Men’s basketball Joe Harden scored15points and hauled in10rebounds to lead UC Davis to an89-69victory overBethanyin an exhibition game at the Pavilion on Tuesday. Harden led a group of four Aggies who finished with at least10points.Mark Payne andRyan Silva each scored12,with Payne dishing out eight assists and Silva posting five steals.In addition,Adam Malik finished with10points.Bethany’s George Golden led all scorers with21points.

While some students saw last summer as a break from work, Jason Dunne saw an opportunity. The junior art studio major embarked on a project – to create 30 chairs in 30 consecutive days. Dunne challenged himself with certain guidelines for the project, such as only using recycled or found material and not using any parts that were previously on a chair. The final display, which will be presented at the Basement Gallery (located in the basement of the art building) from Nov. 10 to 15, is a collection of 30 unique chairs.

Today “Genetic and Hormonal Regulation of Seed Dormancy“Kent Bradford,professor and director– Seed Biotechnology Center3001Plant and Environmental Sciences,noonto1p.m.Sponsored by Plant Sciences “Exploring the Genetic and Chemical Basis of Argentine Ant Behavior“Neil Tsutsui,Environmental Science,Policy and Management UC Berkeley122Briggs,12:10to1p.m.Sponsored by Entomology

They were that close. Two questionable calls from the referee resulted in two Pacific goals,ending UC Davis‘ chance of making the Big West Conference Tournament for the first time in program history. The Aggies held the Tigers scoreless for64minutes until a free kick turned into a bouncing header by Kristina Wavomba to put Pacific on top1-0.

The transformation has already begun,UC Davis transportation expert Dan Sperling told Prime Minister Gordon Brown and a conference of international transportation professionals in London lateOctober. Sperling,director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies,gave the keynote address at a two-day conference commissioned by Prime Minister Brown to explore the challenge of bringing electric vehicles to market.The speech,titled“Toward kinder,gentler cars,“ outlined Sperling‘s predictions and visions for a post-petroleum transportation system.

The homeless.They are told,“Get a job,you bum!” How exactly does a“bum“ go about getting a job? Just curious.Most college students I know can‘t get a job and they shower every once in a while.“Go to McDonald‘s,they‘re always hiring!” Don‘t you think a person who has resorted to sleeping on the street has ever tried to get a job at a McDonald‘s? Assuming that all homeless people are even mentally competent to do so.One-third of the homeless population is mentally ill.Yeah,I bet that looks great on a resume.

Sugar in common foods linked to E.coli A type of sugar common in food has been found to create potential for E.coli to invade human bodies. A study published on Oct.29showed that food such as red meat and dairy products contain sugar molecules that are not naturally produced in humans.Toxins from E.coli may bind to the sugars and trigger a pathway to causing diseases.

Winters,Calif.is usually described as one of Yolo County’s sleepy farm towns,but last week it was the epicenter of a massive drug bust. Officers with the Yolo Narcotic Enforcement Team made a series of arrests on Oct.27and28in connection with an extensive drug trafficking operation based out of Winters.

When Jina Lee walked in on her roommate and her boyfriend making outlastweek,she didn’t quite know what tosay – andit wasn’t because she felt awkward.Lee was unfamiliar with the ways Americans communicate discomfortand,asan international student from Korea,she didn’t quite have the language skills to voice that feeling. So,Lee asked her American friend who she met through UC Davis‘ Partners in Acquiring Language (PAL) conversationprogram what she should do in that delicate situation.

Make no mistake:Renee Ibekwe is the real deal. A walk-on turned superstar,Ibekwe has led the UC Davis women’s volleyballteam to the program’s highest win total since2003with amark of11-13,3-8. The5-foot-11senioroutside hitter is a leader in the stat book as well as on the court,pacing theBig West Conference with3.74kills pergame. Leading up to the team’s final road trip of the season,Aggie staffwriter Matt Millerrecentlycaught up with Ibekwe todiscussthe unique start to her career andtheteam’s success this season.

California’s housing market slump may be breeding stress and discontent,but a new study shows that the ongoing foreclosure crisis may also breed disease. According to researchers at UC Davis and the Kern Mosquito and Vector Control District,a rise in the number of neglected pools associated with abandoned homes in Bakersfield coincided with the city’s first West Nile Virus epidemic,which was also the largest outbreak of the disease in California last year.

Once upon a time,it placed fear in the hearts of many and killed20million people in less than a year.Now,one shot every year hopefully prevents this outbreak from ever occurring again.As flu season begins,so does the distribution of vaccines.