Date Archive: 09-14-2012

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Glass art: Make it or break it (literally)

The woman gently turns the spinning wheel and guides a fluff of fiber into yarn. While this would be an ordinary scene at a craft fair, here the venue is a Smithsonian museum and this spinning wheel is made of glass.

The Renwick Gallery, part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., is hosting a “40 under 40: Craft Futures” exhibit to celebrate the gallery’s 40th anniversary. Among the featured artists is Andy Paiko, 35, who grew up in Davis but now works in Portland, Ore. The exhibit opened July 20 and closes Feb. 3.

Watching his glass spinning wheel work for nearly nine hours during the opening days of the exhibit made Paiko a little nervous.

UC’s clock running on changed approach to protests

The University of California has one year to put into place new systemwide policies for handling campus protests. Lynn Tierney, associate vice president for communications in the UC Office of the President, said campuses will have six months to present their plans and their implementation must be OK’d in a year’s time. “We’re starting the clock […]

Blue & White grants help DHS students fulfill their dreams

As the Davis High School Hall of Fame prepares to welcome five additional members on Saturday, a look back at the previous four classes of inductees tells a vibrant story of success in the real world — and dedication to local education. The DHS Blue & White Foundation, creators of the Hall of Fame, originally […]

Water committee prepares for decision on design-build-operate

The Water Advisory Committee continued its education on the design-build-operate delivery method at its meeting Thursday, essentially the third piece of the surface water project puzzle that it must fit into a recommendation to the City Council. After the committee chooses between projects with Woodland or West Sacramento, and after it makes a decision on […]

Panelists debate religion’s role in Middle East politics

It is a mistake to paint recent unrest in Libya and Egypt with a broad brush, said Hatem Bazian, a senior lecturer of Near Eastern and ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, on Thursday at International House. Appearing during a panel discussion on Abrahamic religions and politics in the Middle East, Bazian said he believes they […]