Austin Graham doesn’t remember life before golf. Chelsea Stelzmiller can’t imagine life without it. The two freshmen share a rare love for the game, and this season they shared it for the first time with UC Davis. Graham and Stelzmiller paced the Aggie men’s and women’s golf teams this season, helping to lead them to second-place finishes last week at the Big West Conference Championships. Graham earned second-team All-Big West honors while Stelzmiller captured Big West Player of the Year, freshman of the year and first-team all-conference recognition.

Maybe a third time would have been the charm. The UC Davis men’s tennis team was tossed from the Big West Conference Tournament after losing to Cal Poly in the quarterfinals. It was the second time the Aggies fell to the Mustangs in as many chances this season. “We came up short,” said senior Justin Garcia. “It was a disappointing end, but I am proud of what we accomplished this season.” The Mustangs, who first defeated the Aggies on Apr. 5, blanked UC Davis to advance to the semifinal round of play, 4-0.

UC Davis scored a victory in the court system, as a federal judge ruled in favor of the university in a Title IX lawsuit filed by four women who were dropped from the intercollegiate wrestling team. U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. ruled that the plaintiffs in Mansourian et al. v. Regents of the University of California failed to notify the campus that they were making broad allegations against the entire Intercollegiate Athletics program. Nancy Sheehan of Porter Scott, the firm that represents the university, said that while she was disappointed that the court did not render a decision on the allegations in the lawsuit, she was still pleased with the ruling overall. “I have strongly felt from the beginning that my client was not in violation of Title IX, and we’ve worked really hard on this case,” said Sheehan in a phone interview. “We would have loved to have a ruling on all the issues, but I understand why Judge Damrell did what he did.”

What would you do with $733,000? For the Davis Schools Foundation, this is enough money to fund 10 teacher positions and one-and-a-half librarian positions. The funds will go toward elementary school high school teachers. As of Monday, the foundation had raised $733,000 with the help of Hanlees Auto Group. Hanlees Auto Group in Davis made a $30,000 donation Apr. 16and challenged the community to match that amount over the course of five days. On Apr. 20, the last day of the challenge, the community surpassed that amount with $142,000 – $17,000 of which was raised at an entertainment event at Hanlees on that day alone.

The day you’ve been waiting for all year is almost here. That’s right kids, tomorrow is Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry’s! Rejoice! I happen to think that Free Cone Day is one of those rare events of harmonious perfection that occasionally take place in the universe. Unlimited amounts of free ice cream: What more could anyone want? There are, however, some lame, snarky people who find fault with Free Cone Day. These people complain that the line is too long. Oh no, life is so hard that you have to wait a few minutes to get some free ice cream.

Secret telling begins early on in life. Frequently, at a middle school sleepover party when surrounded by friends, pizza and soda, the urge to tell becomes overwhelming. But sometimes, you don’t need to worry about your secrets slipping out. UC Davis’ second PostSecret event was the perfect opportunity to experience the catharsis of disclosing a secret without the fear of being judged or having it shared with an unwanted audience. The idea behind PostSecret as an art project is that people submit their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. PostSecret began in Washington, D.C. in 2004, and has since evolved into a website and even a few books.

TODAY Local Foods Week kickoff 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ASUCD Coffee House Check out a display that explains the links between the UCD Student Farm, Project Compost and the Coffee House! La Raza Cultural Days kickoff Noon to 2 p.m. West Quad Learn about student struggles and successes at this event.

The Bush Administration’s five-year plan for increasing fuel efficiency released last week has ignited outrage from many California lawmakers. California Attorney General Edmund Brown Jr. called the plan a “covert assault” on California’s landmark tailpipe greenhouse gas regulations. The Department of Transportation unveiled the plan Tuesday to implement requirements of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which mandates an increase in Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency standards. For passenger cars, the proposal would increase fuel economy from the current 27.5 miles per gallon to 35.7 mpg by 2015. For light trucks, the proposal calls for increases from 23.5 mpg in 2010 to 28.6 mpg in 2015.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at 6:10 p.m. Times listed are according to the clock at the Apr. 10 meeting location, the Memorial Union’s Mee Room. Meeting started at 6:14 p.m. Ivan Carrillo, ASUCD president, arrived at 6:30 p.m., left at 7:58 p.m.

For the second straight year, the UC Davis women’s rowing team owned the Sacramento waters. The Aggies’ varsity eight reclaimed the Jean Runyon Cup on Saturday by rowing to a time of 6 minutes, 44.68 seconds at the Port of Sacramento to defeat Sacramento State (6:55.57). “Our goal was to have a strong start,” said head coach Carissa Adams. “We got a good start and maintained it. Although I felt we’d do well, I was nervous because it was important for us to keep the Cup.”

If baseball is a game of inches, track and field is one of seconds. Sacramento State sneaked past the UC Davis men’s team at the Causeway Classic Duals by less than a second in the 4×400-meter relay that wrapped up Friday night’s event at Woody Wilson Track. The Aggie men trailed through their first 11 events, but rallied to tie the score at 81-81 with wins in the triple jump, high jump, 3,000 and discus. When the final relay event came, the score was still tied 92-92. Sac State went on to win the race and men’s competition with a time of 3:12.24 to UC Davis’ 3:13.22.

Western Water Polo Association Championships Teams:No.10UC Davis vs.TBA; TBA; TBA Records:Aggies,23-8 (12-1) Where:BurnsCenter– Los Angeles When:Today at5:15p.m.,SaturdayTBA,SundayTBA Who to watch:Only twocurrentAggies have received All-WWPA team recognitions three years in a row.This year,for the first time in both their careers,seniors Jessica Soza and Christi Raycraftwere selected to the All-WWPA first team.