The ASUCD Elections Committee announced on Friday afternoon that Danny Garrett,Mo Torres,Justin Patrizio,Laura Pulido,Jack Zwald and Erin Lebe have been chosen as ASUCD‘s newest senators,representing the student body from fall2008-2009.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Nov.13meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

Scholars gathered in a forum at UC DavisonThursday evening to discuss Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and its relevance to the present-day economic crisis. Eric Rauchway,director of the Center for History,Society and Culture and UC Davis professor,said the discussion was inspired by the media’s sudden interest in the New Deal.

Jerry Rice can credit Ramses Barden for lowering his name on the NCAA record book. Barden can credit his team’s running game and second-half defense for making it matter.

Yaakov Katz,Israel correspondent forUSA Today and military correspondent and defense analyst forThe Jerusalem Post,discussed portrayals of Israel in the media on Thursday evening. In his talk,which took placeat the HillelHouse at328A St.,Katz said that airtime and space are two of the biggest problems with media.

Backdue to popular demand and an absence of Rob Olson is a column made up of assorted thoughts I’ve had over the past couple weeks.The voter turnout for the ASUCD election was slightly higher than usual,in large part due to the vigorousefforts of Adam Thongsavatand the Elections Committee.One wonders how high voter turnout would have been if the candidates had expended the same amount of effort campaigning as candidates in previous elections.

Environmental consciousness was the theme of the2008Regional Green Summit in Woodland onSaturday. The summit was held at the Woodland Community and Senior Center and lasted all day.It featured over40panelist speakers on topics ranging from environmental justice to water quality.Several of the panelists and moderators were members of UC Davis research units.

Dan Barker,a former preacher who has become an outspoken atheist,told his story to over300members of the campus community on Friday night.

Redshirt freshman Kevin Peat wants to leave UC Davis as the school’s all-time saves leader. After Saturday’s impressive showing against No.16Santa Clara,he’s that much closer to reaching his goal.

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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.