Teams:UC Davis vs.San JoseState; Navy Records:Aggies,1-1-0; Spartans,0-2-0; Midshipmen,1-0-0 Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium

As a result of a discussion with my friends this weekend about names, I’ve been thinking about names and what they mean lately. Consequently, this column will be a limited dissection of the names of some people you may have heard of. To keep the investigation as honest as possible, I looked only at etymology and commonly held interpretations of names. I visited the helpful ancestry.com, cross-referenced with other websites, and even delved into the labyrinthine depths of genealogical forums.

University of California President Mark Yudof announced last week that former UC Davis administrator Robert Grey will serve as interim provost for the UC system while the search for a permanent replacement continues. Grey will take office in September to replace current UC Provost Wyatt R. Hume, who announced his intention to step down earlier this summer.

Sparing the air is easy and free in theSacramento region. The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management Districttogether are helping reduce ozone pollution by providing an alert system forpoor-qualityair days.Their alert notifiesSacramento-areacounties including Yolo during smog season,May through October.

Those planning on partying in Davis this Labor Day weekend should be careful – Davis Police Department officials say they are planning heavy enforcement during Labor Day weekend.

True,a weekend-long festival can barely be summarized in one photograph – but Broken Social Scene’s10-person musical entourage is telling of how much was happening in Golden Gate Park.

UC Davis researchers will begin large-scale screening of newborns this fall for the gene mutation that causes fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited culprit for a wide spectrum of developmental disorders including mental retardation and autism.

There may be more room for actual garbage in apartment dumpsters this week. In order to save more reusable items,the Davis Public Works Department is expanding its move-out week waste reduction program.The program,which runs until Sept.1,is a collaborative project between Public Works and apartment managers to facilitatethe reuse of unwanted items.

Event:Copa de Causeway Classico Teams:No.30UC Davis vs.Long Island; Cal State Bakersfield Records:Aggies,0-0-0; Blackbirds,0-0-0; Roadrunners,0-0-0

eams:UC Davis vs.San Jose State Records:Aggies,0-0; Spartans,0-0 Where:Spartan Stadium – San Jose,Calif.

Downtown visitors who want to park in the E Street Plaza parking lot across from Chipotle will have to pay for the privilege starting next week. The Davis City Council voted in April to implement a paid parking system in the E Street Plaza,and parking pay stations are being installed this week.

Modern metal is known for its extremely opinionated fan base almost as much as it is for its music.Always ready to chastise you about how much your music sucks compared to theirs in a lengthy online forum post,these fans are arguably some of the most stubborn and critical people out of every angsty teen-dominated genre.