his week’s story follows the life of Adam Pathy, an average someone born into an average family in Average Town, U.S.A. – a true simpleton, if you will. During his early years, Adam, due to a rather unfortunate string of boredom, decided to take a walk on Life Street. Minutes into Adam’s walk, the street diverged into three separate roads, each of which varied accordingly in demeanor.

Like any athlete, a musician’s performance depends heavily on his or her warm-up routine.Cramping and tightness, especially after periods of inactivity and sleep, hamper a guitarist’s precision and slow the fingers.

When a woman says,“It’s getting late,“ why do some men interpret that as a sign to speed things up and cut to the chase? A recent UCD study explains that college men often misinterpretindirect messages from women due to faulty male introspection. Introspection is whenpeople hearan indirect message and then think about what they would have meant given those circumstances,said Michael Motley, professor ofcommunicationwho conducted the research.

Abundant sunshine and music playing on the grass– Sunday held a tiny preview of the Whole Earth Festival as DJ Sep D, DJ Kelly D,Gabriel Villanueva and Ben Mok held it down on the Quad with the weekly “Sunday Sol.“ DJs Sep D and Kelly D are just some of the artists that will perform at the upcoming Whole Earth Festival the weekend of May 9 on the UC Davis campus.This year’s theme is “Mending Our Web.“

Man’s best friend can now be dog’s best friend with the rising popularity and support for dog blood transfusions. The UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital is looking for up to 12,000 eligible canines to donate their blood and save the lives dogs in need.The procedure is highly beneficial to dogs that have experienced complications during surgery or a life threatening injury and is now being offered free of charge to pet-owners.

In the New Republic article “Obama’s old virtues,” Karma Nabulsi suggests that Obama’s ascendanceis a function of “classical republicanism“ – a system prizing active civic engagement in a participatory democracy – a very old theme that has been absent from viewf or a very long time. Perhaps. But the explanation for Obama’s political success might be even simpler:it is his promise of a uniting narrative in a disunited country.

Last May 1,the Davis College Republicans attempted to play a satirical game of “Illegal Immigration Capture the Flag“ as a counter-protest against the general socialist/immigration protest occurring on the Quad.Given the reflex of far left groups to see the worst in those who disagree with them, the game quickly became known as“Capture the Illegal Immigrant,“ and has even been reported as such in The Aggie and The Sacramento Bee.

It has been said that singing is praying twice – music has a unique power to resonate through the soul and send a lasting message to the heart.On Wednesday at the University Covenant Church on Mace Boulevard, contemporary Christian singer and guitarist Shawn McDonald will perform in concert,sponsored in part by the UC Davis student-run organization Athletes in Action.

Given the album title’s ambiguity and the multitude of possible meanings, its origin should come as no surprise. “I was told I was saying in my sleep, ‘Water for the day! Water for the day!'” singer-songwriter Shelley Short revealed on her myspace.com profile.

Unless you‘ve grown too mature for stupid, gross-out pothead humor since 2004 when Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle came out, don‘t expect to be disappointed.It basically involves the same material only with more gratuitous nudity and is nonetheless hilarious.

Katie McMahonhas had a rollercoaster of a career. From leadingthe women’s lacrosse team in her first three years at UC Davis tosufferinga potentially devastating shoulder injury in2007to a dramatic return as a fifth-year senior,McMahon has been through it all,the good times and the bad.

wo Mixtec migrant activists fromOaxaca,Mexico,Bernardo Ramírez Bautista and Centolia Maldonado Vázquez,captivated the room Tuesday afternoon with their knowledge and experience of the indigenous migrant worker situation. The event was held fromnoonto2p.m.in the HIA Conference Room in5211Social Science and Humanities.