The Casey Family Program organized their fourth annual kick-off for foster care month at the state capitol last Tuesday in an effort to draw awareness to budget cuts and issues and improvements for foster children.

Ethiopian art and portraits lined the walls of Queen Sheba restaurant. Red, yellow and green cloth bordered the ceiling, and a tiny platform was marked off with a straw overhang. A DJ played music in the corner and a lone microphone was set up in the middle of the platform. This is where the poets performed.

Today, many high-energy physicists believe that they are continuing the same scientific thoughts that began over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece. It was decided then that everything in the world must me made up of tiny indivisible things called atoms. Only 100 years ago was the existence of atoms proven, but it wasn’t until the 1930s when scientists were able to put down the basic equations of quantum mechanics, so that even the simplest atom – the Hydrogen atom – could be understood.

For several years now, UC Davis’ student portal, MyUCDavis, has been using Geckomail for its e-mail communication purposes. Though the portal itself has gone through many changes and updates, Geckomail has not, and several issues have arisen that make saving and sorting e-mails challenging for students.

TODAY Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Quad Get fresh fruits, veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market.

The bugs are coming out. Little fly things, spiders, mosquitoes – they are creeping through the cracks of our doors and windows, hiding in the threads of our carpet and coming out when we least expect them.

West Sacramento’s ongoing gang injunction battle continued Monday when the Yolo County Superior Court heard finalarguments about a temporary injunctiononalleged gang members‘ activity.

In the May 13issue of The California Aggie,the article “UC Davis administrator extinguishes fire outside Olson Hall,” attributescertain quotes to UC Davis Fire Department Captain Richard Moore.This is incorrect.The quotes should be attributed to Captain Nathaniel Hartinger.The person quoted gave a different name to the reporter.The Aggie regrets the error.

Unauthorized collaboration during an exam A student of senior standing was referred to Student Judicial Affairs (SJA) for allegedly collaborating and/or copying during an exam.

This week, many undergraduate students will receive an e-mail from Vice Provost Pat Bailey, encouraging them to fill out the UC Undergraduate Experience Survey.

On Friday, fellow columnist Zack Crockett ran an interesting piece on selflessness, or a lack thereof. Without much investigation, it would seem that much of what he said was true, simply because the reality is much of the worldis selfish. Selflessness is impossible – or is it?

Entering the NCAA Championships, UC Davis women’s water polo already had its share of accomplishments. It had won a conference title, tied a school record for wins and set new program marks in goals scored, assists, ejections drawn and longest winning streak.