Davis prides itself on being a college town, but in the summer when school is not in regular session, the city gets quieter as many students return home or travel. Residents get a taste of life in an even smaller town.

It’s been seven months since Weezer’s lead vocalist River Cuomo’s solo release, three years since Weezer released Make Believe and 16 years since Weezer’s inception. After five albums, one would think they would take a change in direction after such a long history as an alt-rock figurehead.

Editor’s picks: Emily Jane White, Garrett Pierce Saturday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Eat Skull, English Singles, Gonglians Tuesday, 7 p.m. Delta of Venus

Editor’s note: Donald Dudley is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Law and has worked at Student Judicial Affairs for over a decade. The Aggie sat down with him to find out the real deal about SJA.

oloCounty’s2007-2008Grand Jury released its final report last week,detailing its investigations of the Davis Fire Department and theWoodlandJointUnifiedSchool District.The report analyzed and provided recommendations on five instances of wrongdoing or mismanagement by the two agencies.

The National Youth Sports Program, an award-winning youth summer camp held at UC Davis since 1995, will not take place this summer due federal budget cutbacks.

While UC Davis is known for being a high-ranking public school and premier research institution, it can now add being a top recycling campus to résumé.

As drivers put down their cell phones July 1, the UC Davis Health Center began implementing a new rule of its own by declaring a smoke-free environment for its Sacramento campus. A kickoff event took place on the campus to declare the 140-acre site a nonsmoking zone. The health center provided resources for those who want to quit smoking as well as free nicotine gum.

By sunrise on July4the streets of Downtown Davis were filling with cars,bikes and people in spandex.Within two hours,bicyclists were speeding throughthestreetsat speeds over30mph – so fast that spectators had just enough time to read the race numbers pinned to speeding torsos.

Martian soil capable of supporting plant life NASA’s Mars Phoenix Landerdetermined that nutrients required for plant growth are present in a soil a sample taken from theplanet’s northern arctic plain.

SATURDAY Airing dirty laundry An individual broke into a commercial laundry room onArthur Street.

Although Poetry Night at Bistro 33 has been a successful bi-monthly event since its inception in 2006, the work involved with publicizing and promoting the event has become burdensome for UC Davis English lecturer and Poetry Night co-creator and co-host Andy Jones.