After an11-year hiatus,the Blue Bomber is back with his ninth installment,Mega Man9.But you won’t find fancy graphics and complex game play likeGrand Theft Auto4andSpore.Instead,MM9goes back to its8-bit roots and with it comes old school game play.

The UC Davis men’s soccer team has spent the past couple of years trying to make its mark on the Division I scene. After a 12-5-3 showing last season, a second-place finish in the Big West, an NCAA Tournament appearance and a 6-1 start to the 2008 campaign, it is no longer a matter of whether the Aggies belong in Division I, but a question of whether they belong among the nation’s elite.

Following a record-breaking season is never easy. The Aggies won a school-record 22 games while going a perfect 14-0 in Western Water Polo Association play, advancing all the way to the conference title game.

UC Davis’ strategy entering the 2008 season was a simple one. “Our goal, as always, is to get into the final group in the last round,” head coach Cy Williams said. “That will give us a chance to win.”

The UC Davis Design Museum is looking back at its history in celebration of the75th anniversary of the design department. Its newest exhibition,Teaching With Evidence:Faculty Gifts from the UC Davis Design Museumbrings to display important pieces that have acted as the inspiration for some of the curriculum and focusof research of the design program.The exhibit opens today at the Design Museum at Walker Hall,and an opening reception and talk will be held on Sunday at1p.m.at the museum.

Much has changed since Greg Warzecka became UC Davis‘ athletics director13years ago. A non-scholarship school when Warzecka arrived at the university,UC Davis is now entering its second Division I campaign – and the Aggies have wasted little time in making an impact at collegiate sports‘ highest level.

UC Davis offers a wide variety of resources to help students with academic and financial needs. Here is a sampling of what’s available.

If you’ve ever watched a movie or television show about a fraternity or sorority, you’re probably familiar with the popular images of wild parties and drunken debauchery. While that picture of Greek life may hold true on some campuses, UC Davis students pride themselves on having a system that is known for more than just the parties.

ver seen a dachshund race or been to a bonfire rally? Well, now you can. Welcome to UC Davis. With 100 years of history, UC Davis holds many traditions passed down from student to student over the decades. Many survive. Others don’t.

UC Davis community, faculty, staff and students gathered in Jackson Hall of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts for the annual Fall Convocation on Wednesday to kick off the new school year.

Bike Registration Today and Friday 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hutchison IM Field (in front of TAPS building) Bikes on campus must be registered with a California Bicycle License. New licenses cost $8 and renewals cost $4. Both are valid through Dec. 31, 2010.

Few towns qualify as quirky, cute, charming, boring and elitist. But walk around town, or go anywhere in Northern California, and these are the words people use to describe the city of Davis.