Rachel Levy

As college students, we get to call most, if not all, of the shots when it comes to our daily routines. We can choose to stay up all night, or go to bed. We can choose to skip class, to go to that concert, or that baseball game. For the first time in many of our lives, we can veg out on the couch watching television without our parents bickering endless demands to “do your homework”, or “help your sister with the dishes.” No more, the freedom to veg out is ours.

This year I made a new years resolution to not watch as much television – more specifically I told myself no new shows, just watch the ones you already watch and that will be fine. My friendly DVR makes it easy to fast forward and save time, but I broke the resolution just as easily as I made it. Since the New Year began I can count on almost all ten fingers the new shows I have started watching. But HEY, I deserve it. I’m a hard working college student. Right? Right. Each week my DVR paints a colorful picture of the various networks competing for my attention.

Here’s a list of shows that WON’T be making it back next season:

1) Pan Am – ABC
As glamorous as Leonardo Dicaprio made the stewardess’ look in Catch Me If You Can, that’s about all they were, glamorous. The not so entertaining and hard to hook series lasted 14 episodes.

We all have the friend that can eat a whole carton of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and not gain a pound, but the spoonful we put into our mouth goes straight to our love handles, thighs, hips or all the above. What it all comes back to is our metabolism. "The process of metabolism establishes the rate at which we burn our calories and, ultimately, how quickly we gain weight or  how easily we lose it," says Robert Yanagisawa, MD, director of the Medically Supervised Weight Management Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. The way in which we treat our bodies can
affect our metabolism. Yes, it has to do with genes but there are easy ways to speed up our metabolism so that we can be a part of the healthy body we long for. Here are 6 tips we have to make sure that you stay healthy, happy and feeling good about your body.

1) Eat breakfast

You’ve heard it from your mother, your father, your doctor, your teacher, and now we’re here to tell you again just how important breakfast is to your day - and your metabolism. Giving you energy for the day allows your body to recognize where it can spend energy and so on. After sleeping for hours your body lowers your metabolism when it doesn’t get food, so it’s easy to say eating in the morning is the best thing!

2) Spice it up:

Spicy food is not only a tasty but it can help you with your metabolism as well. Spicy foods have chemical compounds help boost your metabolism and speed up the rate of burning fat. Eating a dish with red or green chilies, or adding cayenne pepper are little steps that you can take to make your metabolism bump itself up.

3) Pack on Protein:

There are so many things to look forward to in the spring. We have sunshine, the rec pool, picnic day, whole earth festival, and more. Events on campus are always coming up and one that shouldn't be missed is this year’s fashion show. The Student Fashion Association is hosting their annual fashion show on Friday April 13 at 7pm. The Show will take place in the ARC Ballroom and is the result of months of planning, preparation of our peers in the club.

The theme centers around sustainability - something everyone of our readers can be excited about. The official title is "Bloom: Sustaining the Lifestyle" and the inspiration came from a growing sense of environmentalism and sustainability, not just within the club, but on a societal level. Our campus is actually one of the top 10 greenest college campuses in the nation, so it's definitely part of the collective mindset.

This theme can mean making garments out of recycled or sustainable materials, or it could also have a more personal meaning for a designer. Perhaps this could translate into supporting a small town like Davis by shopping at local businesses, thus helping to sustain our community. The club is composed of 25-30 members who have been working on the show week after week.

Funding for the fashion show is all student based. SFA has sold handmade Hershey kisses roses and lollipops shaped as flowers, teddy bears, and hearts for their Valentine's day fundraiser. With the help of Sodexo, the group plans to host more fundraising to help with the cost of designers, models, fabric, and renting the location. Because the event doesn’t have any sponsors, this a great way for students in the community, especially those interested in the arts and in fashion to give back and help the textiles and design major.

Despite the different platforms amongst the senators and presidents one thing remains common: the hope and dedication to a better tomorrow for UC Davis.

Here are the winners of the ASUCD 2012 election and some of their platforms.

President and Vice President:
Names: Rebecca Sterling & Yena Bae
Major: International Relations & Psychology (Sterling)
Major: International Relations, Political Science & Human Rights (Bae)
Year: 3
Goals: