Undergoing stressful audition processes,dealing with intense criticism left and right – breaking into the entertainment industry is hard enough.Imagine having to overcome problems of misrepresentation and underrepresentation to boot.

It’s time to say a little prayer for the Bike Church,parishioners. The non-profit bicycle co-op has offered do-it-yourself training workshops and used bike parts for the Davis community for nearly five years.However,due to several breaches in university regulations,Student Housing has evicted the church from its location next to thedomes sustainable living area.

Since Wednesday morning,UC Davis undergraduate students have been able to log on to elections.ucdavis.edu to cast their ballot for ASUCD Senate candidates.Senate elections take place every fall and winter quarter to determine the makeup of the12-member bodythat is responsible for approving the association‘s$10.7million budget,initiating new projects and monitoring ASUCD units such as the Coffee House and Unitrans.Students have until Friday at8a.m.to make their selections.

MUSIC Jeremy Jay,Jake Mann,J.Irvin Dally Today,8p.m.,$6 Luigi’s Fun Garden in Sacramento The more mature (read:older) readers of Artsweek should be no stranger to the music of Jake Mann:The UC Davis alumnus started out in local music staple The Zim-Zims and has worked with familiar Davis figures such as Payam Bavafa of Sholi,Garrett Pierce and Andy Lentz of Mad Cow String Band.

The Davis community got a peek inside the world of local radio through the Davis People’s Free School course,pirate radio.Taught by Davis resident and radio enthusiast Mark Chang,the class will meet again to set up an antenna and broadcast a radio show throughout Davis.Contact Chang about the upcoming broadcast or future pirate radioclasses at toptriode@gmail.com.

Several recent studies have shown that university students may not be as vulnerable toliberal indoctrination as some would have you believe. In the politicized atmosphere of the recent elections,some have raised concern that liberalism in universities has caused discrimination against conservative professors and ideas andcreated a disproportionately liberal student body.

The graduate fine arts programat UC Davisranks fifth in the nation.

In many ways,Senator Barack Obama’s recent triumph radically altered much of the political and electoral landscape.Most importantly,it signals the passing of a prominent school of thought,displaced by another.

Today “Chemical Communications Between Plants,Leafminers,and Parasites“ Le Kang,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China 122Briggs,12:10to1p.m. Sponsored bythe department of entomology

UC Davis scientists have made an important discovery in the field of animal science and ecology,by using mathematical models to explain animal habitats and ecosystems.The study could aid in properly designingcorridors for animal migration.

Consisting of22million acres,alfalfa is the fourth largest crop produced in the United States.Like most crops,there is an ongoingbattle between genetically engineeredproducers and organic producers ofalfalfa. However,a recent study conducted by UC Davis plant scientists suggests that gene flow between GEalfalfaand organicalfalfacan be minimized.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors discussed plans for balancing this year‘s$3.5million budget deficit and a projected$19million deficit for2009-2010at a meeting last week. Possible actions discussed at the meeting include voluntary salary savings measures,asking departments to make cuts and possibly layoffs.