In the Apr. 3 article “The Pepper Peddler pedals bike-roasted coffee,” it stated “Planning a sustainable business has been of utmost importance but easy for Pepper Peddler…” when in actuality it has been difficult for the Pepper Peddler. They have spent a lot of time and resources to start the business. The Pepper Peddler also hopes to be approved to be in the Whole Earth Festival.

t’s that dreadful time of year already – allergy season. According to the National Allergy Bureau, pollen count is a lot higher than usual. An allergic reaction occurs when the body’s immune system reacts to a foreign substance, called an allergen. This causes the immune system to release chemical “mediators” such as histamine, which produces symptoms such as sneezing, wheezing, coughing and other reactions, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology website. “It is an amazing dry season that coincides [with] the flowering of many different species of trees,” said Dr. Suzanne Teuber, professor of medicine and training program director of the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship program at the UC Davis School of Medicine.

The UC Davis women’s lacrosse team hadn’t defeated California in eight years, but it held a 7-6 lead after 22 minutes of play. Then history repeated itself once again. Fueled by a subsequent 15-3 run, the Golden Bears roared back from the early one-point deficit to defeat the Aggies for the 10th straight time, 21-10, after leading just 11-9 at halftime. “That was one of the best first halves that I have seen our team play,” said head coach Elaine Jones. But the good play soon gave way to a 10-1 second-half scoring run by the Golden Bears.

Men’s and women’s track and field If records are meant to be broken, then Kim Conley is doing her job. A native of Santa Rosa, Calif., Conley set a school record with an impressive time of 16:30.22 in the 5,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational on Friday. Her time broke Patty Gray’s record of 16:34.87, set back in 1985. Among the other Aggie standouts was sophomore Polly Gnepa. After finishing in second place in the 110 high hurdles at the Cal-Nevada Championships last weekend, Gnepa’s time of 14.29 was good for third place. Freshman Thomas Phillips took third-place honors in the 400 hurdles on the men’s side of things. Ben Johnson’s time of 1:53.57 in the 800 was his best showing of the season. UC Davis followed up a solid first day of competition with another strong showing Saturday.