Racing against some of the best competitors in the nation,the Aggies placed an impressivesixth place at the Western Regional Championships. And on Nov.24,seniors Kim Conley and Kaitlin Gregg will be able to race the rest of the best as they compete at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute,Ind.

For the first18years ofmy life,I lived in one world.A simple,stable world defined by family and childhood friends,carefully planned activities and kind of a soothing predictability.When I left home and came to Davis,my personal solar system suddenly seemed to expand,and there were other unexplored worlds that became very important to me.

A young UC Davis squad comprised of seven freshmen faced its first regular season test of the2008-2009campaign as it traveled to Southern Utah on Friday night. The Aggies answered the call.

Racing against2008Olympic10,000m runner Galen Rupp and a plethora of All-Americans from all over the West,the Aggies were able to place a respectable11th at the NCAA Western Regional Championships. “We’ve been11th two years in a row,” said head coach Drew Wartenburg. “Eleventh this year was probably a taller order; it was probably a better accomplishment than getting11th last year.There was a lot more depth at the top of the field.“

A large and colorful crowd gathered in downtown Sacramento on Saturday morning to rally for marriage equality for gays and lesbians. Roughly1,500people took over Cesar Chavez Park across from Sacramento City Hall for a rally and demonstration led by Equality Action Now,a grassroots gay rights group in Sacramento.Many brought homemade signs with slogans like “Equal treatment under the law” and “Protect marriage– ban divorce.“