he Aggies knew they had put together a strong résumé. In their first year as Division I members, they compiled a winning record against both conference and Top 25 teams. The program also posted its best overall record in four years.

FRIDAY Getting high,literally Individuals were smoking marijuana onaroof onAlvarado Drive.

would like to address UC Davis students with sincere remorse for my unbecoming behavior while treating ASUCD with disregard and failing to fulfill the expected duties of a senator.It was a lapse of judgment on my part,and solely on my part does the responsibility for my actions lie.

In the face ofCalifornia‘s$17billion budget deficit,some lawmakers are pushing to sell the state‘s surplus land to generate new revenue.The California Senate Committee on Governmental Organization held an informational hearing May13to evaluate the potential benefits of sellinggovernment-owned land.

One Saturday morning, fifth-year senior engineering student Melissa Ledgerwood was in a room at Imani Health Clinic with a nursing assistant. But she was fine – as a previously trained health counselor she was giving free medical advice to the nurse assistant who was without health insurance.

On May16,ASUCDSenator Jesse Rosalesarrived intoxicated and an hour-and-a-half late to the annualASUCD budget hearing.Due to disruptive behavior,ASUCD President Ivan Carrilloeventually asked him to leave.

Recycling cans,bottles,paper,yard waste and food scraps may become mandatory inSan Francisco as a result of a proposal made by Mayor Gavin Newsom.The proposal also aims for a75percent recycling rate by implementing organics recycling.San Francisco has taken on responsibility forits wasteand has progressively decided to compost organic material instead of adding to landfills.

With UC Davis celebrating its centennial anniversary, the university will be dancing to scores of sharps, flats and a plethora of quarter notes. The music department announced its 2008-2009 lineup with a focus toward the university’s 100 years of educating students.

TODAY Guitar studio recital 12:05p.m. 115Music Students of Michael Goldbergwill give a free guitar concert.

American money may change, which would entail more than just an enlarged purple five as seen on new $5 bills. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that paper money is inaccessible to blind people since different denominations cannot be distinguished by touch. Following this ruling, the Department of the Treasury may decide on how to redesign the currency.

Few ideas start with a light bulb turning off, but at Thursday’s Brown Bag Chat with Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef, all it took was the flip of a switch to mobilize the university’s stance on energy conservation.

California’s remarkable 15-year decline in teen birth rates came to an end in 2006, according to a study released last week by the Public Health Institute (PHI). The report estimates teen births cost California taxpayers $1.7 billion per year.