On Saturday morning, I went to the UC Davis homepage to see what the university had to say about Friday’s pepper spraying of seated, non-violent student protestors. I discovered a proud declaration that UCD was “A community that embraces civility.” An hour or so later, that declaration disappeared from the homepage. Before it was removed, … Continue Reading
The video and pictures of Lt. Pike calmly pepper spraying students on campus like he was spraying his roses for aphids tells me there is something rotten in the UC Davis Police Department. I do not want to see Lt. Pike or other officers singled out for punishment unless it is established that they specifically … Continue Reading
My child is in your PhD program and I have spent thousands of dollars in support of his efforts at your school. I am shocked and dismayed by the criminal behavior of your police force. It very much reminds me of the shock and dismay I felt when I witnessed the events at Kent State … Continue Reading
Dear Editor, I am another UC Davis alum who is outraged by the show of force on Friday by the Campus Police against the peacefully protesting students. The video shows a formation of police, fully attired in riot gear and armed with rifles of some sort. We soon watch them spray the students with yellow … Continue Reading
I am old enough to recall watching black and white TV coverage of Southern police firehosing civil rights activists some 5o years ago. The UC Berkley police have shown the world the high tech 21st century version of this image. I predict tonight’s video images of this gratuitous police thugery may become the beginning of … Continue Reading
When I saw the video of the police brutality on the UC Davis campus yesterday it made me wonder if the UC Regents, the UC Davis chancellor and the UC Davis police had just attended a workshop conducted by Bashar al-Assad of Syria on how to extinguish dissident behavior. I could hardly believe my eyes … Continue Reading
I am an alumnus of this great university (’82). I have watched as your predecessors have brought UC Davis from low in the university rankings to one of the great research institutions in the world. And all of this has been tarnished by your one decision to evict a small number of peaceful protesters expressing … Continue Reading
Trying to figure out how to transfer those oldies on your CDs to your iPod or other media? Tim Errington, webmaster for the Woodland Community & Senior Center Computer Club, will present the solution at a free program at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in the Senior Center meeting rooms. “Rip and Burn Music” is open to … Continue Reading
As a UC Davis alumnus and lifetime Alumni Association member, I’m outraged at the actions of the campus police (UCDPD) on Friday. I’m ashamed that the police force at my alma matter used pepper spray on its own students, yet proud of the students’ mature and principled adherence to peaceful civil disobedience during and after … Continue Reading
MAD SCRAMBLE NEAR THE TOP … several weeks ago, folks were openly lamenting the great number of unbeaten teams in the country. Well, we’re now down to two: LSU and Houston. While LSU can assure itself of a spot in the BCS championship game simply by winning out, Houston will never get to the title … Continue Reading
When you hire someone to do a job, 2 things are expected: that the person has the ability to do the job, and the maturity to make tough decisions in dicy situations. The ability to know whether you have made the right decision or not, however, might not be known until after the person has … Continue Reading
Cory Golden’s coverage of the pepper spray incident was thorough. However, I was disappointed that he felt it necessary to suggest that photos and videos were posted only on “left-leaning websites.” For years, mainstream media have passed on what they consider “news” from conservative sources without labeling them “right-leaning.” Anyone who has viewed the video … Continue Reading
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