Women’s rowing Onehundred and twenty-seven universities will take to theSchuylkillRiver inPennsylvania today and Saturdayfor the Dad Vail Regatta.

The Yolo County Housing Authority joined other local organizations in the Yolo County Climate Change Compact last week.The compact is part of a group of county jurisdictions that have agreed to implement programs to reduce the impact of global warming and climate change.

Event:NCAA Division I West Region Championships Host: Sacramento State Where:Lincoln Hills Golf Club – Lincoln,Calif. When:Today,Friday and Saturday, all day

Imagine the last final exam of your senior year – walking into a classroom with a pencil and Scantron in hand. However, this image is a bit different for UC Davis music majors. The culmination of an undergraduate’s college career in music concludes with a senior recital. Picture all your friends, family and faculty in one room waiting to hear the talent you have been developing for at least the past four years.

I love Rage Against the Machine.When I was a pissed off13-year-oldmiddle class white male living in suburbia,their anti-establishment lyrics and angst ridden music appealed to me instantly.But just as I began to actuallyunderstand their lyrics,the lead singer left the band.That day ranks among the worst of my life,right up there with the death of Mitch Hedberg and the day I found out the Power Rangers weren‘t real.

Maple syrup,hockey and great bands.Suffice to say,Canada has beenimpressive withtheir three bestexportsover the years,and Tokyo Police Club isthelatest addition to the third.

Sacramento rapper Random Abiladeze (pronounced“abilities“) really does have some serious lyrical abilities.Listening to his full-length debut,you get the sense he’s “been doing this for a while,“ and it‘s true– he has.The22-year-old emcee,winner of this year’sBattle of The Bay Poetry Slam atStanfordUniversity,has been rappingfor almost10years.

Throughout history, the mix tape has taken on an endless amount of meaning.It is a token of affection,means of self-entertainment,an auditory letter of confessions,a symbol of exquisite taste or ability and is of utmost didactic importance.

Juarez said the purpose of the program advertised on the poster swas to “celebrate intersecting identities.“ The program was intended to be a safe, comfortable place with expressing two different identities that are not always permitted in the same environment,he said. “But the fact that the posters were torn down added an element of hostility,” he said.

As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one – and ASUCD and thecity ofDavis have taken this sagely idiom to heart. The two institutionsare sharing their resources once again for Music on the Green,an annual concert featuringlocaland visitingbandsinCentral Park onC Street.This year’s concert will be heldtodayat6p.m.,and will include performances fromrock-pop outfitsThe Definite Articles,Audrye Sessions and An Angle.

On Apr.15, Davis joined 51 other cities and regions worldwide using Google Transit to aid in the promulgation of public transportation. The move to Google Transit was initiated by Unitrans earlier this year. A schedule was submitted to Google through the Sacramento Regional Transit Authorityin March to include the city of Davis in the free program.

080508_ar_caseyneill.CLayout: events box with both shows please!, also, pictureHeadline: Entertainment spotlight: Casey Neill and the RodentsLayercake: Members of The Decemberists come to town for Sophia’s, Whole Earth FestivalBy JUSTIN HOAggie Arts Writer Though the Seattle grunge movement took the ’90s limelight with such figureheads as Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell, other genres and styles consistently […]