Quincy Amarikwa has experienced a lot in his four years at UC Davis. When Amarikwa first came to the school,the Aggies were a Division II program.Now,they’re one of the top teams in the country – and Amarikwa has become one of the most dangerous scorers in the nation in the process. After learning of his team’s bid to the NCAA Tournament,Amarikwa sat down with Aggie Staff Writer Max Rosenblum to discuss the tournament selection,his team’s offensive success and his first-born child.

California’s community colleges might be just a little less accessible to students in the very near future. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a$332.2million mid-year budget cut to all California community colleges as part of abudget cut package he announced two weeks ago.This newly proposed reduction,along with a$290million cut enacted earlier this year,brings the total to a potential$622.2million cut fromCalifornia community colleges.

Marion Wittmann knows Lake Tahoe.From the invasive species that live in the basin of Lake Tahoe to the effects of the boats on the surface,this ecologist takes to the lake like a boat to water.Wittmann is known at UC Davis for her research and presentations on the Asian Clam Invasion,a particularly damaging species to environments like Lake Tahoe.

TODAY EastQuad Farmers Market 10a.m.to2:30p.m. East Quad Check out a convenient iteration of thefarmers marketright on campus!

Using unauthorized material during an exam Two students reported a fellow classmate to Student Judicial Affairs for using unauthorized material during an exam.When questioned by a SJA officer,the classmate admitted to using his notes,but claimed he was simply using them to check the spelling of some words.Because this was not the student’s first offense,the student agreed to delayed graduation,deferred dismissal and community service.Deferred dismissal means that if the student is again found in violation of any kind of academic misconduct,he would likely be dismissed from the university.

A recent report by UC Berkeley researchers delves inside the Law School Admissions Test,examining itseffectiveness and possible new testing methods.The LSATiscurrentlyused to predict a student’s academic success in their first year of law school,but does not predict future success in the profession as an attorney.The study aims to find tools to design a test that would assessprofessional effectivenessmore comprehensively.

The Mexican Free-tailed bat is gray and brown,has massive,vein-lined ears,a pig-like snoutand patchy hair under its tiny,wrinkled mouth.One would speculate that only this bat’s mother could love him. But that speculation– like many others about bats– is a myth.Corky Quirk,founder of NorCal Bats,happens to find the creatures quite adorable.

To anyone who has ever doubted the rationality and humanity of the American political system,I give your suspicions credence:Prop8.OnNov.5,California law began enforcing discriminatory marriage practices; a second class of citizens was selected for institutionalized prejudice by a slim margin of the electorate.

They’ve been hailed as “San Francisco’s new indie rock darlings,” but Berkeley-based band the Morning Benders is working to prove that they are worthy of the hype. The Morning Benders take the stage tonight at8at the ASUCD Coffee House.Opening the show are San Francisco-based bands Social Studies and Love Is Chemicals.The event is free.

President-elect Barack Obama accomplished a great feat when he won the election two weeks ago,but when he assumes power on January20,2009,he will face a herculean task.At the top of his list will be the economy and the Terror Wars; not to mention making his election-winning promise of change a reality.Obama’s situation parallels President FranklinD.Roosevelt’s,who,like Obama,inspired as much fear in conservatives as he didhope in the rest of the world.

Over the past two weeks,the American media has spent countless hours discussing the unprecedented election of Barack Obama.While Obama’s status as the first AfricanAmerican to be elected to the office of president will certainly solidify his place in American history,his victory also signifies a drastic change in the political attitude of the American people.

Yolo County Probation’s juvenile program lost nearly$1million in funding this year due to state budget cuts,a development that has probation officials worried about public safety. The cuts will have a serious impact on juvenile offenders,said chief probation officer Don Meyer. “That’s about38percent of our budget,” Meyer said.