It will take a two-hour run for a student to burn off a three-cheeseburger party. These and other comparisons are part of the results fromthe E-Chug campaign, a quiz adopted by UC Davis Health Education and Promotion (HEP) aimed at educating students about their alcohol and tobacco use.

Those in search of an interesting start to their weekend can look no farther than Freeborn Hall and the brothers of Delta Lambda Phi. The gay,bisexual and progressive interest fraternity on campus will be hosting its19th annual“Davis is Burning” today at8p.m. – a highly anticipated drag show and competition featuring the Delta Lambda Phi brothers and a host of other performers.

TODAY Davis Motorsports Club Round Table Pizza,2151Cowell Blvd. 5to8p.m. The club is having their bi-monthly meeting.If you like cars,this is the place to find other enthusiasts like you!

In the Oct.10story “Food,fun and compost,” MichaelSiminitus was mistakenly identified as Michael Seminitus.Furthermore,the quote that read, “When compostable organics decompose naturally,they release methane,which is an essential greenhouse gas,“ was incorrect.The correct quote reads: “Landfilling compostable organics produces methane,a potent greenhouse gas.” The Aggie regrets the error.

Hello Aggie readers! It’s a new school year,which means a fresh start– new classes,new opportunities,and (for better or worse) new columnists! I was told that this would be a good time to introduce myself,though I was planning on waiting until June… but what the heck? My name’s Danielle.I’m an Americanstudies major in my fourth and final year at UCD; which roughly translates to: “I have no idea what I want to do with my life and I’m screwed.” I hail from sunny Los Angeles and,although I now live in Davis,I still wear flip-flops every day of my life.I enjoy long walks through the Arboretum,speak Spanish fluently when I’m drunk,and have read the Twilight series more times than I care to admit.I spent my most recent Monday night driving to Woodland to buy the last15bags of Mother’s Cookies at Target,and on my list of favorite things ever,autumn in Davis falls right after puppy dogs and just before Johnny Depp.

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving The Aggies men’s and women’s teams have been picked to finish second and third in the2008-09Big West Conference Swimming and Diving Coaches Poll,respectively.

The UC Davis men’s golf team is used to being the underdog.It’s used to chasing the country’s top teams from behind. After the Aggies‘ most recent tournament,those daysmay be over. In a field that featured five of the nation’s top25teams and10of the top50,UC Davisbeat them all on Tuesday,shooting an871to finish in second place behind unranked TCU (861) at the Prestige at the PGA West in La Quinta,Calif.

Dear Americans, You have a tremendous stake in this election. Our nation has reached a pivotal moment, a time that should not and must not be ignored, in her history. We face an imminent choice, and we have to make a decision – soundly, carefully, deliberately and with haste.

Among many fiscally controversial measures on the California ballot in November is Proposition3,the children’s hospitalbond act. The proposition authorizes$980million in bonds,to be paid from the state’s General Fund,to fund the renovation and expansion of children’s hospitals throughout the state.

Note:This is the first in a series ofThe California Aggie’sendorsements for the Nov.4election.We will be stating our endorsements over the nexttwo and ahalfweeks,andsummarizingour opinions on Election Day.

I see the same picture over and over again – a horde of fake smiles all bunched together to make one shitty picture.

Besides pretending to be left-handed or drafting new versions of my signature,I’ve spent many boring lectures compiling a mental list of famous people that I’d like to meet.High on this list includes fascinating characters such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt,Jenny Lewis,Slug from Atmosphere and Ann Curry from“The Today Show.“