The time-delay between the writing and publication of these columns leads to some interesting situations. Today, for example, you’re probably reading an article written by a dead guy. I’m typing this out on Tuesday night, making tomorrow Wednesday, Apr. 2. More importantly, this means Giacomo Casanova turns 283, Sir Alec Guiness hits 94 and I’ll turn 21. Finally. Plans are already in place for a proper weeknight celebration – I’ll spare you the gory details, suffice to say I’m starting at 12:01 with a six-pack from Safeway and it’s hiccups and hangovers from there. Quite frankly, I’ll be almost disappointed if I live through the night, especially considering the outrageous amounts of free drinks the local bars offer for birthdays.

Robin Guier knows the end is near. How it came so soon she still can’t piece together. A senior on the UC Davis women’s tennis team, Guier will be playing in the final two matches of her home career this weekend. The Aggies will first host UC Irvine Saturday at 11 a.m. and then Cal State Fullerton Sunday at 10 a.m. Leading up to the two-match set at the Marya Welch Tennis Center, Aggie Sports Editor MICHAEL GEHLKEN sat down with Guier to discuss the team’s early success in conference play, why she chose to attend UC Davis and the unwritten code of conduct for any fan looking to root on the Aggies this weekend.

Fancy capes, tight spandex and weird sidekicks are optional for the UC Davis Human Corps’ annual Week of Service. Instead, altruism, selflessness and a willingness to get a little dirty for the community will suffice for anyone who wants to be a hero. Community service is an act of heroism, said Courtney Millhoff, Human Corps student manager. [Volunteer and] be a community service hero. Located in South Hall, Human Corps strives to establish volunteer opportunities between the campus community and organizations in the Davis and Sacramento areas.

The Cache Creek Conservancy in Woodland will be hosting their annual Fun Run along with other special activities on April 19. The Fun Run events start in the morning and include a 10k run and a 5k run/walk through country routes in the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. Prizes will be given to the top three male and female finishers, to the oldest and to the largest family finishers and to all children 10 and younger. The proceeds from the Fun Run benefit the Cache Creek Conservancy scholarship fund for a high school student pursuing an environmental or natural science major.

As one door opens, another may soon be closing. Employers in Davis and across the nation are looking to online websites such as facebook.com and myspace.com to evaluate prospective employees. Approximately 77 percent of employers use search engines to evaluate candidates and nearly 35 percent of them have revoked a position based on the information presented, according to NBC Nightly News statistics in a Wesleyan University article. It is becoming a more common phenomenon that requires more caution, said Internship and Career Center project manager Chris Dito.

TODAY Try Before You Buy week 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Activities and Recreation Center Want to shake it up with belly dance or spin class? See what the ARC has to offer by taking its recreation classes for free this week. Folk music session Noon to 1 p.m. UC Davis Arboretum Wyatt Deck Settle in for lunchtime folk, blues and old time music, or bring your banjo and join in.

080404_fe_arboretum.CHeadline: Bonjour Paris, Ni Hao Shanghai and Hello Study AbroadLayercake: Deadline to apply for UC Davis Summer Abroad next FridayBy JACKSON YANAggie Staff Writer Go south and greet Buenos Aires with an Hola. Head north and say Hello to Ireland. Venture west and say Bonjour to Paris or go east to say Ni Hao to […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Washington State Records: Aggies, 18-8; Cougars, 16-10 Where: Bailey-Brayton Field – Pullman, Wash. When: Today at 2 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday at noon

080404_ca_bahai.CHeadline: Bahá’í Club at UC Davis hosts Unity ConcertLayercake: Event raises awareness of the widespread faithBy CHINTAN DESAIAggie News Writer Emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind, the Bahá’í Faith is the second-most widespread independent world religion and its representatives on campus are making efforts to spread its major tenets locally. On Thursday afternoon, the […]

The UC Davis Arboretum is hosting a guided tour titled Improve your container gardening this Saturday in the Arboretum Terrace Garden located next to the Davis Commons retail center on First Street. The free tour will be led by arboretum docent Mary Horton and start at 11 a.m. Container gardening can range from a simple indoor plant to the floral and foliage arrangements in the Arboretum Terrace. The tour will instruct participants on how to improve their container gardening, which can be a challenge in Davis in the summer months because of watering issues, said Holly Crosson, interpretation coordinator at the arboretum.

Does anyone else think the word apartment is an oxymoron? They are pretty close together if you ask me. Okay. Bad joke aside, I promised myself that I wouldn’t reveal the name of the shitty apartment I live in, but so many things have gone wrong there these past few weeks, that I no longer feel bad about scaring it’s potential residents away. The Willows: it stood like a cute relic of the ’70s, manicured with white and sea-green paint, like an old boat docked in the San Francisco marina. On the corner of Lake and Covell, the place had vacancy for the upcoming school year, so my friend and I signed the lease. If I’d known that my signature would bind me to part of a student-munching corporation with no heart, I never would’ve put pen to paper.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Portland Records: Aggies, 9-6; Pilots, 11-6 Where: Marya Welch Tennis Center When: Today at 2 p.m. Who to watch: Santa Clara couldn’t handle Anita Athavale and Desiree Stone together, and it didn’t fare any better when they were apart. On Mar. 12, the two sophomores paired up at the No. 2 doubles spot to defeat Myra Davoudi and Lindsay McBride, 8-5, and then captured straight-set singles wins to lead UC Davis to a 5-2 victory.