Saturday’s fanhood triathlon officially spanned12hours and seven minutes. It was worth every second – especially the last one.

I’m running a triathlon this weekend. Sort of. Unlike every other triathlon known to mankind,all you haveto do iswatch other people exercise to complete it.UC Davis will host three sporting events at three different venues within a period that’ll span roughly12hours on Saturday.

Teams:UC Davis at No.24Cal Poly; UCSanta Barbara Records:Aggies,8-7 (0-2); Mustangs,7-6 (2-0); Gauchos,6-7 (2-0) Where:Mott Gym; The Thunderdome When:Today at7p.m.; Saturday at7p.m.

Teams:UC Davis at Long Beach State; UC Irvine Records:Aggies,5-2-2; 49ers,6-3-2; Anteaters,6-5-0 Where:George Allen Field – Long Beach; Anteater Stadium – Irvine When:Today at3p.m.; Sunday at noon

Schools are used to giving grades– not receiving them.But when the tables are turned,the truth about a university’s real desire to “go green” comes out– at greenreportcard.org. The College Sustainability Report Card,found at greenreportcard.org,evaluates300schools in the United States and Canada across nine categories before assigning them a letter grade-aiming to identify colleges and universities leading in their commitment to sustainability.

UC Davis is known for its warm, welcoming atmosphere and it’s up to the students and faculty to make this friendly environment possible. Gabriella Wong is upholding that tradition.

Teams:No.16UC Davis vs.Cal Poly Records:Aggies,8-1-1 (0-0-1); Mustangs,6-2-2 (1-0-0) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium When:Saturday at1p.m.

Event:Doc Adams Open Where:Putah Creek Reserve When:Saturday at9a.m.

California’s job market is in its roughest patch in 12 years, and students may be affected. The unemployment rate in California for the month of August was 7.7 percent, the highest since 1996.

Teams:UC Davis vs.Northern Colorado Records:Aggies,1-4; Bears,0-3 Where:Aggie Stadium When:Saturday at6p.m. Radio:KHTK (1140AM)

The 2007 Guinness Book of World Record’s “Largest Corn Maze in the World” has grown. Cool Patch Pumpkins, located in Dixon, has grown three acres since last year to a size of 43 acres. It is also the site of a complex consisting of a pumpkin patch boasting over 2,000 pumpkins of 30 varieties, a food area with tri-tip sandwiches and hot dogs and a children’s play area complete with a mountain of straw.

University of California President Mark Yudof expressed tentative support for a faculty-originated plan to restructure the freshman admissions process at the regents‘ September meeting at UC Irvine. The plan,which would take effect in fall2012,aims to expand the number of applications entitled to review by eliminating the SAT II subject test scores requirement.Supporters say this would allow a pool of otherwise qualified applicants who failed to take the test to be visible to UC.