Eight cattle paraded across the highway near Antioch this May causing a traffic jam that lastedclose to four and a half hours. When the fire department arrived,the lights and sounds spooked the cattle into scattering and running for their lives into Interstate680.Four out of the eight cattle were shot multiple times by the highway patrol officers and the sheriff’s department.

At the end of October,almost180science,education and business groups – including UC Davis– sent a letter to Senators Barack Obama and John McCain urging them to appoint a science adviser with a cabinet rank by Inauguration Dayon Jan.20. The letter notes that many issues – health care,energy,economic competitiveness,climate change – require sound scientific advice,making it “critical that the next president seek out and rely upon sound scientific and technological adviceearly andoften in the newadministration.“

Every quarter,the Mondavi Centerfor the Performing Arts chooses a new theme for their “Focus on Film” series.Upcoming themes for this year include cases of mistaken identity in Alfred Hitchcock movies and movies that inspired the work of director Paul Haggis.This fall’s themeis “Shakespeare in the Cinema.“

Seasoned UC Davis students and alumni may rememberRock It!,a Thursday night rock addition to the Davis nightlife.They may also remember its conclusion whenRock It! creator Jordan Smart ended the event after a year-and-a-half long run.

During an economic crisis that evokes comparisons to the Great Depression,many historians are arguing that the New Dealhas never been more relevant. The Center for History,Society and Culture is sponsoring “The New Deal Now,“ a two-hour public forum that will feature three historians from three different universities.The event will begin today at5p.m.at the University Club,located in the Arboretum just across from Mrak Hall and next to Wyatt Pavilion.

Are you male? Do you watch porn? If your answers to these questions are “yes” and “fuck yes” respectively,you are more likely to objectify women.I am not assuming you do,but the likelihood is strong.The likelihood is correlated with how frequently you watch porn and how frequently your viewings are followed by an orgasm.

Admit it,you’re guilty of procrastination.Most of us are.If you really,truly aren’t,then you must be one of those sick people who has a planner that they carry around everywhere with little neon-colored Post-Its sticking out of the edges,detailing your life from the moment you step outside of your front door to the time you say your last Hail Mary and hop into bed.You start drafting your papers a week before they’re due and you can always be counted on to havedone the readings before class.

The newest art pieces by retiredChicana/o studiesand art professor Malaquias Montoya are now on display at the Pence Gallery in downtown Davis.The exhibit – which features23paintings and prints – is titled “Globalization & War:The Aftermath” and will be open for viewing until Dec.21.

UC Davis prides itself on being a politically aware and active campus,but how many students actually question what they read in the American news media? Yaakov Katz will offer students a different view on the international news in a presentation today at7p.m.at Hillel of Davis and Sacramento at328A St.,across from Toomey Field.

The average price in California for regular gasoline has fallen to$2.33,which is44.8cents lower thantwoweeks ago and over$2lower than California’s all-time high set in June of this year at$4.588,according to the California Energy Commission. Over the last month prices have sunk92cents in California and$1.00nationally to an average of$2.20,according to a survey released Tuesday by the motorist group AAA.

Got something to say? Poetry may be a perfect outlet.The UC Davis Poetry Slam Team is holding auditions today at7p.m.in Griffin Lounge,located on the first floor of the Memorial Union.

TODAY Reducing residential energy demands Noon 3201Hart Yael Parag,from the University of Oxford,will speak on how government policies can cared good energy citizens.