Since Apr.22,serving trays have not been made available to Tuesday diners at theUC Davis dining commons.This move,whichwill continue for at least the rest of the year,is expected to cut water and electricity usage from daily washing and deter customers from taking more food than they can eat.

Many Yolo County residents have ridden down County Road 98 to observe both Putah Creek’s wonderful contribution to the wildlife and its demise as a damaged ecosystem. In an effort to improve and preserve the creek’s beauty and viability, several independent and campus wildlife groups have teamed up to grow native plants to modify Putah Creek toamorenatural state.

TODAY Trivia night 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Silo Café & Pub Show off your knowledge of random factoids!

Name it, she’s done it. From coaching volleyball for 10 years to being at the helm of the softball team for 26 years to building the women’s golf program from the ground up, Kathy DeYoung has accomplished it all as part of a rich UC Davis athletic tradition.

In the young world of intercollegiate kendo competition, other schools will have to watch out for the rising dragon of UC Davis. In just the third tournament appearance in program history,the Aggies took first place Apr.27 at the 12th Annual Harvard-Invitational Shoryuhai Intercollegiate Kendo Tournament, thenation’s most prestigious club kendo event.

Davis City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday night indicating its opposition to Proposition 98,a measure on the June 3 ballot that would constrain state and local government’s eminent domain powers. The controversial proposition aimsto prohibit government agenciesfromforcingthe sale of private propertyandthen subsequentlytransferring ownership to another private party.

Approved the purchase of two para-transit buses from Federal Transportation Administration funds at the total cost of $120,000 Passed a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a memorandum of understanding for collaboration with the U.S.Bicycle Hall of Fame to plan the induction dinner and ceremonial event.

Since I attended my second May Day protest at UC Davis last week,I now think myself qualified for a minor in child psychology. Participants gathered in a circle and shook various rattles and noisemakers every time they heard something they liked,which,given how they shut out opposing views,was very often.They threw a small tantrum when the Davis College Republicans expressed their own free speech with a tiny counter-protest in favor of capitalism and the individual.But,proving they know how to win a debate,they gleefully pointed out that DCR had smaller signs than they did.

080508_ci_trainfunds.CNotes:Headline: Capitol Corridor trains to receive security upgradesLayercake: Prop 1B funding allocated for cameras, operations centerBy JEREMY OGULAggie Staff Writer The train ride to the Bay Area from Davis should become safer as a result of new funds the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority received last week. The authority, which operates Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor trains […]

Whether it is being relegated to the role of the “model minority” orbeingautomatically associated with martial arts,the portrayal of Asians and Asian Americans in films has been limited.Trying to break these boundaries in mainstream media is the UC Davis Asian American Association Film Festival.

LIVE MUSIC The Definite Articles,An Angle,Audrye Sessions Today,6p.m. Central Park The yearlyMusic on the Greenis back to take over Central Park in downtownDavis.This year features several UC Davis alumni in various pop,indie and folk-related genres.

In the end, Senator Obama suffered a marginal defeat in Indiana while conjuring an overwhelming victory in North Carolina. But the match as a contest was over a while ago.A string of consecutive victories guaranteed Obama’s pledged delegate leadastheoretically unassailable.With his latest triumph, however, bloggers, newscasters and the Drudge Report – the premier portal of breaking news – arefinallycalling Obama “the nominee.” The curtains,for once, are truly drawing to a close.