UC Davis traveled to Las Vegas for Labor Dayweekend for a different reason than the thousands of vacationers. The Aggies were not there to take some time off from work,but rather to put some work in at the UNLV Nike Invitational. Play opened up with a match-up against Robert Morris on Friday.UC Davis marched through the Colonials,shutting them out3-0. The Aggies followed Friday’s dominating performance with a3-1victory over Central Arkansas on Sunday. With the two wins over the weekend at the Invitational,UC Davis moves to2-1on the season after getting off to a rough start at Spartan Stadium on last Tuesday.

Students lookinginto? applying to next year’s academic programs at the University of California Center Sacramento (UCCS) may have to look elsewhere.UCCS‘ two academic programs – thepublicpolicy program andpublicaffairs journalism program – will experience a suspension due to recent California budget cuts.These programs,made available to any UC student,are the only academic programs offered through the UC Office of the President.

Eighth District Representative Mariko Yamada recently placed a new bill on the desk of the governor. AB 647 aims to make information on the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System available to the public. NMVTIS is an online-database that provides car history, such as auto titling, brand data and theft data. The information helps the state, law enforcement and consumers to confirm the car’s background, including previous damages caused by floods or fires, and help recover stolen cars as well.

Pretend it’s the ’80s. A stranger approaches you on the street and says “I record my music digitally.” You would think to yourself, “Ah, this individual must be familiar binary code, aliasing, patching and has probably earned a degree in computer engineering or mathematics from a modest institution.” Thankfully, technology has managed to catch up with the modern boob; whereas now, participating in the digital home-recording revolution is as simple as clicking the red circle on your screen and yelling toward the computer mic.

Students may come to class to no professor on the 24th, as many faculty have decided on a plan that will send a clear message to regents and California legislators. A list of 16 University of California professors appeared at the bottom of a letter sent to faculty, asking those faculty members to join them in protesting the general condition of public education funding and the UC regents’ alleged abuse of shared governance.

Ninety-six percent of UC workers officially have no confidence in their president,Mark Yudof. Approximately10,000employees cast a vote of no confidence last Wednesday,declaring their frustration with Yudof’s leadership and mobilizing efforts for better appropriation of funds in the UC system. In the call for the vote,union leaders point to budget cuts and the recent furlough plan as reasons for criticizing the president,who began his term last March.

Slug: 090908_ci_BusinessEdits: pkNotes:Headline: Most business schools will not consider GRE scores, study saysLayercake: GMAT-only schools remain widespread By ELENI STEPHANIDES Aggie News Writer A Kaplan survey conducted in July and August found that most business schools, including the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, do not plan to accept the Graduate Requisite Exam. The survey […]

Davis Farmers Market is considered the best farmers market in the country – and it now has the official title to prove it. America Farmland Trust awarded the market with one of three “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” awards last month for the best large market in the nation.Over30,000peoplenationwide voted for the different categories; 3,000of those voters chose Davis.

TUESDAY,Sept.8 Library tools for BioAg lab staff Noon to1p.m. 165Shields library,instruction lab Come learn about key resources and search tactics for lab staff including major life science methods and protocols research and quick tips on how to search PubMed.

The Nickel Slots,a Sacramento-based band consisting of Guitarist Tony Brucsca,bassist Paul Zinn,guitarist Steve Amaral and drummer Christopher Amaral will be releasing their self-titled debut album onSept.11.The band,who has performed together since November2008,combines rustic melodies and riffs with rock beats to create a unique alternative country/folk rock sound. Their single, “Lucky Number7s,” spent roughly a month on KWOD106.5FM’s playlist until the station shut down in May.The track demonstrates the band’s ability to form a story line that fits their upbeat music.Brusca sings, “From the darkest nights/come the brightest days/and the best is yet to come/I say the best is yet to come.“

On David Guetta’s breakthrough effort to bring his Euro-club music to America,the French DJ’s fourth studio albumOne Lovelacks one cohesive resonance. On first listen,One Love seems to be a hip hop-techno mash up.Rather,it then ventures into something entirely different – a messy,unorganized album with no direction that is only appealing at first. Don’t get me wrong – I enjoy a good marriage between hip hop and club beats,but this has got to be one of the most ostentatious albums in music history.Name-dropping in every song,Guetta collaborates with Kelly Rowland,Kid Cudi,Akon,Estelle,Ne-Yo,Winter Gordan,Will.I.Am and even Chris Willis.

MUSIC Davis High Jazz Combo Thursday, 7 p.m., free John Natsoulas Gallery The Natsoulas Gallery’s Thursday Night Concert Series will present the Davis High Jazz Combo this week. This is definitely worth consideration because high school jazz bands are by far the only “cool” high school music ensembles. Concert band will never be cool, nor will wind ensemble, marching band or glee club. Coincidentally, FOX’s “Glee” sucks as well. Japanther; NinjaSonik; Elders Thursday, 8 p.m., $5 Delta of Venus Cool Japanese word combinations unite – Japanther’s punky-yet-danceable tunes will meet NinjaSonik’s Brooklyn vibe on Thursday. Davis regulars Elders are also scheduled to perform. Check them out on Myspace for a preview.