A participant recites a poem during A March for Peace Justice and Equality at the Memorial Union last Thursday. The event was part of the week-long La Raza Cultural Days, put on by the Student Programs & Acivities Center to educate the public about social, cultural, and political issues facing the Chicano/Latino community.

Located some 60 miles south of Davis, St. Mary’s High School in Stockton has developed quite the knack for churning out future Aggies on the court. Before highlighting UC Davis’ first Division I basketball season as the 2007-2008 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year, guard Mark Payne guided the Rams to a Sac-Joaquin Section title.

The Na Keiki O Hawaii conducted itseighth annual luau, Na Hiohi’ona Paeaina, which translates to “the elements of the island,” May 2 in Freeborn Hall. The luau is the club’s most important event of the year. This year’s luau was the first to be completely choreographed by club members,said Brie-anna Rojas, club publicity officer.

A few weeks ago, I ventured over to the post office to show an out-of-towner Davis’ infamous Toad Tunnel. I was surprised to discover that someone had put tiny, toad-sized solar panels onto the roofs of the toad houses. A little toad sign claimed that the toads had “gone green.”

A beautiful day at the beach took a tragic turn for the UC Davis fencing team. Calvin Hau, a former UC Davis student who continued to practice with the club, died at Pismo Beach on Apr. 27 after complaining of chest pains. He was 24.

Volunteer Alice Chiang with Dex, a puppy up for adoption by the SPCA, at the 4th Annual Doggone Walk-a-Thon. Yolo County SPCA hosted this event at the Community Park, where participants enjoyed fun activities, entertainment, children’s games, pet photos and a dog costume contest.

TODAY Health center groundbreaking ceremony 10to11a.m. LaRue Road Basketball Courts Celebrate the groundbreaking of a newCowellStudentHealthCenter.

Trailing late into games has been a season-long habit the Aggies are trying to kick. This past weekend, UC Davis (29-16, 9-6) overcame two late deficits to take a crucial weekend series from No. 23 Long Beach State (27-17, 9-6) and stay in the contention for a postseason birth.

On Friday night, The People Power Tour made a stop in Sacramento as part of itsnationwide hip-hop benefit. Members from Students Organizing for Change, Muslim Student Association, MeCHA and Acción Zapatista Davis co-sponsored the show. This year, Students Organizing for Change is focusing on raising awareness for the Killer Coke campaign, an effort to stop purchasing Coca-Cola products, and D-Q University. Friday’s concert aimed to direct attention to two issues: D-Q and Filipino rights.

Thursday evening’s intimate outdoor concert at the Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center was enjoyable for attendees and a nuisance to neighboring ears.

Not to be overshadowed by the varsity team‘s successor overlooked by any of their opponents, the women‘s club program has done something that no UC Davis water polo team has ever accomplished. They have captured the top seed in the country.

A UC Davisresearchreported that pigs fed goat‘s milk modified with a human enzyme were better able to fend off E.coli bacteria than pigs fed unmodified goats‘ milk. While theongoingresearch began in the 1990s, it has just been recently published in the May issue of Journal of Nutrition.