It has been said that singing is praying twice – music has a unique power to resonate through the soul and send a lasting message to the heart.On Wednesday at the University Covenant Church on Mace Boulevard, contemporary Christian singer and guitarist Shawn McDonald will perform in concert,sponsored in part by the UC Davis student-run organization Athletes in Action.

Given the album title’s ambiguity and the multitude of possible meanings, its origin should come as no surprise. “I was told I was saying in my sleep, ‘Water for the day! Water for the day!'” singer-songwriter Shelley Short revealed on her myspace.com profile.

Unless you‘ve grown too mature for stupid, gross-out pothead humor since 2004 when Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle came out, don‘t expect to be disappointed.It basically involves the same material only with more gratuitous nudity and is nonetheless hilarious.

Katie McMahonhas had a rollercoaster of a career. From leadingthe women’s lacrosse team in her first three years at UC Davis tosufferinga potentially devastating shoulder injury in2007to a dramatic return as a fifth-year senior,McMahon has been through it all,the good times and the bad.

wo Mixtec migrant activists fromOaxaca,Mexico,Bernardo Ramírez Bautista and Centolia Maldonado Vázquez,captivated the room Tuesday afternoon with their knowledge and experience of the indigenous migrant worker situation. The event was held fromnoonto2p.m.in the HIA Conference Room in5211Social Science and Humanities.

Though the sound has gotten darker and the band has gotten a little older, there is still a sense of fun-lovingin Minus the Bear.From games of Crisco Twister toPachuca sunrises to the Planet of Ice,it’s been quite a journey for the Seattleites.

A fully-involved structure fire broke out Wednesday afternoon around12:30 p.m.at a residence located at 27423 Oakside Drive inSouth Davis. City ofDavis Fire Chief Rose Conway said there was significant damage made to the home and the familycould only salvage a few items. “There was a reported fire,and while en route [the firefighters] saw smoke around a fully-involved structure,” Conway said.

U.S.District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr.recently ruled in favor of UC Davis in a Title IX lawsuit filed by four women who lost their spots on the intercollegiate wrestling team in 2001.

The proposed construction of a highspeed rail for travel between the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego brings expedient happiness in terms of travel convenience and new leisurely opportunity.But more importantly, AB3034– the Reliable High Speed Passenger Bond Act to help fund the railroad – voices an important advancement in statewide planning that will have infinite benefits for Californians.

TODAY New Pacific Trio performance 12:05p.m. 115Music This free concert will feature Igor Veligan on violin, Nina Flyer on cello and Sonia Leong on piano. Asian American studies speaker 1:40to3p.m. 6 Olson San Jose Councilmember Madison Nguyen,who won a historic wrongful death suit against the San Jose Police Department,will give a talk.

Davis City Council does not meet on the fifth Tuesday of the month.Inlieu of a regular session,a joint meeting with the Business and Economic Development Commissionwas conducted Monday.The goal of the meeting was toexchangeideas and discussion of city economic development priorities this year.

Many afflicting interpretations of art exist,none of which are justified – affliction of other living things,of the artwork of others and even self-affliction that is claimed to be art.But does harming yourself really send an artistic message worthy of the pain? Yale art student Aliza Shvarts has performed quite the contentious expression of art for her senior thesis.She artificially inseminated herself several times over the course of nine months,each time followed by an herbalinducement to have a miscarriage.