Fees and tuition at California colleges are rising rapidly, and California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi says it’s up to students to change that. Garamendi spoke at a Davis College Democrats rally on campus on Friday in front of an audience of about 85 people. He gave a rousing and energetic speech touching on national and regional political issues, including the federal Wall Street bailout and the state budget deal.

TODAY Delta Phi Beta fundraiser 4:30 to 9 p.m. Habit Burger, Davis Commons Help this group raise money for Narika, a group that works to fight domestic violence against South Asian women.

Friday’s article on the unemployment rate incorrectly stated that August job losses led to a total of15,109,000unemployed Californians.The job losses actually brought the number of employed Californians down to15,109,000.The number of unemployed Californians was1,417,000.The Aggie regrets the error.

After starting out the season red-hot, winning six of their first seven games, the Aggies went into the weekend in search of their first Big West Conference win. The Aggies are still looking. UC Davis fell to both Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara, falling to 0-4 in conference and 8-9 overall.

One of the aspects of the game of soccer that coaches stress is to score first to put pressure on the other team. “Everybody who watches games knows that when you score the first goal, the game is much easier to play,” head coach Dwayne Shaffer said. UC Davis (9-1-1) did just that against Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (6-3-2) on Saturday to capture its first Big West Conference victory, 2-0, and to stay undefeated at Aggie Soccer Stadium this season.

Saturday the Aggies risked.And it paid off. The men were led by junior Arran Rogerson’s25:34.2clocking,good for fifth individually,as their depth helped them place a close second to Stanford University at the Doc Adams Open at the Putah Creek Reserve.

Saturday’s fanhood triathlon officially spanned12hours and seven minutes. It was worth every second – especially the last one.

Teams:UC Davis at No.24Cal Poly; UCSanta Barbara Records:Aggies,8-7 (0-2); Mustangs,7-6 (2-0); Gauchos,6-7 (2-0) Where:Mott Gym; The Thunderdome When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at7p.m.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State; UC Irvine Records:Aggies,5-2-2; 49ers,6-3-2; Anteaters,6-5-0 Where:George Allen Field – Long Beach; Anteater Stadium – Irvine When:Today at3p.m.; Sunday at noon

Schools are used to giving grades– not receiving them.But when the tables are turned,the truth about a university’s real desire to “go green” comes out– at greenreportcard.org. The College Sustainability Report Card,found at greenreportcard.org,evaluates300schools in the United States and Canada across nine categories before assigning them a letter grade-aiming to identify colleges and universities leading in their commitment to sustainability.

UC Davis is known for its warm, welcoming atmosphere and it’s up to the students and faculty to make this friendly environment possible. Gabriella Wong is upholding that tradition.

I’m running a triathlon this weekend. Sort of. Unlike every other triathlon known to mankind,all you haveto do iswatch other people exercise to complete it.UC Davis will host three sporting events at three different venues within a period that’ll span roughly12hours on Saturday.