, but the Matadors struck early, scoring in the sixth minute of play. David Turcios, the CSU Northridge forward, drove

into the box and fired a shot, which Zeenni deflected, but Turcios col-lected the rebound and put it away into the lower left corner. Later in the half, junior Alex Henry’s corner kick found junior Pat Reese but Reese's header in the middle of the box was blocked out for a second Aggie corner kick. Freshman Eric Budniewski took the corner, but it was cleared out by the CSU Northridge defense. Despite the setback, the Aggie defense held strong, allowing just three second-half shots, preventing the Matadors from scoring again. The Aggies faced UC Irvine on Sunday and put them away 3-1. Aguiar and Reese scored goals in the first half to put the game out of reach, snapping the team’s three-game losing streak.

Reese then scored his second goal of the year in the 28th minute with an impressive show of offense. His first shot was deflected by UC Irvine goalkeeper Michael Breslin, but Reese collected his own re-bound and shot past Breslin to give UC Davis a 2-0 lead. Junior Kevin Schulte also knocked in a goal two minutes into the sec-ond half to put the Aggies up by three. With the 3-0 lead, the UC Davis defense held on, thanks to a strong performance by Zeenni in the goal. Zeenni made two more saves in the closing minutes of the second half to help preserve the win. Next, the Aggies will face Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara at Davis.

— Veena Bansal

MEN’s sOCCER

Aggies split weekend

By KIM CARRAggie Sports Writer

The UC Davis women’s soccer team kicked off Big West confer-ence play with two games on the road this weekend. The Aggies took down UC Santa Barbara in over-time, but could not pull out a victo-ry over Cal Poly and split the week-end matchups.

Friday — UC Davis 2, UC Santa Barbara 1 (OT)The Aggies headed down to Santa Barbara on Friday and managed to earn a 2-1 OT victory against the Gauchos. The first half was scoreless but it was certainly not due to a lack of action. UC Davis tallied 13 attempts on the goal during the first half but the offense was unable to find the back of the net until the 76th min-ute when senior Allison Kelly boot-ed one in for a goal. UC Santa Barbara struck back 10 minutes later when sophomore goal-

keeper Taylor Jern was unable to block a header shot by Gaucho sophomore Madison Beckley. Junior Hannah Hicks took another shot on the goal during regulation but was unable to get past UCSB’s goalkeeper. The Aggie offense continued to attack during the extra frame and eventually freshman Sienna Drizin was able to send one past the Gaucho goalie for the game winner at the 98-minute mark. Head coach MaryClaire Robinson was happy with her team’s perfor-mance during Friday’s game. She praised their youth and their con-tinued determination to improve the offensive attack. “We’re young and we’ve got a lot of spunk,” Robinson said. “We’ve also got a lot of fresh faces in new roles this year which is something refreshing.”

Sunday — UC Davis 0, Cal Poly 1The win over UCSB moved UC Davis to 6-4-1 overall with a 1-0 conference record. They traveled to Cal Poly on Sunday to face their conference rival Mustangs. Cal Poly’s offense struck first

when the Mustang’s lead scorer, Elise Krieghoff, managed to put one past Jern during the 12th minute. Jern and the Aggie defense man-aged to prevent Cal Poly from earn-ing more goals but UC Davis’ of-fense was unable to even the score. The Mustangs held a 14-7 shot advantage during the match and Cal Poly’s defense managed to hold off UC Davis’ late offensive rally to give the Aggies their first confer-ence loss of the season. Despite the loss, Robinson re-mains encouraged about the trajec-tory of her team. “Our legs were a little heavy from Friday night but we rallied late … we’re on the right path.” The Aggies have one more road match to complete before they can return to Aggie Soccer Field to en-joy home field advantage. UC Davis holds a 6-5-1 overall record and is 1-1 in the Big West. The Aggies will head down to Stockton on Friday to face off against another conference rival, Pacific.

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

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UC Davis trumps UC Santa Barbara, falls to Cal Poly

Women’s volleyball 2-1 in conference

By VEENA BANSALAggie Sports Writer

The UC Davis women’s volleyball team has opened their run at the Big West championship on a strong note. Although the Aggies endured a rocky start at the beginning of the season, they have come away with strong wins against powerful teams, yielding a boost of confidence and energy in the team’s dynamic per-formance. UC Davis (8-8) opened its sea-son with three matches at the Blue Raider Bash tournament in Tennessee, losing two against Furman and Alabama-Birmingham and winning one against Middle Tennessee State. Subsequently, in the next four games, the Aggies went 2-2 in matchups with Utah, Middle Tennessee State, UAB and Furman. “During non-conference, we played with a lot of different line-ups,” said coach Jamie Holmes. “We tried a lot of different personalities to figure out the best group for the Big West conference play.”

The results of the variance and experimentation in lineups shone through in the Aggies’ first Big West Conference match against fierce competitor Pacific. Junior outside hitter Devon Damelio tallied 15 kills while sophomore middle blocker Victoria Lee posted a career-high 10 blocks, resulting in a four-set up-set. As the progression toward the optimal lineup for Big West compe-tition continues, the women have focused their attention on core el-ements of their game. One of the Aggies’ focuses is to improve their serve and receive and first-ball con-tact. An improvement in the recep-tion line and being able to receive serves would boost the women’s overall performance and allow the top players to take control of the plays. Last week, the women focused on the defensive side of the game,the results of which were displayed in the strong defensive successagainst Pacific on Saturday night with five blocks. Although the Aggies’ overall re-cord currently stands at 8-8, the

team showed no signs of weak-ness against Pacific. Damelio tal-lied 15 kills while sophomore mid-dle blocker Victoria Lee hit 0.500 and posted a career-high 10 blocks to lead UC Davis to a four-set up-set over Pacific in a match at the Pavilion last Saturday night. Subsequently, the Aggies im-proved their conference record to 2-0 in a thriller against UC Riverside. Damelio tallied a team-leading 18 kills while senior Allison Whitson added 15 kills and a career-high 23 digs to help UC Davis hold onto a five-set win over the Highlanders on Friday night. Unfortunately, the women fell to Cal State Fullerton in yet anoth-er gripping five-setter. Although they maintained a 2-1 match lead, the Aggies struggled in the fourth set with a 0.062 average. Whitson and sophomores Valerie Rain and Victoria Lee each tied or set career highs in kills. Next, the Aggies will embark on a two-game road trip against Long Beach State and UC Irvine this

Aggies getting back into the swing of things

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Ashley Kelly scored the first goal against UC santa Barbara on sept. 28. UC Davis went on to win the game 2-1 in overtime.

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ence that we will be able to take light-ly. It’s really going to be about us con-tinuing to improve and find our per-sonality on the court,” Holmes said. One of Holmes’ primary goals for the season is very simple and funda-mental to her idea of success of the women’s volleyball

team. “My goal for this season is for us to play to our potential,” she said. “If we play a tremendous game and leave with a loss, that’s still a victory in my book.”

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