The Senate Governmental Organization Committee approvedSenateBill1596,authored byStateSenator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) on Apr.15.The bill requires theUniversity ofCalifornia to uphold responsible contracts and have competitive bidding processes for contracts every three years.TheUniversity ofCalifornia Responsible Contracting Act will also necessitate the university to keep the contracts in adatabase accessibleby thepublic. “The bill spurs partly from the UC Davis problem with the Sodexho contract,which has been with Davis for over30years without allowing other contractors to put out a bid,and a case down in[UC] Santa Barbara,where a contract was given to an irresponsible business with a history of bad labor contracts and of not paying taxes,and they left town without pay to all the workers,“ saidAdam Keigwin,communications director for Lee.

Teams:UC Davis vs.No.15CalStateFullerton Records:Aggies,25-13 (6-3); Titans,24-14 (9-3) Where:Goodwin Field – Fullerton,Calif. When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at6p.m.; Sunday at1p.m. Who to watch:Senior right-hander Eddie Gamboa’s second complete game of the season last Friday earned him Easton Big WestConferenceCo-Pitcher of the Week honors.The Aggies will look to their ace for another qualityperformance to get an early leg-up in the crucial weekend series.

Wednesday night’s “Unwrap this:Rollin Rollin Rollin“ at the Memorial Unionwas the perfect place to learn how tocorrectly roll sushi,kimbap and spring rolls.Otherfoods demonstratedwere Spam musubi and a dessertcalled halo halo. This event was one of many for this week’s Asian Pacific Culture Week.Thehistory of certain Asian Pacific countries and their foodswas presented by Jonathan Chee,a sophomoremicrobiology majorandco-organizer of the event along withseniorJulienne Cruz,Campus Unions student programmer. “How many [people] like to eat Ramen? Well inKorea they believe that if you eat it late at night or before an important event,your face will swell up,“ said Chee in his presentation.

The UC Davis Arboretum is hosting a series of events for the public to enjoy throughout May. All events are intended to showcase the features of what many residents call the most beautiful place in Davis. Birds of Song and Clay Possibly the only event ever to combine folk music and clay bird making, Birds of Song and Clay will give participants the opportunity to make California birds out of clay while listening to the acoustic trio, MudLark. Professor and co-director of the Art-Science Fusion Program Diane Ullman will lead the clay bird making workshop. Participants will model their birds after those native to California, and contribute the birds to a large clay mural for Congressman Mike Thompson, who will display it in his office in Washington D.C.

The sad thing is that I really used to like Ben Stein. I grew up watching him banter with Jimmy Kimmel while defending his cash from all comers, and I was invariably impressed with the breadth of his knowledge. Thus, when I heard about his new flickExpelled: No Intelligence Allowed, I felt a bit betrayed. Since I’m going to go ahead and assume anyone sage enough to read my column has more sense than to toss $10 at this monumental waste of film, I’ll explain the basic premise. In a lot of ways, Expelled is a lot like An Inconvenient Truth with some of the nouns changed Mad Libs style. The movie (Truth / Expelled) is a documentary about (global warming / Intelligent Design) narrated by (an incredibly dry and humorless man / essentially the same dude) and backed up with (a pretty sobering array of science / more or less

Editor’s note:This series will allow you to experience“a day in the life“ with various individuals throughout the UC Davis community.After spending timewith theDavis Motorsports Club last time,we‘ll give you a taste of life as a teacher‘s assistant today. Second-year French graduate student Kristen Kennedypower walksinto her classroom.The clock strikesnoonand she transforms into Madam Kennedy,instructor of beginning French. “Qui [est] super bon,“ said Kennedy,asking if her students felt good.

Are you one of those people who gets a thrill out of spouting random trivia facts to amaze and impress your audience of choice? The upcoming Undergraduate Research Conference is a great opportunity to learn about everything from the relationship between social economic status and academic achievement to shell mounds in the Bay Area – not to mention a way to add to your mental bank of intelligent pick-up lines. The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Conference began in 1990, said Tammy Hoyer, chair of the conference committee. She explained that UC Davis is one of the top research institutions in the country, and the idea behind the conference was to give undergraduates an opportunity to present and publish their individual research.