Resolution opposing Proposition 8 This item was pulled from the consent calendar upon request from a member of the public.Six members of the public spoke for and against the resolution.Council voted 5-0 to approve the resolution opposing Proposition 8.   Presentation on Highway 113 changes Officials from the Solano Transportation authority gave a presentation outlining […]

080911_ar_humanhost.C   Human Host The Halloween Tree Fall Records   Rating: 4   A band could be easily rated by the talent of its members – at least enough to warrant an oversimplified number to kick-start an album review. But that criterion would be a simplification itself. I suppose bands could be rated by any […]

MUSIC The Gallus Brothers Today, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen This Washington-based duo are brothers from different mothers who make the kind of ol‘ fashioned ragtime blues that could make the stiffest of wallflowers do a merry little jig in their seat.   Hoots and Hellmouth, Ben Lewis Friday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 […]

Welcome to my last column of the summer! If you’ve been reading my column the entire summer,you might be surprised to find out that I received the most reader response (over the entire summer) for my column on random thoughts.

080911_sp_wvball.CHeadline: Aggies sweep Air Force InvitationalLayercake: Women’s volleyball riding six-match winning streakBy ADAM LOBERSTEINAggie Sports Editor The Jamie Holmes era is off with a bang. Following a 4-0 showing at the Air Force Invitational last weekend, the UC Davis women’s volleyball team is riding a six-match winning streak – its longest since 1999. The Aggies […]

Cross country The UC Davis cross country teams couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. Led by Patrick Parsel and Kim Conley, respectively, the men’s and women’s teams both finished in first place last Saturday at the Aggie Open. Parsel took first of 33 in the 8k, clocking in at 25:08.10. In […]

The human brain creates memories by linking complex details into manageable chunks. It remembers a set of words as an acronym, and recognizes someone by the face as a whole instead of a separate set of eyes, nose and mouth. UC Davis researchers showed in a recent study that an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex (PRc) is involved in forming these simple associations so they will be familiar to us in the future. The finding may resolve a major debate among researchers about how brain areas important for memory are organized.

SATURDAY Hillary’s glass ceiling fell There was a large amount of glass in the roadway on Fifth Street and C Street.

Diabetics and other medical needle users will have to start planning more trips to the landfill due to a new state law. As of Sept. 1, it is illegal to throw away home-generated medical needles into the trash in California. Instead, sharps will have to be put in red hazardous waste containers and taken to the county landfill on designated drop-off days, said Cheryl Boney, deputy director of Public Health Programs for Yolo County.

Greg Denham gave J.T. O’Sullivan a tough act to follow. Hours before UC Davis’ all-time passing leader made his first career NFL start, Denham shined in his first start for the Aggies. The sophomore threw for 261 of his 296 yards and all three of his touchdowns in the second half, nearly rallying UC Davis past No. 22 Central Arkansas in a 24-21 road loss on Saturday.

Give these tracks a listen: “Commonwealth Girl,” “Father War“ For fans of:Of Montreal,Pavement,The Breeders

Editor’s note: For this edition of 10 questions, The California Aggie sat down with Don Gibson, the president of Davis College Democrats who was a delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.