ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Oct.23meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

UC Davis‘ men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams arrived at the UC Santa Cruz campus on Saturday afternoon with expectations of swimming well.The teams did just that,beating the host Banana Slugs handily.The women’s team picked up a179-81win,while the men left with a180-127victory.The dual between the Aggies and the Slugs was the first time the schools faced off one-on-one in the past five seasons.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State Records:Aggies,10-11 (2-6); 49ers,15-4 (5-2) Where:Walter Pyramid – Long Beach When:Today at7p.m.

Teams:UC Davis vs.UCSanta Barbara; Cal Poly Records:Aggies,6-5-3 (1-3-1); Gauchos,10-5-1 (3-1-1); Mustangs,8-7-0 (3-1-0) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Today at2p.m.; Sunday at noon

Over 400 University of California faculty members sent a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last week, denouncing his recent decision to cut all state funding for labor research programs on UC campuses. The criticism came after Schwarzenegger line item-vetoed $5.4 million in funding for the Miguel Contreras Labor Program (MCLP), a multi-campus labor research program which also sponsors the Institutes for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) at the UCLA and Berkeley campuses.

The first qualitative study of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends found that the combined environments of school,homeand the community affect a young man’s tendency to abuse,according to UC Davis research in collaboration with Harvard University. The study was publishedin the September issue of theAmerican Journal of Men’s Healthandinvestigates the environments surrounding young male perpetrators in order to discern what causes their abusive tendencies.

California law gives victims of crime the right to speak out at sentencing and parole hearings,but supporters of Prop9say crime victims‘ rights cannot stop there. “Victims should have the right to be involved in all the proceedings,” said Patricia Wenskunas,attempted murder victim and founder and CEO of Crime Survivors Inc. “A lot of times right now the families are not even notified. [Prop9] gives them a right to have their voice heard.“

Among the propositions on the Novemberballot,the one that deals withthe environment and renewable resources is Proposition10,the alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy initiative. Prop10is a bond measure that would provide$5billion to fund research into alternative fuel technology.The funds would also go toward helping consumers purchase high fuel economy or alternative fuel vehicles,including natural gas vehicles.

MONDAY Gimme the meds! An individual left a clinic on West Covell Boulevard upset and making threats after he could not get medications from his doctor.

Teams:No.11UC Davis vs.No.16Pacific; No.19Air Force; No.10Long Beach State Records:Aggies,7-10; Tigers,10-12; Falcons,12-8; 49ers,12-7 When:Friday at6p.m.; Sunday at9a.m.and4p.m. Where:Schaal Aquatics Center

Teams:No.8UC Davis vs.No.20UC Irvine Records:Aggies,12-2-2 (4-1-2); Anteaters,8-1-5 (1-1-3) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Saturday at1p.m.

Teams:UC Davis at UCSanta Cruz Where:East Fieldhouse Pool – Santa Cruz,Calif. When:Saturday at1p.m.