Climate change is triggering population booms and declines for certain types of algae in Lake Tahoe,according to a recent study from the UC Davis TahoeEnvironmental Research Center. The shifting makeup of these algae communities could affect biological and physical conditions in the lake,including the food web and water clarity.

HIV affects new populations inChina WhileChina has a low number of HIV cases– 700,000– for a population of1.3billion,the rising infection rate is cause for concern,according to a study based out ofRockefellerUniversity. Since2005,the number of cases hasrisen by8percent and expanded into all provinces.Transmission is increasing especially rapidly amonggay men and female prostitutes.

Teams:No.13UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies,9-1-1 (1-0-1); Titans,3-8-0 (0-0-1) Where:Titan Stadium – Fullerton,Calif. When:Today at7p.m.

Kim Conley has been a huge part of UC Davis cross country her entire career,leading the team in every race she’s run since sophomore year. Now a senior,she has been a force on the track as well,setting school records in the indoor3,000m (9:30.77) and indoor and outdoor5,000m (16:59.44and16:23.58,respectively).Most recently,the Montgomery High School product took third at the Stanford Invitational – one of the more prestigious meets on the West Coast. Conley recently sat down with Aggie Sports Writer Alex Wolf-Root to discuss everything from what goes into a standard week – and offseason – of training to how she got into running in the first place.

Homeless assistance providers in Yolo County will have to cut programs and services this year due tolack of MLfunding. Yolo‘s homeless providers have depended on grants from the Federal Emergency Shelter Grant program for a number of years,but the FESG will not be providing any funds to organizations in the county this year.

California residentswill soon be able to register to vote from a computer instead of by mail thanks to Senate Bill381,which just became law. Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger signedthe bill lateSeptember,which will allow voters to register online.Electronic registration will not be made available until the state‘s new electronicvoter registration database,VoteCal,is in full operation,likely2010.

You would think you’d only see girls in maid-like mini-dresses on Halloween.But now there’s a new place in Davis where employees sport these costumes all year round. The place is Crepe House Uni (pronounced yoo-nee),a Japanese-style crepe restaurant located on117ESt.

TODAY EastQuad Farmers Market 10a.m.to2:30p.m. East Quad Check out a convenient iteration of the Farmers Market right on campus!

Struggling student A professor noticed that two students turned in nearly identical papers for the same class,and referred both of them to SJA.The students were good friends and one of them was struggling on a paper.The friend of the struggling student sent the paper to his friend in order to provide assistance.The struggling student proceeded to copy entire sections of the paper received bye-mail,without informing his friend.After meeting with a Judicial Officer,the student took full responsibility for the violation.He agreed to a sanction of disciplinary probation in addition to20hours of community service for violating University plagiarism policies.The friend of the struggling student received no sanction.

After completing an internship in Washington D.C. with Fox News, Amanda Wayne was offered a job at the company. She returned to UC Davis to finish her double major in history and Italian in spring 2007, and is now living in the nation’s capital as an assignment desk and production assistant at Fox News.

A parade of her own An individual was walking along Second Street with a wheelbarrow full of stuffed animals,yelling and talking toan invisible person behind her.

Waiting in long lines at the UC Davis Bookstore might be a thing of the past for some students thanks to davistext.com. The new website lists and sells textbooks specifically for the UC Davis campus. Organized by department, the site allows users to search for their books by class and professor.