UC Davis students are still feeling the aftershocks of Monday’s 7.9magnitude earthquake inChina’sSichuan province,but some have jumped into action to aid the relief efforts.

MONDAY It’s all those college loans Individual was seen sleeping inan alleyway onC Street.

The 28thannualOutstanding Faculty and Staff Advisor Awards were given Wednesday to David Grenke,professor in thetheater and dancedepartment,and My Diem Nguyen,student affairs officer in the Asian Americanstudiesdepartment.

Same sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage, according to a Thursday ruling by theCalifornia State Supreme Court. Thecourt’s4-3decision strikes down previous laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Just like the hot Indian men in my life (of which there arenaan),Raja‘s Indian Cuisine takes the Indian cake in spiciness. Having tried a couple of the other Indian and Nepalese places in downtown like Indyna Bistro and Kathmandu Kitchen,I was itching to try Raja’s.But to be honest,I was turned off by the subpar wraps they offerat Davis Farmers Market.Still,I was determined to give them a chance to make amends with my taste buds.

TheDavisBikeChurch will be holding its first fundraiser in its four-year history tonight at Delta of Venus. A line-up of localDJs,including Mr.Glass,Dogtones and theBikeChurch’s own Deacon Morgan,will keep the turntables spinning for the evening.

TODAY Kim Epifano Dance workshop 10:30a.m.tonoon University Club Learn how to dance while feeling the air at this free Chinese movement workshop.Contact Lynette Hunter to reserve space at lhunter@ucdavis.edu.

In Wednesday’s article “Parks and facilities outreach meeting to be held tonight,” the date of the meeting was incorrect.The meeting will take place May20at7p.m.The Aggie regrets the error.

You may recall me writing on apathy the other week; I really don’t care for that subject anymore. I have recently re-attuned my lifestyle to the words of one of my foremost role models in life, Kermit the Frog: “Time’s fun when you’re having flies.” In non-frogian terms, I take this to mean something like “take nothing seriously.”

I can usually get a laughwhen I tell people I wasfirsteducated as part of a failed governmental experiment.Then,when I try to explain further that my unorthodox instruction led directly to me becoming a raging nerd and,indirectly,to a guy getting punched in the face four years later,I’m invariably treated to an incredulous stare.But it’s true,all of it.

Teams: UC Davis vs.No.11UCIrvine Records:Aggies,31-19 (10-8); Anteaters,34-14 (10-8) Where:Dobbins Stadium

Seventeen-year-oldMagnus Carlsen recentlyreachedthenumber fiverankin thechessworld.Like other prodigies past and present,his risehas been meteoric.But Carlsenis possibly the youngest player ever to accomplish so much in so little time.By any measure,his brilliance issophenomenal that he hasevenbeennicknamedthe “Mozart ofChess.“