For the next two months the Technocultural Studies Department will be parading a series of speakers and artists through campus, showcasing the many ways one can practically and uniquely experiment with digital media. Put together by Craig Baldwin, an avant-garde filmmaker and the department’s new guest faculty member, the series began on Oct. 1 and will continue until Nov. 19 on specified days of the week. All of the speakers can be seen in Wellman 1 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.

Measure K’s vision has finally materialized. As of yesterday, Davis’ new Target store finally opened its doors. Davis’ first big-box store at 4485 Second St. in Mace Ranch will have its grand opening on Sunday. A launch party for special guests was held on Tuesday night and yesterday marked its “soft” opening.

Davispolice responded to an emergency request about an eviction enforcement gone wrong on Sept.29.The incident turned out to be the most recent shooting in series of several in Davis since May. A Yolo County Sheriff’s deputy visited a resident on Hanover Drive to enforce the eviction,when during the discussion the resident confronted the deputy with a knife.The deputy responded with her firearm and shot the resident once in the torso,according to the press release.

Solano Land Trust,a Bay Area-based conservation group,purchased their third farmland easement in the Davis-Dixon area,bringing their total controlled area to nearly1,000acres of farmland. The most recent purchase is part of the Dixon Ridge,an area of high quality farmland along the I-80corridor.The Miles/Kidwell easement is nearly488acres in size.

KDVS offers many events throughout the year, but none as unique and social as Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom. Now completing its fourth year running, the day-long outdoor music festival collects and presents lesser known indie groups and interesting features that Davis and its surrounding areas proudly offer.

Oct.12to Nov.1:Education Abroad Center Photo Essay Contest.For more information and to submit entries,visithttp://eac.ucdavis.edu/eac/photocontest09.cfm Oct.13:Does God Want Meto Be Happy – An Examination of the Data on Happiness and Religion,Robert Emmons,Psychology,12:10to1p.m.,Garrison Room,Memorial Union

Event:UC Irvine Invitational Teams:No.12UC Davis vs.No.6UC Santa Barbara; vs.TBA; vs.TBA Records:Aggies9-6,Gauchos7-3

Teams:UC Davis vs.Cal State Fullerton Records:Aggies4-7 (1-1); Titans4-5-1 (0-1) Where:Aggie Soccer Stadium

Event:The Prestige at PGA West Where:La Quinta,Calif. When:Sunday,Monday and Tuesday all day

The UC Davis dinning commons have recently introduced a new nutrition-labeling method. It’s called the Happy, Healthy Apple rating system and it’s intended to promote student health by encouraging sensible food choices. The system ranks food on a scale of apples – not real apples, but cartooned apples. The apples are fire-hydrant red, markedly squat and have black beady eyes that complement their unyielding, Hollywood-white smiles. A green leaf and a slender stem also sit atop their head-bodies.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed at the continual piling-up of environmental problems in the world today? Or have you ever dreamt of just waking up one day to find headlines that read, “World leaders realize they can’t negotiate with Earth,pass climate change legislation unanimously“? Oh,what a glorious day that would be.

Every Thursday afternoon,I return home from a mentally taxing hour-plus of political philosophy (Marx,anyone?),cozy up in my bed with my laptop,click on my bookmarked link to Hulu and watch the most recent episode of Glee.With this routine,I can get through even the darkest of weeks.Glee,no doubt the greatest thing on TV in recent memory,is the light at the end of my proverbial tunnel.