The UC Davis Health System will take an important stepTuesday,when smoking will finally be banned on the entire UCDHS campus. It is refreshing that a leader in local medical practices is making such a strong statement about smoking– finally.

SATURDAY Psst! PSSST! An individual threw a rock through a bedroom window on University Avenue, resulting in the window shattering.

UC Davis energy experts at the Western Cooling Efficiency Center (WCEC) announced the launch of the Western Cooling Challenge for design at the Retailer Energy Alliance Supplier Summit inDenver on June5.

Though the air is still heavy with the smoke of fires from all overNorthern California,the burden got a little lighter this weekend as pledges of support came in from a variety of sources.President Bush declared a state of emergency forCalifornia on Saturday,authorizing federal assistance to alleviate the effects of the fires.

Husband and wife Liam Creighton and Courtney Hopf know it takes a village to raise a baby. However, their creation is actually a 15 minute short film, Julie, Julie. Nevertheless, the proud parents still received a lot of support to raise their baby.

WEDNESDAY Davis Farmers Market 4:30to8:30p.m. Central Park At this week’s Picnic in the Park event,the free concert will feature Lisa Phoenix and Steve Wall playing folkAmericana music.New seasonal produce at the Davis Farmers Market should include tomatoes and nectarines!

Davis’ Climate Action Team has reached another milestone in its quest to reduce the city’s carbon footprint. The CAT hosted its first community forum Thursday, aimed at gathering feedback and ideas from residents on improving the city’s plan for reducing emissions.

Swedish metal group Opeth easily embodies talent and respectability within its genre – and like any talented and respectable band, it strives to evolve with each new album. Watershed, Opeth’s ninth studio album, which was released earlier this month, does nothing less.

While an estimated 800 wildfires blaze throughout California, Davis is seeing the effects in the thick layer of smoke that has descended on the town and campus this week. A fire burning on the border of Napa and Solano counties in particular is contributing the majority of the smoke that has settled in and around Davis.

At the University of California’s Board of Regents July 16 to 17 meeting, UC Santa Barbara graduate student Jesse M. Bernal will be selected as the 35th UC student regent since the position was inaugurated in 1975. The student regent is a voting member of the UC Board of Regents who attends all board and committee meetings.

Laura Dickson, a UC Davis 2008 alumnaand a Fulbright Grant recipient, is going to Kenya in August to study the possible correlation of infection of the AIDS virus with the spread of malaria. Dickson, who graduated this month from UC Davis with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology and a minor in global and international studies, will spend 10 months in the town of Kisimu in Western Kenya, located near Lake Victoria.

Anyone with an interest in music can probably pull out a few vinyls from their parents’ collection. For others, vinyl records epitomize their passion for music in general. The KDVS record swap will satiate the collections of all record enthusiasts, young and old.