Octuplets born in SoCal A Southern California woman gave birth to six boys and two girls in five minutes. The second-known set of octuplets born in the United States arrived on Monday at Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower,Calif.,a Los Angeles suburb.The babies were born between10:43and10:48a.m.,and their weights range from1pound and15ounces to3pounds and4ounces.

Liberal arts professors tend to appear quite busy as they sprint across campus from staff meeting to staff meeting,their bags overflowing with academic journals and used notepaper.Always curious about on-campus happenings,MUSE set out to discover what exactly these busybody professors were really up to.The answer for three hard-working professors was simple enough – writing.

Revolutionary Road is essentially a reworking of1998‘sThe Truman Show,instead using themes of abstract (rather than literal) confinement. The film’s lack of linear plot renders it rather difficult to describe.It spends very little time with back-story,instead choosing to jump directly into what might be termed the conflict.This permeates every part of the film,never allowing the characters or the audience a chance to catch their breath.

A batch of contaminated peanuts was the source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak,causing dozens of companies to issue voluntary recalls. The outbreak has been the cause of488illnesses andsixdeaths nationwide as of Jan.23.

Event:UW Invitational Where:Dempsey Indoors – Seattle,Wash. When:Saturday at8a.m. Who to watch:After years of injury and many surgeries gone wrong,Tolu Wusu is mostly healthy.Mostly. “I definitely feel800percent more ready to handle the stresses I’m soon to put on my body,” Wusu said, “so that feels great.I’m shooting for a50 (in the triple jump) this meet,but I would love it if Ray (Green) was jumping further than that.I just want to get out there to prove to myself that just because I jump I’m not going to die.“

Teams:UC Davis vs.Pacific Records:Aggies,9-11 (4-3); Tigers,11-6 (4-3) Where:The Pavilion When:Saturday at7p.m. Radio:KHTK (1140-AM) Who to watch:Mark Payne called it miserable.He called it humiliating.He called it the worst day ever. In front of his family and friends,the Stockton native faced his hometown team last year when UC Davis played at Pacific,and the game turned into a95-50nightmare.

Even the most casual gamer has heard of,played or avoided World of Warcraft – a game increasingly notorious for anecdotal stories of fun and horror as more and more players log on. In a speech early last December,former Federal Communications Commission commissioner Deborah Tate said that addiction to online games like World of Warcraft is one of the leading causes of college dropouts across the United States.

Ha. Haha. I bet you’re gonna have that song stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Now that your darling heads are ringing with the sweet sounds of an arena rock classic, I can delve right into my main point: Some of us are weaksauce. I hail from the Bay Area. A freakish number of you hail from the Bay Area. Few of us have actually ever partaken in the phenomenon that is ghost riding.

Teams:UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton Where:Titan Gym – Fullerton,Calif. When:Sunday at noon Who to watch:After sitting out the San Jose State meetdueto injury,junior Michelle Bobonski bounced back in impressive fashion,posting a season-best on both vault (9.750) and beam (9.575).

Gottschalks, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under the Chapter 11 law. The company plans to stay open while it seeks a buyer. “While we have aggressively pursued a number of important steps over the past year to improve our performance and reduce costs, the persistent challenges in the economy and recent unexpected reductions to our borrowing capacity as a result of tightening credit markets have left us no other recourse than to pursue a sale of the company under court approval in city as a result of a Chapter 11 proceeding,” said Jim Famalette, Gottschalks chairman and CEO, in a press release.

In the vicinity of Wellman Hall or the ASUCD Coffee House, an enthusiastic person with a clipboard approaches, talking a mile a minute while escorting a student to class. After their spiel, the only options are to either sign the form or duck into the nearest classroom. The California Student Public Interest Research Group is always looking for new members to join its various campaigns. The student directed and funded statewide organization operates chapters at University of Southern California and all UC campuses, except UC Merced. Their objectives: Round up college students, spread awareness of today’s pressing issues – and do something about them.

Dear Aggie Readers,   Due to mounting budget losses, The California Aggie has found it necessary to make several mid-year cuts. The most visible of these is our decision to cease having a print edition of the newspaper on Fridays. Articles that would have run in the Friday issue of the newspaper will be posted […]