The issue: The best and brightest in cap and gown and the best and brightest in uniform have been estranged too long In the anti-war fervor of the late 1960s and early 1970s, strikes, sit-ins, demonstrations and the occasional arson drove the ROTC off many campuses. Over time, the officer training programs gradually returned, but … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW É I donÕt know about you, but it certainly makes me feel better to know that only a third of the people arrested on Picnic Day were actually Davis residents É IÕm sorry we donÕt live in Arizona where we could have simply asked the drunks lying on … Continue Reading
Erna (Strobel) Thompson died April 25, 2010, at the University Retirement Community in Davis. She was 89 Erna was born Jan. 28, 1921, to G.F. and Dorathea (Stickel) Strobel at the family home on Cabin Creek near Terry, Montana. Her parents were dry land farmers in eastern Montana where she was the eightth of 13 … Continue Reading
Blaine A. Dewey died April, 26, 2010 in Davis. Born Sept. 2, 1925, in Kalamazoo, Mich., he was 84 years old. A teacher, he worked for Yolo County schools and UC Davis, and was a Davis resident for 31 years. A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at First Baptist Church, … Continue Reading
Davis Charlie Swanson is a good ambassador for his business. But is he a good advocate for moderating rates of alcohol consumption of college students in Davis? I think not. First, he tells only part of the story about The GraduateÕs ÒtraditionÓ of 6 a.m. opening and dollar beers. Cheap beer is a good way … Continue Reading
Davis The Picnic Day fiasco has some people playing the blame game big time, but there is enough blame to go around. Many are implying that most of the trouble makers gathered at 6 a.m. at The Graduate on Picnic Day, got drunk and then went on to trash downtown Davis. They seem ready to … Continue Reading
Davis After 18 years, my old college roommates and I met up for Picnic Day. We were excited about seeing our old apartment complex and the campus. Our children were also with us. It was about 4 p.m. when we got to downtown Davis. We couldnÕt believe our eyes! The beautiful apartment complex at 220 … Continue Reading
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