Dead Space is not a game you want to play alone or in the dark.Being of the survival horror genre,like Resident Evil and Silent Hill,the game puts you in dark rooms,tight corridors and such high tension that every corner feels like it may be the last one you turn down.

TODAY Whole Earth hiring Third Floor MU The Whole Earth Festival is hiring its staff for the spring 2009 festival. The deadline to apply is Oct. 23. For more information, e-maildirectors@wef.ucdavis.edu or visit the festival’s website at wef.ucdavis.edu.

In the Oct.21article “So you want to fly a plane?” it was stated that after the written test,the student must take to the air with a certified instructor,who will ultimately decide if the student can become a pilot. The statement should have read that the student must taketo theair with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE).The Aggie regrets the error.

MUSIC Desolation Wilderness, Lake, Ellie Fortune Today, 8 p.m., $5 Luigi’s Fun Garden in Sacramento Though I’ve always been more of an indoor girl, Washington band Desolation Wilderness riles up the dormant outdoorsman (outdoorswoman?) in me. Using the glockenspiel, vibraphone and electric guitar as their weapon of choice, the group creates the kind of synthy ambient pop perfect for a haze-induced camping trip. K Records label-mate Lake is also on the bill – for a look at their most recent album Oh, The Places We’ll See, visit page 5!

What’s more impressive than athletic dancers? Athletic dancer-illusionists,of course. The MOMIX dance company will take the stage at theMondavi Center for the Performing Artson Sunday afternoon.Known for its athletic and visual choreography,the company will perform “The Best of MOMIX,” featuring selections from the group’s25-year history.

UC Davis is the largest UC campus,spanning5,300acres.

Today “Linking Plant Genetic Variation to Foliage-and Litter-Based Arthropod Communities“ Greg Crutsinger 122Briggs,12:10to1p.m. Sponsored by the entomology department

After all my huff and puff about world peace last week,I am incrediblydiscouraged to have to write this.I hope a lot of you on campus have heard of Nonie Darwish,the speaker that Davis College Republicans have booked to speak tonight.I’ll keep this simple:She is an Egyptian woman who used to be Muslim,had a bad experience with Islam and now is traveling the country warning people on college campuses about Muslim Student Associations “recruitingterrorists;” jumping on the hater-bandwagon…as I always say.

You might want to consider your brain before knocking back another drink,and not just for fear of a hangover. According to a study by researchers at UC Davis,Wellesley College and Boston University,the more alcohol people consume,the more their brain volume decreases.

Geologists unearth‘dinosaur dance floor‘ Along the Arizona-Utah state line,geologists have found a three-fourths-acre site withprehistoric animal tracks so densely packed together,they’re referring to it as a “dinosaur dance floor.“

At their meetingTuesday,the Yolo County Board of Supervisors received a presentation and report on how the statewide measures on the November ballot will affect the county from a fiscal standpoint. County staff analyzed each measure to determine whether it would have a negative fiscal impact on the county by taking away funding from county programs and services,according to the report. The county has struggled to preserve services in the face of significant cuts coming from the state. “Staff recommends supporting only new programs with a dedicated revenue source,” said deputy county administrator DirkBrazil in a memo to the board. The following is a summary of the staff findings.

Gangs,guns and meth:They’re problems inextricably tied to street crime in California. Backers of Proposition6,also known as the Safe Neighborhoods Act,say the way to combat these problems is to guarantee a certain level of funding for police and prosecutors.Opponentsattack the measure’s lack of an identified funding source.