You can hardly recall what life was like before theInternet,you text-message at a fervent pace and you probably remember exactly where you were the moment the World TradeCentertowersfell. Professor Jay Mechling of the American studies department will give a lecture on the generation that fits this description – the Millennials,born between1982and2000.

The Davis City Council will meettonightat6:30p.m.in the Community Chambers at23Russell Blvd. The following are descriptions of selected agenda items the council will discuss at the meeting.To view the entire agenda and associated staff reports,visit cityofdavis.org.

THURSDAY Get your bike out of the gutter A bike was found in a drainage ditch onMace Boulevard.

The Panhellenic Council sponsored a self-defense seminar last week in Freeborn Hallfor hundreds of sorority sisters with an instructor who turned out to be a con artist. David Portnoy,also known as Dave Parker,contacted the Panhellenic Council and offered to put on a free safety seminar for women.Last Monday,80percent of all eight Panhellenic sororitieswere required toattend the seminar.

Being an English major of mediocre ability,I have spent many a’nights staying up and writing thousands of last-minute essays– all while cursing the gods of academia for my procrastination and thinking, “What the f*ck have I been doing with my time!?” (Well,I suppose that one night where I had to steam iron all my underwear could have waited…)

Three years ago,Lawson Snipes was one of125homeless peopleliving in Davis.During cold,rainy and windy winter nights,Snipesand up to a dozen other individuals would huddle inside “the cave,“ – an island of dry land under the overhang between two buildings at Davis CommunityChurch.

The Davis Bike Church could not find salvation,as university administrators elected to evict the bicycle co-op from the Domes sustainable living area last month. The university told the Bike Church this summer that it must get its facilities up to code before facing an Oct.1inspection.Despite rousing efforts by Bike Church ministers and members of the community to do just that,the Department of Student Housing decided to forgo their assessment of the facility after learning the church did not meet the campus fire code.

The role of an ASUCD senator is to monitor student activities and services,oversee the budget,initiate new projects and – at the very least – attend weekly Senate meetings and hold office hours. Unless,of course,your name is Chad Roberts.

TODAY Aggie Ambassadors from College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Noon to1p.m. 3001Plant and Environmental Sciences Learn about opportunities within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

UC Board of Regents to meet in San Francisco UC San Francisco‘s Mission Bay campus will host the UC Regents‘ three-day set of meetings beginning today.Theregents will meet in closed session to receive updates on the university‘s legal issues followed by an open session meeting to consider budget,environmental and design approvals.

The No.12UC Davis men’s soccer team showed up at the Davis Graduate Monday afternoon to learn its NCAA Tournament fate. The Aggies expected either a first-round bye orhome playoff match at Aggie Soccer Stadium on Saturday. They got exactly what they wanted,earning a home date with Denver on Saturday at1p.m.

The UC Davis men’s basketball team is knocking on the door. Last weekend at the World Vision Classic,the Aggies went on the road and built a lead of14points or more in the second half of each of its three season-opening games.