It may sound too strange to be true, but engineers are about to begin work on a project that would keep carbon dioxide out of the air by injecting it into the ground. A pilot project will equip a Kern County power plant with the ability to capture 1million tons of carbon dioxide byproduct and inject it into geologic formations 7,000 feet below the Earth’s surface.

Heading into this weekend’s series, the Matadors thought they had a chance to make the playoffs. On Friday, they were forced to think differently.

TODAY Math Café 5to7p.m. 104North Hall Get a good serving of mathematics at this weekly tutoring sessionwith the Women’s Resources andResearchCenter.Women and menareboth welcome.

A crowd of police officers and firefighters gathered around the flagpole by the Police and Fire stations on campus Friday to honor the fallen at the first annual memorial ceremony for the UC Davis Police Department. The Memorial Proclamation ceremony was held mid-morning to officially declare May 9 as the Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Day by Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef.

The 38th annual UC Davis Black Family Week begins itsweeklong celebration of African and African American culture today with plenty of soul food, music and educational entertainment. There will be a food booth on the Quad today from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. selling hot links, baked beans and drinks.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10p.m.Times listed are according to thereporter’s watch during the May8publicmeeting location,the Memorial Union’s Coffee House.

Scholastically speaking, I don’t know that much about art. That’s due to the fact that I’m a lazy bum. Sure, I could have taken at least one art history class during my college career, but I didn’t. The reasons aren’t that good. I didn’t want to read a super long textbook with tiny print. I didn’t feel like memorizing crap. I didn’t want to fill up bluebooks with my newfound knowledge. It hurts your hand to write that much.

Track and field There’s unstoppable,and then there’s SirenaWilliamsunstoppable.

Event: NCAA Women‘s Water Polo Championships Teams:No.8UC Davis vs.No.5San DiegoState; TBD; TBD Records:Aggies,26-8; Aztecs,29-6 When:Today at6:45p.m.; Saturday at TBD; Sunday at TBD

Tuesday was a relatively inauspicious day. I woke up.I went to class.I came home around noon and called my buddy to go eat.He had an alternate suggestion,andwe ended up drinking lunch.We staggered outside utterly blitzed at two in the afternoon.Since my stumbling was down to a minimum,I walked to the nearest vehicle and used a pistol to bust open the driver’s window and,subsequently,his skull.

A recent study showed that children who are admitted to pediatric intensive care units at regional medical centers tend to be sicker than children admitted directly from the center’s own emergency rooms.

For those eager to experience a fresh take on literature, pay a visit to the Native Americanstudiesconference from May11to13.Officially titled“Discursive Practices:The Formation of a Transnational Indigenous Poetics,“the free event gives people an in-depth look at Native American writing,and provides a personal look into intellectual dialogue amongAmerican Indian fiction and non-fiction writers.