Whether it’s 60 degrees outside or 100, staying healthy and fit is both important and a challenge. For those rising up to it as the mercury does the same in Davis this summer, a wide range of opportunities await.

The Universityof California Boardof Regents approvedHeather Young asassociatevicechancellor for the new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing earlier this month. Young currently is the Grace Phelps Distinguished Professor,director of Rural Health Research Development anddirectorof the John A.Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing.She is also a fellow in theAmericanAcademy of Nursing.

Supporters of choice voting in city elections will have to continue to wait before they seeany progress toward their goal. Members of the Davis City Council decided Tuesday that it would be best to put off a decision on a city charter and choice voting.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors votedon June17toapprove a budget for2008-2009thatis widely considered to be the most difficult in over a decade. All county departmentswill have to tighten their belts,but the most significant cut is the$4.1million being taken out of the Alcohol,Drug and Mental Health department’s long unbalanced budget.

In the June23issue of The California Aggie,the article “Legally saying ‘I do‘” had a misspelling of Sharon Hale’s last name.The Aggie regrets the error.

Public hearing on photovoltaic cells at wastewater treatment site The agreement under consideration would authorize the installation and operation of solar cells on a portion of the city’s wastewater treatment site to provide power for that facility.The agreement also stipulated that the city would purchase all power generated at the site for at least25years.The council closed the public hearing and decided not to pursue the agreement at this time.

MUSIC Joey Casio, Chief Briggum, Sewn Leather, Fancie Today, 8 p.m. Witchdome at S and 22ndstreets in Sacramento House music is in store from Olympia-based Joey Casio. I don’t doubt that it should be a night of high energy beats. (And while we’re going for the obvious here – yes, the man does use a Casio keyboard.)

Editor’s note: This week’s “Five Questions” is with vocalist and guitarist Galen Disston of Pickwick, a folk-inspired indie rock band from Ballard, Wash. Pickwick will perform with Davis’ Buildings Breeding onSaturday at 10 p.m. at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, which is located in downtown Davis. For more information on the band, go to myspace.com/pickwickmusic.

Editor’s note:For this edition of 10 questions, The Aggie sat down with new KDVS General Manager Ben Johnson to get the lowdown on the life of a general manager and upcoming plans for the radio station. KDVS 90.3 FM broadcasts to the greater Davis area and strives to provide its listening audience with diverse, challenging, noncommercial, freeform radio.

Tuesday may not be an attractive nightfor collegetown entertainment,butDavis‘ own Bistro33has us covered nonetheless.The restaurant’s “Curtain Call at City Hall,” a comedy night held every Tuesday at8:30p.m.,has and will continue to be a weekday outing through the hot summer nights.

Former California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez was a no-show at the June 11 School of Education commencement ceremony. Núñez canceled his appearance with a day’s notice due to ongoing labor disputes between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees who are trying to negotiate a contract agreement for patient care technical workers and other service employees.

As UC Davis students took their last finals June 12, the campus buzzed with excitement at the arrival of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a signing ceremony of agricultural cooperation agreements between Chile and UC Davis.