By MAX ROSENBLUM Aggie Staff Writer The Aggies have been finding themselves in very similar situations at the end of games as of late. Forthe fifth straight game on Saturday,UC Davis (7-14,3-7) saw a second-half lead turn into a narrow defeat against UC Riverside (13-9,9-1) after falling to Long Beach State (5-17,2-8) on Thursday.The two losses came by a combined seven points.

On the surface,there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of parallels between the2008-2009UC Davis women’s basketball team and the1982morgue-attendant inspired film “Night Shift.“ Unless,of course,your name is Sandy Simpson.

The Memorial Union may be getting a new addition to take over the East Conference Room – a U.S.Bank. Though no contract has yet been reached,the university has been in talks with ASUCD President Ivan Carrillo to try to reach a consensus.Carrillo hosted a townhallstylemeeting on Jan.26to inform students about the situation and hear ideas and concerns.Carrillo said roughly40students attended the meeting.

The librarians and support staff at Peter J.Shields Library continue to spar with the administration over workload and funding. Leaders of the librarians‘ union,UC-AFT Local2023,point to the decline in the numbers of both librarians and support staff over the last15years as evidence of strain.The decline,they note,correlates with UC Davis‘ drop in the Association of Research Libraries rankings,from35in1993-1994to58in2006-2007.

The Aggies traveled to Idaho in hopes of beating one of the top programs in the country,but left with disappointment as they fell to Boise State38-3Saturday night at Bronco Gymnasium. No.11Boise State,which boasts seven nationally ranked wrestlers – including four ranked in the top five,handed the Aggies their sixth loss of the season which dropped them to7-6on the year and3-4in the Pacific-10Conference.

It was standing room only Saturday afternoon at Schaal Aquatics Center,as the Aggies wrapped up their dual season against the Anteaters of UC Irvine. UC Davis put up a dominant performance against its Big West Conference rival,as the Aggie men and women beat UC Irvine by scores of161-128and175-123,respectively.

Heading into Saturday’s Big West Conference opener against UC Santa Barbara,coach Bill Maze knew how tough a fight it would be to be for the Aggies to come out victorious. “It’s going to be a very tough match,a real battle,” Maze said before the match. “We’ll have to play very,very well to beat UCSB.“ Even though the Aggies (4-4) did indeed play well,putting up50singles points to the Gauchos66,it proved not to be enough as UCSB picked up a5-2win.

If there is one thing the Big West Conference has,it’s parity. The UC Davis men’s basketball team sits in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big West standings after upsetting league-leading Long Beach State on Thursday and then falling to UC Riverside on Saturday.

ASUCD Senate meetings are scheduled to begin Thursdays at6:10p.m.Times listed are according to the clock at the Feb.5meeting location,the Memorial Union’s Mee Room.

Students from the Met School in Sacramento planted hundreds of native trees, shrubs and grasses to create a natural buffer around the new Clark Pacific concrete plant in Woodland. Some of the plants that are part of the new landscape include Valley Oak, Fremont Cottonwood, Mexican Elderberry, Buckwheatand Deergrass, according to a press release.

Low voter turnout for ASUCD elections has been a conversation topic among student government types for a long time.It gets talked about each election season and is the reason nearly every senatorial candidate feels obligated to spend an inordinate amount of time talking about outreach.

TODAY Campus Judicial Board recruitment 2 to 3 p.m. Garrison Room, MU Check out this informational session for all students wishing to join the 2009-2010 Campus Judicial Board.