It’s not as bad as somefeared,but the state budget signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last month will have a negative impact on the city’s budget.The state budget for fiscal year2009will impact redevelopment funds,transportation money and grant funding for Davis law enforcement.The total impact on the city’s budget will be$760,000.

Student filmmaking may not appeal to everyone, but it’s hard to deny the appeal of a familiar on-campus setting – even such an infamous structure as Shields Library. At Whim’s End, a short independent film created by senior English major Randall Wilson, is scheduled to premiere on Friday in the Technocultural Studies Building.

A severe lack of funding may soon render Shields Library obsolete, according to a recent report by the UC Davis Library Task Force. The library is currently on a flat budget – it receives the same funding on a yearly basis despite economic inflation and rising book costs.

The UC Davis graduate department of performance studies will host the “Performance: Reading, Writing and Technology” symposium today at noon in the Technocultural Studies Building. Part of a year-long series on electronic media and writing, the all-day event features talks by several multidisciplinary artists and multimedia installations by UCD students. The event is free.

When I first went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua, I was expecting a children’s Snakes on a Plane. This is to say, a movie that was so self-aware of its ridiculousness that it became a parody of the genre – a feat still possible in a PG-rated movie (see: Young Frankenstein). Sadly, this was not the case.

I recently read the Letter to the Editor dated Oct. 2, 2008, “Starbucks on campus not OK” and would like to provide some information regarding our ethical sourcing practices for coffee and cocoa. As North America’s largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee and among the largest worldwide, we share common goals with the Fair Trade movement. In 2007, we purchased almost a third of the Fair Trade Certified™ coffee imported into the U.S.

Davisites thirsty for live music should be well satiated when KDVS’s 8-hour outdoor music festival Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom returns this Saturday. The festival – which includes performances by 10 bands and an afternoon DJ set – takes place in the grassy backyard of Plainfield Station, a bar and restaurant nestled in the fields between Davis and Woodland. Scheduled bands include Davis locals San Francisco Water Cooler – who will get the live music started at 2 p.m. – and Sacramento acts Hexlove and Beware of the Knight. Headliners LSD And The Search For God will finish their closing set by 10 p.m.

It’s time for students to take action. The governor, legislature and Regents have shown year after year that they are not interested in stopping fee increases any time soon.

UC Davis is known for its advancements in environmental science. Now,it’s faced with cleaning up its own mess.

The California Aggie Marching Band-uh! is on the defensive after details of a complaint filed by its faculty director were leaked to the media Monday. The Band-uh!’s faculty director, Thomas Slabaugh II, filed a sexual harassment complaint with the university in May after a series of “ridiculous, disturbing, and offensive” incidents, he wrote in a complaint published by The San Francisco Chronicle. Slabaugh, who is pursuing a doctorate in musical arts from the University of Washington, is on stress-leave from September through Nov. 8.

TODAY Student volunteer program 9a.m.to5p.m. Garrison Room,MU Go to this event,every hour on the hour,to learn about international student volunteer positions that allow for two to three months of travel.

In the Oct.7issue ofThe California Aggie,the article “Number of international students at UCD slowly increasing” stated there are over2,500international students and scholars at UC Davis.The article should have stated that there are over4,000international students and scholars. In the Oct.6issue of The California Aggie,the ASUCD Senate Briefs misspell the name of the ASUCD president.The name should be spelled Ivan Carrillo. The Aggie regrets the errors.