Health care and international relations will be the themes of next year’s campus and community book project. Tracy Kidder’s non-fiction work Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World was chosen by a panel on campus as the book that will be woven into courses across the disciplines at UC Davis.

TODAY Cancer awareness event Noon to 1 p.m. The Quad Join Colleges Against Cancer to learn more about cancer in the African American community. This event is part of Black Family Week.

The Davis City Council heard a presentation on next year’s budget Tuesday night, and while there were no dramatic shortfalls or deficits, feelings among the council were mixed.

Health conscious individuals all over the country have been reacting recently to the news that the chemical Biphenyl-A (BPA), found in Nalgene water bottles and other plastics, can be potentially dangerous to humans. Davis has been no exception, and worried citizens are busy replacing their old Nalgenes with BPA-free alternatives.

Closed session meeting withcityattorney Harriet Steiner Discussion of potential litigation

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 8th District Assemblyseat meet tonight in a debate sponsored by the Woodland League of Women Voters. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Woodland Community and Senior Center.

The Whole Earth Festival came and went last weekend with both grunts and squeals. “Mending Our Web” included a plethora of enjoyment.Personally,I eat up all the free-spirited vibes in the air,love the wide variety of handmade goods for sale and of course the ethnic concession stands and the zero waste mission.But for some,Whole Earth is not so enjoyable,as they resent the high concentration of hippies.

LIVE MUSIC Underworld Productions:Take Over Today,9p.m.,$15 The Empire inSacramento It’s a massively Greek event – Kappa Delta Phi,Pi Alpha Phi,Chi Rho Omicron and Kappa Psi Epsilon have all teamed up to overthrow the Empire’s regime for one night only.There are a lot of rules for admission,including a long list of dress code requirements,so I suggest you check theFacebookevent for more detailed information.