As students lined up in the Memorial Union to cast their ballots a week before the election,Students for Barack Obama held a rally on theQuad to encourage students to vote early. “Early voting is really important,” said Ryan Loney,head of UC Davis Students for Barack Obama. “We want to make sure everyone gets to vote and they don’t have to miss class or work.“

TODAY Project Compost 6p.m. Project Compost Office,MU Basement Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.

I’ve decided to shake things up a bit differently this Halloween.Despite all my judgments and insecurities,I’m determined to go ahead and dress up “provocatively.” Alright,who am I kidding,it’s just straight up skanky.I still have some reservations about it because one,I feel like I’m selling out to “the Man,” and two,my body isn’t at its most pristine condition as of now.Let’s just say that the corset I bought probably cries little corset-tears because it might as well have been used for gift-wrapping a surfboard.

Editor’s note: For this edition of10Questions,the California Aggie sat down with Walter Stone,a political science professor who has taught at UC Davis since2001.Stone’s current research interests include parties and elections and electoral behavior.

Event:Las Vegas Intercollegiate Showdown Host:University of Nevada,Las Vegas Where:Boulder Creek Golf Club – Boulder City,Nev. When:Today,tomorrow and Wednesday; all day

If you think midterms are rough,try running for Congress at the same time.Zane Starkewolf,a UCD alumnus and current graduate student in chemistry,is the Republican candidate for Congress in California’s1stCongressional District.

The past seven times No.8UC Davis and No.20UC Irvine have gotten together on the soccer field,the game has either ended in a tie or a one-goal differential. Saturday was no different. In a game that UC Irvine needed badly to stay in the top half of the Big West Conference standings,the teams battled hard to their second1-1tie of the season at Aggie Soccer Stadium.

The experience of fulfilling this week‘s list item can also be referred to as“the night I learned how to drink and forgot how to walk,“ or,more simply,“the night I turned21.“

The former Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research at UC Davis has been a site of controversy for several years with regards to the potential contamination left in the soil on site. Government officials presented a proposed final cleanup plan for the site at a public meeting Thursday.

Proposition12,also known as the Veterans‘ Bond Act of2008,will appear on the ballot on Nov.4.Approval of the proposition provides for a bond issue of$900million to provide loans to California veterans to purchase farms and homes. Since1921,the voters have approved a total of about$8.4billion to finance the veterans‘ farm and home purchase program,also known as Cal-Vet.As of July2008,there was about$102million left to support new loans.

Dwayne Shaffer keeps it simple.In a season of countless accomplishments,UC Davis‘ men’s soccer coach continues narrowing things to a single goal:The Aggies need to finish among the Big West Conference’s top four teams to qualify for the league tournament.

Wednesday is the last day to apply for the Middle Eastern and South Asian (MESA) leadership retreat Nov.14to16atSly Park Center – or for what organizers say will be “the most amazing experience you won’t ever forget.” The second annual retreat is hosted by the Cross Cultural Center and sponsored by a variety of campus organizations.Last year approximately40students and faculty attended.This year,they expect up to65participants – not all of which will be students in the MESA program.